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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John J. Evers201 - John J. Evers
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Extraordinary vintage fountain pen signature, "Sincerely yours, John J. Evers, Tinker to Evers to Chance," on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card,...
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Alexander Fleming202 - Alexander Fleming
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "A. Fleming,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with two tiny pin holes, easily matted o...
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Football203 - Football
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Collection of 60 items signed by football legends and Hall of Famers, predominately consisting of postage stamps affixed to 3.5 x 2 cards, plus a hand
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W. C. Handy204 - W. C. Handy
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Two items: a vintage semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Handy by G. Maillard Kesslere bearing an affixed postage stamp, signed and inscribed in fountain pen
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay205 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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Desirable pair of vintage signatures: a fountain pen signature, "E. P. Hillary," on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed Indian ...
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Ho Chi Minh206 - Ho Chi Minh
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Rare vintage fountain pen signature, "Ho Chi Minh,” over an ink stamp on an off-white 5.5 x 2 slip, bearing an affixed postage stamp and ...
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Rogers Hornsby207 - Rogers Hornsby
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Large vintage red pencil signature, "Rogers Hornsby,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition. A great signature of the seven-t...
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Howard Hughes208 - Howard Hughes
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Exquisite vintage glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of Howard Hughes with the crew from his 1938 flight around the world, signed in fountain by all pictured: How
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Iwo Jima209 - Iwo Jima
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Four vintage ink signatures of figures associated with the iconic flag raising atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, all on off-white 3.
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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal210 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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Iconic vintage glossy 5.75 x 7.25 photo of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, signed in the lower border in fountain p
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Walter Johnson211 - Walter Johnson
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Sought-after vintage fountain pen signature, "Walter Johnson,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with a small spot of ad...
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Helen Keller212 - Helen Keller
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Keller seated with a book and a dog resting by her feet, signed and inscribed in pencil,
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King Edward VIII213 - King Edward VIII
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Block of four ​blue postage stamps from the reign of King Edward VIII, signed in the lower margin in fountain pen, "Edward." In fine...
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Rudyard Kipling214 - Rudyard Kipling
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 slip affixed to a larger card beside a small portrait. In ver...
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Larry Lajoie215 - Larry Lajoie
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Bold vintage fountain pen signature, "Larry Lajoie, 6-24-43,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine to very fine condition.
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Kenesaw M. Landis216 - Kenesaw M. Landis
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Desirable FDC with a cachet honoring 100 years of baseball, boldly signed at the bottom in fountain pen, "Kenesaw M. Landis." At the top, ...
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Charles Lindbergh217 - Charles Lindbergh
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Airmail cover from Panama carried by Lindbergh to Balboa Heights, 6.5 x 3.75, signed on the right side in fountain pen, "C. A. Lindbergh, May 1...
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Douglas MacArthur218 - Douglas MacArthur
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Three fountain pen signatures, "Douglas MacArthur," over different denominations of stamps from the Philippines affixed to off-white 3.5 x...
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Anthony McAuliffe219 - Anthony McAuliffe
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TLS signed “A. C. McAuliffe,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Department of the Army letterhead, December 28, 1949. Letter to James A. Bowman, i
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Anthony C. McAuliffe220 - Anthony C. McAuliffe
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Two highly desirable vintage fountain pen signatures, "A. C. McAuliffe, Nuts,” over different denominations of Belgian postage stamps mem...
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Grandma Moses221 - Grandma Moses
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ANS, one page, 6 x 9, Hotel Blennerhassett letterhead, May 31, 1950. Note written at the end of James A. Bowman's two-page request for a sketch ...
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Earle 'Greasy' Neale222 - Earle 'Greasy' Neale
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Ballpoint signature, "Earle 'Greasy' Neale,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card bearing an affixed postage stamp honoring the centennia...
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Jesse Owens223 - Jesse Owens
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Jesse Owens,” over a postage stamp honoring him from the Dominican Republic affixed to an off-white 3.5 ...
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Paavo Nurmi224 - Paavo Nurmi
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Paavo Nurmi,” over a postage stamp honoring him from the Dominican Republic affixed to an off-white 3.5 ...
