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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Indian Wars Era US Model 1858 Smooth-Side Canteen (Connecticut State Militia)384 - Indian Wars Era US Model 1858 Smooth-Side Canteen (Connecticut State Militia)
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Civil War–period canteen, maker marked “J.C. Johnson & Co. / Feb. 5, 1865,” on the spout (one of 100,000 canteens manufactured under a February,...
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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal385 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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American photographer (1911–2006) who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph of the flag raising atop Mount Suribachi duri
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Bradley T. Johnson386 - Bradley T. Johnson
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American lawyer, soldier, and writer (1829–1903) who served as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army, commanding the 1st Maryland Infantry. ALS,
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William E. 'Grumble' Jones387 - William E. 'Grumble' Jones
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Confederate cavalry general (1824–1864) killed while leading a charge against a superior attacking force at the Battle of Piedmont. Third-person ADS,
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William E. 'Grumble' Jones388 - William E. 'Grumble' Jones
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Confederate cavalry general (1824–1864) killed while leading a charge against a superior attacking force at the Battle of Piedmont. ALS signed “W. E.
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Benjamin Franklin Kelley389 - Benjamin Franklin Kelley
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American soldier (1807–1891)who served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in several m
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Douglas MacArthur390 - Douglas MacArthur
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10.25 head-and-shoulders portrait of the American five-star general, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Don Ran...
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Matthew F. Maury391 - Matthew F. Maury
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Pioneering naval officer, meteorologist, and oceanographer (1806-1873) who published the first textbook of modern oceanography. Civil War–dated ALS si
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Anson G. McCook392 - Anson G. McCook
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Union General (1835-1917) and member of the illustrious 'Fighting McCooks' family, who participated at Perryville, Stones River, Lookout Mou...
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William McCormick393 - William McCormick
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Remarkable archive of written material and artifacts belonging to Union soldier William H. McCormick, Company K of the 13th Michigan Infantry, consist
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