RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction’s August Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 900 lots, headlined by a special World War II section that tells the story of a war that defined a generation. In addition to this historic offering, headlining items include an important letter by King Henry VIII related to a treaty negotiation, a 1919 letter from Einstein to his ex-wife and children, a remarkable pair of letters by John Lennon about his breakup with Cynthia, and a flag fragment from Horatio Nelson's HMS Victory. 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 2017.
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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American WWII Posters1 - American WWII Posters
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Collection of eleven original color American WWII posters, ranging in size from 14 x 20 to 28.5 x 40, including (listed from smallest to largest): &...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George S. Patton2 - George S. Patton
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Two items: an ink signature, " t. Col. G. S. Patton Jr., Officers Qtrs, A. P. O. 714," on an off-white 5.5 x .75 slip removed from a maili...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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George S. Patton3 - George S. Patton
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ALS signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 9, June 25, 1916. Letter home to his mother, blaming President Woodrow Wilson for the d
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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George S. Patton4 - George S. Patton
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ALS signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, Mounted Service School letterhead, October 13, 1914. Letter home to his mother, in
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton5 - George S. Patton
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ALS signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” seven pages on two sets of adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7.25, Hotel Continental, Paris letterhead, June 15, 1917. Long
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George S. Patton6 - George S. Patton
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ALS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, June 30, 1918. Letter to his father, in full: "We have just hade some driving over risi...
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton7 - George S. Patton
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Sterling silver trophy cup won by George S. Patton and his horse Hukupu at the 1934 Tuxedo Horse Show in Tuxedo Park, NY, measuring 6? tall and 3.5? i
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Adolf Hitler8 - Adolf Hitler
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DS in German, signed "Adolf Hitler," one page, 8.5 x 11, December 1, 1925. Document issued from the District Office of Mecklenburg of the ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Erwin Rommel9 - Erwin Rommel
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Scarce German booklet created by Rommel's students at the Sennelager Training Area, 8.5 x 11.75, 12 pages, signed on the last page in pencil, &q...
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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King Edward VIII10 - King Edward VIII
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Rare partly-printed DS, signed “Edward RI,” one page, 18.5 x 13.5, October 8, 1936. Official document recognizing a German diplomat, in part: "...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt11 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Draft ALS as president in pencil, signed “Roosevelt,” one page, 8 x 10.5, no date but circa early 1939. Letter "For Secretary of State," m...
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Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Third Reich12 - Third Reich
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Remarkable group of pages from the guest book of Reichsleiter Philipp Bouhler, taken as a souvenir by a young Philadelphia major while overseas with t
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Battle of Britain: Antoni Markiewicz13 - Battle of Britain: Antoni Markiewicz
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DS, signed “A. Markiewicz,” one page, 8 x 12.75, October 26, 1940. A "Combat Report" marked "Secret," describing an air fight du...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill14 - Winston Churchill
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Vintage matte-finish 5.75 x 7.75 portrait of Churchill with a hand in his pocket, affixed to its original studio mount, signed on the mount in black i
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Mitsuo Fuchida15 - Mitsuo Fuchida
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Partly-printed souvenir typescript filled out in Fuchida's hand and signed at the conclusion, "Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida," one page, 8.5 x ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover16 - Herbert Hoover
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War-dated TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 10, 1941. Letter to Mrs. W. J. Deck, in part: "There is only one thing for ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt17 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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War-dated TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 19, 1941. Letter "To all Disabled Veterans," in full: &qu...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Erwin Rommel18 - Erwin Rommel
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DS, in German, signed in pencil, “Rommel,” one page, 8.5 x 10.5, January 30, 1942. Untranslated document in which Rommel nominates four soldiers for t
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Erwin Rommel19 - Erwin Rommel
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War-dated DS in German, signed in pencil, “Rommel,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 5, February 14, 1942. Untranslated document in which Rommel nominates
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Eleanor Roosevelt20 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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War-dated TLS, one page, 6 x 9.25, White House letterhead, April 1, 1942. Letter to Mr. Porter, in part: "I am glad to know that you have enlis...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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