RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Fletcher and Sharpe’s bank check, 7 x 3, filled out and signed by Harrison, “Benj. Harrison,” payable to T. P. Haughy for $50.00, July 14, 1884, with

Choice American Security and Trust Company check, 7 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by McKinley as president, “William McKinley,” payable t

ALS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 8.5, W. & A. McKinley, Attorneys at Law letterhead, Canton, Ohio, circa 1870s. Le...

LS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5.25 x 9, House of Representatives letterhead, March 19, 1889. Letter to Secretary

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, December 1, 1903. President Roosevelt appoints William A. Cavenaugh a “Captain of Infantry in

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Excelsior letterhead, April 2, 1910. Letter to Robert Skinner. In full: “I wish I could stop at Hamburg but it is out of the

Signed colophon from a limited edition of Roosevelt’s The Wilderness Hunter, 8 x 11, for edition number 109, signed in black ink, “Theodore Roosevelt.

Original James Fraser bronze profile portrait plaque of President Theodore Roosevelt. Bas relief plaque measures 10 x 12.75, with portrait of Roosevel

ANS signed “T. Roosevelt,” on one of Roosevelt’s 3 x 1.5 calling cards, no date. Short note to an unidentified recipient. In full: “Many thanks for yo

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages, 8 x 10.25, personal Washington, DC, letterhead, April 30, 1919. Letter to Gus Karger. In part: “I deeply regret t

Uncommon endorsed check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed in another hand, payable to Wilson for $1.00, dated February 13, 1911, being a donation for th

TLS, one page, 7 x 8.745, White House letterhead, April 19, 1915. Letter to Professor Charles B. Wright, who had been Wilson’s classmate during gradua

Partly-printed DS, one page, 9 x 11.5, September 25, 1911. Wilson commits a woman to the New Jersey State Institution for Feeble Minded Women. In part

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, December 27, 1921. Harding appoints “Thomas M. Wilson, of Tennessee, a Consul of Class six…I do ass

LS, one page, 7 x 9, The Vice-President’s Chamber letterhead, April 20, 1923. Letter to a Massachusetts gentleman. In full: “Thank you very much for y

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 3, 1924. Letter to Warren Ryder of Mill Valley, California. In part: “I am greatly i

A “Record of Registered Matter Received and Delivered” postal ledger from Plymouth, Vermont, 15.5 x 11, bound with string, no covers. Partially filled

Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. First trade edition. NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Hardcover, 6 x 8.75, 246 pages. Signe

DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, September 26, 1919. A submission form for the 1920-21 edition of Who’s Who in America. Document bears an affixed clipping of R

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 25, 1937. Letter to Ambassador William E. Dodd. In full: “Frankly, I was delighted w

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

ALS, one page, 7 x 10.5, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead, no date. Letter to G. V. Haight Company. In full: “I got in so late last

Signed book: The New Dealers. First edition. NY: The Literary Guild, 1934. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 414 pages. Signed on the opening p

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19 x 15, November 12, 1946. President Truman appoints Willard L. Thorp “an Assistant Secretary of State…for

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, May 12, 1945. Letter to E. J. Short, Sr., of Republic, Missouri. In full: “You don’t know h

TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, October 30, 1947. Letter to Budget Bureau director James Webb. In full: “The Acting Secr

Scarce United States Senate Chamber pass, 4 x 2.75, issued to Dr. Clarence Crawford, a Baptist minister, on April 9, 1945, signed at the bottom, “Harr

Matte-finish 12.75 x 11 Harris and Ewing photo of Truman and his cabinet, signed in blue and black ink by all 13 members: Harry S. Truman, John W. Sny

Red, white, and blue campaign handkerchief distributed during the 1952 presidential campaign, 25 x 25, picturing a photograph of a smiling Eisenhower

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 11.5, June 24, 1960. President Eisenhower appoints Raymond A. Hare as “a Foreign Service Officer of

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

Matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Kennedy by Alfred Eisenstaedt, affixed to its original 11 x 14 mount, unsigned, but inscribed on the mount in fountain

Unsigned autograph manuscript draft of a piece about Harvard University, titled at the top “Let Us Praise Great Men,” four pages, 8 x 10.5, no date bu

Original John F. Kennedy PT-109 campaign pin, 1.75? long, presented by Kennedy to Sandra Kimbriel, an employee of the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas, on

Kennedy’s unsigned handwritten notes on two off-white 4.25 x 7 lightly-lined sheets. Over 70 words in Kennedy’s hand, with complete transcriptions don

TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States, House of Representatives letterhead, January 22, 1952. Letter to Edward

Two adorable original hand-painted mixed-media artworks of a mother hen with four chicks, watercolor and appliqueed pink-and-white and red-and-white f

Unopened cigar, 5.25? long, presented to President Kennedy by Philippine Ambassador Amelito Mutuc. Cigar label reads, “Flor Fina Coronas Alhambra Mani

Vintage matte-finish 11 x 13.75 photo of Kennedy shaking hands with Joe Venneri at a function, with both gentlemen wearing name tags, signed and inscr

Collection of four items: a November 21, 1963, TLS from Evelyn Lincoln on White House letterhead; a 10.25 x 6.5 White House mailing envelope postmarke

Crisp ink presentation signature and inscription for David Powers, “For Dave, with love, Jackie, Christmas 1964,” on a 5 x 3.5 black-bordered card; an

A pair of original and deeply revealing medical illustrations, each 10 x 12.5, done in ink, gray wash, and tape, for the 1978 hearings on the murder o

Hand-addressed envelope, 5.25 x 3.75, addressed by Kennedy to “Mrs. Robert S. McNamara, 2412 Tracy Place N. W., Washington, D. C.,” and franked along

ALS signed “Jackie,” one page, 6.25 x 9.25, personal letterhead, postmarked Hyannis Port, August 6, 1965. Letter to Goddard Lieberson. In part: “The K

TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 16, 1974. Letter to entertainer Rudy Vallee and his wife. In full

Two TLSs, both signed, “Dick Nixon,” each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead. Both letters are to Helen Copley, the widow of newspaper publish

ALS signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, June 13, 1992. Letter to Senator Paul Simon. "Thanks so much for a copy of ...

ALS as president signed “Ron,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 White House stationery card, no date. Brief letter to “Phil.” In part: “Thanks for sending the c

ALS signed “Dutch,” one page, 4 x 5.75, no date. Letter to his longtime friend Lydia “Hup” MacArthur, written inside a Christmas card. In full: “Thank

ALS as president signed “Bill,” one page on a 6.25 x 4.25 presidential stationery card, November 23, 1995. A brief note to “David.” In full: “I loved