RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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Featuring a diverse 1,000+ lots, RR Auction’s September Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction boasts a highlighted Royalty section that spans the centuries, offering rarely seen autographs from the likes of Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary I, King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Frederick the Great, and Princess Diana. Other top lots include a remarkable oversized Abraham Lincoln signed photograph, a letter by philosopher Francis Bacon, an extremely early Winston Churchill signed photo, and a sharp signed portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. Other noteworthy autographs include Albert Einstein, J. D. Salinger, the Beatles, Ernest Hemingway, Walt Disney, John F. Kennedy, and more! 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 September 2018.
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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Duke of Wellington456 - Duke of Wellington
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Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, victor over Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo and twice elected Prime Minister (1769–1852). Partly-printed vellum DS,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War II Aces457 - World War II Aces
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Three items: an FDC with a cachet honoring President Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed in ink or felt tip by American aces Fred J. Christensen, Robert S.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War II Posters: Food458 - World War II Posters: Food
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Group of four original World War II posters related to food: an original color 22 x 28 Office of Price Administration poster published in 1943 by the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sgt. Alvin C. York459 - Sgt. Alvin C. York
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Signed book: Sergeant York and His People. Later printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1922. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 292 pages. Signed on the first fr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart460 - Amelia Earhart
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Signed book: 20 Hrs. 40 Min.: Our Flight in the Friendship. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 314 pages. Signed on the first f...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart461 - Amelia Earhart
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Desirable fountain pen signature, "Amelia Earhart,” on an off-white 6 x 8 sheet of Davenport Hotel letterhead. In very good to fine condition, ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Graf Zeppelin Artifact462 - Graf Zeppelin Artifact
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Large scalloped metal serving platter, 15.5? in diameter, with bottom bearing etched "Zeppelin" blimp maker's mark and numbered "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh463 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: The Spirit of St. Louis. Limited presentation edition, number 396. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 562 pa...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh464 - Charles Lindbergh
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Flown airmail cover carried on the "First Cristobal–Miami Cross-Carribean Flight, May 1, 1930," bearing a stamped violet cachet, 9.5 x 4, ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Nungesser465 - Charles Nungesser
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French pilot and WWI fighter ace (1892-1927) who mysteriously disappeared on an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Igor Sikorsky466 - Igor Sikorsky
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Pioneering aviation engineer (1889–1972) who developed the first four-engine airplane and the first modern helicopter to be put into widespread use. S
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Orville Wright467 - Orville Wright
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The Winters National Bank check, 7.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, "Orville Wright," payable to Orville Wright for...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager468 - Chuck Yeager
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Gen. Yeager in uniform, neatly signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few trivial small bends.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager469 - Chuck Yeager
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Flown airmail cover carried on an F-86F Sabre by Chuck Yeager on November 8, 1954, signed in fountain pen, "Charles E. Yeager, Major USAF."...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Naval Aviation in Space470 - Naval Aviation in Space
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Color limited edition 25 x 30 print entitled ‘Naval Aviation in Space,’ numbered 694/1000, signed in pencil in the lower border by the original nine a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Roger Chaffee471 - Roger Chaffee
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TLS signed “Roger B. Chaffee,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, February 11, 1965. Letter to Ken Browne, in full: "Many thanks for your rec...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Mercury 7473 - Mercury 7
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the grinning Mercury Seven astronauts posing with a model rocket, inscribed in another hand, "To the Brown...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11474 - Apollo 11
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits against a lunar backdrop, signed in black felt tip, &q...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11475 - Apollo 11
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Desirable collection of three official 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of the Apollo 11 crewmen in their white space suits, individually signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong476 - Neil Armstrong
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Sought-after TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, June 30, 1969. Letter to J. Smith, in full: "Colonel Aldrin, Colonel Collins, and I want...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong477 - Neil Armstrong
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Sought-after official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip. In f
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong478 - Neil Armstrong
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, February 3, 1972. Letter to "Gary L. Portmess, General Manager, WHAG," in fu...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong479 - Neil Armstrong
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Bold felt tip signature, "Neil Armstrong,” on a white 5 x 3 card to which was added his famous quote: "That's one small step for a man...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong480 - Neil Armstrong
