RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's June Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale brings almost 900 lots to the auction block, featuring robust art and literature sections with autographs from icons like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jack Kerouac, Dr. Seuss, Beatrix Potter, Herman Melville, J. R. R. Tolkien, Pablo Picasso, and Salvador Dali. Other top offerings include an exceedingly rare signed pair of Air Jordan 1 'Player Sample' Sneakers, Albert Einstein's remarkable musings on the meaning of life, a supremely rare set of oversized Wizard of Oz portraits inscribed to the producer's assistant, and a selection of excellent John F. Kennedy material. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in June 2021.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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George Washington Letter Signed1 - George Washington Letter Signed
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Revolutionary War-dated LS signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 7.75 x 12.75, June 11, 1783. Writt
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George Washington Brass 'Dated Eagle' Inauguration Button3 - George Washington Brass 'Dated Eagle' Inauguration Button
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Sought-after brass shank button issued for the presidential inauguration of George Washington, 1.75˝ in diameter, with the front feat
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John Adams Document Signed as President4 - John Adams Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12.5 x 14.25, January 15, 1799. President John Adams, "in consideration of military service pe...
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Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed5 - Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7 x 3.5, January 27, 1812. Handwritten letter from Montice
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James Madison Partial Document Signed as President6 - James Madison Partial Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 4.25 x 8.75, September 26, 1811. The English-language section of a four-language shipâ€
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James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed7 - James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "Jas. Monroe," one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, November 10, 1790. Letter to Mr. Browne, in full: "Will Mr. Browne be so obl...
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams Document Signed as President and Secretary of State8 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams Document Signed as President and Secretary of State
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “James Monroe” as president and “Joh
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Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren Document Signed as President and Secretary of State9 - Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren Document Signed as President and Secretary of State
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed "Andrew Jackson" as president and "M. Van Buren" as secretary of state, one page, 11.25 x 14.5,...
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Millard Fillmore Signed Books10 - Millard Fillmore Signed Books
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Impressive signed book set: Cooper's Novels, With a Discourse on the Life, Genius, and Writings of the Author by William Cullen Bryant, in 32 vo...
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Franklin Pierce and Jefferson Davis Document Signed as President and Secretary of War11 - Franklin Pierce and Jefferson Davis Document Signed as President and Secretary of War
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Franklin Pierce" as president and "Jeffer. Davis" as secretary of war, one page, ...
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Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as President12 - Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as President
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Superlative Civil War–dated autograph endorsement as president, signed "A. Lincoln," penned on the reverse of a letter ...
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Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as President13 - Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as President
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Civil War–dated autograph endorsement signed as president, "A. Lincoln," on a 2.75 x 3 slip clipped from a larger docum...
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Abraham Lincoln 1864 Presidential Campaign Ferrotype Button14 - Abraham Lincoln 1864 Presidential Campaign Ferrotype Button
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Extremely desirable ferrotype button from the 1864 presidential campaign, 1˝ in diameter, featuring a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on
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Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas: Political Debates First Edition Book15 - Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas: Political Debates First Edition Book
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Historically significant first edition book: Political Debates between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, In the Celebrated Campaign of
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Abraham Lincoln and Tad Lincoln Oversized Albumen Photograph16 - Abraham Lincoln and Tad Lincoln Oversized Albumen Photograph
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Iconic oversized 7 x 9 albumen photograph of President Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad, taken by Mathew Brady's assistant Anthony Berger on Febr...
