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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William Bingham252 - William Bingham
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ALS signed “Wm. Bingham,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 4, 1799. Letter to Messrs. LeRoy, Bayard & McEver, in part: "I shall for...
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Patrick Henry253 - Patrick Henry
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Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 14.25 x 18, August 12, 1785. As governor of Virginia, Henry grants Jeremiah Moore a
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Gouverneur Morris254 - Gouverneur Morris
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ALS signed “Gouv. Morris,” one page, 7.25 x 8.5, March 10, 1799. Letter to James Morris of New York, in part: "After writing my lett
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Clara Barton255 - Clara Barton
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Signed book: History of the Red Cross. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1883. Paperback, 6.5 x 8.75, 227 pages. Signed on the front cover in bl
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Clara Barton256 - Clara Barton
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, August 25, 1899. Letter to Dr. John O. Scott, in full: "Have received your able address, and beg to acknowledge the same ...
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Helen Keller257 - Helen Keller
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Signed book: The Story of My Life. Later printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1905. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 441 pages. Signed on the first free end pa...
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Mohandas Gandhi258 - Mohandas Gandhi
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Highly desirable fountain pen signature, "M. K. Gandhi,” on an off-white 2 x 1.25 slip. In fine condition.
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Mohandas Gandhi259 - Mohandas Gandhi
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ALS signed “M. K. Gandhi,” one page, 4 x 6.5, October 9, 1932. In full: "Dear friends, I thank you for your letter of sympathy. The
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Martin Luther King, Jr260 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Signed book: What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Lerone Bennett, Jr. Second edition, revised and enlarged. NY: Pocket Book
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Nelson Mandela261 - Nelson Mandela
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Signed book: Higher Than Hope: The Authorized Biography of Nelson Mandela. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.75, 427
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Florence Nightingale262 - Florence Nightingale
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ALS, one page both sides, 4.25 x 7, black-bordered 10 South Street letterhead, February 17, 1891. Letter to J. G. Wainwright, the treasurer of St. Tho
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Raoul Wallenberg263 - Raoul Wallenberg
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DS, in Hungarian, signed “R. Wallenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, September 28, 1944. Document associated with the issuance of a Schu
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Raoul Wallenberg264 - Raoul Wallenberg
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Desirable ink signature, "R. Wallenberg," on an off-white 3.5 x 2 sheet clipped from the close of a letter. In fine condition, with a hori...
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Booker T. Washington265 - Booker T. Washington
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TLS, one page, 8.75 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, May 16, 1903. Letter to Kansas Senator Joseph R. Burton, in part: &qu...
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr266 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
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ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” one page, 5 x 8, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, March 9, 1930. Letter to George Wharton P
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr267 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
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Excellent vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 13.75 portrait of Justice Holmes in his judicial robe by the Harris & Ewing Studio, signed below in fountai...
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Vinson Supreme Court268 - Vinson Supreme Court
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Outstanding vintage matte-finish 13.25 x 10.25 Bachrach portrait of the Vinson Supreme Court, affixed to its original 17 x 15.25 mount, signed on the
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Andrew Carnegie269 - Andrew Carnegie
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Signed book: Triumphant Democracy: Sixty Years' March of the Republic. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. Hardcover, 6.25 x ...
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Albert Einstein270 - Albert Einstein
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Scarce vintage 4 x 5.75 silver gelatin portrait of Einstein by German press photographer John Graudenz, affixed to the original studio mount, which is
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Albert Einstein271 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8 x 11, March 19, 1927. Letter to German philosopher Paul Feldkeller, referring to hi
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Albert Einstein272 - Albert Einstein
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Fascinating ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, no date [January 1950]. Letter to Rudolf Ehrman, who had bee
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Richard Feynman273 - Richard Feynman
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Signed book: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! First edition, later printing. NY: W. W. Norton, 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 350 ...
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Robert Fulton274 - Robert Fulton
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Original ink sketch of a side-facing view of a gentleman with surrounding mechanical diagrams accomplished by Fulton on an off-white 2.5 x 2.5 clipped
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Joseph Guillotin275 - Joseph Guillotin
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Manuscript DS in French, signed “Guillotin,” one page, 8 x 3.25, March 22, 1807. Brief untranslated document. In very good to fine c
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Alexander von Humboldt276 - Alexander von Humboldt
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ALS in French, signed “A. Humboldt,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, no date. Untranslated. In fine condition, with seal-related paper
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Louis Pasteur277 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 5 x 7.5, Institute Pasteur letterhead, February 4, 1891. In full (translated): "Milord
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Erich Fromm278 - Erich Fromm
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Typescript of a chapter from Erich Fromm's 1950 book Psychoanalysis and Religion, entitled "Freud and Jung," ten pages, 8.25 x 11, wit...
