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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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343Charles EdisonRR Auction
Four items signed by Edison, including: a TLS on Department of the Navy letterhead, February 28, 1940, authorizing the San Francisco News Junior to pu
344Everest MountaineersRR Auction
Three books signed by climbers of Mount Everest, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: John Hunt (Life Is Meeting (inscribed), and The Ascent o
345Everest: Hillary, Lowe, and EvansRR Auction
Signed book: The Conquest of Everest. First edition. NY: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1954. Hardcover, 6 x 8.75, 300 pages. Signed on the first...
346Ben FerenczRR Auction
Five glossy 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos of the noted Nazi prosecutor at various stages of his career, each signed in black ink or felt tip by Ben Ferencz
347Albert GallatinRR Auction
DS, one page, 7.75 x 12.25, June 1, 1809. Printed Treasury Department circular containing "An act respecting the ships or vessels owned by citi...
348J. Paul GettyRR Auction
Personal check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Getty, "J. Paul Getty," payable to Bethlehem Supply Company of California for ...
349Barry GoldwaterRR Auction
Personal check belonging to his late wife Margaret Johnson Goldwater, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Goldwater, "Barry M. G...
350Jane Goodall and David AttenboroughRR Auction
Three photos: a color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Jane Goodall interacting with a friendly chimpanzee, signed in black felt tip; a color glossy 10 x 8 clos
351Charles GoodyearRR Auction
Bank of the Metropolis check, 6 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Goodyear, "Cha's Goodyear," payable to Helen Spencer for $10, May 29,...
352Mikhail GorbachevRR Auction
Color satin-finish 11.5 x 8 photo of Mikhail Gorbachev during a speech, signed in blue felt tip, "M. Gorbachev." In very good to fine cond...
353Lord George GordonRR Auction
ALS signed “G. Gordon,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, October 30, 1783. Letter to Lord North, in part: "The Duke of Portland having done me
354Jay GouldRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 7.75, March 23, 1880. Stock certificate issued to W. E. Connor for one hundred shares of capital stock in the Miss
355Horace GreeleyRR Auction
ALS, one page, 5 x 8.25, Office of The Tribune letterhead, September 8, 1864. Letter to P. J. Gray, setting up a meeting, in his extremely difficult t
356Dag HammarskjoldRR Auction
TLS in Swedish, one page, 6 x 9, Secretary-General letterhead, July 9, 1953. Brief letter to Helga Stromberg thanking her for sending two poetry colle
357Heart DoctorsRR Auction
Six photos, glossy and satin-finish, ranging in size from 3.5 x 4.75 to 7.75 x 10, each signed by a notable cardiac surgeon or scientist, including: C
358Victor Francis HessRR Auction
Fountain pen signature, “Victor F. Hess,” on a peach-colored 6.75 x 4.75 album page with an affixed caption. In very good to fine co
359Rowland HillRR Auction
LS, one page, 8 x 13, General Post Office letterhead, October 7, 1859. Letter to Postmaster General Joseph Holt, in full: "The Accounts of the ...
360Jimmy HoffaRR Auction
Vintage glossy 7 x 5 photo of a dinner at the Manhattan Supper Club in New York on January 1, 1957, held in its original folder, signed inside on the
361J. Edgar HooverRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 8.5 x 11 photo of Hoover in a suit and tie, signed in fountain pen, "Best wishes, J. Edgar Hoover, 11.16.45." Also an...
362J. Edgar HooverRR Auction
Color matte-finish 6.5 x 8 portrait of the FBI director, affixed to its original 9 x 11.25 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen,...