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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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Gettysburg: Letter from the Battlefield2042 - Gettysburg: Letter from the Battlefield
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ALS signed "Harlan P. Martin," one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, July 5, 1863. Handwritten letter from the "Battle Field near Gettysb...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gettysburg Battlefield Letter and Culp's Hill Bullet2043 - Gettysburg Battlefield Letter and Culp's Hill Bullet
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Remarkable Civil War-dated ALS in pencil by Pvt. Edwin Simmons, a musician in Co. C, Maryland 1st Infantry (Federal), four pages on two adjoining shee
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Gettysburg: Francis C. Barlow and John B. Gordon Signatures2044 - Gettysburg: Francis C. Barlow and John B. Gordon Signatures
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Superb pairing of signatures from the protagonists in the 'Barlow-Gordon incident,' a poignant (though possibly apocryphal) story of old ene...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gettysburg: Iron Brigade Document Signed2045 - Gettysburg: Iron Brigade Document Signed
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DS, one page, 3.25 x 8, December 16-17, 1863. Docketing panel cut from a furlough document, issued from the Headquarters of the 24th Michigan. In part
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gettysburg: Jennie Wade Carte-de-Visite, Postcard, and Document2046 - Gettysburg: Jennie Wade Carte-de-Visite, Postcard, and Document
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Three items associated with Jennie Wade, the only civilian to die in the Battle of Gettysburg; on July 3, 1863, Wade was at her sister's house k...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant Locket of Hair Clippings2047 - U. S. Grant Locket of Hair Clippings
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Several strands of President Ulysses S. Grant's hair, contained within a gold-tone .75 x .75 locket opposite a portrait of Grant. The front of t...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant Signature - Pristine Example2048 - U. S. Grant Signature - Pristine Example
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Beautiful ink signature, "U. S. Grant," on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. In very fine condition. Bold and clean, this is an essentially flaw...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Stonewall Jackson Autograph Letter Signed from West Point2049 - Stonewall Jackson Autograph Letter Signed from West Point
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Early ALS signed "T. J. J.," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, January 1, 1846. Addressed from "USMA" at West Point, ...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee Signed Photograph as General2051 - Robert E. Lee Signed Photograph as General
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Exceptional 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of General Robert E. Lee wearing his three-star military uniform, signed in black ink, "R. E. Lee,...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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George Washington Custis Lee Signed Diploma (1874)2052 - George Washington Custis Lee Signed Diploma (1874)
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Eldest son of Robert E. Lee, who served as a Confederate general and aide-de-camp to Jefferson Davis (1832-1913). Partly-printed DS, signed "G....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Robert Todd Lincoln Signed Check and Cabinet Photo2053 - Robert Todd Lincoln Signed Check and Cabinet Photo
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Son of President Abraham Lincoln (1843-1926) who served as secretary of war in the Garfield and Arthur administrations. Personal check, 8.25 x 3.25, f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Longstreet Signature2054 - James Longstreet Signature
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Confederate general (1821-1904) who distinguished himself at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga, and is remembered as one of the Civil War...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George B. McClellan Signed and Handwritten Telegram (1862)2055 - George B. McClellan Signed and Handwritten Telegram (1862)
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Civil War-dated autograph telegram in pencil, signed "G. B. McClellan, Maj. Gnl.," one page, 7.25 x 3.75, August 24 [1862], addressed from...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Alexander McDowell McCook Signed Photograph2056 - Alexander McDowell McCook Signed Photograph
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Union general (1831-1903) who was court-martialed and partially blamed for the Union disaster at Chickamauga. Uncommon 2.25 x 3.5 carte-de-visite port
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George G. Meade Endorsement Signed2057 - George G. Meade Endorsement Signed
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Union general (1815-1872) best known for leading his troops to a commanding victory over Lee's Confederates at Gettysburg. Civil War-dated manus...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George E. Pickett War-dated Supplies Invoice2058 - George E. Pickett War-dated Supplies Invoice
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Mexican-American War-dated manuscript document, one page, 8 x 10.25, City of Mexico, December 31, 1847. An invoice of "Clothing, Camp and Garri...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Benjamin D. Pritchard's Union Cape2059 - Benjamin D. Pritchard's Union Cape
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Impressive deep navy blue Union cape identified to Benjamin D. Pritchard, who is remembered as one of the four men who captured Confederate President
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John F. Reynolds Autograph Letter Signed on Fredericksburg2060 - John F. Reynolds Autograph Letter Signed on Fredericksburg
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Highly respected senior commander of the Union Army (1820-1863) who played a key role in committing the Army of the Potomac to the Battle of Gettysbur
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James B. Ricketts and Fanny Ricketts Signed Photograph2061 - James B. Ricketts and Fanny Ricketts Signed Photograph
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Uncommon 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of General and Mrs. James B. Ricketts by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, signed on the ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Winfield Scott Schley Letter Signed2062 - Winfield Scott Schley Letter Signed
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Naval officer (1839-1911) who commanded the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago de Cuba and who led the expedition to rescue Adolphus Greeley
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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