RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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 Quincy Adams and Cabinet1 - John Quincy Adams and Cabinet
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.5 x 9, April 21, 1926. President Adams grants Cornelius Davis a parcel of la
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John Adams2 - John Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 17, September 11, 1800. President Adams appoints James Dodge “a Surgeon in the Navy in the se
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Adams3 - John Adams
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Adams,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 12, October 30, 1767. Document reads, in part: “To the sheriff of our county of Worce
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John Quincy Adams5 - John Quincy Adams
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ALS signed “J. Q. Adams” with “Quincy” given as his location, one page, 7.75 x 10, May 25, 1841. Letter to Phinehas Barnes, regretfull
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John Quincy Adams6 - John Quincy Adams
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Ink franking signature, “J. Q. Adams,” on an off-white 5 x 1 slip clipped from an address panel. Panel bears a December 5, Washington City postmark an
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John Quincy Adams7 - John Quincy Adams
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Free frank, measuring 9.75 x 6 unfolded, and panel measuring 4.75 x 3, addressed in an unknown hand to “Richard Peters, jun, Esqr, Philadelphia,” and
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John Adams’s Cabinet8 - John Adams’s Cabinet
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Three clipped slips and documents, each signed by a member of Adams’s cabinet. Signers are: Charles Lee, Samuel Dexter, and Benjamin Stoddert. In over
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chester Arthur and Cabinet9 - Chester Arthur and Cabinet
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Uncommon Executive Mansion card, 4 x 2.75, boldly signed in black ink, “Chester A. Arthur.” Card bears a small clipped portrait of Arthur affixed to t
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James Buchanan and Cabinet10 - James Buchanan and Cabinet
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11 x 17, March 16, 1857. Buchanan appoints Edward P. McCrea as “a Lieutenant in the Navy.” Orange sea
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James Buchanan11 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 16.5, February 25, 1861. President Buchanan appoints Robert F. Bradford “a Lieutenant in the Navy…in
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Buchanan12 - James Buchanan
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Partial self-contained partly-printed DS, one page, 7.75 x 4, May 14, 1845. Bottom portion of a larger document, signed by Buchanan as secretary of st
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Civil War-Era Autograph Album13 - Civil War-Era Autograph Album
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Vintage hardcover autograph album, 8 x 5, signed inside by 96 politicians and military officers, mostly on affixed clipped slips and cards, most pages
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland and Cabinet14 - Grover Cleveland and Cabinet
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Ink signature, “Grover Cleveland, Sept. 1892,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card bearing a small clipped portrait affixed to the upper left. In very good c
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Grover Cleveland and Cabinet15 - Grover Cleveland and Cabinet
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Ink signature, “Grover Cleveland,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 card. In very good condition, with light overall toning and rippling, mild scattered soili
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Grover Cleveland16 - Grover Cleveland
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Crisp ink signature, “Grover Cleveland, Albany, Jan. 1, 1885,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 card. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge17 - Calvin Coolidge
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Vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 13.75 portrait by Harris and Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink. Framed to an overall size of 11
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Calvin Coolidge and Cabinet18 - Calvin Coolidge and Cabinet
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Two White House cards, 4.25 x 2.75, each signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” Cards bear clipped postmarks affixed to the upper left, one dated 192
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Calvin Coolidge19 - Calvin Coolidge
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Calvin Coolidge Law Office letterhead, April 14, 1902. Letter to F. F. Haskell. In full: “Mr. Doe flatly refuses to tell wher
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge20 - Calvin Coolidge
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Uncommon ALS as president, two pages, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 29, 1926. Letter, marked “Personal” at the top to Frederick S. Peck, Esq.
