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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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539 - Napoleonic LeadersRR Auction
Four items signed by, or relating to, leading figures of Napoleonic France:
Partly-printed DS in French, signed by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand and
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540 - Chester NimitzRR Auction
Signed book: Operation Lifeline: History and Development of the Naval Air Transport Service. Limited edition, numbered 901/1000. Chicago: Ziff Davis P
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541 - Chester W. NimitzRR Auction
TLS signed “C. W. Nimitz,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations letterhead, October 20, 1947
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542 - Rob O’NeillRR Auction
Color satin-finish 12 x 18 photo of the FBI wanted poster for Osama bin Laden, signed in blue felt tip by Rob O'Neill, who adds, "Never qui...
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543 - Matthew RidgwayRR Auction
Two items: a vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 10 photo of the commanding general, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Serg...
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544 - Winfield ScottRR Auction
Two items: an ALS, one page, 4.5 x 6.75, August 12, 1850, to Joseph Gilbert Totten, Chief of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in part: "Please fur...
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545 - Philip H. SheridanRR Auction
LS signed “P. H. Sheridan,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, Headquarters, Military Division of the Gulf letterhead, July 28, 1865. Letter to
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546 - Philip H. SheridanRR Auction
Ink signature, "P. H. Sheridan, Maj. Gen'l,” on an off-white 2.75 x .75 slip affixed to a tiny card, with Alexander McDowell McCook...
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