RR Auction Quality Autograph Auction 373

Free frank address panel, 5.5 x 3.5, addressed in another hand to “Thomas Todd, Frankfort, Kentucky, postmarked March 8, Washington,” and franked in t

Ink signature, “William McKinley, Jr.,” on an off-white 8.5 x 3 slip clipped from a larger document, with McKinley signing as the prosecuting attorney

Bank check, 7.75 x 3, filled out and signed by McKinley, “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” payable to Myself for $50.00, October 15, 1880. Check is inlaid to a sli

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19, April 5, 1899. President McKinley appoints Frederick Rodgers “a Rear Admiral in the Navy.”

Signed Executive Mansion card, boldly signed in black ink, “William McKinley.” In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, small ink no

Partially printed DS as president, one page on vellum, 13.5 x 9.25, January 1, 1824. Monroe grants William White an 80-acre tract of land. Signed at t

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.25 x 8.25, January 20, 1819. President Monroe grants a tract of land in Pennsylvania to Robert Crunkilton

ALS signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, November 10, 1790. Letter to Mr. Browne. In full: “Will Mr. Browne be so obliging as advance

Partial free frank, measuring 10 x 5 unfolded, with franked panel measuring 5.25 x 3, addressed by Monroe to “Dr. Charles Everett, Charlottesville, Vi

Typed souvenir presidential resignation, one page, 5 x 8, on mock White House letterhead, dated August 9, 1974 (but signed later). Nixon’s famous comm

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, Office of the Vice President letterhead, September 15, 1956. Letter to Dennis Winnie. In part: “As I said in my acceptance speec

Green paper fan, measuring 12.5 inches closed, opening to an impressive 17 inches wide, signed in black ink on one of the ribs, “Dick Nixon.” In fine

ALS signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 6, 1993. Letter to Bob Bauman at the Wall Street Journal. In full: “That was an

TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, with “Western White House” typed below the letterhead, indicating Nixon s

TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, May 24, 1973. Nixon writes to Edmund ‘Pat’ Brown regarding the Watergate sca

Typed draft of a speech with 14 words in Obama’s hand, 8.5 x 11, eight pages, dated Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 22, 2007. Entitled “Remarks for Se

Free franked mailing envelope, 8 x 5.5, addressed in another hand to “Hon. Wildon N. Edwards, Ridgeway N. C.,” and franked along the top edge, “Free F

ALS likely as president, one page, 4.25 x 7, no date. Pierce writes “Hon. Mr. Appleton.” In full: “If convenient will you allow me to see you for a fe

Manuscript DS, signed “James K. Polk” as president and “James Buchanan” as secretary of state, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 10 x 14.75, May 7,

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 17.25, March 24, 1847. President Polk appoints William H. Churchill to be an “Assistant Quartermaster w

White House envelope, 4.25 x 2.75, signed on the front in black felt tip, “Nancy Reagan.” In fine condition, with a bit of scattered toning and light

Signed book: An American Life. Later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 748 pages. Signed and inscribed...

Radio script, for the USO Calling USA radio program, performed on June 8, 1942, 12 pages, 8.5 x 11. Reagan appears on the half hour program, designed

ALS signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.5 x 4.25, personal letterhead, April 2, 1991. Letter to his longtime friend Lydia ‘Hup’ MacArthur. In part: “Thank you

ALS signed “Ron,” one page, 4 x 6, no date. Letter to Howard. In full: “It was good to meet you at long last. I’m sorry I had no script but just some

Early carbon DS signed in ink “Ronald Reagan” as captain in the US Army Air Corps, one page on onionskin, 8 x 10.5, October 14, 1944 [but signed later

Poignant draft ALS signed “RR,” one lightly-lined yellow page, 8 x 10, no date, but dated in a secretarial hand “6/19/67.” Letter to Ann. In full: “It

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Reagan and a couple posing in the White House, inscribed in a calligraphic hand, “To Helen and Elwood Cruse with ap

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 portrait of the Reagans, signed in black felt tip “Nancy &” and “Ronald Reagan” beneath a calligraphic inscription “To...

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Reagans in their younger years, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip “To The Urbana Gallery, Best wishes, Nancy,” and “&...

Vintage fountain pen signatures and inscription, “To John, Nancy Davis &” and “Ronald Reagan” on an irregularly cut approximately 5.25 x 6.25 al...

