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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Iwo Jima: Rene Gagnon323 - Iwo Jima: Rene Gagnon
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United States Marine Corps corporal (1925–1979) who participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. He is best remembered for being one of
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ernst Udet324 - Ernst Udet
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German flying ace (1896–1941) whose 62 victories during WWI made him the country's second-highest scoring ace, outdone only by Manfred von Richt...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Vietnam War Joint Chiefs of Staff325 - Vietnam War Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Color 7 x 7.5 magazine photo of the mid-to-late 1960s Joint Chiefs of Staff, affixed to an 8.75 x 10 mount, signed on the mount in ink by all five pic
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Napoleon326 - Napoleon
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LS in French, signed “Nap.,” one page, 7.25 x 9, July 16, 1810. Letter to Minister of the Public Treasury Nicolas Francois, Count Mollien, written ami
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Napoleon327 - Napoleon
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Manuscript DS in French, boldly signed "NP," one page, 8 x 12.5, April 23, 1809. Napoleon names four officers as "Knights of the Orde...
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Horatio Nelson328 - Horatio Nelson
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LS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 12, no date but circa August 1795. Lengthy report in which Nelson, anchored near Genoa in support of th
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Ferdinand von Schill329 - Ferdinand von Schill
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Prussian officer (1776–1809) who revolted unsuccessfully against French domination and was killed in battle in May 1809. ALS in German, signed "...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Bradstreet330 - John Bradstreet
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British Army officer during King George's War, the French and Indian War, and Pontiac's Rebellion (1714–1774). ADS, signed “Jn. Bradstreet,”...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Li Hongzhang331 - 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 : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Indian Wars Era US Model 1858 Smooth-Side Canteen (Connecticut State Militia)332 - Indian Wars Era US Model 1858 Smooth-Side Canteen (Connecticut State Militia)
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Civil War–period canteen, maker marked “J.C. Johnson & Co. / Feb. 5, 1865,” on the spout (one of 100,000 canteens manufactured under a February,...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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12th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry: Edmund B. Deason333 - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry: Edmund B. Deason
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ALS signed “E. B. Deason, Co. D, 12th Miss Reg't, Orange C.H., Va.,” one page, 7.5 x 6.75, March 23, 1862. Letter by a Confederate private to hi...
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George B. Anderson334 - George B. Anderson
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Outstanding collection of 10 handwritten letters from Confederate Brigadier General George B. Anderson of the 4th North Carolina Infantry, each addres
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Boston Tea Party: James Foster Condy335 - Boston Tea Party: James Foster Condy
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Boston-based bookseller (d. 1809) who participated in the Boston Tea Party in 1773. Revolutionary War–dated ADS, signed “James Foster Condy,” one page
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Civil War Soldier's Diary336 - Civil War Soldier's Diary
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Personal pocket diary for 1862 of "T. S. Peabody, Co. I, 5th Reg. Me. V. M.," stamped with his name on the title page, 3.25 x 5, filled wi...
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Civil War Tarred Canvas Knapsack337 - Civil War Tarred Canvas Knapsack
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A regulation, tarred canvas knapsack with brown leather straps, thongs, and billets. The fabric has crazing across much of the surface, with some flak
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Confederate Soldier's Letter338 - Confederate Soldier's Letter
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ALS signed “P. R. R.,” four pages, 7.75 x 12.25, July 29, 1861. Just days after Bull Run, a member of the "Home Guard" from Henry County, ...
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Jefferson Davis339 - Jefferson Davis
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Confederate electoral ticket from Virginia, one page, 4 x 6, for the election on November 6, 1861. The ticket lists "For President, Jefferson D...
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William J. 'Wild Bill' Donovan340 - William J. 'Wild Bill' Donovan
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American military and intelligence officer (1883–1959) who received the Medal of Honor in World War I and later headed the Office of Strategic Service
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James H. Doolittle341 - James H. Doolittle
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Three items: a vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Doolittle wearing his military uniform in a handsome bust-length pose, signed and inscribed in blu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Enola Gay: Tibbets and Ferebee342 - Enola Gay: Tibbets and Ferebee
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Two photos: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Tibbets in front of the Enola Gay, signed in black felt tip, "Paul Tibbets, Pilot, B29 Enola Gay, 6 Aug. 1...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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