RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Semi-glossy 10 x 8 cardstock photo of the Enola Gay on the tarmac, signed in various colored felt tip by six members of the Hiroshima mission: "...

Two photos: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Tibbets in front of the Enola Gay, signed in black felt tip, "Paul Tibbets, Pilot, B29 Enola Gay, 6 Aug. 1...

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...

Remarkable collection of 10 items signed by veterans of the second world war’s European front, with survivors of D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, co

Limited edition color 30 x 26 print of a painting by Stan Stokes entitled 'Flying Tigers,' which shows the aircraft of the First American Vo...

Group lot of military insignia belonging to General James Gavin, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II, including: a sterling si

Group of six TLSs by noted American WWII generals, including: Omar Bradley (2), Mark W. Clark, Lucius D. Clay, Barney M. Giles, and Jonathan M. Wainwr

Uncommon grouping of 12 items signed by a variety of heroic figures from the Holocaust, including: Magda Brown, survivor of the Miskolc ghetto and Aus

US Navy officer (1886–1952) who served in both World Wars, commanding the United States Atlantic Fleet during World War II; he received the Medal of H

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, February 2, 1956. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Peca, in full: "Thank you for your birthday greeting. I appreciate you...

United States Army general (1898–1975) who commanded the force defending Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, most famou

DS in Italian, signed “Mussolini,” one page, 9.5 x 13.75, January 21, 1935. Untranslated document concerning a disciplinary suspension from employment

Partly-printed DS in Italian, one page both sides, 9.75 x 14.5, December 9, 1937. Untranslated official document signed at the conclusion in bold ink,

Remarkable collection of 31 items signed by soldiers of the Pacific Theatre and survivors of the Hiroshima blast, consisting mostly of ALSs, including

Scarce collection of 13 items signed by survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, consisting mostly of ALSs, including: Louis Conte

Austrian statesman and chancellor (1897–1977) whose attempt to prevent Hitler occupying Austria led to his imprisonment until 1945. TLS in German, one

Uncommon grouping of eight ALSs from Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and original ‘Rosie the Riveters’ from World War II, including: Mary K. Cohe

FDC with a cachet honoring General Douglas MacArthur, postmarked Norfolk, Virginia, January 26, 1971, signed in ink or ballpoint by eight notable mili

Appealing group lot of four original color Office of War Information posters from World War II, including: a 28.5 x 40.25 poster published in 1943 by

Uncommon grouping of seven photos signed by notable veterans of World War II, ranging in size from 10 x 8 to 11 x 8.5. Signers include: Tuskegee Airme

Brilliant original color 40 x 30 Office of Emergency Management poster published in 1942 by the US Government Printing Office (1942-O-454042), reading

Original color 20 x 26 Office of War Information poster published in 1944 by the US Government Printing Office (1944-O-602587), featuring a dramatic i

Original color 28 x 40 War Production Board poster published in 1942 by the US Government Printing Office (1942-O-464582), showing soldiers loading bo

Original color 18.25 x 25.75 War Manpower Commission poster published in 1945 by the US Government Printing Office (1945-O-646461), featuring a dramat

Original color 28 x 40 Office of War Information poster (No. 14) published in 1942 by the US Government Printing Office (1942-O-491977), featuring a p

Two original color 20 x 28 Office of War Information posters published in 1944 by the US Government Printing Office: one featuring a photograph of a w

Two original World War II posters featuring statements from the American presidents: a black-and-white 28 x 40 Office of War Information poster (No. 1

Uncommon Indian Wars period (circa 1877–1890) 38-star American flag, measuring approximately 100? x 60?, made from a wool bunting material, the blue c

Blue silk parade flag with gold fringe honoring the United States 2nd Infantry Division's participation in World War I, measuring 68 x 45, havin...

Uncommon ALS signed “L. Woodbery, Lt. Com'd,” one page, 8.25 x 5.5, November 7, 1780. Written from Fort Montgomery, a letter to Major General Wi...

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,

ALS in English, signed “L.f.,” one page, 4.75 x 7, no date. In full: "Inclosed I send you two letters for Mrs. Crawford and Monroe calculated t...

Sought-after ALS signed “William Trent,” one page both sides, 6.75 x 8.25, April 7, 1783. Letter to Joseph Simons of Lancaster, in full: "About...

ALS signed “Joshua L. Chamberlain,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.5, September 24, 1904. Letter to Manly Hardy, in part: "Sarah sen...

Civil War-dated DS, signed “Virgil M. Healy,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, August 8, 1864. Battle report issued to W. J. Rusling,

Handwritten poem entitled "The Blue and Gray of 1867,” penned on two adjoined 7.75 x 12.5 lined sheets, with the upper border reading “as revis...

Civil War-dated ALS as president of the Confederate States, signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page on a 7.25 x 4.25 sheet from The Southern Telegraph Compan

Wife of explorer and politician John C. Fremont (1824-1902), who was the daughter of the famed Senator Thomas Hart Benton, as well as an author of sev

ALS signed “Jeffer: Davis,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, August 1, 1845. Letter to his "dear Wife," Varina Davis, written from Woodville. ...

Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3.25, addressed by Lee to "Mrs…Franklin St., 7th & 8th, Richmond, Virg'a," and signed in th...

Sought-after 2.25 x 3.75 carte-de-visite portrait of the legendary Confederate general, neatly signed in ink, "R. E. Lee." Published by Va...

Veteran of the Seminole and Mexican-American Wars (1818-1861) who was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War and is noted for

Civil War–dated ALS signed “W. T. Sherman,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, March 6, 1863. From his "Camp before Vicksburg,&q...

Vintage matte-finish 5.75 x 8.75 three-quarter-length portrait of Dewey in uniform, affixed to the original 11 x 14 photographer's mount, signed...

Italian condottiero and admiral from Genoa (1466–1560). LS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 11.5, June 11, 1553. Letter to Ferrante Gonzaga, viceroy of Sic

Official guest logbook of Admiral Ulysses Simpson Grant Sharp, Jr., Commander in Chief of the Pacific Command (CINCPAC), containing a museum-worthy co

War-dated ALS in French, signed “Toulongeon,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.25, December 17, 1791. Letter to Minister of War Louis, comte

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 “Napole,” one page, 8 x 12.25, March 8, no year. Untranslated report from the minister of war to Napoleon, who signs h

LS in French, signed "Bonaparte," one page, 7.25 x 9.25, ornate Bonaparte I, Consul de la Republique letterhead, August 13, 1802. Letter t...