Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Civil War

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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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Rosa Parks403 - Rosa Parks
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FDC with a cachet honoring 'Law and Order,' depicting a police officer speaking with two small boys, signed in black ink, "Rosa Parks, ...
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Timothy Pickering404 - Timothy Pickering
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Ink signature as secretary of state, "Timothy Pickering,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1 vellum slip. In fine condition, with two vertical fold...
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Pope John Paul II405 - Pope John Paul II
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Desirable woodblock-print diploma from the 1976 Polish Festival of Sacrosong, 9.75 x 13.75, signed in the center in ballpoint, "Karol card. Woj...
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Pope Pius XI406 - Pope Pius XI
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Exceptional official vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 portrait of Pope Pius XI seated, affixed to its original 10.25 x 17.25 mount, prominently signed on th
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Prince Philip407 - Prince Philip
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Limited edition color 13.25 x 21.5 print of a 1986 work by Wendy Bays honoring the '1986 World Dressage Championship,' numbered 39/350, sign...
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Prince Philip408 - Prince Philip
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Signed book: His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh's Study Conference on the Human Problems of Industrial Communities within the Commonwealth...
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Yitzhak Rabin409 - Yitzhak Rabin
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TLS signed “Y. Rabin,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, The Prime Minister letterhead, April 29, 1977. Letter to Arthur O. Shackman, in part: "
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Yitzhak Rabin410 - Yitzhak Rabin
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Three items signed by Rabin: a glossy 5 x 7 photo of him as Israel's ambassador to the United States, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, &q...
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Railroad411 - Railroad
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Group lot of four handsomely engraved stock certificates for railroad enterprises dating between 1850 and 1928, which includes: the Little Miami Railr
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Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr412 - Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho. M. Randolph,” one page, 7.75 x 7.25, July 13, 1822. As governor of Virginia, Randolph commissions "D
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John D. Rockefeller413 - John D. Rockefeller
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Fountain pen signature, "John D. Rockefeller,” on an off-white 4.75 x 3.5 printed 'thank you' card, which reads: "Mr. Rockef...
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Bertrand Russell414 - Bertrand Russell
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Cover of Newsweek magazine from August 20, 1962, showing Bertrand Russell in front of a 'peace' sign and a 'Ban the Bomb' banner, si...
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Carl Sagan415 - Carl Sagan
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Signed book: Cosmos. Wings Books first edition. NY: Wings Books, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8 x 10.25, 365 pages. Signed on the title page in b
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Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin416 - Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
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Two items: a glossy 5 x 7 photo of Salk in his coat and tie, signed in black felt tip, "Jonas Salk"; and a color glossy 3.75 x 7 photo of ...
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Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin417 - Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
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Two FDCs: one honoring Marc Chagall, signed in black felt tip by Jonas Salk; and one honoring the American Medical Association's 1st Internation...
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David Sarnoff418 - David Sarnoff
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Signed book: David Sarnoff: A Biography by Eugene Lyons. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1966. Clothbound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.75, 372 pages. Sig...
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Eisaku Sato419 - Eisaku Sato
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Time magazine cover from 1967 depicting Japan's Premier Sato, 7.75 x 10.75, signed in white ink in Japanese by Eisaku Sato. In fine condition, w...
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Scientists420 - Scientists
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Group of eight items signed by noteworthy scientists, highlighted by several Nobel Prize winners, including: Albert Sabin (signature), Luc Montagnier
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Glenn Seaborg421 - Glenn Seaborg
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Glossy 8.5 x 11 photo of Seaborg seated at his desk, signed in the designated autograph box in black felt tip, "Glenn T. Seaborg." In fine...
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William H. Seward422 - William H. Seward
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.5 x 10, April 13, 1841. As governor of New York, Seward appoints George W. Patterson, Henry Raynor, and John Van Vleck
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William H. Seward423 - William H. Seward
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Civil War–dated ALS, one page, 5 x 8, December 22, 1862. Letter to William D. Porter, in full: "I thank you sincerely for your kind lette...
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B. F. Skinner424 - B. F. Skinner
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Two items: a TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Harvard University letterhead, February 9, 1977, in full: "The article misrepresented behavior modificati...
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Space Explorers425 - Space Explorers
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Group of six items signed by three notable astronomers and space scientists, including: two ballpoint signatures of Clyde W. Tombaugh on off-white 5 x
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Francis Spinner426 - Francis Spinner
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Two items: a Mohawk Valley Bank pay order in the amount of $79.60, filled out and signed by Spinner as cashier, "F. E. Spinner"; and an AL...
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton427 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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AQS on an off-white 5 x 7.5 book page, in full: "'Men their rights and nothing more, women their rights and nothing less,' Elizabeth Ca...
