RR Auction Quality Autograph Auction 359

Free franked postal cover, 5 x 3.5, addressed in another hand to three men in Boston, members of a “Committee of Arrangement” and franked in the upper

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.25 x 9.5, November 20, 1826. Adams grants 80 acres of land in Illinois to Jesse Coo

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18 x 14, May 9, 1883. President Arthur appoints George Gifford of Maine “Consul of the United States of Amer

Signed Executive Mansion card, signed in black ink, “Chester A. Arthur.” In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light toning and soiling.

Lengthy handwritten war-dated endorsement, signed “C. A. Arthur, QM Genl,” dated in pencil in another hand at the top, October 20, 1862, on a light bl

Fountain pen signature clipped from the close of a letter, “from your friend, very respectfully, James Buchanan,” on an off-white 4 x 1 slip. Matted w

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.5 x 7.25, February 19, 1861. Buchanan orders the Secretary of State to affix the seal of the United States

Full hand-addressed free frank, 13 x 8.25, with franked panel measuring 7 x 3.25, addressed in Buchanan’s hand to, “William Welch Esq, Johnstown, Camb

Signed book: A Fresh Start for America. Texas: Bush for President Inc., 1999. Softcover, 5.25 x 8.5, 208 pages. Signed on the front cover in black fel

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Bush and Rabin talking at the beach in Kennebunkport, signed in black felt tip by George Bush and in blue felt tip by Rab

Three official Wilson AFCRT footballs, signed on a side panel in black ink by George Bush, Dan Quayle, and George Schultz respectively, each signing u

Signed book: All the Best, George Bush. First edition, first printing. NY: Scribner, 1999. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 640 pages. Signed in

Early matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of a young Congressman Bush standing in front of the US Capitol, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Jim Harvey

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 29, 1989. Bush writes to Milt Pappas in Wheaton, Illinois. In part: “I appr

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Republican National Committee letterhead, February 5, 1973. Bush complies with an autograph request. In full: “I have your le

Two signed books: a hardcover copy of Barbara Bush; A Memoir, signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To: Mary Lee Roseberry, with best wish

Rare ALS as president, two pages, 7.25 x 5, gold embossed presidential letterhead, July 30, 2001. Letter written to a school teacher named Roy. In ful

Five one-page TLSs, all signed “George,” all on his personal notecards, all measuring approximately 6.25 x 4.25, ranging in date from 1994-1998, all t

Program, 5.5 x 8.5, two pages, from the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce banquet held in East Brunswick on March 14, 2001, signed as president on the fr

Signed book: Spoken from the Heart. Limited edition of 2,500 (this copy No. 1011). NY: Scribner, 2010. Hardcover with dustjacket and custom collector’

White-bodied Stedman Pro ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip, “J. Carter.” In fine condition, with a

Color 6.5 x 5 postcard photo of an artist’s rendition of a winter scene on the White House lawn, signed in blue felt tip, “J. Carter.” Archivally doub

Original 3.75 x 8 presidential campaign brochure from 1976, signed in blue ballpoint, “Jimmy Carter.” In fine condition with a creased upper right cor

DS, signed with his less-frequently seen full name, “James E. Carter, Jr.,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 3.25, September 6, 1963. Carter signs a receipt

TLS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, May 23, 1994. Short letter of thanks for a sent gift. In full: “Thank you for sending me the pewter let

Rare partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.5 x 16.5, March 23, 1979. President Carter appoints South Carolina Governor Richard W. Riley “a Memb

Color satin-finish 7.5 x 9.75 photo, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Best wishes! Jimmy Carter.” Matted and framed to an overall size o

Souvenir TQS from Carter’s notorious November 1976 Playboy magazine interview on a 5.25 x 6 off-white sheet, “I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust.

Five signed books: hardcover editions of Always a Reckoning, Christmas in Plains, and The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, each signed on the title page, “J

TLS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, October 27, 1983. Letter of thanks for sent condolences on the passing of his sister Ruth Stapleton. In

ALS signed vertically along the left edge of the first page, “Frances F. Cleveland,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, green monogrammed Exec

ALS, as president, one page, 4.75 x 7, Executive Mansion letterhead, October 11, 1886. Short letter to an unidentified gentleman. In full: “I am wonde

ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Office of Bass, Cleveland, & Bissell letterhead, March 21, 1876. Cleveland forwards five dollars to a gentleman. In pa...

