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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Peter Kropotkin151 - Peter Kropotkin
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Russian geographer, zoologist, and political theorist (1842–1921) best known for his advocacy of anarchist communism. Collection of eighteen ALSs and
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Mother Teresa153 - Mother Teresa
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa and another nun holding a chicken, signed in black felt tip, "God bless you, M. Teresa mc." In fine ...
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Mother Teresa154 - Mother Teresa
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Signed book: Something Beautiful for God. Later printing. London: Collins/Fount Paperbacks, 1980. Softcover, 4.25 x 7, 156 pages. Signed on a prefator
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Pope Benedict XVI155 - Pope Benedict XVI
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Pope Benedict XVI's personally-worn white zucchetto skullcap (worn as pope emeritus), measuring 7? in diameter, featuring a light suede white li...
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David Ben-Gurion156 - David Ben-Gurion
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TLS in Hebrew, one page, 6.25 x 8, State of Israel letterhead, February 22, 1956. Letter to Itzhak Tabenkin, a member of the Knesset, Kibbutz Ein-Haro
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Edmund Burke157 - Edmund Burke
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Statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher (1729–1797) who, after relocating to England, served for many years in the House of Com
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Fidel and Raul Castro158 - Fidel and Raul Castro
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DS in Spanish, signed "Fidel Castro" and "R. Castro Ruz," one page, 8.25 x 12.75, September 13, 1975. An untranslated order conc...
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek and V. K. Wellington Koo159 - Madame Chiang Kai-shek and V. K. Wellington Koo
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Uncommon glossy 6 x 9.75 photo of Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Chinese statesman Wellington Koo, signed in ink by both, "Mayling Soong Chiang&quo...
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Winston Churchill160 - Winston Churchill
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Classic matte-finish 3.25 x 4.5 portrait of a serious Churchill in a polka-dot bow tie, affixed to a 4.5 x 6.5 mount, crisply signed on the mount in f
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Winston Churchill161 - Winston Churchill
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DS, signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 8 x 10, October 1959. A consent to the sale of property, "Title No. LN. 168889, Property—Nos. 7 &a...
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Nikita Khrushchev162 - Nikita Khrushchev
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World War II–dated TLS in Cyrillic, one page, 7.25 x 11.25, March 11, 1944. Letter to the Metal Factory of Dzerginskiy—to Comrades Fomenko, Schepanski
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William MacGuckin de Slane163 - William MacGuckin de Slane
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Irish orientalist (1801–1878) known for translating and publishing a number of important medieval Arabic texts. Two ALSs in French, each signed &quo...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Joseph Stalin164 - Joseph Stalin
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Scarce DS in Cyrillic, one page, 8 x 11.25, August 20, 1937. Official letter issued to Georgy Malenkov, Alexander Alemasov, and Alfred Lepa, which con
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Sun Yat-sen165 - Sun Yat-sen
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Chinese revolutionary (1866–1925) who helped to overthrow the centuries-old Qing Dynasty in 1911 to become the first president of the Republic of Chin
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Leon Trotsky166 - Leon Trotsky
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TLS in German, signed “Ihr L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, November 2, 1933. Letter to Lilly and Ludwig Lore, in part (translated): "I am ...
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Catherine the Great167 - Catherine the Great
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The most renowned and the longest-ruling female leader of Russia, reigning from July 9, 1762 until her death in 1796 at the age of 67. Vellum DS in Cy
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King Charles IX168 - King Charles IX
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Magnificent LS in French, signed “Charles,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 9 x 13.5, April 1568. Lengthy letter to Monsieur de Fourquevaulx, Cha
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King George II169 - King George II
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Printed pamphlet of an act issued by King George II, entitled "An Act for the more easy Recovery of Debts in His Majesty's Plantations and ...
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King Charles X170 - King Charles X
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ALS in French, signed “CP,” one page both sides, 6 x 7.25, July 3, 1795. The future king writes in the aftermath of the French Revolution, in part (tr
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth171 - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
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Partly-printed DS, signed “George R. I.” and "Elizabeth R," one page, 12.5 x 15.25, January 1, 1938. King George VI appoints "Albert ...
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King Ludwig I172 - King Ludwig I
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King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states (1786–1868). ALS in German, signed “Ludwig,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, June 3, 1
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Maria Theresa173 - Maria Theresa
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Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Bohemia (1717–1780) who was the mother of Marie Antoinette. ALS in German, signed “M,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 7.7
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Mary of Guise, Queen of Scots174 - Mary of Guise, Queen of Scots
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Mary of Guise (1515–1560), also called Mary of Lorraine, ruled Scotland as regent from 1554 until her death; her daughter, famously known as Mary, Que
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Marie de Medici175 - Marie de Medici
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Queen consort of France (1575-1642) as the second wife of King Henry IV of France. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medic
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Princess Diana176 - Princess Diana
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Immensely desirable signed book: Dresses from the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales. Limited edition, numbered 202/250. NY: Christie's, 199...
