RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Vintage matte-finish 13.5 x 10 Harris and Ewing photo of Truman and members of the Advisory Board of the Office of War Mobilization and Conversion pos

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, February 15, 1962. Letter to Gerald Wagner. In full: “I appreciate very much your letter of February

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, May 17, 1954. Letter of thanks for birthday wishes. In full: “Thank you very much for your good lett

Lovely display of six items, featuring an uncirculated Series 1935C silver certificate, engraved with the signatures of United States Treasurer W. A.

Two letters: TLS signed “Harry S. Truman,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 31, 1963. In part: “Your good telegram congratulating me on

Color vintage 8.25 x 7 book photo of the Eisenhowers, signed in felt tip by Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. Photo is affixed to an identical size sheet o

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, March 12, 1955. Letter of thanks to Benjamin Kohn for a gift honoring the three assassinate

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, August 29, 1959. President Eisenhower appoints “Gerald E. Murch of Maine,” to be “a Member of the B

Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited issue, numbered 897/1426. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 10, 55

ANS signed “Eisenhower,” one page, 4 x 5.25, Office of the Secretary letterhead, stamp-dated March 11, 1949. Brief note to James E. Webb, Truman’s und

Original vintage signed pencil sketch of a paperclip and a circular geometric pattern on the reverse of an off-white 8 x 10.5 health insurance fact sh

Vintage matte-finish 11 x 13.75 photo of Eisenhower at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Ambassador Philip K. Crowe, with best wish

TLS as president, one page, 6.25 x 8, White House letterhead, December 12, 1958. Letter, marked “Personal” at the top, to Paul Heinecke, President of

TLS as president signed “DE,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 6, 1953. Letter of thanks for a gift. In full: “I was delighted to see

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Eisenhower christening a ship, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Best wishes to Samuel Kloda Blc. MLC., Mamie Doud Eisen

Original program cover for the Milwaukee Press Club Annual Gridiron Dinner held on April 9, 1959, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “T

Signed book: Profiles in Courage. Later printing. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 266 pages. Signed and inscrib

Large and impressive archive of rare congressional publications and reports related to labor management from Kennedy’s early years in Congress, consis

ALS signed “Jackie,” ten pages, 5 x 7, personal letterhead, August 3, 1964. Letter to Evelyn Lincoln, written after seeing her uncle Lefty Lewis, who

ALS signed “Jackie,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4, sea shell letterhead, no date. Letter to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, dated “2/24/93,” at

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 9, 1961. President Kennedy thanks former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Sny

Vintage circa early 1940s matte-finish 2 x 2.75 candid photo of Kennedy in a suit and tie with a curtain and floral wallpaper in the background, signe

Five items: a one-page souvenir typescript on the Cuban Missile Crisis, signed by Dean Rusk; a color 6 x 4 photo of Kennedy giving a State of the Unio

Vintage cover of Life magazine’s souvenir edition commemorating Kennedy’s inauguration, 8.25 x 11, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black in

Original John F. Kennedy PT-109 tie clip. Clip measures 1.5? long, with “Kennedy” printed near the bow and the clasp stamped “Jolle.” Accompanied by a

Vintage pearl-finish 10 x 8 LOOK magazine photo of Kennedy chatting with LOOK magazine’s Sue Seay, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black i

Kennedy’s personally-owned vintage Polaroid Land Automatic 100 folding rangefinder camera, serial number AA312597. Camera measures approximately 7.5 x

Signed book: The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency 1963–1969. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jac

TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 9, White House letterhead, July 29, 1967. Ward L. Quaal, President, WGN, Chicago. In full: “I was impressed and enco

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 18, 1966. Letter to Joseph Curran of the AFL-CIO Maritime Committee. In part: “

Ink signatures of Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan (franking signature), and William McKinley on various size clip

Typed souvenir presidential resignation, one page, 5 x 8, on mock White House letterhead, dated August 9, 1974 (but signed later). Nixon’s famous comm

Printed invitation to the inauguration of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew, 6.25 x 9.75, held on January 20, 1969, signed in blue ink by Richard Nixon an

Embossed invitation to the inauguration of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew, 8.25 x 10.75, held on January 20, 1969, signed at the bottom in black felt t

TLS as president, signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, January 29, 1973. Letter to Congressman C. W. Bill Young. In full: “As the House and Senate begi

