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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Franklin D. Roosevelt52 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, February 18, 1937. Letter to Senator Elmer Thomas regarding a vacancy in the tenth judicial
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Theodore Roosevelt53 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20.25 x 15.5, May 23, 1928. President Roosevelt promotes John N. Coe to “Colonel, retired.” Signed at the co
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Theodore Roosevelt54 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Signed book: The Wilderness Hunter. Later printing. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1893. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9, 472 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first fr
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Theodore Roosevelt55 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Original program for the “Ceremony of the Unveiling of the Lincoln Monument Van Horn Request, Newark, New Jersey, May 30, 1911,” 6.25 x 9, eight pages
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Theodore Roosevelt56 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 1, 1908. Letter to E. A. Drake of the Business Men’s Republican Association. In part: “About
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Presidents: Harding, Taft, and Coolidge57 - Presidents: Harding, Taft, and Coolidge
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Fantastic archive of letters sent to Adolph Lewisohn regarding the World Court, including one from William H. Taft as justice of the Supreme Court, on
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William H. Taft58 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6 x 9, personal letterhead, October 17, 1915. Letter to Walter C. Cole, Assistant Secretary of Detroit’s Board of
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William H. Taft59 - William H. Taft
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Ink signature, “Wm. H. Taft,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2 card. Signature is affixed to the mount of an original 10.5 x 13.5 photo of Taft’s inaugural pa
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William H. Taft60 - William H. Taft
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Ink signature, “Wm. H. Taft, Pointe a Pic, P. Q., Canada, July 4, 1928,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Moderate overall toning and a bit of feathering t
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Woodrow Wilson61 - Woodrow Wilson
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Ink signature, “Woodrow Wilson, Princeton, 11 Dec. 1906,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 slip. In fine condition, with some mild toning and a trimmed bott
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Woodrow Wilson62 - Woodrow Wilson
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Engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 6 x 4, signed at the bottom as president, “Woodrow Wilson, Thanksgiving, 1914.” Toning and sligh
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Woodrow Wilson63 - Woodrow Wilson
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Hand-addressed envelope, 5.75 x 3.25, addressed by Wilson to his wife, “Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Sagaponack, Long Island, N. Y., c/o Mrs. S. S. Topping.”
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Warren G. Harding64 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, December 27, 1921. Harding appoints “Thomas M. Wilson, of Tennessee, a Consul of Class six…I do ass
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Calvin Coolidge65 - Calvin Coolidge
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White House card neatly signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” Mild toning and surface marks near the embossed text, otherwise fine condition.
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Calvin Coolidge66 - Calvin Coolidge
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Vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 8 portrait of Coolidge affixed to its original 7.25 x 10 mount, signed and inscribed as president in black ink, “To Daniel
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Calvin Coolidge67 - Calvin Coolidge
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LS, one page, 7 x 9, The Vice-President’s Chamber letterhead, April 20, 1923. Letter to a Massachusetts gentleman. In full: “Thank you very much for y
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Calvin Coolidge68 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 26, 1924. Letter to Emanuel Cohen at Pathe News in New York. In full: “Thank you very much for s
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Calvin Coolidge69 - Calvin Coolidge
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ALS, one onionskin page, 8 x 10.25, August 12, 1931. Letter to Dr. Lyman Abbott. In full: “I have just learned of your illness and am leaving this not
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Herbert Hoover70 - Herbert Hoover
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White House card crisply signed in black ink, “Herbert Hoover.” In fine condition.