ALS as president, two pages, 4.75 x 7.5, Executive Mansion letterhead, May 13, 1888. Letter of thanks to J. P. Bass, sending thanks for a gift of salm

Vintage fountain pen signatures, “Grover Cleveland, July 17, 1886” and “Frances Folsom Cleveland, July 20, 1886,” on an off-white 6.5 x 3.75 sheet. Ma

Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in black felt tip on the sweet spot by Bill Clinton, and also signed in black felt tip on a side panel

Signed book: My Life. First edition. NY: Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 957 pages. Signed in blue felt tip on the title page. In

Signed book: Giving. First edition, first printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 9.5, 240 pages. Signed in black felt tip

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, March 1, 1994. Letter of thanks to Reverend Stan Easty, one of Clinton’s closest friends an

Official Rawlings American League baseball signed in black ballpoint on the sweet spot. In fine condition, with a trivial brush to last name of signat

Program from the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring President Nelson Mandela, 6 x 9.5, two pages, held in the Capitol Rotunda on September 23,

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Clinton posing with her husband, signed in silver ink, “Hillary Rodham Clinton.” Suede matted to an overall size of 11 x

Signed book: Living History. Later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5. Signed in black felt tip, “Hillar...

Signed book: Invitation to the White House. “Deluxe limited edition” of 50 signed copies created later from the first trade edition (Simon & Sch...

Signed book: Have Faith in Massachusetts. First edition. NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.5 x 8, 224 pages. Signed and

Vintage matte-finish 9 x 7 photo of Coolidge and his secretary C. Bascom Slemp exiting a building, signed in fountain pen by both men. Photo is affixe

TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8, White House letterhead, March 11, 1924. Short letter of thanks. In full: “Please accept my thanks for your very t

Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. Limited edition of 1,000 copies (this copy No. 392). NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Hardc

Ink signature, “Calvin Coolidge,” on an off-white 6 x 3.5 album page with a collector’s notation along bottom edge. In fine condition, with punch hole

Signed White House card, signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” Card is affixed to a 5.5 x 3.25 off-white album page. Mild toning and soiling, otherw

ALS, one page, 5.75 x 9, Lakeside Inn letterhead, February 3, 1930. Letter to Darwin P. Kingsley. In full: “I wish to congratulate you on the record b

Desirable matching number two-volume set of Ike’s post-presidency autobiography Two items: Mandate for Change: 1953–1956. Limited signed first edition

TLS as president, one page, 6 x 8, White House letterhead, April 11, 1953. Eisenhower declines the use of a summer house in Colorado. In part: “Mrs. E

TLS, one page, 6 x 8, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force letterhead, January 8, 1945. Letter of thanks to a supporter. In full: “I was de

Printed broadside, 20.5 x 19.5, headed “Military Government—Germany, Supreme Commander’s Area of Control, Proclamation No. 1,” in English and German.

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Ike seated at his desk circa 1946 as the US Army’s chief of staff, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Gen.

Dignified vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Eisenhower in a chair, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In fine condition, with a light

Bold ink signature, “M. Fillmore, V.P.,” on a 2.25 x 1 slip. Matted with a portrait to an overall size of 8 x 13.25. In fine condition, with moderate

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 10, August 31, 1850. President Fillmore appoints John L. Gallagher “Third Auditor of the Treasury of

ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 7 x 8.5, black bordered stationery, January 5, 1854. In full: “I spent New Years at Aurora and returned day before yeste

Signed book: Loco Foco Congressional Speeches 1840. Washington: Globe Office, 1840. Hardcover, 6 x 9.25, over 1100 pages. Signed vertically on the ins

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan, signed in black felt tip, “Gerald Ford” and

Signed book: A Vision for America. Scarce limited edition of 500 copies (this being #90). Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1980. Hardcover, 6.

Mailing envelope, 6.5 x 3.5, with a pre-paid golf motif postage of thirteen cents at top right, signed in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford.” Light over

Signed book: The 38th President. Limited edition of 26 lettered copies (this copy “Q”). Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company, 2001. Hardcover with...

