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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James Longstreet35 - James Longstreet
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.5 x 11, July 18, 1870. Interesting State of Louisiana military appointment, naming D. A. Blanchard as "Captain ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman36 - William T. Sherman
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ALS signed “W. T. Sherman,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead, July 30, 1875. Letter to
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain37 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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Maine-born Union major general (1828-1914) who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. J. B. B
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Alexander Ramsey38 - Alexander Ramsey
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Whig and Republican politician (1815–1903) who served as Secretary of War in the Hayes administration. LS signed “Alex. Ramsey,” one page, 7.75 x 10,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Wheeler39 - Joseph Wheeler
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Confederate major general (1836-1906), known as 'Fightin' Joe,' who led his troops in vigorous opposition to Sherman during the Atlanta ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Douglas Haig40 - Douglas Haig
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Field marshal and commander-in-chief of the British expeditionary forces in France and Flanders during WWI (1861–1928). Handsome matte-finish 3.75 x 5
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Viscount Edmund Allenby41 - Viscount Edmund Allenby
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British Field Marshal (1861–1936) who led the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine and Syria during World War I. Uncommon ANS signed “Edmund H. H
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George A. Custer42 - George A. Custer
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Large letterpress-style hand-held stamp with three lines of metal letters typeset on an 18 x 10 x 0.5 block of wood, reading: "US ARMY, 7TH CAV...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt43 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department letterhead, May 4, 1898. Letter to Hon. James Eckels of the Commercial National Bank in Chicago, in full: “I
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt44 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, May 5, 1917. Letter to "Bishop Summer," in full: "I don...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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