RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Jefferson Davis516 - Jefferson Davis
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 4, The Southern Telegraph Companies letterhead, July 5, 1864. Letter to Governo
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Francis Du Pont517 - Samuel Francis Du Pont
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Union naval officer (1803–1865) who made significant contributions to the modernization of the US Navy, despite being blamed for the Union’s failure a
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis518 - Jefferson Davis
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Civil War–dated manuscript DS, one page, 10 x 15.5, September 23, 1861. As president of the Confederacy, Davis appoints James M. Mason of Virginia “to
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson519 - Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson
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Early ALS signed “T. J. J.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, January 1, 1846. Letter to his sister Laura Jackson Arnold, written from Wes
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Jubal A. Early520 - Jubal A. Early
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War-dated autograph endorsement, signed “J. A. Early,” one page, 3.25 x 8, December 8, 1863. Endorsement in which C. S. Hart, Captain of AQM, asks for
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Nathan Bedford Forrest521 - Nathan Bedford Forrest
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Confederate general (1821–1877) who earned a reputation as the greatest cavalry officer of the Civil War. Crisp ink signature, “N. B. Forrest,” on an
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee522 - Robert E. Lee
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Sought-after 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Lee in his military uniform, prominently signed on the mount in ink, “R. E. Lee.” In very good t
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee523 - Robert E. Lee
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Ink signature, “Very resp’y your obt servt, R. E. Lee,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip clipped from the conclusion of a letter. Includes an ALS from hi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Longstreet524 - James Longstreet
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 6.5, October 31, 1871. Stock certificate issued to George Ingram for five shares of the New Orleans & North ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John S. Mosby525 - John S. Mosby
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ALS signed “Jno. S. Mosby,” one page, 5 x 8, United States Consulate, Hong Kong letterhead, August 24, 1880. In part: “Whenever I receive your letter…
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John S. Mosby526 - John S. Mosby
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Ink signature, “Jno: S. Mosby,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 card bearing collector’s ink notations. In very good condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Matthew F. Maury527 - Matthew F. Maury
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LS signed “M. F. Maury, C. Navy,” 23 pages, 7.75 x 9.75, August 4, 1862. Letter to Robert Fitz Roy in London, giving an account of the war in an effor
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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George E. Pickett and James Longstreet528 - George E. Pickett and James Longstreet
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Third-person ADS entirely in Pickett’s hand, signed within the text five times by Pickett and at the conclusion by Longstreet, three pages on two adjo
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman529 - William T. Sherman
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Civil War–dated manuscript DS, signed “W. T. Sherman, Maj. Genl,” one page, 15.5 x 9.75, May 1862. A document headed "Roll of a private on extr...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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J. E. B. Stuart530 - J. E. B. Stuart
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. E. B. Stuart, 1st Lt. 1st Cav.,” one page, 17.5 x 7, January 1859. The lower portion of a muster-roll type accounting do
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George A. Custer531 - George A. Custer
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 8 x 3.5, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl. Custer, 339 Penn Avenue, Washington, D. C.,” bearing an affixed
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Williams Carter Wickham532 - Williams Carter Wickham
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Judge, politician, and an important Confederate cavalry general (1820–1888) who fought in the Virginia campaigns during the Civil War. Civil War-dated
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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World War I534 - World War I
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Large printed map of the Koblenz bridgehead zone in Germany with watercolor annotations, consisting of nine sheets taped together to a size of 45.5 x
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima: Rene Gagnon535 - Iwo Jima: Rene Gagnon
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War-dated ALS signed “Rene,” one page, 7 x 10.25, United States Marines letterhead, Parris Island, South Carolina, June 26, 1943. Letter to his future
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Montgomery of Alamein536 - Montgomery of Alamein
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Souvenir typescript, signed “Montgomery of Alamein, F. M.,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, bearing an affixed postage stamp honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower with a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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