RR Auction: Historic Collection of Raleigh DeGeer Amyx

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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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Herbert Hoover Photographs63 - Herbert Hoover Photographs
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Two original unsigned glossy 10 x 8 International News press photos: one of Hoover during a solemn moment on board a battleship; and one of Hoover rid
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover Brocade Fabric From Monroe Room64 - Herbert Hoover Brocade Fabric From Monroe Room
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A large swatch of brocade fabric from a footstool that was in the Monroe Room of the White House during President Hoover’s administration, measuring 1
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Herbert Hoover’s Butterfly Wing Artwork65 - Herbert Hoover’s Butterfly Wing Artwork
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President Hoover’s personally-owned piece of original artwork kept on display in the White House during his presidency, consisting of a detailed rever
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover’s Chinese Rice Bowl66 - Herbert Hoover’s Chinese Rice Bowl
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President Hoover’s personally-owned and -used Chinese rice bowl. Glazed white bowl measures 5? in diameter, with hand-painted scenes of a family, a ri
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Herbert Hoover’s Gifted Plate67 - Herbert Hoover’s Gifted Plate
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President and Mrs. Hoover’s personally-owned Nippon porcelain dessert plate. Plate measures 7.75? in diameter, with hand-painted flowers around the ed
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover’s Eversharp Pencil68 - Herbert Hoover’s Eversharp Pencil
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President Hoover’s appealing personally-owned and -used Eversharp gold mechanical pencil, measuring 5.25? long, handsomely hand-engraved along the sid
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover’s Brass Candleholder69 - Herbert Hoover’s Brass Candleholder
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President Hoover’s personally-owned and -used historic brass tealight candleholder, measuring 4? tall and 1.75? in diameter, featuring a small curved
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover’s Congress Playing Cards70 - Herbert Hoover’s Congress Playing Cards
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Two decks of playing cards, used by President and Mrs. Hoover, and gifted to First Maid of the White House, Maggie Rogers. Reverse of one deck bears a
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Herbert Hoover’s Playing Cards71 - Herbert Hoover’s Playing Cards
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Deck of President Hoover’s personally-owned playing cards. Imperial poker playing cards feature an image of a Geisha girl on the back of each, and com
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Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover’s Bronze Paperweight72 - Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover’s Bronze Paperweight
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Substantial bronze paperweight in the shape of a woman’s right hand, presented by President Herbert Hoover to his wife, Lou Henry Hoover, complete wit
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lou Henry Hoover’s Silk Doilies and Notebook of Dress Records73 - Lou Henry Hoover’s Silk Doilies and Notebook of Dress Records
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Historically fascinating black leather records book, 5.5 x 8, for the outfits worn by First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, compiled by White House First Maid
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lou Henry Hoover Collection of Four Items74 - Lou Henry Hoover Collection of Four Items
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Collection of four items personally-owned and -used by Lou Henry Hoover, all originally presented to White House maid Maggie Rogers. Items are: a pair
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Inaugural Top Hat77 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Inaugural Top Hat
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -worn top hat, size 7 3/8, worn for his first presidential inauguration on March 4, 1933. The impressive fo
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Wool Cape78 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Wool Cape
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President Roosevelt’s remarkable personally-owned and -worn blue-black cape custom made of the highest quality manufacture and material by Lewis &am...
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Walnut Cane79 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Walnut Cane
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used walnut cane with a white bone handle and tip, measuring 39.5? long, featuring two black rings below t
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s  1933 Inauguration Presentation Cane80 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Inauguration Presentation Cane
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Magnificently impressive wood and silver-topped cane presented to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Cane measures 36? long with the handle artistically
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Cane Holder81 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Cane Holder
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used very attractively designed cane and umbrella holder, measuring 20? tall with an 11? diameter, featuri
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Photograph82 - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Photograph
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Charming 9.25 x 7.25 Christmas photo of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt relaxing at a patio table with a book and some knitting, taken on July 4, 1941,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Eleanor Roosevelt’s Sterling Silver Pendant Watch Given to Her By FDR83 - Eleanor Roosevelt’s Sterling Silver Pendant Watch Given to Her By FDR
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Eleanor Roosevelt’s beautiful personally-owned and -used Swiss lady's .900 silver hunting cased pendant watch, sold through A. Frankfield & ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Bible84 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Bible
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned hardcover edition of the Holy Bible. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.75, gilt-stam
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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