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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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880 - Ed WoodRR Auction
Original two-page handwritten funeral eulogy, 8.5 x 13, undated. Penned and delivered by minister and actor David DeMering, who costarred with Wood in
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882 - Actors and ActressesRR Auction
Vintage autograph book, 6.5 x 4.5, signed inside by an assortment of famous actors and actresses, including (some inscribed): Katharine Hepburn, Grego
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883 - Actors and ActressesRR Auction
Appealing group lot of 10 items signed in ink or felt tip by a famous actor or actress, including: Richard Attenborough (album page), Lauren Bacall (F
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884 - Actors and ActressesRR Auction
Five Life magazine covers, 10.5 x 14, each signed in black felt tip by the pictured movie star, with three adding inscriptions: Lauren Bacall, Bob Hop
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885 - Julie AndrewsRR Auction
Lovely glossy 8 x 10 Twentieth Century-Fox publicity photo of Julie Andrews as Maria von Trapp from the 1965 musical drama The Sound of Music, signed
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886 - Fred AstaireRR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10.25 full-length photo of Fred Astaire dancing in a tuxedo, signed in black ink. In very good to fine condition, with a few light surface
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887 - Fred AstaireRR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of the great Fred Astaire, signed in bold red ink. In fine condition, with some tiny surface impressions in the upper bl
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889 - Tallulah BankheadRR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 silver gelatin photo of Bankhead wearing a strapless gown and holding a lace fan, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To John, my...
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