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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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Franklin Pierce274 - Franklin Pierce
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Ink signature, “Franklin Pierce,” on an off-white 4 x .75 slip clipped from a larger document and affixed to a slightly larger off-white slip. Two ver
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Buchanan275 - James Buchanan
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Handwritten endorsement as president, signed “J. B.,” on the docketing panel of a 7.75 x 9.75 letter written to him by A. G. Brown. Buchanan writes, “
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James Buchanan276 - James Buchanan
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Handwritten endorsement on the reverse of a partly-printed bond issued to J. F. Heinish for a sum of $4000, one page, 8 x 9.5, dated April 1, 1852. En
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Abraham Lincoln Assassination277 - Abraham Lincoln Assassination
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Collection of four letters, various sizes, 27 pages in all, all written to New York photographer Charles D. Fredricks, one dated 1864 and three 1865.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Assassination278 - Abraham Lincoln Assassination
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ALS signed “O. D. Taylor,” two onionskin pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, Taylor & Co. letterhead, April 15, 1865. Letter to photogra...
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Abraham Lincoln279 - Abraham Lincoln
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Hand-addressed and free-franked envelope panel, 4 x 2.25, addressed by Lincoln to, “Thurlow Weed, Albany, New York,” and franked in the upper right, “
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln280 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed war-dated DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19.25, July 7, 1864. President Lincoln appoints Robert S. Lacey an “Assistant Quartermaster
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Sighting281 - Abraham Lincoln Sighting
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Handwritten letter mentioning Abraham Lincoln, three pages, 8.5 x 10.75, December 18, 1860. In part: “I had the pleasure of extending the right hand o
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Abraham Lincoln282 - Abraham Lincoln
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War-dated handwritten endorsement, signed as president, “A. Lincoln,” dated October 20, 1864, on an off-white 9.75 x 8 sheet. Lincoln writes, “Let thi
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Andrew Johnson283 - Andrew Johnson
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LS, signed in pencil, one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, January 27, 1872. Letter to Senator Edgar Cowan, marked “Private,” at the top. In part: “Would
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Andrew Johnson284 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 8.25, June 13, 1867. Document reads, in full: “I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to a
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U. S. Grant285 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white slip. Double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Grant seated at camp to an overall size of 1
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U. S. Grant286 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7 x 7.5, February 4, 1870. President Grant orders the Secretary of State to affix “the Seal of the United St
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U. S. Grant287 - U. S. Grant
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Crisp ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. In fine condition.
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U. S. Grant288 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 14, October 20, 1873. President Grant appoints Aaron Bell of California “to be Register of the Land
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Rutherford and Lucy Hayes289 - Rutherford and Lucy Hayes
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DS, as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 8 x 10, October 18, 1877. Hayes orders the Secretary of State “to affix the Seal of the United State
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Rutherford B. Hayes290 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Ink endorsement signature, “Rutherford B. Hayes,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.75 slip clipped from a check, with an unidentified signature above Hayes’s.
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Rutherford B. Hayes291 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 20 x 16, January 28, 1878. President Hayes appoints Aaron Bell “to be Register of the
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James A. Garfield292 - James A. Garfield
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Ink franking signature, “J. A. Garfield,” on a yellow 3.5 x 1.25 slip clipped from an envelope, with “M. C.,” printed below the signature. Some mild w
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Lucretia Garfield293 - Lucretia Garfield
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Hand-addressed and free franked black-bordered mourning envelope, 4.5 x 3.25, addressed to, “Mrs. A. J. Solomon, 54 East 65th Street, New York City, N
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Chester A. Arthur294 - Chester A. Arthur
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Ink signature as president, “Ches A. Arthur,” on an off-white 6.5 x 1.5 slip clipped from a document. Also lightly signed below by his secretary
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Grover Cleveland295 - Grover Cleveland
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Excellent ALS from Cleveland to Frank M. Thorn of New York. ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6.75, November 26, 1903. In full: “I have
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland296 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 6.5, personal letterhead, April 3, 1898. Letter declining an invitation. In part: “Your courteous invitation to be prese
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Grover Cleveland297 - Grover Cleveland
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Two letters from Cleveland to Frank M. Thorn of New York, both accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Cleveland’s hand: ALS as pres
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Grover and Frances Cleveland298 - Grover and Frances Cleveland
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Vintage fountain pen signatures, “Grover Cleveland, July 17, 1886” and “Frances Folsom Cleveland, July 20, 1886,” on an off-white 6.5 x 3.75 sheet. Ma
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Benjamin Harrison299 - Benjamin Harrison
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Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, “Benj. Harrison,” payable to Braden & Co. for $4.27, November 29, 1882. Encapsulated in...
