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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Douglas MacArthur Autograph Note Signed to William Halsey2164 - Douglas MacArthur Autograph Note Signed to William Halsey
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ANS signed "MacA," one page, 8 x 10.25, no date [circa 1944]. Brief handwritten note from Douglas MacArthur that was radioed to the flagsh...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur Typed Letter Signed2165 - Douglas MacArthur Typed Letter Signed
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Magnificent TLS, one page, 7.5 x 10.5, 90 Church Street (New York) letterhead, February 8, 1961. Letter to David R. Condon of the Chicago Tribune, in
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur Oversized Signed Photograph2166 - Douglas MacArthur Oversized Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait photo of General MacArthur wearing his military uniform and his trademark Philippine Army Field Marshalâ
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur Autograph Note Signed2167 - Douglas MacArthur Autograph Note Signed
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World War II-dated ANS in pencil, signed "MacA," one page, 5 x 8, [1944]. Handwritten note from Douglas MacArthur to Vice Admiral Aubrey W...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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George C. Marshall Book Presented to General Bruce Palmer2168 - George C. Marshall Book Presented to General Bruce Palmer
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Signed book: George C. Marshall: Ordeal and Hope, 1939-1942. Later printing. NY: Viking Press, 1967. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 491 pages.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Medal of Honor Recipients (3) Signed Lithographs2169 - Medal of Honor Recipients (3) Signed Lithographs
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Attractive set of three limited-edition lithographs of drawings by artist Janice G. Keck depicting Medal of Honor recipients Second Lieutenant John C.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frank Merrill Signed Photograph2170 - Frank Merrill Signed Photograph
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American general (1903-1955) best remembered for his command of Merrill's Marauders in the Burma Campaign of World War II. Scarce vintage matte-...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chester Nimitz Signed Photograph and Typed Letter Signed2171 - Chester Nimitz Signed Photograph and Typed Letter Signed
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Two items: a vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Fleet Admiral Nimitz posing in front of a large map, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "T...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George S. Patton Signed Photograph - Driving a Tank2172 - George S. Patton Signed Photograph - Driving a Tank
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Tremendous vintage matte-finish 12.5 x 9.5 photo of Lieutenant General George S. Patton standing in the hatch of a tank in North Africa during World W
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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George S. Patton Recommends the Distinguished Service Medal2173 - George S. Patton Recommends the Distinguished Service Medal
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Significant DS, signed "G. S. Patton, Jr.," two pages marked "Secret" at the top and bottom, 8 x 10.5, November 19, 1944. An off...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton Original 'Type I' Photograph2174 - George S. Patton Original 'Type I' Photograph
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Original glossy 8 x 10 Signal Corps photograph of General George S. Patton during a salute at Torgau, Germany, in the spring of 1945, depicting the co
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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George S. Patton Original 'Type I' Photograph2175 - George S. Patton Original 'Type I' Photograph
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Original pearl-finish 7.75 x 6.25 International News photograph of General George S. Patton driving his personal M3 Stuart Tank at the Desert Training
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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George S. Patton Original 'Type I' Photograph2176 - George S. Patton Original 'Type I' Photograph
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Original glossy 7.25 x 9 Associated Press photograph of Lieutenant General George S. Patton wearing his three-star helmet and a wool coat with binocul
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Matthew Ridgway Signed Souvenir Typescript2177 - Matthew Ridgway Signed Souvenir Typescript
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Souvenir typescript of "Text of Eighth Army General Order, Assuming Command, 26 December 1950," signed "M. B. Ridgway," one page...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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FDR Reelected as President Letter: 'I hate the fourth term'2178 - FDR Reelected as President Letter: 'I hate the fourth term'
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Sensational World War II-dated TLS from President Franklin D. Roosevelt on his recent election to a historic fourth term as the President of the Unite
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt Awards the Legion of Merit2179 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt Awards the Legion of Merit
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World War II-dated DS as president, one page, 12 x 9.75, January 4, 1945. President Roosevelt awards the "Legion of Merit, Degree of Officer to...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Walter Bedell Smith Signed Photograph2180 - Walter Bedell Smith Signed Photograph
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Senior officer of the United States Army (1895-1961) who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief of staff at Allied Forces Headquarters d...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Decree from Joseph Stalin to Ivan Konev (1944)2181 - Decree from Joseph Stalin to Ivan Konev (1944)
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Rare World War II-dated official Soviet Union document in Cyrillic, two pages, 7.75 x 11.5, March 10, 1944. An untranslated decree from Joseph Stalin
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Joseph Stalin Signed Hand-Drawn Order By His Daughter2182 - Joseph Stalin Signed Hand-Drawn Order By His Daughter
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Unique hand-drawn 'official order' from Stalin's daughter endorsed at the conclusion by the Russian ruler, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, 1934. ...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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USS Arizona with Herbert Hoover Original 'Type 1' Photograph2183 - USS Arizona with Herbert Hoover Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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Original vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 8.5 photograph of President Herbert Hoover with the crew on board the USS Arizona, circa 1931, during a trip to
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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