RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Pop Culture

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RR Auction's March Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a wealth of significant pop culture material, drawing from movies, music, art, and literature. The sale features an important photographic archive of Marilyn Monroe, shot during the production of the 1952 film Niagara; an emotional letter by Monroe to acting mentor Lee Strasberg; an incredibly rare book signed by Leo Tolstoy; a Revolutionary War–dated letter by George Washington; multiple Beatles autographs; and a virtually one-of-a-kind signature of the important Oglala Lakota chief Red Cloud. 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 2020.
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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Whitney Young303 - Whitney Young
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American civil rights leader (1921–1971) who as Executive Director of National Urban League spent most of his career working to end employment discrim
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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USS Constitution304 - USS Constitution
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Very attractive display box constructed of wood removed from the hull of the USS Constitution during the frigate's historic 1927 restoration, me...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee305 - Robert E. Lee
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Sought-after ink signature, "R. E. Lee,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 sheet. Handsomely double-matted and framed with an engraving to an overall siz...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur306 - Douglas MacArthur
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TLS, two pages, 5.5 x 8.5, United States Military Academy letterhead, December 3, 1919. Letter to General James H. Wilson, in part: "It is very...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George A. Custer307 - George A. Custer
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “G. A. Custer,” one page, 15.5 x 9.75, April 19, 1875. As commander of the 7th Cavalry at Fort Abraham Lincoln in the
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Edmund Allenby308 - Edmund Allenby
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British soldier and administrator (1861-1936) most famous for his role during World War I, in which he led the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in the con
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Confederate Generals309 - Confederate Generals
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Group lot of three items signed by four Confederate Generals, including: a stock certificate for five shares of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Compan
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Enola Gay310 - Enola Gay
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Souvenir typescript of a poem entitled 'First Atomic Strike Force,' one cardstock page, 8 x 10, signed in blue felt tip by Paul Tibbets, The...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Enola Gay: George Caron311 - Enola Gay: George Caron
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Identical pair of glossy 8 x 10 photos of Enola Gay Tail Gunner George Caron posing in his military uniform, both signed in black felt tip, "Ge...
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Enola Gay: Morris Jeppson312 - Enola Gay: Morris Jeppson
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ALS signed “Morris R. Jeppson,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, no date. Lengthy letter answering several questions about his historic mission, in part: "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Enola Gay: Morris Jeppson313 - Enola Gay: Morris Jeppson
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Uncommon 11 x 8.5 laserprint photo of the destruction at Hiroshima, lengthily annotated and signed in blue felt tip, "The alternative to the Hi...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Enola Gay: Morris Jeppson314 - Enola Gay: Morris Jeppson
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Glossy 11 x 8.5 laserprint photo of a model of the 'Little Boy' atomic bomb, a replica of the one the Enola Gay dropped on Hiroshima on Augu...
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Enola Gay: Theodore 'Dutch' Van Kirk315 - Enola Gay: Theodore 'Dutch' Van Kirk
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Original pencil sketch diagramming the Enola Gay and its position relative to the atomic mushroom cloud over Hiroshima, accomplished by Van Kirk on a
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Thomas Gage316 - Thomas Gage
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British general (1719–1787) who was commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1775. Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho: Gage,” one page
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William F. Halsey317 - William F. Halsey
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Signed book: Admiral Halsey's Story. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1947. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 310 pages. Signed on the frontispiece portra...
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Paul von Hindenburg318 - Paul von Hindenburg
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German World War I military hero (1847–1934) and president of Germany from 1925 to 1934. Vintage matte-finish 4.75 x 6.5 artistic portrait of Paul von
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Isaac Hull319 - Isaac Hull
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American commodore (1773–1843) who commanded 'Old Ironsides,' the USS Constitution, during the War of 1812. Three ink signatures, "Isaa...
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Iwo Jima: Charles W. Lindberg320 - Iwo Jima: Charles W. Lindberg
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Two glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, both signed in black ink by Iwo Jima flag-bearer Charles W. Lindberg: one photo shows Fifth Division Marines on
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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal321 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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Glossy 7.75 x 10.25 photo of Rosenthal's iconic 1945 photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima, signed in black felt tip, "Joe Rosenthal.&...
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Matthew F. Maury322 - Matthew F. Maury
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Pioneering naval officer, meteorologist, and oceanographer (1806–1873) who published the first textbook of modern oceanography. LS signed “M. F. Maury
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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