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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Red Jacket311 - Red Jacket
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Native American Seneca orator and chief of the Wolf clan (c.1758–1830) whose Indian name was Sagoyewatha. An unsigned manuscript receipt, one page, 7.
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Texas312 - Texas
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Unissued partly-printed document, one page, 10.5 x 6.75, no date but circa 1858. A document pertaining to land on the Trinity River. In part: “This Ce
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Texas313 - Texas
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Manuscript document, nine pages on four adjoining lightly-lined sheets, 8 x 12.5, January 18, 1875. Power of Attorney document in regards to a Louisvi
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Cornelius Vanderbilt314 - Cornelius Vanderbilt
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American tycoon, businessman, and philanthropist (1794–1877) who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. ALS signed “C. Vanderbilt,” one page, 5
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Daniel Webster315 - Daniel Webster
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Partial ALS, signed “Dan’l Webster,” one page both sides, 8 x 6.25, undated. The concluding portion of a letter concerning “the 9th Section of the Con
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Western: Gordon W. ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie316 - Western: Gordon W. ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie
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Two Pawnee Bill’s Old Town and Indian Trading Post business checks, 8.5 x 3.5, one filled out in another hand and signed by Lillie, “G. W. Lillie” in
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Kurt von Wilmowsky317 - Kurt von Wilmowsky
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Chief of the Secret Civil Cabinet of Kaiser Wilhelm I (1850–1941). ALS in German, one page, 5.5 x 8.75, December 30, 1876. Letter to an unnamed recipi
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Edward Porter Alexander320 - Edward Porter Alexander
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Military engineer (1835–1910) who rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate army. Civil War–dated endorsement by Porter penned on the r
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Richard Bong321 - Richard Bong
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Fighter pilot (1920–1945) known as the highest-scoring air ace of the United States, having shot down at least 40 Japanese aircraft during World War I
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Benedict Arnold322 - Benedict Arnold
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Manuscript DS, signed “B. Arnold,” one page, 7.75 x 9, January 18, 1790. A legal document concerning a loan, in which Arnold "maketh oath that ...
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Roger Casement323 - Roger Casement
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Irish nationalist, activist, and poet (1864–1916) who was executed for treason following the Easter Rising. Scarce ALS, one page both sides, 4.25 x 7,
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Civil War324 - Civil War
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Collection of seven ALSs by officers in the Civil War, including: an 1887 letter by R. Bruce Ricketts, in part: "I have not yet found time to w...
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Civil War325 - Civil War
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A mounted 9 x 6.75 photo of a group of Union surgeons, affixed to a 11.25 x 9.25 mount, identified in the lower border: “Surgeon Jackson in Charge of
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Civil War Letters326 - Civil War Letters
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Collection of four letters by participants in the Civil War, including: an ALS from Richard F. Andrews to his wife, dated April 4, 1865, in part: &q...
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Civil War Model 1860 Union Naval Cutlass by Ames327 - Civil War Model 1860 Union Naval Cutlass by Ames
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The 25.75? blade is marked on the reverse "U.S.N. / D.R. / 1862" and has no visible maker's marking (not unusual because some were so ...
