RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

US Army officer (1843–1932) who survived the Battle of the Little Bighorn as a member of Custer’s 7th Cavalry Regiment. Ink signature, “Ed. S. Godfrey

Officer in the 7th Cavalry who was one of the first to ride to the rescue at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, but arrived too late (1847–1919). Manus

American military officer (1838–1876) who was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn as a member of Custer’s 7th Cavalry Regiment. Manuscript DS,

American military officer (1838–1909) who survived the Battle of the Little Bighorn as the commander of Company A in Custer’s 7th Cavalry Regiment. AL

American military officer (1842–1876) who was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn as a member of Custer’s 7th Cavalry Regiment. Scarce ink sign

American military officer (1842–1876) who was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn as a member of Custer’s 7th Cavalry Regiment. ALS signed “A.

Desirable Civil War–dated autograph endorsement, signed “J. D.,” penned on the reverse of a letter sent to him by Lieutenant T. P. A. Bibb, one page,

Italian condottiero and admiral from Genoa (1466–1560). LS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 11.5, June 11, 1553. Letter to Ferrante Gonzaga, viceroy of Sic

ALS signed “Abner Doubleday, Bvt. Maj. Genl. U. S.,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, September 13, 1889. Letter to the Executive Committee o

ALS signed “J. A. Early,” one page, 5.75 x 9, December 5, 1889. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “Your letter, addressed to me at New Orleans and conta

Member of the South Carolina Company K ‘Irish Volunteers’ remembered for his actions at Gettysburg, where he seized the battle flag of his regiment fr

Desirable document featuring an uncommon pair of Civil War–dated endorsement signatures, “W. J. Hardee, Lieut Genl” and “O. F. Strahl, Brig Genl, Comd

Ink signature, “Your truly, James Longstreet,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a tiny spot of toning.

Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951). Large archive of untranslated Mannerheim family correspondence consisting of over 150 letters, incl

Brigadier general’s red felt one-star car pennant, 9.75 x 6, used by General Douglas MacArthur sometime between 1918 and 1925. In fine condition. MacA

LS signed “M. F. Maury, C. Navy,” 23 pages, 7.75 x 9.75, August 4, 1862. Letter to Robert Fitz Roy in London, giving an account of the war in an effor

United States Army general (1898–1975) who commanded the force defending Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, most famou

Continental Army officer (1740–1823) known for leading the Meigs Raid against the British forces in Sag Harbor, New York. Partly-printed DS, signed “R

Two letters: a TLS signed “Mountbatten of Burma,” one page, 6.75 x 8.25, Ministry of Defence letterhead, February 27, 1962. Letter to theatrical produ

ALS signed “Horatio Nelson,” one page, 7.5 x 10, May 5, 1795. Letter to Police Magistrate Daniel Williams, written from Leghorn while aboard the HMS A