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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Lord George Gordon353 - Lord George Gordon
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ALS signed “G. Gordon,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, October 30, 1783. Letter to Lord North, in part: "The Duke of Portland having done me
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Jay Gould354 - Jay Gould
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 7.75, March 23, 1880. Stock certificate issued to W. E. Connor for one hundred shares of capital stock in the Miss
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Horace Greeley355 - Horace Greeley
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8.25, Office of The Tribune letterhead, September 8, 1864. Letter to P. J. Gray, setting up a meeting, in his extremely difficult t
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Dag Hammarskjold356 - Dag Hammarskjold
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TLS in Swedish, one page, 6 x 9, Secretary-General letterhead, July 9, 1953. Brief letter to Helga Stromberg thanking her for sending two poetry colle
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Heart Doctors357 - Heart Doctors
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Six photos, glossy and satin-finish, ranging in size from 3.5 x 4.75 to 7.75 x 10, each signed by a notable cardiac surgeon or scientist, including: C
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Victor Francis Hess358 - Victor Francis Hess
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Fountain pen signature, “Victor F. Hess,” on a peach-colored 6.75 x 4.75 album page with an affixed caption. In very good to fine co
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Rowland Hill359 - Rowland Hill
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LS, one page, 8 x 13, General Post Office letterhead, October 7, 1859. Letter to Postmaster General Joseph Holt, in full: "The Accounts of the ...
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Jimmy Hoffa360 - Jimmy Hoffa
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Vintage glossy 7 x 5 photo of a dinner at the Manhattan Supper Club in New York on January 1, 1957, held in its original folder, signed inside on the
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J. Edgar Hoover361 - J. Edgar Hoover
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Vintage matte-finish 8.5 x 11 photo of Hoover in a suit and tie, signed in fountain pen, "Best wishes, J. Edgar Hoover, 11.16.45." Also an...
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J. Edgar Hoover362 - J. Edgar Hoover
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Color matte-finish 6.5 x 8 portrait of the FBI director, affixed to its original 9 x 11.25 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen,...
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