RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

Satin-finish 9.5 x 7.5 photo of Bean on the lunar surface, with Charles Conrad reflected in his visor, signed in silver ink, "Sizing up Pete Co...

Uncommon pair of Canadian Astronaut Program FDCs, both 7.5 x 4.5 and signed in black felt tip by six Canadian astronauts, including: Roberta Bondar, M

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Commander Cernan holding and saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip. Rever

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Commander Cernan about to climb into the lunar rover during the Apollo 17 mission, signed in black felt

Two identical glossy 4 x 5 portraits of Collins in a suit and tie, one signed in black ink, "M. Collins," and the other signed and inscrib...

TLS signed “Kurt H. Debus,” one page, 5 x 8, personal NASA letterhead, July 22, 1974. Letter to Peter Wilhelm, in part: "It is unknown to me wh...

Signed book: Moonwalker. First edition. Nashville, TN: Oliver Nelson, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 284 pages. Signed on the title pa

Typed biography of Apollo 7 astronaut Donn Eisele, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in black ballpoint by Eisele. In part: "United States Air Force C...

Two photos: a color glossy 8 x 10 photo of El-Baz examining an Apollo exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum, signed in black felt tip; and a

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Glenn in a suit and bow tie, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “Best regards to Joseph Parraghi—J. H. G

Group of three vintage glossy photos showing the astronaut with President John F. Kennedy and at the US Capitol, ranging in size from 6.75 x 5.75 to 6

Ideal color glossy 10 x 13.5 photo of the Friendship 7 launch from Cape Canaveral on February 20, 1962, signed in black ink, "Best regards—J. H...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date. In full: "After an intensive investigation, the Apollo 14 Accident Review Board identifi...

Group of three items signed by Irwin: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Irwin posing with a model of the Lunar Module, signed and inscribed

Group of three credit card receipts, including: an American Express receipt for the purchase of "Aspen Wood" and "Schrock Casserole&q...

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Leonov during man's first-ever 'spacewalk' on Voskhod 2, signed in black felt tip by Leonov who adds "...

Color glossy 4.75 x 6.5 photo of the fiery launch of the Soyuz-U rocket, signed in black felt tip by Soyuz crew members Alexey Leonov and Valeri Kubas

Two photos: a satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Liberty Bell 7 being recovered by helicopter, signed in black felt tip by the original recovery pilot,

Three color 10 x 8 photos: a satin-finish photo of John Glenn emerging from the Friendship 7 capsule, signed in silver ink by Glenn; a semi-glossy pho

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mission Control in Houston celebrating the splashdown of Apollo 13, signed in blue felt tip, "Gerry Griffin, Gold ...

Official color satin-finish 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of Johnson Space Center in Houston, signed in black felt tip by Glynn S. Lunney, Chris Kraf

Pair of 2012 Panini Americana trading cards of Edgar Mitchell, Nos. 8 and 84, both 2.5 x 3.5, signed on the front of each in black felt tip by Mitchel

Blue cotton flight suit, size 42 regular, with chest sections bearing an official ‘meatball’ NASA patch and a Velcro Navy Aviator patch issued to &q...

Two items signed by Roosa: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Roosa posing with a model of the Lunar Module, signed and inscribed in black fe

Twice-signed DS, signed “W. M. Schirra” and "W. Schirra," two pages, 8.5 x 11, September 28, 1979. Radio contract in which Shirra agrees t...

Official color 9.25 x 7.25 NASA photo of Schirra posing in his Mercury suit, signed and inscribed in black ink, "Best wishes, Harold, and thank...

Uncommon official 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Schmitt, the twelfth person to set foot on the moon, nicely signed in black felt tip, "Harrison H. ...

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Lunar Module Antares resting on the moon's surface during the Apollo 14 mission, signed and inscrib...

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in his white space suit against a background of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed and ins

TLS signed “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, January 6, 1960. In part: "It is always pleasant for us to hear from people who support ...

Vintage official glossy 8 x 10 black-numbered NASA photo, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Mr. & Mrs. Ken Browne with warm regar...

