RR Auction: The Lawrence Miller Collection

ALS signed “G. Clemenceau,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, Chambre des Deputes letterhead, August 18, 1884. Letter

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the prime minister at his desk, signed in fountain pen, "G. Clemenceau." In fine condition.

LS signed “Oliver P,” one page, 7.5 x 9, June 5, 1655. Letter addressed to a member of the Admiralty. Cromwell, as Lord Protector, a

TLS signed “M. Dayan,” one page, 7.75 x 10.75, Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs letterhead, August 7, 1977. Letter to the studen

Superb vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.25 photo of De Gaulle in uniform by Howard Coster of London, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "C. de G...

Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of the Haitian despot, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In very good to fine condition, with light rip

Sought-after glossy 9.5 x 7 photo of Deng Xiaoping at a diplomatic meeting with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Beijing on October 10, 1984, signed i

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo of the Spanish dictator in uniform, signed vertically in fountain pen. In fine condition, with light sl

Glossy 5.5 x 7.5 photo of the British politician in near-profile, affixed to a 6 x 9 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, "D. Lloyd Geor...

Uncommon 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of the Italian patriot, neatly signed and inscribed on the mount in ink, "Miss Nicholson, G. Garibaldi.&...

Matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of Gladstone taken in 1893 by Valentine & Sons, affixed to its original 6.75 x 10.25 mount, signed on the mount in ink,...

Vintage glossy 9 x 7 photo of Gromyko speaking before the United Nations, signed in fountain pen in Cyrillic. Affixed to a same-size sheet and in very

TLS, one page, 6 x 9, UN Secretary-General letterhead, February 2, 1955. Letter to Keith W. Jennison of the Viking Press, in full: "I wish to e...

Color satin-finish 6.25 x 5 photo of Chinese Premier Li Peng and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl toasting after a signing ceremony on November 13, 1995,

Striking 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Mazzini in a full-length pose by D. Lama of London, signed in black ink, "Gius. Mazzini." In fin...

Partly-printed DS in Italian, one page, 9.5 x 14.5, May 27, 1935. Untranslated official document, boldly signed at the conclusion in ink, "Muss...

Imposing vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 10.25 photo of Mussolini in uniform, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Al Capitano…Musso...

ALS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, March 4, 1948. Letter to Peter Murphy, in part: "I am glad you have met Uday Shankar and Amala and d...

Color vintage 7.75 x 10.5 paperstock close-up photo of the beloved Argentine leader, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Para la Senora̷...

Vintage glossy 5.25 x 7.75 photo of Peron in military uniform, signed and inscribed in white ink in Spanish, "A Maria Raquel Peron…11 de ...

Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.5 postcard photo of Poincare as president of France, signed in fountain pen, "Poincare." In fine condition.

Vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 7.75 photo of Haile Selassie speaking, signed in fountain pen and dated 1971. Reverse bears a Wide World Photos credit sta

Fountain pen signature, "Syngman Rhee,” on an off-white 5.75 x 7.75 sheet of blindstamped Kyung Mu Dai letterhead, dated August 13, 1954,...

Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Tito affixed to its original 7.25 x 9.5 mount, signed in fountain pen and dated August 6, 1963. In very good to fi

TLS signed “Ch. Weizmann,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, The Weizmann Institute of Science letterhead, June 10, 1949. Letter to the Americ

Untranslated manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey," [I the King] and "Yo el Reyna," [I the Queen], one page, 12 x 16, 14...

TLS in German, signed in purple pencil, “Wilhelm,” one page, 7.75 x 10.5, January 27, [no year]. Official letter sending thanks for

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 7 photo of King Edward VII by Elliott & Fry of London, signed in fountain pen, "Edward R, 1903." In very go...

Handsome vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 Tuck's postcard photo of the future king in his military uniform by Hugh Cecil, boldly signed in fountai...

Manuscript vellum DS, signed “George R.,” one page, 15.5 x 11, March 17, 1759. King George appoints Henry Watson as "one of the Sub

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R.,” one page, 15.75 x 11.25, April 7, 1821. King George appoints William Miller as a "Firs

Partly-printed DS, signed “George R. I.,” one page, 17 x 13, November 24, 1915. Royal notice issued to "To All and Singular loving S

Vintage matte-finish 6 x 7.5 portrait of King George V by Vandyk of London, affixed to its original 6.5 x 8.5 mount, signed on the image in fountain p

TLS signed “N. Chamberlain,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, 10 Downing Street letterhead, November 15, 1937. Letter of recommendation to King

World War II-dated partly-printed DS, signed “George R. I.,” one page, 21.25 x 16.5, January 23, 1942. King George appoints William

Christmas card from 1940 gilt-embossed with a crown on the front, measuring 15 x 6 open, with inside featuring an affixed image of the blitzed ruins o

Christmas card from 1939 gilt-embossed with a crown on the front, measuring 11.5 x 8.5 open, with inside featuring an affixed image of the royal famil

Rare ink signature, "Kalakaua,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2 sheet. In fine condition, with light toning along the top edge.