TLS as president, signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 10.5, White House letterhead, June 24, 1971. Letter to Congressman C. W. Bill Young, thanking him for

TLS as president, signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, October 26, 1971. Letter to Governor Warren P. Knowles of Wisconsin. In ful

Embossed invitation, 5.25 x 7.5, for the Inaugural Youth Conference held on January 19, 1973, signed at the bottom in black ink by Nixon. In very fine

Two photos: glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ford with his arms crossed, signed in the lower border in black felt tip; and a color 8 x 10 paperstock photo of Fo

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Fords posing together shortly after his inauguration, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by Gerald and Bett

Two items: glossy 10 x 8 photo taken immediately after his second assassination attempt, signed in blue felt tip; and a printed copy of his August 19,

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Carters at a General Dynamics event, signed in black felt tip, “J. Carter” and “Rosalynn Carter.” In fine condi

Signed book: An American Life. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 748 pages. Sign...

ALS signed “Ron,” one page, 6.25 x 4.5, personal letterhead, March 13, 1990. Letter to his longtime friend Lydia ‘Hup’ MacArthur. In full: “I’m sorry

Pre-printed Christmas card sent as governor of California to his longtime friend Lydia “Hup” MacArthur, 6.25 x 4.5, and bearing a pre-printed sentimen

Handwritten endorsement, signed “Ronald Reagan,” on one onionskin page TLS from editor of the Monitor Whitman Daniels to Mr. W. Glynn Roehr, of Neenah

Signed book: The Wisdom and Humor of the Great Communicator. First edition, first printing. San Francisco: Collins Publishers, 1995. Hardcover with du

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 three-quarter-length portrait of Reagan with his arms crossed, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Thanks for everythin

ALS signed “George,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4, Republican National Committee letterhead, August 22, 1974. Letter to William Natcher, marked “pers

Glossy 11 x 14 photo of a young Bush in his Yale baseball uniform meeting Babe Ruth prior to a game, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with

Satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of a young Bush in his Yale baseball uniform meeting Babe Ruth prior to a game, signed in black felt tip. In 1948, during t

Signed book: All the Best, George Bush. Limited edition. NY: Scribner, 2013. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 717 pages. Signed on a bookplate a

FDC with a cachet honoring the American flag, signed in black felt tip by father-and-son presidents George Bush and George W. Bush. In very fine condi

Desirable official Rawlings National League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot. In fine condition. Provenance: Barry Halper Collectio

Official limited edition Ebbets Field Flannels Yale University commemorative baseball jersey, 47/89, with sewn on letters and numbers, as well as an e

Titlest 1 golf ball bearing a presidential seal emblem and Clinton’s facsimile signature, signed in black felt tip above the seal. In fine condition.

Signed book: My Life. First Vintage Books edition. NY: Vintage Books, 2005. Paperback, 5.25 x 8, 969 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page, “T

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Clinton posing with famed producer and songwriter George Barrie, along with his wife and another woman, signed and

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, November 29, 1994. Letter to congressman Bud Shuster. In full: “Thank you for your suppo

Official Majestic replica New York Yankees baseball jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the front. In very good cond

Felt tip signature, “George W. Bush,” on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet of White House stationery. In very fine condition.

Felt tip signature, “George W. Bush,” on an off-white 5.5 x 9.25 sheet, to which was later added a typescript of Bush’s address to the nation on the n

Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. Later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed on the title p

American politician (1807–1886) best remembered as the subject of a controversy over whether, as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, he technically s

Pioneering British mathematician and mechanical engineer (1791–1871) whose Difference Engine and Analytical Engine are generally acknowledged as the f

ALS signed “A. Graham Bell,” two pages, 4.5 x 7, March 24, 1873. Letter to Mr. Bogdon. In part: “I am sorry that a bad cold compels me to keep indoors

ALS, one page both sides, 5.75 x 9, Marina, Bridgeport, CT letterhead, September 12, 1889. Letter to Rockwood. In part: “I telegraphed you today to pr

Rare ALS in German, signed “Benz & Cie.,” one page, 8 x 11, Benz & Co. letterhead, November 21, 1896. Letter to the German astronomer Max Wo...

