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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WWII USAAF 8th Air Force B-10 Flight Jacket with Painted Decorations149 - WWII USAAF 8th Air Force B-10 Flight Jacket with Painted Decorations
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An attractive olive drab cloth, issue jacket with brown fur-lined collar, and olive drab elastic hem and cuffs. The jacket has a single, functional fr
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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WWII German Mauser P38 Pistol150 - WWII German Mauser P38 Pistol
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German Mauser P38 Pistol, serial #122p, 9mm Para., 5? barrel with an excellent, bright bore. This is a “byf/43” coded pistol that has matching numbers
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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World War II151 - World War II
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Incredible, only known surviving cross tombstone recovered from the site of the German P.O.W. camp, Stalag Luft III. The heavy stone cross, which appr
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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World War II Red Cross Mug152 - World War II Red Cross Mug
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Black-and-white enamel mug attributed to the famous 'Great Escape' Stalag Luft III prison camp, measuring 3.25? tall and 3.75? in diameter, ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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George Washington153 - George Washington
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Remarkable swatch of burgundy velvet, 2.75 x .75, removed from the cloak of George Washington. Mounted and framed with a color print of the president
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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George Washington154 - George Washington
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Unsigned printed Congressional act approved by President Washington, one page, 7.5 x 11.75, March 3, 1797, entitled: "An Act for raising a furt...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson155 - Thomas Jefferson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 11.5 x 17.5, July 1, 1801. Scallop-topped ship's pass issued to "t...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Dolley Madison156 - Dolley Madison
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Attractive fabric swatch removed from a gown worn by and belonging to First Lady Dolley Payne Madison. The taffeta silk fabric swatch measuring 3.5 x
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe157 - James Monroe
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ALS signed “Ja's Monroe,” one page, 8 x 9.75, July 11, 1803. Letter to Nathaniel Cutting, written from Paris after negotiating the Louisiana Pur...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe158 - James Monroe
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ALS signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, July 23, 1816. In part: "Can you with convenience send me the balances of the last ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe159 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16.25 x 9.75, April 12, 1822. President Monroe grants John Latta a parcel of land "in the dist...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Monroe160 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 10.75, March 4, 1823. President Monroe appoints David H. Vinton as "a second Lieutenan...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams161 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
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LS, signed “James Monroe” as president and “John Quincy Adams” as secretary of state, one page, 9 x 14.5, April 17, 1824. Official letter, in part: ...
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John Quincy Adams162 - John Quincy Adams
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ALS as secretary of state, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 8 x 10, July 19, 1820. Letter to P. P. F. DeGrand, in part: "I enclose you a check u...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams163 - John Quincy Adams
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LS signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 8 x 10, November 7, 1845. Letter to landscape designer and horticulturist Andrew Jackson Downing, in part: "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams164 - John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 7 x 5, November 13, 1822. Cover sheet addressed to John Adair of Frankfort, Kentucky, in full: &q...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson165 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, two pages, 11.5 x 15.25, March 31, 1836. Patent issued to "Newell Hungerford, a citizen of the United St...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson166 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 9.5, January 3, 1831. President Jackson grants William Fincher of Miami County, Ohio, a tract of
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren167 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 13.75 x 16.75, February 20, 1840. President Van Buren appoints William E. Prin
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren168 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “M. V. Buren,” one page, 8 x 10.25, July 19, 1816. Letter to New York merchant and politician Archibald McIntyre, in part: "My Broth...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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