Free franked envelope, 6 x 4, addressed by Roosevelt to “Dr. Millian R. Ward, 112 Chancellor Ave, Newark, N. J.,” and franked in the upper right, “Edi

Commemorative booklet, 8.5 x 6, for the christening of the ship America, on August 31, 1939, in Newport News, Virginia. Inside bears a color portrait

TLS, one page, 6 x 9.25, White House letterhead, November 26, 1942. Letter of thanks to Miss Sharon. In full: “Thank you for the material you sent me

Historically relevant TLS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, February 8, 1941. Signed on the last page by Mrs. Roosevelt as well as by Martha B. Taft, Frank Ayde

Lengthy war-dated TLS as president, two pages, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, March 13, 1943. FDR writes to the Right Reverend W. Appleton Lawrence

Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Roosevelt, as president, payable to Sanford’s Inc. for $3.00, September 7, 1944. Enca

Vintage matte-finish 14 x 20.25 lightweight Harris and Ewing head-and-shoulders photo, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. Some light creases

Oversized engraved bust portrait, 11 x 14, signed in the lower blank area in black ink, as president, “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Some scattered light to

ANS signed “FDR,” on a White House card, 4 x 2.5, no date, but [October 31], 1944. Roosevelt sends birthday wishes to his personal secretary’s mother.

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, August 24, 1939. Letter to Duncan Harris. In full: “It was good to get your note at Halifax

War-dated TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.25, White House letterhead, January 7, 1941. Letter to Eliot Tuckerman. In full: “Receipt is acknowledged

DS as president, signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” one page, 8.5 x 11.5, June 28, 1934. In part: “I hereby authorize Laurence A. Steinhardt, Envoy Extra

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, February 29, 1936. Letter to Albert A. Plato, the Chancellor Commander of the Knights of Py

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, March 13, 1942. Letter to Margaret J. Drexel Biddle. In full: “I think it is horrid that yo

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, June 3, 1936. FDR writes a fellow stamp collector. In full: “I have your letter and want yo

TLS, one page, 8 x 6, State of New York letterhead, November 9, 1900. Letter of thanks to Alice Lee. In full: “Just a line to say how pleased I was to

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, United States Civil Service Commission letterhead, December 27, 1890. Letter to Representative William McKinley, Jr. In fu

Magnificent and crystal-clear vintage matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 Underwood and Underwood portrait of Roosevelt, clad in a three-piece suit and his ridin

TLS as president, one page, 6.25 x 7.75, White House letterhead, November 2, 1908. Letter to Reverend J. L. Belford. In full: “That is fine! The edito

TLS, one page, 6.75 x 7.5, The Outlook letterhead, April 17, 1913. Letter to Edwin Lawrence, headed “Private” at the top. In full: “I am very much obl

Ink signature, “Wm. H. Taft,” on an off-white 2.25 x .75 clipped card, affixed to a slightly larger card; and an ink signature, “Calvin Coolidge,” on

Ink signature, “Helen H. Taft, Washington D. C.,” on an off-white 4 x 3 card. In fine condition, with some light edge toning. Accompanied by the origi

Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Taft, “Wm. H. Taft,” payable to Western Union Telegraph Co. for $12.48, April 8, 19

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 15.5 x 19, August 12, 1911. President Taft appoints Alfred Reynolds “a Rear Admiral in the N

TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, June 6, 1912. Letter to the Mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts. In full: “

Three Inauguration Day covers, each with a cachet honoring the respective president’s inauguration, and each signed as President and First Lady. Cover

Signed White House card, neatly signed in black ink, “Bess W. Truman.” In fine condition.

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 30, 1965. Truman sends thanks for a contribution to the Truman Library. In part: “Thank you

ALS as president signed “H. S. T.,” one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury. In full: “C

TLS signed “Harry,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, July 7, 1937. Letter to Col. John W. Snyder, State Manager, Reconstruction Fi

Typed memorandum, signed as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, no date. Headed at the top, “Memorandum for The Secretary of the Tr

ANS, one page, 4 x 5.25, United States Senate Memorandum letterhead, July 25, 1944. Truman writes to “Col. John W. Snyder, V.P. 1st Natl Bank” in St.

