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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Charles Edison343Charles Edison
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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
Everest Mountaineers344Everest Mountaineers
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Three books signed by climbers of Mount Everest, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: John Hunt (Life Is Meeting (inscribed), and The Ascent o
Everest: Hillary, Lowe, and Evans345Everest: Hillary, Lowe, and Evans
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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...
Ben Ferencz346Ben Ferencz
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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
Albert Gallatin347Albert Gallatin
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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...
J. Paul Getty348J. Paul Getty
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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 ...
Barry Goldwater349Barry Goldwater
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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...
Jane Goodall and David Attenborough350Jane Goodall and David Attenborough
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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
Charles Goodyear351Charles Goodyear
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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,...
Mikhail Gorbachev352Mikhail Gorbachev
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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...
Lord George Gordon353Lord George Gordon
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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
Jay Gould354Jay Gould
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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
Horace Greeley355Horace Greeley
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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
Dag Hammarskjold356Dag Hammarskjold
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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
Heart Doctors357Heart Doctors
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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
Victor Francis Hess358Victor Francis Hess
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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
Rowland Hill359Rowland Hill
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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 ...
Jimmy Hoffa360Jimmy Hoffa
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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
J. Edgar Hoover361J. Edgar Hoover
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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...
J. Edgar Hoover362J. Edgar Hoover
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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,...