RR Auction: U.S. Presidents

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

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...

American statesman (17941865) renowned for his oratory, best remembered for giving the speech preceding Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Two items ...

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

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

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

ALS signed J. Madison, Jr., one page, 8 x 13, March 21, 1796. Handwritten letter to "Mr. Jefferson," former Secretary of State Thomas Jeff...

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 ...

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

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

Partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 15.5 x 9.5, November 13, 1822. President Monroe grants to John Klinefelter of Pennsylvania a parcel of land &quo...

ALS as a Massachusetts Congressman, four pages on two sheets, 7.5 x 9.5, August 22, 1831. On the eve of the 1831 National Anti-Masonic Convention, Joh

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.5, December 14, 1842. Handwritten letter to J. George Harris, editor of the Nashville Union, express

ALS, six pages on three sheets (including two adjoining), 8 x 13.25, February 6, 1806. Lengthy handwritten to newspaper editor Thomas Eastin, regardin

ALS, one page, 7.5 x 8.25, January 2, 1845. Letter to Thomas Dawson, expressing his condolences over the loss of his father, Moses Dawson, in full: ...

ALS as president, one page, 4.75 x 7.5, March 12, 1830. Handwritten letter to Secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham, concerning charges brought a

Autograph endorsement signed as president, "I refer this to the Sec. of the Navy, A. J.," penned on the address leaf of a letter written t...

American attorney, jurist, and Democratic politician (17891851) who served as Secretary of the Navy under President Jackson, Secretary of the Treasury

Manuscript document, signed Per order of Major General Benj'n Stickney, Wm. S. Allen, aid de camp, one page, 8 x 7.25, June 20, 1833. Manuscript...

Autograph endorsement signed M. Van Buren, on the reverse of a manuscript document, one page, 8 x 7, March 12, 1841. Van Buren writes, in part: I cons

Partly-printed DS, signed M. Van Buren, one page, 10 x 7, November 20, 1839. President Van Buren appoints Benjamin N. Nichols as "a Passed Mids...

ALS signed Will'm Henry Harrison, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, February 24, 1804. Handwritten letter as governor of the Indiana Territory to ...

Important ALS signed J. Tyler, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, no date but circa 1857-1858. Handwritten letter to one of his sons, re

Unusual partly-printed DS, one page, 7.5 x 9.75, February 28, 1833. Power of attorney document filled out and signed by Tyler, writing his name twice

War-dated ALS signed Z. Taylor, one page both sides, 5 x 7.75, June 3, 1847. Bold handwritten letter to his son-in-law, Dr. Robert C. Wood, at the U.S

Partly-printed DS, one page, 13.75 x 13.5, December 8, 1848. Bond of the Hudson & Berkshire Rail-Road Co. for $1000, boldly signed at the conclu...

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, monogrammed "F.P." letterhead, December 18, 1867. Handwritten letter to Mrs. Wentworth ...

ALS, twelve pages on three sets of adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, June 25, 1858. Letter to Sidney Webster, his former private White House secretary, w

ALS, one page, 8 x 10, June 11, 1852. Handwritten letter to Isaac G. McKinley, editor of the Harrisburg Democratic Union, commending his editorials an

ADS, one page, 8 x 4, May 10, 1852. Handwritten promissory note by James Buchanan, in part: "Sixty days after date I promise to pay to the orde...

Office of Discount and Deposit of the Bank of the United States check, 6.5 x 2.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Thomas Swann, payable to H

Important manuscript DS as president, two pages, 7.75 x 13.25, March 7, 1865. Significant document issued from the Executive Mansion, permitting trade

Vibrant and colorful oversized 17 x 35 calendar for January 1921 entitled 'Lincoln at Gettysburg,' featuring a fantastic illustration of Pre...

Iconic oversized 7.5 x 9.5 albumen photograph of President Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad, taken by Mathew Brady's assistant Anthony Berger on ...

Interesting archive containing the typed draft for George William Bell's manuscript for 'Abraham Lincoln; A Poetical Interpretation,' wi...

Printed "General Orders No. 139" being President Lincoln's preliminary emancipation proclamation, three pages on two adjoining sheets,...

ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, May 15, 1851. Boldly penned letter to John H. Keyser, in part: "Your letter of the 6th ult. was received...

