RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Gettysburg: James Armstrong459 - Gettysburg: James Armstrong
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Member of the South Carolina Company K ‘Irish Volunteers’ remembered for his actions at Gettysburg, where he seized the battle flag of his regiment fr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William J. Hardee and Otho F. Strahl460 - William J. Hardee and Otho F. Strahl
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Desirable document featuring an uncommon pair of Civil War–dated endorsement signatures, “W. J. Hardee, Lieut Genl” and “O. F. Strahl, Brig Genl, Comd
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Longstreet461 - James Longstreet
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Ink signature, “Your truly, James Longstreet,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a tiny spot of toning.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Carl Gustav von Mannerheim462 - Carl Gustav von Mannerheim
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Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951). Large archive of untranslated Mannerheim family correspondence consisting of over 150 letters, incl
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur463 - Douglas MacArthur
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Brigadier general’s red felt one-star car pennant, 9.75 x 6, used by General Douglas MacArthur sometime between 1918 and 1925. In fine condition. MacA
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Matthew F. Maury464 - Matthew F. Maury
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LS signed “M. F. Maury, C. Navy,” 23 pages, 7.75 x 9.75, August 4, 1862. Letter to Robert Fitz Roy in London, giving an account of the war in an effor
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Anthony McAuliffe465 - Anthony McAuliffe
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United States Army general (1898–1975) who commanded the force defending Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, most famou
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Return J. Meigs466 - Return J. Meigs
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Continental Army officer (1740–1823) known for leading the Meigs Raid against the British forces in Sag Harbor, New York. Partly-printed DS, signed “R
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Mountbatten of Burma467 - Mountbatten of Burma
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Two letters: a TLS signed “Mountbatten of Burma,” one page, 6.75 x 8.25, Ministry of Defence letterhead, February 27, 1962. Letter to theatrical produ
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Horatio Nelson469 - Horatio Nelson
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ALS signed “Horatio Nelson,” one page, 7.5 x 10, May 5, 1795. Letter to Police Magistrate Daniel Williams, written from Leghorn while aboard the HMS A
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Chester Nimitz470 - Chester Nimitz
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Highly sought-after matte-finish 6 x 4.25 photo of Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri, signed and inscribed in blue fountai
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Oliver Hazard Perry471 - 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 : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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George Pickett472 - George Pickett
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Partly-printed DS, signed “G. E. Pickett. Lt & r Adjt 8th Infy,” one page, 15 x 12.5, May 1848. Document headed “Recruiting Account of Lieut. Ge...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Leonidas Polk473 - Leonidas Polk
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Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana (1806–1864) whose West Point classmate, Jefferson Davis, urged him to accept an appointment as a Confederate general des
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Israel B. Richardson and Union Generals474 - Israel B. Richardson and Union Generals
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Civil War–dated autograph endorsement, “Approved and forwarded, I. B. Richardson, Brig. Gen. Comdg. Divn.,” penned on the reverse of a letter sent by
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Philip H. Sheridan475 - Philip H. Sheridan
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Civil War–dated autograph endorsement signed, “Apprd, P. H. Sheridan, Maj. Genl. Comg.,” in the center of a pay document, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 3
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William T. Sherman476 - William T. Sherman
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ALS signed “W. T. Sherman,” four pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead, October 25, 1
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William T. Sherman477 - William T. Sherman
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Bank check, 7.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Sherman, “W. T. Sherman,” payable to “Mrs. General Sherman” for $800.00, June 18, 1883. Handsomely tr
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Soldiers and Politicians478 - Soldiers and Politicians
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German leatherbound autograph album compiled circa 1929–1939, 5.5 x 7.25, containing over forty autographs of various soldiers and politicians, many o
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Alfred H. Terry479 - Alfred H. Terry
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Union general (1827–1890) who fought at First Bull Run and Port Royale, and who, after the war, became commander of the expedition against the Sioux d
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Ernst Udet480 - Ernst Udet
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German flying ace (1896–1941) whose 62 victories during WWI made him the country’s second-highest scoring ace, outdone only by Manfred von Richthofen.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Eustis481 - James Eustis
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Handsome Confederate officer’s brown leather haversack identified to Major James B. Eustis, measuring 12 x 10, featuring a tooled pinwheel design patt
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Confederate Waist Belt and Plate482 - Confederate Waist Belt and Plate
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Original cast ‘Army of Tennessee’ type belt plate measuring 2.8? x 1.8? and averaging about .12? thick. The copper alloy plate has developed a dull br
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United Confederate Veterans Uniform483 - United Confederate Veterans Uniform
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High quality post-1870 two-piece uniform that consists of a gray worsted shell jacket and matching trousers. The jacket has seven gilt metal buttons d
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Union Flag Belt484 - Union Flag Belt
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Black leather 2? wide flag belt with a large single-tine brass buckle worn by Civil War soldier Ben Hunter, who carried the flag of the 79th Ohio Volu
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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US Model 1836 Pistol485 - US Model 1836 Pistol
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Desirable US Model 1836 Pistol by Waters, no serial number, .54 Caliber, 8.5? barrel with a very good, lightly pitted bore. This is an 1837 dated pist
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Civil War Currency486 - Civil War Currency
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Nicely displayed collection of three original Civil War tokens and two 1960s postage stamps honoring the war, housed in a 9.75 x 6.5 Postal Commemorat
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Civil War-era Cartridges487 - Civil War-era Cartridges
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Full unused box of Civil War–era cartridges, 3 x 2.25 x 1.25, reading, “10 Poultney's Metallic Cartridges, Patented December 15th, 1863, 12 caps...