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Abraham Lincoln 1860 Presidential Campaign Ferrotype Button17 - Abraham Lincoln 1860 Presidential Campaign Ferrotype Button
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Very desirable ferrotype button from the 1860 presidential campaign, 1˝ in diameter, featuring a portrait of a beardless Abraham Linc
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Abraham Lincoln 1864 Presidential Campaign Ferrotype Button18 - Abraham Lincoln 1864 Presidential Campaign Ferrotype Button
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Unusual ferrotype button from the 1864 presidential campaign, .75˝ in diameter, featuring a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on one side,
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Abraham Lincoln Bust by Gutzon Borglum19 - Abraham Lincoln Bust by Gutzon Borglum
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Handsome plaster bust of Abraham Lincoln created by Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum, measuring approximately 7.5˝ tall, 5.25
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Abraham Lincoln 1864 Presidential Election Poll Book20 - Abraham Lincoln 1864 Presidential Election Poll Book
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Important presidential poll book from the town of Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana, 16 pages, 8.5 x 14, November 8, 1864. The book reveals opposition
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Andrew Johnson Document Signed as President21 - Andrew Johnson Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 10.25, January 22, 1866. President Johnson appoints Edwin F. Cook of New Jersey as "Secretary of...
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U. S. Grant Oversized Portrait22 - U. S. Grant Oversized Portrait
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Huge original 15 x 17.75 albumen portrait of Ulysses S. Grant in uniform taken by Frederick Gutekunst of Philadelphia after Lincoln's assassinat...
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U. S. Grant Document Signed as President23 - U. S. Grant Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 10.5, May 15, 1869. President Grant appoints James M. Reed as "Deputy Postmaster at Steubenville...
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed White House Card24 - Theodore Roosevelt Signed White House Card
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White House card, 4 x 2.25, signed neatly in fountain pen by Theodore Roosevelt. Matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 12.5 x 15.5.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed as President25 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed as President
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ALS as president signed “F. D. R.,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, [September 9, 1938]
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed as President26 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed as President
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, August 28, 1935. Letter marked "Personal" and directed to Norman Hapgood, in fu...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed as President27 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed as President
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Rare ALS in pencil as president, signed “Roosevelt,” one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. Handwritten me
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book28 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book
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Signed book: The Democratic Book, 1936. Limited edition, numbered 192 of an unspecified limitation. Gilt-stamped leatherbound hardcover, 11.5 x 14.5,
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Harry and Bess Truman Signed White House Place Card29 - Harry and Bess Truman Signed White House Place Card
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White House place card belonging to "Mrs. Clifford," ostensibly Margery Kimball, the wife of Clark Clifford, who served as President Harry...
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Harry S. Truman Documents Signed30 - Harry S. Truman Documents Signed
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Historic custom-made green Morocco leather scrapbook, 14 x 11, imprinted on the front cover, "The Medal for Merit, John W. Snyder," contai...
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Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed31 - Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 9, 1971. Letter to Winston Dabney, Chairman of the Los Alamos Veterans Reunion Committee, in Los
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Harry S. Truman Signed Inauguration Photograph32 - Harry S. Truman Signed Inauguration Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 7.25 Harris & Ewing photo of the second inauguration of President Harry S. Truman, displayed in its original 13 x 11...
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Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed33 - Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 12, 1945. Letter to Martin A. Lewis, in full, “Your kind message regar
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Harry S. Truman Signed Free Frank34 - Harry S. Truman Signed Free Frank
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Scarce authentically signed and postally used free-franked mailing envelope, 6.25 x 4.25, addressed in type to the Hon. and Mrs. David Edelstein in Ne
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Jacqueline Kennedy Gifted Brooch with Autograph Gift Note35 - Jacqueline Kennedy Gifted Brooch with Autograph Gift Note
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Vintage brooch by designer Marcel Boucher, gifted by Jacqueline Kennedy to her personal secretary in 1960. The golden rope pin measures approximately
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Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed36 - Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, two pages both sides, 5.75 x 7.75, Hyannis Port letterhead, October. Letter to "Mrs. Lloyd," written from the Kennedy family's Ca...
