RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With more than 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an impressive assortment of historic collectibles. This month includes a special Literature section, with rare and significant items such as an illustrated, autographed manuscript of Hermann Hesse’s "Piktor's Verwandlungen"; Anton Chekhov's “Stories and Tales,” inscribed; a handwritten quotation from Guo Moruo; and many more top authors like Joyce, Tolkien, Orwell, Sartre, Sendak and Whitman. The Music section features incredible original artwork by Frederic Chopin; a 350-page “Who’s Who in Rock & Roll,” signed by hundreds of the genre’s greatest musicians; and a fully signed Beatles autograph with additional, rare signature from Ray Charles. This catalog also includes items from US History, Space, Art, Entertainment and more. 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 May 2018.

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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John S. Mosby525 - John S. Mosby
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ALS signed “Jno. S. Mosby,” one page, 8 x 10, personal "Office of John S. Mosby, Attorney at Law" letterhead, September 28, 1874. Letter t...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George A. Custer526 - George A. Custer
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Handsome 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of General George A. Custer in uniform, seated in a three-quarter-length pose, by John Goldin & Co. of Wa...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin D. Pritchard527 - Benjamin D. Pritchard
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Impressive deep navy blue Union cape identified to Benjamin D. Pritchard, who is remembered as one of the four men who captured Confederate President
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ferdinand Foch528 - Ferdinand Foch
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 11.25 full-length photo of the French commander in his military uniform, signed in black ink, "F. Foch.&...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Carl Gustav Mannerheim529 - Carl Gustav Mannerheim
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Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951). Large archive of untranslated Mannerheim family correspondence consisting of over 150 letters, incl
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 18,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Audie Murphy530 - Audie Murphy
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Signed book: To Hell and Back. Second printing before publication. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1949. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 274 page
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Napoleon531 - Napoleon
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Manuscript DS in French, signed “Bonaparte,” one page, 9 x 12.5, August 15, 1797. Military document issued to Brigadier-General Lafon, in part (transl
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Napoleon532 - Napoleon
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Manuscript DS in French, signed “NP,” one page, 8 x 12.5, March 31, 1811. Napoleon responds to an official appeal made by Count Louis Mole, who expres
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Horatio Nelson533 - Horatio Nelson
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Scarce ALS signed “Nelson,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, January 9, 1801. Letter to a "Dear Friend," in part: "Lt. Young I know to be a ver...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Albrecht von Wallenstein534 - Albrecht von Wallenstein
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Military leader and politician (1583–1634) who offered his services during the Thirty Years' War to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. He beca...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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