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Benjamin Harrison300 - Benjamin Harrison
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Ink signature, “Benj. Harrison,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 slip, clipped from the closing of a letter and affixed to an identical size slip. In fine co
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Benjamin Harrison301 - Benjamin Harrison
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 21.5 x 15.5, April 8, 1889. President Harrison appoints James McDowell of Highmore,
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Benjamin Harrison302 - Benjamin Harrison
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ALS signed “Benj Harrison,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, September 2, 1888. Letter to General George Wright. In part: “The day named for the meet o
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William McKinley303 - William McKinley
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Executive Mansion card, boldly signed in black ink, “Dec. 17, 1897, With best wishes, yours sincerely, William McKinley.” In very good condition, with
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William McKinley304 - William McKinley
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TLS signed “W. McKinley,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, May 7, 1896. Letter of thanks to a Maine bank president. In full, “I thank you ver
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William McKinley305 - William McKinley
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Ink signature, “William McKinley,” on an off-white 4 x 1 clipped slip. In very good condition, with scattered creases, toning, and thin areas at edges
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William McKinley306 - William McKinley
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Uncommon vintage matte-finish 5.75 x 8 bas-relief cameo-style photo by Taber Studios of New York, matted to an overall size of 10.25 x 12.5, signed in
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William McKinley307 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 16, July 18, 1898. President McKinley appoints Benjamin Alvord “Chief Ordnance Officer of Volunteers wi
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Theodore Roosevelt308 - 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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt309 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, March 30, 1907. Roosevelt appoints Drew Linard a “Consul of the United States of America at Ceiba,
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Theodore Roosevelt310 - 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 Roosevelt311 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 8.5 x , Metropolitan letterhead, May 27, 1916. Letter to Luther W. Greider of West Virginia. In full: “That’s a p
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Theodore Roosevelt312 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Ink signature and inscription, “Good luck to the Allied Bazaar from Theodore Roosevelt, Nov. 15th 1916.,” on an off-white booklet page folded to a siz
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Theodore Roosevelt313 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, Metropolitan letterhead, January 3, 1918. Letter to Rev. Paul R. Hickok in Troy, New York. In full, “That’s a mighty nice le
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William H. Taft314 - 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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William H. Taft315 - William H. Taft
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Ink signature, “With pleasure, Sincerely yours, Wm. H. Taft, April 5th, 1924, Washington,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 slip clipped from a larger page.
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William H. Taft316 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5.5 x 9, War Department letterhead, November 11, 1904. In full: “I have a note from my brother Harry asking a lett
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William H. Taft317 - William H. Taft
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Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.5 Pach Bros. photo, affixed to its original 6 x 9 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Very sincerely yours with be
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William H. Taft318 - William H. Taft
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Interesting TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, January 7, 1920. Letter to the Honorable William Hunt of the United State
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft319 - William H. Taft
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Wm. H. Taft, July 2nd, 1928,” adding his location during a trip to Canada, on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In very fine
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William H. Taft320 - William H. Taft
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Vintage oversized matte-finish 9.75 x 12.5 Pach Bros. three-quarter length photo, affixed to its original 13.5 x 16.25 photographer’s mount, signed an
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Edith Bolling Wilson321 - Edith Bolling Wilson
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ALS, on both sides of a 4 x 3 personal notecard, no date. In part: “Thank you for your sympathy and thought for all of us in the sorrow which has come
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Edith Bolling Wilson322 - Edith Bolling Wilson
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, SS Leviathan letterhead, August 6, 1924. Letter to Mrs. Warren. In part: “At last I have met you
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Woodrow Wilson323 - 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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