ALS in pencil, signed Julia D. Grant, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered letterhead, October 30, 1890. Handwritten letter to...

Unsigned book from the personal library of Ulysses S. Grant: Second Annual Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners to the Secretary of the Interio

Rare ALS as president, signed R. B. Hayes, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, April 19, 1878. Letter to Minn

Partly-printed DS, signed R. B. Hayes, one page, 7.5 x 4, December 30, 1871. As governor of Ohio, Hayes directs the auditor to "issue your Warr...

Unusual pairing of two ink signatures, "Lucy W. Hayes," on individual off-white slips, one written in the hand of Rutherford B. Hayes and ...

Extremely rare ALS as president, signed J. A. Garfield, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Executive Mansion letterhead, May 29, 1881. Handwr

Excessively rare official Executive Mansion card, 4 x 2.75, neatly signed in ink as president, "James A. Garfield, March 12, 1881." Annota...

Exceedingly rare ALS as president signed J. A. Garfield, written in pencil on a 5.75 x 8.25 American Union telegraph sheet, June 4, [1881]. A telegram

ALS signed Lucretia R. Garfield, two pages both sides, 4 x 6.25, black-bordered personal letterhead, October 14, 1882. Handwritten letter to a gentlem

Signed book: State Papers, Etc., Etc., Etc., of Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1885.

Three items signed by Cleveland: an official Executive Mansion card, signed "Frances F. Cleveland"; an ALS signed "Frances F. Clevela...

ALS in pencil as president, one page, 9 x 5.5, March 31, 1885. Letter to his former law partner, W. S. Bissell of Buffalo, in full: "Accept my ...

ALS as president, signed Benj. Harrison, one page, 5.75 x 8.75, annotated February 22, 1890. Handwritten draft of a telegram to the Hon. C. C. Hines i

Fletcher's Bank check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, payable to The Bowen-Merrill Co. for $9, February 11, 1888. In fine condi...

Daughter (18581930) of Benjamin Harrison, who served as acting first lady from October 25, 1892 to March 4, 1893, following the death of her mother Ca

Program for the "National Peace Jubilee Banquet" to be tendered to the President of the United States by the citizens of Chicago on Octobe...

Uncommon set of signed books: Memoirs by Harry S. Truman, Vols. I and II: Year of Decisions and Years of Trial and Hope. Later printings. NY: Doubleda

TLS, six pages, 8.5 x 10.5, January 24, 1913. At the start of the 20th-century labor union movement, Roosevelt writes a lengthy letter to Assemblyman

Early and exceptional circa mid-1880s original 3 x 4.5 albumen portrait of the young Theodore Roosevelt, affixed to its original 4.25 x 6.5 Charles L.

TLS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 16, 1908. Letter to Lawrence F. Abbott, the editor

Superb vintage matte-finish 9 x 13 photo of Joseph DeCamp's painting of President Roosevelt accomplished in 1908, affixed to its original 13.75 ...

Two ALSs, individually signed "Theodore Roosevelt" as president and "Edith Kermit Roosevelt" as first lady, both two pages on tw...

Two items: an ALS by Theodore Roosevelt's wife, signed "Edith K. Roosevelt," two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, Executive...

Rare and colorful 20 x 32 poster for the Jamestown Exposition of 1907, featuring well-done portraits of President Theodore Roosevelt and the members o

Uncommon ALS as president signed Wm. H. Taft, one page, 6 x 8.75, March 19, 1909. Brief handwritten letter to Margery A. Stevens of Brooklyn, in full:

Huge portrait etching of William Howard Taft by noted poster artist and illustrator Jean de Paleologue, 19.5 x 25, Signed at the bottom of the image i

Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Taft, "Wm. H. Taft," payable to R. P. Andrews Paper Company for $6, Apr...

