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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Charlie Chaplin850 - Charlie Chaplin
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A brief rhyming note from Charlie Chaplin, one page, 7.75 x 4.25, July 15, 1927. In full: "When pleasure seems high / you know you're with ...
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Charlie Chaplin851 - Charlie Chaplin
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Faithfully, Chas. Chaplin, 1920,” on a 3.25 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.
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Clark Gable852 - Clark Gable
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 10 photo of Clark Gable seated on set with a script and cigarette, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Sara...
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Judy Garland853 - Judy Garland
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Kingsrow Ent., Inc., personal check, 7.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Garland, "Judy Garland," payable to Cash for $100, Octo...
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Jean Harlow854 - Jean Harlow
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Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, "To Sam—Every good wish, Sincerely, Jean Harlow,” on an off-white 5.75 x 4.25 album
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Hugh Hefner855 - Hugh Hefner
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Issue of Playboy #1 (HMH Publishing Co., December 1953), featuring Marilyn Monroe on the front cover and inside, 42 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the fro
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Audrey Hepburn856 - Audrey Hepburn
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Hepburn as Joanna Wallace in the 1967 film Two for the Road, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with scattered light
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Audrey Hepburn857 - Audrey Hepburn
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TLS, one page, 6 x 8, June 4, 1954. Letter to Kenneth R. Whittemore, in part: "It was most kind and thoughtful of you to take the time to write...
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Audrey Hepburn858 - Audrey Hepburn
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Glossy 10.25 x 8 photo of Audrey Hepburn as Jo Stockton and Fred Astaire as Dick Avery in the 1957 romantic comedy Funny Face, signed in black felt ti
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Audrey Hepburn859 - Audrey Hepburn
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Scarce Lloyds Bank Limited check, 6 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed twice by Hepburn, "A. Hepburn," payable to Cash for £1...
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Audrey Hepburn860 - Audrey Hepburn
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Wonderful color 5 x 11 magazine photo of Audrey Hepburn wearing the 'little black dress' she made iconic in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffa...
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Heath Ledger861 - Heath Ledger
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Rare color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Heath Ledger in his Oscar-winning role as the Joker in the 2008 film The Dark Knight, signed and inscribed in
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Boris Karloff862 - Boris Karloff
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Two items: a TLS, signed “Boris,” one page, both sides, 7 x 10.25, personal stationery, August 22, 1934, written to Sandra Phillips,
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Bela Lugosi863 - Bela Lugosi
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Fantastic vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 8.5 photo of Lugosi wearing a fedora in a handsome up-close pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "T...
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Paul Leni864 - Paul Leni
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Extremely rare TLS, one page, 6 x 9.5, Universal Pictures Corporation letterhead, January 5, 1927. Letter to cinematographer Gilbert Warrenton, in par
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Bela Lugosi865 - Bela Lugosi
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(Monogram, 1941) Rare original 28 x 22 half-sheet movie poster for Spooks Run Wild, starring Bela Lugosi with the East Side Kids (Leo Gorcey, Huntz Ha
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Bela Lugosi866 - Bela Lugosi
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Vintage fountain pen signature fittingly signed in blood-red ink by the Dracula actor, "Bela Lugosi,” on a peach 4.75 x 3.25 album page. ...
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Bela Lugosi867 - Bela Lugosi
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Sought-after and rare glossy 3.25 x 5 photo of Bela Lugosi as the sinister Count Dracula, signed desirably in the lower border in blood red ink. In ve
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Steve McQueen868 - Steve McQueen
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Large vintage felt tip signature, "Steve McQueen,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.75 slip. Attractively double-matted and framed with a portrai...
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Steve McQueen869 - Steve McQueen
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DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, June 1, 1972. Document headed "Minutes of Special Meeting of Board of Directors of Astral Productions International, I...
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