RR Auction: Presidential Memorabilia Ft. The White House China of Raleigh DeGeer Amyx

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RR Auction's February 2020 presidential auction features more than 30 items from the world-class collection of Raleigh DeGeer Amyx, highlighted by selections from his White House china. Other featured lots in this historic sale are George Washington's birthday feast plate, personally-owned and used by Andrew Jackson as documented in a handwritten letter to his wife; elegant wine decanters from Mount Vernon; a letter from Abraham Lincoln to former Fort Sumter commander Robert Anderson; a rare custom-bound presentation volume of Dwight D. Eisenhower's Crusade in Europe; and a silver Tiffany's 'Cuban Missile Crisis' calendar commissioned by John F. Kennedy to give the aides who saw him through the tense thirteen days in October 1962.
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 Tyler Autograph Letter Signed4053 - John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS as president signed “J. Tyler,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, October 11, 1844. Marked "Private," a letter to Secretary of the Navy ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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James K. Polk Signed Book: 'Register of Debates in Congress'4054 - James K. Polk Signed Book: 'Register of Debates in Congress'
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Signed book: Register of Debates in Congress, comprising the leading debates and incidents of the second session of the eighteenth Congress: together
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore Signed Book: 'History of Europe'4055 - Millard Fillmore Signed Book: 'History of Europe'
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Signed book: History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789, to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, Vol. I, by Archibal
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James Buchanan Signed Book: 'Hume's History of England'4056 - James Buchanan Signed Book: 'Hume's History of England'
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Signed book: The History of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the abdication of James the Second, 1688, Vol. V, by David Hume. New edition
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed4057 - James Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, February 23, 1852. Lengthy letter to Virginian statesman Henry A. Wise, in full: "I returned h...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed4058 - Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 4.5 x 7, August 15, 1863. President Lincoln writes to General Robert Anderson, who had commanded Fo
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Estimate : 35,000.00 - 45,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln’s Last Medical Kit4059 - 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 ...
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Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant (First Edition)4060 - Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant (First Edition)
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Unsigned first edition book set: Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Volumes I and II. First editions. NY: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885–1886....
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant's Personally-Owned Book: 'The Library of American Biography'4061 - U. S. Grant's Personally-Owned Book: 'The Library of American Biography'
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Unsigned book from the personal library of Ulysses S. Grant: The Library of American Biography by Jared Sparks, Second Series, Vol. I. Later printing.
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James A. Garfield Inaugural Reception Invitation4062 - 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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Chester A. Arthur Autograph Letter Signed4063 - Chester A. Arthur Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "C. A. Arthur," two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 5.75, black-bordered letterhead, December 31, [no year]. Letter to Mr...
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Chester A. Arthur Letter Signed4064 - Chester A. Arthur Letter Signed
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LS as president signed “C. A. Arthur,” one page, 4.75 x 8, black-bordered Washington letterhead, October 15, 1881. Letter to John Davis Long, former g
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Chester A. Arthur Signed Photograph4065 - Chester A. Arthur Signed Photograph
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Rare 4.26 x 6 cabinet photo of Arthur by C. M. Bell of Washington, signed at the bottom of the image in ink, "Chester A. Arthur." In very ...
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Grover Cleveland and Cabinet Signed Photograph4066 - Grover Cleveland and Cabinet Signed Photograph
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Remarkable oversized 21.75 x 15 albumen photo of President Cleveland and his cabinet taken by Prince & Cudlip in 1885, affixed to its original 2...
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Grover Cleveland Signed Book: 'The Public Papers of Grover Cleveland'4067 - Grover Cleveland Signed Book: 'The Public Papers of Grover Cleveland'
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Signed book: The Public Papers of Grover Cleveland, Twenty-Fourth President of the United States, March 4, 1893, to March 4, 1897. First edition. Wash
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Grover Cleveland Signed Booklet: 'Princeton Sesquicentennial Celebration Speech'4068 - Grover Cleveland Signed Booklet: 'Princeton Sesquicentennial Celebration Speech'
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Signed booklet: Speech of Grover Cleveland, President of the United States at Princeton's Sesquicentennial Celebration, October 23, 1896. Washin...