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The Kennedys 'Cape Cod Casual' Original Vintage Photographs (42) Taken by Katherine Graham37 - The Kennedys 'Cape Cod Casual' Original Vintage Photographs (42) Taken by Katherine Graham
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Forty-two (42) one-of-a-kind photographs taken in Aug. 1961 by Katherine Graham: Exceedingly rare casual photographs taken in Aug. 1961 of President K
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John F. Kennedy's 1931 French Textbook Used as a 14-Year-Old at Choate, with 77 Partial and Full Sig38 - John F. Kennedy's 1931 French Textbook Used as a 14-Year-Old at Choate, with 77 Partial and Full Sig
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John F. Kennedy's 1931 French textbook: "The New Chardenal," signed in ink by Jack Kennedy and by his older brother Joe Kennedy. Used ...
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John F. Kennedy's Original Reading Copy of His Speech Marking the "Official Beginning of the 1960 Pr39 - John F. Kennedy's Original Reading Copy of His Speech Marking the "Official Beginning of the 1960 Pr
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John F. Kennedy’s 9-page original reading copy of his speech with hand-annotations marking the official beginning of the 1
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John F. Kennedy's 1947–1952 Congressional Address + Telephone Book Including Initialed Invoice40 - John F. Kennedy's 1947–1952 Congressional Address + Telephone Book Including Initialed Invoice
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John F. Kennedy 1947–1952 Congressional Address and Telephone Book with Initialed Invoice for cleaning his apartment: JFK
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John F. Kennedy ALS to Choate Headmaster Mr. St. John Nov. 22 (ironic date), 193441 - John F. Kennedy ALS to Choate Headmaster Mr. St. John Nov. 22 (ironic date), 1934
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John F. Kennedy ALS to Choate Headmaster Mr. St. John Nov. 22 (ironic date), 1934: Three page ALS as a 17 year old senior at Choate in 1934 to the hea
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John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed as President42 - John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed as President
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TLS as president signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 19
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John F. Kennedy Signed Press Release of Speech Responding to Truman Suggesting Kennedy Drop Out of P43 - John F. Kennedy Signed Press Release of Speech Responding to Truman Suggesting Kennedy Drop Out of P
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John F. Kennedy July 4, 1960 Signed 7-Page Press Release: Highlights of John F. Kennedy's speech: “Truman suggests I step
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John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed44 - John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed
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TLS as president signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September
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John F. Kennedy's DNC Fundraising Scarf45 - John F. Kennedy's DNC Fundraising Scarf
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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...
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John F. Kennedy Typed Speech Draft46 - John F. Kennedy Typed Speech Draft
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Typed draft for a speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, two pages, 8.5 x 11, titled and dated, "New York Herald Tribune Excerptâ€
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John F. Kennedy Original Pencil Sketches47 - John F. Kennedy Original Pencil Sketches
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Original pencil sketches of President John F. Kennedy on a light yellow 7.75 x 12.5 notebook sheet, unsigned, no date but circa late October 1961. The
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John F. Kennedy and Harry S. Truman Signed Seating List for a DNC Dinner Honoring Eleanor Roosevelt48 - John F. Kennedy and Harry S. Truman Signed Seating List for a DNC Dinner Honoring Eleanor Roosevelt
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Seating list from the Advisory Council of the Democratic National Committee Diamond Jubilee Dinner honoring Eleanor Roosevelt at the Waldorf-Astoria i
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John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson (2) Campaign Posters49 - John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson (2) Campaign Posters
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Two 1960 campaign posters: a scarce large-sized 26.75 x 41.5 poster from the 1960 presidential campaign with 'floating head' portraits of th...
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Kennedy Family Oversized Photograph50 - Kennedy Family Oversized Photograph
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Outstanding original matte-finish 14 x 11 portrait of the Kennedy family circa 1938, showing them at their family estate in Palm Beach, Florida, with
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Ronald Reagan Limited Edition Wristwatch for 1980 Campaign Donors51 - Ronald Reagan Limited Edition Wristwatch for 1980 Campaign Donors
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The enduring legacy of Ronald Reagan, one of the most popular presidents in American history, is memorialized with this exceptionally rare wristwatch
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