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Civil War Soldiers328 - Civil War Soldiers
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Four Civil War–dated letters by various low-ranking soldiers, all featuring interesting content. The earliest is written from Cross Creek Village in P
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Confederate Canteen329 - Confederate Canteen
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This is a classic style drum canteen with wooden staves bound by strap iron bands. The canteen is 7.5? in diameter and 2.25? thick with a separately c
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Confederate Generals330 - Confederate Generals
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Superbly displayed assemblage of three of the most sought-after confederate generals, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and J. E. B. Stuart, including
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George A. Custer331 - George A. Custer
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl. Custer, care of Mrs. John S. Bugg, Jeff Avenue near Hamtramck,
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George A. Custer332 - George A. Custer
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Bank check, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Custer, “G. A. Custer,” payable to Mrs. Clifton for $20, February 14, 1873. Attractively matted and fra
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Jefferson Davis333 - Jefferson Davis
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page, 6.5 x 12.5, February 18, 1854. United States War Department pay order submitted to the secretary
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Stephen Decatur334 - Stephen Decatur
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American naval officer (1779–1820) who cemented a reputation as a hero for his leadership during the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. ADS, one page,
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Abner Doubleday335 - Abner Doubleday
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Crisp ink signature, “Abner Doubleday, Colonel 24th U.S. Infantry,” on an off-white 5 x 1.25 clipped slip. In fine condition, with a light vertical fo
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French and Indian War336 - French and Indian War
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Manuscript DS, signed “Nathaniel Perry,” one page, 11.75 x 4, April 18, 1755. A pay receipt for a portion of “the Bounty money paid 113 Men Inlisted i
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John B. Gordon337 - John B. Gordon
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Confederate general (1832–1904) who surrendered Lee’s army to Union General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain at Appomattox Courthouse. After the war, he se
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Paul von Hindenburg338 - Paul von Hindenburg
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German World War I military hero (1847–1934) and president of Germany from 1925 to 1934. Autograph DS in German, signed “H,” three pages on two adjoin
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Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson339 - Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson
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Civil War–dated endorsement signature, “T. J. Jackson,” penned on the docketing panel of a letter written to him by Colonel Kenton Harper of the 5th I
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Ernest J. King340 - Ernest J. King
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Commander-in-chief of the US Fleet and chief of naval operations (1878-1956) who commanded the US Navy throughout World War II and served as President
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Marquis de Lafayette341 - Marquis de Lafayette
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ALS in French, signed “Lafayette,” 7.5 x 6, May 18, 1824. Untranslated letter to “my dear Frederic,” regarding the publication of a French newspaper “
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Robert E. Lee342 - Robert E. Lee
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Scarce 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Lee in a profile pose, boldly signed at the bottom of the image, “R. E. Lee,” and signed and inscribed
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Robert E. Lee’s Surrender343 - Robert E. Lee’s Surrender
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War-dated handwritten telegram, two pages, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 10, April 10, 1865. Transcription in an unknown hand of a telegram sent by the “Head
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Robert E. Lee344 - Robert E. Lee
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Manuscript DS, signed “R. E. Lee Exr,” one page, 7.75 x 5, circa 1858. Document reads, in full: “Wm. O. Winston has placed in my hands his vouchers as
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Little Big Horn345 - Little Big Horn
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Lovely sterling silver women’s ring with a deep green stone, the stone and setting measuring approximately .75 x 1, found in Sitting Bull’s camp after
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John S. Mosby346 - John S. Mosby
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Fully handwritten transcript of his farewell speech given on April 21, 1865, signed “Jno. S. Mosby,” one page, 7.75 x 11.75, penned in 1905 as a souve
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Napoleon’s Marshals347 - Napoleon’s Marshals
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Collection of 16 letters and documents each signed by a Napoleonic French Marshal, dated between 1806 and 1832. Signers include: Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
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Chester Nimitz348 - Chester Nimitz
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Matte-finish 11.75 x 9 photo of Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To P. M. Camacho, S
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George S. Patton349 - George S. Patton
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Signed book from Patton’s personal library: Seven Seas on a Shoestring by Dwight Long. Third edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1938. Hardcover, 6....
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George S. Patton350 - George S. Patton
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War-dated TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, typed Headquarters Seventh Army letterhead, October 22, 1943. Letter of thanks to an adm
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George S. Patton351 - George S. Patton
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Cartier sterling silver cup, presented to Patton at the 1934 Tuxedo Horse Show held in Tuxedo Park, New York, on June 1-2, 1934. Cup stands 6? tall, w
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George S. Patton352 - George S. Patton
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General Patton’s personally-owned sterling silver box presented to him near the beginning of WWII by six officers of his 304th Tank Brigade from WWI,
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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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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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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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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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