RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Princess Grace and Prince Rainier204 - Princess Grace and Prince Rainier
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Limited edition vintage color glossy 5 x 7 portrait of the royal newlyweds, numbered 496/500, signed in fountain pen, “Rainier Prince de Monaco” and “
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Princess Margaret205 - Princess Margaret
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Moving vintage matte-finish 6 x 7.75 photo of Princess Margaret holding her newborn son, David Armstrong-Jones, affixed to its original studio mount,
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Joseph Pulitzer206 - Joseph Pulitzer
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State Savings Association check, 8 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Pulitzer, payable to J. G. Kappner for $500, March 16, 1882. Encap
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Estimate : 450.00 - 550.00
 
 
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Queen Alexandra207 - Queen Alexandra
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Queen Consort to Edward VII of England (1844-1925) and mother of George V. ALS in German, signed “Alexandra,” four pages on two adjoining black-border
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Queen Victoria208 - Queen Victoria
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Manuscript DS, signed “Victoria R. I.,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.75, July 5, 1855. A special statute for the nomination of Colonel S
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Jonas Salk209 - Jonas Salk
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Matte-finish 6.5 x 9.25 half-length photo of Salk in a moment of concentration, signed in the lower border in black ink. In fine condition. Pre-certif
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Jonas Salk210 - Jonas Salk
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Signed book: World Population and Human Values. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1981. Hardcover with dust jacket (price-clipped), 8.5 x 11.25, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Elmer Sperry211 - Elmer Sperry
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American inventor and entrepreneur (1860–1930) who, with Herman Anschutz-Kaempfe, invented the gyrocompass and founded the Sperry Gyroscope Company. I
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Margaret Thatcher212 - Margaret Thatcher
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Two identical bookplates, both 4.5 x 3, neatly signed in blue felt tip. In overall fine condition.
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Margaret Thatcher213 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: The Path to Power. First US edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 656 pages. Signed on the title page
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Margaret Thatcher214 - Margaret Thatcher
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Semi-glossy 4.75 x 6.75 half-length portrait of Thatcher, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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Frederick Treves215 - Frederick Treves
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British surgeon (1853–1923) who saved Edward VII's life with an emergency appendectomy shortly before the coronation and who served as the perso...
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Jonathan Trumbull216 - Jonathan Trumbull
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Governor of Connecticut who was the only colonial governor to side with the Americans during the Revolutionary War (1710–1785). Revolutionary War–date
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Henry Vane the Younger217 - Henry Vane the Younger
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English Puritan (1613–1662) who was one of the most capable administrators in Parliament during the Civil Wars between the Parliamentarians and Royali
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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James Wilson218 - James Wilson
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Revolutionary War-dated ink endorsement signature, “Wilson,” on the reverse of a partly-printed document, one page, 13.5 x 4, January 26, 1776. The do
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Oliver Wolcott219 - Oliver Wolcott
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1726–1797) who also signed the Articles of Confederation and served as a major general in
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Oliver Wolcott, Jr220 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr
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Partly-printed DS signed “Oliv: Wolcott Jr.,” one page, 6.75 x 4, February 20, 1789. Pay order issued by Wolcott as comptroller of Connecticut, in ful
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Oliver Wolcott, Jr221 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr
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ALS signed “Oliv. Wolcott,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10, March 23, 1811. Letter to Joseph Hopkinson, in part: "I rec'd your favour of th...
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Women's Suffragists222 - Women's Suffragists
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Two items: a 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of abolitionist and suffragette Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, signed at the bottom of the image in ink, &q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis223 - Jefferson Davis
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Ink signature, "Approved, Jeffn Davis, Sec. of War,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 slip removed from a document, dated in another hand January 23...
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J. E. B. Stuart224 - J. E. B. Stuart
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Fabled Confederate general (1833–1864) best known for his consummate skill in reconnaissance and as a cavalry officer. After leading successful offens
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Loyalty Oath225 - Loyalty Oath
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Loyalty oath document, one page, 8 x 10, no date. In part: "Whereas, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, did, on the 7th day of Sep...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Curly, Crow Scout226 - Curly, Crow Scout
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Ashishishe, known as Curly, (1856–1923), was a Crow scout in the United States Army during the Sioux Wars. He was one of the few survivors on the Unit
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Mikhail Tukhachevsky227 - Mikhail Tukhachevsky
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Brilliant Soviet military leader and theoretician (1893–1937) who contributed greatly to the modernization of the USSR's armed forces; he was ac...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima: John H. Bradley228 - Iwo Jima: John H. Bradley
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Iwo Jima flag raiser John H. Bradley's personally-owned softcover notebook used during his medical training at Camp Pendleton in 1944, 3.5 x 5.5...
