RR Auction: U.S. Presidents

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Celebrate Presidents' Day with RR Auction! This special sale boasts over 100 fine presidential autographs and artifacts, covering the period from the nation's founding to the present day. Dominated by letters and documents with important content, highlights include a letter by George Washington related to the admission of the US's first new state, an Abraham Lincoln document authorizing the transport of cotton across "the national military lines," and multiple significant handwritten letters by Thomas Jefferson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Andrew Jackson. Historic artifacts include a gold watch presented by John F. Kennedy to a member of his campaign staff, the mourning veil and purse of First Lady Florence Harding, and an oversized Truman-signed photograph framed in White House timbers. 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 February 2022.
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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George Washington Letter Signed as President7001 - George Washington Letter Signed as President
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Significant LS as president, signed Go: Washington, one page, 8 x 12.5, February 20, 1790. Letter to Governor Samuel Huntington of Connecticut, in ful
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Estimate : 35,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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George Washington Autograph Letter Signed as President7002 - George Washington Autograph Letter Signed as President
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ALS signed Go: Washington, one page, 7 x 8.75, August 10, 1791. Handwritten letter to Secretary of War Henry Knox, in full: "After you have rea...
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Estimate : 18,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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George Washington: Edward Everett Document Signed and Autograph Quotation Signed7003 - George Washington: Edward Everett Document Signed and Autograph Quotation Signed
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American statesman (17941865) renowned for his oratory, best remembered for giving the speech preceding Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Two items ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Adams Autograph Document Signed7004 - John Adams Autograph Document Signed
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Third-person ADS, signed within the text, John Adams, one page, 6.25 x 2.5, 1769. Handwritten receipt by Adams accounting for legal fees for services
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed7005 - Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed
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Revolutionary War-dated ALS as Governor of Virginia, signed Th: Jefferson, one page, 8 x 12.75, January 11, 1781. Addressed from Richmond, a handwritt
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Estimate : 35,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson Letter Signed7006 - Thomas Jefferson Letter Signed
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Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed Th: Jefferson, one page, 7.25 x 11.75, May 13, 1780. As governor of Virginia, Jefferson sends a letter from Richmon
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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James Madison Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Jefferson7007 - James Madison Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Jefferson
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ALS signed J. Madison, Jr., one page, 8 x 13, March 21, 1796. Handwritten letter to "Mr. Jefferson," former Secretary of State Thomas Jeff...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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James Madison Letter Signed with Free Frank7008 - James Madison Letter Signed with Free Frank
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LS, one page, 8 x 10, April 15, 1803. Letter to Robert Purviance, collector of the customs at Baltimore, in full: "I have received your letter ...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed7009 - James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed Jas. Monroe, three pages both sides, 8 x 10, December 16, 1815. Handwritten letter to his neighbor, friend, and family physician, Charles E
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed7010 - James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS as Secretary of State, signed Jas. Monroe, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, April 26, 1815. Handwritten letter to the cashier of the Bank of Columbia, in pa
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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