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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John Adams’s Lock of Hair1 - John Adams’s Lock of Hair
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A very rare substantial lock of founding father John Adams’s hair, originally obtained from the estate of George F. Noyes of Portland, Maine. Hairs me
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abigail Adams’s Sewing Kit and Lace2 - Abigail Adams’s Sewing Kit and Lace
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Remarkable collection consisting of Abigail Adams’s personally-owned and -used sewing needle case and two swatches of the dress Adams is seen wearing
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln’s Eyeglasses3 - Abraham Lincoln’s Eyeglasses
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President Lincoln’s gray metal eyeglasses, with +1.62 prescription lenses, featuring straight adjustable-length temples and a fixed bridge, with small
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln’s Last Medical Kit4 - Abraham Lincoln’s Last Medical Kit
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Dr. Robert K. Stone’s personally-owned and -used black leather medical case, measuring 5 x 2.5 x 1, hand-engraved on the top plate of the front clasp.
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Autographed Note Signed5 - Abraham Lincoln Autographed Note Signed
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Bold Civil War–dated ANS as president signed “A. Lincoln,” one page on an off-white 3 x 1.75 card, December 12, 1864. In full: “Adjutant General pleas
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Ulysses S. Grant’s Cigar Holder6 - Ulysses S. Grant’s Cigar Holder
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President Grant’s personally-owned and -used wooden cigar case, measuring 3.25 x 6.5 x 1, featuring a brass plate on the front finely hand-engraved wi
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Ulysses S. Grant’s Silver Pearl-handled Table Knife7 - Ulysses S. Grant’s Silver Pearl-handled Table Knife
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President Grant’s gorgeous personally-owned table knife, measuring 10.75? long, featuring a beautiful pearl handle carved with maple leaf designs and
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield White House Framed Photograph8 - James A. Garfield White House Framed Photograph
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A lovely cloth-edged 6.75 x 8.5 frame with a green cloth mat subtly decorated in a floral pattern, with an oval opening encircled by gold ribbon, disp
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland’s Eyeglasses9 - Grover Cleveland’s Eyeglasses
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President Cleveland’s pince-nez eyeglasses, with +3.00 prescription lenses, featuring a flexible metal frame with yellowed rubber nosepieces, and an e
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed Photograph10 - Theodore Roosevelt Signed Photograph
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Spectacular matte-finish 6 x 8 oval bust portrait of Theodore Roosevelt as president, affixed to a 7.5 x 10.75 mount, beautifully signed on the mount
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Photograph11 - Theodore Roosevelt Photograph
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Impressive crystal-clear 3.75 x 5 matte-finish portrait of Roosevelt in his dramatic full dress ‘Rough Rider’ uniform, stamped on reverse “Pres. File,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt’s Comb12 - Theodore Roosevelt’s Comb
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used black folding travel comb, measuring 5.25? long when opened, featuring wonderful scenes in relief on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt’s Sterling Silver Card Case13 - Theodore Roosevelt’s Sterling Silver Card Case
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President Roosevelt’s ornate and attractive personally-owned and -used sterling silver card carrying case, measuring 3.25 x 2.25 x .5, with intricatel
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt’s Sterling Silver Tea Caddy14 - Theodore Roosevelt’s Sterling Silver Tea Caddy
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President Roosevelt’s exceptional personally-owned and -used silver tea caddy, measuring 6? tall with a 3 x 3 base in the shape of a cross, featuring
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft’s Silver Inkwell Desk Set15 - William H. Taft’s Silver Inkwell Desk Set
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President Taft’s exceptional personally-owned and -used two-piece inkwell desk set, consisting of a robust glass inkwell set upon an ornate silver bas
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft’s Summer Home Plate16 - William H. Taft’s Summer Home Plate
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President Taft’s personally-owned white china plate depicting his sprawling summer home in Beverly, Massachusetts, measuring 9.25? in diameter, with a
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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William H. Taft’s Summer Home Plate17 - William H. Taft’s Summer Home Plate
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President Taft’s personally-owned white china plate depicting his sprawling summer home in Beverly, Massachusetts, measuring 7.25? in diameter, with a
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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William H. Taft’s Letter Opener18 - William H. Taft’s Letter Opener
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President Taft’s personally-owned gilt-over-bronze letter opener, measuring 10.5? long, featuring a stunning sculptured eagle that wraps around the hi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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First Ladies: Taft, Coolidge, and Hoover19 - First Ladies: Taft, Coolidge, and Hoover
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Three signed photos: a 7.25 x 10 Harris and Ewing photo of Helen Taft, presented to one of the most prominent backstairs White House staffers ever, Fi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson’s Typewriter Brush20 - Woodrow Wilson’s Typewriter Brush
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President Wilson’s personally-owned and -used ornate silver typewriter eraser brush, measuring 1 x 2.75, featuring a beautiful ornate handle engraved
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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