Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Civil War

Auction Details

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
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
King George II and King George III373 - King George II and King George III
RR Auction
Ink signatures of King George II and King George III, both signing "George R.," on off-white sheets removed from documents, measuring 3.25...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
Details...Bookmark
King George IV374 - King George IV
RR Auction
ALS signed “George P.,” one page, 9.25 x 7.25, July 27, 1802. In full: "The enclosed my dear Lord I send you, accompanied by my best
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
Details...Bookmark
King George V and Mary of Teck375 - King George V and Mary of Teck
RR Auction
Fountain pen signatures of King George V and Mary of Teck—"George R. I." and "Mary R."—on an off-white 8.75 x 12 gue...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
Details...Bookmark
King George VI376 - King George VI
RR Auction
TLS as the Duke of York, signed “Albert,” one page, 8 x 10, 145 Piccadilly W1 letterhead, April 1934. In full: "I am gratified to kn
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
Details...Bookmark
King Hussein377 - King Hussein
RR Auction
Two items: a fountain pen signature, "Hussein," on an off-white 3.5 x 2.75 card with embossed crown; and a biographical pamphlet for "...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Alfred Kinsey378 - Alfred Kinsey
RR Auction
Trimmed cover of Time magazine from August 24, 1953, 7 x 6.75, depicting an artistic rendering of Kinsey next to a bee and roses, signed below in foun
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Henry Kissinger379 - Henry Kissinger
RR Auction
Signed book: Diplomacy. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1994. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 912 pages. Signed on the colop...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Henri La Fontaine380 - Henri La Fontaine
RR Auction
Interesting ALS, signed “H. La Fontaine,” written from Brussels and penned on both sides of a peach-colored 6.75 x 4.75 album page,
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Labor Union Leaders381 - Labor Union Leaders
RR Auction
Four photos signed by a notable leader of the Labor Union, various finishes, 7.75 x 9.25 to 8 x 10, including: John L. Lewis, George Meany, Leonard Wo
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Richard Leakey and Donald Johanson382 - Richard Leakey and Donald Johanson
RR Auction
Five color glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip by either Donald Johanson or Richard Leakey or both (2), with images includ
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
Details...Bookmark