RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With over 750 outstanding lots, RR Auction’s October Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction opens with a remarkable featured section—‘Innovators of Man and Machine,’ boasting three centuries' worth of the world’s greatest minds: Bernoulli, Watt, Pasteur, Westinghouse, Edison, Einstein, Boeing, and Ferrari are among the autographs offered. The rest of the catalog provides a well-balanced assortment of items from presidents, Declaration of Independence signers, activists, businessmen, world leaders, royalty, military figures, artists, authors, musicians, entertainers, and athletes. A small sampling of top items in the sale: an Albert Einstein handwritten manuscript related to his work on a unified field theory; a 50-letter archive of letters from photographer Alfred Stieglitz to New Yorker critic Lewis Mumford; a Freud letter on the Oedipus complex; a musical quote from Verdi’s ‘La traviata’; a fully signed Beatles promo card; and a game-used baseball from the 1917 Tim Murnane Day benefit game played at Fenway Park. 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 October 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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Nathanael Greene305 - Nathanael Greene
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Rare Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Nath. Greene,” one page, 9 x 15, December 17, 1778. Written from Camp Middle Brook, a letter to Colonel John
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Marquis de Lafayette306 - Marquis de Lafayette
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Brilliant golden shoe buckle presented as a gift by Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. The ornate gold-tone buckle measures .75 x .75 and bears
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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William Moultrie307 - William Moultrie
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General in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and later governor of South Carolina (1730–1805). Partly-printed DS, signed “Will'...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War–Era Barrel-Type Canteens308 - Revolutionary War–Era Barrel-Type Canteens
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Two Revolutionary War–type canteens: A fairly typical 18th/early 19th century canteen of the type used by farmers and laborers, as well as Revolution
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ambrose E. Burnside309 - Ambrose E. Burnside
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Union general and onetime commander of the Army of the Potomac (1824–1881); the distinctive whiskers he sported gave rise to the word 'sideburns...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ambrose E. Burnside310 - Ambrose E. Burnside
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LS signed “A. E. Burnside,” three pages, 8 x 10, Office of Cincinnati and Martinsville R. R. Co. letterhead, November 15, 1871. Letter to M. E. Ingall
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Jefferson Davis311 - Jefferson Davis
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Civil War-dated handwritten letter by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, unsigned, one page, lightly lined, 7.75 x 7.25, July 4, 1864. Written fro
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis312 - Jefferson Davis
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Civil War-dated LS as president of the Confederate States of America, one page, lightly lined, 7.5 x 9, September 22, 1862. Written from Richmond, Vir
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain313 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. L. Chamberlain,” one page, 5 x 7.5, November 15, 1875. Official Bowdoin College document, in full: "Be it known, ...
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Robert E. Lee314 - Robert E. Lee
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LS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page both sides, lightly lined, 7.75 x 9.75, March 19, 1853. Written as superintendent of West Point, a letter to Adjutant
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee315 - Robert E. Lee
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War-dated LS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, June 2, 1861. Letter to “Dinwiddie B. Phillips, Surgeon Va. Army, Woodville, Rappahannock Coun
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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George B. McClellan316 - George B. McClellan
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Union general (1826–1885) hailed at the beginning of the Civil War as the 'Young Napoleon,' who was defeated for the presidency in 1864 by A...
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Marcus A. Reno317 - Marcus A. Reno
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Military officer (1834–1889) who fought in the Civil War and against Native Americans in the West, but is best known for failing to come to Custer&#...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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J. E. B. Stuart318 - J. E. B. Stuart
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Fabled Confederate general (1833–1864) best known for his consummate skill in reconnaissance and as a cavalry officer. After leading successful offens
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 9,000.00 - 11,000.00
 
 
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George A. Custer319 - George A. Custer
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl. Custer, 339 Penn Avenue, Washington DC,” postmarked Washington
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Hap Arnold320 - Hap Arnold
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Handsome matte-finish 10.75 x 13.75 photo of Arnold in uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Col. Carl H. McClure, In appreciation...
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George S. Patton321 - George S. Patton
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3.5, addressed by Patton to his mother, “Mrs. George S. Patton, San Gabriel, California,” bearing an affixed t
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Battle of Britain: Leon Switon322 - Battle of Britain: Leon Switon
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DS, signed “L. Switon,” one page, 8 x 12.75, September 11, 1940. A "Combat Report" marked "Secret," describing an air fight duri...
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William Belknap323 - William Belknap
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Union general and secretary of war (1829–1890) who holds the distinction of being the only cabinet secretary ever to have been impeached. ALS signed “
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John H. Bradley324 - John H. Bradley
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Bradley Rentals business check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Bradley, payable to Fidelity Savings Bank for $1080, August 4, 1982. Encapsulated i
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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