RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Remarkable grouping of four pieces of ornate black lace belonging to Martha Washington, possibly mourning lace, ranging in size from 5 x 4 to 12.75 x

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 9.75 , February 1, 1831. President Jackson issues a land grant to Jonathan Sparks for "fifty ...

ALS, twelve pages on three sets of adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, June 25, 1858. Letter to Sidney Webster, his former private White House secretary, w

ALS, sixteen pages on four sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, October 24–25, 1858. Letter to Sidney Webster, his former private White House

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, January 17, 1867. Written from Concord, New Hampshire, a letter to William Gardner, in full: "I expect to be at Mr. Wentw...

Partly-printed DS, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 7.5 x 6.25, April 20, 1840. Promissory note, in part: "Twelve Months after date, w

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, June 13, 1863. President Lincoln authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affix t...

Two items, including a handwritten draft in pencil by Johnson and a leatherbound autograph book containing a ticket to his impeachment hearings. Handw

LS as president, signed "C. A. Arthur," one black-bordered page, 5 x 8, October 15, 1881. Brief letter of thanks to Judge Edwards Pierrepo...

Remarkable AMS in pencil as president, eleven pages, 5.25 x 8, no date but circa July 1921. Harding’s draft for a message to Congress on July

Superlative vintage matte-finish 14.5 x 11 photo of Roosevelt accepting a six-foot model of the Liberty ship SS John Bidwell, beautifully signed as pr

Advance copy of a speech as sent to media outlets, three pages both sides, 8 x 13.75, September 1, 1950, signed at the conclusion in fountain pen, &...

TLS signed "xxx Jackie," one page, 5 x 7.25, personal letterhead, November 25, 1986. Letter to David Powers, addressed at the top by Kenne...

Fabulous outfit ensemble made for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by noted designer Oleg Cassini around the time of the fateful Dallas trip in November

President Kennedy’s personally-owned and -worn navy blue silk neck tie with small embroidered gray design accents, made by A. Sulka & Comp...

Handsome glossy 8.25 x 10 portrait of Senator John F. Kennedy, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Joyce and Ken Browne—with every ...

Beautiful deep cobalt blue dinner plate produced especially for the ‘Dinner of the Inter-American Press Association in honor of President Joh

John F. Kennedy's personally-owned DNC fundraising scarf, measuring 18.5 x 18.5, featuring two golden donkeys in the center, surrounded by a blu...

Highly appealing collection of unsigned handwritten notes from John F. Kennedy as a Massachusetts Senator, consisting of a genealogical outline of his

Historic group of 20 original vintage glossy silver gelatin photographs chronicling President John F. Kennedy's visit to Berlin on June 26, 1963...

Important red ledger from the Oleg Cassini workroom kept by design coordinator Joseph Boccheir, 7.75 x 12.5, with approximately 17 pages devoted to mo

Signed book: The Strategy of Peace. Later printing. NY: Harper & Row, 1960. Custom-bound hardcover in blue goatskin with gilt-stamped presidenti...

Twice-signed book: The Strategy of Peace. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 233 pages. Signed an...

Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Kennedy taken after being nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate in August of 1960, signed and ins

Five telegrams associated with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, including: A series of three telegrams sent to Texas Congressman Lindl

Original Dallas Police Department police helmet and badge worn by Officer James M. Chaney during the tragic motorcade on November 22, 1963. The helmet

Historic archive of items deriving from the personal collection Larry ‘Bruce’ Smith, a veteran of the United States Navy who served

Official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton's personal photo album containing 21 original vintage 8 x 10 photos of President Kennedy an...

Official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton's personal photo album containing 23 original vintage color 8 x 10 photos of President John...

Official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton's personal photo album containing 24 original vintage color 8 x 10 photos of President John...

Official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton's personal photo album containing 20 original vintage color 8 x 10 photos of the Kennedy fa...

Official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton's personal photo album containing 56 original vintage color 8 x 10 photographs of President...

Official White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton's personal photo album containing 31 original vintage 8 x 10 photos of President John F. Ke...

Extraordinary, historic press release announcing the assassination of John F. Kennedy, one page, 8.5 x 14, November 23, 1963, signed at the conclusion

Attractive color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of the illuminated North Portico of the White House on a winter night, signed in the lower border in vario

Handsome engraving of the front of the White House, 4.5 x 3.75, prominently signed below the vignette in ink, "Chester A. Arthur." In fine...