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Notables225 - Notables
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Impressive collection of more than 300 items—predominately comprised of signed cards, but also including a few letters and photographs
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Satchel Paige226 - Satchel Paige
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Ballpoint signature, "Satchel Paige,” on a white 3.5 x 2 card bearing an affixed postage stamp honoring the centennial of professional ba...
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George S. Patton227 - George S. Patton
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World War II–dated TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, October 22, 1943. Letter to James A. Bowman, in full
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George S. Patton228 - George S. Patton
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World War II–dated official War Department mailing envelope, 8.5 x 4, signed in the lower left corner in fountain pen with a censorship signa
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Pablo Picasso229 - Pablo Picasso
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Desirable vintage ballpoint signature, "Picasso,” over a Czech dove stamp he designed, affixed to an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In very fi...
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Pope Pius XII230 - Pope Pius XII
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Bold vintage fountain pen signature, "Pius PP XII,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed postage stamp from the Vatican. In ...
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Dan Reeves231 - Dan Reeves
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Two ballpoint signatures, "Dan Reeves,” one on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card, and the other on a postage stamp honoring the centennial of foo...
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt232 - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
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Two signatures: a vintage fountain pen signature, "Franklin D. Roosevelt," on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed three-cent po...
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Babe Ruth233 - Babe Ruth
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Fantastic vintage fountain pen signature, "Babe Ruth,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed three-cent postage stamp honorin...
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E. C. Segar234 - E. C. Segar
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 15, 1937. Letter to James A. Bowman, in part: "Sorry that I can't tell you much about the possibilities of...
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Haile Selassie235 - Haile Selassie
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Vintage fountain pen signature of Haile Selassie on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed postage stamp from Ethiopia, dated 1943. In fine co
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Jean Sibelius236 - Jean Sibelius
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Jean Sibelius,” over a Finnish postage stamp affixed to an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition.
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Signed Stamps237 - Signed Stamps
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Fantastic signed stamp collection, consisting of more than 400 items, consisting almost entirely of vintage ink signatures on off-white cards bearing
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Tris Speaker238 - Tris Speaker
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Tris Speaker, 6-22-43,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with some scattered tiny stai...
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Amos Alonzo Stagg239 - Amos Alonzo Stagg
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Two items: a paperstock 5.25 x 7.75 full-length portrait of the great coach at Stagg Field in Chicago, boldly signed in fountain pen; and a TLS, one p
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Ida Tarbell240 - Ida Tarbell
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AMS signed "Ida M. Tarbell," one page, 8.5 x 6.5, no date. A passage from Tarbell's manuscript for All in the Day's Work: An Autob...
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Joe Tinker241 - Joe Tinker
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Uncommon vintage fountain pen signature, "Joe B. Tinker,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 card imprinted with a thank-you message and the Cubs...
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Arturo Toscanini242 - Arturo Toscanini
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Arturo Toscanini,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mai...
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Harry S. Truman243 - Harry S. Truman
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Block of four postage stamps from Brazil honoring Truman's 1947 visit, signed in the margin in fountain pen, "Harry S. Truman." In fin...
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Hendrik Willem van Loon244 - Hendrik Willem van Loon
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Two items: a heavily hand-corrected typed manuscript page signed and titled at the top, "Life and Times of Simon Bolivar—1953, by Hendrik...
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Honus Wagner245 - Honus Wagner
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Beautiful vintage fountain pen signature, "J. Honus Wagner, Pittsburg Pirates, 1944,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, ...
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Chaim Weizmann246 - Chaim Weizmann
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Ch. Weizmann,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card bearing an affixed postage stamp. In fine condition.
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Cy Young248 - Cy Young
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Large and crisp vintage fountain pen signature, "Cy Young,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In very fine condition.
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Orville Wright249 - Orville Wright
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Orville Wright,” over a two-cent postcard stamp honoring the 1928 International Civil Aeronautics Confer...
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World War II250 - World War II
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Collection of approximately 200 items signed by notable military figures from World War II, comprised mostly of signed cards, covers, and letters, wit
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Lyman Hall251 - Lyman Hall
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LS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, August 25, 1783. Letter to "His Excellency," likely the governor of a neighboring state, in part: "I have th...
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