RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Wooden gavel with a 9.5? handle and 3.5? head, bearing an attached cloth tag that reads, “From the USS Hartford, Farragut’s flagship Mobile Bay.” In v

Confederate officer named for his family’s ardent political views (1831–1864) who served under W.H.T. Walker at Vicksburg, Chickamuga, and Atlanta, an

LS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 18, 1868. An official copy of Howard’s letter to Edwin Beecher to be forwarded to General Thomas H. Ruger. In full:

Civil War–dated endorsement signature, “T. J. Jackson,” penned on the docketing panel of a letter written to him by Colonel Kenton Harper of the 5th I

LS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7.25 x 8.5, May 6, 1829. An intriguing letter regarding an exiled friend, in part (translated): “I would n

Union general (1815–1872) best known for leading his troops to a commanding victory over Lee’s Confederates at Gettysburg. LS signed “Geo. G. Meade,”

World War II–era printed notice in English and Japanese, signed “C. W. Nimitz,” one page, 12.5 x 9.25, no date. In part: “Surrender your firearms, amm

Highly sought-after matte-finish 14 x 11 photo of Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri, signed and inscribed in the lower bor

ALS signed “Nelson & Bronte,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9.25, January 26, 1804. Letter to “H. R. H. Duke de Genevois,” written ...

Rare album gilt-stamped on the front cover in German, “Erinnerung an schwere Zeiten [Memory of Difficult Times],” 9 x 5.75, containing twenty-two 1922