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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Raymond Chandler577 - Raymond Chandler
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TLS signed "Ray," one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, June 25, 1953. Letter to "Swanie," his agent H. N. Swanson, concernin...
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Samuel L. Clemens578 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Desirable AQS on an off-white 10.25 x 7 card bearing an affixed portrait of the author. In full: "To Lady Campbell Clarke, greeting & salut...
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Samuel L. Clemens579 - Samuel L. Clemens
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ALS signed “Mark,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, April 9, 1874. Letter to Jerome B. Stillson, managing editor of the New York World. In full: "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Hart Crane580 - Hart Crane
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ALS signed “Hart,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Cunard Line letterhead, December 9, 1928. Letter to his good friend Samuel Loveman of N
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Philippe Néricault Destouches581 - Philippe Néricault Destouches
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French dramatist (1680–1754) who authored 22 plays during his career, including several comedies. ALS in French, signed “Destouches,” four pages on tw
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens582 - Charles Dickens
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Gad's Hill Place letterhead, July 1, 1867. Letter to C. A. Wheeler, in part: "I beg you to accept my apologies for ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens584 - Charles Dickens
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Ink signature, "Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 2 x .5 slip affixed to a slightly larger mount. In very good condition, with moderate overall...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens585 - Charles Dickens
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Desirable bank check, 7.5 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Dickens, "Charles Dickens," payable to self for £5, May 31, 1869. In very ...
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Arthur Conan Doyle586 - Arthur Conan Doyle
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ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7, Undershaw letterhead, no date but circa 1906–1907. Boldly penned letter to fellow writer Frankfort Moore, in part: "Co...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ralph Waldo Emerson587 - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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ALS signed “R. W. Emerson,” one page both sides, 3.5 x 5.25, April 23. Letter to Mrs. Arnold, in part: "In reply to your kind note, will you le...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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William Faulkner588 - William Faulkner
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Rare ALS signed “Wm. Faulkner,” one page, 8.5 x 11, March 16, 1937. Letter to William Stevens at Swarthmore College, in full: "Thank you for yo...
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Ian Fleming589 - Ian Fleming
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TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, September 11, 1962. Letter to Albert D. Cohen, in full: “Thank you very much inde
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Ian Fleming590 - Ian Fleming
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TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian Fleming,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, November 16, 1951. Letter to journalist and spy Antony Te
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Ernest Hemingway591 - Ernest Hemingway
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ALS signed “Ernie,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.25, December 22, [1938]. Letter to his mother, written from Key West, in full: "Much love an...
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Julia Ward Howe592 - Julia Ward Howe
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AQS on an off-white 6.25 x 7.25 sheet, signed and dated at the conclusion, "Julia Ward Howe, Oct. 27th 1885." Howe pens a poetic stanza, i...
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Henrik Ibsen593 - Henrik Ibsen
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Revered Norwegian playwright and poet (1828–1906) whose works, including A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler, made him one of the seminal figures of...
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Aleksandr Kuprin594 - Aleksandr Kuprin
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Russian writer, explorer, and adventurer (1870–1938) best known for his story The Duel. Untranslated ALS in Cyrillic, signed "A. Kuprin," ...
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Jack London595 - Jack London
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Handwritten letter, unsigned, three pages, 8.5 x 11, August 17, 1903. Letter to "Dearest Love," his wife Charmian, in part: "I missed...
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Guy de Maupassant597 - Guy de Maupassant
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French naturalist writer (1850–1893) considered the greatest French author of short stories. ALS in French, signed “Maupassant,” one page, 5.25 x 8, M
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Prosper Merimee598 - Prosper Merimee
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French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer (1803–1870); one of his stories was the basis of the opera Carmen. Original ink ske
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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