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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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Millard Fillmore21 - Millard Fillmore
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Ink signature, “Millard Fillmore, Jany. 16, 1854,” on an off-white slip. Matted with a portrait of Fillmore to an overall size of 8 x 10. Several cent
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce22 - Franklin Pierce
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 17.5, October 13, 1855. President Pierce appoints Joseph M. Bradford as “Lieutenant in the Na
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan23 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.25 x 8.25 (trimmed down from a larger size), January 20, 1858. President Buchanan directs the secretary of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Buchanan24 - James Buchanan
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Ink signature, as president, “James Buchanan, 6 April 1860,” on an off-white slip. Matted with a color portrait of Buchanan to an overall size of 8.5
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln25 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, June 9, 1864. President Lincoln appoints Joseph Hayes “Brigadier General of Volunteers in the
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln26 - Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War-dated handwritten endorsement of a prisoner’s release signed as president, one lightly-lined page, 7.5 x 1.75, May 3, 1864. Lincoln writes,
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln27 - Abraham Lincoln
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Ink signature, as president, “A. Lincoln, Aug. 6, 1862,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1 slip, clipped from a larger letter and affixed to an identical size
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln28 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13 x 17, August 9, 1861. President Lincoln appoints J. D. Robinson a “Brigade Surgeon of Volunteers in servi
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln29 - Abraham Lincoln
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Handwritten endorsement, signed “Taylor and Lincoln,” with six additional words in Lincoln’s hand, “And the plaintiff doth the like, Taylor & Li...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln30 - Abraham Lincoln
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Highly desirable Springfield Marine and Fire Insurance Company check, 7 x 2, filled out and signed by Lincoln, “A. Lincoln,” payable to Smith Wickersh
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln31 - Abraham Lincoln
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War-dated ALS as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 8, Executive Mansion letterhead, April 19, 1862. Lincoln writes to Secretary of War Edw
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson32 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 4, 1867. An authorization for the secretary of state to affix the Seal of the United States
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant33 - U. S. Grant
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ALS as president, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, April 23, 1870. Response penned on the reverse of an initial letter sent to him by Senator Matthew H. Carpent
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant34 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, September 11, 1874. President Grant directs the Secretary of State to “affix the Seal of the Un
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant35 - U. S. Grant
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War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” two pages, 5 x 8, Headquarters Armies of the United States letterhead, January 19, 1865. Letter to Major
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant36 - U. S. Grant
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Manuscript DS as president, one page both sides, 10.5 x 15.5, April 4, 1876. Pardon reads, in part: “Whereas, on the 13th day of January, A.D. 1876, i
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant37 - U. S. Grant
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Striking original painting of U. S. Grant by Freeman Woodcock Thorp, painted from life during Grant’s sixth year in the White House, 21.5 x 26.5, oil
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield43 - James A. Garfield
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Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Harroun & Bierstadt of New York, printed in 1880, signed in the lower border in black ink, “J. A. Garfield,...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Chester Arthur44 - Chester Arthur
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Chester A. Arthur,” one page, 15.75 x 19.75, March 2, 1885. President Arthur appoints George P. Bradley a “Sur
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur45 - Chester A. Arthur
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Bold ink signature, as president, “Chester A. Arthur, 25th March 1882,” on an off-white 6.75 x 8 album page. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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