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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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702 - Honore de BalzacRR Auction
ANS in French, signed “de Balzac,” one page, 3.75 x 4.75, no date. In full (translated): “For you all what you want, my dea
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703 - Albert CamusRR Auction
TLS in French, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Librarie Gallimard letterhead, April 12, 1954. Letter to Konrad Bieber, in full (translated): "Just a brief...
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704 - Truman CapoteRR Auction
AQS on an off-white 8 x 10 sheet, signed in the upper right corner, "English, Capote." Capote pens a "Book Slogan," possibly wri...
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705 - Samuel L. ClemensRR Auction
ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page both sides, 5 x 3, personal monogram letterhead, January 21. Letter to a lady, in full: "Mr. Ch
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707 - Philip K. DickRR Auction
Powerful TLS signed “Love, Phil" with added heart and arrow, three pages, 8.5 x 11, January 11, 1981. In-depth letter to science fiction ...
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