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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Battle of Bunker Hill322 - Battle of Bunker Hill
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Remarkable Civil War-dated guest book containing approximately 12,000 signatures of visitors to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, Massachusetts
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Civil War Ames US Model 1850 Staff & Field Officer's Sword belonging to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, 31s323 - Civil War Ames US Model 1850 Staff & Field Officer's Sword belonging to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, 31s
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Fantastic U.S. Model 1850 staff and field officer's sword belonging to Brigadier-General Calvin E. Pratt of the 31st New York Infantry. This is ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Civil War US Model 1850 Staff & Field Officer's Sword by Ruddick of Boston324 - Civil War US Model 1850 Staff & Field Officer's Sword by Ruddick of Boston
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Truly handsome Civil War US Model 1850 staff and field officer's sword made by Hamilton Ruddick, a Boston machinist who became a sword manufactu...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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WWII: Lyle V. Carr's B-24 Liberator 718th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket325 - WWII: Lyle V. Carr's B-24 Liberator 718th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket
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A WWII USAAF 15th Air Force B-24 crew A-2 flight jacket with painted unit emblem (718th Bomb Squadron, 449th Bomb Group), belonging to Gunner Lt. Lyle
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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WWII: Robert Higgins's C-47 CBI 172nd General Hospital B-15 Flight Jacket326 - WWII: Robert Higgins's C-47 CBI 172nd General Hospital B-15 Flight Jacket
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A WWII China-Burma-India theater-made B-15 flight jacket belonging to Robert Higgins, 172nd General Hospital. This locally-produced, olive drab cloth
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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WWII: Harry Larson's B-17 'Mission Belle' 885th Bomb Squadron A-2 Jacket and Uniform Group Lot327 - WWII: Harry Larson's B-17 'Mission Belle' 885th Bomb Squadron A-2 Jacket and Uniform Group Lot
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A WWII USAAF 15th Air Force B-17 navigator grouping belonging to 1st Lt. Harry Larson, navigator on 'Mission Belle' (2641st Special Operatio...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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WWII: Spencer H. Scherer's B-17 'Hangover' 369th Bomb Squadron Flight Jacket328 - WWII: Spencer H. Scherer's B-17 'Hangover' 369th Bomb Squadron Flight Jacket
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A WWII USAAF 8th Air Force B-17 crew private purchase flight jacket with impressive painted back belonging to Staff Sergeant Spencer Scherer, Tail-Gun
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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WWII: Ed Wanner's B-24 700th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket329 - WWII: Ed Wanner's B-24 700th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket
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A published WWII USAAF 8th Air Force A-2 flight jacket with embroidered unit emblem of Lt. Ed Wanner, pilot of B-24 'Asbestos Alice' (700th ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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WWII: Harold Gallagher's P-47 'Zemke's Wolf Pack' 62nd Fighter Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket330 - WWII: Harold Gallagher's P-47 'Zemke's Wolf Pack' 62nd Fighter Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket
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A WWII USAAF 8th Air Force P-47 crew A-2 flight jacket and crusher cap belonging to Lt. Harold Gallagher (62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group -
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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WWII: W. L. Walker's B-17 413th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket331 - WWII: W. L. Walker's B-17 413th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket
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A WWII USAAF 8th Air Force B-17 crew A-2 flight jacket with hand-painted pin-up on the back, belonging to W. L. Walker (413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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