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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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Supreme Court Justices433 - Supreme Court Justices
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Eleven ink signatures of Supreme Court justices, including: Byron R. White, Harry A. Blackmun, John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin S...
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Henrietta Szold434 - Henrietta Szold
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Multilingual group lot of three letters from Henrietta Szold: an ALS in German, one page, September 20, 1934, addressed to journalist Erich Gottgetreu
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Helen B. Taussig435 - Helen B. Taussig
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Uncommon ALS, one page, 6 x 7, September 23, 1964, personal stationery. Brief letter to Mrs. Halter, an autograph collector, in full: “Thanks
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Margaret Thatcher436 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: The Path to Power. First U.S. edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 656 pages. Signed on the title pag
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Margaret and Denis Thatcher437 - Margaret and Denis Thatcher
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Two letters: a TLS signed "Yours sincerely, Margaret Thatcher," one page, House of Commons letterhead, December 8, 1978, in part: "Yo...
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Clyde W. Tombaugh438 - Clyde W. Tombaugh
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 20, 1990. Interesting letter about Pluto, in part: "Referring to the photograph of the discovery sections of ...
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William M. 'Boss' Tweed439 - William M. 'Boss' Tweed
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Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. M. Tweed,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, no date. Letter of recommendation to the "Collector, port of New York,...
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U.S. Secretaries of State440 - U.S. Secretaries of State
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of six former U.S. Secretaries of State during a ceremonial groundbreaking for the future U.S. Diplomacy Center on Sep
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James Van Allen441 - James Van Allen
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Matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Van Allen in a suit and tie, signed in black felt tip, "James A. Van Allen." In fine condition, with very slig...
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Booker T. Washington442 - Booker T. Washington
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LS signed “Booker T. Washington,” one page, 6 x 8.5, Tuskegee Normal & Industrial Institute letterhead, February 18, 1902. Letter to
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