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Benjamin Harrison Signed Book: 'Public Papers and Addresses'4069 - Benjamin Harrison Signed Book: 'Public Papers and Addresses'
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Uncommon signed book: Public Papers and Addresses of Benjamin Harrison, Twenty-Third President of the United States, March 4, 1889, to March 4, 1893.
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book: 'A Book Lover's Holidays in the Open'4070 - Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book: 'A Book Lover's Holidays in the Open'
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Signed book: A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916. Hardcover bound in blue cloth with gilt ...
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book: 'Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains'4071 - Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book: 'Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains'
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Signed book: Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains. First edition, limited issue, numbered 402/1000. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, ...
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book: 'The Logic of His Career'4072 - Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book: 'The Logic of His Career'
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Signed book: Theodore Roosevelt: The Logic of His Career by Charles G. Washburn. First edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. Hardcover bound in nav
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book: 'The Winning of the West'4073 - Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book: 'The Winning of the West'
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Signed book: The Winning of the West, Volume III. 'Standard Library' edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. Hardcover bound in green cl...
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed Engraving4074 - Theodore Roosevelt Signed Engraving
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Handsome engraving of the White House, 6.25 x 4, beautifully signed below the vignette in ink as president, "with the regards of Theodore Roose...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft Signed Book: 'Present Day Problems'4075 - William H. Taft Signed Book: 'Present Day Problems'
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Signed book: Present Day Problems: A Collection of Addresses Delivered on Various Occasions. First edition. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1908. Hard...
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Warren G. Harding Typed Letter Signed4076 - Warren G. Harding Typed Letter Signed
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 15, 1923. Letter to Myron T. Herrick, US ambassador to France. In full: "I ha...
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Calvin Coolidge Signed Book: 'His First Biography'4077 - Calvin Coolidge Signed Book: 'His First Biography'
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Signed book: Calvin Coolidge: His First Biography by R. M. Washburn. First edition. Boston: Small, Maynard and Company, 1923. Hardcover bound in red c
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Calvin Coolidge Signed Book: 'The Boyhood Days of President Calvin Coolidge'4078 - Calvin Coolidge Signed Book: 'The Boyhood Days of President Calvin Coolidge'
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Signed book: The Boyhood Days of President Calvin Coolidge. First edition. Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Company, 1925. Hardcover, 6 x 8, 188 pages. Signed
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Herbert Hoover Signed Booklet4079 - Herbert Hoover Signed Booklet
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Signed booklet: American Ideals versus The New Deal. Second printing. NY: The Scribner Press. Paperback, 5.5 x 8, 89 pages. Signed and inscribed on th
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Herbert Hoover Collection of (56) Signed Books and Pamphlets4080 - Herbert Hoover Collection of (56) Signed Books and Pamphlets
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Collection of 56 books and pamphlets signed by Herbert Hoover, including hardcovers and softcovers, with some inscribed. Book titles are: - A Boyhoo
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt 1942 Christmas Card and Checkbook Gift4081 - Franklin D. Roosevelt 1942 Christmas Card and Checkbook Gift
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Desirable pairing of FDR Christmas items from 1942: a black leather checkbook folder, 3 x 6.75, given to Percy E. Nelson by President Roosevelt as a C
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Franklin D. Roosevelt 1944 'D-Day Prayer' Broadside4083 - Franklin D. Roosevelt 1944 'D-Day Prayer' Broadside
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Incredible original "D–Day Prayer" lithographic broadside presented to members of the White House staff by President Franklin D. Roosevelt...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt 1950 White House Stone Bookends4084 - Franklin D. Roosevelt 1950 White House Stone Bookends
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Exquisite pairing of stone bookends crafted from material removed during the Truman administration's White House reconstruction in 1950, each me...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed4085 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, three pages on two sheets, 5 x 8, Campobello Island letterhead, August 12, 1907. Letter to "Mr. Ryan," providing instructions for imp...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Book and Record Album4086 - Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Book and Record Album
