RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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Featuring a diverse 1,000+ lots, RR Auction’s September Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction boasts a highlighted Royalty section that spans the centuries, offering rarely seen autographs from the likes of Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary I, King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Frederick the Great, and Princess Diana. Other top lots include a remarkable oversized Abraham Lincoln signed photograph, a letter by philosopher Francis Bacon, an extremely early Winston Churchill signed photo, and a sharp signed portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. Other noteworthy autographs include Albert Einstein, J. D. Salinger, the Beatles, Ernest Hemingway, Walt Disney, John F. Kennedy, and more! RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in September 2018.
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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Robert E. Lee406 - Robert E. Lee
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “R. E. Lee, Gen'l,” one page, 7.75 x 10, July 21, 1862. Letter to Major General Daniel Harvey Hill, commander of the ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee407 - Robert E. Lee
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Magnificent 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of the Confederate commander in bust-length profile, signed at the bottom of the image in ink, "R....
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John S. Mosby408 - John S. Mosby
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ALS signed “Jno. S. Mosby,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, September 30, 1898. Letter to "Alice," written from his home in...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John S. Mosby409 - John S. Mosby
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ALS in pencil, signed “Jno. S. Mosby,” one page, 7.75 x 10, June 25, 1903. From Montgomery, Alabama, Mosby writes to W. I. McGee at the General Land O
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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World War I Uniform Grouping Belonging to Major General Terry Allen, U.S. Army410 - World War I Uniform Grouping Belonging to Major General Terry Allen, U.S. Army
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World War I uniform grouping belonging to Major General Terry Allen, U.S. Army. This lot consists of: a private purchase officer's tunic with st...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur411 - Douglas MacArthur
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TLS, four pages, 8 x 10.5, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers letterhead, April 24, 1940. Letter to Mrs. Edward Fiess, writ
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton412 - George S. Patton
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Remarkable archive from the estate of General George S. Patton's aide-de-camp, Alexander Stiller, comprising: An original dog tag for Gen. Patt...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Korean War USAF 8th Bombardment Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket with Unit Patch and Painted Back413 - Korean War USAF 8th Bombardment Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket with Unit Patch and Painted Back
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An attractive dark brown leather, issue jacket with russet-brown elastique hem and cuffs. The jacket has a single, functional front zipper with collar
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Andrea Doria414 - Andrea Doria
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Italian condottiero and admiral from Genoa (1466–1560). Partial ALS in Italian, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11.75, October 9, 1545. Untranslated letter
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Napoleon415 - Napoleon
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War-dated LS in French, signed “Napoleon,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 8.75, April 23, 1805. Written during the War of the Third Coalition, an importan
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Napoleon416 - Napoleon
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LS in French, signed “Napole,” one page, 7 x 9, May 27, 1806. Letter to his adopted son, Prince Eugene de Beauharnais, demanding information on the di
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Napoleon417 - Napoleon
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Manuscript DS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 7.75 x 12, March 11, 1813. Official military report, endorsed in the left margin by Napoleon after a l
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Horatio Nelson418 - Horatio Nelson
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Third-person ALS, signed within the text, “Lord Nelson,” one page, 7.25 x 7.25, March 27, 1803. Letter regretfully declining a dinner invitation on be
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Horatio Nelson419 - Horatio Nelson
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Desirable autograph address panel, 5 x 3, accomplished in Nelson's hand, "Merton, January Thirtieth 1802, Mr. John Howard, H. M. Ship Ramil...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Benjamin Church420 - Benjamin Church
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English colonist (c. 1639–1718) who was the military leader of the historic predecessor of the United States Army Rangers as captain of America'...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Harold Alexander of Tunis421 - Harold Alexander of Tunis
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Senior British Army officer (1891–1969) who served with distinction in both the First World War and the Second World War; he later became Governor Gen
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Daniel F. Bakeman422 - Daniel F. Bakeman
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The last survivor receiving a veteran's pension for service in the American Revolutionary War (1759–1869). Desirable 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite por...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pappy Boyington423 - Pappy Boyington
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8.25 photo of Boyington applying victory flags to his fighter plane, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "Best wishes t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pappy Boyington424 - Pappy Boyington
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of the legendary fighter ace, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Ken Browne, From Pappy Boyingto...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Colonial Currency425 - Colonial Currency
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Two pieces of Revolutionary War–era currency: a thirty shilling note from New Jersey, dated March 25, 1776, signed in ink by Jonathan Deare, Robert Sm
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William J. 'Wild Bill' Donovan426 - William J. 'Wild Bill' Donovan
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American military and intelligence officer (1883–1959) who received the Medal of Honor in World War I and later headed the Office of Strategic Service
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Doolittle Raiders427 - Doolittle Raiders
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Two items: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Jimmy Doolittle seated in a cockpit wearing his aviator goggles, signed in blue ballpoint, "J. H. Doolittle...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alfred W. Ellet428 - Alfred W. Ellet
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Civil War-dated LS signed “Alfred W. Ellet, Brig. Gen.,” one page, 7.75 x 10, Head Quarters Mississippi Marine Brigade letterhead, December 18, 1863.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Enola Gay429 - Enola Gay
