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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Herbert Hoover53 - Herbert Hoover
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Uncommon partly-printed DS, one page, 13.5 x 10.5, no date. Certificate of appreciation issued to Mrs. M. H. Jones “in appreciation of efficient and p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover54 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Department of Commerce letterhead, May 8, 1922. Letter to Secretary of State Philip Perlman. In full: “I have your letter of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover55 - Herbert Hoover
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Vintage sepia matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 Underwood and Underwood portrait of Hoover, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “To Mr. Wm.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson and Cabinet56 - Andrew Jackson and Cabinet
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Ink signature, “Andrew Jackson,” on an off-white 3.5 x .75 slip affixed to a 4 x 2.5 card. In very good condition, with light scattered soiling and a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson57 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 9.75, November 10, 1830. President Jackson grants John Lybrook 160 acres of land in Monroe, Mi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson58 - Andrew Jackson
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Handwritten check, 6.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Jackson at his home in Tennessee, in full: “The cashier of the United States branch Bank at Nashv
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and Cabinet59 - Thomas Jefferson and Cabinet
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Ink signature, “Th: Jefferson,” on an off-white 2.75 x 2 slip with a collector’s notation along bottom. In fair to good condition, with signature very
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison60 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 9.5, May 4, 1802. Land grant reading in part: “Know Ye, that in pursuance of the act of Congress passed on the eig
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison61 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 10.25 x 15.25, March 2, 1805. Scall
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson62 - Thomas Jefferson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 13.5 x 17, April 2, 1804. President Jefferson appoints James Dodge “a surgeon
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson and Cabinet63 - Andrew Johnson and Cabinet
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Ink signature as president, “Andrew Johnson,” on an off-white 10 x 6.25 sheet clipped from the conclusion of an 1867 document. In fine condition, with
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson64 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, January 27, 1869. President Johnson orders the Secretary of State “to affix the Seal of the United S
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson65 - Andrew Johnson
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Large ink signature, “Andrew Johnson,” on a 7.5 x 5 album page. In fine condition, with toning around signature from previous display, and a few small
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lady Bird Johnson66 - Lady Bird Johnson
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ALS signed “Lady Bird,” two pages, 6.25 x 9.25, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to “Margy,” wife of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. In p
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson67 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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ANS, in pencil, as president signed “L,” one page, 5.25 x 5.5, White House letterhead, dated at the top November 8, 1967, most likely by Robert McNama
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson68 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, February 7, 1968. Letter to Marg McNamara whose husband, Robert McNamara, will be leavi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson69 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, January 28, 1969. Letter to his former Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. In full: “I have had
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy70 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “Jacqueline B. Kennedy,” four pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 12.5, November 25, 1957. Letter to M. Wohlgemuth regarding the design and decoratio
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy71 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “Jackie,” one page both sides, 5 x 3.5, black-bordered letterhead bearing a blind embossed John F. Kennedy coat of arms, February 16, 1964.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy72 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Four ALSs, all to White House photographer Sam Sako, three signed “Jacqueline Kennedy,” one signed “J. Kennedy,” one multi-page and three single pages
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy73 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ANS signed “Jackie,” one page, 5.25 x 3.75, no date. Short note to the wife of Robert McNamara beneath a pre-printed message which reads, “Mrs. Aristo
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy74 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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TLS signed “Jacqueline Onassis,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Doubleday letterhead, April 23, 1981. Letter to an aspiring author. In full: “Your notebook on le
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy75 - John F. Kennedy
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Ink signature, “John,” and a handwritten postscript on an off-white 6.25 x 2 irregularly clipped slip taken from the closing of a letter. The postscri
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy76 - John F. Kennedy
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Autograph and typed manuscript, unsigned and possibly incomplete with extensive handwritten notations in pencil by Kennedy, including a reference to h
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy77 - John F. Kennedy
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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.25 photo, affixed to its original 9.75 x 13 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, as president, “For
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy78 - John F. Kennedy
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Signed book: Profiles in Courage. Later printing. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 266 pages. Signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln80 - Abraham Lincoln
