Auction Details
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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181Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Truman by the Leo Stern Studio of Kansas City, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Frank A. Lorenz, ...
182Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
Signed book: Mr. Citizen. Later printing. NY: Bernard Geis Associates, 1960. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 315 pages. Signed on the half-title page in fount
183Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
Handsome engraving of President Truman in profile, 7.75 x 9.5, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Jerome Miller, Kindest regards, Harry ...
184Harry S. Truman and Carlos RomuloRR Auction
Vintage glossy 8.75 x 5.75 photo of Truman and Romulo riding in a convertible, signed in fountain pen against the dark car, "Best wishes, Harry...
185Angelica Van BurenRR Auction
Ink signature, "Angelica S. Van Buren, 46 East 21st Str.,” on an off-white 4.5 x 7.25 sheet. In fine condition, with light toning and soi...
186White House and Air Force OneRR Auction
Collection of stationery and ephemera from the White House and Air Force One, including: four tablets of "Aboard Air Force One" stationery...
187Woodrow WilsonRR Auction
TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 26, 1915. Letter to the Hon. Lewis M. Coleman, US District Attorney in Chattano
188Woodrow and Edith WilsonRR Auction
Two official White House cards, individually signed in ink by the president and first lady, "Woodrow Wilson" and "Edith Bolling Wilso...
189BaseballRR Auction
Collection of 50 items signed by baseball stars and Hall of Famers, predominately consisting of postage stamps affixed to 3.5 x 2 cards, plus a handfu
190Chiang Kai-shekRR Auction
Bold vintage ink signature of Chiang Kai-shek on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed postage stamp from China issued in 1945 to commemorate