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Mary of Teck in her crown jewels, signed on the front in fountain pen, "Mary R, 1919," adding a no...

Royal Christmas card from circa 1978 embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto, measuring 14.5

Partly-printed DS, signed “Elizabeth R.,” one page, 21 x 16.5, May 27, 1953. Queen Elizabeth II appoints Peter Murray as a "Consul f

Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R.,” one page, 13.75 x 9.5, July 6, 1858. Queen Victoria appoints Edward Laws to be an "Ensign i

Desirable 4 x 6 cabinet photo of Queen Victoria reading by W. & D. Downey, signed on the mount in ink, "Victoria R, 1876." In very goo...

Felt tip signature, "Wallis, Duchess of Windsor,” on a yellow 6 x 8 sheet, bearing affixed photocopy images of Wallis, Edward, and his in...

Uncommon 4 x 6.75 clipped magazine photo of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, signed in fountain pen, "Edward" and "Wallis Windsor.&qu...

Desirable free-franked mailing panel, 5.25 x 3.25, addressed in another hand to "Major E. Salomon, New Orleans, Louisiana," and prominentl...

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the Lillie in his cowboy garb, signed in fountain pen, "G. W. Lillie, 'Pawnee Bill.'&q...

Exceptionally rare ink signature, "Sittin[g B]ull,” on a fragile off-white 3.75 x 1.75 slip, affixed to a larger sheet. In very good cond...

Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Two Guns White Calf in his Native American dress, signed in pencil using his three-character pictogram of t

ALS signed “E. C. Genet,” one page on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, August 13, 1816. In part: "In pursuance of your friendly of

ALS signed “Lafayette,” one page, 6.75 x 8.5, October 8, 1786. Letter written from Paris, in part: "Give me leave to introduce to yo

Full free frank, measuring 7.75 x 5.75 unfolded with a center panel of 4 x 2.75, addressed by Lafayette, "A Monsieur le Comte d'Argoult, a ...

Autograph endorsement signed by Richard Henry Lee, one page, 7 x 2, December 4, 1793, penned on a slip excised from a larger document. The endorsement

ADS signed "Ar. St. Clair," one page, 8 x 4.75, December 21, 1802. Pay order issued to G. Simpson, cashier of the Bank of the United State...

ADS signed "Ar. St. Clair," one page, 7.15 x 4.5, December 2, 1797. Handwritten promissory note, in full: "Received of Mrs. Coulder f...

Autograph endorsement signed "An'ty Wayne, Legionville," one page, 7.75 x 9.25, April 25, 1793. Document from Capt. William Eaton, iss...

Partly-printed DS, signed “Benjamin, atty,” one page, 8 x 13, September 25, 1837. Petition to the "Judge of the District Court, in a

Civil War–era ALS, one page, 4 x 6.5, no date but annotated 1864 in pencil. Letter to Capt. Langdon, written from the Confederate "Execut...

Partly-printed DS, signed “H. E. Safford,” one page, 8.5 x 7, October 26, 1865. Amnesty oath sworn in 1865, in part: "I, H. E. Saffo

Civil War–dated LS, one page, 7.75 x 8.75, March 7, 1865. Letter written from the "Confederate States of America Executive Department&quo...

Bold ink signature as senator, "Jeffer. Davis, U.S.S.,” on an off-white 5 x 2 slip clipped from a free frank, stamped with an 1858 "...

Signed book: Great Senators of the United States Forty Years Ago by Oliver Dyer. First edition. NY: Robert Bonner's Sons, 1889. Hardcover bound ...

Uncommon Civil War–era 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Davis by Vannerson & Jones of Richmond, Virginia, neatly signed in ink, "Sinc...

Union & Planters Bank check, 8.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Davis, "Jefferson Davis," payable to Mitchell, Hoffman & Co. for...

Gold-bordered 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Fremont in uniform by George Rockwood of New York, boldly signed in ink, "J. C. Fremont, Maj. Ge...

