Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's March Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a host of truly remarkable items. Among the important autographs in the sale are a letter by Karl Marx about the French edition of Das Kapital, a letter by Nikola Tesla about the possibility of extraterrestrial life and his detection of "feeble impulses emanating from Mars," a choice fully signed Beatles Fan Club promo card, and significant handwritten letters by Mohandas Gandhi, Paul Gauguin, and Malcolm X. Top artifacts include American diplomat Ellsworth Bunker's Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, a plate from Thomas Jefferson's White House china service, and a brooch gifted by Jacqueline Kennedy to her secretary. 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 March 2022.
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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Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Document Signed407 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed Oliv: Wolcott, Jr., one page, 6.5 x 3.5, February 3, 1789. Interest note in the amount of ten shillings, in part: "I ...
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Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Document Signed408 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed "Oliv. Wolcott, Jr.," one page, 7.25 x 4.5, May 23, 1789. State of Connecticut pay order, in part: "Pay Tim...
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Robert E. Wood Typed Letter Signed409 - Robert E. Wood Typed Letter Signed
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Scarce and desirable TLS signed R. E. Wood, one page, 7 x 10.5, Sears, Roebuck and Co. letterhead, July 5, 1929. Letter to W. S. Carroll, in full: &...
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USS Constitution Relic Bookends410 - USS Constitution Relic Bookends
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Appealing pair of foundry cast bronze bookends made from metal reclaimed during the 1927 restoration of the USS Constitution. Each bookend measures 5.
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Braxton Bragg Autograph Letter Signed Twice411 - Braxton Bragg Autograph Letter Signed Twice
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ALS signed twice, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Office of Carolina Life Insurance Company of Memphis, Tennessee letterhead(which lists Je
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Autograph Letter Signed412 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Autograph Letter Signed
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Civil War-dated ALS signed L, one page, 8 x 12.5, February 23, 1862. Addressed from "Camp," a handwritten letter to his wife Fanny, urging...
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Robert E. Lee Signed Photograph413 - Robert E. Lee Signed Photograph
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Highly desirable 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Robert E. Lee in uniform with three stars discernible on his collar, boldly signed in ink, &quo...
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Nathaniel Lyon Autograph Letter Signed414 - Nathaniel Lyon Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed N. Lyon, Capt. 2nd Inf'y, Com'g Comp'y, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 1, 1855. Handwritten letter to "Col. H. K. Craig, Ch...
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John S. Mosby Signed Photograph415 - John S. Mosby Signed Photograph
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Rare 6.5 x 3.75 albumen photo of an artist's rendition of Mosby's Rangers crossing Snickers Gap, affixed to its original 9.5 x 5.5 mount, ca...
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Eddie Rickenbacker 1918 Ring416 - Eddie Rickenbacker 1918 Ring
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World War I-dated gold ring belonging to legendary fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker, size 10, with a purple gem to top flanked by golden United States A
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Napoleon Handwritten Notes on Military Organization417 - Napoleon Handwritten Notes on Military Organization
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Unsigned handwritten notes by Napoleon Bonaparte concerning the organization of the Corps of Grenadiers d'Elite of General Oudinot, six pages on...
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Robert Anderson Autograph Letter Signed418 - Robert Anderson Autograph Letter Signed
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Civil War-dated ALS, one page, 3.75 x 6, January 18, 1862. Handwritten letter to A. T. Goodman of Cleveland, in full: "The four letters, you me...
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Svetozar Boroevic Letter Signed419 - Svetozar Boroevic Letter Signed
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Word War I-dated LS in German, signed Boroevic, one page, 8.25 x 6.75, February 18, 1916. Untranslated letter signed by Boroevic as Commander of the F
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Benjamin Butler Typed Letter Signed420 - Benjamin Butler Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed Benj. F. Butler, one page, 8.25 x 11, law firm letterhead, February 13, 1888. Letter to O. D. Barrett in Washington, DC, in part: "Y...
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Lazare Carnot Document Signed421 - Lazare Carnot Document Signed
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Manuscript DS in French, signed Carnot, one page, 8 x 12.5, July 1793. Untranslated official letter to Jean Bouchotte, the Minister of War. Signed at
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Isaac Chauncey Autograph Letter Signed422 - Isaac Chauncey Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, July 4, 1834. Handwritten letter to a Brooklyn committee, thanking them for a gift. In part: &...
