RR Auction's March Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

ALS signed “RR,” one page, lightly-lined, 8 x 10, secretarially dated June 19, 1967. Draft letter to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rocca. In full: “Thank you so

TLS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, February 25, 1988. Letter to legendary Chicago broadcaster Ward Quaal. In

Rare ALS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to legendary Chicago broadcaster Ward Quaal. In full:

Immensely desirable partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.5 x 18.5, June 16, 1986. President Reagan appoints Christopher Hicks of Maryland as “

TLS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, February 2, 1987. Letter to legendary Chicago broadcaster Ward Quaal. In f

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring a US fleet review by President Roosevelt, signed at the bottom in fountain pen, “Eleanor Roosevelt.” In ver

TLS, one page, 6 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 15, 1943. Letter to Dorothy. In full: “Many thanks for your kindness in sending me best wishe

Typed telegram, signed as president, “FDR,” one page, on unusual 7.75 x 5 White House yellow telegram paper, April 16, 1940. Telegram to Navy Captain

Vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 8.5 casual photo of Roosevelt and another gentleman aboard the USS Houston in the Panama Canal in July 1938, housed in it

Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Roosevelt as president, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” payable to Robert McGaughey for $80,

DS, one page, 8.5 x 3.75, February 1, 1927. Promissory note signed by Roosevelt as president of the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation for repayment in g

Signed book: Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains. First edition, limited issue, numbered 99/1000. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1899. Ha

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm H. Taft,” one page, 15 x 18, December 15, 1909. President Taft appoints Thomas S. Rogers “a Captain in the

TLS boldly signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9.25, personal letterhead, Washington, December 24, 1918. Letter to the secretary of the Colorado Educa

Personal check, 7.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Taft as president, “Wm. H. Taft,” payable to The Ropes Drug Company for $3.50, September 14, 1909.

TLS signed “Wm H. Taft,” one page, 7.75 x 9.25, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, November 30, 1927. Letter to Walter Prichard Eaton. In

Distinguished vintage matte-finish 14 x 18 portrait of President Taft by Moffett Studio of Chicago, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black

TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6 x 8.25, White House letterhead, June 20, 1910. Letter to John Wesley Hill. In full: “I have yours o

Vintage matte-finish 12.75 x 11 Harris and Ewing photo of Truman and his cabinet, signed in blue and black ink by all 13 members: Harry S. Truman, Joh

Notarized DS, signed “Bess W. Truman,” one page, 8 x 12, August 28, 1974. Petition for family allowance for Truman from her late husband’s estate. In

ALS signed “Bess W. Truman,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, White House letterhead, May 10, 1951. Letter to an admirer. In part: “I am

Ballpoint signatures, “Harry S. Truman,” and “Bess W. Truman,” on individual off-white 6 x 4 cards bearing embossed sentiments. In fine condition. Acc

Vintage glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of Truman and his staff on board the USS Williamsburg, during a trip to Bermuda, taken in August of 1946, signed vertic

Vintage print of a portrait of a young Truman in a three-piece suit, 8 x 11, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “To my good friend

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, August 31, 1967. Letter to John W. Snyder. In part: “Rose has checked the schedule of appointments a

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, January 31, 1968. Letter to John W. Snyder. In part: “I am sure that you and Charley Sawyer had a go

Color 11 x 15 print featuring Truman in Masonic attire, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ballpoint with his Masonic rank. Nicely trip

Important TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, September 18, 1945. Truman writes to the Executors of the Estate of Franklin D

Collection of seven TLSs, five signed "Harry," and two signed "Harry S. Truman," all one page, all 8 x 10.5, United States Senat...

TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 5, 1960. Truman writes to Congressman Eugene McCarthy on behalf of the presidential candidac

Autograph letter, in pencil, as president, one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, January 23, 1948. Short letter, headed at the top in type, “Handed

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 17, 1956. Letter to his former treasury secretary. In part: “Thank you very much for the Chr

TLS as president signed “Harry,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, May 3, 1945. Letter of thanks to Mrs. Henry Chiles. In full: “Thanks a lot f

Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 9.5, October 27, 1826. Tyler, as governor of Virginia, appoints Carter Berkeley a justice of the peace and William Po

Second wife of John Tyler (1820–1889) who he married during his term as president. Scarce ink signature, “Julia Gardiner Tyler, (Mrs. President Tyler)

ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, December 1, 1852. Letter complying with an autograph request. In full: “I comply with much pleasure,

Partly-printed DS, signed “M. Van Buren Atty Gen,” one page, 7.5 x 12, October 1816. Supreme Court of New York legal document for the case of the stat

Large ink signatures, “Go: Washington,” as president, and “Th: Jefferson,” as secretary of state, on an off-white 6 x 3.25 portion taken from a larger

Fantastic display consisting of a scarce full ink signature, “George Washington,” on an off-white 4 x 1 slip clipped from a larger document. Signature

Partly-printed DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 6.75 x 10, June 1, 1783. Discharge reads, in part: “By His Excellency George Washingt

Very rare war-dated manuscript DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, February 14, 1779. A ship’s passport from Washington, one of three i

TLS, one page, 8 x 11, Princeton, December 21, 1903. Letter to Palmer C. Ricketts, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In part: “I need not

TLS, one page, 7.5 x 7, Princeton, May 15, 1905. Letter to Palmer C. Ricketts, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In part: “I have just re

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 19 x 15.5, January 4, 1917. President Wilson appoints Francis Compton Wells a “Third Lieutenant of En

Two letters: one ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, Vice President’s House letterhead, March 22, 1988. In part: “We were thrilled to do so well in Florida! In

Invitation to Bush’s presidential inauguration, 6.5 x 10, signed at the top in blue ballpoint. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original ticket,

Color 9.5 x 12.5 print of the Oval Office decorated for Christmas, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip by George and Barbara Bush. Nicely doub

Two bookplates: one My Father, My President bookplate, 5 x 3.5, inscribed in another hand and signed in black felt tip by George Bush; and one Decisio

Decision Points bookplate, 4.25 x 3.5, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “J. Carter.” In very fine condition.

Six blue-bordered bookplates, all on one sheet, with each measuring 4 x 3, and each signed in black ballpoint, “J. Carter,” all on a 12.5 x 6.25 sheet

Color 10 x 8 cardstock photo of the Carters, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Jimmy Carter &” and “Rosalynn Carter.” In fine condi...

Very nice embossed invitation to the 1997 inauguration of Bill Clinton and Al Gore, 8.5 x 11, signed in blue felt tip by both Clinton and Gore. In ver

Signed book: Chronicle of America. Later printing. Missouri: JL Publishing, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.5 x 12, 984 pages. Signed and inscribe

Bold felt tip signature, “Thanks, Bill Clinton, 1-1-08,” on an off-white 5 x 3.75 sheet. In very fine condition. Accompanied by four snapshots of Clin

Signed book: Clinton: Portrait of Victory. First edition, first printing. NY: Warner Books, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 11, 127 pages. Si

Color 8 x 10 lightweight cardstock photo, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Bill Clinton,” with a pre-printed signature in the lower right of

Unusual glossy 8 x 10 photo of Clinton in fatigues shaking hands with a National Guardsman on a tank, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Sgt.

Special Election issue of Newsweek magazine, November/December 1992, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black felt tip, as president, “To Matt

Color glossy 10.5 x 13.5 photo of the Clintons dancing at the Inaugural Ball, signed in black felt tip, “Hillary R. Clinton,” and “Bill Clinton.” Matt

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 9.5, Commonwealth of Massachusetts letterhead, November 4, 1920. Short letter of thanks. In full: “It was exceedingly thoughtful

Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, later printing. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 8.75, 559 pages. S

TLS signed “Mamie Eisenhower,” one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, July 1, 1959. Letter to friends. In part: “Your beautiful cream jug is one of

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ford, signed in the lower border in black felt tip; and a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Carter, signed in silver ink

Engraved portrait of Ford, 9 x 12, by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed below the image in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford.” In fine condit

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Monterey under attack off Saipan in June of 1944, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip “To Ernie Ley, with best wishes, Ge

Nine items: one color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ford as president, signed in gold ink; and eight mock White House cards, 4 x 2.5, each signed in blue or

