RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Military

Revolutionary War–dated vellum manuscript DS, one page, 27 x 16, July 4, 1776. Impressive New Jersey deed from Constantine Wilkins to Hannah James, be

Fascinating Revolutionary War-dated archive comprised of fourteen handwritten letters penned by Lieutenant Edward Down of the HMS Blonde t...

Significant collection of five Revolutionary War-dated documents concerning the manufacture and distribution of gunpowder for the American cause. The

Manuscript DS, signed as Governor-General of India, “Cornwallis,” one page, 9.5 x 14, October 9, 1786. Document issued to Chief Justice Elijah Impey a

British army officer, politician, and dramatist (1722–1792) best known for his role in the American Revolution, where he surrendered his army of 5,000

American minister, politician, and Founding Father (1754–1807) who served in both the senate and congress on behalf of Georgia, and was the President

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,

Major general in the Continental Army (1733-1810) during the American Revolutionary War, known as the officer who formally accepted the British surren

ALS signed “Seth Leonard,” one page, 6 x 7.5, February 24, 1755. Written during the height of the French and Indian War, in full (spelling and grammar

Scarce medical supply broadside headed "Estimate of Medicines, &c. for Eighty Men for One Year," one page, 16 x 13.5, no date but circ...

ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 8 x 10, February 13, 1812. Letter to "Mess. Scott Trotter & Co., Merchants, Philadelphia," in part: &q...

ALS signed “Rich:d Platt,” one page, 6.5 x 8, June 2, 1813. Interesting letter to Aaron Burr, concerning munitions necessary to conduct the War of 181

Presbyterian minister (1754–1825) who represented Massachusetts in Congress from 1803 to 1817. ALS signed “Sam'l Taggart,” three pages on two sh...

Printed document, headed "Statement of expenditures…drawn from the treasury by the secretary of the navy," one page, 21.5 x 14, for the pe...

Fascinating ALS signed “Duff Green,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 12.5, March 12, 1821. Passionate and lengthy letter addressed by Genera

American naval officer (1780–1843) who led the first capture of a British vessel during the War of 1812 and who later served as commander-in-chief of

Two items relating to the early career of Gideon Welles: an ALS, clerically signed "Gideon Welles Comptroller by Edwin Benjamin," one page...

Union general (1810–1895) who commanded a brigade at the First Battle of Bull Run, saw action at Seven Pines, Savage's Station, and Harrison'...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 16 x 10.5, 1847. Document headed "We, the undersigned Non-commissioned Officers, Artificers, Musicians, and Privat...

Handwritten endorsement by Pickett, unsigned, penned on the reverse of a letter sent to him by 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Gamble Pitcher, one page, 7.75 x

Hand-addressed and free franked mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3, addressed by Davis to “Revd. J. W. French, US Mil. Academy, West Point, N. Y.,” and franked

Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of an artist's depiction of Jefferson Davis on the run after the Civil War while wearing a woman's d...

Original manuscript account of the controversial career of Brigadier General Henry Washington Benham, with his own perspective on the "James Is...

Impressive pairing of Civil War-dated items from legendary rival generals U. S. Grant and Robert E. Lee: an ALS signed "U. S. Grant, Maj. Gen.,...

Civil War–dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.75, Head Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, February 3,

Union officer (1823–1876) who served in a number of important administrative positions during the Civil War. Partly-printed DS, signed “Jas A. Hardie,

LS signed “G. Welles,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, Navy Department letterhead, June 15, 1865. Letter to J. B. A. Lewis, "Late Ass't Surgeon U. S....

ALS signed “Nelson A. Miles,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, August 22, 1865. Letter to an unnamed general, in full, “I have the hono

Collection of 11 items, consisting mostly of signatures on slips or cards, each signed by a noted soldier or officer of the Civil War, with some affix

Ink signature, "Affectionately yr brother, W. T. Sherman," on an off-white 5 x 1 slip clipped from the close of a letter. In fine conditio...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.5 x 11, July 18, 1870. Interesting State of Louisiana military appointment, naming D. A. Blanchard as "Captain ...