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David Stern428 - David Stern
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TLS in Hebrew, one page, 8 x 11.5, July 11, 1979. Letter to Avraham Sharir, forwarding a draft to future Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, relayi
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Henry L. Stimson429 - Henry L. Stimson
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Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of Stimson in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To the Honorable Frank C. Walker, fr...
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Robert Stroud430 - Robert Stroud
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ALS in pencil, signed “Bob, Robert Stroud - 594,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.25, August 14, 1945. Letter written from Alcatraz, in
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Sukarno431 - Sukarno
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Embossed President of Indonesia card, 4.75 x 3.25, signed in bold ink, "Sukarno." In fine condition, with a paperclip impression to the to...
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Supreme Court432 - Supreme Court
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Four books signed by justices of the Supreme Court, including: Warren E. Burger (Equal Justice Under Law: The Supreme Court in American Life, inscribe
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Supreme Court Justices433 - Supreme Court Justices
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Eleven ink signatures of Supreme Court justices, including: Byron R. White, Harry A. Blackmun, John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin S...
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Henrietta Szold434 - Henrietta Szold
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Multilingual group lot of three letters from Henrietta Szold: an ALS in German, one page, September 20, 1934, addressed to journalist Erich Gottgetreu
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Helen B. Taussig435 - Helen B. Taussig
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Uncommon ALS, one page, 6 x 7, September 23, 1964, personal stationery. Brief letter to Mrs. Halter, an autograph collector, in full: “Thanks
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Margaret Thatcher436 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: The Path to Power. First U.S. edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 656 pages. Signed on the title pag
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Margaret and Denis Thatcher437 - Margaret and Denis Thatcher
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Two letters: a TLS signed "Yours sincerely, Margaret Thatcher," one page, House of Commons letterhead, December 8, 1978, in part: "Yo...
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Clyde W. Tombaugh438 - Clyde W. Tombaugh
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 20, 1990. Interesting letter about Pluto, in part: "Referring to the photograph of the discovery sections of ...
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William M. 'Boss' Tweed439 - William M. 'Boss' Tweed
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Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. M. Tweed,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, no date. Letter of recommendation to the "Collector, port of New York,...
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U.S. Secretaries of State440 - U.S. Secretaries of State
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of six former U.S. Secretaries of State during a ceremonial groundbreaking for the future U.S. Diplomacy Center on Sep
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James Van Allen441 - James Van Allen
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Matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Van Allen in a suit and tie, signed in black felt tip, "James A. Van Allen." In fine condition, with very slig...
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Booker T. Washington442 - Booker T. Washington
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LS signed “Booker T. Washington,” one page, 6 x 8.5, Tuskegee Normal & Industrial Institute letterhead, February 18, 1902. Letter to
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Watergate443 - Watergate
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Group lot of seven items signed by notable figures involved with the Watergate scandal, including: Richard Nixon (bookplate affixed to opening page of
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Daniel Webster444 - Daniel Webster
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Hand-addressed and free-franked mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3.25, addressed by Webster to "Messers. Washburn & Woodman, Mineral Point, Wisconsi...
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Henry Wells and William Fargo445 - Henry Wells and William Fargo
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 12 x 8.5, October 13, 1865. A handsomely engraved certificate for one share of capital stock in the American Express Comp
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Simon Wiesenthal446 - Simon Wiesenthal
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11.25, Dokumentationszentrum letterhead, May 18, 1989. Letter to Robert J. Cohen, in part: "Every Day Remembrance Day can...
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Simon Wiesenthal447 - Simon Wiesenthal
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Three items: an ink signature of Simon Wiesenthal on the reverse of his 4 x 2 Jewish Documentation Center business card; and a pair of semi-glossy 4 x
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Stephen Wise448 - Stephen Wise
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War-dated TLS, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, Synagogue House letterhead, March 27, 1944. Letter to Louis S. Posner, in full: "I may have sent you a card...
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Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax449 - Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
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Uncommon typescript, signed “Halifax,” a portion of the speech that Lord Halifax gave to the House of Lords on February 24, 1936, he
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Buzz Aldrin452 - Buzz Aldrin
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Starcraft Enterprises business card belonging to Buzz Aldrin, 3.5 x 2, with an Apollo 11 insignia and identifying him as "Astronaut," sign...
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Paul Allen453 - Paul Allen
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The Paul Allen Group business card belonging to Paul Allen, 3.5 x 2, signed in black ballpoint, "Paul G. Allen." In fine condition. Encaps...
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Warren Buffett454 - Warren Buffett
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Souvenir Geico Direct business card printed with Warren Buffett's name and a toll free number, 3.5 x 2, signed in black ballpoint, "Warren ...
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