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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Gordon W. 'Pawnee Bill' Lillie383 - Gordon W. 'Pawnee Bill' Lillie
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TLS signed “G. W. Lillie,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Pawnee Bill's Buffalo Ranch letterhead, no date. Letter to "Friend Reimers,"...
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Lindbergh Kidnapping384 - Lindbergh Kidnapping
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Uncommon reward poster offering $25,000 for "information resulting in the apprehension and conviction of the kidnappers of Charles A. Lindbergh...
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Guglielmo Marconi385 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Ink signature, "G. Marconi, 1925,” on an off-white 5 x 1.5 slip. Creatively matted and framed with a Christmas card depicting a wireless ...
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Guglielmo Marconi386 - Guglielmo Marconi
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TLS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, Real Academia D'Italia letterhead, February 14, 1934. Letter to Giacinto Auriti, the Italian ambassador t...
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Jim Mattis and Michael Flynn387 - Jim Mattis and Michael Flynn
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Four color glossy 10 x 8 photos, two of which picture former U.S. Secretary of Defense General Jim Mattis, and the other two picturing former National
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Maria Goeppert Mayer388 - Maria Goeppert Mayer
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Rare ink signature, “Maria Goeppert Mayer,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with light overall toning.
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Mitch McConnell389 - Mitch McConnell
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Six glossy 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos of Mitch McConnell at various stages of his political career, each signed in black felt tip, with McConnell adding
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Medical Researchers390 - Medical Researchers
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Group of eight items signed by noted medical researchers, including: Jonas Salk (signature), James D. Watson (commemorative cover), Linus Pauling (SP)
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Medical Researchers391 - Medical Researchers
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Group of ten items signed by noted medical researchers, including: Jonas Salk (signature), James D. Watson (signature), Linus Pauling (bookplate), Har
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Golda Meir392 - Golda Meir
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Two items: an untranslated TLS in Hebrew, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, Ministry of Labour letterhead, June 8, 1953; and an uncommon commemorative envelope wi
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