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Hall of Famers, famous painters, and the country's framers all feature prominently in RR Auction's August Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale. The sports section is especially strong, with a gargantuan signed photo of Babe Ruth, incredibly rare handwritten letters by Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner, and exquisite Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb autographs playing the starring roles. Among the other top lots are a letter by Paul Gauguin with superior artistic content, Jackie Kennedy's elegant black wool coat, exceptional Beatles autographs, and a slew of outstanding Walt Disneys. 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 August 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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Franklin Pierce Document Signed21 - Franklin Pierce Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, March 5, 1855. President Pierce authorizes and directs the Secretary of State to affix "the...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce Document Signed as President22 - Franklin Pierce Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.25 x 17.75, October 22, 1855. President Pierce appoints Pendleton G. Watmough as "a Lieuten...
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James Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed23 - James Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, June 7, 1843. Handwritten letter to H. L. Harvey, in part: "I have received your kind letter & regret to inform...
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Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President24 - Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 17.5, August 12, 1861. President Lincoln appoints George Bell as "Commissioner of Subsi...
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Abraham Lincoln Autograph Note Signed25 - Abraham Lincoln Autograph Note Signed
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Civil War-dated ANS as president, signed ‰ÛÏA. Lincoln,‰Û penned on the reverse of a letter sent by
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Autograph Document Signed26 - Abraham Lincoln Autograph Document Signed
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Autograph document signed, "Logan & Lincoln," one page, 7.5 x 6, docketed January 19, 1841 on the reverse. Accomplished entirely in Li...
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Andrew Johnson Document Signed as President27 - Andrew Johnson Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 10, July 22, 1865. President Johnson appoints Richard H. Dana, Jr. as "Attorney of the United ...
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U. S. Grant Signed Photograph28 - U. S. Grant Signed Photograph
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Exceptional Civil War‰ÛÒera 2.25 x 3.5 carte-de-visite photo of Grant in uniform, published by E. & H. T. Anthony from a phot
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant Document Signed as President29 - U. S. Grant Document Signed as President
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Unusual DS as president, one page both sides, 10.5 x 15.5, April 9, 1875. An official letter of state to the Constitutional President of the Governmen
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U. S. Grant Document Signed as President30 - U. S. Grant Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, April 27, 1872. President Grant directs the Secretary of State to "affix the Seal of the Un...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield Free Frank31 - James A. Garfield Free Frank
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Free franked "House of Representatives" mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3, addressed in another hand to "Pres. B. A. Hinsdale, Hiram, Ohio,&q...
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Chester A. Arthur Autograph Letter Signed32 - Chester A. Arthur Autograph Letter Signed
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Civil War-dated ALS signed ‰ÛÏC. A. Arthur, QM Gen'l,‰Û three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison Document Signed33 - Benjamin Harrison Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed ‰ÛÏBenj. Harrison,‰Û one page, 8 x 10, February 28, 1893. President Harri
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Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed34 - Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, Progressive National Committee letterhead, September 21, 1914. Letter to Henry E. Coonley, in full: "It seems to me...
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Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan Signatures35 - Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan Signatures
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Very desirable pair of ink and fountain pen signatures, "Theodore Roosevelt" and "Ronald Reagan," on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card...
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Woodrow Wilson Autograph Letter Signed36 - Woodrow Wilson Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.5, June 30, 1891. At the end of his first year as a professor at Princeton, Wilson writes to a "...
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Woodrow Wilson Typed Letter Signed37 - Woodrow Wilson Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 6 x 8.25, Princeton University letterhead, February 13, 1907. Letter to Frank Munsey, the editor of The Scrap Book, a magazine founded
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Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover Signed Photographs38 - Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover Signed Photographs
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Desirable pairing of photographs inscribed to one of Hoover's Secret Service agents: a vintage matte-finish 8.5 x 11.25 Bachrach portrait of Hoo...
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Herbert Hoover and Cabinet Signed Photograph39 - Herbert Hoover and Cabinet Signed Photograph
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Rare and magnificent vintage matte-finish 20 x 16 photo of President Herbert Hoover and his cabinet seated on the White House lawn, signed in the lowe
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Photographs40 - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Photographs
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Desirable pairing of photographs inscribed to one of FDR's Secret Service agents: a vintage matte-finish 7 x 10.5 Harris & Ewing portrait of...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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