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Very desirable felt tip signature, "Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11,” on a light blue 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. An ideal uninscribed example.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Michael Collins483 - Michael Collins
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Gorgeous original 13 x 19.25 watercolor painting by Apollo 11 CMP Michael Collins, depicting a sky with several layers of soft-colored clouds, signed
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin484 - Jim Irwin
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Exceedingly scarce official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Irwin posing in his white space suit with a lunar globe, signed on his arm in black felt t
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John Young485 - John Young
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Desirable official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young in his white space suit, neatly signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Jerome, Be...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Air and Space Medallions486 - Air and Space Medallions
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Collection of seven medallions commemorating significant achievements in flight and aerospace, including: a bronze 1927 commemorative medal honoring C
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin487 - Buzz Aldrin
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Choice color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, "We Came in Peace, Buzz Aldrin, Apoll...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin488 - Buzz Aldrin
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Iconic color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface during Apollo 11, signed in blue felt tip, "First Lunar Landing, Buzz Ald...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin489 - Buzz Aldrin
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Attractive color satin-finish 10 x 8 full-length photo of LMP Aldrin standing in profile next to the American flag on the surface of the moon, signed
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin490 - Buzz Aldrin
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Launch day cover with a cachet commemorating the Gemini 12 mission, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on November 11, 1966, signed in black ballpoint by Bu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin491 - Buzz Aldrin
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Two books: Mission to Mars, hardcover with dust jacket, published by National Geographic in 2013, signed on the title page in blue ink by Buzz Aldrin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin492 - Buzz Aldrin
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ALS, one page, 6 x 9, personal Research and Engineering Consultants letterhead, no date. Letter to "Mr. Stanhope," in full: "I would ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin493 - Buzz Aldrin
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Two first edition copies of Magnificent Desolation, both hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the half-title page in blue ink by Aldrin. In overall f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin494 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Aldrin posing as a new member of NASA's third group of astronauts, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, &q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin495 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 LMP posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in thin black
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin and Gene Cernan496 - Buzz Aldrin and Gene Cernan
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Official glossy 8 x 10 black-numbered NASA photo of Buzz Aldrin and Gene Cernan together during an Apollo 10 post-flight debriefing session, signed in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12497 - Apollo 12
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the southern edge of the Herschel crater on the lunar surface, photographed during the Apollo 12 mission at a distance of
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Group of (3) Photographs498 - Apollo 13 Group of (3) Photographs
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Appealing set of three official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photos from the Apollo 13 mission, with images including: an oblique view of the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 14: Shepard and Mitchell499 - Apollo 14: Shepard and Mitchell
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Color satin-finish 9.5 x 7 photo of Shepard and Mitchell during an Apollo 14 EVA, matted to an overall size of 13 x 15, signed on the mat in black fel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 16500 - Apollo 16
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Official color 10 x 7.75 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 16 crew posing in their white space suits, signed in black ink by Ken Mattingly, in black ballp
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 8501 - Apollo 8
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Very appealing official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 8 'Earthrise,' signed in black felt tip by James Lovell and Frank Borman,...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 17502 - Apollo 17
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Appealing group lot of three official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of the crew members of the Apollo 17 mission, each signed in black ink or felt tip
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo Lenticular Postcards503 - Apollo Lenticular Postcards
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Unusual collection of 15 color lenticular postcards commemorating the Apollo program, ranging in size from 5.25 x 4 to 6.5 x 4.75, with reverse of fou
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong504 - 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 in blue felt tip, "Neil Armstrong...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong505 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Helen—Neil Armstrong.&qu...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Astronauts506 - Astronauts
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Signed book: We Seven. Book club edition. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 375 pages. Signed and inscribed on the fi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Astronauts and Cosmonauts507 - Astronauts and Cosmonauts
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Signed book: The Home Planet. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.25 x 14.25. Signed on a special sheet affixed to the f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean510 - Alan Bean
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Two items: a TLS signed "Alan L. Bean," one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, November 4, 1964, addressed to Ken Browne, in part: "I a...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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