RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Art and Animation

LS, one page, 6 x 9.5, Palmer House in Chicago letterhead, August 21, 1901. Letter to Emily B. Smith of Amesbury, Massachusetts, in full: "I am...

Office of Bank of U. States check, 6.5 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Webster, "Dan'l Webster," made payable for $500, March 4, 1834...

ALS signed “Dan'l Webster,” one page, 4.25 x 7, no date. Letter to the "Hon. Mr. Barnard," in full: "Tomorrow will be a day of re...

Felt tip signatures, 'Edward, Duke of Windsor" and "Wallis, Duchess of Windsor," on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 card embossed with th...

German civil engineer, inventor and computer pioneer (1910–1995) whose Turing-complete Z3 is considered the world's first programmable computer....

Revolutionary War general and founder of the military school that became West Point (1750–1806). ALS signed “H. Knox,” one page, 7.25 x 9, January 16,

Fantastic autograph endorsements, signed "J. D." and "Jeffer. Davis, Sec. of War," on the integral leaf of a letter sent to him ...

Confederate brigadier general (1823–1891) who commanded the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment of the Confederate States Army. Rare Civil War–dated ALS in pen

Wife and biographer (1842–1933) of ill-fated General George Armstrong Custer. Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of George A. Custer wearing militar

Rare ALS signed “T. J. Jackson,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, October 12, 1852. Written from Lexington, Virginia, a letter to Truheart, in full:

Beautifully engraved partly-printed vellum DS, signed “R. E. Lee,” as superintendent of West Point, one page, 20.75 x 25, June 17, 1853. United States

Rare Planters National Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Custer, "G. A. Custer," payable to Cash for $31, September 5, 1872...

Spectacular archive comprising the World War I uniform and documents belonging to to 2nd Lt. Lawrence C. Schaper, US Army Balloon Observer and Instruc

Extraordinary archive of medals and documents belonging to Capt. Benjamin Tappan, Jr., USN, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions at

Matte-finish 7.75 x 5.75 photo of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, signed and

Mailing envelope, 9 x 4, addressed in type to "Jimmy Murphy, 115 Peabody Street, Gardner, Mass., U.S.A.," and signed by Patton with his ce...

World War I-dated ALS signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, April 9, 1918. Letter to his mother, Ruth Wilson Patton, in fu

Group of World War II uniform items belonging to Lt. Gerald Arkfeld, 1st Air Commando Group, comprising a leather A-2 flight jacket, USAAF enlisted ma

An early World War II front seam 'Steel Pot' US M1 helmet with fixed chinstrap bails, with prominent bullet entry and exit holes. The helmet...

Fantastic World War II USAAF 8th Air Force B-15 flight jacket with 614th Bombardment Squadron unit patch and leather helmet. This is a cloth, issue ja

Royalist statesman in Jersey and England, who served in the Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy (c. 1610–1680). Rare manuscript DS, signed &...

LS in French, signed “Napol,” 7.25 x 8.75, March 11, 1807. Dating to the waning months of the War of the 4th Coalition when Napoleon's forces we...

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Accorde, Np,” one page, 8.5 x 13, October 27, 1808. Official document for a legion of honor request made by Marshal

Choice manuscript DS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 8 x 12.75, May 28, 1810. Untranslated military document, listing the names and ranks of twelve

Partly-printed DS, in French, one page, 15.25 x 15.75, June 7, 1805. Official document for a retirement leave from Napoleon's "Garde Imperi...

Color glossy 10.25 x 7.75 photo of the 1946 emblem of the 509th Composite Group while part of the 58th 'Very Heavy' Bombardment Wing, signed...

British military officer and founder of the world scouting movement (1857–1941). Fountain pen signature, "Robert Baden-Powell,” on an off-white...

Amazing flown 6.75 x 3.75 postal cover carried aboard the B-29 Superfortress Dave's Dream of the 509th Bombardment Group on July 1, 1946, as par...

General of the French Empire (1770-1842) who fought during the wars of the Revolution and the Napoleonic Era, and was wounded at the Battle of Waterlo

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. L. Chamberlain,” one page, 8.5 x 14, December 6, 1869. State of Maine document in which Frank B. Mildram of Wells in the

Confederate brigadier general who served as the Chief of Staff for the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee (1815–1879). Civil War–dated LS s

Two items: an uncommon FDC, 7.5 x 4.25, bearing an Atomic Bomb stamp and exact replica in genuine 22kt gold, postmarked September 3, 1995, signed in b

Two items: an uncommon FDC, 7.5 x 4.25, bearing an Atomic Bomb stamp and exact replica in genuine 22kt gold, postmarked September 3, 1995, signed in b

Commemorative cover with a color cachet honoring the capitulation of Japanese forces on August 14, 1945, postmarked at Washington on the same date, si

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets and Bockscar pilot Charles Sweeney shaking hands just before Sweeney's flight to Nagas...

French aviator who ended WWI as the top Allied fighter ace (1894–1953). Uncommon fountain pen signature, "Rene Fonck, 27 Mars 1924,” on an off-...

French general and marshal (1766–1847) remembered for his participation in the Waterloo Campaign. ALS signed "Emml. Grouchy," one page, 4....

Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Admiral Halsey in uniform, signed in fountain pen, "W. F. Halsey." Reverse bears a typed collector's nota...

French general under Napoleon (1753-1800) who commanded French forces during their Egyptian campaign in the late 1790s. LS in French, signed "K...

Confederate general (1821–1904) who distinguished himself at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga, and is remembered as one of the Civil War...

An attractive and well-made Korean War USAF private purchase field/flight jacket, produced in-theater, with olive drab woolen hem and cuffs, featuring

Exceptional vintage matte-finish 7 x 8.75 photo of Douglas MacArthur seated on an airplane and wearing his uniform with jacket and hat, signed in foun

Career army officer (1807–1871) who served with distinction in the US Army in the Mexican-American War, as a Confederate general in the Civil War, and

Union general (1826–1885) hailed at the beginning of the Civil War as the 'Young Napoleon,' who was defeated for the presidency in 1864 by A...

Brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte (1767–1815) who was a marshal in Napoleon's regime and who reigned as King of Naples from 1808 to 1815. LS ...

Confederate brigadier general during the Civil War and the 26th Governor of Alabama (1818–1890). ALS signed "E. A. O'Neal," one page, ...

Britsh naval officer (1757–1833) who fought during the American Revolution, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars. Large free franked

Handsome matte-finish 7 x 11.25 Harris & Ewing portrait of Pershing in uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For John J. Tigert, ...

Union Trust Company of the District of Columbia check, 3.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Pyle, "Ernest T. Pyle," payable to Book-of-th...

ALS from Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers, signed “Ever your aff't father,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, June 15 [1863]. W...