RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Presidents

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In honor of Washington's Birthday, RR Auction's February Fine Autograph and Artifact sale opens with a remarkable assortment of nearly 200 presidential autographs, highlighted by an excessively rare William Henry Harrison document as president, an autograph letter by LBJ to the Speaker of the House, and a significant selection of free franks. Other top lots include an extraordinary signed portrait of James Joyce, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's personal ledger, an Einstein letter on a childhood game, and Warren Buffett's personal set of golf clubs. The Beatles, Apollo 11 astronauts, Charles Schulz, Marilyn Monroe, and Babe Ruth round out our pop culture offerings. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in February 2019.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Chester Nimitz355 - Chester Nimitz
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Program for the "Presentation of the Secretary of the Navy's War Bond Honor Flag," held on November 11, 1943, two pages, 7 x 9, signed...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John J. Pershing356 - John J. Pershing
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 bust-length portrait of Pershing in his four-star military uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to
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Felix Baumgartner357 - Felix Baumgartner
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Austrian skydiver and daredevil (born 1969) who jumped to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere in 2012, setting a world record for skydivin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Clarence Chamberlin358 - Clarence Chamberlin
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Pioneering aviator and barnstormer (1893–1976) who piloted the first transatlantic passenger flight. Vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 6.25 photo of Chamberl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh359 - Charles Lindbergh
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Exquisite color 16.5 x 20.5 print produced by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation in 1928, captioned, "With one beat of his wing, Charles Lindb...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh360 - Charles Lindbergh
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TLS signed “C. A. L.,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, July 7, 1964. Written from Les Monts-de-Corsier in Switzerland, an instructional letter addressed to Jean
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh361 - Charles Lindbergh
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TLS signed “Charles (A. Lindbergh),” one page, 7.75 x 11, Planorbe letterhead, August 14, 1971. Letter to Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr., chairman of Tra
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joe Sutter362 - Joe Sutter
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American engineer (1921-2016) for the Boeing Airplane Company and manager of the design team for the Boeing 747; Smithsonian Air and Space Magazine ha
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Orville Wright363 - Orville Wright
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Fourth National Bank of Dayton, Ohio check, 8.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, "Orville Wright," payable to Will...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wilbur Wright and King Edward VII364 - Wilbur Wright and King Edward VII
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Sharp original vintage glossy 8.5 x 6.5 photograph of Wilbur Wright meeting with King Edward VII in Pau, France, on March 17, 1909, showing off one of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager365 - Chuck Yeager
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of a camouflaged military jet, signed in black felt tip by Yeager. Reverse bears a General Dynamics credit stamp. In fine conditio
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Chuck Yeager366 - Chuck Yeager
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of a military plane with bombs displayed in front of it, signed in black felt tip by Yeager. In fine condition, with a few small s
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Cosmonauts367 - Cosmonauts
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Vintage glossy 6 x 4.25 photo of Gherman Titov, Andriyan Nikolayev, Pavel Popovich, and Yuri Gagarin posing together in uniform, signed in ink by all
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Yuri Gagarin368 - Yuri Gagarin
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Vintage color 4.25 x 5.75 postcard photo of Yuri Gagarin in his military uniform, signed vertically in blue ballpoint, with Gagarin adding an inscript
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Moonwalkers369 - Moonwalkers
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Sought-after color limited edition 30 x 24.5 print entitled ‘Moonwalkers,’ numbered 360/1000, signed in felt tip by eleven of the twelve men to walk o
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Gus Grissom370 - Gus Grissom
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Choice ballpoint signature, "Virgil I. Grissom,” on a white 5 x 3 card. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 1371 - Apollo 1
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Exceptional official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 1 prime crew posing in their blue flight suits with a model of the ill-fated Block I C
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11372 - Apollo 11
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Supremely rare NASA invitation for a luncheon "saluting the Apollo 11 Crew and The people who made the Mission possible" at the Rice Hotel...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong373 - Neil Armstrong
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Uninscribed official color 7.75 x 9.75 NASA lithograph of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in black felt
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong374 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong375 - Neil Armstrong
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, August 27, 1976. Letter to Paul P. Hartunian of New Jersey, in full: "Please acce...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong376 - Neil Armstrong
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Felt tip signature, "Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11,” on a light green 5 x 3 sheet affixed to a same-size card. In fine condition. Accompanied by an...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 15377 - Apollo 15
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Official color glossy 9.5 x 7.5 NASA photo of an astronaut working on the lunar rover during the Apollo 15 mission, affixed to the original 14 x 11 mo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 15378 - Apollo 15
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Uncommon color 8 x 10.5 RCA certificate featuring an image of the Apollo 15 crew posing in their white space suits with the lunar cover, signed and in
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Apollo-Soyuz379 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Highly unusual unflown bronze Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Robbins medallion, possibly a prototype, approximately 1.25? in diameter, featuring a raised d
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin380 - Buzz Aldrin
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Classic color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, "We Came in...