Ink signature, "Chester A. Arthur, Washington, DC,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 slip. Displayed on an engraved portrait of Arthur featurin...

TLS signed “Janet Lee Auchincloss,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, March 21, 1964. Letter to author Jim Bishop, in full

LS, one page, 8 x 10, May 22, 1846. Letter to Grinnell, Minturn & Co. of New York, in full, "Gentlemen, your note of the 20th inst. has bee...

Official Rawlings American League (Brown) baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, "George Bush." In fine condition, with fain...

Souvenir print of the "Oath of Office of the President of the United States," one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in black felt tip by George Bush ...

Four signed books: All the Best, hardcover with dust jacket, signed inside in ballpoint on a bookplate by George Bush; Reflections: Life After the Whi

Glossy 11 x 14 photo of Carter energetically taking the stage in front of a huge American flag, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "With b...

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter as a young couple in 1946, signed in black felt tip, "J. Carter &" and "Ros...

Color semi-glossy 6 x 7.5 photo of Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford standing side-by-side, signed in thin black felt tip by Carter and in blue felt tip by

Six signed books, all hardcovers with dust jackets: Everything to Gain, signed on the first free end page in black felt tip by Jimmy Carter and Rosaly

Signed book: A Thousand Days of Magic. First edition, limited issue, numbered 12/3500. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1995. Leatherbound hardcover, 9.25 x

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, January 31, 1894. President Cleveland appoints John Grimes Walker as a "Rear Adm...

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Boys Nation delegate Bill Clinton shaking hands with President John F. Kennedy at the White House on June 6, 1963, signed in bl

Signed book: Between Hope and History. First edition. NY: Random House, 1996. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 178 pages. Signed on the title p

Group of six books signed by the Clintons and the Gores, including: Bill Clinton (The President Is Missing, signed on a bookplate alongside a James Pa

Personal check, 8.25 x 3.5, filled out and signed by Coolidge, "Calvin Coolidge," payable to Brouse & Hess for $24.75, December 26, 19...

Signed book: The White House Years: Waging Peace, 1956–1961. First edition, limited issue, numbered 1153/1500. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 19

Signed book: The White House Years: Mandate for Change, 1953–1956. First edition, limited issue, numbered 1153/1500. Garden City, NY: Doubled

Signed book: Crusade in Europe. Later printing. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 8.75, 559 pages. Signed on a book

Scarce official White House card, boldly signed in ink as president, "Dwight D. Eisenhower." In fine condition. Accompanied by a transmitt...

TLS as president-elect, signed “Ike E.,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, November 20, 1952. Letter to General C. R. Huebne

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, February 6, 1962. Letter to Mollie Collum, in part: "You could not have brought me a nicer or mo...

Two books: a first edition of At Ease: Stories I Tell My Friends, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on a bookplate affixed to the front pastedown in

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Gerald Ford just moments before his attempted assassination in Sacramento, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, wi

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Gerald Ford during practice as a center on the University of Michigan Wolverines football team in 1933, signed in blue fe

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of President Ford meeting with Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and the newly appointed John Paul Stevens, signed in the lower borde

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 25, 1922. Letter to Lewis Strauss, in part: "You wrote me early in the ...

Unusual partly-printed ADS, one page, 8 x 13, September 20, 1886. Application for life insurance with the New-York Life Insurance Company, filled out

The Fletcher National Bank check, 7 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to Bettie H. Eaton f...

Partly-printed DS as president, signed "R. B. Hayes," one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 28, 1877. President Hayes authorizes and directs "t...

Manuscript DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 10.25 x 15.5, November 27, 1880. Pardon document, in part: "Whereas, Wil

Signed book set: An American Epic, Volumes I–IV. First edition. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1959. Hardcovers with dust jackets, 6.5 x 9.5

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 16, 1939. Letter to William H. Hamilton, in part: "I am totally at a loss to make any s...

Official sixth draft of the screenplay for the 1991 film JFK, housed within a black 10 x 11.5 binder, 128 pages, signed and inscribed on the first pag

Dipping pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign and amend the Peace Corps Act of 1965. The official 'bill signer' Esterbrook dipping...

