RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts February 2020

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, December 11, 1904. Letter to Admiral Charles O'Neil, in part: "Several days ago, I had an interview with Capt. R.D...

Superb pairing of vintage matte-finish 7 x 10.75 photos of physician brothers Charles Horace Mayo and William James Mayo, individually signed in fount

Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 full-length photo of McPherson in her robes, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Julian G. Lloyd, best wishes, Ai...

Signed book: My Life. First American edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 480 pages. Signed on a boo...

Bank of Washington check, 8 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Samuel Freeman Miller, "Sam. F. Miller," payable to "Self" for $50,...

TLS signed “God bless you, M Teresa mc,” one page, 6 x 8.25, Missionaries of Charity letterhead, March 25, 1990. Letter to F. P. Vickers, in part: &...

Attractive FDC with a cachet honoring the 15th anniversary of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), signed in blue ink, "God bless y...

Signed book: Crashing the Party. Later printing. NY: Thomas Dunne Books, 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 383 pages. Signed and inscribed

Otsego County Bank check, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Samuel Nelson, "S. Nelson," payable to "Myself" for $1135, Novemb...

Collection of eight items signed by Justice O'Connor: Four letters: three TLSs, signed "Sandra" and "Sandra O'Connor," ...

Handwritten letter from David O'Donnell of the Pacific Railroad Company, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, June 13, 1853. Penned from...

Matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of Pandit at her desk, neatly signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit." Reverse bears ...

FDC with a cachet honoring the life of Frederick Douglass, signed in black ballpoint, "Rosa Parks, 7/20/92." In fine condition.

Souvenir typescript containing a section of Linus Pauling's 1958 publication No More War!, two pages, 8.5 x 11, signed boldly at the conclusion ...

Two items signed by Pearson: a color 4.5 x 6.5 Time magazine photo of Pearson presented in an off-white 7.25 x 9.25 mat, signed and inscribed on the m

Ink signature as secretary of state, "Timothy Pickering,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1 vellum slip. In fine condition, with two vertical folds and ...

ALS signed “W. Pitt,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.5, November 10, 1796. Letter to the Duke of Hamilton, in part: "I have just received Your Gr...

Signed book: Presidential Address by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to the British Association for the Advancement of Science. First edition

Signed book: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's Study Conference: Industry in Society, 5–20 July 1974. First edition, limited issue (stamped as signed ...

Uncommon 8.5 x 11 philatelic print honoring the Continental Navy of 1776–1777, postmarked on July 4, 1976, signed in fountain pen, "Grace de Mo...

Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Princess Victoria by W. & D. Downey, signed in the upper corner in ink, "Victoria, 1898." In fine...

Color 3.75 x 6 cardstock photo of Rabin as prime minister of Israel, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Y. Rabin." In fine con...

Manuscript vellum DS, signed “T. Sussex,” one page, 10.25 x 4.5, 1573. A partial and difficult-to-read accounting document listing various names. Sign

Brief third-person ALS, signed within the text, “E. Randolph,” one page, 8 x 9.75, June 29, 1795. Letter to John Nicholson, in full: "E. Randol...

Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho. M. Randolph,” one page, 7.75 x 7.25, July 13, 1822. As governor of Virginia, Randolph commissions "David Parry ...

Ink signature, "Jos. Reed, President,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 sheet affixed to a slightly larger card. In very good to fine condition, with...

Partly-printed DS in Russian, signed “N. M. Rothschild, Contractor,” one page both sides, 9.25 x 14.25, March 1, 1822. Document for a loan at five per

Invitation program for viewing the Apollo 17 launch from the decks of Holland America's SS Statendam, two pages, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed ...

Signed book: World Population and Human Values. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1981. Hardcover with dust jacket (price-clipped), 8.5 x 11.25, ...

Vintage glossy 4 x 5 photo of Segre from his time at the Berkeley Radiation Lab, signed in fountain pen. Reverse bears a Berkley ink stamp and a typed

Two letters: ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, October 31, 1856, discussing political philosophy, in part: "Vico, Michelet, &...

Collection of six items signed by Supreme Court Justices Earl Warren, Potter Stewart, and Arthur J. Goldberg: One item signed by Warren: a vintage ma

ADS, signed “Cha. Thomson,” one page, 7.75 x 3.25, May 29, 1821. A Harrison City pay order, which reads: "Cashier of the Bank of Pensylvania pa...

Three items: two identical color 11 x 8 prints of Simon N. Fisher's painting of the Titanic, each signed in the lower border in pencil by Millvi...

