RR Auction: Fine Autographs ans Artifacts

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With over 850 items in a wide variety of categories—American history, art, literature, entertainment, music, and more—RR Auction's August Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction is sure to impress. Highlights include an important Abraham Lincoln signed document from 1865, a handwritten poem by Vincent van Gogh, a fabulous Marilyn Monroe signed photo, an autograph letter by George Washington tending to his Mount Vernon estate, a massive portrait of Elvis Presley inscribed to Col. Tom Parker, and a rare Al Capone Christmas card. Other important autographs include Neil Armstrong, Harry Houdini, Charles Lindbergh, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Charles Schulz, and Thomas Edison. 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 2022.
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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Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower Signed Book51 - Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower Signed Book
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Signed book: Crusade in Europe. Later printing. Garden City, NY: Garden City Books, 1951. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 559 pages. Signed on t
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed52 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed "Ike," one page, 5.25 x 7, Columbia University letterhead, October 21, 1950. Letter to Mr. C. J. Schoo, in full: "My thank...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed Photograph53 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 9.75 photo of Dwight Eisenhower in a suit and tie, inscribed in a calligraphic hand, "For Marcelle Lecomte, with best ...
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Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed as President54 - Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed as President
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ALS as president, one page, 7.75 x 10, December 26, 1850. Handwritten letter from Washington, in full: "I have but a moment to acknowledge the ...
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First Ladies (9) Signed Items55 - First Ladies (9) Signed Items
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Lot of nine items signed by a former First Lady of the United States, with several signed in that particular role, including: Grace Coolidge (free fra
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Gerald Ford Signed Photograph56 - Gerald Ford Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, "To Allan Kaufman, with best wishes, Gerald...
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Gerald Ford Signed Book57 - Gerald Ford Signed Book
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Signed book: A Vision for America. First edition, limited issue, numbered 102/500. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1980. Hardcover, 6.5 x 10, 9 pages
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James A. Garfield Inaugural Reception Invitation58 - James A. Garfield Inaugural Reception Invitation
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Handsome invitation to the "Inaugural Reception & Promenade Concert" held at the National Museum in honor of the inauguration of Presi...
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Warren G. Harding Document Signed59 - Warren G. Harding Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Pay to Marion County Bank Co., W. G. Harding,” one page, 8 x 7, Janua
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Warren G. Harding Signature60 - Warren G. Harding Signature
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Ink signature, "Warren G. Harding,” on an off-white 4 x .75 slip, inlaid into a slightly larger card. In fine condition, wi
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Rutherford and Lucy Hayes (2) Signatures61 - Rutherford and Lucy Hayes (2) Signatures
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Desirable ink signatures, "R. B. Hayes, Spiegel Grove, 18 Jan'y 1884" and "Lucy W. Hayes," on individual off-white 4 x 2 car...
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Rutherford B. Hayes Document Signed as President62 - Rutherford B. Hayes Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 17.75 x 11.75, January 26
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Herbert Hoover Signed Print63 - Herbert Hoover Signed Print
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Handsome 7 x 9 print of an artist's sketch of President Hoover, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To James W. Foley, With the kind reg...
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Herbert Hoover Typed Letter Signed64 - Herbert Hoover Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10, personal letterhead, April 12, 1939. Letter to Jack Collins of the Webster Herald Corporation, in part: "When a town ...
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Lyndon B. Johnson Document Signed as President65 - Lyndon B. Johnson Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.5 x 15.5, August 11, 1965. President Johnson appoints Sylvan A. Jeppesen of Idaho as "Attorney of ...
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Lyndon B. Johnson Peace Corps Bill Signing Pen66 - Lyndon B. Johnson Peace Corps Bill Signing Pen
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Felt tip pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign ‘An Act to amend the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), as amended, a
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Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed67 - Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 6 x 5.75, personal United States Senate, Office of the Democratic Leader letterhead, January 27, 1955. Letter to a well-wisher followin
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Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Book68 - Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Book
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Signed book: The Vantage Point. Later printing. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1972. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 630 pages. Signed in fou
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Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Book69 - Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Book
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Signed book: The Professional: Lyndon B. Johnson by William S. White. Fourth printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x
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Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Photograph70 - Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Photograph
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Uncommon 3.5 x 2.75 book page signed neatly in black ink by Lyndon B. Johnson, and then printed over with an image of Johnson being sworn in as presid
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John F. Kennedy Third Inaugural Salute Event Invitation71 - John F. Kennedy Third Inaugural Salute Event Invitation
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Rare original invitation to the Democratic Anniversary Committee's "Third Inaugural Salute honoring The President and Mrs. Kennedy, and The...
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John F. Kennedy Texas Welcome Dinner Press Kit72 - John F. Kennedy Texas Welcome Dinner Press Kit
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Group of press releases pertaining to the the “Texas Welcome Dinner” to be hosted for President
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John F. Kennedy Executive Order73 - John F. Kennedy Executive Order
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Press relesae of President John F. Kennedy's "Executive Order Delegating Functions Respecting Civil Defense Stockpiles of Medical Supplies ...
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Abraham Lincoln and George B. McLellan 1864 Presidential Election Tickets74 - Abraham Lincoln and George B. McLellan 1864 Presidential Election Tickets
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Two original tickets from Darke County, Ohio, for the presidential election of November 8, 1864, 3 x 7.75 and 2.75 x 5.25, headed, "Union Presi...
