RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Hall of Famers, famous painters, and the country's framers all feature prominently in RR Auction's August Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale. The sports section is especially strong, with a gargantuan signed photo of Babe Ruth, incredibly rare handwritten letters by Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner, and exquisite Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb autographs playing the starring roles. Among the other top lots are a letter by Paul Gauguin with superior artistic content, Jackie Kennedy's elegant black wool coat, exceptional Beatles autographs, and a slew of outstanding Walt Disneys. 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 August 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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Robert E. Lee Letter Signed354 - Robert E. Lee Letter Signed
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Civil War‰ÛÒdated LS signed ‰ÛÏR. E. Lee, Maj. Genl. Commd,‰Û one page bot
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Stephen Miller Signed Photograph355 - Stephen Miller Signed Photograph
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Uncommon 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Miller in uniform, published by Whitney's Gallery of St. Paul, boldly signed in ink, "Very Respf&...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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J. E. B. Stuart Signature356 - J. E. B. Stuart Signature
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Neat and crisp ink signature, "J. E. B. Stuart,‰Û on an off-white 2.5 x .5 slip, archivally double-matted and framed with an
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima: Rene Gagnon357 - Iwo Jima: Rene Gagnon
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World War II‰ÛÒdated ALS signed seven times, "R. A. Gagnon," and once, ‰ÛÏRene,‰Û
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George S. Patton Signed Photograph358 - George S. Patton Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 8.5 photo of Gen. Patton in his tank helmet, binoculars in hand, nicely signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "From ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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George S. Patton Typed Letter Signed359 - George S. Patton Typed Letter Signed
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World War II-dated TLS signed "G. S. Patton, Jr.," one onionskin page, 8 x 6.25, Headquarters Seventh Army letterhead, November 12, 1943. ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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World War II: Now All Together Mini Poster360 - World War II: Now All Together Mini Poster
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Iconic original color 9 x 12.5 World War II poster distributed by the US Treasury in 1945, showing the classic image of the Iwo Jima flag raising, wit
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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British Royal Navy Ship Relics (6) with HMS Victory361 - British Royal Navy Ship Relics (6) with HMS Victory
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Desirable boxed set of six napkin rings crafted from wood removed from Great Britain's famous ships‰ÛÓhighlighted by a piece
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Li Hongzhang Signature362 - Li Hongzhang Signature
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Bold ink signature in Chinese on an off-white 6.5 x 8 sheet, annotated along the bottom, "Sept. 1896 - Wash. D.C." In fine condition.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Edmund Allenby (2) Autograph Letters Signed363 - Edmund Allenby (2) Autograph Letters Signed
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Two ALSs signed "Allenby," both one page, 5 x 8, The Residency (Cairo) letterhead, dated circa 1923. The first, in part: "Many thanks...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bud Anderson Signed Photograph364 - Bud Anderson Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Anderson with his fighter plane, signed in black felt tip, "C. E. 'Bud' Anderson, WWII Triple Ace." In fine...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert Baden-Powell Autograph Letter Signed365 - Robert Baden-Powell Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6, 32 Prince gate letterhead, July 1, 1911. Handwritten letter to William Henry Rideing, in part: &qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte Letter Signed366 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte Letter Signed
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LS in French, signed "J. B. J. Bernadotte," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 11.5, Liberie Egalite letterhead, August 15, 1804. ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Civil War: New York Times from April 10, 1865, Proclaiming the End of the War367 - Civil War: New York Times from April 10, 1865, Proclaiming the End of the War
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Scarce original issue of The New York Times from Monday, April 10, 1865, with headline banner to left side proclaiming: ‰ÛÏUN
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Civil War: Massachusetts Woman Teacher's Diary368 - Civil War: Massachusetts Woman Teacher's Diary
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Civil War-era diary of Lottie A. Howe, a young woman teacher from Billerica, Massachusetts, kept from 1857 through 1865, 6.75 x 7.75, with fascinating
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Civil War: Virginia and Washington, D.C. Military Map369 - Civil War: Virginia and Washington, D.C. Military Map
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Interesting page featuring a "View of Washington City" and "Military Map of Maryland & Virginia" by Charles Magnus, 8.25 x 1...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Lysander Cutler Signed Photograph370 - Lysander Cutler Signed Photograph
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Uncommon 2.5 x 4 photo of Cutler by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, signed on the mount in ink, "L. Cutler." In fine...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James H. Doolittle Lot of (4) Signed Items371 - James H. Doolittle Lot of (4) Signed Items
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Four items signed in blue ballpoint by General James H. Doolittle, "J. H. Doolittle"‰ÛÓthree commemorative covers, 9.5 x 4...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James H. Doolittle Signed Photograph372 - James H. Doolittle Signed Photograph
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 Mutual of Omaha photo of Doolittle in uniform, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Michael Hurwitz: With every good...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jubal A. Early Endorsement Signed373 - Jubal A. Early Endorsement Signed
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Civil War-dated manuscript endorsement, signed "J. A. Early, Maj. Genl.," on an off-white 3 x 2.75 lightly-lined slip. Endorsement reads, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets375 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets
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Color 24 x 18 print of a Harley Copic painting entitled ‰Û÷Atomic Warfare Is Born,‰Ûª which shows th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbetts376 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbetts
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Appealing 10 x 8 cardstock photo of Tibbetts in the cockpit of the Enola Gay, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Robert Sanford Foster Signed Photograph377 - Robert Sanford Foster Signed Photograph
