RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Crisp ink signature, “R. B. Hayes,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a uniform shade of mild toning.

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 22 x 17, May 19, 1879. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Valentine Lewis master o

Striking 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo by W. J. Baker’s Studios in Buffalo, New York, titled at the bottom, “Gen’l J. A. Garfield,” signed below the image in

Executive Mansion card, signed in black ink, “Very faithfully yours, Chester A. Arthur.” Double–suede–matted and framed with a portrait of Arthur and

LS as president-elect signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.25, personal letterhead, December 4, 1880. Letter to W. A. M. Grier, Es

Magnificent sepia 18.25 x 24.25, imperial three-quarter-length, portrait by Charles Milton Bell, signed and inscribed as president in the lower border

Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by B. F. Powelson of Buffalo, signed in the upper left in black ink, “Grover Cleveland, Mch. 15, 1908.” Cleveland be

TLS, two pages, 7.75 x 10, personal letterhead, August 6, 1892. Letter to respected photographer Napoleon Sarony. In part: “In reply to your recent le

ALS in pencil as president, one page, 9 x 5.5, March 31, 1885. Letter to his former law partner, W. S. Bissell of Buffalo. In full: “Accept my dear fr

Scarce ALS as president, in pencil, signed “B. Harrison,” on both sides of a 4.75 x 3.5 card bearing an engraving of the White House, no date. Headed

Very scarce ALS as president signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 4.5 x 6.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, December 3, 1889. Letter to Vermont Senator

Fantastic original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Harrison wearing his military uniform in a full-length pose, signed on the mount in black ink, “Benj. H

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Benj Harrison,” one page, 8 x 10, December 12, 1891. Harrison orders the secretary of state to affix the seal

Typewritten proclamation, signed as president, “William McKinley,” one page, 5.25 x 6.5, Executive Mansion letterhead, no date. Addressed “To The Peop

Ink signature, “Yrs very truly, W. McKinley, Jr., Canton O,” on an off-white 4 x 3.25 sheet. Sheet is inlaid into a 7.5 x 10 off-white sheet. In fine

TLS as president, one page, 7.25 x 9, black-bordered Executive Mansion letterhead, October 9, 1901. Brief letter to Hammond Lamont at The Evening Post

Ink signature, “Theodore Roosevelt,” on a light blue 4 x 1 slip. Slip is affixed to a slightly larger mount and double-cloth-matted and framed with a

Impressive oversized etching by Otto Schneider showing Roosevelt wearing his spectacles, 13 x 17, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black in

Vintage sepia 4.5 x 8.5 photo of Gari Melchers’s full-length portrait of Roosevelt, affixed to a 6.5 x 12.5 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount i

Seven items, each signed by a member of Roosevelt’s family: unsigned ANS by First Lady Edith K. Roosevelt on a White House card, offering best wishes

Ink signature, “Wm. H. Taft,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.

TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6.25 x 8, White House letterhead, March 8, 1911. Letter to W. H. H. Miller. In full: “I sincerely hop

Vintage oversized matte-finish 9.75 x 12.5 Pach Bros. three-quarter length photo, affixed to its original 13.5 x 16.25 photographer’s mount, signed an

White House card, signed along the top in black ink, “Woodrow Wilson.” Double-matted and framed, with a reproduction of the cover of the 1917 World Se

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 9.5, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Department letterhead, November 4, 1920. Letter to Ernest M. Hortmann, written two

Uncommon ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 8.5, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of the Lieutenant Governor letterhead, June 17, 191

Signed book: As Ding Saw Hoover. First edition. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State College Press, 1954. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7 x 9.25, 138 pages. Signed an

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To James C. Austen, with the good wishes of Herbert Hoov

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, February 21, 1924. Letter to Edward W. Bok, former editor of the Ladies’ Home Journal. In full: “Your qu

Vintage matte-finish 10 x 12.5 Bachrach photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To Robert L. Hogg, with kind regards of Herb

ANS as president signed “FDR,” one page, 6 x 8.5, White House letterhead, December 1, 1937. The memo reads, in full: “Am sending this to you in blank

Vintage matte-finish 7 x 11 Bachrach photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To my nieces Amy, Diana & Jean, from their affectionate uncle...

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, June 9, 1941. Letter to journalist Herbert Bayard Swope. In full: “My best thanks for the telegram and letter you s

War-dated TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 6, 1942. Letter to Senator Lister Hill. In full: “Ever so many thanks for

ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Roosevelt & O’Connor law firm letterhead, November 9, 1927. In part: “I enclose check for Mr. G. J. Duffy fo...

Rare ALS as president signed “F. D. R.,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, no date [circa September, 1938]. Letter to Frederic Delano, his moth

Superlative vintage matte-finish 14.5 x 11 photo of Roosevelt accepting a six-foot model of the Liberty ship SS John Bidwell, beautifully signed as pr

TLS as president signed “FDR,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, August 25, 1942. Letter to his uncle Frederic Delano. In full: “Many thanks fo

DS as president, one page both sides, 6 x 4, January 3, 1940. Commercial vehicle registration from 1940 for Roosevelt’s 1935 Ford truck. Filled out in

Notarized DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 13, June 17, 1937. Sara Delano Roosevelt’s petition for claiming income from the Estate of James R. Roosev

TLS, one page, 8 x 9.75, Commissioners Office Police Department of the City of New York letterhead, June 8, 1895. Brief letter to Colonel Archibald D.

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, February 13, 1934. President Roosevelt writes Bobby Steigerwalt of New York City. In full,

Attractive etching of the White House, 8 x 4, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In fine condition.

FDC with a cachet honoring Eleanor Roosevelt, signed in blue ballpoint, “Harry S. Truman” and “Bess W. Truman.” Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA auth

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 3, 1949. Letter expressing gratitude. In part: “You certainly were generous to s

Important TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, September 18, 1945. Truman writes to the Executors of the Estate of Franklin D

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 2, 1951. Letter to Cecilia Belanger. In full: “Thank you very much for your letter…

Vintage matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To my good friend Mrs. Henry Cla

DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, October 26, 1945. Truman appoints John R. Steelman to be a “Special Assistant to the President of the United State

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, March 22, 1972. Letter to Margot Chadwell of Santa Barbara, California. In full: “I was pleased to h