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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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423 - William H. SewardRR Auction
Civil War–dated ALS, one page, 5 x 8, December 22, 1862. Letter to William D. Porter, in full: "I thank you sincerely for your kind lette...
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424 - B. F. SkinnerRR Auction
Two items: a TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Harvard University letterhead, February 9, 1977, in full: "The article misrepresented behavior modificati...
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425 - Space ExplorersRR Auction
Group of six items signed by three notable astronomers and space scientists, including: two ballpoint signatures of Clyde W. Tombaugh on off-white 5 x
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426 - Francis SpinnerRR Auction
Two items: a Mohawk Valley Bank pay order in the amount of $79.60, filled out and signed by Spinner as cashier, "F. E. Spinner"; and an AL...
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428 - David SternRR Auction
TLS in Hebrew, one page, 8 x 11.5, July 11, 1979. Letter to Avraham Sharir, forwarding a draft to future Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, relayi
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429 - Henry L. StimsonRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of Stimson in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To the Honorable Frank C. Walker, fr...
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430 - Robert StroudRR Auction
ALS in pencil, signed “Bob, Robert Stroud - 594,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.25, August 14, 1945. Letter written from Alcatraz, in
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431 - SukarnoRR Auction
Embossed President of Indonesia card, 4.75 x 3.25, signed in bold ink, "Sukarno." In fine condition, with a paperclip impression to the to...
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432 - Supreme CourtRR Auction
Four books signed by justices of the Supreme Court, including: Warren E. Burger (Equal Justice Under Law: The Supreme Court in American Life, inscribe
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