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Civil War: Private Dalzell Autograph Manuscript Signed423 - Civil War: Private Dalzell Autograph Manuscript Signed
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Autograph manuscript signed "James M. Dalzell, 'Private Dalzell,'" two pages, 7.75 x 12.5, headed: "The Blue and the Gray.&qu...
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Cold War (20) Newspapers: Francis Gary Powers, Cuba, Nixon, and More424 - Cold War (20) Newspapers: Francis Gary Powers, Cuba, Nixon, and More
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Fascinating collection of 20 original Illinois newspapersmost completeoffering contemporary coverage of Kennedy administration and the Cold War, with
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Enola Gay: Tibbets, Ferebee, Van Kirk Signed Print425 - Enola Gay: Tibbets, Ferebee, Van Kirk Signed Print
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Color 24 x 18 print of a Harley Copic painting entitled Atomic Warfare Is Born, which shows the Enola Gay flying over Japan, with a large pillar of sm
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Enola Gay: Tibbets, Ferebee, Van Kirk Signed Print426 - Enola Gay: Tibbets, Ferebee, Van Kirk Signed Print
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Color 18 x 24 print reproducing the navigator's log of the Enola Gay from its historic flight to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, ...
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed Print427 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed Print
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Color 24 x 18 print of a Harley Copic painting entitled Atomic Warfare Is Born, which shows the Enola Gay flying over Japan, with a large pillar of sm
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed Souvenir Typescript428 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed Souvenir Typescript
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Souvenir typescript of a USA Today interview with Tibbets about the atomic bomb drop, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion in blue felt tip,...
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Robley D. Evans Autograph Letter Signed429 - Robley D. Evans Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed R. D. Evans, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.25, U.S.S. Illinois letterhead, February 21, 1902. Handwritten letter to E. K. May, i
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Armand Louis de Gontaut Autograph Letter Signed430 - Armand Louis de Gontaut Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed Biron, one page, 7.5 x 9.25, no date. Handwritten copy of a letter sent to him by General Valence, containing a fierce attack on
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Iwo Jima: Medal of Honor Recipients (3) Signed Photograph431 - Iwo Jima: Medal of Honor Recipients (3) Signed Photograph
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Iconic satin-finish 12.75 x 10 photo of the flag raising on Iwo Jima, signed in black felt tip by three Medal of Honor recipients who participated in
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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal Signed First Day Cover432 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal Signed First Day Cover
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FDC with a cachet honoring battle scenes on Iwo Jima, signed in black felt tip by the famed flag-raising photographer, "Joe Rosenthal." In...
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Mary Custis Lee Signed Photograph433 - Mary Custis Lee Signed Photograph
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Uncommon 2.5 x 3.75 carte-de-visite portrait of Mary Custis Lee by Boude & Miley of Lexington, Virginia, signed on the mount in ink, "M. C....
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Curtis LeMay and Hoyt Vandenberg Signatures434 - Curtis LeMay and Hoyt Vandenberg Signatures
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Two ink signatures of noted Air Force generals"Curtis E. LeMay," on an off-white 5.5 x 2.75 card with typed collector's notations; and...
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Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé Autograph Letter Signed435 - Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed Louis de Bourbon, one page, 6.75 x 9, no date. Untranslated handwritten letter by Louis, Grand Cond. In fine condition. Accompan
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Douglas MacArthur Signed Photograph436 - Douglas MacArthur Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders portrait of the American five-star general, signed nicely in fountain pen, "Best wishes, Douglas...
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Montgomery of Alamein Signed Photograph437 - Montgomery of Alamein Signed Photograph
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of the decorated field marshal, signed in fountain pen, "Montgomery of Alamein, 1972." Reverse bears a "...