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Fractional Currency488 - Fractional Currency
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Collection of six examples of United States fractional currency housed in a 10 x 10.5 presentation binder, including notes in denominations of three c
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Stamp Collection489 - Stamp Collection
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Collection of Civil War–era postage stamps housed in three handsome informational presentation folders, including: one with three examples of the US s
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American Aces490 - American Aces
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Signed book: Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc., 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.5 x 11, 400 pages. Signed on the f
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Battle of Antietam491 - Battle of Antietam
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Color 22 x 15.75 facsimile reprint of an engraving by artist Thure de Thulstrup entitled “Battle of Antietam,” with text in the lower border reading,
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Battle of Gettysburg492 - Battle of Gettysburg
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Color 23.5 x 17.5 chromolithograph print entitled “The Battle of Gettysburg,” captioned in the lower right, “Decisive Conflict, July Third, 4 P.M. 186
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Battle of Manila Bay493 - Battle of Manila Bay
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Color 25.5 x 19.5 chromolithograph print entitled “The Battle of Manila Bay, May 1st 1898,” bearing an 1898 copyright notice by J. Hoover & Son,...
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Clement Biddle494 - Clement Biddle
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American Revolutionary soldier (1740–1814) who helped organize the ‘Quaker Blues,’ a company of volunteers. Partly-printed DS, one page, 6 x 3.75, Nov
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Omar Bradley495 - Omar Bradley
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Bradley in formal uniform with his medals proudly displayed on his lapel, signed in the lower border in blue f
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John Byng496 - John Byng
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Royal Navy officer (1704–1757) whose loss of Minorca at the beginning of the Seven Years’ War led to his execution. Rare ink signature, “J. Byng,” on
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Benjamin Butler497 - Benjamin Butler
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ALS, one page, 8 x 10, The Chemical and Silver Ore Reducing Company letterhead, January 18, 1866. Letter concerning a legal scheme. In part: “My frien
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Abner Doubleday: John S. McCalmont498 - Abner Doubleday: John S. McCalmont
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Classmate of Doubleday at West Point (1822–1906). ALS, eight pages on two sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, September 13, 1889. Letter to the recently
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Charles Hastings Doyle499 - Charles Hastings Doyle
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British military officer (1804–1883) and the second Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. Original 2.25 x 4 full-length carte-de-visite photo by Brady’s
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Enola Gay: Tibbets and Caron500 - Enola Gay: Tibbets and Caron
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Powerful glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud, signed in black felt tip, “George R. Caron, Hiroshima, 8/6/45,” and in blue felt tip, “P
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets501 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets
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Three Items: a color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud rising in the distance, signed quickly in blue felt tip by George Marquardt,
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Wade Hampton502 - Wade Hampton
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Ink signature, “Wade Hampton, So. Ca,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.5 card. Triple-matted and framed with a portrait of Hampton to an overall size of 12.25
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Winfield Scott Hancock503 - Winfield Scott Hancock
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ALS signed “Winfd. S. Hancock,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, June 11, 1866. Letter to Major Miller, in part: “Mitchell and I with a few friends int
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Thomas Masterman Hardy504 - Thomas Masterman Hardy
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British naval officer (1769–1839) who served as flag captain to Horatio Nelson and commanded HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. Manuscript DS, si
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Joseph Hooker505 - Joseph Hooker
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Ink signature, “J. Hooker, Maj. Genl.,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.25 slip clipped from the conclusion of a letter. Affixed to a same-size card. A horiz
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Jedediah Huntington506 - Jedediah Huntington
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Revolutionary War general and, later, treasurer of Connecticut (1743–1818). Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Huntington,” one page, 6 x 5.75, June 3, 178
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Iwo Jima507 - Iwo Jima
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Patriotic semi-glossy 12.25 x 9.75 photo of the Iwo Jima flag raising on Mt. Suribachi, signed in black ink by three Medal of Honor recipients from th
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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal508 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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United States Service Series FDC with a cachet honoring the United States Marines and the flag-raising on Iwo Jima, signed in black ballpoint. In fine
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Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson510 - Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson
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Excellent original painting of Stonewall Jackson, oil on canvas, 17.5 x 23.75, showing the Confederate general in a noble half-length pose, signed in
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