RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

LS, one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, War Department letterhead, January 12, 1867. Letter to Brevet Brigadier General George Williamson Balloch. I

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Huntington,” one page, 6.5 x 5.75, February 13, 1783. State of Connecticut pay table document ordering the treasurer to

Iconic matte-finish 7 x 8.75 photo of the Iwo Jima flag raising, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Best wishes to Major Jam

French general under Napoleon (1753–1800) who commanded French forces during their Egyptian campaign in the late 1790s. LS in French, signed “Kleber,”

Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Lee in profile, by Alexander Gardner of Washington, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink,

ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 7.5 x 9.5, October 2, 1869. Letter to his nephew John Mason Lee. In full: “I recd this mrn

French military commander (1755–1820) and one of the original 18 marshals of the empire created by Napoleon. Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Lef

TLS signed “Curtis E. LeMay,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command letterhead, October 10, 1955. Letter to George C. Sullivan, foun

ALS signed “A. C. McAuliffe,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 6, 1969. Letter to friends. In part: “I retired from the Army in 1956,

Career US Army officer who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was killed at the Battle of Atlanta. After the war

Partial ALS, one page both sides, 5.5 x 3.5, no date. Partial letter, in part: “I travel a great deal; in September I am going to China for more talks

Vintage matte-finish 12.75 x 10.75 photo of Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri, signed and inscribed in the lower border in

Very early and scarce handwritten essay titled “The Sargasso Sea,” one lightly lined page, 7.75 x 11.75, signed in ink on the reverse, “Composition, G

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 9.75 International News photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “Landing A Boulogne France, June 13, 1917 for the Rev. Co

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, General of the Armies letterhead, January 5, 1923. Letter to Princess Antoine Bibesco. In part: “It is with very deep regret tha

Exceptional vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 8.5 portrait of Rickenbacker in uniform by N. Lazarnick, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “With every bes

Civil War–dated ALS signed “J. Johnston Pettigrew, Brig. Gen. P. A. C. S.,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.75 x 9, Magnolia, February 1, 1863. Letter to R

Military officer (1809–1867) who served as an American general during the Mexican-American War and as a Confederate general during the Civil War. ALS,

Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10, October 15, 1861. Scott grants painter Albert Bierstadt a five-day pass enabling him to “pass the United States l

Union major general who fought at Antietam and Second Bull Run. Porter was court-martialed in 1863 for disobeying an order from Gen. Pope to attack bu