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Two items signed by the first lady: a 'Spoken Word Footnotes of History' album containing two inaugural addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book: 'A Career in Progressive Democracy'4087 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book: 'A Career in Progressive Democracy'
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Signed book: Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Career in Progressive Democracy by Ernest K. Lindley. First edition. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 19
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book: 'South America: Observations and Impressions'4088 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book: 'South America: Observations and Impressions'
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Signed book: South America: Observations and Impressions by James Bryce. Later printing. NY: Macmillan, 1913. Hardcover bound in blue cloth, 6.75 x 9,
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book: 'State of New York Public Papers'4089 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book: 'State of New York Public Papers'
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Signed book: Public Papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Forty-Eighth Governor of the State of New York, 1929. First edition. Albany, NY: J. B Lyon Compan
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book: 'The Democratic Book, 1936'4090 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book: 'The Democratic Book, 1936'
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Signed book: The Democratic Book, 1936. Limited edition, numbered 2257 of an unspecified limitation. Gilt-stamped leatherbound hardcover, 11.5 x 14.5,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book: 'World Fellowship'4091 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book: 'World Fellowship'
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Signed book: World Fellowship: Significant Addresses and Messages delivered by Leading Spokesmen of All Faiths, Races and Countries, edited by Charles
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph4092 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph
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Classic matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 portrait of FDR by Pach Bros., signed and inscribed in fountain pen "To Curtis Banon, from Franklin D. Rooseve...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Red Donkey4093 - 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...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's Square Glass Ashtray4094 - Franklin D. Roosevelt's Square Glass Ashtray
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's personally-owned square glass ashtray etched with an art deco "R" at center, measuring 3.5? x 3.5? x ...
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Harry S. Truman 1949 Inaugural Blueprints4095 - Harry S. Truman 1949 Inaugural Blueprints
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Two blueprints prepared for the presidential inauguration on January 20, 1949: a large 38 x 24 blueprint by Architect of the Capitol David Lynn, entit
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Harry S. Truman Collection of (24) Signed Books4096 - Harry S. Truman Collection of (24) Signed Books
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Collection of 24 books signed by Harry S. Truman, including hardcovers and a few softcovers, with some inscribed. Titles are: - Mr. President (limit
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman Signed 1945 WWII Victory Proclamation Broadside4097 - Harry S. Truman Signed 1945 WWII Victory Proclamation Broadside
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Impressive printed World War II proclamation broadside presented as a Christmas gift by President Harry S. Truman in 1945, 10.75 x 16.25, signed in th
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Harry S. Truman Signed Book Set: 'Public Papers' in Eight Volumes4098 - Harry S. Truman Signed Book Set: 'Public Papers' in Eight Volumes
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Superb complete book set: Public Papers of the Presidents: Harry S. Truman, 1945–1953, Volumes I–VIII. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 196
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Harry S. Truman Signed Book: 'Inaugural Address'4099 - Harry S. Truman Signed Book: 'Inaugural Address'
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Custom-bound booklet containing the text of President Harry S. Truman's inaugural address given on January 20, 1949, signed on the first page in...
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Harry S. Truman Signed Booklet: 'State of the Union Address'4100 - Harry S. Truman Signed Booklet: 'State of the Union Address'
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Official Government Printing Office booklet containing the "The State of the Union: Address of the President of the United States delivered bef...
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Harry S. Truman Signed Key West Logbook4101 - Harry S. Truman Signed Key West Logbook
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Signed book: Log of President Truman's Trip to Key West, Florida, November 28–December 20, 1949, compiled by Lieut. Comdr. William M. Rigdon, US...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower 'Operation Monsoon' Cigarette Box4102 - Dwight D. Eisenhower 'Operation Monsoon' Cigarette Box
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Jade-colored leather cigarette box commemorating President Eisenhower's international tour in December 1959 ("Operation Monsoon"), mea...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Bill Signing Pen4103 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Bill Signing Pen
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President Eisenhower's pen used to sign the Postal Field Service Compensation Act of 1955. The official 'bill signer' Esterbrook dipping...
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