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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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748 - Carl SandburgRR Auction
Appealing typescript signed by Carl Sandburg, one page, 5 x 7.5, concerning Abraham Lincoln and his referencing of the Declaration of Independence, in
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749 - Maurice SendakRR Auction
Signed book: Where the Wild Things Are. 25th Anniversary Edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.25 x 9.25. Signed and inscri
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750 - George Bernard ShawRR Auction
Westminster Bank Limited check, 5.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Shaw, "G. Bernard Shaw," payable to W. H. Smith & Son for £9.4...
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751 - Gary SnyderRR Auction
Signed book: Passage Through India. First edition. San Francisco: Grey Fox Press, 1983. Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 100 pages. Signed and inscribed on the t
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752 - Bram StokerRR Auction
Pencil signature of Bram Stoker on the reverse of an off-white 4 x 7.5 Delmonicos dinner menu dated March 16, 1902, also signed by actor Henry Irving,
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753 - Alfred Lord TennysonRR Auction
Manuscript check, 7 x 4.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Tennyson, "A. Tennyson," payable to William Beach for £16.18, May...
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754 - Erich Von DänikenRR Auction
Three color 8.5 x 11 heavy paperstock photos signed in red or blue felt tip by Erich Von Däniken, with images including: an advertisement for
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755 - Tennessee WilliamsRR Auction
Chase National Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Williams, "Tennessee Williams, special account," payable to Shelton Hotel...
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756 - Tom WolfeRR Auction
Signed book: The Right Stuff. First edition. NY: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 436 pages. Signed on the half-t
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757 - Israel ZangwillRR Auction
ALS signed “I. Zangwill,” penned on both sides of a 4.5 x 3.5 Norfolk Square, Hyde Park stationery card, no date. In part: "A line i
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