RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts February 2020

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RR Auction's February 2020 Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale presents nearly 900 lots in a diverse array of collectible fields, from presidents to classical musicians to scientific pioneers. Top lots include Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics for 'Tangled Up In Blue'; a Queen Mary signed document ordering a fine robe; extraordinary autographs from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Franz Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Johannes Brahms; and other figures of historical renown like George Washington, Charlie Parker, Joseph Stalin, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and Winston Churchill. 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 February 2020.
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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Oliver Wolcott, Jr348 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr
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Partly-printed DS signed “Oliv: Wolcott Jr.,” one page, 6.75 x 4, February 20, 1789. Pay order issued by Wolcott as comptroller of Connecticut, in ful
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Steve Wozniak349 - Steve Wozniak
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Two items signed by the Apple innovator: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of him with Steve Jobs, signed in black felt tip, "Woz"; and a classic 5.25...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yen Chia-kan350 - Yen Chia-kan
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Scarce matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of Yen Chia-kan in a bust-length pose, affixed to the original 7 x 10 studio mount, signed on the mount in fountain pe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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David Wooster351 - David Wooster
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Early manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 13, May 30, 1748. Military document issued at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, headed "A Regimental Court Martial in...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Robert Anderson352 - Robert Anderson
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Ink signature, "Fort Sumter S. C., March 13, 1861, Respectfully, Yr Obt Servt, Robert Anderson, Major USA,” on an off-white 4.25 x 6.75 sheet. ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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[Alexander H. Bowman]353 - [Alexander H. Bowman]
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Handwritten letter addressed to Alexander Hamilton Bowman by the Local Committee for Charleston, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, February 5, 1850. In
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis354 - Jefferson Davis
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Lengthy Civil War-dated ALS, signed "Jeffer. Davis," two pages both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, March 14, 1862. Letter to Confederate States Senat...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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[Jefferson Davis]355 - [Jefferson Davis]
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ALS signed “Nelson A. Miles,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, August 22, 1865. Letter to an unnamed general, in full, “I have the hono
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Varina Davis356 - Varina Davis
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Group lot of postwar material related to Jefferson and Varina Davis, the first couple of the Confederacy, including: An ALS signed "Varina Je...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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First Battle of Bull Run357 - First Battle of Bull Run
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Remarkable compilation of 20 Civil War-era telegrams related to the First Battle of Bull Run, transcribed from messages sent to General P. G. T. Beaur
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee358 - Robert E. Lee
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ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page, 5 x 7.75, September 7, 1855. Letter written from "Jefferson Bks: Mo.," to "Capt. G. W. Cullum,"...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John A. Packer359 - John A. Packer
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, April 13, 1865. "I am 61 years of age, have in no way been connected with the war, and until 1862, I was in the disch...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Stephen Dodson Ramseur and Junius Daniel360 - Stephen Dodson Ramseur and Junius Daniel
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Exceedingly rare combination of Civil War-dated endorsements by Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Junius Daniel, Richard S. Ewell, and Robert H. Chilton on a do
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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J. E. B. Stuart361 - J. E. B. Stuart
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Sought-after ALS signed “J.E.B. Stuart, 1st Lt. 1st Cav.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 16, 1859. Letter to the Adjutant General of the War Departmen
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Virginia State Armory362 - Virginia State Armory
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Civil War-dated DS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 13, 1861. An invoice from the Virginia State Armory issued to Assistant Quartermaster Major B. F. Fickl
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Flying Tigers363 - Flying Tigers
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Appealing circa 1980s Phase 2 leather flight jacket belonging to Edward F. Gallagher of the AVG Flying Tigers, size XL, signed on the back in various
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George C. Marshall364 - George C. Marshall
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World War II–dated TLS signed “G. C. Marshall,” one page, 7 x 9, War Department, Office of the Chief of Staff letterhead, July 28, 1942. Letter to Mar
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur365 - Douglas MacArthur
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Rare group lot of four handwritten letters from Douglas MacArthur to love interest Lucretia Le Bourgeois, three signed “Douglas” and one unsigned, 11
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Montgomery of Alamein366 - Montgomery of Alamein
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Souvenir typescript entitled "A Talk with Eisenhower on the Battle Situation…Strategy After the Battle of the Bulge," two parchment pages,...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George S. Patton367 - George S. Patton
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Very early ALS signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” eight pages, 5.25 x 6.75, [September 17, 1909]. Letter to his mother Ruth Wilson concerning his first a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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