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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[George C. Marshall]353 - [George C. Marshall]
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Document summoning George C. Marshall to appear before Congressional Subcommittee, one page, 8 x 10.5, February 26, 1947. Official Congressional order
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Dakota Meyer354 - Dakota Meyer
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Three color glossy 8 x 10 photos of United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, two of which show him wearing his Medal of Honor a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Billy Mitchell355 - Billy Mitchell
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American World War I ace (1879–1936) regarded as the father of the US Air Force, whose zealous ambition and vocal criticism of the War and Navy depart
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Murfreesboro Prisoner's Letter356 - Murfreesboro Prisoner's Letter
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “H. C. Elson,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.25, February 10, 1863. Elson writes home from "Camp H. 199...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John J. Peck357 - John J. Peck
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Career US Army officer (1821–1878) who fought in the Mexican-American War and Civil War, fighting in the Peninsula Campaign and at the Siege of Suffol
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ernie Pyle358 - Ernie Pyle
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Union Trust Company of the District of Columbia check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Pyle, "Ernest T. Pyle," payab...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Carl Spaatz and Edward Peck Curtis359 - Carl Spaatz and Edward Peck Curtis
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Color matte-finish 10.5 x 7.75 photo of the general and flying ace side-by-side, signed and inscribed in blue ink, "To Ken Browne, with best wi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Tokyo Rose360 - Tokyo Rose
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Pseudonym of Iva Toguri d'Aquino (1916–2006), she made propaganda broadcasts attempting to demoralize the Allied troops in the East during WWII....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Victorian-era American Stovepipe Beaver Top Hat361 - Victorian-era American Stovepipe Beaver Top Hat
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A beaver fur stovepipe top hat with 6 1/2? high, cylindrical crown that exhibits a slight flare near the top, and a 2? wide brim. The fur is mostly pr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jonathan M. Wainwright362 - Jonathan M. Wainwright
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Two items: a TLS signed "J. M. Wainwright," one page, 8 x 10.5, October 27, 1945, Headquarters, Eastern Defense Command letterhead, addres...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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