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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CSA Battle Drum425 - CSA Battle Drum
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A typical rope tension drum measuring just over 17? in diameter and standing approximately 13 1/2? tall. The wooden body has an old dark brown painted
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Pvt. A. B. Gray Confederate Gun and Holster426 - Pvt. A. B. Gray Confederate Gun and Holster
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Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver and holster belonging to Pvt. A. B. Gray of Co. C, 15th Battalion, Alabama ‘Partisan Rangers,’ who died of disease in 18
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Kenansville CSA Staff Officer’s Sword427 - Kenansville CSA Staff Officer’s Sword
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Rare and unusual variant of the well-known ‘Froelich’ or ‘Kenansville’ staff sword made at the self-styled Confederate States Armory (this was simply
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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New York Officer’s Kepi428 - New York Officer’s Kepi
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A high quality, private purchase New York State Militia officer's chasseur pattern kepi, measuring 1 3/4? high at the front of the crown and 4? ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Wooden CSA Canteen430 - Wooden CSA Canteen
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Rare Confederate wood drum canteen identified to Corporal Hardin S. Payne of Companies D and G of the 1st Alabama Infantry. The canteen is crafted of
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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US Flag, 15-Star431 - US Flag, 15-Star
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Hand-stitched wool bunting flag with fifteen stars and thirteen stripes, made circa 1850–1880, measuring 66.5 x 35.5 overall with a 24.5 x 17.75 canto
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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US Flag, 13-Star432 - US Flag, 13-Star
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Late 19th/early 20th century wool bunting flag with thirteen stars and thirteen stripes, measuring 86 x 38.5 overall with a 20.75 x 33 two-piece canto
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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US Flag, 16-Star433 - US Flag, 16-Star
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Mid-to-late 19th century, hand-stitched linen flag with sixteen stars and thirteen stripes, made circa 1870–1880, measuring 70.75 x 35.25 overall with
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Robert Baden-Powell434 - Robert Baden-Powell
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Fountain pen signature, “Baden Powell of Gilwell, Chief Scout,” on an appealing 6 x 9.5 album page hand-embellished with a calligraphic title and a po
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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P. G. T. Beauregard435 - P. G. T. Beauregard
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Ink signature, “G. T. Beauregard, 1872,” on an off-white 4.75 x 1.75 lightly-lined slip affixed to a slightly larger mount. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Omar Bradley436 - Omar Bradley
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10, December 13, 1965. Letter to MGM executive Robert Weitman. In part: “I deeply appreciate your expressions of sympathy. The conc
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Zebulon Butler437 - Zebulon Butler
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Soldier and politician (1731–1785) who served in the Connecticut Assembly and commanded the garrison of Forty Fort in the Wyoming Valley during the Re
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Peter Castaing438 - Peter Castaing
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French volunteer in the American Revolution who served as aide-de-camp to General Louis Duportail; he saw action at Valley Ford and was taken prisoner
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Civil War439 - Civil War
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Collection of eleven items of various formats, each signed by a notable participant in the Civil War, including: William T. Sherman (signature), Georg
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets440 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets
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Light pink 3.75 x 2.25 MacDill Field identification card for Private Donald F. Koeller, issued as a Class B Pass for the 340th Bomb Squadron (H) AFCC,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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David G. Farragut441 - David G. Farragut
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Ink signature, “Official business, D. G. Farragut, Rear Admiral,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 slip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fighter Aces442 - Fighter Aces
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Impressive collection of 75 signatures of American World War II fighter aces on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards, with many adding their squadron, pla
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jeremy F. Gilmer443 - Jeremy F. Gilmer
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Chief engineer of the Confederate States Army (1818–1883). LS signed “J. F. Gilmer,” one page, 8 x 10, Confederate States of America War Department le
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Winfield Scott Hancock444 - Winfield Scott Hancock
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Ink signature, “Very respectfully, your obedient Servant, Winf’d S. Hancock,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.5 slip. In fine condition. Accompanied by an en
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Hooker445 - Joseph Hooker
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Notorious and aggressive Union general (1814–1879) who distinguished himself at the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862 and as a result was promoted to maj
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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