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Moise Tshombe as a young man, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with a light paperclip imp

Personal check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Tweed, "W. M. Tweed," payable to cash for $333.33, August 4, 1870. I...

TLS, one page, 5.5 x 6.75, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, July 9, 1946. Letter to H. S. J. Sickel, in full: "Your letter congra...

Two glossy photos, 7.75 x 8.75 and 10 x 8, both signed in blue ink or felt tip by Barnes Wallis, including: a photo of Wallis posing with a model of h

TLS, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, December 31, 1904. Letter to B. W. Huebsch, in full: "I am g...

Ink signatures, "Edward, Duke of Windsor" and "Wallis, Duchess of Windsor,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 stationery card bearing the Roy...

Partly-printed DS signed “Oliv: Wolcott Jr.,” one page, 6.75 x 4, February 20, 1789. Pay order issued by Wolcott as comptroller of Connecticut, in ful

Two items signed by the Apple innovator: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of him with Steve Jobs, signed in black felt tip, "Woz"; and a classic 5.25...

Scarce matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of Yen Chia-kan in a bust-length pose, affixed to the original 7 x 10 studio mount, signed on the mount in fountain pe

Early manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 13, May 30, 1748. Military document issued at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, headed "A Regimental Court Martial in...

Ink signature, "Fort Sumter S. C., March 13, 1861, Respectfully, Yr Obt Servt, Robert Anderson, Major USA,” on an off-white 4.25 x 6.75 sheet. ...

Handwritten letter addressed to Alexander Hamilton Bowman by the Local Committee for Charleston, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, February 5, 1850. In

Lengthy Civil War-dated ALS, signed "Jeffer. Davis," two pages both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, March 14, 1862. Letter to Confederate States Senat...

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

Group lot of postwar material related to Jefferson and Varina Davis, the first couple of the Confederacy, including: An ALS signed "Varina Je...

Remarkable compilation of 20 Civil War-era telegrams related to the First Battle of Bull Run, transcribed from messages sent to General P. G. T. Beaur

ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page, 5 x 7.75, September 7, 1855. Letter written from "Jefferson Bks: Mo.," to "Capt. G. W. Cullum,"...

ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, April 13, 1865. "I am 61 years of age, have in no way been connected with the war, and until 1862, I was in the disch...

Exceedingly rare combination of Civil War-dated endorsements by Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Junius Daniel, Richard S. Ewell, and Robert H. Chilton on a do

Sought-after ALS signed “J.E.B. Stuart, 1st Lt. 1st Cav.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 16, 1859. Letter to the Adjutant General of the War Departmen

Civil War-dated DS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 13, 1861. An invoice from the Virginia State Armory issued to Assistant Quartermaster Major B. F. Fickl

Appealing circa 1980s Phase 2 leather flight jacket belonging to Edward F. Gallagher of the AVG Flying Tigers, size XL, signed on the back in various

World War II–dated TLS signed “G. C. Marshall,” one page, 7 x 9, War Department, Office of the Chief of Staff letterhead, July 28, 1942. Letter to Mar

Rare group lot of four handwritten letters from Douglas MacArthur to love interest Lucretia Le Bourgeois, three signed “Douglas” and one unsigned, 11

Souvenir typescript entitled "A Talk with Eisenhower on the Battle Situation…Strategy After the Battle of the Bulge," two parchment pages,...

Very early ALS signed “George S. Patton, Jr.,” eight pages, 5.25 x 6.75, [September 17, 1909]. Letter to his mother Ruth Wilson concerning his first a

World War II–dated mailing envelope, 8.75 x 3.75, addressed in type to "Mr. and Mrs. J. Ross Lebold, 309 E. Madison Avenue, Springfield, Ohio, ...

World War II–dated TLS signed "G. S. Patton, Jr.," one page, 8 x 10, Headquarters, Third United States Army letterhead, October 16, 1944. ...

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion in ink, "M. B. Ridgway." The Text of Eighth Army General Order, Assuming...

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Arnold in uniform, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Maj. Pat Flaherty U.S.M.C...

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Le Marechal de L'Empire,” one page, 8.75 x 13.75, November 10, 1805. The Prince de Furstenberg having become t...

Rare ink signature, "Wm. Barksdale, Columbus, Mississippi,” on an off-white 5 x 1.5 sheet. Handsomely double-matted and framed with a portrait ...

ALS in French, signed “Eugene Napoleon,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.25, October 19, 1809. Untranslated letter to Napoleon. In very good to fine condi

LS in French, signed “J. Bernadotte,” one page, 8 x 12.5, February 24, 1805. Letter about a sum of 10,000 francs granted to the director of artillery.