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Powerful glossy 8 x 10 photo of the massive atomic mushroom cloud rising above the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, signed in thin blue f
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Enola Gay: Tibbets and Ferebee430 - Enola Gay: Tibbets and Ferebee
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Two photos: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Tibbets in front of the Enola Gay, signed in black felt tip, "Paul Tibbets, Pilot, B29 Enola Gay, 6 Aug. 1...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Enola Gay: Tibbets and Sweeney431 - Enola Gay: Tibbets and Sweeney
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets and Bockscar pilot Charles Sweeney shaking hands just before Sweeney's flight to Nagasaki, s...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Flying Tigers432 - Flying Tigers
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Two items: a Great American Series FDC with a cachet honoring Commanding General Claire L. Chennault, signed in ink or ballpoint by eight Flying Tiger
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Flying Tigers433 - Flying Tigers
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Appealing unused 5.5 x 8.5 bookplate for the 1949 book Way of a Fighter: The Memoirs of Claire Lee Chennault, signed in black ink and ballpoint by 16
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Flying Tigers434 - Flying Tigers
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Signed book: Flying Tigers. First edition, first printing. NY: Gallery Books, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 11.25, 80 pages. Signed on a la
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mitsuo Fuchida435 - Mitsuo Fuchida
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One of Japan's most skilled fliers, Fuchida (1902–1976) commanded the air attack against Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and was the last to l...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edward S. Godfrey436 - Edward S. Godfrey
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Commander of Co. K at the Little Bighorn (1843-1932) who fought in the Reno-Benteen entrenchment, and later received the Congressional Medal of Honor
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William F. Halsey437 - William F. Halsey
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Superb vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 bust portrait of Admiral Halsey in uniform, signed in fountain pen, "W. F. Halsey." In fine condition, ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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O. O. Howard438 - O. O. Howard
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Union general (1830–1909) who participated at Gettysburg and commanded the Army of Tennessee during Sherman’s March to the Sea. TLS signed "Oli...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Georges Washington de La Fayette439 - Georges Washington de La Fayette
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The son (1779–1849) of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, the French officer and hero of the American Revolution, and Adrienne de La Fayette, wh
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Benjamin Lincoln440 - Benjamin Lincoln
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Major general in the Continental Army (1733-1810) during the American Revolutionary War, known as the officer who formally accepted the British surren
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Felix von Luckner441 - Felix von Luckner
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German naval officer (1881–1966) who earned the nickname ‘Sea Devil’ for his legendary maritime exploits during World War I. Matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 po
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Military442 - Military
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Impressive collection of 25 items signed by a notable military figure from World War II, consisting mostly of TLSs, with signers including: Arleigh Bu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Billy Mitchell443 - Billy Mitchell
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American World War I ace (1879-1936) regarded as the father of the US Air Force, whose zealous ambition and vocal criticism of the War and Navy depart
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Montgomery of Alamein444 - Montgomery of Alamein
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Vintage glossy 6 x 8 photo of Field Marshal Montgomery in uniform, signed in fountain pen, "Montgomery of Alamein." Reverse bears a Photog...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Montgomery of Alamein445 - Montgomery of Alamein
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Signed book: Montgomery: A Biography. Later printing. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1947. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 255 pages. Signed on the half-title page
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Montgomery of Alamein446 - Montgomery of Alamein
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Printed DS, signed at the head in fountain pen, “B. L. Montgomery, Field-Marshal,” one page, 7.75 x 11, May 1945. Historic printed document headed &...
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Mountbatten of Burma447 - Mountbatten of Burma
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Superb matte-finish 8 x 12 portrait photograph of the Mountbatten of Burma in uniform, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Mountbatten...
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Mountbatten of Burma448 - Mountbatten of Burma
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TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Mountbatten of Burma,” one page, 6 x 7.5, First Sea Lord, Admiralty letterhead, November 17, 1955. Letter to a "Mr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas Paine449 - Thomas Paine
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Two issues of the Pennsylvania Magazine, or American Monthly Museum, edited by Thomas Paine, from July 1775 and August 1775, printed in Philadelphia b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John J. Pershing450 - John J. Pershing
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Two TLSs, both signed "John J. Pershing," addressed to Elliot T. Barrows. The first, General of the Armies letterhead, dated August 12, 19...
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Revolutionary War Canteens451 - Revolutionary War Canteens
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Two Revolutionary War–type canteens: A fairly typical 18th/early 19th century canteen of the type used by farmers and laborers, as well as Revolution
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War: Pennsylvania452 - Revolutionary War: Pennsylvania
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Front page of an issue of the Tory newspaper The Pennsylvania Ledger or the Philadelphia Market-Day Advertiser from December 20, 1777, one page both s
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Hyman Rickover453 - Hyman Rickover
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Admiral (1900–1986) who oversaw the creation of America’s fleet of nuclear-powered naval vessels. TLS signed “H. G. Rickover,” three pages, 8 x 10.5,
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Winfield Scott454 - Winfield Scott
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Career Army officer (1786–1866) who commanded forces in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, the Mexican–American War, the Second Seminole War, and Ci
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World War II455 - World War II
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Great Pictures Covers FDC with a cachet honoring the Veterans Administration Act, signed in blue ballpoint or ink by seven admirals or generals of Wor
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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