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Jean Victor Marie Moreau Autograph Letter Signed438 - Jean Victor Marie Moreau Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed Moreau, one page, 8.25 x 13.75, April 9, 1795. Untranslated handwritten letter by Moreau. In very good condition, with central v
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Karl Freiherr von Muffling Autograph Note Signed439 - Karl Freiherr von Muffling Autograph Note Signed
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ANS in German, signed Muffling, one page, 5.75 x 4.5, no date. Untranslated handwritten note, signed in the lower left corner by Muffling. In fine con
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Michel Ney Autograph Letter Signed440 - Michel Ney Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed Ney, one page, 7.75 x 12.25, August 9, 1794. Handwritten letter to Jean-Baptiste Kleber, a fellow military commander of the Fren
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Jean-Charles Pichegru Document Signed441 - Jean-Charles Pichegru Document Signed
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Manuscript DS in French, signed J. Pichegru, one page, 7.5 x 11.75, July 8, 1794. Untranslated official document approved at the conclusion by Jean-Ch
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Hyman G. Rickover Typed Letter Signed442 - Hyman G. Rickover Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed H. G. Rickover, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Atomic Energy Commission letterhead, September 23, 1959. Letter to Murry M. Robinson, in
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John Rodgers Letter Signed443 - John Rodgers Letter Signed
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LS signed Jn. Rodgers, one page, 8 x 10, May 29, 1821. Letter to Commodore Alexander Murray in Philadelphia, in part: "Mr. Rich'd Taylor is...
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William S. Rosecrans Signature444 - William S. Rosecrans Signature
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Ink signature, "W. S. Rosecrans, Bvt. Maj'r Gen'l USA, on the reverse of his 3 x 1.25 personal calling card. In very fine condition. O...
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Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria Signed Photograph445 - Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5.5 portrait of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, posing in his uniform, signed below in ink. The lower right corner is
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Winfield Scott Schley Autograph Letter Signed446 - Winfield Scott Schley Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed W. S. Schley, one page, 4.5 x 7, January 24, 1910. Handwritten letter referring to his namesake, in part: "Would you mind lending me...
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Winfield Scott Schley Letter Signed447 - Winfield Scott Schley Letter Signed
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LS signed W. S. Schley, one page, 8 x 10, Office of Light-House Inspector letterhead, August 23, 1882. Interesting letter with an early reference to t
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Norman Schwarzkopf Signed Photograph448 - Norman Schwarzkopf Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of General Norman Schwarzkopf in uniform, prominently signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with somewhat grai
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Robert L. Scott, Jr. (3) Signed Items449 - Robert L. Scott, Jr. (3) Signed Items
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Three items: a matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Scott seated in his cockpit, smiling and proudly displaying his victory markings, signed and inscribed in
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Benjamin Stoddert Autograph Letter Signed450 - Benjamin Stoddert Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed Ben Stoddert, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 29, 1803. Handwritten letter to John Mason, president of the Bank of Columbia, concerning the sati
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Louis-Gabriel Suchet Letter Signed451 - Louis-Gabriel Suchet Letter Signed
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LS in French, signed L. G. Suchet, one page, 8 x 13, Army of Italy letterhead, July 27, 1799. Letter transmitting an order regarding the requisition o
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Francis D. Thornhill Signed First Day Cover452 - Francis D. Thornhill Signed First Day Cover
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FDC with a cachet honoring the golden anniversary of aviation, signed "Capt. Francis D. 'Felix' Thornhill, Navigator 'Straight Flus...
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USS New Hampshire Shipwreck Spike453 - USS New Hampshire Shipwreck Spike
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Rare shipwreck relica 6.75 long copper spike from the USS New Hampshire, presented on a 8.5 x 2 wooden mount, with a small brass plate affixed to the
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Richard Varick Document Signed454 - Richard Varick Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed Rich'd Varick, one page, 8.5 x 13.25, March 8, 1796. As Mayor of New York, Varick approves a condition of recognizance...
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Fletcher Webster (2) Autograph Letters Signed455 - Fletcher Webster (2) Autograph Letters Signed
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Two ALSs, totaling four pages on two sheets, January 31 and February 13, 1855. The first, in part: "I received your favor this morning, having ...
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David A. Weisiger Document Signed456 - David A. Weisiger Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed D. A. Weisiger, one page, 8 x 3.75, November 28, 1870. Document from the Citizens' Savings Bank of Virginia, recording...
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