LS in French, one page, 7.75 x 12, December 31, 1806. Letter to Marshal Jean Lannes, advising him that he had sent an order to Brigadier General Girar

Scarce ALS in French, signed “Bessieres,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, April 28, 1809. Letter to an unknown recipient, almost certainly Marshal Jean Lannes,

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of the legendary fighter ace, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Pat Flaherty, My very best wishes ...

Civil War–dated Bank of Commerce check, 6.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Butler, "Benj. F. Butler," payable to self for $2,000, Septe...

Ink signature, "Benj. F. Butler,” on an off-white 5.75 x 2.75 slip clipped from a letter. Matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size ...

Civil War-dated ALS signed “J. A. Dahlgren,” one page, 5 x 8, September 29, 1861. Written from Washington Navy Yard, a letter to L. Foster, in full:...

ALS signed “V. Jefferson Davis,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, July 13, 1898. Written from the Rockingham Hotel in Narragansett, Rhode Isl

Airmail cover postmarked at Wheeling, West Virginia, on October 27, 1931, signed in fountain pen by James H. Doolittle, Postmaster Fred E. Cowl, aircr

LS in French, signed “Fouche,” one page, 7 x 9, June 29, 1801. Letter to the commissary general of police at Toulon, returning to him, properly stampe

Ink signature, "Wade Hampton, Col. Com. Legion,” on a light blue 3 x .75 slip. Matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 10.5 x 1...

Untranslated ALS in German, signed “Hindenburg,” one page, 8.75 x 5.5, December 20, 1923. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original envelope, add

Ink signature, "O. O. Howard,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.25 slip clipped from a letter. Mounted, double-matted with a portrait, and framed to an...

Glossy 8.25 x 10 photo of Joe Rosenthal posing with his family in front of the Marine Corps War Memorial, a bronze statue inspired by Rosenthal'...

Manuscript DS, signed “W. E. Jones,” two pages affixed to an overall size of 31 x 6.25, spring of 1852. Quarterly return of quartermasters property fr

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. L. Kemper,” one page, 11 x 8, December 16, 1876. As Governor of Virginia, James Kemper appoints W. A. Stewart as "...

LS in French, signed "Alex. Lameth," one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.5, no date but circa 1806–1809. Untranslated letter as prefect of the D...

Scarce partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Lannes,” one page, 9.25 x 7, December 10, 1805. A pay receipt, in part (translated): "I subscribe ...

ALS in French, signed “Lefebvre,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, October 2, 1806. Letter to Napoleon, whom he asks the favor of appointing his first aide-de-c

Ink signature, "Your Mt. Obt. Serv't, James Longstreet, Brig. Gen.,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.25 slip clipped from a letter. Double-matted a...

Very desirable FDC with a portrait cachet honoring General Douglas MacArthur, postmarked in Washington, D.C., on September 28, 1945, signed attractive

ALS in French, signed “Macdonald,” one page both sides, 11.25 x 8.25, March 16, 1810. Untranslated autograph letter by Macdonald, penned at the conclu

Superb official vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 10 portrait of McAuliffe in uniform against an American flag, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "...

Ink signature, "Geo. B. McClellan, Maj. Gen'l USA,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.5 slip affixed to a larger card. In fine condition. Encapsulat...

Large ink signature, "Geo. G. Meade, Maj. Gen'l U.S.A.,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.25 slip affixed to a larger card. In fine condition, with...

Ink signature, "W. Merritt, Brig. Gen'l of Vols., Comd'g Div. 1,” on an off-white 2.25 x 1.5 slip. Matted and framed with a portrait to...

Civil War-dated handwritten letter from F. M. White, the president of the Memphis and Tennessee Railroad, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, June 9, 18

LS in French, signed “Le M'al Duc de Trevise,” one page, 8.5 x 11.75, May 25, 1809. Letter to Prince Berthier, in part (translated): "Gener...

Document from Napoleonic France, one page, 9.5 x 14.75, December 1810. Document for the royal household, headed (translated), "House of H.M. Em...

Vintage fountain pen signature, "Censored, G. S. Patton, Jr., Lt. Gen.,” on an off-white 2.75 x 2.25 slip clipped from an envelope. In fine con...

Two items: an 'Author's Autograph Edition' of My Experiences in the World War, hardcover with slipcase, numbered 1665/2100, signed on th...

Manuscript DS, in Polish, one page, 8 x 12, February 19, 1810. Letter to Minister of the Interior Jan Pawel Luszczewski, written in favor of Captain K

Two items: a TLS signed "M. B. Ridgway," one page, 7.25 x 9.75, General Headquarters, Far East Command letterhead, January 13, 1952, in fu...