RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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RR Auction’s June Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 800 lots, headlined by special Science & Technology and Animation sections. We begin by tracing the history of science in a series of over fifty items, to include an autograph of Isaac Newton, a letter from Albert Einstein on the Unified Field Theory, a celestial map flown to the moon on Apollo 15, and an archive from the career of Carl Sagan. Our robust Animation feature boasts a wealth of production art from Walt Disney Studios, used for classics like Snow White, Fantasia, Pinocchio, and Sleeping Beauty. All this is in addition to our typical diverse selection of items—from presidents to pop stars. 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 June 2017.
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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Iwo Jima: John Bradley354 - Iwo Jima: John Bradley
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The People's Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Bradley, "John H. Bradley," payable to Cash for $15, July 3, 1954. Enca...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mikhail Kalashnikov355 - Mikhail Kalashnikov
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Russian general and small arms designer (1919-2013) known for developing the AK-47 assault rifle and its improvements. Color glossy 5.75 x 4 half-leng
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Henry Lee356 - Henry Lee
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Revolutionary War hero (1756–1818) who captured British posts in New York and in the South; he was also the father of Robert E. Lee. Partly-printed ve
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee357 - Robert E. Lee
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Small strand of hair belonging to Robert E. Lee, encased in a golden 1.25 x 1.75 frame affixed to the upper left corner of a certificate of authentici
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Douglas MacArthur358 - Douglas MacArthur
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Striking matte-finish 8.5 x 11 portrait of General MacArthur in uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To M/Sgt. Gordon, With best wis...
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James B. McPherson359 - James B. McPherson
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Career US Army officer (1828–1864) who served as a general in the Union Army and was killed in action at the Battle of Atlanta-the second highest rank
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Philippe Petain360 - Philippe Petain
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French general (1856–1951) who was honored as a national hero for his defense of Verdun during World War I, but who was convicted after World War II o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Philip H. Sheridan361 - Philip H. Sheridan
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Ink signature, "P. H. Sheridan, Lt. General,” on an off-white 3 x 1.75 card. In fine condition, with old mounting remnants on the reverse.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War II362 - World War II
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War-dated archive related to journalist Alistair Cooke, consisting of three TLSs and a typescript, with two letters signed “Alistair,” and the other s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Friedrich Doblhoff363 - Friedrich Doblhoff
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Austrian engineer (1916–2000) who developed the first jet-propelled helicopter while working for Wiener Neustaedter Flugzeugwerke during World War 2.
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Amelia Earhart364 - Amelia Earhart
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Personal check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Earhart (minus the recipient field), payable to Arthur E. Bestor for $47.88, August 7, 1935. Enca
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart365 - Amelia Earhart
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Uncommon 5 x 4.5 magazine photo of Earhart aboard a ship, signed and inscribed on the reverse in fountain pen, "To Ralph Neave, because he shou...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh366 - Charles Lindbergh
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Vintage glossy 5 x 5 half-length photo of the aviator seated at his desk with pen in hand, signed in fountain pen, "C. A. Lindbergh." Doub...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Orville Wright368 - Orville Wright
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The Winter National Bank & Trust Co. check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to The Brown Auto Sales Co. for $5...
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Orville Wright369 - Orville Wright
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Appealing three item display: a City National Bank and Trust Company check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to Th
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Estimate : 3,300.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Gus Grissom370 - Gus Grissom
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Desirable color vintage 8 x 10 lithograph of Grissom on the phone with President Kennedy following his 1961 Liberty Bell 7 flight, signed and inscribe
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11371 - Apollo 11
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Amazing display of three official color NASA lithographs, each approximately 7.25 x 9.5, individually signed and inscribed in blue or black felt tip b
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11372 - Apollo 11
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Collection of 11 swatches of Beta cloth, each featuring a 3.25? diameter Apollo 11 mission emblem, approximately measuring 7 x 6.5, individually seale
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong373 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 7.5 x 9.5 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit against a lunar background, boldly signed in black felt tip. Double-matt
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 13374 - Apollo 13
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Flown swatch of fabric from the backing material of the astronauts’ couches inside the Apollo 13 Command Module, approximately 1 x .75. Encased in a c
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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STS–1375 - STS–1
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Flown fabric American flag, 5.75 x 4, flown aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia during its inaugural flight on April 12–14, 1981. Flag is affixed to a 7
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin376 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Aldrin posing on the surface of the moon, signed in black ink, "Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr." In very fin...