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 12, 1946. President Truman contacts the Most Reverend Thomas M. O’Leary, Bishop o

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 8, 1967. Letter of thanks for birthday wishes. In full: “I was pleased to receive your birthday g

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 9, 1950. Letter to Carl Claudy, Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Associa

Black ballpoint signature, “Harry S. Truman,” on a 6 x 4 white card with an imprinted thank you message for an 84th birthday acknowledgment. In fine c

TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, November 12, 1951. From Key West, Truman writes New Jersey Department of Institutions an

Extremely rare ink signature, “Mrs. Washington,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.75 card, with Washington signing within a floral design. Double cloth matted

Free franked address panel, 4.25 x 3.25, addressed in Van Buren’s hand to a gentleman in Philadelphia, and franked at the top, “Free, M. Van Buren.” P

Free franked mailing envelope, 4.5 x 2.5, addressed in another hand to “Mrs. David Gardiner, 43 LaFayette Place, New York,” and franked in the upper r

American forger (1887-1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. An original Joseph Cosey forgery of a George Washington handwritten letter,

Signed White House card, boldly signed in black ink, “Edith Bolling Wilson.” In fine condition, with a uniform shade of mild toning.

DS, one page, 8 x 10.5, 1912. Governor Wilson signs off on a salary and expense report for “the cost of testing road materials from Oct. 1st to Oct. 2

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, November 22, 1915. Letter of invitation to Colonel Edwin Stevens. In part: “I wonder if you

Semi-glossy 14 x 11 cardstock photo of Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing Nguyen Van Lem, signed and inscribed on the expansive white border in black felt tip

American statesman (1722–1803) and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts who was an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and one o

Billionaire publisher and philanthropist (1908–2002). TLS, one page, 6 x 9.5, Philadelphia Inquirer letterhead, October 27, 1964. Letter to George Cuc

Teacher and humanitarian (1821–1912) best known for organizing, the relief organization the American Red Cross. Ink signature, “Clara Barton, Presiden

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Begin on Meet the Press, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “To Lawrence Spivak, the famous moderator—in frie

Glossy 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few scattered light dings and creases.

American Revolutionary soldier (1740–1814) who helped organize the ‘Quaker Blues,’ a company of volunteers. After the war Biddle served as a US marsha

Color glossy 14 x 11 photo of Blair and George W. Bush at Camp David, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes, Tony Blair.” In fine condition.

Mobster (1905–2002) who became boss of one of the most prominent crime families in the world. Check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Bonanno, payab

German mathematician and physicist (1882–1970) who won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in quantum mechanics; it was to him that Einstein

TLS signed “W. J. Bryan,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, April 19, 1924. Letter to the Associate Editor of the Palm Beach Times. In part:

Ten items consisting of signatures, TLSs, and one signed photo, each signed by a different business leader. Signatures, on various size slips and card

Signed book: Little America. Later printing. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1930. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 422 pages. signed in fountain pen on the half-title p

Vintage pearl-finish 10 x 8 photo of Byrd in his Navy dress whites standing with other officers and dignitaries, signed in fountain pen “R. E. Byrd.”

Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed “R. E. Byrd,” payable to Kidder, Peabody, & Co. for $1502.50, March 28, 1928. In f...

Irish-born publisher and economist (1760–1839). Ink signature, “Mathew Carey,” on an off-white 3 x 1 slip affixed to a slightly larger heavy stock sli

Prominent American politician (1782–1850) who served as vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson and later wielded great power and in

Founding Father of the United States (1730-1796). He was a prominent member of one of America's great colonial families that included his cousin...

ALS signed “G. W. Carver,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, September 6, 1930. Letter to Henry Over

Winner of the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics, he discovered the neutron for the atomic bomb. ALS signed “J. Chadwick,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, July

Ink signature, “W. F. Cody ‘Buffalo Bill’,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. Mild overall toning from previous display, and some scattered light pooling

ALS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 5 x 8, Treasury Chambers letterhead, March 7, 1928. Letter of thanks to Monsieur Maurois. In full: “It wa

Interesting color postcard with an artist’s depiction of a gigantic Cody welcoming auto traffic to “Cody Wyoming, the home of ‘Buffalo Bill’ and the s

American statesman (1823–1885) who served as speaker of the house and as vice president under Grant. His political career was ultimately ruined by his

Signed book: Calypso. First edition. NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983. Hardcover with dustjacket, 9.75 x 11.75, 192 pages. Signed in green felt tip on