Attractive 7.5 x 9.5 engraved portrait of Woodrow Wilson, neatly signed in the lower border in pencil. Nicely matted and framed to an overall size of

TLS signed Florence Kling Harding, one page, 5.5 x 7, Ritz-Carlton Hotel letterhead, February 3, 1921. Letter to an autograph collector, sent one mont

Black purse and veil personally-owned and -worn by former First Lady Florence Harding during the mourning period of her husband, President Warren G. H

Rare book: Warren Gamaliel Harding, President of the United States: A Review of Facts Collected from Anthropological, Historical, and Political Resear

Partly-printed DS, signed W. G. Harding, one page, 8.25 x 7, November 29, 1914. Voucher from The Harding Publishing Company (The Marion Star) filled o

Marion County Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harding, "W. G. Harding," payable to Wells-Fargo & Co. for $502.50, Febru...

Two bold ink signatures, "Warren G. Harding" and "Florence Kling Harding," on individual off-white cards gilt-embossed with the ...

Signed book: The Price of Freedom: Speeches and Addresses by Calvin Coolidge. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924. Hardcover with d...

ALS, one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, May 21, 1932. Handwritten letter responding to his former Secretary of Commerce, William F. Whiting, de

Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. Limited edition, numbered 37/1000. NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5,

Nice pairing of two signed items: a vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 9.25 Harris & Ewing portrait of Coolidge, signed and inscribed along the bottom ...

Vintage glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of the president and first lady attending the dedication of the Bok Singing Tower in Lake Wales, Florida, signed in fou

Matte-finish 4.75 x 7.75 photo of the elderly Hoover seated at his desk, signed in the lower border in ink, "Herbert Hoover." Matted and f...

Uncommon vintage glossy 6.5 x 10 full-length photo of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover standing outdoors next to an American flag, signed by both in fount

ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, [September 1935]. Handwritten letter by President Roosevelt, evidently to Assistant Secr

ALS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 19, 1934. Letter to Frank C. Deering, in full: "Some day I shall hope to...

DS, signed Franklin D. Roosevelt, one page, 8.5 x 3.25, February 1, 1927. Typed promissory note, in part: "On February 1st, 1937, at the Bank o...

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead, January 15, 1924. Letter to friend and business associate Co

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Roosevelt & O'Connor, Counselors at Law letterhead, December 23, 1926. Letter to New York Supreme Court Judge Morga...

Manufacturer's Trust Company check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by noted autograph collector Rev. Cornelius Greenway, payable to Franklin D. Ro...

Fantastic ALS as president, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 4, 1948. Handwritten letter to Myldred (Bobb

Magnificent matte-finish 10 x 13 photo of the White House lawn from the South Portico, with the Jefferson Memorial and Washington Monument in the dist

Two items: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of President Truman's famed whistle-stop train tour undertaken as part of his 1948 presidential campaign, signe...

Exceedingly rare ALS signed in full by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, sent to the 1953 graduating class of the United States Military Academy at West

Scarce ALS as president, signed "Ike," one page both sides, 7 x 10.25, on his lesser-seen personal "DDE, The White House" letter...

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, April 13, 1962. Writes from Palm Desert, a letter to banker J. K. Brigstocke, in full: "Thanks s...

Original Western Union telegram from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Robert B. Stewart, Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts Un

10k gold Benrus wrist watch personally-owned and -gifted by John F. Kennedy to Francis X. McCabe, a member of Kennedys 1960 presidential campaign staf

Iconic matte-finish 8 x 10 bust-length portrait of John F. Kennedy in a pinstriped suit by Fabian Bachrach, signed and inscribed in the lower border i

Large original wood and masonite sign from JFK's inaugural parade on January 20, 1961, measuring 22.5 x 26.5, featuring a large color image of t...

Original Western Union telegram from president-elect Senator John F. Kennedy to Robert B. Stewart, Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at

Historic original vintage glossy 9 x 7 UPI telephoto of John F. Kennedy announcing Lyndon B. Johnson as his running-mate at a press conference during

Great original vintage glossy 7 x 9 UPI telephoto of John F. Kennedy delivering an address to a group of visiting foreign students at the White House

Fantastic archive of unpublished Kennedy family candid photographs, ranging in size from 2.5 x 3.5 to 6 x 3.5, comprising a total of 31 photos. Many w

Ominous original vintage glossy 9 x 8 AP wirephoto of a rear-view close-up of John F. Kennedy and daughter Caroline riding in a convertible limousine

Collection of six rare original 2.5 x 4 funeral/memorial cards for members of the Kennedy family who succumbed to the 'Kennedy curse,' inclu...