RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Over 1,100 lots are up for auction on RR's revolutionary new website! With a section featuring America's patriot leaders to honor Independence Day, this July auction boasts a wealth of historic documents and manuscripts. Highlights include a handwritten letter by Thomas Jefferson to war hero John Stark; documents signed by Paul Revere, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Benedict Arnold; and a huge selection of rare Declaration signers, including George Taylor, John Rutledge, John Hancock, Samuel Chase, and Lyman Hall. Other top lots include significant letters by Paul Gauguin and Henry David Thoreau, remarkable Albert Einstein autographs, and important music memorabilia. 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 July 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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Benedict Arnold Autograph Document Signed503 - Benedict Arnold Autograph Document Signed
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Exceedingly rare Revolutionary War-dated ADS, signed "B. Arnold Col.," one page, 7.5 x 9.25, January 19, 1776. Document addressed "To...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John Burgoyne Letter Signed504 - John Burgoyne Letter Signed
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Rare Revolutionary War–dated LS signed “J. Burgoyne Lt. Genl.,” 7.25
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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George Claghorn Document Signed505 - George Claghorn Document Signed
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Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, one page, 7.25 x 6, January 22, 1776. An official letter of recommendation from the "Selek men of Dartm&...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Richard Gridley Autograph Letter Signed506 - Richard Gridley Autograph Letter Signed
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Exceedingly rare ALS signed “Rich'd Gridley,” one page, 6.25 x 2.75, July 3, 1775. Handwritten l
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Marquis de Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed507 - Marquis de Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Lafayette,” one page, 5.75 x 6, January 8, [no year]. Desirable handwritten letter t
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed508 - Benjamin Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed
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Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed "Benj Lincoln," one page, 7.25 x 4.75, Boston, June 12, 1776. Handwritten letter to Henry Jackson. In p...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Richard Montgomery Autograph Letter Signed509 - Richard Montgomery Autograph Letter Signed
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Extremely rare Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed “R. M.,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, [docketed July 2
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War: Maryland Navy Accounting Document510 - Revolutionary War: Maryland Navy Accounting Document
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Revolutionary War–dated manuscript document, one page, 7.75 x 12.5, circa November 1776. Document with Maryland Navy outfi
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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USS Constitution: 1927 Restoration Hull Wood Display Box511 - USS Constitution: 1927 Restoration Hull Wood Display Box
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Very attractive display box constructed of wood removed from the hull of the USS Constitution during the frigate's historic 1927 restoration, me...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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George Washington: September 5-12 Return from Camp White Plains512 - George Washington: September 5-12 Return from Camp White Plains
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Revolutionary War–dated manuscript document, one page both sides, being a return from Camp White Plains, September 5-12, 1
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Robert Anderson Autograph Letter Signed513 - Robert Anderson Autograph Letter Signed
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Scarce ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 13, 1841. Written below a manuscript copy of a notice from Assistant Adjutant General L. Thomas i
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee Autograph Letter Signed514 - Robert E. Lee Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “R. E. Lee, Bt. Col. Supt. Mil. Acad'y,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, October 14, 185
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John A. Packer Autograph Letter Signed515 - John A. Packer Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, April 13, 1865. "I am 61 years of age, have in no way been connected with the war, and until 1862, I was in the disch...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George A. Custer Signed Check516 - George A. Custer Signed Check
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Planters National Bank of Louisville counter check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Custer, "G. A. Custer," payable to cash for $450, Octo...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Enola Gay: Little Boy Signed Scale Model517 - Enola Gay: Little Boy Signed Scale Model
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Desirable 1:12 scale model of the 'Little Boy' atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the Enola Gay, measuring 10˝ long and mounted ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima Memorial Day Flown Flag518 - Iwo Jima Memorial Day Flown Flag
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Extremely rare 5' x 3' ceremonial American flag flown atop Mount Suribachi on May 14, 2015, in commemoration of Memorial Day. Made by Annin ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur Typed Letter Signed on Venereal Disease519 - Douglas MacArthur Typed Letter Signed on Venereal Disease
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Far East Command letterhead, March 31, 1950. Letter to Fred G. Raabe, in part: "The Far East Command is doing everythi...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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509th Composite Group Signed Book520 - 509th Composite Group Signed Book
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Signed book: The 509th Remembered. Buchanan, MI: Robert Krauss, 2007. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.5 x 11, 354 pages. Signed on the title page in fel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nisbet Balfour Document Signed521 - Nisbet Balfour Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed “N. Balfour, M. Gen'l,” one page, 9 x 7.25, November 1794. A receipt amoun
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Boston Chronicle (December 21, 1767)522 - The Boston Chronicle (December 21, 1767)
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The Boston Chronicle, December 21, 1767. Volume 1, Number 1, eight pages with Supplement. Announcement of the death of Sir John St. Clair, Quarter-mas
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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The Boston Evening-Post (August 29, 1774)523 - The Boston Evening-Post (August 29, 1774)
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The Boston Evening-Post, August 29, 1774. Protest of the implementation of the Intolerable Acts. Resolution of the Delegates of the different Counties
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Boston Massacre: Ebenezer Richardson524 - Boston Massacre: Ebenezer Richardson
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Partly-printed DS, endorsed on the reverse, “Ebenezer Richardson,” one page, 8.25 x 6.5, Septemb
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Arleigh Burke Typed Letter Signed525 - Arleigh Burke Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, Chief of Naval Operations letterhead, April 9, 1956. Letter sending his autograph, in part: "Thank you very much fo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Pierce Butler Autograph Letter Signed526 - Pierce Butler Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “P. Butler,” one page, 7.75 x 10, August 17, [no year but docketed 1818]. Handwritten
