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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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Ambrose Powell Hill85 - Ambrose Powell Hill
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Confederate general who commanded the ‘Light Division’ and was killed during the Third Battle of Petersburg (1825–1865). Haunting original 2.25 x 4 ca
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George N. Hollins86 - George N. Hollins
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Confederate naval commander (1799–1878). War-dated LS signed “G. N. Hollins, Flag Officer C. S. Navy,” one page, 7.75 x 5.5, February 23, 1863. Short
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John H. Ingraham87 - John H. Ingraham
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Midshipman who resigned from the US Navy to join the Confederacy. ANS signed “J. H. Ingraham,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.5 x 2.75, no date. Note rega
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Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson88 - Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson
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Large oval albumen photograph of Jackson, 7 x 9, reproducing a painting of the general in uniform. Affixed to its original thin cardboard backing, han
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Jim Crow89 - Jim Crow
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Manuscript poem in an unknown hand, one both sides page, 8 x 10, no date. Handwritten poem entitled “A Letter from Jim Crow.” In part: “Pray what’s th
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Joseph E. Johnston90 - Joseph E. Johnston
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Confederate general (1807–1891) who, when Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, resigned his commission as a brigadier general in the regular army—
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Joseph E. Johnston91 - Joseph E. Johnston
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Confederate general (1807–1891) who, when Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, resigned his commission as a brigadier general in the regular army—
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Robert E. Lee92 - Robert E. Lee
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Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Lee as a young and clean-shaven man. In fine condition.
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Robert E. Lee93 - Robert E. Lee
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Original 7 x 3.5 stereoview of Robert E. Lee’s former home in Arlington, Virginia, bearing a lengthy printed description to the reverse. Published by
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Stephen D. Lee94 - Stephen D. Lee
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Youngest Confederate lieutenant general during the Civil War who later served as the first president of Mississippi A&M College (1833–1908). Ink...
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Sydney Smith Lee95 - Sydney Smith Lee
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Naval officer (1802–1869) who served as chief of the Confederate Navy's Bureau of Orders and Detail, as well as the older brother of Robert E. L...
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William Henry Fitzhugh Lee96 - William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
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Second son of Robert E. Lee who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War (1837–1891). Ink signature, “W. H. F. Lee, Virginia,” on
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John Leyburn97 - John Leyburn
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Influential southern clergyman in the Confederacy (1814–1893). Rare war-dated ADS, signed “John Leyburn, Secy. Presbyterian Publication Branch,” one p
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Libby Prison98 - Libby Prison
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Scarce original 4 x 2.25 carte-de-visite image of the Confederacy’s Libby Prison as it appeared in the summer of 1863, showing soldiers and a horse at
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James Longstreet99 - James Longstreet
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Confederate general (1821–1904) who distinguished himself at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga. ALS, one page, 5.25 x 7.25, April 20, 1896. Le
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James Longstreet100 - James Longstreet
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Confederate general (1821–1904) who distinguished himself at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga. Ink signature, “Your mt. obt. servt., James Lo
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James M. Mason and Robert M. T. Hunter101 - James M. Mason and Robert M. T. Hunter
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Mason (1798–1871) was appointed commissioner of the Confederacy to the United Kingdom and France; Hunter (1809–1887) served as the Confederate States
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Samuel Bell Maxey102 - Samuel Bell Maxey
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Soldier, lawyer, and politician (1825–1895) from Paris, Texas, who served as major general for the Confederacy in the Civil War and later represented
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Messages and Papers of the Confederacy103 - Messages and Papers of the Confederacy
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Books: A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Confederacy, two volumes, by James D. Richardson. Nashville: United States Publishing Company,
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Michael Miley104 - Michael Miley
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Virginian photographer (1841–1918) known for his portraits of Robert E. Lee. Two checks: bank check, 8.25 x 3.75, filled out in another hand and signe
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