RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's May Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction presents a specially curated selection of major figures in science and technology—a remarkable variety of handwritten manuscripts, autograph letters, and signed photos are featured in the sale. Highlights include Albert Einstein's manuscript on "The Essence of the Theory of Relativity," a scientific letter by Stephen Hawking, several significant Charles Darwin autographs, rare French correspondence by Nikola Tesla, a pristine 1976 Apple Computer check signed by Steve Jobs, and a number of Elon Musk items. Other top lots in the auction are Marilyn Monroe's 1958 driver's license, a fully signed Led Zeppelin album, important Houdini memorabilia, and rare presidential autographs. 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 May 2023.
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 Document Signed on Land Survey1 - George Washington Document Signed on Land Survey
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Manuscript DS, signed "Go: Washington," one page, 7.75 x 1.25, January 21, 1799. Partial document concerning a land survey and the complic...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Adams Signed Free Frank to J. Q. Adams2 - John Adams Signed Free Frank to J. Q. Adams
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Remarkable hand-addressed and free franked mailing panel, 5 x 3.5, addressed by Adams to his son, "John Quincy Adams, Esq., Philadelphia,"...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John Adams Autograph Document Signed (1764)3 - John Adams Autograph Document Signed (1764)
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ADS, signed "John Adams," one page, 6 x 4, June 18, 1764. Handwritten financial document by John Adams, signed within the text as payee: &...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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James Madison Document Signed as President4 - James Madison Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed "James Madison," one page, 13.5 x 8.75, May 12, 1815. President Madison grants William McFar...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe Document Signed as President5 - James Monroe Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.25 x 9.5, November 27, 1820. Desirable military land grant by which President Monroe, "in p...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Monroe Document Signed as Governor6 - James Monroe Document Signed as Governor
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed "Jas. Monroe," one page, 14.75 x 11.75, July 31, 1800. As governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Monro...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed on Claim Against Mexico7 - John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed on Claim Against Mexico
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ALS signed "J. Q. Adams," one page, 8 x 9.75, January 30, 1830. Handwritten letter to Rhode Island Congressman Tristam Burges, in part: &q...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed on Anti-Masonic Convention8 - John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed on Anti-Masonic Convention
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ALS as a Massachusetts Congressman, signed "J. Q. Adams," one page, 7.75 x 10, August 28, 1832. Addressed from Quincy, a handwritten lette...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson Document Signed as President9 - Andrew Jackson Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 10, May 4, 1829. President Jackson grants William McMillan a plot of land at "Cahaba, A...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren Autograph Letter Signed10 - Martin Van Buren Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "M. Van Buren," one page, 8 x 10, May 13, 1856. Handwritten letter to Col. Thomas Aspinwall, U.S. Consul at London. In part: &q...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Wiliam Henry Harrison Autograph Letter Signed11 - Wiliam Henry Harrison Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, December 2, 1826. Handwritten letter to "Colonel Combs," in part: "The ladies were very much fatigued on th...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed on Presidential Autographs12 - John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed on Presidential Autographs
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ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.5, August 1, 1859. Handwritten letter to "Mrs. Learned," an autograph seeker. In part: "I regret that I am un...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Tyler Free Frank13 - John Tyler Free Frank
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Desirable hand-addressed and free franked mailing envelope, 8.75 x 3.5, addressed by Tyler to "Hon. Caleb Cushing, H. of R.," and franked ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James K. Polk Document Signed as Governor14 - James K. Polk Document Signed as Governor
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Manuscript DS, one page, 12 x 15, January 7, 1840. As governor of Tennessee, Polk grants Zebulon P. Dearing and Andrew Brown "a certain tract o...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Tyler Letter Signed on Presidential Candidacy15 - Zachary Tyler Letter Signed on Presidential Candidacy
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LS signed "Z. Taylor," one page, 7.75 x 9.75, January 18, 1848. Letter to David Paul Burns in Philadelphia, sent from Baton Rouge. In part...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce Document Signed as President16 - Franklin Pierce Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.25 x 11, April 27, 1853. President Pierce appoints Eben W. Allen as "Collector of the Customs for ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed to California Military Governor17 - James Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed to California Military Governor
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ALS, one page, 8 x 10, December 24, 1848. Handwritten letter to General Persifor Frazer Smith, one of the last military governors of California. In fu
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan Document Signed as President18 - James Buchanan Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 10, February 20, 1861. President Buchanan appoints William H. Barbour as "First Lieutenant of Co...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as President19 - Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as President
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Boldly penned Civil War"“dated autograph endorsement signed as president, "A. Lincoln," on a 3.5 x 7.75 docketing panel, Octobe...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President for Civil War Hospital Chaplain20 - Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President for Civil War Hospital Chaplain
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Civil War"“dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, March 20, 1863. President Lincoln appoints James Tuttle S...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson Signature21 - Andrew Johnson Signature
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Sought-after ink signature, "A. Johnson, Greeneville, Tennessee," on an off-white 6 x 8 sheet removed from an autograph album containing s...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant ALS to McPherson on Rebel Cavalry22 - U. S. Grant ALS to McPherson on Rebel Cavalry
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Civil War-dated ALS signed "U. S. Grant, Maj. Gen.," one page both sides, 5 x 8, March 11, 1863. Handwritten letter to Maj. Gen. James Bir...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant Signature as President23 - U. S. Grant Signature as President
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Choice ink signature as president, "U. S. Grant, Boston, Mass, Apl. 17th 1875," on an off-white 6.25 x 7.75 album page, also signed below ...