ALS signed “W. T. Sherman,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead, July 30, 1875. Letter to

Maine-born Union major general (1828-1914) who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. J. B. B

Whig and Republican politician (1815–1903) who served as Secretary of War in the Hayes administration. LS signed “Alex. Ramsey,” one page, 7.75 x 10,

Confederate major general (1836-1906), known as 'Fightin' Joe,' who led his troops in vigorous opposition to Sherman during the Atlanta ...

Field marshal and commander-in-chief of the British expeditionary forces in France and Flanders during WWI (1861–1928). Handsome matte-finish 3.75 x 5

British Field Marshal (1861–1936) who led the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine and Syria during World War I. Uncommon ANS signed “Edmund H. H

Large letterpress-style hand-held stamp with three lines of metal letters typeset on an 18 x 10 x 0.5 block of wood, reading: "US ARMY, 7TH CAV...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department letterhead, May 4, 1898. Letter to Hon. James Eckels of the Commercial National Bank in Chicago, in full: “I

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, May 5, 1917. Letter to "Bishop Summer," in full: "I don...

TLS signed “F. D. Roosevelt,” one page, trimmed to a size of 8 x 8, Navy Department letterhead, April 9, 1918. Letter written as assistant secretary o

Collection of five German items pertaining to World War I, including: a Second Class Iron Cross with ribbon, marked "1914" at the bottom; ...

ALS signed “Geo S. Patton, Jr,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12, no date. Letter to his mother’s sister, “Aunt Nanie,” in full (spelling and grammar re

ALS signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, Mounted Service School letterhead, October 13, 1914. Letter home to his mother, in

Rare signed book: The 1915 Howitzer. NY: The Blanchard Press, 1915. Hardcover, 8.5 x 10.25, 399 pages. Signed and inscribed above his image as part of

Vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 9 half-length portrait of Mussolini with a folded newspaper by the Pandimiglio Studio of Rome, affixed to the original 9.5

ANS in German, in pencil, one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting Lake Plon, postmarked 1937. Untranslated letter to his family in Potsdam, signed

Fantastic collection of 1938 Gum Inc. Horrors of War trading cards, comprising 142 PSA graded cards plus six rare ungraded ’premiums,’ each measuring

TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Office of the Commanding Officer letterhead, May 3, 1939. Written from Fort Myer, Virginia, a l

World War II-dated TLS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, Office of the Military Adviser, Commonwealth of the Philippines letterhead, August 1, 1941. Letter to Jon

Appealing collection of material related to Jack Leland Ball, a machinist mate aboard the USS Savannah, which is highlighted by his “Five-Year Horosco

Fabulous World War II-dated DS in Cyrillic, signed in red pencil, one page both sides, 8.25 x 12, December 25, 1941. Stalin emends the document by add

World War II-dated FDC with a cachet honoring General Douglas MacArthur and a small affixed portrait of the general saluting, neatly signed in fountai

World War II-dated DS in Cyrillic, signed "Brezhnev," one page, 8.25 x 11.25, December 22, 1942. Document recommending Roman Yeliseyevich ...

A signed one dollar, Series 1935-A silver certificate, known as a ‘Short Snorter,' autographed on the front and back in fountain pen by 25 leadi...

Collection of booklets and pamphlets owned by Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes, including: “Programme des fetes de la 3e D.I.A. [Holiday Program of t

Rare printed German broadside headed "Wir greifen an! [We are attacking!]," one page, 6 x 8.25, December 16, 1944. The general order issue...

Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited issue, numbered 192/1426. NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 10, 559 pages. Sign

Iwo Jima flag-raiser John H. Bradley's personally-owned softcover notebook used during his medical training at Camp Pendleton in 1944, 3.5 x 5.5...

Impressive display of three vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 three-quarter-length photos of the surviving Iwo Jima flag-raisers, each individually sig

TLS, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 12, 1945. Letter to Martin A. Lewis, in full, “Your kind message regarding my Proclamation is ind

Large hand-colored and annotated map of western Germany, 22 x 29, dated June 4, 1945, from the collection of General Geoffrey Keyes. The map is entitl

Semi-glossy 10 x 8 cardstock photo of three members of the Hiroshima mission, each signing in blue felt tip, “Theodore J. Van Kirk, Navigator,” “Paul

Stirring semi-glossy 8.5 x 11 paperstock photo of Hiroshima in the wake of the 'Little Boy' atomic bomb explosion, signed in blue ink, "...

