RR Auction: January Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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John W. Geary496 - John W. Geary
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Union general and first mayor of San Francisco (1819–1873). Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Geary in uniform, by Draper & Hust...
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Quincy Adams Gillmore497 - Quincy Adams Gillmore
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Union general (1825–1888) who fought at Bermuda Hundred and Drewry’s Bluff. He was severely injured in his pursuit of Jubal Early in the Shenandoah Va
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Frederick D. Grant498 - Frederick D. Grant
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First son of President U. S. Grant (1850–1912) who graduated from West Point in 1871 and served in the Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, and Philippi
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Emmanuel Grouchy499 - Emmanuel Grouchy
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French general and marshall (1766–1847). ALS signed “Emml. Grouchy,” one page, 4.5 x 7.5, personal letterhead, November 28, 1801. Letter to General Je
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Henry W. Halleck500 - Henry W. Halleck
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Civil War-dated ink signature, “May 24th/63, H. W. Halleck, Genl. in Chf.,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 lightly-lined slip. In fine condition, with li
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Schuyler Hamilton501 - Schuyler Hamilton
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Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite three-quarter length portrait of Hamilton in uniform, by E. & H. T. Anthony of New York, signed in the lower bo...
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Wade Hampton502 - Wade Hampton
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Ink signature, “Wade Hampton, So. Ca.,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card. In fine condition, with a few surface bends and ripples, and mounting remnants
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Winfield Scott Hancock503 - Winfield Scott Hancock
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Original 2.25 x 3.5 carte-de-visite three-quarter length portrait of Hancock in uniform, by an anonymous studio, signed on the reverse in black ink, “
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John P. Hawkins504 - John P. Hawkins
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Union Army brigadier general of volunteers (1830–1914). Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite three-quarter length portrait of Hawkins in uniform, by an an
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Joseph Joffre505 - Joseph Joffre
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Commander in chief of the French army from 1914–1916; hailed as the savior of France for his victory at the Marne. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “J
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima506 - Iwo Jima
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Incredibly rare color 10.75 x 13.75 print of the Iwo Jima flag-raising, contained on the right page of a commemorative folder, which measures 24.75 x
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Joseph E. Johnston507 - Joseph E. Johnston
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Ink signature, “J. E. Johnston,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In very good condition, with scattered marks and soiling, and mounting remnants to r
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Edward Franc Jones508 - Edward Franc Jones
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Brevet brigadier general (1828–1913) in the 6th and 26th Massachusetts Regiments during the Civil War, who went on to serve as lieutenant governor of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Hugh Judson Kilpatrick509 - Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
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American military officer (1836–1881), who, as a general in the Civil War, earned the sobriquet ‘Kill-Cavalry’ for his gung-ho disregard for the lives
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Henry Knox510 - Henry Knox
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Revolutionary War general, first secretary of war, and founder of the military school that became West Point (1750–1806). Ink signature, “H. Knox, Sec
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Marquis de Lafayette511 - Marquis de Lafayette
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ALS signed “Lafayette,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, July 24, 1798. Letter to a United States minister. In part: “From the time when your confidenti
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Fitzhugh Lee512 - Fitzhugh Lee
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Headquarters Seventh Army Corps letterhead, Savannah, Georgia, November 20, 1898. Letter to General Horatio C. King. In full:
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John A. Logan513 - John A. Logan
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American military officer and statesman (1826–1886) who fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. An activist on behalf of veterans’ affai
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee514 - Robert E. Lee
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ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, Lexington, Virginia, January 7, 1867. Letter to Judge Ro. Ould. In full: “I have been prevente
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee515 - Robert E. Lee
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Scarce original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite illustrated bust portrait of Lee in uniform, by an anonymous studio, signed at the bottom of the image in blac
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Estimate : 400.00
 
 
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