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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. Helena2001Napoleon 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...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Napoleon Twice-Signed Handwritten Prisoner Release Order2002Napoleon 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...
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
Napoleonic 1813 ANXIII Heavy Cavalry Cuirassier Sword2003Napoleonic 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
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Horatio Nelson: HMS Victory Wooden Artifact2004Horatio 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...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Zachary Taylor Autograph Letter Signed on Congressional Gold Medal2005Zachary 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...
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Abraham Lincoln: Springfield Home Drapery Swatch2006Abraham 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...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Abraham Lincoln: Siding from the Springfield Homestead2007Abraham 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...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Abraham Lincoln Autograph Note Signed as President2008Abraham 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...
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Abraham Lincoln: Wallpaper from Springfield Home2009Abraham 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...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Andersonville Prison Memoir by Francis C. Curtis2010Andersonville 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
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Battle of Antietam: 30-Page Letter with Antietam Content2011Battle of Antietam: 30-Page Letter with Antietam Content
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ALS signed "Augustus C. Golding," fifteen pages both sides, 6 x 7.75, November 15, 1862. Writing to his "Friend Sturgis," Sergea...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Battle of Chancellorsville: Confederate Soldier's Letter2012Battle of Chancellorsville: Confederate Soldier's Letter
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Civil War-dated ALS by a Private James K. Lewis of I Co., North Carolina 16th Infantry, signed "J. K. Lewis," four pages on two adjoining ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Battle of Fredericksburg: 5th New Hampshire Infantry Letter2013Battle of Fredericksburg: 5th New Hampshire Infantry Letter
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Civil War-dated ALS by a drummer of the 5th New Hampshire Infantry, signed "Charles Moody," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.7...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
P. G. T. Beauregard (2) Signatures2015P. G. T. Beauregard (2) Signatures
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Two ink signatures, "G. T. Beauregard" and "G. T. Beauregard, April 5th 1872," penned on individual slips measuring 2.75 x 1.5 a...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
P. G. T. Beauregard Autograph Letter Signed2016P. G. T. Beauregard Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "G. T. Beauregard," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, October 1, 1875. Addressed from Crab Orchard Springs in Ke...
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
John Milton Brannan Signed Photograph2017John Milton Brannan Signed Photograph
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Career United States Army artillery officer (1819-1892) who served in the Mexican-American War and as a Union brigadier general of volunteers in the A
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Simon Bolivar Buckner Autograph Letter Signed2018Simon Bolivar Buckner Autograph Letter Signed
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Confederate general (1823-1914) best remembered for submitting to Grant's famous demand for unconditional surrender at the Battle of Fort Donels...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Camp Douglas: Captain Abram Lash Personal Belongings2019Camp Douglas: Captain Abram Lash Personal Belongings
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Collection of personal belongings identified to Captain Abram Lash, Co. A, 69th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, who served as a Union guard at Camp D
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Document Signed2020Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Document Signed
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Maine-born Union major general (1828-1914) who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Partly-
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 1914 Memorial Reception Flag2021Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 1914 Memorial Reception Flag
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Maine-born Union major general (1828-1914) who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Scarce
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00