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Karl Marx279 - Karl Marx
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Exceedingly rare ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 5.25, January 13, 1872. Letter to "Dear Citizen," apparently the publisher Maurice Lach&#...
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Pope John XXIII281 - Pope John XXIII
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Color matte-finish 7 x 8.75 photo of Pope John XXIII in his papal robes, affixed to its official 11 x 15 mount embossed with his official seal, signed
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Pope Pius X282 - Pope Pius X
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Large ink signature, "Pius PP. X,” on an off-white 9.75 x 2 slip below a handwritten Latin blessing. Affixed to a slightly larger card. I...
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Winston Churchill283 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” 8 x 10, Chartwell letterhead, May 9, 1933. Letter to his proofreader and editor C. C. Wood relati
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Winston Churchill284 - Winston Churchill
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Attractive fountain pen signature, "Winston S. Churchill,” on an off-white 5 x 4 sheet of embossed Colonial Office stationery. Archivally...
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Winston Churchill285 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 5 x 8, Chartwell, Westerham letterhead, August 17, 1956. Letter to author and publisher
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Indian Leaders286 - Indian Leaders
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Four Newsweek and Time magazine covers from the 1960s depicting political and military leaders of India, each signed in ink or felt tip by the subject
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Mao Zedong287 - Mao Zedong
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Extremely rare signed book: Oeuvres Choisies de Mao Tse-Toung. Tome IV [Selected Works by Mao Tse-Toung. Volume IV]. First French edition. Beijing: Ed
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Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako288 - Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako
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Magnificent vintage matte-finish 6 x 8.75 portraits of Emperor Hirohito and his wife Princess Nagako Kuni, depicting the heads of Japanese state in ha
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Golda Meir289 - Golda Meir
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Minister for Foreign Affairs letterhead, August 21, 1964. Letter to Mrs. Albert Fried, the national president of the National
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Benito Mussolini290 - Benito Mussolini
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ANS in Italian, signed “Mussolini,” one page, 5 x 8, Ministry of Foreign Affairs letterhead, January 12, 1927. Letter to Count Volpi
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Vietnamese Leaders291 - Vietnamese Leaders
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Five Newsweek and Time magazine covers from the mid-1960s depicting political and military leaders of Vietnam, each signed in black felt tip by the su
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Sun Yat-sen292 - Sun Yat-sen
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ALS in English, signed “Y-S Sen,” three pages, 8 x 10.5, The Republic of China, President's Office letterhead, November 29, 1921. Le
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King William III293 - King William III
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Manuscript vellum DS, signed “William R.,” one page, 13.5 x 8.5, April 7, 1697. King William appoints John Mussage to be "Adjutant t
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Princess Diana294 - Princess Diana
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Superb Royal Christmas card from 1991, measuring 13.5 x 5.75 open, featuring a color photo of the royal family affixed inside opposite a printed holid
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles295 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Fabulous 1982 Christmas card embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family a
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Princess Diana296 - Princess Diana
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Blue ballpoint signature, "Diana,” on an off-white 5 x 2.75 business card belonging to fashion designer Christina Stambolian. In very goo...
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Queen Anne297 - Queen Anne
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Manuscript DS in Latin, signed “Anna R.,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 11, September 9, 1704. Untranslated official letter to Prince
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Queen Victoria298 - Queen Victoria
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Signed book: The Principal Speeches and Addresses of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort. London: John Murray, 1862. Hardcover, 5.75 x 9, 268 pages.
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Queen Victoria299 - Queen Victoria
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Early Coutts & Company bank check, 7.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by the 21-year-old Queen Victoria, "Victoria," paya...
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay300 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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Vintage ink signatures, "E. P. Hillary" and "Tenzing, 13. 7. 53,” on an off-white 6.25 x 4 album page, which is also signed by ...
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Henry M. Stanley301 - Henry M. Stanley
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ALS, one page, 5.75 x 9.5, The Brunswick, Barnes & Dunklee letterhead, January 19, 1891. Letter to future Massachusetts Governor Curtis Guild, i...
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Rain-in-the-Face302 - Rain-in-the-Face
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Exceptional original 6.25 x 9.25 silver gelatin portrait of Rain-in-the-Face, a Winchester rifle resting on his lap, posing with photographer David F.
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