University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 111925, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 19, 2025 - November 19, 2025
Page Size: 462 items in 19 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
347 Mark Clark

Mark Clark TLS Recounting WWII Experiences: "The German Commander failed to mass all his means in an all-out attack," Great Content

1968-10-08 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 150.00
348

(5) Rare Portrait Photographs of Confederate Generals by Sterling McIntyre: Cooper, Ewell, Loring, Price, Smith

ca. 1861? USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,875.00
349 George A. Custer

George A. Custer PSA MINT 9 Boldly Signed Envelope Addressed To "Mrs Genl Custer"

n.d. USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 4,062.50
351 George Custer

George Custer Signature Gorgeous, PSA/DNA MINT 9!

Leavensworth, KS USD 2,400.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,048.00
352

Confederate CDVs - Generals Longstreet, Hood, & Confederate States Only President, Jefferson Davis

ca. 1800s USD 700.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
353 Doolittle

Doolittle & 20 of His Raiders Group Signed Photo

n.d. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 812.50
354 Gen. N.B. Forrest Rebuilding

Gen. N.B. Forrest Rebuilding the South with RR, "I used you as long as I could make you useful," Written Just Before Disavowing KKK

May 18, 1871 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,312.50
355 Rene Gagnon

Rene Gagnon World War II Love Letters to His Future Wife, Archive of 10, Superb!

ca. August 1943-August 1944 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 625.00
356 James Gavin

James Gavin TLS on His WWII Experiences

October 21,1968 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 87.50
357 Leslie Groves

Leslie Groves Signed Portrait 3 Months After Atomic Bomb Detonation

1945-11-08 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,250.00
358 James Longstreet

James Longstreet Signed Railroad Pass, PSA Encapsulated

ca. 1902 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 500.00
359 Douglas Macarthur

Douglas Macarthur Signed Limited Edition Copy of "Reminiscences"

ca. 1964 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 500.00
360 WAR JFK

"WAR" JFK Military Aide Godfrey McHugh's WWII Flight Book Signed 47 Times!

ca. 1941-1944 USD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00 USD 500.00
361 U.S. Admirals & Generals

U.S. Admirals & Generals Lot of 10 Signed Covers, 16 Signatures: Tibbets, Vandergrift, Eaker & More!

ca. 1943-1981 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 275.00
362 Winters, McAuliffe & Schwarzkopf

Winters, McAuliffe & Schwarzkopf (3) Signed Letters- Great Military Content!

various USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 593.75
363 Horatio Nelson

Horatio Nelson Rare ALS To Emma Hamilton Re: A "Damned pimping Bitch" Daring To Compete With His Incomparable Emma!

n.d. but ca. late August 1803 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,750.00
364 Horatio Nelson

Horatio Nelson PSA NM 7 Signed & Endorsed Wrapper Addressed to Jamaican Gov.

n.d. but ca. 1802-1805 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,750.00
365 Nimitz

Nimitz Accepts Congratulations For WWII Victory "on behalf of... two million officers"

1945-09-30 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,062.50
366 Riot

NY Riot Damage Civil War Mayor George Opdyke PSA Encapsulated Signed Check

December 9, 1863 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 281.60
367 George S. Patton

George S. Patton Uses "N" Word & Racial Slur in WWI

2017-07-14 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,750.00
368 G.S. Patton

G.S. Patton War-Dated Signature & Free Frank, PSA NM-MT 8

1943-09-25 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 875.00
369 G.S. Patton

G.S. Patton PSA GEM MT 10! War-Dated Signature, Superb!

1943-10-25 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 937.50
370 Colin Powell

Colin Powell TLS as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

1992-11-10 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 112.50
371 Randolph

Confederate Secretary of War Randolph Directs Colonel in Staunton, Virginia, to Protect Local Turnpike

November 10, 1862 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 375.00
372 Mathew Ridgway

Mathew Ridgway TLS Recounting "Operation Ripper" From Korean War Experiences, Amazing Content

1968-10-30 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 200.00
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