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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Sports1054 - Sports
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Very appealing group lot of three books from Easton Press, each leather-bound hardcover, signed on the colophon by a boxing or basketball icon: George
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Sports1055 - Sports
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Group lot of eight Gateway covers with silk color cachets, each signed in ink or ballpoint by the pictured sports legend, including: Larry Bird, Dwigh
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Syracuse Championship Team 19591056 - Syracuse Championship Team 1959
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Glossy 20 x 16 photo of a Syracuse football game at the old Archbold Stadium, signed in blue felt tip by 26 members of the 1959 national championship
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Syracuse University Football Greats1057 - Syracuse University Football Greats
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Color glossy 24 x 20 photo of a packed Carrier Dome during a Syracuse Orange football game, signed in blue felt tip by 10 Syracuse legends, including:
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Bill Tilden1058 - Bill Tilden
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Two items: an ALS, one page, 6.25 x 7.75, Savoy Hotel stationery, no date, addressed to “Johnny,” presumably Paul C. Smith's nephew
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Paul and Lloyd Waner1059 - Paul and Lloyd Waner
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Desirable pair of blue ballpoint signatures, "Paul Waner" and "Lloyd Waner," on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards, individually e...
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Ted Williams1060 - Ted Williams
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Limited edition color 20 x 16 print of a Jim Dobbins painting entitled 'Teddy Ballgame,' numbered 1497/5000, showing the Boston Red Sox lege...
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Ted Williams1061 - Ted Williams
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Official Rawlings American League (Brown) baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot by Ted Williams. In fine condition, a JSA label affixed
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