Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Civil War

Bank check, 6.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Burnside, "A. E. Burnside," payable to Wilbur Jackson for $13,000, March 24, 1875. In fine c...

ALS signed “A. E. Burnside,” one page, 5.25 x 8, December 29, no year but likely war-dated, between 1862 and 1864. Written from Anna

ALS signed “A. E. Burnside,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, Office of the Illinois Central Rail Road Company letterhead, August 25, 1865. Let

Two checks, each filled out in another hand and signed by Butler, "Benj. Butler," dated June 17, 1874 and December 27, 1875. The first is ...

Three ink signatures of Confederate Army officers on individual slips and cards, including: Wade Hampton, James Longstreet, and George B. Cosby. In ov

Two items: a vintage matte-finish 4.75 x 7 photo of Clay in a head-and-shoulders pose, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ballpoint, ...

ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, January 9, 1871. Letter to Professor Botta, in full: "I called to see you at 4 this P. M. this evening. I am engaged, ...

Three items: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Doolittle with his Tokyo bombing crew, signed in black felt tip, "J. H. Doolittle"; a glossy 10 x 8 ...

Two items: a glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle with members of his flight crew and Chinese officials in China after the

FDC with a cachet honoring Doss as a recipient of the Medal of Honor, signed in blue ballpoint, "Desmond T. Doss, C.M.H." A small autograp...

Color 24 x 18 print entitled ‘Atomic Warfare Is Born,’ signed in blue felt tip, “Theodore J. Van Kirk,” “

Souvenir copy of General Thomas T. Handy's letter to General Carl Spaatz authorizing the dropping of the first atomic bomb, one page, 8 x 9.75, ...

Four items signed by one or more crew-members of the Enola Gay or Bockscar, including: an 8.5 x 11 sheet containing an interview between USA Today and

ALS signed “Tom Ferebee,” one page, 8.5 x 11, December 16, 1985. Letter to a young admirer, in part: "It makes me feel good to get f

Five items signed in ballpoint or felt tip by Enola Gay Pilot Paul Tibbets, including: a glossy photo of the Enola Gay, which is also signed by Naviga

Ink signature, "Winf'd S. Hancock,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.25 sheet. Matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 12.5 x ...

Untranslated LS in German, signed “von Hindenburg,” one page, 8.75 x 11.25, May 3, 1923. In very good to fine condition, with light

Two Civil War–dated ALSs, signed "J. Hooker, Maj. Genl., Comdg.," each one page both sides, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac letter...

Manuscript DS, signed “W. E. Jones,” two pages affixed to an overall size of 31 x 6.25, spring of 1852. Quarterly return of quarterm

Vintage glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of General LeMay in uniform, signed in blue ink, "Curtis E. LeMay, Lt. Gen. U.S.A.F." Reverse bears an &quo...

Collection of five ink signatures of members of President Abraham Lincoln's cabinet on individual slips and cards ranging in size from 3 x 1.75 ...

Ink signature, "James Longstreet,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 sheet. Mounted and framed with a portrait of the Confederate general to an ove...

ALS in pencil, signed “J. Longstreet,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, Office of Longstreet, Owen & Co. letterhead, March 1, 1867.

Cover for Life magazine from January 10, 1964, depicting Douglas MacArthur in later age smoking a pipe and holding a copy of 'The Spirit of West...

Fountain pen signature, "Douglas MacArthur,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.25 slip. Double-matted and framed with two historic images to an ove...

War-dated fountain pen signature, "Douglas MacArthur,” on a green 6 x 4.5 album page with a typed collector's notation in the top cor...

Crisp ink signature, "Jas. B. McPherson, Maj. Gen'l," on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. In fine condition.

Ink signature, "Geo. G. Meade, Maj. Gen'l. U.S.A.,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. In fine condition.

Five color glossy photos of United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip, with ima

Fountain pen signature, “Nelson A. Miles, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 card. In very fine condition.

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, Isington Mill letterhead, August 13, 1965. Letter to "Peter," in full: "I am delighted to learn that you have b...

Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred'k A. Muhlenberg, Speaker,” one page, 8.25 x 6.5, December 28, 1781. Pay order issued to Pennsylvania

Four items signed by, or relating to, leading figures of Napoleonic France: Partly-printed DS in French, signed by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand and

Signed book: Operation Lifeline: History and Development of the Naval Air Transport Service. Limited edition, numbered 901/1000. Chicago: Ziff Davis P

TLS signed “C. W. Nimitz,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations letterhead, October 20, 1947

Color satin-finish 12 x 18 photo of the FBI wanted poster for Osama bin Laden, signed in blue felt tip by Rob O'Neill, who adds, "Never qui...

Two items: a vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 10 photo of the commanding general, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Serg...

Two items: an ALS, one page, 4.5 x 6.75, August 12, 1850, to Joseph Gilbert Totten, Chief of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in part: "Please fur...

LS signed “P. H. Sheridan,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, Headquarters, Military Division of the Gulf letterhead, July 28, 1865. Letter to

Ink signature, "P. H. Sheridan, Maj. Gen'l,” on an off-white 2.75 x .75 slip affixed to a tiny card, with Alexander McDowell McCook&#...

Four glossy photos of famed Tuskegee airmen Charles McGee and Eugene J. Richardson, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, with two signed in black felt tip, “Ch

TLS signed “J. M. Wainwright,” one page, 7 x 9.25, personal letterhead, May 31, 1950. Letter to Leslie V. Stockton, in full: "Under

Civil War–dated ALS signed “G. K. Warren,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, August 9, 1862. Letter to Samuel Higgins in New York

Two items: a color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of General William Westmoreland at his desk, signed in black felt tip, "W. C. Westmoreland"; a...

Three TLSs from notable World War II officers George C. Marshall, Chester Nimitz, and Mark W. Clark, each one page, dated between 1940 and 1948. The M

Color glossy 7 x 5 photo of the 'First Lady of Aviation' posing in front of one of her propeller-powered aircraft, signed and inscribed in b...

Striking vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 photo of Amy Johnson wearing her aviation coat and goggles, signed in fountain pen. Reverse bears a J. Capst

Fantastic vintage glossy 11.5 x 9 photo of the Lockheed 'Sirius' airplane which Lindbergh and his wife Anne flew together to the Orient in 1...

Three items: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Simons in uniform, signed and inscribed in black felt tip; and two TLSs sending his autograph, one of which expa

Historic archive of three US Coast Guard documents associated with the unsuccessful search for Amelia Earhart after her disappearance on July 2, 1937,

Eight items signed by Col. Stapp, including: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Stapp in his rocket sled after setting a new land speed record in 1954, signed i

Group lot of 10 glossy photos, ranging in size from 8 x 8 to 10 x 8, each signed in blue or black felt tip by a notable test pilot, with some adding m

The Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Orville Wright, payable to The Gerkins Oil Company for $2.80, Augu

Desirable group lot of three official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of the historic Apollo 11 crew, each signed and inscribed in blue or black felt ti

ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, NASA letterhead, no date. Letter to "Mr. Glass," in full: "The dates of my 7 X-15 flights can be obtained fr...

Original issue of the New York Daily News from "Moonday, July 21, 1969," Long Island Final edition, Vol. 51, No. 22, 64 pages, 10.5 x 15.2...

Official color glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in black felt

Blue felt tip signature, "Neil Armstrong,” on a white 3.75 x 2.25 card. In very fine condition.

Amazing 8.25 x 6.25 swatch of re-entry parachute presumed to be flown on the Apollo 14 Command Module Kittyhawk, which splashed down in the South Paci

Postal cover, 6 x 5, with an affixed Apollo 16 emblem sticker, postmarked on the mission launch date of April 16, 1972, signed in black ballpoint by J

Impressive historic archive of John Neilon, the long-time Director of NASA’s Unmanned Launch Operations, chronicling the development of Proje

Magnificent oversized color matte-finish 10.75 x 13.5 portrait of Apollo 11 LMP Buzz Aldrin in a stoic half-length pose, dressed in his white space su

Three books signed by Aldrin, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: Return to Earth, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Gordon,...

Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Aldrin, "Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.," payable to Brentwood-Chenault Condo Homeowners Ass'...

