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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Confederate Generals (3) Signed Items2032 - Confederate Generals (3) Signed Items
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Three Items:Â Â (1) War Date ALS, April 28, 1863, 1-1/4 pages, 7.75 x 9.75, Richmond, Virginia, C.S. Senate, written by CSA Senator and...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Confederate Mother Handwritten Letter to Gov. Francis W. Pickens2033 - Confederate Mother Handwritten Letter to Gov. Francis W. Pickens
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, June 21, 1861. Anonymous handwritten letter to "His Excellency," South Carolina Governor ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Confederate Soldier with Gun Tintype2034 - Confederate Soldier with Gun Tintype
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Appealing original ninth-plate-size tintype (2" x 2.5") of a Confederate soldier in his standard shell jacket, posing with his revolver ac...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Confederate Veteran Reunion Flag2035 - Confederate Veteran Reunion Flag
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Miniature example of the Confederate 'Third National' flag from a Confederate veterans' reunion, circa 1900. The flag measures approxima...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Thomas L. Crittenden Signed Photograph2036 - Thomas L. Crittenden Signed Photograph
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Union general during the American Civil War (1819-1893) who commanded forces at the battles of Stones River, Chickamauga, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis Autograph Letter Signed on Robert E. Lee2037 - Jefferson Davis Autograph Letter Signed on Robert E. Lee
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 9.5, July 20, 1883. Handwritten letter to John W. Daniel. In part: "I have often seen statements w...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis: Harper's Weekly Newspaper2038 - Jefferson Davis: Harper's Weekly Newspaper
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Complete issue of Harper's Weekly from May 27, 1865, fifteen pages, 11 x 15.5, featuring a story on the "Capture of Davis" and an illu...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Jubal A. Early Autograph Letter Signed on Lee and Jackson2039 - Jubal A. Early Autograph Letter Signed on Lee and Jackson
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Partial ALS signed "J. A. Early," one page, 8 x 7.5, no date. Conclusion of a letter to Allen Thorndyke Rice, editor of the North American...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jubal A. Early Signature2040 - Jubal A. Early Signature
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Confederate general (1816-1894) who led troops at Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. Ink signature, "J. A. Early, Lynchb...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nathan Bedford Forrest Document Signed2041 - Nathan Bedford Forrest Document Signed
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Confederate general (1821-1877) who earned a reputation as the greatest cavalry officer of the Civil War. DS, signed "N. B. Forrest," one ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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