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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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Jefferson Davis1 - Jefferson Davis
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Choice original 2.25 x 3.75 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Davis as president of the Confederacy circa 1864, boldly signed at the bottom of the imag
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gettysburg: Lewis Armistead2 - Gettysburg: Lewis Armistead
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Confederate general (1817–1863) mortally wounded during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, where he courageously led his brigade into battle—he fix...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Gettysburg: Birkett Fry3 - Gettysburg: Birkett Fry
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Confederate brigadier general (1822–1891) who, while a colonel, was wounded at Seven Pines, Antietam, Chancellorsville, and finally Pickett's Ch...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gettysburg: Richard B. Garnett4 - Gettysburg: Richard B. Garnett
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Well-known confederate general (1817–1863) killed during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. Civil War–dated ALS signed “R. B. Garnett...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gettysburg: J. Johnston Pettigrew5 - Gettysburg: J. Johnston Pettigrew
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Confederate general (1828–1863) who helped lead Pickett's Charge and was killed in battle just two weeks later. Civil War–dated ALS in pencil si...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Barnard Bee6 - Barnard Bee
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Confederate general (1824–1861) mortally wounded at the First Battle of Bull Run, but best known for inspiring Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson’s nicknam
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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P. G. T. Beauregard7 - P. G. T. Beauregard
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Unsigned handwritten endorsement on the final page of an apparently longer manuscript statement signed by Thomas Jordan, one page, 8 x 10.25, no date,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Judah Benjamin8 - Judah Benjamin
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Partly-printed war-dated DS, signed as secretary of war, “J. P. Benjamin,” one page, 8.25 x 7, February 17, 1862. An appointment for an assistant surg
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Alabama9 - Alabama
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Collection of over 40 items pertaining to the Alabama Claims consisting of multiple imprints regarding the legal wranglings, original legal correspond
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Confederate Artifacts10 - Confederate Artifacts
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Collection of three Confederate items: a partly-printed war-dated DS, one page, 8 x 10, December 5, 1861. A request for “forage for private horses in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb11 - Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb
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Member of the committee in the Confederate Congress that drafted their constitution, and military officer who organized ‘Cobb's Legion’ and was ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Confederate Constitution12 - Confederate Constitution
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Book: Fac-Simile of the Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America. First edition. NY: Joseph Laing, 1883. Hardc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Confederate Infantry Tactics: W. J. Hardee13 - Confederate Infantry Tactics: W. J. Hardee
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Rare book: Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics, two volumes in one as issued. First edition. Memphis: Southern Publishing House of Hutton & Freligh...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis14 - Jefferson Davis
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American military officer and politician (1808–1889) who was the first and only president of the Confederacy. Striking original painting of Jefferson
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis15 - Jefferson Davis
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Ornately bordered Virginian electoral ticket for Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens as well as state representatives, 4 x 6, November 6, 1861.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Varina Davis16 - Varina Davis
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Memo written by Varina Davis on behalf of her husband, signed by Varina, “Jefferson Davis,” four lightly-lined pages on two adjoining sheets, no date.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis17 - Jefferson Davis
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War-dated ALS signed “Jeffn Davis,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, November 11, 1861. Letter written as president to an unidentified gentleman. In full: “Upon t
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Moses Jacob Ezekiel18 - Moses Jacob Ezekiel
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American sculptor and a highly-decorated Confederate soldier (1844–1917). ALS signed “M. Ezekiel,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.25 x 9, May 1
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nathan Bedford Forrest19 - Nathan Bedford Forrest
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Confederate general (1821–1877) who earned a reputation as the greatest cavalry officer of the Civil War. Partly-printed DS, signed “N. B. Forrest,” o
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John B. Gordon20 - John B. Gordon
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Confederate general (1832–1904) who surrendered Lee’s army to Union General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain at Appomattox Courthouse. Civil War–dated ALS
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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