Apollo 11 recovery cover with a stamped cachet honoring the splashdown, postmarked at Kennedy Space Center on July 24, 1969, signed in black felt tip

Two covers: a lunar landing day cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 15, postmarked at Kennedy Space Center on July 30, 1971, signed and inscribed in b

Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet of the Apollo 17 insignia, postmarked on the mission launch date of December 7, 1972, signed in black ink,...

Three Project Apollo covers: a recovery cover for Apollo 7, postmarked on the USS Essex on October 22, 1968, signed in black ballpoint by Walt Cunning

Six books signed by astronauts, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: Jim Irwin (To Rule the Night, inscribed), Jim Lovell (Apollo 13), Alan Sh

Six personal checks filled out and signed by Mercury and Apollo astronauts, including: Deke Slayton (2, "Donald K. Slayton"), Walt Cunning...

Three items: a vintage glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of Frank Borman signing his autograph, signed in fountain pen; an off-white 5 x 3 card signed in fountain

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Scott Carpenter with a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, neatly signed in ink. In fine condition, with very slight

Limited edition color 17 x 11 artistic print of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, an attack aircraft flown as part of the Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113),

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of planet Earth as viewed from space during the Apollo 17 mission, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To...

Signed book: Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey. Third printing. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x ...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Cooper in a suit and tie with an astronaut pin on his lapel, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Collection of 13 KNIGA covers bearing cachets of Russian space achievements, signed in various inks by cosmonaut crews. Signers include: Vladimir Koma

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 16 splashdown in the central Pacific Ocean, signed in black felt tip by the mission lunar module p

Four glossy photos of Ed Dwight, Jr. as a young test pilot in the Air Force, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip, with Dwight adding &q...

Limited edition vintage 1:30 scale model of the Gemini command module made by Topping, Inc., circa 1962–63 under a contract from McDonnell Ai

Five items signed in felt tip by John Glenn, consisting of a pamphlet, two color photos, an FDC, and an off-white card, ranging in size from 5 x 3 to

Five items signed by John Glenn, including: two different color 8 x 10 photos (both inscribed), a reproduction of the New York Times front page coveri

Official color vintage 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Glenn in a bow tie with a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, signed and inscribed in ink, "Best regar...

Four items signed by the Mercury astronauts: a color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury 7, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To KentR...

Official color 7.75 x 10 NASA lithograph of S. David Griggs wearing his blue flight suit, signed in black felt tip, "S. D. Griggs." In fin...

Triple-signed Niwri Corporation business check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Irwin, "James B. Irwin," payable to "Jim Irwin&quo...

Five items signed by Chris Kraft, including: a sketch of a Space Shuttle; a felt tip signature on a beige card; an FDC commemorating the Shuttle'...

Two oversized items: a color 10 x 13 LOOK Magazine cover from 1969 featuring the iconic Apollo 11 'visor shot,' signed in black felt tip by ...

Two items: a vintage official glossy 8 x 10 black-numbered NASA photo of Lovell in a suit and tie, signed in fountain pen, "Best Regards, James...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Mattingly in a suit and tie, posing with a model, signed in black felt tip, "Best wishes, Ken Mattingl...

Two items: an official glossy 8 x 10 numbered NASA photo of McDivitt in a handsome front-facing pose, signed in blue ballpoint, "James A. McDiv...

Three official 8 x 10 NASA photographs, glossy and semi-glossy, each signed in ink or felt tip by the pictured Mercury astronaut: "M. Scott Car...

Five items signed by members of NASA's first astronaut group, including: Alan Shepard (mounted signature), John Glenn (mounted signature), Scott...

Six items signed by members of NASA's Mission Control, including: Chris Kraft (two FDCs), Gene Kranz (FDC), Chester M. Lee (commemorative cover)...

Three books signed by NASA's esteemed flight directors, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: Gene Kranz (Failure Is Not An Option, signe...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of LMP Mitchell beside the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, "Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14...

Three books signed by moonwalkers, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: Alan Shepard (Moon Shot), Jim Irwin (To Rule The Night, inscribed), an

Four official color NASA lithographs, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 , each signed by a moonwalker, including: Alan Shepard (2, both inscribed); Dave Scott; and Ha

Three checks signed by moonwalkers: a personal check filled out and signed by Buzz Aldrin, "Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.," payable to Clifford Eng...

Two books, both hardcover with dust jacket: Encounter with Tiber, signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ink, "To my friend, B...