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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Ronald Reagan161 - Ronald Reagan
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Collection of items associated with the trips of President Ronald Reagan, including: a beige Pan Am luggage bag, featuring blue text: "Presiden...
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Ronald Reagan162 - Ronald Reagan
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Five press kits and books from the trips of President Ronald Reagan, including: a press kit folder from Reagan's visit to Normandy for the 40th ...
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Ronald Reagan163 - Ronald Reagan
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Campaign brochure entitled "Reasons for Reagan," six pages, 4 x 9, signed on the back in black felt tip, below a facsimile signature. In v...
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Ronald Reagan164 - Ronald Reagan
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Invitation for the inauguration of Ronald Reagan as president and George Bush as vice president on January 20, 1981, 6.25 x 9.75, signed at the top in
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan165 - Ronald and Nancy Reagan
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Reagans dedicating the MacArthur Corridor at the Pentagon in 1984, signed in blue felt tip by Ronald Reagan and
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Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton166 - Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton
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Two wooden pens, one engraved with Ronald Reagan's facsimile signature and the other engraved with Bill Clinton's facsimile signature. Both ...
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Ronald Reagan and George Bush167 - Ronald Reagan and George Bush
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Two sterling silver Tiffany gifts from the inauguration of Ronald Reagan as president and George H. W. Bush as vice president: a small circular pillbo
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Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and Mikhail Gorbachev168 - Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and Mikhail Gorbachev
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Collection of items associated with the meetings of Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and Mikhail Gorbachev, including: two sets of napkins commemorating th
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Eleanor Roosevelt169 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Two TLSs, each one page, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, April 2 and May 2, 1956, both to Mrs. Victor Hammer, the sister-in-law of industrialist Armand Ha
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Franklin D. Roosevelt170 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president-elect, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 25, 1933. Letter to friend and philanthropic partner Basil O'Connor...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt171 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Appealing 12 x 18 print of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural address on March 3, 1933, printed by Walters & Mahon, Inc., New York. The...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt172 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 13, 1937. Letter to Tom Terral, former governor of Arkansas. In full: "That ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt173 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS signed “F.D.R.,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 1, 1935. Letter to the Hon. Edward A. Conger, in full: "Ma
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Franklin D. Roosevelt174 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead, November 30, 1928. Letter to Herbert Fordham, in full: "Thanks...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt175 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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World War I-dated DS, one page, 8 x 7.5, April 18, 1918. An official dispatch from the Navy Department addressed to Assistant Surgeon Edward F. Mullal
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Franklin D. Roosevelt176 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Fountain pen signature, "Franklin D. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1 sheet, which is archivally double-matted and framed with an eng...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt177 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Original mailing envelope from the personal collection of Franklin D. Roosevelt, auctioned at H. R. Harmer in 1946 by his widow Eleanor Roosevelt. The
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Theodore Roosevelt178 - Theodore Roosevelt
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White House card, 4 x 2.75, signed in dense fountain pen by Theodore Roosevelt. In very good condition, with irregular toning to the front and old mou
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William H. Taft179 - William H. Taft
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Official White House card, boldly signed in ink, "Wm. H. Taft." In very good to fine condition, with uniform overall toning, and old mount...
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Harry S. Truman180 - Harry S. Truman
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Three TLSs, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated March–December 1971. Truman sends thanks for "the article about Vic Ho...
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