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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Enola Gay364 - Enola Gay
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Collection of five postal covers with postmarks honoring the 50th anniversary of the Enola Gay's historic flight, individually signed in ink by ...
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Enola Gay and Bockscar365 - Enola Gay and Bockscar
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Commemorative cover honoring the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombs ending World War II, signed in blue and black felt tip by Enola Gay and Bockscar
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Enola Gay and Bockscar366 - Enola Gay and Bockscar
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Group of nine covers (both postcards and envelopes) signed by crewmen of the Enola Gay and Bockscar, including: Paul W. Tibbets; George R. Caron; Thom
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Enola Gay: Tibbets and Caron367 - Enola Gay: Tibbets and Caron
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Five items signed by the Enola Gay crewmen: a ballpoint signature, "Paul Tibbets," on a white 5 x 3 card; a ballpoint signature, "Geo...
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets368 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets
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Four items: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud, signed in blue felt tip, “Paul W. Tibbets, 11-29-89”; an FDC bearing a cachet honor
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets369 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets
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Two unusual flown airmail covers: one with information filled out in Tibbets's hand, carried on a Learjet 24D for business trip from Columbus, O...
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John B. Floyd370 - John B. Floyd
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Confederate general and politician (1806-1863) who served as secretary of war under President Buchanan, the 31st governor of Virginia, and lost the cr
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Mitsuo Fuchida371 - Mitsuo Fuchida
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One of Japan's most skilled fliers, Fuchida (1902–1976) commanded the air attack against Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and was the last to l...
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Gettysburg372 - Gettysburg
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Civil War-related manuscript DS, signed “Corp'l Geo. C. Carson,” one page, 8 x 12.5, no date. A statement of gallantry for Major General Samuel ...
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Quincy Adams Gillmore373 - Quincy Adams Gillmore
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Union general (1825–1888) who fought at Bermuda Hundred and Drewry's Bluff. He was severely injured in his pursuit of Jubal Early in the Shenand...
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Maximo Gomez374 - Maximo Gomez
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Major General (1836–1905) in Cuba's Ten Years' War against Spain who was also Cuba's military commander during their War of Independence...
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Maximo Gomez375 - Maximo Gomez
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Major General (1836–1905) in Cuba's Ten Years' War against Spain who was also Cuba's military commander during their War of Independence...
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Maximo Gomez376 - Maximo Gomez
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Major General (1836–1905) in Cuba's Ten Years' War against Spain who was also Cuba's military commander during their War of Independence...
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Antonio Maceo Grajales377 - Antonio Maceo Grajales
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Distinguished general (1848-1896) who was second-in-command of the Cuban army during the War of Independence against Spain. Untranslated manuscript DS
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Leslie Groves378 - Leslie Groves
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Army officer (1896–1970) who headed the Manhattan Project and oversaw the construction of the Pentagon. Free-franked airmail cover with a colorful pri
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Leslie Groves379 - Leslie Groves
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Army officer (1896–1970) who headed the Manhattan Project and oversaw the construction of the Pentagon. Official War Department mailing envelope, 9.5
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[Leslie Groves]380 - [Leslie Groves]
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TLS signed “Yours ever, Sherfield,” one page, 8 x 10, 100 Wood Street letterhead, November 26, 1968. Letter to Lieutenant General Leslie Groves from R
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William F. Halsey381 - William F. Halsey
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey in his military uniform, signed in fountain pen, "W. F. Halsey." In ...
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William Babcock Hazen382 - William Babcock Hazen
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Career United States Army officer (1830–1887) who served in the Indian Wars, as a Union general in the American Civil War, and as Chief Signal Officer
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John D. Imboden383 - John D. Imboden
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Lawyer, teacher, and Confederate officer (1823–1895) most active in the Virginia area. ALS signed “J. D. Imboden,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, Sep
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