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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Franklin D. Roosevelt45 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS signed “F. D. Roosevelt,” one page, trimmed to a size of 8 x 8, Navy Department letterhead, April 9, 1918. Letter written as assistant secretary o
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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World War I46 - World War I
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Collection of five German items pertaining to World War I, including: a Second Class Iron Cross with ribbon, marked "1914" at the bottom; ...
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George S. Patton47 - George S. Patton
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ALS signed “Geo S. Patton, Jr,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12, no date. Letter to his mother’s sister, “Aunt Nanie,” in full (spelling and grammar re
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George S. Patton48 - George S. Patton
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ALS signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, Mounted Service School letterhead, October 13, 1914. Letter home to his mother, in
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Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley49 - Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley
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Rare signed book: The 1915 Howitzer. NY: The Blanchard Press, 1915. Hardcover, 8.5 x 10.25, 399 pages. Signed and inscribed above his image as part of
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Benito Mussolini50 - Benito Mussolini
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Vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 9 half-length portrait of Mussolini with a folded newspaper by the Pandimiglio Studio of Rome, affixed to the original 9.5
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Erwin Rommel51 - Erwin Rommel
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ANS in German, in pencil, one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting Lake Plon, postmarked 1937. Untranslated letter to his family in Potsdam, signed
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1938 Gum Inc. 'Horrors of War' Card Collection52 - 1938 Gum Inc. 'Horrors of War' Card Collection
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Fantastic collection of 1938 Gum Inc. Horrors of War trading cards, comprising 142 PSA graded cards plus six rare ungraded ’premiums,’ each measuring
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George S. Patton53 - George S. Patton
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TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Office of the Commanding Officer letterhead, May 3, 1939. Written from Fort Myer, Virginia, a l
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Douglas MacArthur54 - Douglas MacArthur
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World War II-dated TLS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, Office of the Military Adviser, Commonwealth of the Philippines letterhead, August 1, 1941. Letter to Jon
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World War II55 - World War II
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Appealing collection of material related to Jack Leland Ball, a machinist mate aboard the USS Savannah, which is highlighted by his “Five-Year Horosco
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Joseph Stalin56 - Joseph Stalin
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Fabulous World War II-dated DS in Cyrillic, signed in red pencil, one page both sides, 8.25 x 12, December 25, 1941. Stalin emends the document by add
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Douglas MacArthur57 - Douglas MacArthur
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World War II-dated FDC with a cachet honoring General Douglas MacArthur and a small affixed portrait of the general saluting, neatly signed in fountai
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Leonid Brezhnev58 - Leonid Brezhnev
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World War II-dated DS in Cyrillic, signed "Brezhnev," one page, 8.25 x 11.25, December 22, 1942. Document recommending Roman Yeliseyevich ...
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Leaders of World War II59 - Leaders of World War II
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A signed one dollar, Series 1935-A silver certificate, known as a ‘Short Snorter,' autographed on the front and back in fountain pen by 25 leadi...
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World War II: Geoffrey Keyes60 - World War II: Geoffrey Keyes
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Collection of booklets and pamphlets owned by Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes, including: “Programme des fetes de la 3e D.I.A. [Holiday Program of t
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Battle of the Bulge61 - Battle of the Bulge
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Rare printed German broadside headed "Wir greifen an! [We are attacking!]," one page, 6 x 8.25, December 16, 1944. The general order issue...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower62 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited issue, numbered 192/1426. NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 10, 559 pages. Sign
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Iwo Jima: John Bradley63 - Iwo Jima: John Bradley
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Iwo Jima flag-raiser John H. Bradley's personally-owned softcover notebook used during his medical training at Camp Pendleton in 1944, 3.5 x 5.5...
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Iwo Jima64 - Iwo Jima
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Impressive display of three vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 three-quarter-length photos of the surviving Iwo Jima flag-raisers, each individually sig
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