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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Benjamin Harrison51 - Benjamin Harrison
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Bank check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Harrison, payable to J. E. Haskell or order for $3.75, August 16, 1884. Encapsulated
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William McKinley52 - William McKinley
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Executive Mansion card signed in black ink, “William McKinley.” A date notation on the reverse in an unknown hand reads, “August 22, 1901. Died Saturd
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William McKinley53 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 19.5, January 10, 1900. President McKinley appoints Nathan J. Shelton as “Second Lieutenant in the Thir
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William McKinley54 - 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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Theodore Roosevelt55 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9.75, Oyster Bay letterhead, September 19, 1917. Letter to Mrs. Elva Phipps. In full: “I am just leaving for a ten-day’s trip in th
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Roosevelt Family56 - Roosevelt Family
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Collection of nine items consisting of letters, signatures, art, and an unsigned photo. Items are: two one-page TLSs signed by Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
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Theodore Roosevelt57 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 19, January 25, 1902. President Roosevelt appoints Nathan Jordan Shelton as “Second Lieutenant in th
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Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft58 - Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, “Theodore Roosevelt,” and as secretary of state, “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 19.75 x 15, May 3, 1907. Roosevelt appoints
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Theodore Roosevelt59 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Unusual partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 11.5, January 23, 1902. President Roosevelt appoints John Lane to be “Postmaster at Augusta i
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Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson60 - Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
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Very nice ink signatures, “Theodore Roosevelt,” and “Woodrow Wilson,” on an off-white 4 x 5.25 page of Elbert Hubbard’s Essay of Silence, which is als
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Theodore Roosevelt61 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6.5 x 7.5, The Outlook letterhead, February 4, 1913. Letter to Reverend Alan Hudson. In part, “Indeed I remember well seeing you and yo
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William H. Taft62 - William H. Taft
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Scarce ALS as president signed “Wm H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, White House letterhead, August 19, 1911. Letter to the wife o
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William H. Taft63 - William H. Taft
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White House card signed in black ink, “Sincerely yours, Wm. H. Taft, Dec. 4 1912.” In fine condition, mounting remnants to reverse, a mild shade of to
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William H. Taft64 - William H. Taft
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ALS signed “Wm H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, September 19, 1923. Letter to a y
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William H. Taft65 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 14.25 x 18.5, May 21, 1910. President Taft appoints Nathan J. Shelton as “Captain on t
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William H. Taft66 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, August 1, 1908. Letter to author Wayne Whipple. In part: “I beg to acknowledge the
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Woodrow Wilson67 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.5, White House letterhead, December 30, 1914. Letter of thanks to a woman in Chicago. In full: “May I not thank y
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Woodrow Wilson68 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 22, 1915. Letter inviting a friend to dinner at the White House. In part: “I wo
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Woodrow Wilson69 - Woodrow Wilson
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Unusual White House card, 4.25 x 3.25, signed near the top in black ink, “Woodrow Wilson.” Some mild toning and soiling, and mounting remnants to reve
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Woodrow Wilson70 - Woodrow Wilson
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Print of an engraving of Wilson on 8.5 x 12.75 sheet of onionskin paper, signed in the lower border in pencil by Wilson and engraver Timothy Cole. Mat
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Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt71 - Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Partly-printed vellum DS signed as president, “Woodrow Wilson,” and as acting secretary of the Navy, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” one page, 15.5 x 19.25,
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Warren G. Harding72 - Warren G. Harding
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White House card boldly signed in black ink, “Warren G. Harding.” In fine condition, with some mounting and adhesive remnants to reverse.
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Calvin Coolidge73 - Calvin Coolidge
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AQS on an off-white 7 x 10.25 sheet of his personal stationery. Coolidge pens a quote from the conclusion of his commencement address given at George
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Calvin Coolidge74 - Calvin Coolidge
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White House card neatly signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” In fine condition.
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Herbert Hoover75 - Herbert Hoover
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Herbert Hoover,” on an off-white 2.75 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a paperclip impression to the top.