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gurden Chapin Autograph Letter Signed527 - Gurden Chapin Autograph Letter Signed
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “G. Chapin,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, April 5, 1863
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Civil War: Thomas Belknap528 - Civil War: Thomas Belknap
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Civil War–dated ALS by Thomas Belknap, signed three times, “Tom,” on
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Civil War: Virginia State Armory Document Signed529 - Civil War: Virginia State Armory Document Signed
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Civil War-dated DS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 13, 1861. An invoice from the Virginia State Armory issued to Assistant Quartermaster Major B. F. Fickl
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'The Speech of the Hon. Cadwallader Colden' 1769 Broadside530 - 'The Speech of the Hon. Cadwallader Colden' 1769 Broadside
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Broadside entitled "The Speech of the Honorable Cadwallader Colden, Esq; His Majesty’s Lieut. Governor, and Commander in C
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Confederacy: 1864 Non-Taxable Certificate531 - Confederacy: 1864 Non-Taxable Certificate
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Ro. Tyler,” one page, 10 x 7, September 15, 1864. Confederate States
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Connecticut Courant, and the Weekly Intelligencer (October 17, 1780)532 - The Connecticut Courant, and the Weekly Intelligencer (October 17, 1780)
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The Connecticut Courant, and the Weekly Intelligencer, October 17, 1780, printed by Hudson & Goodwin, Hartford. Possibly the best early, contemp...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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The Connecticut Gazette; and the Universal Intelligencer (March 2, 1781)533 - The Connecticut Gazette; and the Universal Intelligencer (March 2, 1781)
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The Connecticut Gazette; and the Universal Intelligencer, March 2, 1781 (New-London, printed by Timothy Green). Clinton-Arbuthnot Peace Declaration
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Jack Crawford Autograph Poem Signed534 - Jack Crawford Autograph Poem Signed
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Handwritten poem by Jack Crawford, penned on the reverse of a 5.75 x 9.25 sheet of The New Hoffman House stationery, no date, signed at the conclusion
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henry Dearborn Document Signed535 - Henry Dearborn Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “H. Dearborn,” one page, 10 x 8, December 1, 1821. Certificate issued
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James H. Doolittle Signed Photograph536 - James H. Doolittle Signed Photograph
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Cardstock 7.25 x 9 Mutual of Omaha photo of General Doolittle in uniform, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To M/Sgt. John E. M. Fenton:...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Abner Doubleday: John S. McCalmont Autograph Letter Signed537 - Abner Doubleday: John S. McCalmont Autograph Letter Signed
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Classmate of Doubleday at West Point (1822-1906). ALS, eight pages on two sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, March 18, 1893. Letter to the recently wido
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Edinburgh Advertiser (August 13-17, 1779)538 - The Edinburgh Advertiser (August 13-17, 1779)
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The Edinburgh Advertiser, August 13-17, 1779, printed by and for James Donaldson. Red tax stamp. Report from Report from Boston that â
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
 
 
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The Edinburgh Advertiser (May 13-17, 1774)539 - The Edinburgh Advertiser (May 13-17, 1774)
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The Edinburgh Advertiser, May 13-17, 1774, printed by and for James Donaldson. Red tax stamp on last page. Sermon delivered in Boston, "be ye w...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Edinburgh Advertiser (November 13-16, 1770)540 - The Edinburgh Advertiser (November 13-16, 1770)
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The Edinburgh Advertiser, November 13-16, 1770, printed by Alexander Donaldson. Red tax stamp. Non-Importation Agreement—O
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William H. Emory Document Signed541 - William H. Emory Document Signed
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Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “W. H. Emory,” one page, 2
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Enola Gay Signed Scale Model and Signed Photograph542 - Enola Gay Signed Scale Model and Signed Photograph
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Fantastic 1:72 scale model of the B-29 Superfortress 'Enola Gay,' measuring 16˝ long with a 24˝ wingspan, signed on
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Enola Gay Signed Print543 - Enola Gay Signed Print
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Color 24 x 18 print of a Harley Copic painting entitled ‘Atomic Warfare Is Born,’ which shows t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Enola Gay Signed Book544 - Enola Gay Signed Book
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Signed book: Return of the Enola Gay. Columbus, OH: Mid Coast Marketing, 1998. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 339 pages. Signed inside in va
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets545 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets
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Color 24 x 18 print of a Harley Copic painting entitled ‘Atomic Warfare Is Born,’ which shows t
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Enola Gay: Dutch Van Kirk546 - Enola Gay: Dutch Van Kirk
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Signed book: Enola Gay: The Bombing of Hiroshima. Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky, 1977. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 327 pages....
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The Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet (July 12, 1776)547 - The Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet (July 12, 1776)
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The Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet, July 12, 1776, printed by John Mycall at Newbury-Port. The masthead depicts an American Indian and a ship
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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The Freeman's Journal or North-American Intelligencer (March 19, 1783)548 - The Freeman's Journal or North-American Intelligencer (March 19, 1783)
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The Freeman’s Journal or North-American Intelligencer, March 19, 1783, printed by Francis Bailey, Philadelphia. Treaty of
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Frederick Funston Document Signed549 - Frederick Funston Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 15 x 10.25, September 19, 1898. As the commanding officer of the 20th Regiment of Kansas Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, Colon
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William Grayson Autograph Document Signed Twice550 - William Grayson Autograph Document Signed Twice
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Autograph document signed twice, “Will’m Grayson,” one page, both si
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William F. Halsey Signed Photograph551 - William F. Halsey Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Admiral Halsey in uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen "To Rosita Moreno,...
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Charles G. Harker Document Signed552 - Charles G. Harker Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed “C. G. Harker,” one page, 15.75 x 9.75, December 31, 1859. A "Return of Or
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