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Excellent 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Foster in uniform, signed on the reverse in black ink, "Yours truly, R. S. Foster, Bvt. Maj...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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William F. Halsey Signed Photograph378 - William F. Halsey Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Halsey with fleet admiral insignia on his collar, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Thomas K. Boyce, W. F. Hal...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Winfield Scott Hancock Signature379 - Winfield Scott Hancock Signature
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Ink signature, "Winfield Hancock, Maj. Gen. U.S.A.," on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with old mounting remnants on the ba...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Paul von Hindenburg Autograph Letter Signed380 - Paul von Hindenburg Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, signed ‰ÛÏv. Hindenburg,‰Û one page, 8.75 x 5.5, December 3, 1923. Untranslated hand
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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O. O. Howard Signature381 - O. O. Howard Signature
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Ink signature, "O. O. Howard, Maj. General," on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card. In fine condition, with some small stains, and an area of t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Marquis de Lafayette Signature382 - Marquis de Lafayette Signature
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Ink signature, "Lafayette," on an off-white 5 x 1.25 slip clipped from the closing of a letter. Slip is affixed to a slightly smaller piec...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Fitzhugh Lee Manuscript Letter383 - Fitzhugh Lee Manuscript Letter
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Contemporary copy of a letter by Fitzhugh Lee to Robert E. Lee, written entirely in the hand of a former aide-de-camp, three pages on two adjoining sh
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Benjamin Lincoln and Thomas Melvill Document Signed384 - Benjamin Lincoln and Thomas Melvill Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed ‰ÛÏB. Lincoln‰Û and "T. Melvill," one page, 9.5 x 5, July 6, 1802. Port o
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James Longstreet Signature385 - James Longstreet Signature
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Ink signature, "James Longstreet," on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Felix von Luckner Signed Book, Photograph, and (2) Postcards386 - Felix von Luckner Signed Book, Photograph, and (2) Postcards
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Four items signed by Luckner: a hardcover German edition of Seeteufel Erobert Amerika, lengthily signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fo
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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George B. McClellan Signature387 - George B. McClellan Signature
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Ink signature, "Very truly yours, Geo B. McClellan," on an off-white 3 x 1.75 card. In fine condition, with a very light stain above the s...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George B. McClellan Autograph Letter Signed388 - George B. McClellan Autograph Letter Signed
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Civil war‰ÛÒdated ALS signed ‰ÛÏGeo. B. McClellan, Maj. Gnl.,‰Û one page,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George G. Meade Autograph Letter Signed389 - George G. Meade Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "Geo. G. Meade," one page both sides, 4 x 5, personal letterhead, September 15, 1871. Letter to his family doctor. In full: &qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Military (6) Signed Books390 - Military (6) Signed Books
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Six hardcover books signed by notable military figures, operatives, and government officials, including: Pappy Boyington (Tonya, inscribed); Antonio M
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Henry Morris Naglee Signed Photograph391 - Henry Morris Naglee Signed Photograph
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Choice 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Naglee in uniform by Charles D. Fredricks of New York, signed on the reverse in black ink, "With kind ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Chester Nimitz Typed Letter Signed392 - Chester Nimitz Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed "C. W. Nimitz," one page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department Bureau of Navigation letterhead, July 15, 1937. Letter to Harry F. Morse, C...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William S. Rosecrans Signature393 - William S. Rosecrans Signature
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Ink signature, "W. S. Rosencrans M.C.,‰Û on an off-white 3.75 x 2 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned carte-
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Philip H. Sheridan Signature394 - Philip H. Sheridan Signature
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Large and bold ink signature, "P. H. Sheridan, Lt. General, US Army," on an off-white 5.5 x 3 lightly-lined slip. In fine condition, with ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman Autograph Letter Signed395 - William T. Sherman Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "W. T. Sherman, General," one page both sides, 5 x 8, Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead, April 22, 1876. Letter...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman Autograph Letter Signed396 - William T. Sherman Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "W. T. Sherman, General," one page, 5 x 8, Headquarters, Army of the United States letterhead, February 5, 1883. Letter to form...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman Signed Check397 - William T. Sherman Signed Check
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Riggs & Co. bank check, 7.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed "W. T. Sherman," payable to R. J. Fleming or "order" for $271.44, ...
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William T. Sherman Signature398 - William T. Sherman Signature
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Large ink signature, "W. T. Sherman, General, Washington, DC, Sept. 5, 1882,‰Û on an off-white 4.25 x 3.5 card. In fine cond
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Henry W. Slocum Signed Photograph399 - Henry W. Slocum Signed Photograph
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Uncommon 2.5 x 3.75 photo of Slocum in uniform, published by Lazier of Syracuse, signed in ink, "Yours truly, H. W. Slocum." In very good ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Edmund Kirby Smith Autograph Letter Signed400 - Edmund Kirby Smith Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed ‰ÛÏE. Kirby Smith,‰Û one page, 5 x 8, March 22, 1889. Letter to an admirer, in full: "I
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George H. Thomas Autograph Letter Signed401 - George H. Thomas Autograph Letter Signed
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Civil War-dated ALS signed "Geo. H. Thomas, Maj. Gen'l U. S. V.," one page, 5 x 7.5, Chattanooga, February 11, 1863. Handwritten lette...
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Duke of Wellington Autograph Letter Signed402 - Duke of Wellington Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed ‰ÛÏWellington,‰Û one page, 4.5 x 7.25, April 1, 1849. Handwritten letter to a lady, in p
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John Ancrum Winslow Signed Photograph403 - John Ancrum Winslow Signed Photograph
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Scarce 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Winslow in uniform, published by E. & H. T. Anthony, neatly signed in ink, "Intended for the unders...
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Civil War: Albert Woolson Autograph Letter Signed404 - Civil War: Albert Woolson Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed ‰ÛÏRespy yours, in F.C.L., Albert Woolson, Sr. Vice, Commander in Chief, No. G.A.R.,‰Û o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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