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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Morrison R. Waite283 - Morrison R. Waite
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Ohioan politician (born 1816) who served as the seventh Chief Justice of the United States from 1874 to his death in 1888. ALS signed “M. R. Waite,” o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Daniel Webster284 - Daniel Webster
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Dan’l Webster,” one page, 11 x 15, March 23, 1832. A patent issued to Daniel Rudd of Bozrah, Connecticut, for “Improvement
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Daniel Webster285 - Daniel Webster
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Signed book: The Works of Daniel Webster, Vol. I. First edition. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1851. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.25, 457 pages. Si
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Chaim Weizmann286 - Chaim Weizmann
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Uncommon TLS signed “Ch. Weizmann,” one page, 5.5 x 7, The Dorchester Hotel letterhead, December 30, 1947. Letter to Lieut. Gordon Ferguson of the XII
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Oliver Wolcott, Jr287 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr
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Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “Oliv: Wolcott Jun'r,” one page, 8.25 x 6.25, July 22, 1782. Pay order issued to Treasurer John La...
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Edward Hand288 - Edward Hand
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Physician and general in the Continental Army (1744-1802) known for his service during the siege of Yorktown; he was appointed adjutant general to Was
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Henry Lee289 - Henry Lee
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Revolutionary War hero (1756–1818) who captured British posts in New York and in the South; he was also the father of Robert E. Lee. Desirable partly-
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Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau290 - Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau
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French military officer (1725–1807) who made a substantial contribution to the American Revolution, including a leading role in the defeat of Lord Cor
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Battle of Cold Harbor291 - Battle of Cold Harbor
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LS signed “Virgil M. Healy,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 8, 1864. Letter to W. J. Rusling, written from the "Head Quarters 8th N.J...
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Battle of the Wilderness292 - Battle of the Wilderness
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LS signed “Virgil M. Healy,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 8, 1864. Letter to W. J. Rusling, written from the "Head Quarters 8th N.J...
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[P. G. T. Beauregard]293 - [P. G. T. Beauregard]
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Contemporary manuscript copy of a Civil War–dated letter from P. G. T. Beauregard to Jefferson Davis, five pages on three sheets, 8 x 10, December 6,
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain294 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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ALS signed “J. L. Chamberlain,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, May 26, 1886. Letter to Charles O. Farrington of Brewer, Maine, in part: ...
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Civil War Ames US Model 1850 Staff & Field Officer's Sword belonging to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, 31s295 - Civil War Ames US Model 1850 Staff & Field Officer's Sword belonging to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, 31s
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Fantastic US Model 1850 staff and field officer's sword belonging to Brigadier-General Calvin E. Pratt of the 31st New York Infantry. This is an...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Civil War 33rd Massachusetts Infantry Officer's Kepi296 - Civil War 33rd Massachusetts Infantry Officer's Kepi
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A short crown, 'McClellan style' kepi with tarred leather peak, dark blue worsted crown, Commonwealth of Massachusetts chinstrap buttons, an...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Civil War US Model 1840 Non-Commissioned Officer's Sword by Roby297 - Civil War US Model 1840 Non-Commissioned Officer's Sword by Roby
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Desirable Civil War US M1840 non-commissioned officer's sword dated 1863, measuring 38? overall, with a 31 7/8? straight, single-edged blade wit...
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Civil War US Model 1860 Cavalry Saber by Mansfield & Lamb298 - Civil War US Model 1860 Cavalry Saber by Mansfield & Lamb
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Handsome US M1860 cavalry saber measuring 41 1/8? overall, with a 34 7/8? curved, single-edged blade having wide and narrow fullers. The blade has an
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis299 - Jefferson Davis
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, November 25, 1874. Letter as president of the American office of the Mississippi Valley Society, w
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Jefferson Davis300 - Jefferson Davis
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page, 7.75 x 10, April 12, 1861. Letter written to J. F. Callan from Montgomery, Alabama, on the day t
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Abner Doubleday301 - Abner Doubleday
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Union general (1819–1893) who commanded a division at Gettysburg and has controversially been credited with the invention of baseball. ALS, one page,
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Fort Sumter: Robert Anderson and P. G. T. Beauregard302 - Fort Sumter: Robert Anderson and P. G. T. Beauregard
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Stunning pairing of ink signatures of the Union and Confederate commanders who squared off at the Battle of Fort Sumter, "Fort Sumter, S.C., Fe...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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