RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving record prices for clients around the world.
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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 12.75 x 15.5, October 25, 1794. Three-language ship’s papers, in French, English, a
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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George Washington2 - George Washington
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Fantastic display consisting of a scarce full ink signature, “George Washington,” on an off-white 3 x 1 slip clipped from a larger document. Signature
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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George Washington3 - George Washington
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Revolutionary War-era ink signature, “Go: Washington,” on an off-white 3 x .75 slip clipped from a larger document which is dated June 13, 1783. Slip
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John Adams and John Marshall4 - John Adams and John Marshall
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Partly-printed DS, signed as president “John Adams,” and as secretary of state, “John Marshall,” one page, 19 x 15.5, November 15, 1800. Four-language
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John Adams5 - John Adams
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Ink signature, “John Adams,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1 slip clipped from a larger letter or document. Slip is affixed to a slightly larger mount and do
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson6 - Thomas Jefferson
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Third-person ALS, one page, 8 x 5, February 10, 1800. In full: “Th: Jefferson will with pleasure serve Mr. Randolph’s friend as far as he is able; but
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson7 - Thomas Jefferson
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Ink signature, “Th: Jefferson,” on an off-white 2.25 x .75 slip clipped from a larger letter or document. Slip is affixed to a slightly larger mount a
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson8 - Thomas Jefferson
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Boldly penned ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.75 x 3.5, February 15, 1820. Letter to John Vaughan. In full: “I yesterday took the liberty of i
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison9 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 19 x 15.5, November 30, 1803. Four-languag
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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James Madison10 - James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12.5 x 8, February 14, 1814. President Madison appoints David W. McRorie as “a Midshipman in the Navy
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Madison11 - James Madison
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 8.5, July 30, 1812. President Madison grants John Johnston of Jefferson County, Ohio, a parcel of lan
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Madison and James Monroe12 - James Madison and James Monroe
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Partly-printed DS, signed “James Madison” as president and “Jas. Monroe” as secretary of state, one page, 21 x 16.5, March 7, 1812. A four-language sh
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe13 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.25 x 8.5, March 24, 1818. Land grant issued to Abraham Bitcher and Andrew Crockett for a quarter l
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams14 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20.25 x 16.5, December 15, 1821. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Reuben Ray master or commander of th
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams15 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS one page, 11 x 15, November 18, 1818. A patent issued to Abraham Taylor who “has invented a new and useful improvement being
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe16 - James Monroe
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ALS as president, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 21, 1819. Letter to an unidentified recipient. In part: “The papers enclosed relate to Judg
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe17 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 10, August 7, 1821. President Monroe grants a tract of land in New Orleans to John A. Bernardo and Sa
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams18 - John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.5 x 9.5, December 1, 1826. President Adams grants almost 80 acres of land in
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John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay19 - John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Q. Adams,” as president and “H. Clay,” as secretary of state, one page, 20.25 x 16.25, October 29, 1825. A four-language
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson20 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed DS as president, two pages, 11.25 x 14.5, March 18, 1834. A patent issued to Isaac Robinson, who “hath alleged that he has invented a n
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson21 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 9.75, November 15, 1830. President Jackson grants 80 acres of land in Indiana to Calvin Russell. Sig
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson22 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, August 1, 1836. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “William Whitten, Jr., master or commander of
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren23 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 19.25 x 15.5, June 4, 1839. A four-language ship’s papers issued to “Clark Estes mast
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren24 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5 x 8, October 17, 1861. Letter to a friend. In part: “I shall wait till after the elec
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Tyler25 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 11.5 x 17.5, June 1, 1843. Indian land grant reads, in part: “Whereas, Mary Wells (Wife of William J Wells)
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John Tyler26 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 20 x 15.5, October 6, 1843. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Clark Estes master or
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James K. Polk and James Buchanan27 - James K. Polk and James Buchanan
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Manuscript vellum DS, signed “James K. Polk” as president and “By the President, James Buchanan, Secretary of State,” three pages, 31 x 28, July 15, 1
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor28 - Zachary Taylor
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Manuscript DS, signed “Z. Taylor, Col Comdg.,” one page, 8 x 7.5, February 1833. Document headed “Requisition for fuel for the use of the Guard Statio
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor29 - Zachary Taylor
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Rare partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 17.25 x 14.25, March 8, 1849. President Taylor appoints Jacob Collamer “to b
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore30 - Millard Fillmore
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Partial self-contained partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18 x 8, August 11, 1852. Upper portion of four-language ship’s papers issued to “Josi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore31 - Millard Fillmore
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War-dated ALS, one page, 4 x 5, March 25, 1865. Brief letter to J. P. Story of St. Louis. In full: “I cheerfully comply with your request for my autog
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce32 - Franklin Pierce
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Ink signature, “Very respectfully, yr friend & sevt, Franklin Pierce, Concord, N.H., Novr 23, 1864,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 lightly-lined sl...
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Franklin Pierce33 - Franklin Pierce
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.5 x 16, October 12, 1857. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Henry J. Coop master or commander of the
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore34 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, March 28, 1857. Letter to Hamilton Fish. In full: “Perceiving that the Senate ordered some extra copies of the Opinions of the S
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan35 - James Buchanan
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Signed book: Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States in August and December Terms, 1801, and February Term, 180
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Buchanan36 - James Buchanan
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War-dated ALS, one page, 4.25 x 3.25, November 21, 1861. Neatly penned response to an autograph request. In full: “In compliance with your request I s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Buchanan37 - James Buchanan
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War-dated ALS, one page both sides, 6.5 x 8, March 17, 1862. Letter to Laura Pleasonton. In part: “How changed must be the Society of Washington! To m
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Buchanan38 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, no date. Unissued four-language ship’s papers signed in the fourth panel by Buchanan and countersig
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln39 - Abraham Lincoln
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LS as president-elect, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 2.25, February 6, 1861. Brief letter to collector and admirer Mary B. Birchard. In full: “He
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln40 - Abraham Lincoln
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Highly desirable Springfield Marine and Fire Insurance Company check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Lincoln, “A. Lincoln,” payable to Johnson...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln41 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15 x 18, March 8, 1864. President Lincoln appoints Septimus Carncross “Assistant Adjutant General of Volunte
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln42 - Abraham Lincoln
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Collection of 13 items consisting of unsigned cartes-de-visite, stereoviews, portraits, and several other formats. Cartes-de-visite are of Abraham Lin
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln43 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.25 x 16.5, August 26, 1861. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Alfred C. Davis, master and commander
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln44 - Abraham Lincoln
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Ink signature, “A. Lincoln,” on an off-white 1.5 x .75 slip clipped from a larger letter or document. Slip is affixed to a slightly larger mount and d
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln45 - Abraham Lincoln
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Union Presidential Ticket for the November 8, 1864, election in Seneca County, Ohio, 3 x 7, featuring the text, “For President, Abraham Lincoln of Ill
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson46 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16.75 x 11, August 12, 1865. President Johnson appoints Moses F. Odell a “Naval Officer for the District of
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson47 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed war-dated DS as president, one page, 15 x 18, April 18, 1865. President Johnson appoints Thomas J. Lucas “Brigadier General of Voluntee
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson48 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed document, one page, 20.5 x 17, April 18, 1866. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Henry M. Noxie master or commander of the Bark ca
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant49 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.5 x 10.75, March 3, 1871. President Grant appoints H. P. Van Cleve to be “Deputy Postmaster at Saint Anth
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant50 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 21.25 x 16.5, June 11, 1877. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “J. G. Baker, Jr., master or commander of the Bark Rei
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,700.00
 
 
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