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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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Grover and Frances Cleveland52 - Grover and Frances Cleveland
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Two Executive Mansion cards, individually signed in black ink, “Grover Cleveland, 1894” and “Frances F. Cleveland, April 1894.” In overall fine condit
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Grover Cleveland53 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, one page both sides, 4.25 x 6.75, December 30, 1892. Letter to Lt. George Fechtig. In part: “For myself and Mrs. Cleveland I desire to express ou
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Rose Cleveland54 - Rose Cleveland
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First Lady (1846–1918) during the first two years of her brother Grover Cleveland's presidency, replaced upon his marriage to Frances Clara Fols...
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Benjamin Harrison55 - Benjamin Harrison
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Original glossy 4.25 x 6.25 cabinet photo by Merritt Studios of Washington, D. C., signed on the mount in black ink, “Benj. Harrison, Feby 22, 1895.”
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Benjamin Harrison56 - Benjamin Harrison
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 20 x 16, November 18, 1889. President Harrison appoints George V. Ayres of South Dakota as “Rece
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Benjamin Harrison57 - Benjamin Harrison
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TLS as president signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 7.25 x 8, Executive Mansion letterhead, August 2, 1892. The president writes Colonel C. W. Woolley
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William McKinley58 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 19.5, December 26, 1899. President McKinley appoints Lawrence S. Babbitt as a “Colonel in the
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William McKinley59 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16.5 x 13.25, April 14, 1898. President McKinley appoints James H. Bolton as “Surveyor of Customs for the Po
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William McKinley60 - William McKinley
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ALS signed “Wm. McKinely, Jr.,” one page, 4.5 x 7.75, House of Representatives letterhead, March 19, 1880. Letter to his wife. In part: “In the House
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Theodore Roosevelt61 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Signed book: African Game Trails, Volume I. Limited edition of 500 copies (this being No. 369). NY: Charles Scribners's Sons, 1910. Hardcover, 6...
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Theodore Roosevelt62 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 17, November 14, 1907. President Roosevelt appoints George Stone of San Francisco as “Receiver of Publi
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Theodore Roosevelt63 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 19.5, September 18, 1905. President Roosevelt appoints Warner B. Bayley as a “Captain in the Navy.” Sig
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Theodore Roosevelt64 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, Sagamore Hill letterhead, April 10, 1915. Letter to “Tobin.” In part: “Mrs. William Henry Aspinwal
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Theodore Roosevelt65 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Vintage matte-finish 6 x 9.5 profile photo by Clinedinst, signed on the mount below the image in fountain pen, as president, “Theodore Roosevelt, Jan
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Theodore Roosevelt66 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 10 photo by George Prince, signed in the lower border in black ink, as president, “with the regards of Theodore Roosevelt,
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Theodore Roosevelt67 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 8, 1903. Letter to Edward Everett Hale. In full: “I am so glad you should have lik
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Theodore Roosevelt68 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, on a 5 x 3 United States Civil Service Commission postcard, March 12, 1889. Letter to Lucius Swift, who would be an advisor to Roosevelt during h
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Theodore Roosevelt69 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Manuscript draft, written in a secretarial hand, signed on the last page, “Theodore Roosevelt,” with numerous deletions and over 325 words added by Ro
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William H. Taft70 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 21 x 16, October 4, 1909. President Taft appoints Norman Eccles Williamson as “First L
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William H. Taft71 - William H. Taft
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ALS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5 x 7.75, personal letterhead, March 23, 1918. Letter to a lady at the Chicago Tribune. In full: “Your husband has
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William H. Taft72 - William H. Taft
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Sublime vintage matte-finish 5.25 x 7.25 portrait of Taft in profile presented on its original 8 x 10 Vaughn & Keith photographer’s mount, signe...