Very nice engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 8 x 6, by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed in blue felt tip, “Gerald R. Fo

Large and visually impressive ink signature, signed and dated as president, “James A. Garfield, April 25, 1881,” on an off-white 6 x 4 slip. Archivall

Free franked envelope, addressed in another hand to H. B. Brainerd in Ohio, franked in the upper right, “J. A. Garfield MC.” Some light creases and wr

Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white card. Matted with a color portrait of Grant with Robert E. Lee at Appomattox, to an overall size of 12 x

Ink signature, “James A. Garfield,” on an off-white 3.5 x .75 slip clipped from the closing of a letter. In fine condition, with several other words f

ALS as president, two pages, 5 x 7.5, personal letterhead, July 24, 1873. Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury. In full: “Enclosed I send you memor

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Vendredi letterhead, April 2, 1882. Letter to Senator J. P. Jones sending an invitation to dinner. In

DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, April 8, 1869. Printed document issued to the United States Senator John Scott. In full: “Objects interesting to th

ALS, one lightly-lined page, both sides, 4.5 x 6.75, no date. Letter addressed to Jones. In full: “I write to you in answer to the letter of the 30th

Fingerprint identification document, signed as president, one page, 7.5 x 7.5, September 22, 1921. This unusual document bears individual prints of al

TLS signed “W. G. Harding,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, February 14, 1917. Letter to an arriving doctor from Ohio. In part: “

ALS as president signed “Benj. Harrison,” two pages, 5 x 7.25, Executive Mansion letterhead, May 15, 1889. Letter to James Blaine forwarding several p

Fountain pen signature, “Very truly yours, Benja. Harrison,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.5 slip clipped from the conclusion of an ALS and affixed to a la

Partly-printed partial DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 17 x 4.5, October 1, 1889. Lower portion of a postal appointment, signed by

Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Harrison, “W. H. Harrison,” payable to W. Neville for $10.00, no date, but 1830s. Harrison also crosses

Ink signature, “W. H. Harrison,” on an off-white slip. Matted with an engraved portrait of Harrison to an overall size of 10.25 x 14.25. In fine condi

Vintage fountain pen signature, “R. B. Hayes,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition.

Ink signature, as president, “R. B. Hayes, Fremont, Ohio, Washington, 5 June 1880,” on an off-white 6.25 x 2.75 album page. Archivally double matted a

Early war-dated ALS signed “R. B. Hayes, Lt. Col 23rd Regt Comdg,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 22, 1862. Letter to his commanding officer Eliakim Scam

Signed book: A Remedy for Disappearing Game Fishes. Limited first edition of 990 copies (this being no. 112). NY: Huntington Press, 1930. Hardcover wi

TLS as president, one page, 5.5 x 7, White House letterhead, January 9, 1933. Letter to the daughter of a recently deceased politician. In full: “I am

Signed book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover 1874–1920. First edition, first printing. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1951. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x

Ink signature, “Herbert Hoover,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.75 slip. Light spots of adhesive remnants to edges and corners, otherwise fine condition.

Signed book: The Problems of Lasting Peace. Third large printing. Garden City: Doubleday, 1942. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 295 pages. Sig

TLS, one page, 7 x 8, personal letterhead, April 30, 1928. Letter of thanks to a political supporter. In full: “I was deeply touched by the result of

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 9.25, personal letterhead, November 4, 1942. Brief letter to American socialist and presidential candidate Norman Thomas. In ful

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 17.5, May 10, 1834. President Jackson appoints David Perkins “a Captain in the Regiment of Dragoons.”

Autograph document, 7 x 10.25, dated September 21, 1818. Headed in another hand, “Meltons Bluff September 21st 1818 Richard Massey Dr to the farm of J

Large six inch ink signature, “Andrew Jackson,” on an off-white 6.5 x 1.5 clipped slip which has been professionally silked. Scattered light toning an

Full hand-addressed free frank, as president, measuring 10 x 8 unfolded, with the franked panel measuring 5.25 x 3.5, addressed in Jefferson’s hand to

Partly-printed DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 13 x 15, August 13, 1803. A grant for a 15

LS signed as secretary of state, “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, April 15, 1790. Letter to the Governor of Maryland, John Eager Howard. In full:

DS as secretary of state, “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 9.5 x 13.5, February 9, 1791. An Act of the first Congress at the third session giving its approv

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16.25 x 9, November 19, 1866. Johnson appoints D. M. Leatherman of Tennessee to “be a Commissioner on the pa

Ink signature, “Andrew Johnson, Greenville, Tenn.,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.5 slip. Matted with a portrait to an overall size of 9.5 x 13.75. In fine