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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Winston Churchill283 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” 8 x 10, Chartwell letterhead, May 9, 1933. Letter to his proofreader and editor C. C. Wood relati
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Winston Churchill284 - Winston Churchill
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Attractive fountain pen signature, "Winston S. Churchill,” on an off-white 5 x 4 sheet of embossed Colonial Office stationery. Archivally...
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Winston Churchill285 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 5 x 8, Chartwell, Westerham letterhead, August 17, 1956. Letter to author and publisher
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Indian Leaders286 - Indian Leaders
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Four Newsweek and Time magazine covers from the 1960s depicting political and military leaders of India, each signed in ink or felt tip by the subject
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Mao Zedong287 - Mao Zedong
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Extremely rare signed book: Oeuvres Choisies de Mao Tse-Toung. Tome IV [Selected Works by Mao Tse-Toung. Volume IV]. First French edition. Beijing: Ed
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Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako288 - Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako
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Magnificent vintage matte-finish 6 x 8.75 portraits of Emperor Hirohito and his wife Princess Nagako Kuni, depicting the heads of Japanese state in ha
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Golda Meir289 - Golda Meir
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Minister for Foreign Affairs letterhead, August 21, 1964. Letter to Mrs. Albert Fried, the national president of the National
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Benito Mussolini290 - Benito Mussolini
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ANS in Italian, signed “Mussolini,” one page, 5 x 8, Ministry of Foreign Affairs letterhead, January 12, 1927. Letter to Count Volpi
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Vietnamese Leaders291 - Vietnamese Leaders
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Five Newsweek and Time magazine covers from the mid-1960s depicting political and military leaders of Vietnam, each signed in black felt tip by the su
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Sun Yat-sen292 - Sun Yat-sen
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ALS in English, signed “Y-S Sen,” three pages, 8 x 10.5, The Republic of China, President's Office letterhead, November 29, 1921. Le
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