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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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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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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