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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News Anchors961 - News Anchors
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Eight items signed by newscasters and TV journalists, some inscribed, including: Edward R. Murrow (signature), Dan Rather (signature), Peter Jennings
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Jack Nicholson962 - Jack Nicholson
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Glossy 8 x 9.75 Paramount Pictures publicity photo of Jack Nicholson for the 1986 romantic comedy Heartburn, signed in blue felt tip. Reverse bears an
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Odd Couple963 - Odd Couple
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Felix Unger and Oscar Madison from the classic sitcom The Odd Couple, signed in black ink by Tony Randall and in blue felt tip
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Mary Pickford964 - Mary Pickford
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Two vintage matte-finish portraits of Mary Pickford by the Hartsook Studio, both approximately 7.5 x 9.5, depicting Pickford in adorable full-length p
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Sidney Poitier965 - Sidney Poitier
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DS, nineteen pages, 8.5 x 14, October 15, 1962. Agreement defining the "gross receipts" as related to Poitier's compensation for the 1...
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Psycho: Janet Leigh966 - Psycho: Janet Leigh
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Fantastic glossy 8 x 10 photo of Janet Leigh as the half-dressed Marion Crane in the classic 1960 horror film Psycho, desirably signed in red felt tip
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Anthony Quinn967 - Anthony Quinn
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DS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, February 13, 1962. Payment guarantee document relating to Quinn's "services in the motion picture tentatively en...
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Basil Rathbone968 - Basil Rathbone
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Basil Rathbone, (Sir Guy),” on a light green 4.5 x 5 album page. In very good to fine condition, with li...
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Return to Oz969 - Return to Oz
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Group of five documents associated with the production of "Return to the Land of Oz," dated from 1961 to 1970, signed by voice actress Liz...
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Edward G. Robinson970 - Edward G. Robinson
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Robinson wearing a dapper suit and holding a cigar, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Rosalie
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