Prussian statesman and First Chancellor of the German Empire (1815–1898). LS in German, signed “Bismarck,” one page, 8 x 10.25, October 5, 1896. Untra

Empress of France, born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie (1763–1814). Who married Napoleon in 1796 and was divorced in 1810, unable to ...

English statesman (1520–1598) and chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign. Manuscript DS in Old English, signed “W. Burghley,” one pa

Ink signature, “Aaron Burr Sol. L. of Council for the Def.,” on an off-white 4 x 2 slip clipped from a larger document. In fine condition, with a smal

British archaeologist and Egyptologist (1874–1939) whose 1922 discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s ‘Valley of the Kings’ proved to be one o

DS in Spanish, eight pages, 9 x 13.5, February 23, 1959, on ‘Republica de Cuba, Presidencia’ letterhead, initialed in the left margin of the first sev

DS in Spanish, three pages, 8.75 x 13.5, April 7, 1959. Council of Ministers document related to taxation. In part (translated): “The dictatorship was

ALS signed “Geo. W. Carver,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, August 28, 1934. Letter to Floyd Ande

Vintage glossy 7 x 9.25 photo of Winston and Clementine Churchill outside, signed in fountain pen, “Winston S. Churchill.” Collector’s notation on the

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Treasury Chambers letterhead, August 1926. Letter to H. K. Neymer. In full: “With reference to

TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 8 x 10, Chartwell letterhead, June 30, 1932. Letter, with Churchill‘s handwritten greeti

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 6.75 x 8.25, personal letterhead, December 10, 1950. Letter to C. G. Dines. In full: “I am indeed obliged

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 head-and-shoulders photo of Churchill, signed in the lower border in ink, “W. Churchill.” In fine condition, with the s

Signed book: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Volume II. Later printing. London: Cassell and Company, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x

ALS signed “W. F. Cody,” one page, 5.75 x 9, May 9, 1894. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “The grounds are owned by a number of men. Mr. Okey Snyder h

ANS signed “W. F. Cody,” on the correspondence side of a 5.5 x 3.5 ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody, Wyoming, picture postcard, no date, but postmarked September 1

Manuscript DS, signed “Oliver P,” one page, 8 x 11.25, April 19, 1655. In full: “Our will and pleasure is, and governs hereby required…to pay unto Sis

Canadian-born British shipping magnate (1787–1865) who founded the pioneering steamship line that still bears his name. Scarce ink signature, “Kind re

French statesman (1759–1794) and one of the leading figures of the French Revolution. He and his followers were charged with conspiracy to overthrow t

Choice original 2.25 x 3.75 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Davis as president of the Confederacy circa 1864, boldly signed at the bottom of the imag

Three of Colt’s retained drafts of documents sent to Commissioner of Patents Henry L. Ellsworth, circa 1837-38, all with a few additions, deletions, o

ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page, 5 x 8, November 9, no year. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “Absence from home has prevented my returning the proof

ALS signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, January 22, 1861. Letter to Reverend John W. French, Chaplain and History

Two ALSs, on two adjoining sheets, one signed “Jeffer. Davis,” and the other signed “V. Davis,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.25 x 8, March 1

Ink signatures, “Jefferson Davis” and “Varina Howell Davis,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.25 lightly-lined slip bearing a date notation of March 15, 1888.

ADS, signed within the text, one page, 7.5 x 4.25, July 9, 1772. Promissory note reads, in part: “I Nicholas Gorden…promise to pay to Josiah Bartlett

Manuscript DS, twice signed “Geo. Clymer,” one page, 8.25 x 3.75, November 2, 1802. Promissory note from Henry Clymer. In part: “Sixty days after date

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1737–1791), and a delegate to the Continental Congress. Partly-printed DS , signed “F. Hopk

Partial ADS, signed in the text, “Richard Henry Lee,” one page, 9 x 4.5, May 24, 1764. Document reads, in part: “Jeffries shall not make waste of any

Partly-printed DS, signed “Rob’t Morris,” one page, 9.25 x 12.5, April 18, 1795. Certificate issued to Dr. Enoch Edwards for “one share in the entire

Physician and surgeon general of the Continental Army who signed the Declaration of Independence (1746–1813). Scarce partly-printed DS, signed “Benj’n

Ink signature, “James Wilson,” on an off-white 4.75 x 8.5 clipped portion of a larger document. Also signed by John Bishop and Mark Bird. In fine cond