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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Martin Van Buren Document Signed as President7021 - Martin Van Buren Document Signed as President
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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...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison Autograph Letter Signed7022 - William Henry Harrison Autograph Letter Signed
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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 ...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed7023 - John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed
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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
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler Document Signed7024 - John Tyler Document Signed
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor Autograph Letter Signed7026 - Zachary Taylor Autograph Letter Signed
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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
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore Document Signed7027 - Millard Fillmore Document Signed
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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...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed7028 - Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, monogrammed "F.P." letterhead, December 18, 1867. Handwritten letter to Mrs. Wentworth ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed7029 - Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed
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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
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed7030 - James Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed
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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
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan Autograph Document Signed7031 - James Buchanan Autograph Document Signed
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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...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan Signed Check7032 - James Buchanan Signed Check
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President7033 - Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President
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Important manuscript DS as president, two pages, 7.75 x 13.25, March 7, 1865. Significant document issued from the Executive Mansion, permitting trade
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln 1921 Calendar7034 - Abraham Lincoln 1921 Calendar
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Vibrant and colorful oversized 17 x 35 calendar for January 1921 entitled 'Lincoln at Gettysburg,' featuring a fantastic illustration of Pre...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln and Tad Lincoln Oversized Albumen Photograph7035 - Abraham Lincoln and Tad Lincoln Oversized Albumen Photograph
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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 ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln: G. W. Bell Manuscript and Letters7036 - Abraham Lincoln: G. W. Bell Manuscript and Letters
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Interesting archive containing the typed draft for George William Bell's manuscript for 'Abraham Lincoln; A Poetical Interpretation,' wi...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln: Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation7037 - Abraham Lincoln: Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
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Printed "General Orders No. 139" being President Lincoln's preliminary emancipation proclamation, three pages on two adjoining sheets,...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson Autograph Letter Signed7038 - Andrew Johnson Autograph Letter Signed
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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...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Julia D. Grant Autograph Letter Signed7039 - Julia D. Grant Autograph Letter Signed
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant's Personally-Owned Book: 'Second Annual Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners'7040 - U. S. Grant's Personally-Owned Book: 'Second Annual Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners'
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes Autograph Letter Signed as President7041 - Rutherford B. Hayes Autograph Letter Signed as President
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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
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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