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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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Book85 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Book
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned copy of African Game Trails by Theodore Roosevelt. Later printing. NY: Syndicate Publishing Company, 1910. Hard
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Original Artwork86 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Original Artwork
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Impressively rare and detailed original pencil artwork of President Roosevelt smiling, drawn by an accomplished artist, FDR’s secretary Mabel Williams
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Bust of Will Rogers87 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Bust of Will Rogers
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned cast metal memorial bust of Will Rogers, measuring 4.75? tall, featuring a head-and-shoulders depiction of the
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Shirley Temple Signed Photograph Inscribed to Eleanor Roosevelt88 - Shirley Temple Signed Photograph Inscribed to Eleanor Roosevelt
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Unique vintage glossy 6.5 x 8 photo of Temple and Eleanor Roosevelt seated in a movie theater in 1938, signed and inscribed to the First Lady in fount
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph89 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph
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Exceptional matte-finish 12.75 x 10 photo of President Roosevelt at his desk in the Oval Office, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to White House s
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s White Alabaster Donkey Straight From His Presidential Desk90 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s White Alabaster Donkey Straight From His Presidential Desk
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned lovely off-white alabaster like donkey figurine that he proudly displayed upon his Oval Office desk, measuring
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Ho-Toi Chinese Figurine91 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Ho-Toi Chinese Figurine
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned kiln-glazed clay figurine of a Chinese gentleman with a pleasant countenance wearing traditional pink and yello
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Oval Office and Council Room Desk Keys92 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Oval Office and Council Room Desk Keys
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Two metal keys to President Roosevelt’s desks: one to his Oval Office desk, from the collection of FDR’s Oval Office doorkeeper and Secret Service age
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Letter Holder93 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Letter Holder
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used pewter letter holder, featuring a 5 x 1.75 base and 3.25? tall rear panel and 2? tall front panel, wi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Letter Opener94 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Letter Opener
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used pewter letter opener, measuring 5.5? long, featuring his initials engraved in the center, “F. D. R.,”
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt White House Writing Materials95 - Franklin D. Roosevelt White House Writing Materials
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Small collection of White House writing materials and stationery from the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, including: a box of Velvet blue band p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Wooden Dog and Pig Figurines96 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Wooden Dog and Pig Figurines
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned small pig and dog figurines, including one wooden pig with painted black-and-white eyes, measuring 1.5? long, a
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Chinese Doilies97 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Chinese Doilies
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Six beautiful silk doilies given to a member of FDR’s inner circle, Toi Bachelder, by President Roosevelt as a gift in 1938, each measuring 6? in diam
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Red Donkey98 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Red Donkey
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned red cast heavy iron donkey figurine which he once displayed in his White House study, measuring 4.5? tall and 4
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Family’s Toy Donkey99 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Family’s Toy Donkey
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The Roosevelt family’s extremely captivating personally-owned rolling toy donkey, measuring 14.5? tall and 17.5? long, with a nice detailed body cover
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Miniature Animals100 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Miniature Animals
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A collection of 11 small glass and ceramic animals, sewn on to four separated sections of half-inch beige ribbon, all of which used to be connected as
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Family’s Rag Doll101 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Family’s Rag Doll
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The Roosevelt family’s personally-owned handmade rag doll, measuring 16? tall, kept by the family in the White House living chambers. Includes a lette
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Wooden Box Kept on his Bedside Table102 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Wooden Box Kept on his Bedside Table
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic quality personally-owned and -used wooden box, kept on his bedside table at the White House. Beautiful wood
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Century of Progress Box103 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Century of Progress Box
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned positively gorgeous wooden box with a burl veneer, measuring 11 x 7.5 x 2.25, featuring a metal plate on the to
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Brazilian Presentation Box104 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Brazilian Presentation Box
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President Roosevelt’s magnificent personally-owned decorative presentation box given to him as a gift from Brazil in 1945, measuring 10.5 x 8.25 x 2.7
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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