RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Chinese political leader (1917–1994) who served as the deputy Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1983 to 1988. Blue ink signature of

Farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, American Revolutionary War patriot, hero, and politician. ADS, signed “Ethan & Ira Al...

Manuscript DS, signed “Thomas Gross,” one page, 7.5 x 6.25, November 27, 1865. Confederate amnesty oath sworn in Bedford County, Virginia. In part: “I

Rare Civil War–dated DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 10, 1865. Confederate furlough document issued as Special Orders 166 by Lt. Gen. R. S. Ewell from t

Partly-printed DS, one page, 16 x 27.5, March 1, 1864. Ornately engraved uncancelled Confederate States of America bond in the amount of $1000, number

ALS signed “G. A. Custer,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, March 31, no year but circa 1875. Letter to Major John Carland, written from his post

Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5 x 3, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs Genl Custer, Monroe, Mich,” bearing an affixed three-cent postage stamp

Exceptionally bold ink signature, “G. A. Custer, US Arm ,” on an off-white 4 x 2 slip affixed to a slightly larger card. A vertical fold trivially p

Union cavalryman (1832–1863) considered the first Union officer killed in the Gettysburg Campaign. Civil War–dated ANS signed “B. F. Davis, Col. 8 N.Y

Uncommon 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Farragut seated in his uniform, signed in black ink on the reverse, “D. G. Farragut, Vice Admiral.” Publi

Civil War–dated ALS in pencil, signed “Lollie E. Boardman,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, Wheatland, July 4, 1863. Letter to Rev. G

Confederate general who gained early fame as commander of the ‘Light Division’ under Stonewall Jackson and was killed during the Third Battle of Peter

The most famous cartographer of the Civil War (1828–1899) whose detailed maps of the Shenandoah Valley are often credited as principal factors in Ston

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, Headquarters Department of the Columbia letterhead, August 29, 1874. Letter to General Beatty and Ca

War-dated ALS signed “Rene,” one page, 7 x 10.25, United States Marines letterhead, Parris Island, South Carolina, June 26, 1943. Letter to his future

Partly-printed vellum DS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 14.25 x 9.5, September 1, 1789. Untranslated official military commission for the Fr

Civil War–dated ADS, signed “R. E. Lee, Genl,” one page, 7.25 x 3.5, May 22, 1862. Document issued from “Hd Qrts Richmond,” instructing that a gentlem

Unsigned 2.5 x 3.25 albumen photo of Robert E. Lee, his son Custis Lee, and Colonel Walter Taylor outside his home in Richmond, Virginia. Mounted on m

Choice partly-printed DS, signed “R. E. Lee” and “J. B. Hood, Pres,” one page, 6.25 x 4.25, no date. An unissued subscription certificate for the bene

Qing Empire general (1823–1901) who quelled several major rebellions and served as the premier viceroy of Zhili and the minister of Belyang from 1871