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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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61 - Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 10, 1952. Letter to the Hon. Edmond M. Hanrahan, who had served as chairman of t
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62 - Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. Official citation for the Medal of Freedom, in full: "Mr. Gordon Thorpe Jackson, American Red Cro...
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63 - Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
Three TLSs as president by Eisenhower, two signed "Dwight D. Eisenhower" and one signed "D. E.," each one page, White House lett...
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64 - Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
Souvenir typescript of General Dwight Eisenhower’s 'Order of the Day' on June 6, 1944, delivered upon the D-Day invasion of France, 6 ...
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65 - Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, June 29, 1956. Letter to "the Louis Dembitz Brandeis Centennial Commission,"...
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66 - Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
TLS signed “with warm regard, sincerely, Dwight D. Eisenhower,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, personal monogrammed letterhead, December 28,
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67 - Jacqueline KennedyRR Auction
ALS signed “Jackie,” two pages, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to photographer Mark Shaw, in full: "Your pictures we
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68 - John F. KennedyRR Auction
President Kennedy’s personally-owned and -worn navy blue silk neck tie with small embroidered gray design accents, made by A. Sulka & Comp...
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69 - John F. KennedyRR Auction
TLS signed “John,” one page, 6.25 x 9, House of Representatives letterhead, April 21, 1950. Letter to John G. W. Mahanna, country ed
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70 - John F. KennedyRR Auction
Pamphlet from The Reader's Digest containing a condensed version of John Hersey's 'Survival,' six pages, 5.5 x 7.5, signed on the fi...
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