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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Battle of Antietam: 30-Page Letter with Antietam Content2011 - Battle 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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Battle of Chancellorsville: Confederate Soldier's Letter2012 - Battle 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 ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Battle of Fredericksburg: 5th New Hampshire Infantry Letter2013 - Battle 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...
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P. G. T. Beauregard (2) Signatures2015 - P. 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...
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P. G. T. Beauregard Autograph Letter Signed2016 - P. 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...
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John Milton Brannan Signed Photograph2017 - John 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
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Simon Bolivar Buckner Autograph Letter Signed2018 - Simon 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...
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Camp Douglas: Captain Abram Lash Personal Belongings2019 - Camp 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
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Document Signed2020 - Joshua 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-
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 1914 Memorial Reception Flag2021 - Joshua 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
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