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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George A. Custer415 - George A. Custer
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Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 bust portrait of Custer sporting an impressive mustache, signed and inscribed on the reverse in crisp black ink, “Sincerely, your fr
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur416 - Douglas MacArthur
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Unique vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 8.75 photo of General MacArthur receiving the United Nations flag from US Chief of Staff J. Lawton Collins to fly ov
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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George S. Patton417 - George S. Patton
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Glossy 5.25 x 7.5 half-length photo of General Patton posing in his military uniform with his arms folded behind his back, signed in black ink, “G. S.
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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World War II418 - World War II
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Rare mimeographed addendum document intended for insertion within the Neptune Monograph, twelve double-sided pages plus four maps, 8 x 13, headed: “To
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Li Hongzhang419 - Li Hongzhang
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Qing Empire general (1823–1901) who quelled several major rebellions and served as the premier viceroy of Zhili and the minister of Belyang from 1871
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Louis Lebegue Duportail420 - Louis Lebegue Duportail
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French military leader (1743–1802) who served as chief engineer of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and was the French minister of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Marquis de Lafayette421 - Marquis de Lafayette
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Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 9.25 x 13.75, September 1, 1789. Brevet appointment of Mathurin Ganieu as Lieutenant. Sign
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Benjamin Lincoln422 - Benjamin Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS, signed twice, “Benj. Lincoln,” one page, 8 x 13, February 17, 1769. Agreement by which Ambrose Low of Hingham sells James Feaning a
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Otho Holland Williams423 - Otho Holland Williams
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Notable Continental Army officer from Maryland (1749–1794) who participated in numerous battles during the American Revolutionary War. ALS signed “O.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Battle of Manila Bay424 - Battle of Manila Bay
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Color 25.5 x 19.5 chromolithograph print entitled “The Battle of Manila Bay, May 1st 1898,” bearing an 1898 copyright notice by J. Hoover & Son,...
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Battle of Antietam425 - Battle of Antietam
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Color 22 x 15.75 facsimile reprint of an engraving by artist Thure de Thulstrup entitled “Battle of Antietam,” with text in the lower border reading,
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David G. Farragut426 - David G. Farragut
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LS signed “D. G. Farragut,” one page, lightly-lined, 6.5 x 11.75, August 13, 1860. Written from the US Steam Sloop Brooklyn, in full: “I have the hono
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson427 - Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson
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Excellent original painting of Stonewall Jackson, oil on canvas, 17.5 x 23.75, showing the Confederate general in a noble half-length pose, signed in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee429 - Robert E. Lee
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Impressive original painting of Robert E. Lee, oil on canvas, 17.5 x 23.5, showing the Confederate commander in a distinguished half-length pose, sign
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Philip H. Sheridan430 - Philip H. Sheridan
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Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “P. H. Sheridan,” one page, 8 x 10, March 28, 1863. Document issuing payment by the United States to Thomas
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman431 - William T. Sherman
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Ink signature, “W. T. Sherman, General,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. In very good condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Isaac I. Stevens432 - Isaac I. Stevens
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First governor of the Washington Territory (1818–1862), United States congressman, and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War unti
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lorenzo Thomas433 - Lorenzo Thomas
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Controversial army officer (1804–1875) who did not get along well with Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; President Johnson attempted to replace Stant
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Seth Williams434 - Seth Williams
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Two Civil War–dated DSs, signed “S. Williams,” each one page, 8 x 10, dated November 1861. Special Orders issued from the headquarters of the Army of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eddie Rickenbacker435 - Eddie Rickenbacker
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Set of six TLSs signed “Eddie” or “Eddie Rickenbacker,” totaling seven pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated between 1967 and 1968. Each lett
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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