RR Auction: The Significant Letter Collection of Victor Niederhoffer

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Victor Niederhoffer is more than a hedge fund manager, champion squash player, bestselling author and statistician. He is also a world-class collector. This month, RR is pleased to present more than 100 rare and significant letters from his vast collection. Victor only selects content-rich and historically vivid correspondences, and these offerings are the best examples of the diverse writers featured, from the arenas of politics, science, sports, literature and more. From Werner Heisenberg to Thomas Jefferson to Charles Darwin, each intimate letter sheds a rare light on their personal day-to-day lives. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in June 2018.
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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James Buchanan8025 - James Buchanan
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ALS, one page, 8 x 10, February 25, 1836. Letter to "Mr. Sterling," in full: "I have received yours of the 21st in relation to ‘the T...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln8026 - Abraham Lincoln
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ALS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 7.5 x 12.75, Springfield, November 16, 1858, written on the lower half of a letter to him from Martin Bishop. Befor
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Lincoln Assassination: Jeannie Gourlay8027 - Lincoln Assassination: Jeannie Gourlay
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ALS signed “Jeannie Gourlay Struthers,” four pages on two sheets, 8 x 10 and 8 x 8.75, May 1, 1910. Letter to Mr. Mudd, in part (spelling and grammar
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Lincoln Assassination: W. Martin Jones8028 - Lincoln Assassination: W. Martin Jones
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Leather-bound ledger belonging to W. Martin Jones and containing his eyewitness account of President Lincoln’s assassination at Ford's Theatre o...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant8029 - U. S. Grant
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gnl.,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, Head Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, Januar
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant8031 - U. S. Grant
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ALS as president, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, January 18, 1873. Letter to "Dear Ford," ...
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U. S. Grant8032 - U. S. Grant
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant,” two pages both sides, 5 x 8, Head-Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, November 6, 1864. Letter
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James A. Garfield8033 - James A. Garfield
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ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 7.75 x 10.5, May 19, 1871. Letter to Wallace J. Ford in Corry, Pennsylvania, in part: "I have read with ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt8035 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, November 17, 1905. Letter to Captain Charles H. Scott of Montgomer
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt8036 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, The Vice President's Chamber letterhead, June 3, 1901. Letter to F. G. Fincke, in full: "I inclose the letters...
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Woodrow Wilson8037 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 8.75, personal letterhead, May 22, 1922. Letter to William H. Crawford of New York. In full: "Thank...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson8038 - Woodrow Wilson
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Uncommon World War I-dated TMS, three pages, 7.5 x 10, The White House, October 13, 1917, signed at the conclusion by President Wilson. Declaration ur
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge8039 - Calvin Coolidge
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Typescript of Vice President Calvin Coolidge's speech commemorating the birth of Abraham Lincoln, 26 total pages, signed at the conclusion in bl...
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Herbert Hoover8040 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary letterhead, June 24, 1922. Letter to George Horace Lorimer of the Saturday Ev
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Eleanor Roosevelt8041 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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TLS, three pages, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, August 23, 1954. Letter to Texas Congressman Martin Dies, Jr., who had been the first chairman of
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Harry S. Truman8042 - Harry S. Truman
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ALS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 19, 1958. Letter to his former secretary of state, Dean Acheson. In part: “I’m glad you liked
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Harry S. Truman8043 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 5, 1960. Letter to Democratic Congressman John A. Blatnik of Minnesota, in full: "Thi...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower8044 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS, two pages, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, October 27, 1952. Letter to E. K. Irrman, editor of the National Tribune, written from "Aboard ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower8045 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “Ike,” two pages, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, June 14, 1961. Confidential letter to Lewis Strauss, articulating his concerns on atomic
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower8046 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, two pages, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 5, 1958. Letter to Russell B. Sterns of National Food Products, Inc., in part: &...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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