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Buzz Aldrin381 - Buzz Aldrin
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Iconic color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of LMP Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, his visor showing a small reflection of the photographer, CDR Neil
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin382 - Buzz Aldrin
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Choice oversized color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Aldrin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface during Apollo 11, signed in silver ink. In
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Buzz Aldrin383 - Buzz Aldrin
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Group of five books, all hardcover with dust jacket, each signed on an opening page in black or blue ink by Buzz Aldrin, with titles including: Look t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin384 - Buzz Aldrin
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on the lunar landing date of Ju...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins385 - Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
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Desirable pairing of commemorative covers: a cover with a stamped cachet honoring the Apollo 11 splashdown, canceled at Cape Canaveral on the return d
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Anders386 - Bill Anders
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Anders holding a model rocket, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Kenneth, Bill Anders.” In f...
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Apollo 15387 - Apollo 15
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Commemorative cover issued in Poland to honor the Apollo 15 mission, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin. Encapsulated in
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Apollo 7388 - Apollo 7
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Launch day cover with an affixed cachet of the Apollo 7 insignia, postmarked at the Kennedy Space Center on the launch date of October 11, 1968, signe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz389 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Uncommon official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph featuring an artist's rendition of the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft docking during the ASTP missio...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz390 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Desirable white 5.25 x 5.5 swatch of Beta cloth featuring the ASTP mission insignia in the center, signed in ink by Tom Stafford, Deke Slayton, Vance
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Astronauts392 - Astronauts
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Three first edition books, all hardcover with dust jacket, each signed on an opening page in ink or felt tip by a NASA astronaut, including: Buzz Aldr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Astronauts393 - Astronauts
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Collection of eight checks signed by astronauts, including: Buzz Aldrin (signed "Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.," and marked "VOID" over t...
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Alan Bean394 - Alan Bean
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Bean working at the base of the Lunar Module, signed in silver ink, "Alan Bean, Apollo 12 LMP, Moonwalker 4,...
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Valery Bykovsky395 - Valery Bykovsky
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Vintage glossy 4 x 6.25 bust-length photo of Valery Bykovsky wearing his military uniform with an array of pins and medals, signed and inscribed in Cy
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter396 - Scott Carpenter
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury-Atlas 7 liftoff from Cape Canaveral, signed in black felt tip, "Aurora 7 launch, 24 May, 1962, S...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan397 - Gene Cernan
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Choice color satin-finish 10 x 8 full-length photo of Cernan during an Apollo 17 EVA, signed in blue felt tip, "'Last Man on the Moon…'...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan398 - Gene Cernan
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Commander Cernan saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, "Gene Cernan, Las...
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Michael Collins399 - Michael Collins
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Ideal color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, "Michael Collins, A...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Michael Collins400 - Michael Collins
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Agena Target Vehicle during rendezvous with the Gemini spacecraft, signed in silver ink, "Michael Collin...
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Michael Collins401 - Michael Collins
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Magnificent oversized color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of an Apollo 11 'Earthrise,' neatly signed in silver ink, "Michael Collins, Apol...
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Michael Collins402 - Michael Collins
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Official color 14 x 11 NASA lithograph featuring composite images of the three Apollo 11 astronauts, the mission insignia, and famous lunar plaque, si
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins403 - Michael Collins
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Signed book: Liftoff. First edition. NY: Grove Press, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.25 x 10.25, 288 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-titl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins404 - Michael Collins
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Signed book: Carrying the Fire. First edition. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 478 pages. Signed and ins
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper405 - Gordon Cooper
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Fantastic color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cooper wearing his Mercury space suit next to a capsule model and surrounded by mist, signed in black felt
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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