Unique hand-tinted 2.5 x 4.25 carte-de-visite photo of Hancock in uniform by R. W. Addis, boldly signed on the mount in ink, "Winf'd S. Han...

Outstanding personal check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Lee, "R. E. Lee, Capt. Engrs.," payable to Major R. Delafield for $2677....

Superb 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Logan in uniform, signed on the mount in ink, "John A. Logan," and on the reverse, "Yours tru...

Handsome 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of McClellan in uniform by Frederick Gutekunst, signed at the bottom of the image in ink, "Geo. B. McLel...

Vintage matte-finish 13 x 11.25 portrait of Major General George G. Meade posing with other veteran officers of the United States Army during a 1866 p

Scarce 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of William S. Rosecrans in a noble profile pose, signed in ink, "W. S. Rosecrans, Bvt. Maj. General, No...

Corcoran & Riggs check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Winfield Scott, payable to B. Willet for $38.12, January 8, 1851. In fine condition...

Twice-signed Union National Bank check, 7.5 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Sheridan, "P. H. Sheridan," payable to himself, "P. H. Sh...

Handsome 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Sheridan in uniform by Nichols & Howard, signed on the mount in ink, "Phil. H. Sheridan, Maj. Gen...

Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Stephens seated by John Goldin of Washington, boldly signed on the mount in ink, "Alexander H. Stephens, T...

The Sergeant at Arms, House of Representatives check, 7.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Joseph Wheeler, "Jos. Wheeler," payable to E. J. G...

ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, November 17, 1865. Letter written from Lexington, Virginia, just seven months af

Dinner menu for an event honoring Nelson A. Miles, 5.5 x 8.75, signed on the front below his portrait in pencil, "Nelson A. Miles, Major Gen...

Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.5 photo of Allenby in his military uniform, affixed to its original 7.75 x 10.25 "Photographer to the King" mou...

Vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 7 photo of Foch in uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to German-American writer and Nazi sympathizer George Sylv

The Merchants Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Billy Mitchell, "Wm. Mitchell," payable to Motor Co. of Washington for $26...

German National Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by John J. Pershing, payable to John F. Pershing for $30, August 16, 1895. In fine conditi

Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.75 photo of Pershing in his four-star military uniform, inscribed in a secretarial hand, "For Peekskill Post, Amer...

TLS, one page, 6 x 7, American Expeditionary Forces, Office of the Commander in Chief letterhead, November 7, 1919. Marked "Personal," a l...

Vintage 3.25 x 5 postcard photo featuring France's heroic World War I marshals, signed in fountain pen, "Ph. Petain, 25 Septembre 1919.&quo...

Personal check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed in pencil by Sgt. Alvin C. York, payable to William Johnson for $2.10, July 1, 1930. In fine conditi

Glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of the crew of Bockscar, the U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 bomber that dropped a Fat Man nuclear weapon over the Japanese city of N

Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. in his military uniform, signed in fountain pen, "W. F. Halsey.&...

Vintage semi-glossy 9 x 7.5 photo of Major General Chennault at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Lily Pons, in sincere appre...

Vintage glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of Major General Taylor shaking hands with Brigadier General McAuliffe at Division Headquarters in Bastogne on January

World War II–dated vintage glossy 6.25 x 4 photo of Montgomery during a meeting in the desert, signed in fountain pen, "B. L. Montgomery,...

Two vintage matte-finish photos, 4.5 x 3.5 and 4 x 5, one of Chester Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 194

Very desirable vintage glossy 4 x 5 full-length photo of General Patton in his military uniform holding a riding crop, signed in fountain pen, "...

Vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of the four-star Army General in near-profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For Howard Kline—wit...

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Accepte, Bonaparte,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, no date. Recommendation for Francois Tripeau, a native

LS in French, signed “Bonaparte,” one page both sides, 9 x 10.5, General en Chef de L'Armee d'Italie letterhead, March 6, 1797. ...

Choice vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Dreyfus in uniform, signed in the lower border in black ink, "A. Dreyfus." In very...

Vintage glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of Rear Admiral Byrd in his Naval uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Bettie Smith, with best wis...

Bold ALS, one page, 5 x 8, May 11, 1869. Letter to a judge, in part: "Murray writes me that he has broken his leg badly, will not be able to at...

Exceptional vintage glossy 10 x 8 wire photo of Charles Lindbergh standing below the wing of his Spirit of St. Louis monoplane, signed in fountain pen