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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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Lavrentiy Beria Document Signed (1926)2123 - Lavrentiy Beria Document Signed (1926)
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Brutal chief of the Soviet Union's NKVD secret police force and powerful deputy to Stalin (1899-1953). DS in Cyrillic, two pages, 8.75 x 7, May ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Roy Brown Autograph Letter Signed2124 - Roy Brown Autograph Letter Signed
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Canadian aviator and World War I ace (1893-1944) officially credited with bringing down the Red Baron, though later investigations indicated that the
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Georges Clemenceau Autograph Letter Signed2125 - Georges Clemenceau Autograph Letter Signed
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Extraordinary ALS in French, signed "G. Clemenceau," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, July 24, 1920. Addressed from Vichy,...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Billy Mitchell Signed Oversized Photograph2126 - Billy Mitchell Signed Oversized Photograph
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American World War I ace (1879-1936) regarded as the father of the US Air Force, whose zealous ambition and vocal criticism of the War and Navy depart
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed on WWI2127 - Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed on WWI
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World War I-dated TLS, one page, 8.5 x 10.25, May 12, 1915. Letter to noted book publisher Irving Putnam, in full: "That is an excellent letter...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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The Allied Leaders of the Versailles Treaty Signed Pamphlet2128 - The Allied Leaders of the Versailles Treaty Signed Pamphlet
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Incredible original 8.5 x 12.5 commemorative pamphlet issued for the historic signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, which was signed o
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Estimate : 16,000.00 - 18,000.00
 
 
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Leon Trotsky Document Signed (1919)2129 - Leon Trotsky Document Signed (1919)
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War-dated DS in Cyrillic, signed "L. Trotsky," one page, 7.25 x 9, February 10, 1919. Official mandate No. 507 dispatched from Moscow, whi...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Hap Arnold Typed Letter Signed2130 - Hap Arnold Typed Letter Signed
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World War II-dated TLS signed "H. H. Arnold," one page, 7 x 9, War Department, Commanding General, Army Air Forces letterhead, May 18, 194...
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Battle of Midway (5) Letters2131 - Battle of Midway (5) Letters
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Collection of five letters concerning the Battle of Midway, including: an ALS by Rear Admiral Ralph J. Arnold, three pages, in part: "I think m...
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Battle of Okinawa: Hacksaw Ridge Japanese Soldier's Personal Effects2132 - Battle of Okinawa: Hacksaw Ridge Japanese Soldier's Personal Effects
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Grouping of personal articles found in a cave position on the battle site of Maeda Escarpment (also called 'Hacksaw Ridge') on Okinawa Islan...
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Moe Berg Handwritten Notebook and Signed Check2133 - Moe Berg Handwritten Notebook and Signed Check
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Baseball catcher (1902-1972) who also served briefly as a spy for the United States. Casey Stengel once described Berg as 'the strangest man eve...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Omar Bradley Autograph Letter Signed2134 - Omar Bradley Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 7 x 8.5, personal five-star General of the Army letterhead, October 7, 1966. Handwritten letter to "Red," in full: "I ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Claire L. Chennault Signed Photograph2135 - Claire L. Chennault Signed Photograph
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Air Force general (1893-1958) who commanded the famous Flying Tigers during World War II. Superb vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Chennault seated in hi
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill Signed Book with Telegram2136 - Winston Churchill Signed Book with Telegram
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Signed book: The Second World War, Volume I: The Gathering Storm. First UK edition. London, England: Cassell & Co. Ltd., & The Book Society ...
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Mark W. Clark Typed Letter Signed on Winston Churchill2137 - Mark W. Clark Typed Letter Signed on Winston Churchill
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TLS signed "Mark Clark," one page, 8.5 x 11, The Citadel letterhead, May 6, 1983. Letter to Robert Laird in Hertfordshire, England, touchi...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William J. 'Wild Bill' Donovan Signed Photograph2138 - William J. 'Wild Bill' Donovan Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of William J. 'Wild Bill' Donovan in his military uniform, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To John...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James H. Doolittle Signed Photograph2139 - James H. Doolittle Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 portrait photo of James H. Doolittle posing in his three-star U.S. Air Force uniform, signed and inscribed in ink, "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Doolittle Raiders: Edward Saylor Signed Photograph2140 - Doolittle Raiders: Edward Saylor Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of aircraft crew No. 15 of the Doolittle Raiders, signed in black ballpoint by crew flight engineer Edward Saylor. In very fine co
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Doolittle's Raiders (3) Signed Short Snorter2141 - Doolittle's Raiders (3) Signed Short Snorter
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A circa 1946 Japanese 10 Yen banknote, 5.75 x 3.25, signed on the reverse in ballpoint by three of Doolittle’s Raiders: Richard E.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Shares Atomic Secrets with Pakistan2143 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Shares Atomic Secrets with Pakistan
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TLS as president, two pages, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, June 25, 1955. Letter to Lewis Strauss, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, in fu
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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