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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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 Washington1 - George Washington
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Beautifully penned and highly desirable ALS as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 7.25 x 7, Philadelphia, June 16, 1793. Letter to Miles Me
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson2 - Thomas Jefferson
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Ink franking signature as president, “Free, Th: Jefferson, Pr. US,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1 slip clipped from a free frank. Mounted to a slightly larg
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson3 - Thomas Jefferson
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Boldly penned ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.75 x 3.5, Monticello, February 15, 1820. Letter to John Vaughan. In full: “I yesterday took the
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson4 - Thomas Jefferson
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Superbly signed LS, as secretary of state, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7 x 8, Philadelphia, March 4, 1791. Letter appointing a supervisor for th
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe5 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 9.5, April 10, 1824. President Monroe grants Pascal P. Enos 80 acres of land in Illinois. Signed at t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Monroe6 - James Monroe
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Printed war-dated DS, signed “Jas. Monroe” as Secretary of State one page, 6.25 x 7.25, August 28, 1812. A printed circular titled “Additional Instruc
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams7 - John Quincy Adams
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Partially printed vellum DS, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.25 x 9.5, August 1, 1827. A document granting to Thomas R. Keith a 160-acre parcel of
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson8 - Andrew Jackson
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ALS, one page, 8 x 10, Hermitage, May 2, 1822. Letter to Secretary of War John C. Calhoun. In part: “I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson9 - Andrew Jackson
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Bold franking signature, “Free Andrew Jackson,” on an address panel trimmed to a size of 5.5 x 1 slip postmarked Washington City, May 14.” Cloth-matte
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson10 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 9.25, November 15, 1830. President Jackson grants John Sheriden of Indiana a parcel of land in
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor11 - Zachary Taylor
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Z. Taylor, Col. Cmg,” one page, 21 x 16.5, May 1835. A “Muster Roll of Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates employed on e
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor12 - Zachary Taylor
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LS signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 8.75 x 10.75, August 26, 1848. Letter to Mr. E. W. Lincoln, marked “private,” at the top. In full: “I have the honor
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Tyler13 - John Tyler
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Manuscript DS as president, one page, 9.25 x 13.75, July 9, 1844. Document reads, in part: “Whereas…David Babe alias William Brown, was convicted of m
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore14 - Millard Fillmore
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 12.5, July 14, 1857. President Fillmore appoints Samuel John Gower “Consul of Austria for the port of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce15 - Franklin Pierce
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ALS signed as president, “Fr. Pierce,” one page, 5 x 7.5, no date. Letter to Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. In full: “This note will be handed to y
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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James Buchanan16 - James Buchanan
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LS, three pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 13.5, July 15, 1845. Letter written to Thomas Douglas, Attorney of the US for the Easte
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Buchanan17 - James Buchanan
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ALS, one page, 8 x 10, Washington, May 2, 1846. Letter of recommendation. In part: “The bearer hereof, Isaac Angnez…is highly recommended by many of t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Buchanan18 - James Buchanan
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Significant LS, three pages both sides, 8 x 10, March 12, 1836. Letter to the Democratic Association of the Fourth Ward, Spring Garden. In full: “I ha
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln20 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed war-dated DS as president, one page, 16 x 10, August 23, 1861. President Lincoln appoints A. Dupont Davis a “Captain in the National Ri
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson21 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, July 31, 1868. President Johnson orders the “Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United S
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant22 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.25 x 6.25, December 16, 1872. President Grant orders the secretary of state “to affix the Seal of the Unit
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant23 - U. S. Grant
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Jay Cooke and Co. Bankers bank check, 7 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Grant, payable to Major Herman Schreiner for $73.95, July 2, 186
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant24 - U. S. Grant
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Free franked Executive Mansion mailing envelope, 5.75 x 3.25, addressed by Grant to “Hon. H. Fish, Sec. of State, Present,” and franked in the upper r
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes25 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8.5, December 12, 1892. Letter to US Senator John Sherman. In full: “It will give me great pleasure to furnish you with such pho
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield26 - James A. Garfield