Three signed books: a first edition of The Vantage Point, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on a bookplate in fountain pen by Lyndon B. Johnson; a fi

Signed book: One Special Summer. Limited signed first edition of 500 copies. NY: Delacorte Press, 1974. Hardcover with slipcase, 11 x 13.25, signed in

TLS signed “Jacqueline Onassis,” one page, 5 x 7.5, personal letterhead, October 8, 1974. Letter to "Mr. Teti," in part: "...

TLS signed “Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, June 11, 1985. Letter to art book publisher Geo

TLS signed "much love, Jackie," one page, 5.75 x 7.5, 1040 Fifth Avenue letterhead, August 1, 1979. Letter to "Mick," in full: &...

ANS signed “Much love, Jackie,” one page, 5.75 x 4, [December 1974]. Note to Tom Walsh, a longtime family friend and business associ

ANS, one page, 5 x 3.75, [December 25, 1980]. Note to Tom Walsh, a longtime family friend and business associate, in full: "Merry Christmas dea...

TLS signed “Jacqueline Onassis,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Doubleday letterhead, April 23, 1981. Letter to Abbie Gail Weiser, in part: "Yo

Handwritten notes by Jacqueline Kennedy in the margins of a report on some horses, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but postmarked August 14, 1990. Respond

TLS signed “Jackie,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, April 21, 1987. Letter to "J. C.," in full: "Thanks so m...

Original vintage glossy 10 x 8 silver gelatin photograph of John and Robert Kennedy smiling and standing shoulder-to-shoulder during a presentation at

Original vintage circa 1946 glossy 5 x 7 silver gelatin photograph of the 29-year-old candidate for Congress, showing him in a youthful head-and-shoul

Scarce unsigned yearbook from Princeton University: The Nassau Herald, 1939. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.25, 657 pages. Kennedy is depicted in the rear portion

Yearbook from the Holton-Arms School: The Scribe, 1943. Hardcover, 8 x 11, 82 pages. Jacqueline Bouvier's name and address are listed inside as ...

Original vintage glossy 8 x 10 silver gelatin wirephoto of John F. Kennedy giving his acceptance speech at the 1960 Democratic National Convention in

Two types of gold-tone PT-109 campaign items from the 1960 presidential race, both engraved "Kennedy 60." Includes a standard campaign pin...

Original vintage glossy 8 x 8.5 silver gelatin wirephoto of Kennedy standing before his massive birthday cake in advance of the famed birthday salute

Exceedingly rare official Hallmark card issued during the 1963 holiday season, featuring an image of a nativity scene on the front, measuring 4.5 x 6.

Original vintage glossy 10 x 8 silver gelatin wirephoto of John F. Kennedy as the 1960 Democratic candidate for president, meeting with former Preside

Scarce unsigned yearbook from Choate Rosemary Hall: The Brief, 1933. Hardcover, 7.25 x 9.5, 288 pages. Joe Kennedy, Jr. is depicted as a member of the

Rare unsigned yearbook from the Riverdale Country School: The Riverdalian, 1927–1928. Hardcover, 7 x 9.25, 134 pages. Depicted inside are Jos

Two exotic rhinestone-studded pins boasting the initials of the 1960 presidential candidates, "JFK" and "RMN." In fine condition.

Original vintage glossy 9 x 7 silver gelatin wirephoto of Kennedy in sunglasses, observing a missile launch test alongside Secretary of Defense Robert

ALS signed “J. Onassis,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 5.5, Doubleday & Company, Inc. letterhead, July 24, 1980. Memo to Ken McCormick,

Pair of rare original cardstock ‘Texas Welcome Committee’ badges, 3.5 x 2.25, both reading "President Kennedy’s Visit to Da

Full bottle of "Jacqueline" perfume with its original black drawstring bag, produced by the Democratic National Committee in hopes of capi...

John F. Kennedy's personally-owned sample of patterned fabric (No. 12516), measuring 3.25 x 1.5, sent at his request by Chipp of 14 East 44th St...

Group of 12 original vintage glossy silver gelatin photographs, measuring from 7 x 9 to 8 x 10, highlighted by the iconic images of JFK Jr. saluting a

Menu for "Florida's Presidential Dinner" hosted at Miami Beach's Fontainebleau Hotel on March 10, 1962, 6 x 8.5, honoring Presiden...