RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Our first auction of 2021 is led by leaders: icons of the Civil Rights movement, political powerhouses, and social activists that brought about positive change. Highlights include remarkable letters by Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X; multiple Abraham Lincoln documents; a significant signature from Barack Obama; and several Nelson Mandela autographs. Other top lots include an important F. Scott Fitzgerald letter about This Side of Paradise, a first edition of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, a rare Al Capone Document, a fully signed example of Nirvana's breakthrough 'Nevermind' album, and an exceedingly rare check signed twice by Nikola Tesla. 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 January 2021.
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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Joseph E. Johnston Autograph Letter Signed306 - Joseph E. Johnston Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “J. E. Johnston, Lt. Col. 1st Cav.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, October 6, 1855. Letter to Col. Craig, written from Fort Leav
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Longstreet Autograph Letter Signed307 - James Longstreet Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “James Longstreet, Paymaster,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 28, 1861. Letter to Major R. B. Reynolds, in part: "Your favo
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Nathaniel Lyon Autograph Letter Signed308 - Nathaniel Lyon Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “N. Lyon, Capt. 2nd Inf'y Com'g Post,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, October 3, 1856. Letter to "Col. H. K. Craig, Chie...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George B. McClellan Signed Photograph309 - George B. McClellan Signed Photograph
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Outstanding 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of McClellan in uniform in a three-quarter-length pose by renowned Civil War photographer Alexander Gard
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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J. E. B. Stuart Autograph Letter Signed and Saber Hanger Patent Model310 - J. E. B. Stuart Autograph Letter Signed and Saber Hanger Patent Model
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Remarkable archive associated with Stuart's invention of a saber hanger, including an ALS encouraging purchase of his device for state troops an...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Leslie Groves (2) Handwritten Draft Letters311 - Leslie Groves (2) Handwritten Draft Letters
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Two handwritten drafts of letters in pencil by Groves, one signed “L. R. G.,” on opposite sides of a single 7.25 x 10.5 sheet of per
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Montgomery of Alamein Signed Photograph312 - Montgomery of Alamein Signed Photograph
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Exquisite vintage glossy 8 x 6 photo of Montgomery surveying the African desert from atop a tank, signed in fountain pen, "Montgomery of Alamei...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George S. Patton Document Signed313 - George S. Patton Document Signed
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DS, signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 3.25, May 5, 1914. Document issued from Fort Riley, Kansas, in part: "Received of
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Napoleon Document Signed314 - Napoleon Document Signed
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Rare DS in French, signed “Napole,” one page, 13.25 x 19.25, December 5, 1811. Document providing safe passage for an American ship
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles ‘Chinese’ Gordon Autograph Letter Signed315 - Charles ‘Chinese’ Gordon Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "C. G. Gordon," one page both sides, 8 x 12.75, July 17, 1863. Written from Quinsan during his campaign against the Taipings, G...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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