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Herbert Hoover71 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover. Later printing. NY: Macmillan Company, 1951. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 496 pages. Signed and
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Herbert Hoover72 - Herbert Hoover
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A collection of correspondence consisting of seven TLSs from the former president, all one page, and all dating from the 1950s, with one held in a sim
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Eleanor Roosevelt73 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6 x 6.75, Val-Kill Cottage letterhead, July 3, 1962. Letter to Mr. Lichter, in full: “In reply to your letter, I am sorry to say I do n
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Eleanor Roosevelt74 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 6.75, Val-Kill Cottage letterhead, November 10, 1949. Letter to “Miss Johns,” in part: “I deeply appreciate your kind invitation
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Franklin D. Roosevelt75 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Fountain pen signature, “from his friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt 1921,” on a gray 5.5 x 1.25 trimmed piece of a photo mount. In very good to fine condi
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Franklin D. Roosevelt76 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, The Woodrow Wilson Foundation letterhead, November 19, 1921. Letter to Charles E. Ellicott of Baltimore. In part: “As Chairm
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Franklin D. Roosevelt77 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Ink signature and inscription, “For Marion Warty & your ‘trustee’ Franklin D. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 sheet. Matted with an origina...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt78 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Vintage matte-finish 14 x 11 photo of a determined-looking Roosevelt at work at his desk in the Oval Office, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To
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Franklin D. Roosevelt79 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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World War II–dated bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Roosevelt as president, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” payable to George
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Franklin D. Roosevelt80 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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DS, signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” one page, 9 x 12.5, 1922. Document certifying that H. R. Upottke donated to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and thus
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Franklin D. Roosevelt81 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Vintage glossy 10 x 7.25 second generation Signal Corps photo from World War I of Roosevelt, with his cane in his hand, and naval officers posing at a
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Harry S. Truman82 - Harry S. Truman
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Scarce United States Senate Chamber pass, 4 x 2.75, issued to Dr. Clarence Crawford, a Baptist minister, on April 9, 1945, signed at the bottom, “Harr
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Harry S. Truman83 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 6.75 x 9.75, personal letterhead, June 10, 1970. Truman declines a speaking engagement. In part: “I appreciated your invitation to spea
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Harry S. Truman84 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 11 x 10, July 16, 1947. Certificate of Merit presented to Lionel J. Noah “for outstanding fidelity and meritorious conduct
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Harry S. Truman85 - Harry S. Truman
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Glossy 4.5 x 6.25 photo, affixed to a 6.5 x 8.5 mount, signed on the mount in black ink, “Kind regards from Harry S. Truman 10-3-63.”Label affixed to
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Harry S. Truman86 - Harry S. Truman
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Mimeographed speech, five pages, 8.5 x 14, originally given by Truman at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on February 15, 1964. Speech deals with the power o
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Dwight D. Eisenhower87 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 11.5, June 24, 1960. President Eisenhower appoints Raymond A. Hare as “a Foreign Service Officer of
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Dwight D. Eisenhower88 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Color vintage matte-finish 10.75 x 13.75 photo of Eisenhower’s official White House portrait, affixed to a 15 x 19 mount, signed and inscribed on the
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Dwight D. Eisenhower89 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, two pages, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, February 24, 1953. Letter to Horace Albright, president of Resources for the Future, In
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Dwight D. Eisenhower90 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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War-dated partly-printed DS, signed “DD Eisenhower, Major, Tank Corps,” one page both sides, 8 x 11.5, July 22, 1918. Honorable discharge issued to Ge
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Dwight D. Eisenhower91 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 9, White House letterhead, September 9, 1959. Letter to Nicholas Di Tieri, marked at the top, “Personal.” In full: “
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Dwight D. Eisenhower92 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 19, 1954. Letter to Major General Lucas V. Beau, commander of Washington’s Civil
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Dwight D. Eisenhower93 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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War-dated TLS, one page, 6 x 8, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force letterhead, November 6, 1944. Short letter to a collector seeking an a
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Dwight D. Eisenhower94 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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World War II–dated ALS signed “Your Ike,” three pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.5, July 11, [1943]. Letter to his wife, Mamie. In part: “The first part o
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John F. Kennedy and Mercury Astronauts95 - John F. Kennedy and Mercury Astronauts
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Air Force One in-flight booklet cover, 5 x 8, undated [but February 26, 1962] with an image of the aircraft and the presidential seal, with “Aboard th
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy96 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Two identical unsigned pre-printed black-bordered thank you cards, each 5.5 x 3.25, both of which read, “Mrs. Kennedy is deeply appreciative of your s
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Jacqueline Kennedy97 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Signed book: One Special Summer. Limited signed first edition of 500 copies. NY: Delacorte Press, 1974. Hardcover with slipcase, 10.75 x 13.25, signed
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Jacqueline Kennedy98 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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TLS signed “xxx Jackie,” one page, 5 x 7.25, personal letterhead, November 25, 1986. Letter to David Powers, addressed at the top by Kennedy, “Dearest
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Jacqueline Kennedy99 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Kennedy's personally-owned and -worn bathing suit. Blue and white butterfly-print cotton one-piece sarong suit, size 14, has narrow shoulder str...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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John and Jacqueline Kennedy100 - John and Jacqueline Kennedy
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Collection of 70 commemorative international postage stamps, various sizes, some loose and some contained in their original presentations sheets. Stam
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John F. Kennedy101 - John F. Kennedy
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Kennedy’s unsigned handwritten notes on two off-white 4.25 x 7 lightly-lined sheets. Over 70 words in Kennedy’s hand, with complete transcriptions don
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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