RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring WWII

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RR Auction's August Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a special World War II section, which features classic hand-painted A-2 leather flight jackets, a remarkable naval dispatch about Pearl Harbor, and extraordinary letters by its leading figures (Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, George S. Patton, and Douglas MacArthur). Other top lots span a dozen genres, and include an autograph letter by President Abraham Lincoln, a fully signed Led Zeppelin III album, autographs of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and a comprehensive Frank Lloyd Wright architectural archive. 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 August 2019.
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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Cesar Chavez221 - Cesar Chavez
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Signed book: Cesar Chavez: Autobiography of La Causa. First edition. NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 5...
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Chiang Ching-kuo222 - Chiang Ching-kuo
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Chinese leader (1910–1988) and son of Chiang Kai-shek, who succeeded his father as premier and president of the Republic of China, serving until his d
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Chiang Kai-shek223 - Chiang Kai-shek
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Matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Chiang Kai-shek, signed in fountain pen in Chinese. Reverse bears a Hu Chung Hsien photography st
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Chiang Kai-shek224 - Chiang Kai-shek
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Bold ink signature of Chiang Kai-shek in Chinese on an off-white 3.75 x 6.5 sheet with raised lettering reading, "The President of the Republic...
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Henry Clay225 - Henry Clay
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Neat ink signature, "H. Clay of Ashland,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 sheet. In fine condition.
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Dewitt Clinton226 - Dewitt Clinton
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American politician (1769–1828) who served as senator and who, as governor of New York, played a major role in the construction of the Erie Canal. Par
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Colonial Massachusetts227 - Colonial Massachusetts
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Rare 1758 booklet of "Acts and Laws Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts–Bay in...
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Clarence Darrow228 - Clarence Darrow
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Defense attorney (1857–1938) noted for his role in the Scopes 'Monkey' Trial and the Leopold-Loeb thrill-killing case. TLS, one page, 5.75 x...
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Frederick Douglass229 - Frederick Douglass
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Crisp ink signature, "Fred'k Douglass,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.25 slip. In fine condition. Encapsulated by PSA/DNA, with the autograph gra...
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Frederick Douglass230 - Frederick Douglass
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred'k Douglass,” 3.5 x 8.5, May 20, 1886. District of Columbia release from Joseph R. Edson and Charles B. Bailey to...
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Pierre S. Du Pont231 - Pierre S. Du Pont
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Entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist (1870–1954) who was a member of the prominent du Pont family; among his more notable positions, he served as
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Thomas Edison232 - Thomas Edison
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Pencil signature, "Thos. A. Edison,” on an off-white 3 x 2.25 card. In very good condition, with soiling, staining, and light brushing to the p...
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Camille Guerin233 - Camille Guerin
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Eminent French veterinarian and researcher (1872–1961) who co-developed an effective vaccine against tuberculosis. Untranslated ALS in French, one pag
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Armand Hammer234 - Armand Hammer
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the former president of Occidental Petroleum in a half-length pose, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "...
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Learned Hand235 - Learned Hand
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Influential American jurist (1872-1961) best known for his opinions on contract law, economics, and the First Amendment. Two TLSs, both one page, 5.75
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Sven Hedin236 - Sven Hedin
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Swedish explorer (1865–1952) who mapped the Himalayas and other regions in Central Asia. Untranslated ALS in Swedish, two pages inside a 5.75 x 4 card
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay237 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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Commemorative cover with a cachet and inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, 8 x 4.5, signed in black ba
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Alger Hiss238 - Alger Hiss
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American lawyer, government official, author, and lecturer (1904–1996), famously accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 and convicted of perjury in con
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J. Edgar Hoover239 - J. Edgar Hoover
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Group of four TLSs, all on FBI letterhead, dated from 1950–1968, all to Frances H. Mylott. The letters thank her for kind wishes and offer instruction
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Charles Evans Hughes240 - Charles Evans Hughes
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Vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 13.5 Harris & Ewing portrait of Hughes wearing his judicial robe, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Hon...
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