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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Benedict Arnold352 - Benedict Arnold
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Major General in the Continental Army during the American Revolution who distinguished himself at Saratoga (1741–1801). One of Washington's most...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William Bainbridge353 - William Bainbridge
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Commodore in the United States Navy (1774–1833) best known for his victory over the HMS Java in the War of 1812. ALS signed “Wm. Bainbridge,” one page
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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P. G. T. Beauregard354 - P. G. T. Beauregard
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Civil War–dated ALS in pencil, signed “G. T. Beauregard,” one page, 7.75 x 7.25, April 19, 1865. Beauregard writes to a commissary general in Charlott
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Roy Brown355 - Roy Brown
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Canadian aviator and World War I ace (1893–1944) officially credited with bringing down the Red Baron, though later investigations indicated that the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Civil War Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver356 - Civil War Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver
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Serial number 108721, made in 1863, caliber .44 with an 8? round barrel having a dark bore with very good rifling. This is a standard revolver as proc
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Civil War Union Cartridge Box Plate357 - Civil War Union Cartridge Box Plate
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This is a standard-style plate as used by most infantrymen on the front flap of their leather cartridge boxes which held paper cartridges for their mu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Civil War Whiskey Flask358 - Civil War Whiskey Flask
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A Civil War whiskey flask engraved on the front of the silver base, “Presented to Lt. J. F. Weare, 40 Reg. Ms. Inf., Sept. 1, 1862.” The pint-sized gl
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George A. Custer359 - George A. Custer
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope from the Phoenix Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, 5.25 x 3, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl. Custer, Elizabet
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis360 - Jefferson Davis
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Bold ALS signed twice, “Jeffer. Davis,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 26, 1856. Letter to John W. French, in part: “For the reasons set for
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis361 - Jefferson Davis
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ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, March 4, 1872. Letter to General Braxton Bragg. In full: “Accept my thanks for your prompt compliance with my request
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles C. DeRudio362 - Charles C. DeRudio
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US Army officer (1832–1910) who fought in the 7th US Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn under command of Marcus Reno. When DeRudio’s horse wa
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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David G. Farragut and Benjamin Butler363 - David G. Farragut and Benjamin Butler
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Two Civil War–dated items: first, a letter endorsed “D. G. Farragut, Rear Admiral,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, November 1, 1862. The letter was sent by Pa
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Thomas Gage364 - Thomas Gage
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British general (1719–1787) who was commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1775. Manuscript DS, signed “Tho’s Gage,” one page, 7
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jedediah Hotchkiss365 - Jedediah Hotchkiss
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The most famous cartographer of the Civil War (1828–1899) whose detailed maps of the Shenandoah Valley are often credited as principal factors in Ston
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wade Hampton366 - Wade Hampton
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Confederate military officer and politician (1818–1902) who replaced J. E. B. Stuart as Lee’s Chief of Cavalry following Stuart’s death on the battlef
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Edmund P. Gaines367 - Edmund P. Gaines
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War-dated manuscript general orders, signed “By command, E. P. Gaines, Col. Adjt. General,” one page, 7.5 x 4.25, September 27, 1813. An invigorating
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Joseph E. Johnston368 - Joseph E. Johnston
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ALS signed “J. E. Johnston, General,” two pages, 4.25 x 7, April 22, 1865. Letter to Confederate Secretary of War John C. Breckinridge. In full: “In e
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima: Rene Gagnon369 - Iwo Jima: Rene Gagnon
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United States Marine immortalized in Joe Rosenthal's famous World War II photograph as one of the six flag-raisers atop Mount Suribachi during t...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee370 - Robert E. Lee
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Coveted 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Lee in formal attire, boldly signed at the bottom of the image in black ink, “R. E. Lee.” Published
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee371 - Robert E. Lee
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Scarce and extremely desirable handwritten check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Lee, “R. E. Lee,” payable to “Cash—B—Farmers Bank of Va” for $
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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