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur229 - Douglas MacArthur
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Matte-finish 11 x 14 head-and-shoulders portrait of MacArthur in his military uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Major Redner, ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur230 - Douglas MacArthur
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Signed book: Douglas MacArthur. First edition. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1952. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 370 pages. Signed on the half-title page in i
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George C. Marshall231 - George C. Marshall
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DS, signed “Alvn F. Weichel,” one page, 8 x 10.5, February 26, 1947. Original summons issued from the House of Representatives, in part: "You a...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George S. Patton232 - George S. Patton
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ALS signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” seven pages on two sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, October 2, 1910. Letter to his father while Patton is stati
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton233 - George S. Patton
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Desirable ALS signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 10, September 30, 1915. Letter to his sister Anne, in full: "The hors...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Alfred Dreyfus234 - Alfred Dreyfus
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French military officer (1859–1935) whose central role in the Dreyfus Affair, which tore French society apart and shook their faith in the military, t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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HMS Agincourt235 - HMS Agincourt
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Manuscript ship's journal, 50 pages, 8 x 12.5, dated October 16, 1844–April 21, 1845, bound in loose covers with a handwritten title, "Log ...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Mountbatten of Burma236 - Mountbatten of Burma
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Distinguished matte-finish 7 x 9 photo of Louis Mountbatten in uniform, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. Displayed in its attractive origin
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Confederate Brogan Shoes237 - Confederate Brogan Shoes
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Pair of well-worn Confederate brogans that have had several repairs and re-soles over what looks to have been a rather tough career. The heels of the
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Confederate Foot Officer's Sword by Boyle & Gamble238 - Confederate Foot Officer's Sword by Boyle & Gamble
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Well-made Confederate foot officer's sword by Boyle & Gamble patterned, more or less, after the US Model 1850 Foot Officer Sword, measuring ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Fred Mundy's Little Round Top-Used Civil War Sword239 - Fred Mundy's Little Round Top-Used Civil War Sword
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Private purchase US foot officers' sword by Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, presented to 1st Lieutenant/Quartermaster Fred R. Mundy of the 44th ...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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James Patent Artillery Bolt240 - James Patent Artillery Bolt
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Solid shot version of the distinctive, hollow-base projectile for use with the muzzle-loading 14-pounder James Rifle. The projectile measures just und
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Union Surgeons241 - Union Surgeons
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A mounted 9 x 6.75 photo of a group of Union surgeons, affixed to a 11.25 x 9.25 mount, identified in the lower border: "Surgeon Jackson in Cha...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Clement Biddle242 - Clement Biddle
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American Revolutionary soldier (1740–1814) who helped organize the ‘Quaker Blues,’ a company of volunteers. Manuscript DS, one page both sides, 8.25 x
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Confederacy243 - Confederacy
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Two items: a partly-printed Confederate clothing oath signed "H. M. Block," December 14, 1864, confirming receipt of "One Over Coat&q...
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James H. Doolittle244 - James H. Doolittle
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Doolittle in uniform, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Thomas L. Alford, Sr: With kindest personal rega...
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Doolittle's Raiders245 - Doolittle's Raiders
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Six FDCs and commemorative covers, each signed on the front by a different member of Doolittle’s Raiders. Signers include: James Doolittle, Nolan Hern
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Duke of Wellington246 - Duke of Wellington
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Third-person ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, no date. In full: "The Duke of Wellington presents his Compliments to Mr. Barrett and begs leav...
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Enola Gay247 - Enola Gay
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima, signed in blue and black felt tip, "Paul Tibbets, Pilot 'Enola Gay,'" &q...
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets248 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets
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Two identical signed books: Return of the Enola Gay. Columbus, OH: Mid Coast Marketing. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 339 pages. Each signe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ferdinand Foch249 - Ferdinand Foch
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French military officer (1851–1929) who served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies in the final months of World War I. Matte-finish 4.5 x 7 por
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Douglas Haig250 - Douglas Haig
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Field marshal and commander-in-chief of the British expeditionary forces in France and Flanders during WWI (1861–1928). Fountain pen signature, &quo...
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O. O. Howard251 - 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. Civil War–dated ALS si
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Iwo Jima: John H. Bradley252 - Iwo Jima: John H. Bradley
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Bradley, "John H. Bradley," payable to D. A. V. [Disabled American Veterans] for $10, A...
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Montgomery of Alamein253 - Montgomery of Alamein
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Uncommon glossy 5.5 x 8 close-up photo of the Spartan General in his military uniform, signed in the lower border in blue fountain pen, "Montgo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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