RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's June Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale brings almost 900 lots to the auction block, featuring robust art and literature sections with autographs from icons like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jack Kerouac, Dr. Seuss, Beatrix Potter, Herman Melville, J. R. R. Tolkien, Pablo Picasso, and Salvador Dali. Other top offerings include an exceedingly rare signed pair of Air Jordan 1 'Player Sample' Sneakers, Albert Einstein's remarkable musings on the meaning of life, a supremely rare set of oversized Wizard of Oz portraits inscribed to the producer's assistant, and a selection of excellent John F. Kennedy material. 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 June 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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James Lawrence Autograph Letter Signed302 - James Lawrence Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Jas. Lawrence,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.25, September 6, 1810.
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee Signed Photograph303 - Robert E. Lee Signed Photograph
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Highly desirable 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Robert E. Lee in uniform with three stars discernible on his collar, boldly signed in ink, &quo...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James Longstreet Autograph Letter Signed304 - 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
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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J. E. B. Stuart Autograph Letter Signed and Saber Hanger Patent Model305 - 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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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal306 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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Iconic glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of the Mount Suribachi flag-raising after the Battle of Iwo Jima, signed in black felt tip, "Joe Rosenthal, AP ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Chester Nimitz Twice-Signed Photograph307 - Chester Nimitz Twice-Signed Photograph
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Twice-signed vintage matte-finish 13.5 x 10.5 photo of Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri, signed and inscribed in the lowe
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton Autograph Letter Signed308 - George S. Patton Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 7, Mounted Service
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Horatio Nelson Hand-Addressed Free Frank309 - Horatio Nelson Hand-Addressed Free Frank
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Sought-after hand-addressed and free franked cover, measuring 8.75 x 7.25 with a central panel of 4.75 x 3, addressed by Nelson to "William Pea...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Atomic Bomb Signed Photograph310 - Atomic Bomb Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima, signed in blue and black felt tip by Paul Tibbets, Charles W. Sweeney, and George Marquardt,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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P. G. T. Beauregard Signed Check311 - P. G. T. Beauregard Signed Check
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New Orleans Mutual National Bank check, 8 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Beauregard, "G. T. Beauregard," payable to S. R...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Milton Brannon Signed Photograph312 - John Milton Brannon Signed Photograph
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Scarce and desirable Civil War-era 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Brannon in uniform, signed on the reverse in ink, "J. M. Brannon, Brig. Gen...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Civil War Parole Pass313 - Civil War Parole Pass
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Unusual Civil War–dated partly-printed parole pass, one page, 7.5 x 3.75, Lynchburg, Virginia, April 14, 1865, signed at t
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Civil War: John H. Ruoff Journal314 - Civil War: John H. Ruoff Journal
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Civil War soldier John H. Ruoff's journal from his time with the 99th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry from July 26, 1861–N
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John M. Corse Signed Photograph315 - John M. Corse Signed Photograph
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Scarce 2.25 x 3.5 carte-de-visite photo by Morse's Gallery of the Cumberland, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink, "Jno. M. Cors...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis Free Frank316 - Jefferson Davis Free Frank
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Mailing envelope, 4.5 x 2.55, postmarked in Washington, D.C., on January 1, 1852, addressed in another hand to "Andrew J. Smith, Trenton, New J...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis Signed Check317 - Jefferson Davis Signed Check
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Union & Planters Bank check, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Davis, "Jefferson Davis," payable to cash for $100, November 7, 187...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Varina Davis (2) Autograph Letters Signed318 - Varina Davis (2) Autograph Letters Signed
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Two handwritten letters from Varina Davis, both signed "V. Jefferson Davis," three total pages, black-bordered, 3.75 x 5.75 and 4.5 x 7, b...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henry Dearborn Archive319 - Henry Dearborn Archive
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Archive of 26 documents related "A Republican Institution in the Town of Boston," dated from 1818 to 1892, including two early documents s...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James H. Doolittle Signed Photograph320 - James H. Doolittle Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10 Mutual of Omaha photo of General Doolittle in uniform, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Adam Harwood: with every good...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James H. Doolittle Signed Photograph321 - James H. Doolittle Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of crewman using wooden logs to prop up a Martin B-10, the first all-metal monoplane bomber to be regularly used by the United Sta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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