RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring The Founding Fathers

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Beginning with a selection of fantastic early American history—the Founding Fathers and Revolutionary War—RR Auction’s July Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts over 1,000 lots. Top items include a 1776 autograph letter by General George Washington, a document from rare Declaration signer George Taylor, a book from the personal library of Thomas Jefferson, and a manuscript by John Jay, tracking claims by New York’s Loyalists. An additional special highlight of the auction is an exceedingly rare autograph letter by Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, dated 1543. Other lots of significance are letters by Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr., Horatio Nelson, Lord Byron, and Barack Obama. 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 July 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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Hideki Yukawa427 - Hideki Yukawa
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Japanese theoretical physicist (1907–1981) who became the first Japanese Nobel laureate with the receipt of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics 'for...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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24-Star Garrison/Naval Flag428 - 24-Star Garrison/Naval Flag
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Extremely rare circa 1822–1830 hand-sewn garrison/naval flag featuring 24 stars, measuring approximately 140? x 85?, made from a wool bunting material
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Edmund P. Gaines429 - Edmund P. Gaines
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, May 26, 1846. Letter to the future president, "General Zac. Taylor, the U.S. Army in Mexico." In full: "Thi...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis430 - Jefferson Davis
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ALS signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, March 17, 1860. Letter to Richard Worsam Meade II, the older brother of Gettysburg hero George
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis431 - Jefferson Davis
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ALS signed “Jeffer. Davis,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, April 13, 1850. Letter to F. H. Elmore concerning the upcoming Nashville
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Varina Davis432 - Varina Davis
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ALS signed “V. Jefferson Davis,” three pages both sides, 5.25 x 7, July 1, 1905. Letter to Virginia Frazer Boyle, the 'Poet Laureate of the Conf...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Nathan Kimball433 - Nathan Kimball
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Military officer (1822–1898) who distinguished himself at the Battle of Buena Vista and served as a Union general in the Civil War. ALS, three pages o
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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James Longstreet434 - James Longstreet
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 6.5, October 31, 1871. Stock certificate issued to George Ingram for five shares of the New Orleans & North ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee435 - Robert E. Lee
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Incredible war-dated ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” three lightly-lined pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, May 11, 1861. Letter to his cousin Jane B. P
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Matthew F. Maury436 - Matthew F. Maury
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Pioneering naval officer, meteorologist, and oceanographer (1806–1873) who published the first textbook of modern oceanography. ALS signed “M. F. Maur
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George G. Meade437 - George G. Meade
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “Geo. G. Meade,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Head-Quarters, Army of the Potomac letterhead, February 10, 186
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George E. Pickett and James Longstreet438 - George E. Pickett and James Longstreet
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Third-person ADS entirely in Pickett's hand, signed within the text five times by Pickett and at the conclusion by Longstreet, three pages on tw...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Mary E. Walker439 - Mary E. Walker
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Physician and feminist (1832–1919) who served as an assistant surgeon during the Civil War, was imprisoned by the Confederates, and won a Congressiona
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John J. Pershing440 - John J. Pershing
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ALS, one page, 8 x 10.5, on the reverse of Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces letterhead, January 23, 1918. Letter to the Queen of Belgium, in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Horatio Wright441 - Horatio Wright
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Engineer and general (1820–1899) who served in the Union Army during the Civil War, responsible for building the fortifications around Washington and
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George A. Custer442 - George A. Custer
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Tremendous Civil War-dated ALS signed "G. A. Custer," one page both sides, 5 x 8.25, Head-Quarters Cavalry Brigade letterhead, August 21, ...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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George A. Custer443 - George A. Custer
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Rare Planters National Bank check, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Custer, "G. A. Custer," payable to Galt House for $15, March 3, 1873...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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World War II444 - World War II
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Uncommon collection of World War II correspondence between Italian brothers Cesario and Lorenzo Esposito, the former a prisoner of war detained at Cam
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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World War II USAAF 8th Air Force A-2 Flight Jacket with Unit Patch and Painted Decorations445 - World War II USAAF 8th Air Force A-2 Flight Jacket with Unit Patch and Painted Decorations
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An attractive dark brown leather, issue jacket with brown elastique hem and cuffs. The jacket has a single, functional front zipper with collar snaps,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Korean War USAF 8th Bombardment Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket with Unit Patch and Painted Back446 - Korean War USAF 8th Bombardment Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket with Unit Patch and Painted Back
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An attractive dark brown leather, issue jacket with russet-brown elastique hem and cuffs. The jacket has a single, functional front zipper with collar
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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