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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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal388 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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Glossy 8.25 x 10 photo of Joe Rosenthal posing with his family in front of the Marine Corps War Memorial, a bronze statue inspired by Rosenthal'...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William E. 'Grumble' Jones389 - William E. 'Grumble' Jones
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Manuscript DS, signed “W. E. Jones,” two pages affixed to an overall size of 31 x 6.25, spring of 1852. Quarterly return of quartermasters property fr
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James L. Kemper390 - James L. Kemper
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. L. Kemper,” one page, 11 x 8, December 16, 1876. As Governor of Virginia, James Kemper appoints W. A. Stewart as "...
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Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth391 - Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth
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LS in French, signed "Alex. Lameth," one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.5, no date but circa 1806–1809. Untranslated letter as prefect of the D...
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Jean Lannes392 - Jean Lannes
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Scarce partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Lannes,” one page, 9.25 x 7, December 10, 1805. A pay receipt, in part (translated): "I subscribe ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Francois Lefebvre393 - Francois Lefebvre
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ALS in French, signed “Lefebvre,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, October 2, 1806. Letter to Napoleon, whom he asks the favor of appointing his first aide-de-c
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James Longstreet394 - James Longstreet
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Ink signature, "Your Mt. Obt. Serv't, James Longstreet, Brig. Gen.,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.25 slip clipped from a letter. Double-matted a...
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Douglas MacArthur395 - Douglas MacArthur
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Very desirable FDC with a portrait cachet honoring General Douglas MacArthur, postmarked in Washington, D.C., on September 28, 1945, signed attractive
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Jacques Etienne Joseph Macdonald396 - Jacques Etienne Joseph Macdonald
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ALS in French, signed “Macdonald,” one page both sides, 11.25 x 8.25, March 16, 1810. Untranslated autograph letter by Macdonald, penned at the conclu
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Anthony McAuliffe397 - Anthony McAuliffe
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Superb official vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 10 portrait of McAuliffe in uniform against an American flag, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "...
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George B. McClellan398 - George B. McClellan
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Ink signature, "Geo. B. McClellan, Maj. Gen'l USA,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.5 slip affixed to a larger card. In fine condition. Encapsulat...
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George G. Meade399 - George G. Meade
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Large ink signature, "Geo. G. Meade, Maj. Gen'l U.S.A.,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.25 slip affixed to a larger card. In fine condition, with...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wesley Merritt400 - Wesley Merritt
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Ink signature, "W. Merritt, Brig. Gen'l of Vols., Comd'g Div. 1,” on an off-white 2.25 x 1.5 slip. Matted and framed with a portrait to...
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Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad401 - Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad
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Civil War-dated handwritten letter from F. M. White, the president of the Memphis and Tennessee Railroad, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, June 9, 18
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Edouard Mortier402 - Edouard Mortier
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LS in French, signed “Le M'al Duc de Trevise,” one page, 8.5 x 11.75, May 25, 1809. Letter to Prince Berthier, in part (translated): "Gener...
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Napoleon: Service du Grand-Chambellan403 - Napoleon: Service du Grand-Chambellan
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Document from Napoleonic France, one page, 9.5 x 14.75, December 1810. Document for the royal household, headed (translated), "House of H.M. Em...
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George S. Patton404 - George S. Patton
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Censored, G. S. Patton, Jr., Lt. Gen.,” on an off-white 2.75 x 2.25 slip clipped from an envelope. In fine con...
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John J. Pershing405 - John J. Pershing
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Two items: an 'Author's Autograph Edition' of My Experiences in the World War, hardcover with slipcase, numbered 1665/2100, signed on th...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Jozef Poniatowski406 - Jozef Poniatowski
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Manuscript DS, in Polish, one page, 8 x 12, February 19, 1810. Letter to Minister of the Interior Jan Pawel Luszczewski, written in favor of Captain K
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Matthew Ridgway407 - Matthew Ridgway
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Two items: a TLS signed "M. B. Ridgway," one page, 7.25 x 9.75, General Headquarters, Far East Command letterhead, January 13, 1952, in fu...
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