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Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover76 - Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover
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Vintage matte-finish 11.5 x 9.25 photo sent as a Christmas card, showing Rio de Janeiro’s Corocavado mountain, signed in the lower border in fountain
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Herbert Hoover77 - Herbert Hoover
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White House card nicely signed in fountain pen, “Herbert Hoover.” In fine condition, with mild soiling.
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Herbert Hoover78 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 15, 1933. Letter to his attorney. In part: “I and some friends have been purchasing some l
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Eleanor Roosevelt79 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Uncommon vintage glossy 8 x 6.5 photo of Roosevelt at a formal event, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Carol Stone, with good wishes, Eleanor
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Eleanor Roosevelt80 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, November 22, 1932. Letter to a young collector. In full, “I will ask my husband’s secretary to have the car
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Eleanor Roosevelt81 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6 x 9.25, White House letterhead, April 4, 1933. Letter to an admirer. In full, “I will be glad to see you if you ever come to Washingt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt82 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Exquisite vintage color 11.5 x 15 collotype print of Elizabeth Shoumatoff’s portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed as president in the lower border
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Franklin D. Roosevelt83 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: Alice of Old Vincennes. Later printing. NY: Grossett and Dunlap, 1908. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 419 pages. Signed on the first free end pa
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Eleanor Roosevelt84 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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DS, signed “Anna Eleanor Roosevelt,” one page both sides, 6 x 4, 1940. Roosevelt’s 1940 State of New York registration for her GMC Suburban, filled ou
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Franklin D. Roosevelt85 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.25, Navy Department letterhead, October 2, 1919. Letter to a woman about her son. In full, “I beg to acknowledge the receipt of
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Harry S. Truman86 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. President Truman awards Major Evdokim Ivanovich Sidorov the Legion of Merit for personally coordinating
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Harry S. Truman87 - Harry S. Truman
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Rare oversized vintage glossy 13 x 10.5 photo of Truman holding up the memorable ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ issue of the Chicago Tribune, signed and inscr
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Harry S. Truman88 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, October 28, 1955. Letter to a couple seeking an autograph. In full: “In reply to your letter of the sev
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Harry S. Truman89 - Harry S. Truman
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White House card signed in black ink, “Harry S. Truman, Jan. 19, 1953.” In fine condition, with a bit of scattered very mild soiling.
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Harry S. Truman and Cabinet90 - Harry S. Truman and Cabinet
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Vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 10.75 official Truman cabinet photo from January 9, 1948, neatly signed in blue and black fountain pen on the lines provi
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Harry S. Truman91 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, July 16, 1948. Memorandum for the director of the Bureau of the Budget, James E. Webb. I
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Harry S. Truman92 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, October 30, 1947. Letter to the director of the Bureau of the Budget, James E. Webb. In
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Harry S. Truman93 - Harry S. Truman
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Cover bearing an affixed six-cent postage stamp honoring Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed over the stamp in black ballpoint, “Harry S. Truman.” In fine c
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Harry S. Truman94 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, two pages, 8 x 10.25, White House letterhead, July 21, 1950. Letter to Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. In part, “In my mes
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Dwight D. Eisenhower95 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, June 28, 1952. Letter to a New Hampshire delegate. In part: “Between my return home and the Convention
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Dwight D. Eisenhower96 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “Ike Eisenhower,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, November 11, 1952. Letter to a supporter, written one week after winning the 19
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Dwight D. Eisenhower97 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Eisenhower in full dress uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For the Honorable John Snyder, Secretary
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Dwight D. Eisenhower98 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 20, 1953. Letter to Jack Warner of Warner Bros. Pictures. In full: “Thank you
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Dwight D. Eisenhower99 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited issue, numbered 894/1492. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 559 pages.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower100 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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ALS signed “Ike,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 8.75, Hotel d’Angleterre, Copenhagen letterhead, January 11, [1951]. Letter to “My Love.”
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