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James A. Garfield Autograph Letter Signed24 - James A. Garfield Autograph Letter Signed
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Civil War"“dated ALS signed "J. A. Garfield," one page, 5 x 8, March 17, 1864. Handwritten letter to "Maj. Gen. Hitchcock,...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur Autograph Letter Signed on Civil War Commission25 - Chester A. Arthur Autograph Letter Signed on Civil War Commission
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Civil War-dated ALS signed "C. A. Arthur, Eng-in-Chief," one page, 7.75 x 9.75, State of New York Quartermaster General's Department l...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison Document Signed as President26 - Benjamin Harrison Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed "Benj. Harrison," one page, 8 x 10, April 22, 1892. President Harrison authorizes and directs "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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William McKinley Signed Program27 - William McKinley Signed Program
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Uncommon souvenir program for "An Ohio Night: Proceedings of the Ohio Society of New York" on February 13, 1893, 6.5 x 9, signed on the fi...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William McKinley Autograph Letter Signed28 - William McKinley Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "Wm. McKinley Jr.," one page, 5.25 x 8.75, House of Representatives letterhead, October 11, 1886. Handwritten letter to Thomas ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed on Jewish Equality29 - Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed on Jewish Equality
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TLS signed "Theodore Roosevelt," one page, 7.5 x 9.25, The Outlook letterhead, June 30, 1911. Letter to Israel Fischer, marked "Priva...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book: Outdoor Pastimes30 - Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book: Outdoor Pastimes
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Signed book: Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter. First edition, limited issue, numbered 198/260. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. Hardcove...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed on VP Nomination31 - Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed on VP Nomination
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TLS signed "T. Roosevelt," one page, 6.5 x 7.75, The Outlook letterhead, December 1, 1910. Letter to E. E. Johnson, an editor at the New Y...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft Typed Letter Signed on Roosevelt and Progressive Party32 - William H. Taft Typed Letter Signed on Roosevelt and Progressive Party
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TLS signed "Wm. H. Taft," two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.25, personal letterhead, October 2, 1913. Letter to General Felix Angus...
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Woodrow Wilson Autograph Letter Signed on House of Lords33 - Woodrow Wilson Autograph Letter Signed on House of Lords
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ALS, two pages, 5 x 7.75, October 2, 1898. Handwritten letter to the "Editor of The American, Philadelphia," regarding his book The State ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph34 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph
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Choice vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 13.25 photo of Roosevelt by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "F...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed as President On His 'Court-Packing Plan'35 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed as President On His 'Court-Packing Plan'
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 11, 1937. Letter to Leroy E. Rodman of Columbia University"™s Scho...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed on Polio and His Candidacy36 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed on Polio and His Candidacy
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, February 23, 1932. Significant letter to Mrs. Nell Powers Stultz, with refere
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and Cabinet Oversized Signed Photograph37 - Franklin D. Roosevelt and Cabinet Oversized Signed Photograph
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Extraordinary vintage circa 1941"“1944 matte-finish 13.25 x 9.25 photo President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his cabinet, plus other top-le...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed Photograph38 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 6.5 x 8.5 photo of Eisenhower in uniform outside his Normandy headquarters, boldly signed in fountain pen, "Dwight D. Eisenhower...
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John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph to Gov. Orval Faubus39 - John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph to Gov. Orval Faubus
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Outstanding matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 head-and-shoulders portrait of Kennedy in a suit and tie by Fabian Bachrach, affixed to its original 9.5 x 12.75
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Document Signed as President for International Atomic Energy Agency40 - John F. Kennedy Document Signed as President for International Atomic Energy Agency
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Exceptional partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.25 x 13.5, June 13, 1961. President Kennedy appoints Henry DeWolf Smyth, of New Jersey as &...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy: Parker Jotter White House Gift Pen41 - John F. Kennedy: Parker Jotter White House Gift Pen
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Desirable black Parker Jotter push-activated ballpoint pen designed to be given as a White House gift by President John F. Kennedy, engraved on the si
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy: Parker 45 White House Gift Pen42 - John F. Kennedy: Parker 45 White House Gift Pen
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Desirable black Parker 45 cap-activated ballpoint pen designed to be given as a White House gift by President John F. Kennedy, engraved on the side in
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Photograph to Cecil Stoughton43 - John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Photograph to Cecil Stoughton
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Remarkable color glossy 7.25 x 9.25 photo of President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson walking down the driveway of the White Hou
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Estimate : 18,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson Rare Signed Check as President44 - Lyndon B. Johnson Rare Signed Check as President
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Extremely rare Johnson City Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Johnson as president, "Lyndon B. Johnson," payable to D...
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Estimate : 16,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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President Jimmy Carter TLS to General Matthew Ridgway45 - President Jimmy Carter TLS to General Matthew Ridgway
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, March 3, 1980. Letter sent to retired U.S. Army General Matthew Ridgway, in full: &quo...
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Jimmy Carter Autograph Note Signed and Signed Print46 - Jimmy Carter Autograph Note Signed and Signed Print
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Unique group of items: an ANS signed "J. Carter," one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, in full: "Despite the erroneous headline...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter Autograph Letter Signed on Nixon and Politics47 - Jimmy Carter Autograph Letter Signed on Nixon and Politics
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ALS signed "Jimmy," three pages, 5.5 x 8.5, Office of the Governor, Atlanta letterhead, May 17, 1971. Fascinating handwritten letter to jo...
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Ronald Reagan Autograph Letter Signed on Broadway Show48 - Ronald Reagan Autograph Letter Signed on Broadway Show
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ALS signed "Ronnie," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 10, [no year]. Handwritten letter to "John," in full: &quo...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph49 - Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ronald Reagan posing outdoors against a patio pillar in a handsome full-length pose, calligraphically inscribed in the lo
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph to Warren Burger50 - Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph to Warren Burger
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Unique color satin-finish 9.5 x 7.75 photo of Ronald Reagan being sworn in as president by Chief Justice Warren Burger at his first inauguration on Ja
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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