Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Civil War

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With over 1,000 lots up for bidding, our May Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is the biggest thus far in 2020. Highlights include a book boldly signed by Mao Tse-Toung, a rare handwritten letter by Sun Yat-sen, a letter by Karl Marx concerning the publication of Das Kapital in translation, a letter by Claude Monet about Queen Victoria's state funeral, and a battlefield message from the Revolutionary War's 'Swamp Fox,' Francis Marion. A special Civil War section boasts the thoroughbred racing saddle of George Custer, and autographs of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, William T. Sherman, Robert E. Lee, 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 May 2020.
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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John J. Evers201 - John J. Evers
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Extraordinary vintage fountain pen signature, "Sincerely yours, John J. Evers, Tinker to Evers to Chance," on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card,...
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Alexander Fleming202 - Alexander Fleming
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "A. Fleming,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with two tiny pin holes, easily matted o...
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Football203 - Football
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Collection of 60 items signed by football legends and Hall of Famers, predominately consisting of postage stamps affixed to 3.5 x 2 cards, plus a hand
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W. C. Handy204 - W. C. Handy
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Two items: a vintage semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Handy by G. Maillard Kesslere bearing an affixed postage stamp, signed and inscribed in fountain pen
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay205 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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Desirable pair of vintage signatures: a fountain pen signature, "E. P. Hillary," on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed Indian ...
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Ho Chi Minh206 - Ho Chi Minh
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Rare vintage fountain pen signature, "Ho Chi Minh,” over an ink stamp on an off-white 5.5 x 2 slip, bearing an affixed postage stamp and ...
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Rogers Hornsby207 - Rogers Hornsby
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Large vintage red pencil signature, "Rogers Hornsby,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition. A great signature of the seven-t...
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Howard Hughes208 - Howard Hughes
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Exquisite vintage glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of Howard Hughes with the crew from his 1938 flight around the world, signed in fountain by all pictured: How
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Iwo Jima209 - Iwo Jima
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Four vintage ink signatures of figures associated with the iconic flag raising atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, all on off-white 3.
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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal210 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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Iconic vintage glossy 5.75 x 7.25 photo of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, signed in the lower border in fountain p
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Walter Johnson211 - Walter Johnson
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Sought-after vintage fountain pen signature, "Walter Johnson,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with a small spot of ad...
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Helen Keller212 - Helen Keller
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Keller seated with a book and a dog resting by her feet, signed and inscribed in pencil,
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King Edward VIII213 - King Edward VIII
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Block of four ​blue postage stamps from the reign of King Edward VIII, signed in the lower margin in fountain pen, "Edward." In fine...
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Rudyard Kipling214 - Rudyard Kipling
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 slip affixed to a larger card beside a small portrait. In ver...
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Larry Lajoie215 - Larry Lajoie
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Bold vintage fountain pen signature, "Larry Lajoie, 6-24-43,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine to very fine condition.
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Kenesaw M. Landis216 - Kenesaw M. Landis
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Desirable FDC with a cachet honoring 100 years of baseball, boldly signed at the bottom in fountain pen, "Kenesaw M. Landis." At the top, ...
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Charles Lindbergh217 - Charles Lindbergh
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Airmail cover from Panama carried by Lindbergh to Balboa Heights, 6.5 x 3.75, signed on the right side in fountain pen, "C. A. Lindbergh, May 1...
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Douglas MacArthur218 - Douglas MacArthur
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Three fountain pen signatures, "Douglas MacArthur," over different denominations of stamps from the Philippines affixed to off-white 3.5 x...
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Anthony McAuliffe219 - Anthony McAuliffe
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TLS signed “A. C. McAuliffe,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Department of the Army letterhead, December 28, 1949. Letter to James A. Bowman, i
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Anthony C. McAuliffe220 - Anthony C. McAuliffe
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Two highly desirable vintage fountain pen signatures, "A. C. McAuliffe, Nuts,” over different denominations of Belgian postage stamps mem...
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