RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts Featuring Royalty

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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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Cornelius Vanderbilt II355 - Cornelius Vanderbilt II
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American businessman and philanthropist (1843-1899) who succeeded his father and grandfather as head of the New York Central Railroad. Partly-printed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Oliver Wolcott, Jr356 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr
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Partly-printed DS signed “Oliv: Wolcott Jr.,” one page, 6.75 x 4, February 20, 1789. Pay order issued by Wolcott as comptroller of Connecticut, in ful
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Marquis de Lafayette357 - Marquis de Lafayette
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ALS signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, October 28, 1831. A significant letter concerning the fluid political events in Europe, in part: &quo...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War358 - Revolutionary War
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Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Edw'd Down,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 13, February 6, 1779. Letter written by Lieutenant Edw...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain359 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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Partly-printed DS in Latin, signed “Joshua L. Chamberlain,” one page, 8 x 6.5, 1874. Untranslated Bowdoin College certificate, headed "Collegiu...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Civil War and Spanish-American War360 - Civil War and Spanish-American War
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Amazing personal military archive of the heroic General William M. Wherry, a prominent American soldier and author (1836–1918) who received the Medal
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis361 - Jefferson Davis
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ALS, one page, 5 x 6, July 5, 1875. Letter to G. G. Adam, in part: "You did not give your Sister’s address and therefore I cannot in complying ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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David G. Farragut362 - David G. Farragut
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Civil War-dated printed DS, signed "Carry low steam, D. G. F.," one page, 7.5 x 9.5, July 12, 1864. Document issued by Farragut from the U...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John S. Mosby363 - John S. Mosby
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5 oval portrait of Mosby in a head-and-shoulders profile pose by Holsinger of Charlottesville, Virginia, affixed to the ori
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Horatio Nelson364 - Horatio Nelson
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Fabric swatch from the main topsail of Lord Nelson’s flagship, the HMS Victory, measuring 3 x 2, framed with a 1903 letter of provenance by Henry W. C
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Horatio Nelson365 - Horatio Nelson
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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
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Oliver Hazard Perry366 - Oliver Hazard Perry
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis367 - Jefferson Davis
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James H. Doolittle368 - James H. Doolittle
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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...
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Generals369 - Generals
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal370 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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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...
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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener371 - Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
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Senior British Army officer and colonial administrator (1850–1916) who earned notoriety for his imperial campaigns, in particular his scorched earth p
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George B. McClellan372 - George B. McClellan
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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 ...
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Napoleon373 - Napoleon
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Original printed broadside in French entitled "Gendarmerie d'Ordonnance of the Emperor," one page, 16.25 x 19.75, October 17, 1806. An...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Chester Nimitz374 - Chester Nimitz
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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...
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John J. Pershing375 - John J. Pershing
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American general (1860–1948) remembered as the commander of the American Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in World War I. Fountain pen signatu
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Matthew Ridgway376 - Matthew Ridgway
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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...
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Frederick Roberts377 - Frederick Roberts
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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
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Louis-Gabriel Suchet378 - Louis-Gabriel Suchet
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Marshal of France (1770–1826) considered to be one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most brilliant generals. Untranslated manuscript DS in French, signed...
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War of 1812379 - War of 1812
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Printed broadside containing "Company Orders" headed "Artillery…Second Regiment," one page, 8 x 13.25, September 30, 1811. The o...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Duke of Wellington380 - Duke of Wellington
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War II381 - World War II
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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, ...
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WWII 'Bundles For Berlin' Poster382 - WWII 'Bundles For Berlin' Poster
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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
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WWII 'Careless Talk' Posters383 - WWII 'Careless Talk' Posters
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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
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WWII 'Conserve' Posters384 - WWII 'Conserve' Posters
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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
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WWII 'Crop Corps' Poster385 - WWII 'Crop Corps' Poster
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Original color 14.25 x 20 American WWII Office of War Information poster (No. 59), published in 1943 (1943-O-520467), portraying two farmers, with whi
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WWII 'Don't Talk' Posters386 - WWII 'Don't Talk' Posters
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Two original color American WWII propaganda posters: a vibrant 12 x 19 poster published by the National Process Company, depicting a rooster being lis
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WWII 'Paper' Posters387 - WWII 'Paper' Posters
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Two American WWII propaganda posters: an original color 17.25 x 21.75 poster published by the Division of Information, Office of Emergency Management,
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WWII 'Give War Bonds' Poster388 - WWII 'Give War Bonds' Poster
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Original color 22 x 28 American WWII US Treasury poster published by the US Government Printing Office in 1943 (1943-O-553896, WFD 856-A), depicting a
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WWII 'Safety' Posters389 - WWII 'Safety' Posters
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Three original color American WWII posters, including: a vibrant 14.25 x 20 poster published by the US Government Printing Office in 1942 (1942-O-4661
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WWII 'You Make It Right' Poster390 - WWII 'You Make It Right' Poster
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Original red-and-blue 28.25 x 40 American WWII poster published by the US Government Printing Office in 1942 (1942-O-4485347) for the War Production B
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WWII Posters391 - WWII Posters
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Two original color American WWII posters: a 39.75 x 28.25 poster published by the US Government Printing Office in 1943 (1943-O-513767) for the War Pr
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WWII War Bonds Posters392 - WWII War Bonds Posters
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Collection of four original color American WWII posters for wartime fundraising efforts, including: a 20 x 26 poster showing a worker holding up a war
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Aviation393 - Aviation
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Diverse collection of aviation items, including books, medals, a large bronze sculpture, and materials related to Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin: Group
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart394 - Amelia Earhart
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Beautiful ink signature, "Amelia Earhart,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.5 slip. Attractively double-matted and framed with a plaque and portrait to ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Roland Garros395 - Roland Garros
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Early French aviator and a fighter pilot (1888–1918) during World War I. A tennis center was named after him in the 1920s, the Stade de Roland Garros,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes396 - Howard Hughes
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Exquisite grouping of items related to Howard Hughes and his 1938 round-the-world flight, including a signed menu, a flown airmail cover, and two flow
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh397 - Charles Lindbergh
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Remarkable display featuring a signed portrait and swatch of fabric from Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis: a handsome vintage matte-finish 8 x 11...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Charles and Anne Lindbergh398 - Charles and Anne Lindbergh
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National Geographic magazine from September 1934, Volume LXVI, No. 3, 7 x 10, which contains an article entitled “Flying Around the North Atlantic,” s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh399 - Charles Lindbergh
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ALS signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” four pages, 8.4 x 11, August 24, 1968. Letter to the secretary of the Garden of the Gods Preservation Council, writ
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Orville Wright400 - Orville Wright
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The Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, "Orville Wright," payable to The Dayton Bui...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Astronauts401 - Astronauts
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Signed books: a six-volume set of The Astronaut's Library. Each a limited collector's edition, numbered to 3000. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts402 - Mercury Astronauts
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Printed typescript of Shepard’s historic flight in space, signed by six of the Mercury Astronauts, six pages, 8 x 10.5, no date, NASA letterhead. Enti
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Theodore C. Freeman403 - Theodore C. Freeman
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Air Force pilot (born 1930) selected as part of the third group of astronauts. He was killed on October 31, 1964, when a goose smashed through the coc
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Neil Armstrong404 - Neil Armstrong
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Appealing ‘moon-shaped’ program for the 18th Annual Airlines Ball, held in honor of Neil Armstrong at the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, o
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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