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RR Auction’s January Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is sure to impress, boasting over 850 items in a wide variety of genres. We open with a special ‘Royalty’ section, which spans over five hundred years of majestic material—from Spain’s Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella of the 1490s to Britain’s tragic Princess Diana of the 1990s. Our presidential section is similarly robust, highlighted by a Revolutionary War-dated letter by George Washington, a Congressional resolution to honor Ben Franklin signed by Thomas Jefferson, and a page from Theodore Roosevelt’s manuscript for The Winning of the West. Other great autographs in this sale include the scientist Dmitri Mendeleev, the economist Adam Smith, the abolitionist John Brown, the surrealist Rene Magritte, and many more. 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 January 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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365Horatio NelsonRR Auction
ALS signed “T. Musgrave,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9, November 12, 1805. Letter to William Battye in Leeds, concerning a variety of
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
366Oliver Hazard PerryRR Auction
American military officer (1785–1819) who served in the War of 1812 and earned the title ‘Hero of Lake Erie’ for leading American forces in a decisive
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
367Jefferson DavisRR Auction
Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of an artist's depiction of Jefferson Davis on the run after the Civil War while wearing a woman's d...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
368James H. DoolittleRR Auction
Limited edition 19 x 29 print portraying Doolittle by Paul Calle, numbered to 1000, signed in the lower border in pencil by Doolittle, "J. H. D...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
369GeneralsRR Auction
Group of nine vintage photos, all but one matte-finish, ranging in size from 7.75 x 9.75 to 10 x 13, each signed in ink or fountain pen by a notable A
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
370Iwo Jima: Joe RosenthalRR Auction
Mailing envelope, 6.5 x 3.5, bearing two 3-cent Iwo Jima postage stamps, signed in the upper left corner in black ink, "Joe Rosenthal, Photogra...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
371Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl KitchenerRR Auction
Senior British Army officer and colonial administrator (1850–1916) who earned notoriety for his imperial campaigns, in particular his scorched earth p
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
372George B. McClellanRR Auction
Civil War-dated ALS signed “Geo. McClellan,” two pages, 4.75 x 7.75, December 31, 1862. Letter to Augustus Schell, in full: "I return herewith ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
373NapoleonRR Auction
Original printed broadside in French entitled "Gendarmerie d'Ordonnance of the Emperor," one page, 16.25 x 19.75, October 17, 1806. An...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
374Chester NimitzRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5 half-length portrait of Nimitz seated in front of a large map, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Butchie Gon...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
375John J. PershingRR Auction
American general (1860–1948) remembered as the commander of the American Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in World War I. Fountain pen signatu
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
376Matthew RidgwayRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the commanding general, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Bob Carter, with warm regard and best wi...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
377Frederick RobertsRR Auction
Highly decorated British field marshal (1832-1914) best known for leading the British victory during the Second Boer War. Scarce 4 x 6.25 cabinet port
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
378Louis-Gabriel SuchetRR Auction
Marshal of France (1770–1826) considered to be one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most brilliant generals. Untranslated manuscript DS in French, signed...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
379War of 1812RR Auction
Printed broadside containing "Company Orders" headed "Artillery…Second Regiment," one page, 8 x 13.25, September 30, 1811. The o...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
380Duke of WellingtonRR Auction
ALS in French, signed “Wellington,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, June 26, 1843. Untranslated letter to the Ambassador of France inviting him to a celebration
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
381World War IIRR Auction
A framed original color 14 x 20 American World War II propaganda poster from 1942, depicting the hand of Uncle Sam over a man's mouth, reading, ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
382WWII 'Bundles For Berlin' PosterRR Auction
Original color 28.25 x 40 American WWII poster published by the US Government Printing Office in 1942 (1942-O-464582), showing soldiers loading bombs
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
383WWII 'Careless Talk' PostersRR Auction
Three original color American WWII posters, including: a 14 x 20 poster published by the US Government Printing Office in 1943 (1943-O-558552), showin
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
384WWII 'Conserve' PostersRR Auction
Two American WWII propaganda posters: an original color 22 x 28 Office of War Information poster (No. 39), published in 1943, depicting a woman sewing
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00