ALS, signed "Theodore J. Van Kirk, Navigator—Enola Gay, 6 Aug 1945," two notebook pages, 8 x 10.5, no date. Letter written in a question-a...

TLS signed “Theodore J. 'Dutch' Van Kirk,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date. In part: "I was selected as the navigator ...

Copy of the blueprints for ‘Little Boy,’ the atomic bomb dropped over Hiroshima, 24 x 18. Van Kirk adds handwritten notations explaining the main diff

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets and Bockscar pilot Charles Sweeney shaking hands just before Sweeney's flight to Nagasaki, s...

Historically significant collection of photographs compiled in Japan by an American MP in the aftermath of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in W

Original vintage glossy 4 x 5.5 photograph of burned casualties lying in the rubble at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photogr

Original vintage glossy 4 x 5.5 photograph of a destroyed building at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photographer, on August

Original vintage glossy 4 x 5.5 photograph of a Japanese soldier cradling an injured child at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military

Original vintage glossy 4 x 5.5 photograph of a soldier tending to casualties and the wounded at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese milita

Original vintage glossy 4 x 5.5 photograph of a mother breastfeeding her injured baby at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photo

Original vintage glossy 4 x 5.5 photograph of the leveled remains of Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photographer, on August 1

Original vintage glossy 5.5 x 4 photograph of a destroyed three-wheeled motorcycle and overturned basket at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japa

Original vintage glossy 5.5 x 4 photograph of wounded townspeople at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photographer, on August 1

Original vintage glossy 5.5 x 4 photograph of two young casualties at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photographer, on August

Original vintage glossy 5.5 x 4 photograph of the debris at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photographer, on August 10, 1945,

Remarkable original vintage glossy 5.5 x 4 photograph of a surviving torii gate towering over the rubble at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japa

Original vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 4 photograph of people standing in the rubble at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photograp

Original vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 4 photograph of the obliterated Nagasaki landscape with mountains in the background, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a J

Original vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 4 photograph of people walking through the charred remains of Nagasaki with mountains in the distance, taken by Yo

Original vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 4 photograph of the desolate landscape at Nagasaki with a mountain in the background, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a

Original vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 4 photograph of surviving telephone poles lining a busy city street in Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japan

Original vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 4 photograph of a group of young men walking along train tracks in Nagasaki. the devastation seen in the backgroun

Original vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.5 photograph of a woman standing tall in the rubble of Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military pho

Original vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 4 photograph of two injured babies at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photographer, on Aug

Original vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.5 photograph of rooftops at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photographer, on August 10, 19

Original vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.5 photograph of the ruins at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photographer, on August 10, 1

Original vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.5 photograph of the damaged infrastructure at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photographer

Original vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.5 photograph of the devastation at Nagasaki, taken by Yosuke Yamahata, a Japanese military photographer, on August

Two signed items, including: a historically significant TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, March 22, 1972, to Mrs. Margot L. Chadwell, in part: "I was...

Group of post-WWII materials owned by General Geoffrey Keyes, including: an eight-page carbon memorandum, 8 x 10.5, no date, entitled "Economic...

DS, one page, 8 x 10.5, February 26, 1947. Official Congressional order issued to William F. Russell to summon "Honorable George C. Marshall, S...

ALS signed “Tony,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, Joint Research and Development Board letterhead, May 27, [1947]. Letter to General Rex Chandler, in

TLS signed “Omar N. Bradley,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Army, The Chief of Staff letterhead, May 18, 1949. Letter to Lt. Colonel Edwin A. Redd

Historic custom-made green Morocco leather scrapbook, 14 x 11, imprinted on the front cover, "The Medal for Merit, John W. Snyder," contai...

Exceptional vintage matte-finish 11 x 13.75 portrait of Bradley in his military uniform by Pach Brothers of New York, signed crisply in black ink, &...

Vintage 6.75 x 9.25 print of an artistic portrayal of MacArthur by Joseph Cummings Chase, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, ...