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Buzz Aldrin377 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” I
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Buzz Aldrin378 - Buzz Aldrin
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Signed book: Men from Earth. First edition, limited issue, numbered 1242/1500. Nashville, TN: The FlastSigned Press, 2005. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.5
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Buzz Aldrin379 - Buzz Aldrin
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Uncommon Apollo Landing Sites lunar map, 8.25 x 10.5, indicating the landing sites of all six successful Apollo missions, signed in black felt tip by
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Buzz Aldrin380 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color 20 x 16 giclee print on stretched canvas of Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface next to the American flag, signed in silver ink. In fine c
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Apollo 11381 - Apollo 11
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Uncommon color first edition of the Apollo 11 Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart, 23.75 x 20, dated June 23, 1969, depicting a polar view
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Estimate : 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13382 - Apollo 13
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Double-sided page removed from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flight Crew G & N Dictionary, 5.5 x 8, listing a basic date of January 5, 1970, signed...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11383 - Apollo 11
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First edition of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Descent Monitoring Chart, sheet No. 1 of 3, 21 x 10.5, displaying the lunar terrain designated as landing
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12384 - Apollo 12
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Identical set of four color semi-glossy 16 x 20 photos of the crew of Apollo 12 posing in their white space suits in front of the lunar module, each s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 14385 - Apollo 14
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Flown beta cloth swatch carried to the lunar surface aboard the Apollo 14 Command Module Kitty Hawk, approximately .75 x .75. Encased in a cylindrical
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Apollo 8386 - Apollo 8
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Unsigned official vintage glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of the iconic Apollo 8 'Earthrise.' Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks...
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Apollo Astronauts387 - Apollo Astronauts
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Collection of 13 photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip by an Apollo program astronaut, including: Alan Bean, Walt Cunningham, Richard Gor
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Apollo-Soyuz388 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Two items: a rare invitation to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project at the Apollo/Saturn V Center on June 16, 2005, signed
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Gene Cernan389 - Gene Cernan
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Exceptional color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cernan holding the American flag on the lunar surface, the Earth a mere speck in the distance, signed in
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Yuri Gagarin390 - Yuri Gagarin
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Textured matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 photo of Gagarin in uniform, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In very fine condition.
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Gemini 11391 - Gemini 11
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Identical set of four color semi-glossy 20 x 16 photos of the Gemini 11 crew wearing their blue training suits and holding a model of a capsule, each
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Gemini392 - Gemini
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Three color semi-glossy photos: an 8 x 10 full-length photo of James Lovell walking in his space suit, signed in black felt tip and adding "Gem...
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Fred Haise393 - Fred Haise
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Official Apollo 13 Lunar Orbital Science Flight Chart, 43 x 21.5, signed in black felt tip, "'Our one trip around the moon!' Fred Haise...
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Jim Irwin394 - Jim Irwin
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Color 10 x 8 cardstock photo of Irwin saluting the flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, "Jim Irwin," below a pre-printed s...
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Mercury Astronauts395 - Mercury Astronauts
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Color limited edition 21 x 29.25 lithograph of R. L. Rasmussen’s watercolor of a Mercury rocket entitled ‘Space…The Pioneers,’ numbered 254/300, signe
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Mercury Astronauts396 - Mercury Astronauts
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Powerful color glossy 8.5 x 11 cardstock photo of a Mercury rocket launch, signed in black ink or felt tip by John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schir
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Mercury Astronauts397 - Mercury Astronauts
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Four items: an FDC postmarked February 20, 1962, the launch day of the Friendship 7 spacecraft, signed in blue felt tip by John Glenn; and three semi-
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Mission Control398 - Mission Control
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Three semi-glossy photos: an 8 x 10 portrait of NASA nurse Dee O'Hara, signed in black felt tip; an 8 x 10 portrait of pad leader Guenter Wendt,...
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Edgar Mitchell399 - Edgar Mitchell
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Three semi-glossy photos of Mitchell on the lunar surface, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip, "Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14," ...
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Edgar Mitchell400 - Edgar Mitchell
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of LMP Mitchell standing next to the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, "...
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Moonwalkers401 - Moonwalkers
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Set of five color semi-glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip by the moonwalker pictured, including: Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Gene C
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers402 - Moonwalkers
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Appealing set of seven official color NASA lithographs, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed and inscribed in ink or felt tip by the moonwalker pictured, in
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Stuart Roosa403 - Stuart Roosa
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Roosa in his white space suit against the Apollo 14 insignia, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "...
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Dave Scott404 - Dave Scott
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Identical set of four awe-inspiring color semi-glossy 16 x 20 photos of Commander Dave Scott during an Apollo 15 EVA, each signed in the lower border
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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