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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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293 - King William IIIRR Auction
Manuscript vellum DS, signed “William R.,” one page, 13.5 x 8.5, April 7, 1697. King William appoints John Mussage to be "Adjutant t
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294 - Princess DianaRR Auction
Superb Royal Christmas card from 1991, measuring 13.5 x 5.75 open, featuring a color photo of the royal family affixed inside opposite a printed holid
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296 - Princess DianaRR Auction
Blue ballpoint signature, "Diana,” on an off-white 5 x 2.75 business card belonging to fashion designer Christina Stambolian. In very goo...
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297 - Queen AnneRR Auction
Manuscript DS in Latin, signed “Anna R.,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 11, September 9, 1704. Untranslated official letter to Prince
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298 - Queen VictoriaRR Auction
Signed book: The Principal Speeches and Addresses of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort. London: John Murray, 1862. Hardcover, 5.75 x 9, 268 pages.
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299 - Queen VictoriaRR Auction
Early Coutts & Company bank check, 7.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by the 21-year-old Queen Victoria, "Victoria," paya...
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301 - Henry M. StanleyRR Auction
ALS, one page, 5.75 x 9.5, The Brunswick, Barnes & Dunklee letterhead, January 19, 1891. Letter to future Massachusetts Governor Curtis Guild, i...
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302 - Rain-in-the-FaceRR Auction
Exceptional original 6.25 x 9.25 silver gelatin portrait of Rain-in-the-Face, a Winchester rifle resting on his lap, posing with photographer David F.
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