RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's March Fine Autograph and Artifact sale is highlighted by a featured literature section, offering a remarkable array of autographs from literary legends—from American icons like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, and Henry David Thoreau, to world-renowned authors such as Leo Tolstoy, Boris Pasternak, Victor Hugo, Vladimir Nabokov, and Maxim Gorky, it is a robust selection of exemplary material. Political leaders are also well-represented, with outstanding items including signatures of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, autograph letters by Vladimir Lenin, a letter signed by Sun Yat-sen, and a superb George Washington document associated with the Revolutionary War. Rounding out the catalog are items from the realms of music, Hollywood, sports, art, space, and aviation. 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 March 2019.
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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James Longstreet283 - James Longstreet
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Confederate general (1821–1904) who distinguished himself at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga, and is remembered as one of the Civil War...
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Felix von Luckner284 - Felix von Luckner
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German naval officer (1881–1966) who earned the nickname ‘Sea Devil’ for his legendary maritime exploits during World War I. Matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 po
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George C. Marshall285 - George C. Marshall
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Notable TLS signed “G. C. Marshall,” one page, 7 x 9, Office of General of the Army letterhead, November 12, 1953. Letter to Brigadier General M. C. T
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Matthew F. Maury286 - Matthew F. Maury
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Pioneering naval officer, meteorologist, and oceanographer (1806–1873) who published the first textbook of modern oceanography. LS signed “M. F. Maury
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Nelson A. Miles287 - Nelson A. Miles
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ALS, two pages, 6 x 9.5, Hotel Somerset letterhead, May 29, 1911. Letter to his nephew, in part: "You must have had a very hard time during the...
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Montgomery of Alamein288 - Montgomery of Alamein
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ALS, one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, March 1, 1964. Letter to "Chadbund," apparently his gardener. In full: "I note that you w...
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George Patton289 - George Patton
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Ink signature, "Soldier Mail, Geo. S. Patton,” on an off-white 4 x 3 slip clipped from a mailing envelope, postmarked August 22, 1917. In very ...
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George Patton290 - George Patton
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Ink signature, "Maj. G. S. Patton, Jr., Tank School, Soldier Letter,” on an off-white 5.5 x 1.25 slip clipped from a mailing envelope, postmark...
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John Pope291 - John Pope
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Kentucky-born Union general (1822–1892) remembered for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run. Crisp ink signature, "Jno. Pope, Maj. Genl....
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Revolutionary War292 - Revolutionary War
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Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed “Joram Place,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, January 22, 1776. A letter to his wife, in part (grammar and spelling
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Winfield Scott293 - Winfield Scott
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Uncommon 2.5 x 4.25 carte-de-visite half-length portrait of Scott in full uniform by famed Civil War photographer Mathew Brady, signed in the lower bo
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Alexander Stephens294 - Alexander Stephens
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ALS signed “Alexander H. Stephens,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8, October 24, 1873. Letter to Mr. H. Storm in New York City, giving updates on severa
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Amelia Earhart295 - Amelia Earhart
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Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Earhart posing with Constance Cummings, Walter Huston, Richard Arlen, and Joel McCrea prior to an exh
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh296 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: Lindbergh of Minnesota: A Political Biography. First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5
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Charles Lindbergh297 - Charles Lindbergh
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TLS signed “C. A. L.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, April 7, 1968. Letter to "Miss Saunders," concerning a royalty check to be issued to J. Carlisl...
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Thomas Settle298 - Thomas Settle
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Officer of the United States Navy who on November 20, 1933, together with Chester L. Fordney, set a world altitude record in the Century of Progress s
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Solar Impulse299 - Solar Impulse
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Two color glossy photos of the Solar Impulse experimental solar-powered aircraft and its crew, 12 x 8 and 7.25 x 5, each signed in black felt tip by B
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Orville Wright300 - Orville Wright
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Fascinating correspondence archive between Orville Wright and journalist Earl Nelson Findley regarding the former’s decision to send the Wright Flyer
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Wilbur Wright301 - Wilbur Wright
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Wonderful vintage 5.5 x 3.5 French postcard of Wright taking off in his Wright 1907 Model Flyer at the Camp d'Auvours artillery field near Le Ma...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager302 - Chuck Yeager
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Three items signed by Yeager: a color glossy 10 x 8 photo of an older Yeager in his flight suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To: K...
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