RR Auction: Historic Collection of Raleigh DeGeer Amyx

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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