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RR Auction: Military and the Cold War

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Travel back in time with RR Auction’s military and Cold War auction. Take a look at some items from significant points in national and global history such as this autograph penned by Napoleon during his exile on St. Helena. We also have some featured items from the Cold War era such as a John F. Kennedy handwritten statement on the United Nations, a Soviet Union Fialka cipher machine, and a GRiD Compass 1101 military computer. Other exciting pieces include a Treaty of Versailles pamphlet, a Winston Churchill signed edition of The Second World War, and a notebook and signed check from ballplayer-turned-spy Moe Berg. Join us in May 2023 to take a trip through history.
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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Napoleon Autograph Endorsement Signed on St. Helena2001 - Napoleon Autograph Endorsement Signed on St. Helena
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Exceedingly rare autograph endorsement signed, "Government etablie par Napoleon," on an off-white 6.5 x 2.25 slip, certified below by Gene...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Napoleon Twice-Signed Handwritten Prisoner Release Order2002 - Napoleon Twice-Signed Handwritten Prisoner Release Order
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Exquisite manuscript DS in French and Arabic, signed twice as "Bonaparte," one page, 8.75 x 13.25, November 19, 1798. An autograph executi...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Napoleonic 1813 ANXIII Heavy Cavalry Cuirassier Sword2003 - Napoleonic 1813 ANXIII Heavy Cavalry Cuirassier Sword
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Impressive original French Napoleonic heavy cavalry cuirassier sword, type AN XIII, also known as the ‘latte de cuirassier,â
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Horatio Nelson: HMS Victory Wooden Artifact2004 - Horatio Nelson: HMS Victory Wooden Artifact
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Desirable barrel-shaped matchstick holder, measuring approximately 2.25" tall and 1.75" in diameter, crafted from wood removed from the bo...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor Autograph Letter Signed on Congressional Gold Medal2005 - Zachary Taylor Autograph Letter Signed on Congressional Gold Medal
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Significant ALS signed "Z. Taylor," one page, 7.75 x 10, August 1, 1848. Handwritten letter to Charles Harrod of New Orleans, concerning t...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln: Springfield Home Drapery Swatch2006 - Abraham Lincoln: Springfield Home Drapery Swatch
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Swatch of drapery fabric attributed to Abraham Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois, displayed under a magnifying lens and double-matted with...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln: Siding from the Springfield Homestead2007 - Abraham Lincoln: Siding from the Springfield Homestead
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Section of wooden siding from the Lincoln Homestead in Springfield, Illinois, measuring approximately 19" x 3.5"Â x .5", with an...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Autograph Note Signed as President2008 - Abraham Lincoln Autograph Note Signed as President
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Boldly penned Civil War-dated ANS as president, signed "A. Lincoln," written neatly on the reverse of an ALS from Major General John M. Sc...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln: Wallpaper from Springfield Home2009 - Abraham Lincoln: Wallpaper from Springfield Home
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Large fragments of bronze-and-blue patterned wallpaper removed from Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's bedroom at their home in Springfield, Illino...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Andersonville Prison Memoir by Francis C. Curtis2010 - Andersonville Prison Memoir by Francis C. Curtis
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Remarkable handwritten narrative memoir by Francis C. Curtis, Co. E, Massachusetts 1st Heavy Artillery, 21 pages, 8 x 10, tracing his movements from M
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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