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Princess Diana177 - Princess Diana
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Gorgeous semi-glossy 8.5 x 10.75 head-and-shoulders portrait of Princess Diana by famed photographer Lord Snowdon, matted to an overall size of 11.75
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles178 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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TLS signed “Yours most sincerely, Charles and,” and "Diana," one page, 8 x 13, Buckingham Palace letterhead, October 7, 1981. Letter to Mr...
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles179 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Christmas card from 1985 embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measurin
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles180 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Royal Christmas and New Year's card from 1982, with front embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spe...
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip181 - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
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Uncommon Royal Christmas and New Year's card from 1958, with a gilt-embossed crown on the front, measuring 18.25 x 7.75 open, featuring a color ...
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Queen Victoria182 - Queen Victoria
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Desirable ALS signed “VR,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered Balmoral letterhead, November 1, 1873. Letter to Lady Leila Err
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor183 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor
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Fabulous matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor by Harris & Ewing, signed in fountain pen, "Edward, Du...
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Titanic184 - Titanic
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Tremendous original 13.75 x 11 matte-finish close-up photo of Titanic Collapsible Lifeboat D floating in the waters of the North Atlantic. The photogr
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Titanic185 - Titanic
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Huge original 13.75 x 11 matte-finish photo of Titanic Emergency Lifeboat No. 1 floating in the waters of the North Atlantic. The photograph, taken by
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Henry M. Stanley186 - Henry M. Stanley
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Author, explorer, and special correspondent for the New York Herald (1841–1904), most famous for his inquiry, ‘Dr. Livingstone, I presume?,’ upon find
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Geronimo187 - Geronimo
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Highly sought-after pencil signature, “Geronimo,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 slip affixed within a leatherbound scrapbook containing about thirty affi
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Robert McAlpin Williamson189 - Robert McAlpin Williamson
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Republic of Texas Supreme Court Justice and Texas Ranger (1804–1859). At the age of 15, he contracted tubercular arthritis that caused his right leg t
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Francis Gary Powers190 - Francis Gary Powers
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American military pilot (1929–1977) who attained worldwide notoriety in 1960 when the U-2 spy plane he was piloting was shot down over the Soviet Unio
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Bonnie and Clyde Original Vintage Photograph and Bullet Archive191 - Bonnie and Clyde Original Vintage Photograph and Bullet Archive
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Unique and historic archive consisting of five bullets attributed to J. D. Goss’s ballistic tests in the case against Bonnie Parker’s sister, Billie M
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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19th Century Notables192 - 19th Century Notables
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Desirable grouping of six checks from the first half of the 19th century, each signed by a notable early American figure, including: Louis McLane, Sec
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Anheuser-Busch193 - Anheuser-Busch
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Anheuser-Busch letterhead, February 21, 1952. Document submitted to the St. Louis Union Trust Company, in part: "Pursua...
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John Barrow194 - John Barrow
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British naval administrator and explorer (1764–1848) who mapped the interior of South Africa and promoted the exploration of the Arctic; the Barrow St
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Menachem Begin195 - Menachem Begin
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Glossy 3.5 x 5 head-and-shoulders photo of Begin as prime minister of Israel, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "M. Begin." In...
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Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Borgward196 - Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Borgward
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German engineer and designer (1890–1963) who founded the Borgward group, which produced four brands of cars: Borgward, Hansa, Goliath, and Lloyd. The
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Leonid Brezhnev197 - Leonid Brezhnev
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General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, presiding over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982. D
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William Jennings Bryan198 - William Jennings Bryan
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Attractive pair of vintage matte-finish portraits of William Jennings Bryan and his wife Mary Baird Bryan, both are matted to an overall size of 10.25
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Warren Buffett199 - Warren Buffett
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Ballpoint signature, "Warren E. Buffett,” on a green 5.25 x 5.25 sheet made of recycled money, printed with a portrait of Buffett and the text,...
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Warren Burger200 - Warren Burger
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ALS signed “Warren,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.75, Supreme Court letterhead, August 5, 1969. Letter to the Hon. George T. Washington
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Vint Cerf201 - Vint Cerf
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American Internet pioneer (born 1943) and one of 'the fathers of the Internet,' who developed TCP/IP technology and the first commercial ema...
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Cesar Chavez202 - Cesar Chavez
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American labor leader and civil rights activist (1927–1993) who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. TLS si
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