RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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George S. Patton353 - George S. Patton
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.75 x 3.75, addressed by Patton to his mother, “Mrs. George S. Patton, San Gabriel, California,” bearing an affixed
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Joseph Radetzky von Radetz354 - Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
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Czech nobleman and Austrian general (1766–1858) immortalized in the ‘Radetzky March’ by Johann Strauss. Untranslated ALS in German, one page, 9 x 13.5
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Revolutionary War355 - Revolutionary War
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Huge Revolutionary War-dated autograph document containing a set of ledger sheets of Nicholas Quackenbush’s accounts, unsigned, four pages, 37.75 x 26
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War Sermon356 - Revolutionary War Sermon
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Revolutionary War-era printed sermon, titled ‘Mr. Gordon's Sermon Preached before the House of Representatives July 19th, 1775,’ (Watertown: Ben...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Eddie Rickenbacker357 - Eddie Rickenbacker
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AQS on an off-white 9.75 x 7 album page. In full: “May human beings never again be forced to endure another War.” Signed at the conclusion, “Capt. E.
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Eddie Rickenbacker358 - Eddie Rickenbacker
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 25, 1966. Letter to Evelyn Byrne, in part: "Of course it must be remembered that due ...
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Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau359 - Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau
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French military officer (1725–1807) who made a substantial contribution to the American Revolution, including a leading role in the defeat of Lord Cor
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman360 - William T. Sherman
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ALS signed “W. T. Sherman, Maj. Genl,” three pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Head Quarters Military Division of the Mississippi l
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William T. Sherman361 - William T. Sherman
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Choice ink signature, “W. T. Sherman, General,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.
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Siege of Vicksburg362 - Siege of Vicksburg
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Hand-drawn map in pencil labeled “Map of Vicksburg & Its Defences,” one page, 8 x 10, no date but circa 1863. The sketch shows a bird's eye ...
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Robert Surcouf363 - Robert Surcouf
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LS in French, one page, 8 x 10, May 9, 1821. Letter to Marion Pleudihen, in full (translated): “I need for my ship ‘The African’ ten logs of wood to b
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Ernst Udet364 - Ernst Udet
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TLS in German, one page, 8.75 x 11.25, personal letterhead, October 10, 1922. Untranslated letter to Jacques Mortane, a French journalist who speciali
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Gouverneur K. Warren365 - Gouverneur K. Warren
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American military officer (1830–1882) who, despite earning the sobriquet ‘Hero of Little Round Top’ for his actions at Gettysburg, was humiliated when
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Hap Arnold366 - Hap Arnold
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Signed book: AAF: The Official Guide to the Army Air Force. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1944. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 380 pages. Signed a...
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Hap Arnold367 - Hap Arnold
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TLS signed “H. H. Arnold,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, personal letterhead, October 25, 1946. Letter to General Maxwell D. Taylor, in full: “Mrs. Arnold and
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P. G. T. Beauregard368 - P. G. T. Beauregard
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Bold ink signature, “G. T. Beauregard, 1886,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. A small tear to the lower right corner (not affecting the signature), oth
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Confederate Amnesty Oath369 - Confederate Amnesty Oath
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Partly-printed DS, signed by Thomas Harris with an “X,” his mark, one page, 7.5 x 7, July 7, 1865. Amnesty oath reads, in full: “I, Thomas Harris of A
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Civil War Admirals370 - Civil War Admirals
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Three ink signatures of Union admirals on individual off-white slips, including: David G. Farragut, David Dixon Porter, and John J. Almy. In overall v
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Civil War Documents371 - Civil War Documents
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Collection of six Civil War–dated documents of various types, including: a document from the office of the provost marshal dated December 31, 1863, co
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Civil War Signatures372 - Civil War Signatures
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Collection of nine ink signatures of Union officers on slips and cards of various sizes, including: Manning F. Force, Willis A. Gorman, John M. Corse,
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