RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

ALS signed “Ethel Carow Roosevelt,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Sagamore Hill letterhead, no date, but postmarked October 28, 1912. L

Scarce ALS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, May 19, 1911. Letter Miss Marjorie Ide, the daughter of his Min

TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 24, 1909. Letter to the Diplomatic and consular Representati

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” four pages, 8 x 10.5, personal Washington, DC, letterhead, August 30, 1919. Letter to Gus Karger, headed at the top, “Confid

Pearl-finish sepia 19.5 x 14 photo of the U. S. S. George Washington at sea by E. Muller, Jr. of New York, signed in black ink, “Woodrow Wilson,” and

TLS, one page, 6.75 x 9.25, personal letterhead, December 31, 1922. Letter to Reverend Francis Edward Clark of the Society of Christian Endeavor. In f

DS as president, one page, 10.25 x 13.5, February 8, 1923. President Harding appoints Willard Saulsbury of Delaware as “a Delegate of the United State

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, vice presidential letterhead, April 27, 1921. Letter to Reverend Francis Edward Clark of the Society of Christian Endeavor. In p

Handsome matte-finish 9.5 x 12 Bachrach photo, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “The Kind Regards of Herbert Hoover.” Double-suede-matted a

Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Roosevelt seated in a chair with his leg braces showing, surrounded by three other men, with all four wearing Tri Po Bed-

Small glass footed vase originally owned by the Roosevelts. Early American-style handled flaring vase stands 4.5? high on a 2.25? diameter base, with

Roosevelt’s personally-owned stationery rack. Black-painted wooden rack measures 9.5 x 4.5 x 8.75. Rack was originally sold as Lot 813 in the November

Extremely rare advance copy of Looking Forward by Franklin D. Roosevelt. NY: John Day Company, 1933. Softcover, 5 x 7.5, 279 pages. Accompanied by a c

Charming 9.5 x 7 Christmas photo of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt relaxing at a patio table with a book and some knitting, taken on July 4, 1941, sig

Partly-printed DS, one page, 11 x 8.5, February 9, 1932. Governor Roosevelt turns over a fugitive to the state of Massachusetts. In part: “I, Franklin

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, April 1, 1938. Letter to John W. Snyder. In part: “I am pleased to tell you that I have reco

Dipping pen used by President Truman to sign a bill to increase compensation for family hardships caused by deaths in the military passed by the House

Historic and scarce matte-finish 9.75 x 8 UPI News photo of Truman holding the front page of the November 3, 1948, Chicago Tribune with its headline p

Signed book: Year of Decisions, Volume 1. Special Kansas City edition limited to 20,615 copies. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1955. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.

Unique program for a ceremony held to honor the 149th anniversary of Castle Clinton in Battery Park becoming a US Army headquarters during the War of

Eisenhower’s personally-owned and -used pen knife. Case knife measures 2.5? long with three different-sized pull-out blades, with the longest blade et

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, War Department, Chief of Staff letterhead, June 27, 1946. Letter to Frank Fortune. In part: “It is indeed gratifying to read you

White China dinner plate, 10? diameter, made for President Eisenhower’s presidential jet, Columbine. The dinner plate features a border in gilt, with

Small hand-made war souvenir in the design of a sword, measuring a total of 6.5? long, with the blade engraved on one side with the stylized palm tree

Collection of materials related to JFK’s inauguration that once belonged to Milton Berle, including: a limited edition hardcover inaugural program; a

TLS as president, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, October 5, 1961. Letter of thanks to Jack Landau. In full: “The performance of Shakespe

Signed book: Profiles in Courage. Later printing. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 266 pages. Signed and inscribed

TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, United States Senate letterhead, January 31, 1957. Letter to Charles William Lavers in Boston. In part

Collection of 19 items consisting of signed photos and printed testimonies, each signed by a person associated with the Kennedy assassination. Signers

Rectangular piece of clear plexiglass, 7.75 x 6 x 0.25, featuring a bullet hole in the right side, with notations reading, “Front Side. 1-1-85. 1/4? P

Still-sealed bottle of Haig & Haig Pinch blended scotch whiskey, given to Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kennedy as an inaugural gift after he won the 196...

Beautiful limited edition hand-painted Limoges porcelain dinner plate as approved by Jacqueline Kennedy for the First Couple’s visit to Paris in May 1

Sterling silver bowl, made by Gorham, standing 3.75? high and measuring 8? in diameter, engraved on one panel, “For Mummy from Jack.” Bowl was origina

Cobalt-blue dinner plate specially produced for the dinner of the Inter-American Press Association in honor of President John Fitzgerald Kenned

Two unsigned handwritten notes. The first is along the right edge of a 1969 TLS to Kennedy from American Legion commander Albert Casassa, on letterhea

TLS signed “Jacqueline Onassis,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Doubleday letterhead, April 23, 1981. Letter to Abbie Gail Weiser, written as associate editor, i

Felt tip signature, “Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, December 2, 1966. Letter to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. In full: “The attache

Original matte-finish 10 x 8 press photo of President Johnson and his family boarding Air Force One on the day he left office in 1969, signed and insc

TLS signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, February 25, 1988. Letter to conservative columnist Victor Lasky which accompanied page

Two vintage Dubl Duck ‘Satinedge’ straightedge razors, used by William Gornik of Drucker's Barber Shop to shave Reagan and his other celebrity c...

Fantastic and excessively rare ALS as president, one page on a 6.5 x 4, White House stationery card, no date. Response to a citizen regarding the Bill

Color 16 x 20 poster entitled ‘Destiny,’ based on the iconic Shepard Fairey ‘Hope’ design, featuring a portrait of Obama imposed over the text of his

Official 1978 Oahuan yearbook from Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, 9 x 12.25, 328 pages, featuring images of Obama during his junior year with his

Collection of four porcelain Christmas ornaments, each approximately 5? in diameter, two of which have been hand-decorated, signed in various color fe

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, personal letterhead, September 27, 1892. Letter to Walter H. Beecher. In part: “I am much gratified with the statement you

ALS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 21, 1920. Response to an autograph request. In full: “I have pleasure in sendi

Choice White House card crisply signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” In fine to very fine condition, with an extremely faint pencil mark to the upp

Engraved portrait of the southern side of the White House, signed below the image in black ink. In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light soili

Matte-finish 8.25 x 11 Underwood and Underwood photo, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “With regards, Calvin Coolidge.” Matted and framed,