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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James B. Duke213 - James B. Duke
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American businessman (1856–1925) who made a fortune in the tobacco business and endowed what was to become Duke University. TLS signed “J. B. Duke,” o
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Anthony Eden214 - Anthony Eden
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British politician (1897–1977) who served as prime minister following Churchill. TLS, one page, 4.25 x 7, House of Commons letterhead, August 16, 1945
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Oliver Ellsworth215 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Third chief justice of the United States (1745–1807) and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the B
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Everest Expedition216 - Everest Expedition
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Indian FDC with a cachet honoring the first ascent of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, signed in ink or felt tip by 11 members of the British Mount Ever
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James Franck217 - James Franck
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German-born physicist (1882–1964) who shared the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work related to the laws governing the impact of electrons on ato
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Otto Frank218 - Otto Frank
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Father (1889–1980) of Jewish World War II diarist Anne Frank, and the only member of his family to survive the concentration camps. Postcard depicting
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Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon219 - Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
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British politician (1866-1941) who served as governor-general of Canada and as viceroy and governor-general of India. Scarce matte-finish 6 x 8 full-l
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Carlo Gambino220 - Carlo Gambino
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Boss of New York's most powerful crime family (1902-1976) and model for the title character in Mario Puzo's The Godfather. S. G. S. Associat...
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Mikhail Gorbachev221 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Group of four color glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each showing Mikhail Gorbachev meeting with notable politicians over the course of his career, e
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Mikhail Gorbachev222 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Color satin-finish 12 x 15 full-length photo of Mikhail Gorbachev meeting with Ronald Reagan at the Kremlin, signed in blue felt tip by the former Sov
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