RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Civil War

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RR Auction’s October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a diverse 1,000+ items from all fields of collecting, with a special focus on Civil War and Literature. In addition to an incredible assortment of autograph letters from luminaries like Charles Darwin, Mohandas Gandhi, Charles Dickens, Claude Monet, and J. R. R. Tolkien, a few highlights are a sketch by Pablo Picasso, hand-drawn survey map by George Washington, signed photograph of Leo Tolstoy, and beautiful portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Top artifacts are an officer’s sword presented to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, a scarce multi-level amputation kit, bullets fired in ballistic tests used as evidence against Bonnie and Clyde, and an incredible hand-engraved Colt revolver honoring Hollywood’s ‘Monster Legacy,’ just in time for Halloween. 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 October 2018.
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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Eleanor Roosevelt91 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Two TLSs, each one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Delegation to the United Nations letterhead, dated 1947–1948, both to Assistant Solicitor General Geo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt92 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 11, 1944. Letter to the Hon. Maurice P. Davidson, in full: "I have read ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt93 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as governor, one page, 6.5 x 10, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, March 10, 1932. Brief letter to Dominick Fabian, in full: &quo...
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Theodore Roosevelt94 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Bold and crisp ink signature, "T. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with light overall soiling and old mounting r...
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William H. Taft95 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 21 x 16, December 31, 1912. President Taft appoints John H. Brown as "Postmaste...
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William H. Taft96 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 20.5 x 15.75, February 9, 1912. President Taft appoints Edward J. Oliver as "Se...
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William H. Taft97 - William H. Taft
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Handsome engraved portrait of President Taft in a noble bust-length pose, 16.75 x 20.5, signed below in pencil, "Sincerely yours, Wm. H. Taft.&...
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Harry and Bess Truman98 - Harry and Bess Truman
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Two TLSs to Ken Browne: one signed "Harry S. Truman," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 8, 1960, in part: "I certain...
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Harry S. Truman99 - Harry S. Truman
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ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 14, 1958. Letter to the Hon. Robert P. Weatherford, Jr., the mayor of Truman's hometown,...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman100 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8, White House letterhead, September 23, 1952. Letter to R. B. White, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad C
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