RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, House of Representatives letterhead, March 27, 1880. Letter to political

Partial self-contained partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.75 x 8, May 19, 1881. Lower portion of a presidential appointment, nicely signed b

Hardcover leatherbound autograph album, 7.5 x 9.25, signed inside, as president, “Chester A. Arthur, April 12, 1884,” and also signed by seven members

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 18.5, January 22, 1889. President Cleveland appoints Alfred T. Smith “Lieutenant Colonel of the Eight

Handsome engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 4.5 x 3.5, signed below the detailed vignette in bold black ink, “Benj. Harrison.” In v

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 16, April 12, 1899. McKinley appoints George Rutledge Armstrong a “Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the

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

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 28, 1898. Letter to historian William Laird Clowes. In full: “I understand your third volume is very nearly out. Par

ALS, three pages, 5.5 x 7.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, August 12, 1917. Letter to to Ralph Henry Van Deman, often called the ‘Father of American Milit

TLS, two pages, 7.75 x 9.5, The Outlook letterhead, February 21, 1913. Letter to Henry M. Wallace, a Detroit businessman and member of the National Pr

Outstanding matte-finish 4 x 5.5 portrait of Roosevelt in a near-profile pose wearing his customary pince-nez glasses, affixed to its original 5.25 x

Ink signature, “Theodore Roosevelt,” on an off-white 6.5 x 4 album page. A couple of rusty paperclip marks to top edge, and some scattered light tonin

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16.5 x 13.5, June 6, 1903. President Roosevelt appoints Albert W. Sioussa “a Notary Public for the District

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 15.5 x 19, December 27, 1910. President Taft appoints Henry R. Snyder “an Assis

Matte-finish 13.25 x 17.75 Harris and Ewing photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, as president, “For Wade H. Ellis, with affectionate regards,

ALS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages, 5.5 x 7, The President’s Cottage letterhead, September 10, 1909. Letter to a gentleman, in full: “I

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” four pages, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 23, 1920. Letter to newspaper correspondent Gus Karger. In part: “I reac

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 18, July 17, 1915. President Wilson appoints Thomas M. Schnotala a “Chief Pay Clerk in the Navy, to r

Superlative matte-finish 9.5 x 11.5 bust portrait of Wilson in a pinstripe suit, boldly signed in the lower left corner in fountain pen. Gorgeously do

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 14, March 27, 1926. Coolidge appoints Peter Thomsen to be postmaster of Fulton, Illinois. Signed at

Archive of 11 TLSs from Herbert Hoover to Lawrence Richey, ten signed with his full name, “Herbert Hoover," and one signed with his initials, &...

Matte-finish 9.5 x 13.5 Harris and Ewing photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen in the lower border to renowned surgeon and collector Dr. Max Tho

Draft LS as president in pencil, signed “Herbert Hoover,” two pages, 6.25 x 9.25, on the reverse of White House letterhead, March 8, 1930. Draft of a

An uncommon grouping of five items: an unusual mailing envelope signed once in the upper left and twice over the stamp block in the shape of an ‘X’; a

ALS signed “Roosevelt,” two pages, 8 x 10, no date but April 21, 1914. Draft of a letter to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. In full: “Am in to

Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, boldly signed in fountain pen. Some rippling to horizontal edges, tape remnants to reverse, and a few edge and corner tip c

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead, July 18, 1928. Letter to Mr. E. J. Howe of the Taconic Park Commissio

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

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 2, 1941. Letter to Congressman Joe Hendricks. In part: “I acknowledge, with appreci

Handsome 9 x 12 engraved portrait of President Roosevelt, signed below the vignette in bold fountain pen, “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Moderate toning to

World War II–dated TLS as vice president, one page, 8 x 10.5, Office of the Vice President letterhead, April 6, 1945. Letter to Hugh P. Williamson, a

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 9, 1971. Letter to Winston Dabney, Chairman of the Los Alamos Veterans Reunion Committee, in Los

Three signed menus: one for the 1950 National Press Club Annual Fathers and Daughters Dinner, signed and inscribed as president in pencil; one for a 1

Impressive matte-finish 10.5 x 3.5 photo of Eisenhower seated in front of a bank of microphones, with a large presidential seal on the wall behind him

World War II–dated ALS signed “Ike,” two pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.75, July 13, [1945]. Letter to his wife, Mamie. In part: “This is my first momen

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, June 27, 1960. President Eisenhower appoints Dr. Philip Hauge Abelson “a Member of the General Advi

War-dated TLS, one page, 5.5 x 7.5, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, Office of the Supreme Commander letterhead, May 8, 1945. Letter o

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

TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States letterhead, January 21, 1952. Letter to Sam Merrill of Cushing Academy, respondin

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.75 x 17.75, November 5, 1962. President Kennedy appoints “Mrs. D’Jaris Hinton Watson, of New York…a Membe

Two original color photos: one glossy 10 x 8 photo of Kennedy in the Oval Office beside Connecticut Congressman-at-Large Benjamin F. Grabowski and his

Exceedingly rare official Hallmark card issued during the 1963 holiday season, featuring an image of a nativity scene on the front, measuring 4.5 x 6.

TLS as president signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 7 x 10, White House letterhead, undated but postmarked March 7, 1963. Letter offering condolences to

Collection of 13 original and most likely unpublished negatives from the wedding of John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy. Each negative measures 3.75 x 5, f

ALS signed “Jackie,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7.5, undated but postmarked June 14, 1974. Letter to Geoffrey Bennison, a London interior designer an

Glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of the former first lady and JFK’s close personal friend and special assistant Dave Powers, affixed to a 12 x 10.5 mount, signe

Attractive and colorful Coalport Porcelain ‘Peacock’ pattern plate, 1815-1820, 9.5? in diameter, originally part of the dinner service owned by Jacque

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, January 16, 1965. Letter to California governor Edmund Brown. In part: “Your words of pr

Rare photocopied official White House press release of Reagan’s speech entitled “Remarks of the President at Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp,” three

ALS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 20, 1989. Letter to Helen Copley of Copley Newspapers. In full: “I just had a br