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Ink signature, “J. A. Garfield, Hiram, Ohio,” on an off-white 4.75 x 3 sheet. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur27 - Chester A. Arthur
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Crisp ink signature, “C. A. Arthur, New York,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 sheet. In fine condition, with mild overall soiling.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland28 - Grover Cleveland
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Choice ink signature, “Grover Cleveland, Mch 4, 1905,” on an off-white 3 x 2 card. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland29 - Grover Cleveland
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Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by B. F. Powelson of Buffalo, signed in the upper left in black ink, “Grover Cleveland, Mch. 15, 1908.” Cleveland be
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison30 - Benjamin Harrison
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Crisp ink signature, “Benj. Harrison, Inda,” on an off-white 6.5 x 3.5 sheet. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison31 - Benjamin Harrison
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Incredible, supremely sharp matte-finish 13.5 x 10.5 photo by Eugene Pirou of 28 members of the Anglo-Venezuelan Arbitration Tribunal affixed to the o
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison32 - Benjamin Harrison
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LS as president signed “Benj Harrison,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 7.5 x 10.5, Executive Mansion letterhead, October 1, 1891. Letter to the H
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William McKinley33 - William McKinley
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ALS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 8.5, W. & A. McKinley, Attorneys at Law letterhead, Canton, Ohio, circa 1870s. Le...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt34 - Theodore Roosevelt
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White House card nicely signed in black ink, “Theodore Roosevelt.” In fine condition, with heavy mounting remnants to reverse.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt35 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Ink signature, “Theodore Roosevelt,” on an off-white 4 x 1 slip clipped from a check. Slip is paper clipped to a brief unsigned note from Mrs. Rooseve
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt36 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ANS signed “T. Roosevelt,” on one of his 3 x 1.5 black-bordered calling cards (mourning the death of his sister-in-law Anna Hall Roosevelt), no date,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt37 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 6 x 3.75, signed along the bottom as president, “With best wishes from Theodore Roosevelt, Oct.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt38 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Signed book: Theodore Roosevelt. First edition, first printing. NY: F. Tennyson Neely, 1899. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 218 pages. Signed and inscribed in
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William H. Taft39 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 21 x 16, January 28, 1911. President Taft appoints Nora L. Pickering postmaster of Pec
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William H. Taft40 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9.25, personal letterhead, November 8, 1913. Brief letter arranging a meeting. In full: “I have yours of Novem
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William H. Taft41 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7.5 x 10, Supreme Court letterhead, May 2, 1928. Letter to an official of the National Society of the Sons of the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William H. Taft42 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, July 6, 1908. Letter to Judge John T. McDonough of Albany. In part: “I have the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William H. Taft43 - William H. Taft
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Ink signature, “Wm. H. Taft,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 trimmed card. In fine condition, with a couple small areas of slight surface loss near edges
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Edith Bolling Wilson44 - Edith Bolling Wilson
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Free franked black-bordered mailing envelope, 6 x 3.25, addressed in another hand to “Mr. R. W. Woolley,” and franked in the upper right, “Edith Bolli
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson45 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 18, March 17, 1915. President Wilson appoints Robert M. Huggard “a Chief Machinist in the Navy, to rank
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Warren G. Harding46 - Warren G. Harding
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Exquisite vintage matte-finish 10.5 x 16 Harris and Ewing portrait of Harding in profile, boldly signed and inscribed in black ink, “To E. P. Ricker,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge47 - Calvin Coolidge
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White House card neatly signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” In fine condition, with a uniform shade of mild toning. Accompanied by the original ma
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge: John Coolidge48 - Calvin Coolidge: John Coolidge
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Calvin Coolidge’s personally–owned gold-colored stickpin, approximately 2? long, mounted with a small cabochon opal at the head. Includes an ALS from
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover49 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, November 22, 1929. Letter to a young collector. In part: “The passing of Secretary Good has
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover50 - Herbert Hoover
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White House card crisply signed in fountain pen, “Herbert Hoover.” Moderate even overall toning and a paperclip mark and impression to the top, otherw
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover51 - Herbert Hoover
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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 Harris and Ewing photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen “To the Rotary Club of Ingram, with th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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