RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Among the highlights of this month’s sale are a document signed by Columbus sponsors Ferdinand and Isabella, an autograph letter signed by Thomas Jefferson, an original Force print of the Declaration of Independence, and a signed handwritten letter by Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien. Artifacts offered include Ernest Hemingway’s baseball cap and a Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine commissioned by Prince Amadeo of Savoy. Join us as we prepare to make history selling history in August 2016.
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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James Longstreet245 - James Longstreet
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Confederate general (1821–1904) who distinguished himself at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga. ALS in pencil, one lightly lined page, both si
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman246 - William T. Sherman
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ALS signed “W. T. Sherman, General,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead, June 8, 1877. Lett
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman247 - William T. Sherman
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ALS signed “W. T. Sherman,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 9.25, December 31, 1889. Letter to Darwin C. Pavy, in full: “I have received your most kind
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George A. Custer248 - George A. Custer
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl. Custer, Fort Leavenworth, Kas,” bearing two affixed three-cent
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Spanish-American War249 - Spanish-American War
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ALS, twelve pages in pencil on six sheets, 5.5 x 8.75, no date [circa July 1898]. Letter from Edwin Cole to his wife describing in detail the Battle o
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Estimate : 3,300.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton250 - George S. Patton
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TLS signed “G. S. P. Jr.,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Headquarters Third United States Army letterhead, September 16, 1945. Letter to Lieutenant General G
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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World War II251 - World War II
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Large hand-colored and annotated map of western Germany, 22 x 29, dated June 4, 1945, from the collection of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes. The ma
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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17th-Century Venetian Schiavona Sword252 - 17th-Century Venetian Schiavona Sword
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Typical Schiavona–pattern sword by Venetian swordmaker Johanni Zuchini, circa 1610–1617, measuring 39 5/8? overall with a 33 1/2? straight, double-edg
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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17th-Century Ring-Hilt Rapier253 - 17th-Century Ring-Hilt Rapier
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Handsome and imposing 17th-century ring-hilt rapier, possibly German, measuring 47 3/8? overall with a 38 1/2? straight, double-edged blade having nar
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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US Flag, 34–star254 - US Flag, 34–star
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Desirable mid-19th century 34–star parade flag, 15.25 x 11.25, featuring an eagle in the canton encircled by 28 stars, with additional stars in each c
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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US Flag, 13-Star255 - US Flag, 13-Star
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Hand-stitched wool bunting flag with thirteen stars and thirteen stripes, made circa 1850–1870, measuring 49 x 30.25 overall with a 23 x 17.25 canton.
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine made for Prince Amadeo of Savoy256 - Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine made for Prince Amadeo of Savoy
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Beautiful custom-made engraved and gold-finished Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine manufactured as one of four commissioned by Prince Amadeo di Sa
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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American Revolution257 - American Revolution
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Manuscript document, one page, 7.5 x 12.25, no date. Document headed “A List of the Names of those Gent’n appointed Officers in the Reg’t raiding for
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hap Arnold258 - Hap Arnold
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Striking matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 portrait of Arnold in his five-star uniform, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen to a master se
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Douglas Bader259 - Douglas Bader
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Color 21 x 15 print of Bader’s No. 242 Squadron Hurricane LE–D presented “On the occasion of the 70th. birthday of Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader CBE
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Clement Biddle260 - Clement Biddle
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American Revolutionary soldier (1740–1814) who helped organize the ‘Quaker Blues,’ a company of volunteers. Manuscript DS, one page both sides, 8.25 x
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ambrose E. Burnside261 - Ambrose E. Burnside
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ALS signed “A. E. Burnside,” one page, 5 x 8, State of Rhode Island letterhead, November 17, 1866. Letter to William E. Dodge, in full: “Absence from
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Civil War262 - Civil War
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Seven items: an ALS from James S. Wadsworth, October 3, 1855; a partly-printed DS, twice signed by John Francis Miller, once at the conclusion and aga
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Civil War263 - Civil War
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Collection of items related to the Civil War, four of them signed, including: John A. Logan (SP); Washington Lafayette Elliott (ALS); William L. James
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Civil War Generals264 - Civil War Generals
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Five items: a war-dated ALS from John A. Dix, July 9, 1861; a war-dated ALS from Henry W. Benham, dated August 3, 1861; an ink signature of Simon Boli
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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