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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John D. Imboden303 - John D. Imboden
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Lawyer, teacher, and Confederate officer (1823–1895) most active in the Virginia area. ALS signed “J. D. Imboden,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, Sep
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William E. 'Grumble' Jones304 - William E. 'Grumble' Jones
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Confederate cavalry general (1824–1864) killed while leading a charge against a superior attacking force at the Battle of Piedmont. ALS signed “W. E.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson305 - Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “T. J. Jackson,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 7, May 8, 1862. Letter to Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell, written at "5:10 ...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee306 - Robert E. Lee
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Partial handwritten letter by Robert E. Lee, unsigned (the conclusion clipped off), one page, 7.5 x 7.75, August 5, 1869. Letter written from Lexingto
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee307 - Robert E. Lee
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Partial self-contained partly-printed DS, signed “R. E. Lee, Capt. Engrs.,” one page, 7.75 x 1.75, no date but circa 1838. Lee certifies the necessity
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George B. McClellan308 - George B. McClellan
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Unusual 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of McClellan in uniform, perusing a book, signed on the mount in crisp ink, "Geo. B. McClellan, Maj. Gnl....
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John S. Mosby309 - John S. Mosby
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ALS signed “Jno: S. Mosby,” two pages both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, January 31, 1902. Letter to William J. McGee of the General Land Office in Washington.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Sandie Pendleton310 - Sandie Pendleton
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Officer on the staff of Confederate Generals Thomas J. Jackson, Richard S. Ewell and Jubal A. Early, who was killed in action following the Third Batt
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William C. Shaw311 - William C. Shaw
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Remarkable archive of 16 handwritten letters from Major William C. Shaw, a soldier in Company B of the 38th Indiana Regiment, dated between October 18
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Philip H. Sheridan312 - Philip H. Sheridan
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LS signed “P. H. Sheridan,” one page, 5 x 8, Headquarters, US Army letterhead, February 2, 1884. Letter to Mayor Seth Low of Brooklyn, New York, decli
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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