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Handwritten endorsement, as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” dated April 3, 1863, written vertically on an off-white 8.25 x 3.5 mailing envelope, addre
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln81 - Abraham Lincoln
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War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 16.5, February 19, 1863. President Lincoln appoints Henry W. Birkey to be “an Assist
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln82 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, September 12, 1861. President Lincoln orders the Secretary of State “to affix the Seal of the United
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln83 - Abraham Lincoln
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Handwritten endorsement, signed “Taylor and Lincoln,” with six additional words in Lincoln’s hand, “And the plaintiff doth the like, Taylor & Li...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln84 - Abraham Lincoln
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A unique group of historic documents regarding the transport of Lincoln’s papers, sent with Lieutenant Gilbert S. Carpenter of the 18th U. S. Infantry
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln85 - Abraham Lincoln
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War-dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 9, 1863. An order requesting more troops from the state of Maine. In part: “I Ab
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Estimate : 14,000.00 - 16,000.00
 
 
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James Madison and James Monroe86 - James Madison and James Monroe
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Partly-printed scalloped-top vellum DS signed by Madison as president, “James Madison,” and Monroe as secretary of state, “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 10.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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James Madison87 - James Madison
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 12 x 16, September 5, 1812. Land grant for 100 acres of land reads, in part: “Know ye, That, in consideratio
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Madison’s Cabinet88 - James Madison’s Cabinet
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Thirteen letters and documents, each signed by a member of Monroe’s cabinet. Signers are: Elbridge Gerry, Albert Gallatin, William Eustis, Alexander J
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William McKinley and Cabinet89 - William McKinley and Cabinet
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Rare Executive Mansion card, 4.25 x 2.75, signed in black ink, “William McKinley,” and one black ink signature, “With great respect, Cordially yours,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William McKinley90 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS, signed “W. McKinley,” one page, 12 x 16, December 26, 1894. McKinley appoints Alexis Holcomb Freeman as “First Lieutenant Co. ‘K’ o
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William McKinley91 - William McKinley
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LS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5.25 x 9, House of Representatives letterhead, March 19, 1889. Letter to Secretary
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William McKinley92 - William McKinley
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ALS signed “W. McKinley, Jr,” one page, 8 x 10.5, State of Ohio, Executive Department letterhead, February 26, 1893. Letter to Bell C. Taylor at the C
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William McKinley93 - William McKinley
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Executive Mansion card signed in black ink, “William McKinley 6-2-1900.” In very good condition, with a central vertical crease and some light toning
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Monroe’s Cabinet94 - James Monroe’s Cabinet
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Six letters and documents, each signed by a member of Monroe’s cabinet. Signers are: Richard Rush, Smith Thompson, Daniel D. Tompkins (2), and William
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe95 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13 x 8.5, November 4, 1819. President Monroe grants Samuel Hains 160 acres of land in Jeffersonville,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon96 - Richard Nixon
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DS as president, one page both sides, 10.5 x 14, February 20, 1970. President Nixon signs extradition papers approving Canada’s surrender of “Dennis N
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard and Pat Nixon97 - Richard and Pat Nixon
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ALS signed “Pat,” and “RN,” on a color 5.75 x 3.75 postcard, Peking, China, postmarked February 25, 1972. Postcard to Don Carnevale, written by Pat. I
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce98 - Franklin Pierce
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Uncommon ALS signed “Frank’n Pierce,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, March 27, 1852. Letter to George Boutarte. In part: “I inclose herewith a petition for the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Polk and Cabinet99 - James Polk and Cabinet
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Ink signature, “Free, J. K. Polk,” on an off-white 1.75 x .5 slip clipped from a free frank, affixed to an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, wi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James K. Polk100 - James K. Polk
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ALS, one page, 8 x 10, October 16, 1836. Letter to Congressman Caleb Cushing. In part: “I accept with much pleasure your esteemed present of ‘Reminisc
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James K. Polk101 - James K. Polk
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.25 x 16, May 20, 1847. President Polk appoints Creed T. Huddlestone a “Captain in the Fourteenth Regiment
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James K. Polk102 - James K. Polk
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ALS signed “J. K. Polk,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, February 1, 1834. Letter to Commissioner of the General Land Office Elijah Hayward. In full: “The Commi
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Presidents and Notables103 - Presidents and Notables
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Ink signatures of Calvin Coolidge, “Wm. H. Taft,” Grace Coolidge, Charles Evans Hughes, Samuel Winslow, and one other on an off-white 5.75 x 4.75 card
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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