Souvenir typescript of Ford’s presidential pardon granted to Richard Nixon, one page, 8.5 x 11. In part: “I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United S

Uncommon signed book: Churchill Lecture. First edition, limited issue, numbered 200/250. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1984. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5,

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Fords posing together outside, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip, “Betty Ford” and “Gerald R. Ford.” In fin

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Fords posing outside, signed in blue ballpoint by Betty Ford and in black felt tip by Gerald Ford; and a commem

Five items: four FDCs with various cachets, three inscribed and all signed in ink or ballpoint by Johnson; and one 5.75 x 3.75 card bearing an image o

Two items: one engraved portrait of the White House, 8 x 6, by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed below the image in black felt tip; and one

FDC with a cachet honoring Poland’s Christian Heritage Millennium, with a stamped address of Congressman T. J. Dulski, signed near the top in black fe

Signed book: The Vantage Point. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 636 pages. Signed in blac

Typed souvenir presidential resignation, one page, 5 x 8, on mock White House letterhead, dated August 9, 1974 (but signed later). Nixon’s famous comm

Program from Nixon’s 1973 inauguration, 6.25 x 9, bound with its red, white, and blue ribbon, signed on the front cover in black ink, “Richard Nixon 2

Lighthearted 4.25 x 6 postcard photo of Nixon playing the piano by Phillipe Halsman, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with irregular adhes

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in blue ink “To Stephen Feyerabend, with best wishes from Richard Nixon.” I

Inauguration Day cover with a cachet honoring Nixon’s 1973 inauguration, signed in black ink. In fine condition.

Inaugural cover with a cachet honoring Nixon’s 1969 inauguration, signed in black ink by Richard Nixon and in blue ink by Pat Nixon. Triple-matted and

Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First edition, later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed

Signed book: Of Thee I Sing. First edition, first printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 12.25. Signed on the title p

Two items: one color satin-finish 8 x 10 three-quarter-length photo of Reagan, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Happy Birt

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Reagan and Bonzo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Irish Curtis, with best regards, Ronald Reagan.” In fine condition

Vintage ink signature, “Ronald Reagan,” on an off-white 8 x 10.25 sheet of Committee on Education and Labor stationery, also signed by three others (m

Embossed bookplate, 3.25 x 5, signed in black felt tip, “Ronald Reagan.” Double-matted and framed with a photo of Reagan giving a speech to an overall

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of a young Reagan, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “Good luck John, Ronald Reagan.” Scattered

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Reagans embracing each other, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink “To Mike & Kerry, Bes...

Ellsworth Bunker (1894–1984), who served the US in various capacities under seven presidents, was without a doubt one of the most important American d

ALS signed “Your Loving Husband, Bened’t Arnold,” one page, 8 x 12.75, January 21, 1774. Letter to his wife Margaret Mansfield Arnold. In full: “Inclo

Pioneering British mathematician and mechanical engineer (1791–1871) whose Difference Engine and Analytical Engine are generally acknowledged as the f

British military officer and founder of the world scouting movement (1857–1941). TLS signed “Baden-Powell,” one page, 8 x 10, Boy Scouts Association l

British politician who served as prime minister three times (1867–1947). ALS signed “Baldwin of Bewdley,” one page, 6.25 x 8, Astley Hall letterhead,

Canadian physician and researcher (1891–1941) who shared the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery of insulin. Rare ALS signed “F

Attorney general during the Civil War (1793–1869). War-dated ALS signed “Edw Bates,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Attorney General’s Office letterhead,

Prominent and sometimes controversial American clergyman, orator, and abolitionist (1813–1887) who was the brother of Uncle Tom’s Cabin author Harriet

ALS signed “A. Graham Bell,” two pages, 4.5 x 7, March 24, 1873. Letter to Mr. Bogdon. In part: “I am sorry that a bad cold compels me to keep indoors

ALS in English, signed in Hebrew, one page, lightly-lined, 4.5 x 8.25, Ideh-Boker, Israel, July 1, 1964. Letter to a woman. In part: “I would not dare

ALS in Hebrew, signed “D. Ben-Gurion,” one page, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 8.25, December 2, 1963. Letter to Dr. Avraham Vishnel. In part: “I have met wit