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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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648 - Rosa BonheurRR Auction
Two ALSs in French, totaling five pages on three sheets, dated 1854 and 1865. In the first, she mentions "tableaux de moutons [sheep paintings]...
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649 - Marc ChagallRR Auction
TQS on a white 6.5 x 6.5 sheet of Hotel de Crillon letterhead, signed at the conclusion in pencil by Marc Chagall. The quote, which is headed "...
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650 - ChristoRR Auction
Group of five color postcards and one photo depicting the various installations and concepts of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, each signed in black felt t
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652 - Antoine-Jean GrosRR Auction
Rare manuscript DS in French, signed “Gros,” one page, 6.75 x 9.75, December 1834. Document listing expenses for the Academy of Beau
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653 - David HockneyRR Auction
Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Hockney, "David Hockney," payable to Physico for $4,083.21, March 18, 1991. In fine con...
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655 - Roy LichtensteinRR Auction
Color satin-finish 3.25 x 5 candid photo of the pop artist in a tan overcoat, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a Beckett a
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656 - I. M. PeiRR Auction
Glossy 5 x 7.25 head-and-shoulders photo of I. M. Pei by Fabian Bachrach, signed in red ballpoint. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of trans
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657 - Gerhard RichterRR Auction
Color 5.75 x 4.25 postcard of one of Richter's flower photographs, signed in black felt tip, "Richter." In very fine condition.
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