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge21 - Calvin Coolidge
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White House card signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” In very good condition, with a block of light toning over signature from previous display, so
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Dwight D. Eisenhower22 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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ANS signed “Eisenhower,” one page, 4 x 5.25, Office of the Secretary letterhead, stamp-dated March 11, 1949. Brief note to James E. Webb, Truman’s und
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Dwight D. Eisenhower23 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, Gettysburg, October 6, 1964. Letter to a WGN executive. In full: “When I was at the World’s Fair the ot
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Dwight D. Eisenhower24 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, December 17, 1958. Letter to James E. Webb, of Kerr-McGee Oil Industries. In full: “I s
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Dwight D. Eisenhower25 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS, one page, 6.5 x 10, personal letterhead, November 3, 1961. Letter to a WGN executive. In part: “I am complimented greatly by the suggestion of th
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Millard Fillmore and Cabinet26 - Millard Fillmore and Cabinet
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Ink signature, “I am respectfully yours, Millard Fillmore,” on an off-white 3 x 1.25 closely-clipped slip affixed to an off-white 5 x 3 card bearing a
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Millard Fillmore27 - Millard Fillmore
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Signed book: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent by George Bancroft. Volume III. Later printing. Boston: Little
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Millard Fillmore28 - Millard Fillmore
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Free-franked envelope panel, trimmed to a size of 5 x 2.5, bearing a Buffalo, New York, postmark, addressed by Fillmore to “Mr. Joseph Lund, Wheatsvil
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James Garfield and Cabinet29 - James Garfield and Cabinet
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Rare full ink signature, “James A. Garfield,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. Contemporary date notation to the lower left of May 15, 1881, makes this l
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U. S. Grant and Cabinet30 - U. S. Grant and Cabinet
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Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card with partial clipped portrait affixed to the upper left. In very good to fine condition, w
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U. S. Grant Autograph Album31 - U. S. Grant Autograph Album
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Vintage hardcover autograph album, 5.5 x 9, signed inside in ink by approximately 195 politicians, with most pages having multiple signatures on a sin
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James A. Garfield32 - James A. Garfield
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ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 5.25, House of Representatives letterhead, February 18, 1867. Brief letter complying with a signature request. In fu
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U. S. Grant33 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.5 x 9, January 6, 1874. Grant orders the secretary of state to “affix the Seal of the United States to a W
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U. S. Grant34 - U. S. Grant
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Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Grant, by an anonymous studio circa late 1860s, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink. In f
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U. S. Grant35 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.5 x 14, March 24, 1875. President Grant appoints Asa W. Smith as “Postmaster at Woodstock in the County o
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U. S. Grant36 - U. S. Grant
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Manuscript DS as president, one page both sides, 10.5 x 15.5, April 4, 1876. Pardon reads, in part: “Whereas, on the 13th day of January, A.D. 1876, i
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U. S. Grant37 - U. S. Grant
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Superb ink signature, “Yours truly, U. S. Grant, General, Feby 23d, 1869,” on an off-white 7 x 5.5 album page. In fine condition.
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U. S. Grant38 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 4 x 2 slip clipped from a larger document. In fine condition, with scattered light toning and slight ink
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding and Cabinet39 - Warren G. Harding and Cabinet
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Ink signature, “Sincerely, Warren G. Harding,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing a clipped September 16, 1920, postmark affixed to the upper righ
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison and Cabinet40 - Benjamin Harrison and Cabinet
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Ink signature, “Benj. Harrison,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 card bearing a small clipped portrait affixed to the upper left. Light scattered soiling,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison41 - William Henry Harrison
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Bold ink endorsement, “W. H. Harrison, Clerk,” dated June 16, 1836, on the final page of a larger document. Document is three pages on two adjoined sh
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison42 - Benjamin Harrison
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Benj Harrison,” one page, 16 x 13.25, January 30, 1889. President Harrison appoints Frederick Jacobus to be po
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison43 - William Henry Harrison
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Practically nonexistent partly-printed DS as president, signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page, 15.5 x 11.5, March 5, 1841. President Harrison appoints Ken
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison44 - Benjamin Harrison
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Bank check, 7.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Harrison, “Benj. Harrison,” payable to C. C. Hines for $1530.00, December 15, 1879. Cancellation cut to
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison’s Cabinet46 - William Henry Harrison’s Cabinet
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Seven items: six slips and one letter, each signed by a member of his cabinet. Signers are: John Tyler, Daniel Webster, John J. Crittenden, Thomas Ewi
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Rutherford B. Hayes and Cabinet47 - Rutherford B. Hayes and Cabinet
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Ink signature, “R. B. Hayes, Spiegel Grove,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card with clipped portrait affixed to the upper left. Light overall toning and so
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Rutherford and Lucy Hayes48 - Rutherford and Lucy Hayes
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Ink signature, as president, “RB Hayes, 12 Nov 1880,” and “Lucy W. Hayes,” on an off-white 6.75 x 4 album page. Some scattered light toning and soilin
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Rutherford B. Hayes49 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 7.5 x 10, May 19, 1877. Hayes orders the secretary of state “to affix the Seal of the
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Rutherford B. Hayes50 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 19 x 13.5, August 2, 1878. President Hayes appoints S. A. Terry a “Notary Public for t
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Herbert Hoover and Cabinet51 - Herbert Hoover and Cabinet
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TLS signed “Herbert Hoover,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, October 29, 1941, responding to a donor, and two fountain pen signatures, “H
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Herbert Hoover52 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: The Great Depression. First edition, first printing. NY: Macmillan Company, 1952. Hardcover with dust jack
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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