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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Harry S. Truman103 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman104 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman105 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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Harry S. Truman106 - Harry S. Truman
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Lovely display of six items, featuring an uncirculated Series 1935C silver certificate, engraved with the signatures of United States Treasurer W. A.
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Harry and Bess Truman107 - Harry and Bess Truman
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower108 - Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower
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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
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Dwight D. Eisenhower109 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower110 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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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
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Dwight D. Eisenhower111 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited issue, numbered 897/1426. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 10, 55
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Dwight D. Eisenhower112 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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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
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Dwight D. Eisenhower113 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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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
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Dwight D. Eisenhower114 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower115 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower116 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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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
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Mamie Doud Eisenhower117 - Mamie Doud Eisenhower
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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
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John F. Kennedy118 - John F. Kennedy
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy119 - John F. Kennedy
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy120 - John F. Kennedy
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Large and impressive archive of rare congressional publications and reports related to labor management from Kennedy’s early years in Congress, consis
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy121 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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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
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy122 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy123 - John F. Kennedy
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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
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy124 - John F. Kennedy
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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
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy125 - John F. Kennedy
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy126 - John F. Kennedy
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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
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy127 - John F. Kennedy
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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
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John F. Kennedy128 - John F. Kennedy
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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
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy129 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Kennedy’s personally-owned vintage Polaroid Land Automatic 100 folding rangefinder camera, serial number AA312597. Camera measures approximately 7.5 x
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson130 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Signed book: The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency 1963–1969. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jac
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson131 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson132 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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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: “
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Presidents133 - Presidents
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Ink signatures of Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan (franking signature), and William McKinley on various size clip
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon134 - Richard Nixon
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew135 - Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew
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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
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Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew136 - Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew
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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
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Richard Nixon137 - Richard Nixon
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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
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Richard Nixon138 - Richard Nixon
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon139 - Richard Nixon
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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
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Richard Nixon140 - Richard Nixon
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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
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Gerald Ford141 - Gerald Ford
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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
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Gerald and Betty Ford142 - Gerald and Betty Ford
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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
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Gerald Ford143 - Gerald Ford
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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,
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter144 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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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
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Ronald Reagan145 - Ronald Reagan
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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...
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Ronald Reagan146 - Ronald Reagan
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan147 - Ronald Reagan
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan148 - Ronald Reagan
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Handwritten endorsement, signed “Ronald Reagan,” on one onionskin page TLS from editor of the Monitor Whitman Daniels to Mr. W. Glynn Roehr, of Neenah
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan149 - Ronald Reagan
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Signed book: The Wisdom and Humor of the Great Communicator. First edition, first printing. San Francisco: Collins Publishers, 1995. Hardcover with du
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Ronald Reagan150 - Ronald Reagan
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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
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George Bush151 - George Bush
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ALS signed “George,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4, Republican National Committee letterhead, August 22, 1974. Letter to William Natcher, marked “pers
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George Bush152 - George Bush
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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
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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