RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

Historic matte-finish 7 x 6 photo of Chester Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, signed and inscribed

Manuscript report in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.5, about the French fleet's voyage under Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse a...

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

Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 9.5 x 4, addressed in Patton's hand to "Mrs. G. S. Patton, Jr., South Hamilton, Mass.," and marked &q...

Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Np,” one page, 13.75 x 19.25, January 11, 1813. Impressive document authorizing the ship Le Felix to sail and tr

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 7.75 x 10.75, January 9, 1811. Untranslated military document submitted to Napoleon by Minister of War

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Np,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 12, February 13, 1819. On Marshal Bertrand's February 10th report on repairs ...

Brilliant limited edition bronze tablet made from metal salvaged from the U.S.S. Maine, a 2nd-class battleship of the US Navy that mysteriously explod

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

Glossy 10 x 8 cardstock photo of three members of the Hiroshima bombing mission posing below the Enola Gay, each signing in thin black felt tip, “Theo

Group of six checks signed by the Hiroshima/Nagasaki airmen, including: a personal check filled out and signed by Paul W. Tibbets; and five checks for

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...

British ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples, antiquarian, archaeologist, and vulcanologist who studied Mount Vesuvius (1731-1803). ALS signed “Wm. Ham

German World War I military hero (1847–1934) and president of Germany from 1925 to 1934. Untranslated ALS in German, signed “Hindenburg,” one page bo

Very attractive color 12 x 16 print entitled 'So Proudly We Hail,' showing a gorgeous gold-tone image of the Iwo Jima flag raising atop Moun...

Partly-printed DS, signed “B. Lincoln,” one page, 9 x 5, June 25, 1804. Port of Marblehead document certifying an import of “one Cask of Wine numbered

Uncommon partly-printed DS, signed “B. Lincoln,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, January 30, 1799. As collector of the districts of Boston and Charlestown, Linc

Early ink signature, "Lt. Col. G. S. Patton, Jr., Tank School,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 slip. In very good to fine condition, with some lig...

Italian nobleman (1599–1656) whose military career included service as a Spanish general and then as a field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. ALS in

Colonial governor of the Province of North Carolina and the Province of New York (1729- 1788). Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Rec...