RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

French diplomat (1805–1894) who spearheaded the project to build the Suez Canal. ALS in French, signed “Ferd. de Lesseps,” one page, 5 x 7, February 3

War-dated fountain pen signature, “Douglas MacArthur,” on an off-white 4 x 5.25 photostat of a young boy’s letter asking for his autograph dated Novem

Desirable matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of MacArthur in uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Col. Rider, with cordial regard, Douglas Mac

Crystal-clear vintage matte-finish 11.25 x 14.5 Harris and Ewing portrait of Marshall in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Wil

TLS signed “G. C. Marshall,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, American National Red Cross letterhead, no date, but postmarked December 30, 1949. Thank you letter

Collection of seven postal covers, two with cachets, dated from the 1930s–40s, each signed in fountain pen by a World War II military leader(s). Signe

American soldier (1839–1925) who is the only man to serve as an officer in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and Spanish-American War. Ink signature, “Nelso

TLS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, February 17, 1975. Letter to Colonel Pentland, with the greeting and closing written in Mountbatten’s h

Matte-finish 6 x 7.25 photo of Mountbatten in full dress uniform, affixed to a 7.25 x 9.25 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black ink, “To

Glossy 6.5 x 8.25 photo of Nimitz in front of a submarine-themed weather vane, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To the Cummings—of Buckland Abbey