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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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211 - Walter JohnsonRR Auction
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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212 - Helen KellerRR Auction
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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213 - King Edward VIIIRR Auction
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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214 - Rudyard KiplingRR Auction
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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215 - Larry LajoieRR Auction
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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216 - Kenesaw M. LandisRR Auction
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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217 - Charles LindberghRR Auction
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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218 - Douglas MacArthurRR Auction
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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219 - Anthony McAuliffeRR Auction
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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220 - Anthony C. McAuliffeRR Auction
Two highly desirable vintage fountain pen signatures, "A. C. McAuliffe, Nuts,” over different denominations of Belgian postage stamps mem...
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