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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Wm. H. Horstman and Sons 1850 Foot Officer’s Sword414 - Wm. H. Horstman and Sons 1850 Foot Officer’s Sword
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Wm. H .Horstman and Sons 1850 foot officer’s sword featuring a 31 3/8? blade with a fuller to within 9? of the tip. The smaller fuller comes to within
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Lt. Col. Silas Hunter415 - Lt. Col. Silas Hunter
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Impressive collection of items identified to Lt. Col. Silas Hunter, who served in the 2nd Indiana Home Guard, the 11th US Colored Troops, and the 57th
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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James Patent Artillery Bolt416 - James Patent Artillery Bolt
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Solid shot version of the distinctive, hollow-base projectile for use with the muzzle-loading 14-pounder James Rifle. The projectile measures just und
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lefacheux Model 1854 Revolver417 - Lefacheux Model 1854 Revolver
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Civil War–era Lefaucheux Model 1854 Revolver, serial number 32117, 12mm pinfire, 6.25? barrel with a very good bore that has some dark freckling withi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Lucius W. Pond Belt Revolver418 - Lucius W. Pond Belt Revolver
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Civil War–era Smith & Wesson–labeled Lucius W. Pond Belt Revolver with unit marking for the 8th New Hampshire Veteran Infantry, serial number 49...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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New England Target Rifle419 - New England Target Rifle
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Impressive New England Target Rifle Made in Bangor, Maine, by Charles V. Ramsdell, no serial number, .48 caliber, 33.75? heavy octagon barrel with an
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Petersburg Hand-Drawn Map420 - Petersburg Hand-Drawn Map
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Expertly hand-drawn map of Petersburg, Virginia, by Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Louis Henry Carpenter, showing the city and its immediate surrounding
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Sharps New Model 1859 Carbine421 - Sharps New Model 1859 Carbine
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Rare Sharps New Model 1859 Carbine with brass furniture, serial number 33009, .54 caliber, 22? barrel with a very good bore that has dark freckling wi
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Union Surgeons422 - Union Surgeons
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A mounted 9 x 6.75 photo of a group of Union surgeons, affixed to a 11.25 x 9.25 mount, identified in the lower border: “Surgeon Jackson in Charge of
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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United Confederate Veterans Reunion Kepi423 - United Confederate Veterans Reunion Kepi
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Gray woolen kepi manufactured by the famous Pettibone Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, with a 2 5/8? high crown at the front and a 4 1/8? diameter top disk. T
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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United Confederate Veterans Uniform424 - United Confederate Veterans Uniform
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Well-made, single-breasted men's coat made of gray satinet wool identified to Confederate veteran Private James H. Norris of the 56th Virginia I...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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US 1850 New York Foot Officer’s Sword425 - US 1850 New York Foot Officer’s Sword
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US 1850 foot officer sword presented to Lieutenant E. V. Burk of the New York National Guard, measuring an overall 34 5/8? long with a with a 29? slig
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Vermont Civil War Model 1861 Rifle-Musket by Lamson, Goodnow and Yale426 - Vermont Civil War Model 1861 Rifle-Musket by Lamson, Goodnow and Yale
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Vermont Civil War Model 1861 Rifle-Musket by Lamson, Goodnow & Yale, no serial number, .58 caliber, 40? barrel with a fine, bright bore that has...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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US Flag, 13-Star427 - US Flag, 13-Star
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Hand-stitched wool bunting flag with thirteen stars and thirteen stripes, made circa 1850–1870, measuring 51.5 x 30.25 overall with a 23.25 x 15.75 ca
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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US Flag, 13-Star428 - US Flag, 13-Star
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Hand-stitched wool bunting flag with thirteen stars and thirteen stripes, made circa 1850–1870, measuring 49 x 30.25 overall with a 23 x 17.25 canton.
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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US Flag/Ensign, 13-Star429 - US Flag/Ensign, 13-Star
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Late 19th/early 20th century wool bunting flag with thirteen stars and thirteen stripes, measuring 97 x 50.5 overall with a 28.75 x 37 two-piece canto
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Henri Gratien Bertrand430 - Henri Gratien Bertrand
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French general (1773–1844) who was a friend and confidant of Napoleon. ALS in French, signed “Bertrand,” one page both sides, 5 x 7.75, July 10, 1836.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edouard Mortier431 - Edouard Mortier
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French general and marshal of France under Napoleon (1768–1835) who was made duke of Treviso in 1808. Two untranslated letters: an ALS signed “Ed: Mor
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michel Ney432 - Michel Ney
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French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars (1769–1815) who was one of the original eighteen ma
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Duke of Wellington433 - Duke of Wellington
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ALS signed “Wellington,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.25, July 1, 1830. Letter to George Collier at the War Office. In part: “I received your Note of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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