RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Military

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With over 850 lots, RR Auction’s March Fine Autograph and Artifact sale offers a wide variety of material for history buffs, music lovers, sports fans, movie mavens, and more! Our highlighted military section ranges from European conflicts of the 17th century through World War II, and features everything from autographs to weapons and uniforms. Art and literature also take a leading role, with autograph letters from the likes of Monet, Matisse, Lautrec, Hemingway, Faulkner, Dickens, and Tolstoy. Marvels of classical music include a Haydn contract, Liszt letter, and Verdi note, while Gershwin, Guthrie, and Lennon round out our modern selection. 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 March 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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Harry S. Truman295 - Harry S. Truman
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Uncommon FDC with a cachet honoring the establishment of the State of Israel on May 16, 1948, signed in black ink by Truman. In fine condition. Accomp
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Harry S. Truman296 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 16, 1957. Letter to Mr. A. O. Aldrich of Oakland, in full: "I appreciated your letter ...
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Donald Trump297 - Donald Trump
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Color glossy 11 x 14 laserprint photo of President Trump signing a bill in the Oval Office, with Vice President Mike Pence pictured in the background,
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Donald and Ivana Trump298 - Donald and Ivana Trump
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Two photos: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Trump at his desk, signed vertically in felt tip, "Best Wishes, Donald Trump"; and a semi-glossy 10 x...
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Woodrow Wilson299 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, one page, 6 x 7.75, Princeton University letterhead, November 16, 1910. Letter to Harper Brothers publishing executive Frederick A. Duneka, in fu
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Woodrow Wilson300 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9.5, personal letterhead, October 28, 1922. Letter to Dr. W. G. Chase, in full: "It was very cheering to get your letter of ...
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Samuel Adams301 - Samuel Adams
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1722–1803) who emerged as one of the early leaders of the movement against the Stamp Act
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Samuel Adams302 - Samuel Adams
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.75 x 12.75, July 28, 1794. As governor of Massachusetts, Samuel Adams appoints James Warner as "Lieutenant of a...
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Declaration of Independence303 - Declaration of Independence
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Rare broadside engraving of the Declaration of Independence, 21 x 28, with dedication along the bottom, “To the People of the United States this Engra
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William Ellery304 - William Ellery
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Autograph endorsement, signed "Wm. Ellery," on the reverse of a partly-printed document, one page, 13 x 16.75, May 20, 1776. Deed for land...
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John Hancock305 - John Hancock
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Bold and desirable ink signature, "Congress Philad'a, John Hancock,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.25 slip affixed to a slightly larger card. In...
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John Hancock306 - John Hancock
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Partly-printed third-person ADS, signed within the text, "John Hancock," one page, 8.75 x 4.5, September 1768. A bill of lading, mostly fi...
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Clarence Darrow307 - Clarence Darrow
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Defense attorney (1857–1938) noted for his role in the Scopes 'Monkey' Trial and the Leopold-Loeb thrill-killing case. Greenebaum Sons Bank ...
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Robert F. Kennedy308 - Robert F. Kennedy
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Handsome matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, signed in the lower border in black ink. In fine condition, with a light
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Abraham Lincoln: William H. Herndon309 - Abraham Lincoln: William H. Herndon
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American lawyer (1818–1891) best known as Lincoln's law partner from 1841. He later wrote a biography of Lincoln, Herndon's Lincoln: The Tru...
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Frederick Douglass310 - Frederick Douglass
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Civil War-dated DS, signed "I am, Dear Sir, Yours Truly, Fred'k Douglass, Rochester, Sept. 6th 1864," one page, 5 x 8, August 25, 1864...
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Mohandas Gandhi311 - Mohandas Gandhi
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Immensely desirable vintage glossy 10.25 x 8 photo of Mohandas Gandhi walking alongside Madan Mohan Malaviya after the second session of India's...
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Florence Nightingale312 - Florence Nightingale
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Ink signature and inscription, "Sir Harry Verney, Bart., F. Nightingale, 8/12/91,” on a black-bordered off-white 5.25 x 4.25 card. In very good...
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Felix Frankfurter313 - Felix Frankfurter
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TLS, one page, 5.25 x 8, Law School of Harvard University letterhead, October 18, 1938. Letter to Harold Roland Shapiro, in full: "Thank you fo...
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Felix Frankfurter314 - Felix Frankfurter
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TLS, one page, 5.25 x 8, Law School of Harvard University letterhead, January 24, 1939. Letter to journalist Joseph Leib, in full: "You were ki...
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