RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science Fiction

Personal leatherbound 1863 diary of Sgt. Francis A. Clary, 2.5 x 4, signed on the first page in ink, “F. A. Clary.” The diary contains terse entries p

Naval leader (1809-1870) who headed the Union Navy's ordnance department during the Civil War and developed a number of guns and cannons. Applet...

ALS, one page, 5 x 6, July 5, 1875. Letter to G. G. Adam, in part: "You did not give your Sister’s address and therefore I cannot in complying ...

Crisply penned ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, June 2, 1866. Letter to Miss Mollie Pease, in full: "In compliance with your reque...

Civil War–era ALS signed “Geo. B. McClellan,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date but circa January 1864. Letter to Edwin Bartlett, in part: “Your kind not

Confederate general (1829–1864) who was killed at the Third Battle of Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley. Rare Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, si

Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed in pencil by Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl. Custer, 339 Penn Ave, Washington DC,” postmarked at

Rare Planters National Bank check, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Custer, "G. A. Custer," payable to Galt House for $15, March 3, 1873...

Impressive collection of material related to the death of Manfred von Richthofen, the German Air Force pilot known as the ‘Red Baron,’ consisting most

Imperial German (Prussian) Model 1905 helmet for a Jager zu Pferde [Mounted Dispatch Rider], as issued to enlisted men in Regiments 1 through 7. The i