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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Jacques-Louis David628 - Jacques-Louis David
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Scarce manuscript DS in French, signed “David,” one page, 7 x 7.75, no date. An untranslated document endorsed at the conclusion by
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Gustave Eiffel629 - Gustave Eiffel
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ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” penned on a 5.5 x 3.5 Universal Postal Union card, no date. Untranslated letter forwarding his au
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Thomas Gainsborough630 - Thomas Gainsborough
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Autograph manuscript signed “Tho. Gainsborough,” one page, 7.5 x 4.5, November 10, 1757. Pay order issued to Bertie Burgh of Castle-
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Hubert de Givenchy631 - Hubert de Givenchy
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Original sketch of a gorgeous black-and-blue patterned dress accomplished in felt tip by Givenchy on a white 5.25 x 8 card, signed in the lower right
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Jean Auguste Ingres632 - Jean Auguste Ingres
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ALS in French, signed “J. Ingres,” one page, 5.25 x 8, July 26, 1855. Letter to Charles-Leon Vinit, the director of the Ecole Royale
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Karl Lagerfeld633 - Karl Lagerfeld
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Original front-and-back dress design sketch accomplished in ink and colored pencil by Lagerfeld on an off-white 8.25 x 11.75 sheet, signed in the lowe
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Henri Matisse634 - Henri Matisse
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ALS in French, one page, 8 x 10.5, March 16, 1949. Letter to Mrs. Alexander Prober, in full (translated): "In again finding the photograph of y...
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Jean-François Millet635 - Jean-François Millet
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Scarce ALS signed “J. F. Millet,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, October 3, 1864. Untranslated letter to French journalist Alexan
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Claude Monet636 - Claude Monet
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ALS in French, signed “Your old man who loves you, Claude,” eight pages on two sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Savoy Hotel letterhe
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Claude Monet637 - Claude Monet
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ALS in pencil, two pages on two adjoining sheets, black-bordered Giverny par Vernon letterhead, November 5, 1914. Letter to art critic Gustave Geffroy
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