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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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252 - William BinghamRR Auction
ALS signed “Wm. Bingham,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 4, 1799. Letter to Messrs. LeRoy, Bayard & McEver, in part: "I shall for...
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253 - Patrick HenryRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 14.25 x 18, August 12, 1785. As governor of Virginia, Henry grants Jeremiah Moore a
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254 - Gouverneur MorrisRR Auction
ALS signed “Gouv. Morris,” one page, 7.25 x 8.5, March 10, 1799. Letter to James Morris of New York, in part: "After writing my lett
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255 - Clara BartonRR Auction
Signed book: History of the Red Cross. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1883. Paperback, 6.5 x 8.75, 227 pages. Signed on the front cover in bl
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256 - Clara BartonRR Auction
ALS, one page, 5 x 8, August 25, 1899. Letter to Dr. John O. Scott, in full: "Have received your able address, and beg to acknowledge the same ...
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257 - Helen KellerRR Auction
Signed book: The Story of My Life. Later printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1905. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 441 pages. Signed on the first free end pa...
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259 - Mohandas GandhiRR Auction
ALS signed “M. K. Gandhi,” one page, 4 x 6.5, October 9, 1932. In full: "Dear friends, I thank you for your letter of sympathy. The
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260 - Martin Luther King, JrRR Auction
Signed book: What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Lerone Bennett, Jr. Second edition, revised and enlarged. NY: Pocket Book
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261 - Nelson MandelaRR Auction
Signed book: Higher Than Hope: The Authorized Biography of Nelson Mandela. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.75, 427
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