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Abraham Lincoln: Issue of Harper's Weekly, May 6, 186575 - Abraham Lincoln: Issue of Harper's Weekly, May 6, 1865
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Complete issue of Harper's Weekly from May 6, 1865, Vol. IX, No. 436, 15 pages (pp. 274 - 288), 11.25 x 15.75, with the front page featuring a l...
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Abraham Lincoln: John T. Stuart Document Signed76 - Abraham Lincoln: John T. Stuart Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed “John T. Stuart,” one page, 8.75 x 5, [no date but pencil notation indicat
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Abraham Lincoln: Matthew Simpson Autograph Letter Signed77 - Abraham Lincoln: Matthew Simpson Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “M. Simpson,” one page, 4.5 x 7, January 15, 1881. Handwritten letter to A. J. Drexel
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William McKinley Document Signed as President78 - William McKinley Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 20, December 26, 1899. President McKinley appoints George De G. Catlin as a "First Lie...
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Richard Nixon Revenue Sharing Bill Signing Pen79 - Richard Nixon Revenue Sharing Bill Signing Pen
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Pen used by President Richard Nixon to sign ‘An Act to provide fiscal assistance to State and local governments, to authori
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Richard Nixon Highway Construction Bill Signing Pen80 - Richard Nixon Highway Construction Bill Signing Pen
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Pen used by President Richard Nixon to sign ‘An Act to authorize appropriations for the construction of certain highways in
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Richard Nixon Rural Electrification Act Bill Signing Pen81 - Richard Nixon Rural Electrification Act Bill Signing Pen
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Pen used by President Richard Nixon to sign ‘An Act to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, to establis
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Richard Nixon Signed Book82 - Richard Nixon Signed Book
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Signed book: In the Arena. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 384 pages. Signed in blue ink by Ri...
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Richard Nixon Typed Letter Signed83 - Richard Nixon Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Dick Nixon,” one page, 7.75 x 10.5, June 2, 1978. Letter to James L. Dixon, in part:
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Richard Nixon Typed Letter Signed84 - Richard Nixon Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 1, 1967. Letter to James
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Barack Obama Signed Magazine85 - Barack Obama Signed Magazine
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Desirable July 2008 issue of Rolling Stone magazine featuring Barack Obama on the cover, 9.25 x 11.25, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, wi
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Barack Obama Signed Book86 - Barack Obama Signed Book
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Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First edition, first printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed
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Barack Obama (3) Pope Francis Programs and Ephemera87 - Barack Obama (3) Pope Francis Programs and Ephemera
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Ephemera from the official visit of Pope Francis to Washington, D.C., in September 2015, including: a commemorative ticket to the "Arrival Cere...
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Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen Signed Book88 - Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen Signed Book
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Signed book: Renegades: Born in the USA. Deluxe first edition. NY: Crown Publishing, 2021. Hardcover with slipcase, 9.5 x 11.5, 303 pages. Signed prom
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Barack Obama and Joe Biden Signed Magazine89 - Barack Obama and Joe Biden Signed Magazine
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Desirable issue of Newsweek magazine from September 1, 2008, covering the outcome of the Democratic National Convention, 68 pages, 7.75 x 10.5, signed
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Nancy Reagan Signed Photograph90 - Nancy Reagan Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Nancy Reagan wearing her inaugural gown, an image taken by Horst P. Horst for the May 1981 issue of Vogue magazine, signed in b
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Eleanor Roosevelt (7) Typed Letters Signed91 - Eleanor Roosevelt (7) Typed Letters Signed
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Group of seven TLSs by Eleanor Roosevelt, each one page, 6 x 7, dated from 1945 to 1961. Roosevelt writes to various recipients, sending thanks for ...
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Eleanor Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed92 - Eleanor Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 6 x 8.25, personal letterhead, November 30, 1950. Letter to Mrs. Meyers on equality, in part: "Of course, the F.E.P.C. law which...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed as President93 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed as President
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 12, 1940. Letter to Jack Collins of the Webster Herald Corporation, in full: ...
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Theodore Roosevelt Document Signed as President94 - Theodore Roosevelt Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 17.5 x 13.25, January 13, 1902. President Roosevelt appoints Charles J. Hamblett as an "Attorn...
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Theodore Roosevelt Signature95 - Theodore Roosevelt Signature
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Bold ink signature, "Theodore Roosevelt,” on an off-white 5.25 x 4.25 slip clipped from the close of a letter. In fine cond
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William H. Taft Signed Photograph96 - William H. Taft Signed Photograph
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Distinguished vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 10.5 photo of Taft in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in the lower border in ink, "For John J. Cu...
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William H. Taft Typed Letter Signed97 - William H. Taft Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6.75 x 9.25, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead,
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William H. Taft Typed Letter Signed98 - William H. Taft Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 6.25, personal letterhead, July 8, 1913. Letter to noted
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William H. Taft Original Photograph Proof99 - William H. Taft Original Photograph Proof
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Scarce original pearl-finish 5.75 x 7.75 photographic proof of President William H. Taft by news photographer George Grantham Bain, which depicts Taft
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Harry S. Truman Document Signed as President100 - Harry S. Truman Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.5 x 15.75, February 8, 1946. President Truman appoints Al W. Hosinski as a "Marshal of the United ...
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