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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Pope John Paul II355 - Pope John Paul II
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TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page on the reverse of a 5.75 x 4 postcard showing the cavern below the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec, D
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Pope John Paul II356 - Pope John Paul II
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Desirable woodblock-print diploma from the 1975 Polish Festival of Sacrosong, 9 x 13, signed in the center in bold ink, "Karol card. Wojtyla,&q...
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Pope John Paul II357 - Pope John Paul II
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Interesting woodblock-print diploma from the 1976 Polish Festival of Sacrosong issued to "Wlodzimierza Piotrowskiego," 9.5 x 13.75, signed...
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Pope John Paul II358 - Pope John Paul II
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TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, Kuria Metropolitalna letterhead, June 10, 1978. In full (translated): "The V...
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Charles Todd Quintard360 - Charles Todd Quintard
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Physician and clergyman (1824–1898) who became the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee and the first vice-chancellor of the University
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David Ben-Gurion361 - David Ben-Gurion
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TLS signed “D. Ben–Gurion,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, The Winthrop Hotel letterhead, May 19, 1942. Brief letter to Jacob Greenberg, in full: "Thank ...
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Winston Churchill362 - Winston Churchill
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Wonderful glossy 3.5 x 5.5 Rotary Photo postcard of Churchill as a young man, boldly signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Winston S. Ch...
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Fidel   Castro363 - Fidel Castro
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DS, in Spanish, three pages, 9 x 13, May 12, 1959. Official decree relating to adjusted tariffs and tax benefits for imported automobile parts made du
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Richard Cobden364 - Richard Cobden
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Influential British statesman (1804–1865) associated with John Bright in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League; an immensely important figure in c
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Oliver Cromwell365 - Oliver Cromwell
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Disbound printed booklet entitled “The Humble Additional and Explanatory Petition and Advice, of the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses now assembled in
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Oliver Cromwell366 - Oliver Cromwell
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Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Oliver P.,” one page, 5.75 x 9, [1657]. Left half of a manuscript warrant instructing the commissioners to make a paymen
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Emperor Taisho367 - Emperor Taisho
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Impressive DS in Japanese, one page, 23.25 x 17.75, November 10, 1915. Untranslated document in which Emperor Taisho confers the Third Class, Order of
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Giuseppe Garibaldi368 - Giuseppe Garibaldi
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Italian patriot and soldier (1807–1882) best known for leading the attack of the 'Red Shirts' on Sicily in 1860. LS in Italian, signed “G. G...
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Giuseppe Mazzini369 - Giuseppe Mazzini
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Italian patriot (1805–1872) who dedicated his life, much of which was spent in exile, to uniting his country under a republic. Sharp 2.25 x 4 carte-de
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Che Guevara370 - Che Guevara
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Partly-printed DS in Spanish, signed “Che,” one page, 15.75 x 12, September 1962. Cuban Ministry of Industry "Mencion de Honor" certificat...
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Leon Trotsky371 - Leon Trotsky
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Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.75 half-length photo of Trotsky posing outside, signed and inscribed on the reverse in blue fountain pen, "To my Gen...
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William Pitt the Younger372 - William Pitt the Younger
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British politician (1759–1806) who served as Prime Minister from 1783 to 1801 and 1804 to 1806. ALS signed “W. Pitt,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, J
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Anne of Austria373 - Anne of Austria
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Queen consort of France and Navarre (1601–1666) known for her difficult marital relations with her husband Louis XIII, and her closeness to her son Lo
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Catherine the Great374 - Catherine the Great
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Partial partly-printed vellum DS, in Cyrillic, one page, 18.75 x 7.5, 1768. The lower portion of a larger document, retaining its beautiful crisply em
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Lady Emma Hamilton375 - Lady Emma Hamilton
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Born the daughter of a humble blacksmith, the model, entertainer, and courtesan Emma Hamilton (1765–1815) ascended the ranks of British society to bec
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