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William H. Taft73 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm H. Taft,” one page, 15.25 x 18.5, January 4, 1912. President Taft appoints Eustace B. Rogers “a Paymaster G
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William H. Taft74 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm H. Taft,” one page, 7.5 x 10, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, January 26, 1929. Letter to H. Wilkinson Moore. In full: “
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Woodrow Wilson75 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16 x 20, September 4, 1916. President Wilson appoints Joseph E. Carberry as “First Lieutenant of Infa
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Woodrow Wilson76 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, one page, 8 x 9.75, State of New Jersey Executive Department letterhead, December 28, 1911. Letter to Charles H. Shinn. In part: “It was a genuin
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Woodrow Wilson77 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 25, 1917. Letter to Treasury Secretary William McAdoo. In full: “Thank you for your
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Woodrow Wilson78 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18.5 x 14, August 29, 1914. Wilson appoints “James L. Travers of Wahkon, Minnesota,” to be “Receiver of Publ
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Warren G. Harding79 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 15.75, December 14, 1922. President Harding appoints Adam R. Gard as a “Notary Public for the District
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Warren G. Harding80 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS one page, 15.5 x 11.75, January 8, 1923. President Harding appoints Allen E. Young as “Postmaster at Medina, in the County of Medina
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Warren G. Harding81 - Warren G. Harding
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ALS signed “W. G. Harding,” one page, 5.5 x 7, The Marion Star letterhead, November 5, 1903. Letter to Fred B. Crow. In part: “Your kind message recei
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Warren G. Harding82 - Warren G. Harding
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, January 19, 1922. Letter to Attorney General Harry Daugherty. In full: “There is to be a ne
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Warren G. Harding83 - Warren G. Harding
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Program from an event honoring Harding at B. F. Keith’s Theatre, 5.5 x 7, nicely signed on the patriotic cover in black ink, “Good wishes, Warren G. H
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Calvin Coolidge84 - Calvin Coolidge
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Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. Limited edition of 1000 copies (this being No. 627). NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Hardc
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Calvin Coolidge85 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, April 21, 1924. Letter of thanks for a previously sent letter. In part: “Thank you…for the
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Calvin Coolidge86 - Calvin Coolidge
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AQS on an off-white 7 x 10.25 sheet of his personal stationery. Coolidge pens a quote from the conclusion of his commencement address given at George
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Calvin Coolidge87 - Calvin Coolidge
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, October 2, 1931. Letter to Thomas Cochran, his stockbroker at J. P. Morgan. In full: “Your check for eig
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Calvin Coolidge88 - Calvin Coolidge
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.75 x 19, July 6, 1928. President Coolidge appoints Karl de G. MacVitty as “Counsel of the United States o
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Calvin Coolidge89 - Calvin Coolidge
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Vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 portrait of Coolidge affixed to its original 6.75 x 10 Spence Studio photographer’s mount, signed and inscribed on th
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Calvin Coolidge90 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9.25, White House letterhead, September 7, 1923. Letter to Benedict Holden. In part: “I want you to know that I deeply
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Calvin Coolidge91 - Calvin Coolidge
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 20, December 27, 1926. President Coolidge appoints Paul L. Reed “a Civil Engineer in the Navy with th
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Grace Coolidge92 - Grace Coolidge
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Collection of five ALSs, each signed in full, dated between 1920 and 1938, including one as first lady on White House letterhead. The ALS as first lad
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Herbert Hoover93 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: American Individualism. Later printing. NY: Doubleday, Page, and Company, 1923. Hardcover, 5 x 7.25, 72 pages. Signed in black ink on the
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Herbert Hoover94 - Herbert Hoover
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Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 13.25 portrait of Hoover by Harris and Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “To John D. Costello,
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Herbert Hoover95 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 6.75 x 8.5, Secretary of Commerce letterhead, July 7, 1927. Letter to journalist Frederic William Wile. In full: “This is just by way o
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Eleanor Roosevelt96 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6 x 6.75, personal letterhead, May 22, 1961. Letter to Allan Schneider, a close advisor to Claire and Babe Ruth. In part: “The F.B.I. c
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Eleanor Roosevelt97 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Two TLSs. The first letter is two pages, 6 x 9.25, dated December 7, 1942. Roosevelt responds to Harry Morse’s questions about the English people. Roo
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Franklin D. Roosevelt98 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS signed “F. D. Roosevelt,” one page, 8 x 10.25, Navy Department letterhead, April 29, 1918. Letter to David Marr. In part: “Your prompt and patriot
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Franklin D. Roosevelt99 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Roosevelt by Pach Bros. of New York, neatly signed in the lower border in fountain pen. Blindstamped by the st
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Franklin D. Roosevelt100 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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ANS as president signed “FDR,” one page, 6 x 8.5, White House letterhead, December 1, 1937. The memo reads, in full: “Am sending this to you in blank
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Franklin D. Roosevelt101 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department letterhead, August 19, 1919. Letter to Lt. Warner W. Bayley. In part: “The action of the Department in transm
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