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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Rosa Parks403 - Rosa Parks
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FDC with a cachet honoring 'Law and Order,' depicting a police officer speaking with two small boys, signed in black ink, "Rosa Parks, ...
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Timothy Pickering404 - Timothy Pickering
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Ink signature as secretary of state, "Timothy Pickering,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1 vellum slip. In fine condition, with two vertical fold...
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Pope John Paul II405 - Pope John Paul II
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Desirable woodblock-print diploma from the 1976 Polish Festival of Sacrosong, 9.75 x 13.75, signed in the center in ballpoint, "Karol card. Woj...
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Pope Pius XI406 - Pope Pius XI
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Exceptional official vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 portrait of Pope Pius XI seated, affixed to its original 10.25 x 17.25 mount, prominently signed on th
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Prince Philip407 - Prince Philip
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Limited edition color 13.25 x 21.5 print of a 1986 work by Wendy Bays honoring the '1986 World Dressage Championship,' numbered 39/350, sign...
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Prince Philip408 - Prince Philip
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Signed book: His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh's Study Conference on the Human Problems of Industrial Communities within the Commonwealth...
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Yitzhak Rabin409 - Yitzhak Rabin
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TLS signed “Y. Rabin,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, The Prime Minister letterhead, April 29, 1977. Letter to Arthur O. Shackman, in part: "
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Yitzhak Rabin410 - Yitzhak Rabin
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Three items signed by Rabin: a glossy 5 x 7 photo of him as Israel's ambassador to the United States, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, &q...
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Railroad411 - Railroad
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Group lot of four handsomely engraved stock certificates for railroad enterprises dating between 1850 and 1928, which includes: the Little Miami Railr
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Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr412 - Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho. M. Randolph,” one page, 7.75 x 7.25, July 13, 1822. As governor of Virginia, Randolph commissions "D
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John D. Rockefeller413 - John D. Rockefeller
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Fountain pen signature, "John D. Rockefeller,” on an off-white 4.75 x 3.5 printed 'thank you' card, which reads: "Mr. Rockef...
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Bertrand Russell414 - Bertrand Russell
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Cover of Newsweek magazine from August 20, 1962, showing Bertrand Russell in front of a 'peace' sign and a 'Ban the Bomb' banner, si...
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Carl Sagan415 - Carl Sagan
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Signed book: Cosmos. Wings Books first edition. NY: Wings Books, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8 x 10.25, 365 pages. Signed on the title page in b
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Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin416 - Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
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Two items: a glossy 5 x 7 photo of Salk in his coat and tie, signed in black felt tip, "Jonas Salk"; and a color glossy 3.75 x 7 photo of ...
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Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin417 - Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
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Two FDCs: one honoring Marc Chagall, signed in black felt tip by Jonas Salk; and one honoring the American Medical Association's 1st Internation...
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David Sarnoff418 - David Sarnoff
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Signed book: David Sarnoff: A Biography by Eugene Lyons. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1966. Clothbound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.75, 372 pages. Sig...
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Eisaku Sato419 - Eisaku Sato
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Time magazine cover from 1967 depicting Japan's Premier Sato, 7.75 x 10.75, signed in white ink in Japanese by Eisaku Sato. In fine condition, w...
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Scientists420 - Scientists
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Group of eight items signed by noteworthy scientists, highlighted by several Nobel Prize winners, including: Albert Sabin (signature), Luc Montagnier
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Glenn Seaborg421 - Glenn Seaborg
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Glossy 8.5 x 11 photo of Seaborg seated at his desk, signed in the designated autograph box in black felt tip, "Glenn T. Seaborg." In fine...
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William H. Seward422 - William H. Seward
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.5 x 10, April 13, 1841. As governor of New York, Seward appoints George W. Patterson, Henry Raynor, and John Van Vleck
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