Flown fragment of a Skylab oxygen tank recovered at Rawlinna Ranch in Western Australia. The fragment approximately measures 2 x .25 and is presented

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of Bob Crippen, Karol Bobko, and William Thornton during the Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude T

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Skylab 3 crew, signed in black felt tip by Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma, and Alan Bean. In fine condition.

Two color glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, showing the prime, backup, and support crews for the STS-84 and STS-95 missions, with each photo signed in

Color semi-glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of an STS-6 astronaut performing a test in the orbiter's payload bay as part of the shuttle program's firs...

Group of six items signed by a multitude of noted test pilots, including: a color satin-finish 7 x 5 photo of X-15 pilots, signed in various inks by B

Magnificent collection of presidential autographs representing a complete set from George Washington through Franklin D. Roosevelt, uniformly affixed

LS signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, October 10, 1783. Letter to Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith, who had been appoint

Remarkable swatch of burgundy velvet, 2.75 x .75, removed from the cloak of George Washington. Mounted and framed with a color print of the president

Attractive fabric swatch removed from a gown worn by and belonging to First Lady Dolley Payne Madison. The taffeta silk fabric swatch measuring 3.5 x

ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9.75, September 25, 1785. Letter to “Mr. Boylston,” written from "Grosvenor Square, Westminster." In part: “I receive...

ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 19, 1822. Letter to Lewis Deblois, in part: "Your letter of July 23, having taken a circuit thro’ Montpellie...

ALS, one page, 8 x 9.75, March 25, 1829. Letter to Secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham, written from "Oak Hill," in part: "Maj...

Partly printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13 x 9.25, September 15, 1818. Desirable military land grant by which President Monroe, "in pu...

ALS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, August 14, 1811. Letter to Oliver Wolcott, written from St. Petersburg while serving as US minister to Russia.

Signed book: Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time, Vol. V. London: T. Osborne, 1747. Rebound hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 447 pages. Signed o

Partly printed DS, signed "Millard Fillmore" as president and "Danl. Webster" as secretary of state, one page, 21.25 x 16.25, Oc...

Book presented to President Franklin Pierce: Memoir of the Life and Times of General John Lamb by Isaac Q. Lake. First edition. Albany: Joel Munsell,

ALS, one page both sides, 6.75 x 8, September 2, 1862. Letter to his former secretary, Adam J. Glossbrenner, in part: "Whilst Bailey is perhaps...

ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, August 18, 1865. Letter to his former secretary, Adam J. Glossbrenner, in part: "The Appletons have promise...

ALS, one page, 8.25 x 10, December 1, 1823. Letter to William and John Bell, in part: "In pursuance of your request I inform you that I yesterd...

Extraordinary pairing of bold ink signatures, "A. Lincoln" and "Millard Fillmore, April 24, 1865," on an off-white 4.75 x 3.5 al...

Original printed proclamation, 5 x 7.25, three pages on two adjoining sheets, dated February 17, 1865. A proclamation made by President Abraham Lincol

Manuscript DS, signed “Lincoln & Herndon,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, September 15, 1851. A petition for Dower in Porter v. Sarpy, in part: ...

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, August 9, 1884. Letter to Robert Underwood Johnson, editor of The Century Magazine. In full: &q...

Several strands of President Ulysses S. Grant's hair, contained within a gold-tone .75 x .75 locket opposite a portrait of Grant. The front of t...

ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 5 x 8, October 21, 1873. Letter to the Hon. John Peter Robison, in full: "I have just returned home, fro...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 18.25 x 11.75, March 21, 1883. As governor of New York, Cleveland appoints Samuel Campbell as "Manager of the Stat...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Metropolitan letterhead, July 18, 1917. Letter to Rev. Samuel M. Crothers, a Unitarian minister and popular essayist. In full

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 7.25, Hotel Beau-Site, Rome letterhead, April 5, 1910. Letter to Dr. Judson Swift of the American Tract Society, in full: &quo...

TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, August 21, 1910. Letter to the Hon. H. C. Loudenslager of the Republic

Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 11 x 8.5, no date. Unused certificate of membership for the University Club of Washington, D.C., si

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6.75 x 9.25, personal letterhead, November 16, 1914. Letter to pastor and magazine editor John Wesley Hill, in ful

Two items: a White House card signed in black ink, "Calvin Coolidge"; and a TLS, one page, 6.75 x 9, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Ex...

Massive matte-finish 16.75 x 23.25 close-up photo of Hoover, signed and inscribed in white ink, "To Felix F. Kuchanski, With the Kind Regards o...

Fantastic matte-finish 13.75 x 10.75 photo of Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 20, 1941, the day of his unprecedented third inauguration, sitting alon

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.75 x 18.75, January 27, 1938. President Roosevelt appoints Miss Gay B. Shepperson as "State Admini...

Highly desirable print, 11.75 x 14.75, depicting an artistic portrait of President Roosevelt by Jacob H. Perskie, the official portrait for the 1932 c

Vintage matte-finish 12 x 10 photo of Roosevelt in an appealing half-length pose, showing him seated at his desk with pen in hand, signed in the lower

Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of President Truman with his wife and daughter at a Washington airport preparing to depart on a trip to the Midwest

President Harry S. Truman's personally-owned 10K gold St. Christopher's medal charm presented to him on his 65th birthday. The front depicts...

Press release, five pages on four sheets, 8 x 14, January 19, 1949. Mimeographed press release of Truman's inaugural address. In part: "Mr....

DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. President Truman awards Major Evdokim Ivanovich Sidorov the Legion of Merit for personally coordinating

Printed replica of a testimonial plaque presented to President Truman at a Labor's League for Political Education banquet in Chicago, Illinois, ...

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9.5, White House letterhead, November 20, 1950. Letter to Dwight R. G. Palmer of the Democratic National Committee, in

TLS as president signed “DE,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, White House letterhead, December 22, 1954. Letter to White House Chief of Staff Wilton B. Persons

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower seated together on a sofa and sharing a book, signed in black ink, &quo...

Superb matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Eisenhower in his five-star general's uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen with a reference to the E...

Jacqueline Kennedy's personally-owned and -used Nikon Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4 camera lens, serial no. 5286561, manufactured in the 1970s. Complete wit...

Wonderful glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of Kennedy smiling and tipping his top hat, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “For Milton Berle—with

Two items: a TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.25 x 9, Congress of the United States letterhead, March 12, 1952, addressed to Sigurd Berg, in ful

Attractive color 6 x 6.75 artist's portrait of Kennedy on the front cover of Time Magazine from December 2, 1957, matted to an overall size of 8...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, April 10, 1956. Letter to Kenneth Browne, in part: "I appreciate both your good wishe...

Unsigned pencil notes by John F. Kennedy on an off-white 8 x 12.5 notebook page (lower portion folded), consisting of approximately twenty words and n

Resistol silverbelly cowboy hat made for Johnson to be given out at his ranch, size 6 3/4, with a satin lining featuring an outline of the state of Te

ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, June 11, 1975. Letter to the "Democrats of Darien," in part: "Best wishes to you &...

Attractive enameled porcelain pill box from the personal collection of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, used by the couple while they resided in the White Hou

Beautiful Russian hand-painted fine lacquer box from the personal collection of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, used by the couple while they resided at the

Enormous heavy nylon American flag which flew over the US Capitol building during the presidency of George W. Bush, measuring 9´ 5? x 4´ 1...

Souvenir typescript of President Bush's historic statement on September 11, 2001, two pages, 5 x 8.25, mock White House letterhead, signed at th...

TQS on a blue 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed below in black felt tip, "Barack Obama." The quote, in full: "'My family, frankly, they were...

Wonderful color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of six First Ladies at a gala celebrating their work to create the National Garden at the United States Bota

TLS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, The Vice President's House letterhead, July 7, 1988. Letter to Ms. Brandt, in part: "Thank you for your letter ex...

Three glossy 10 x 8 photos of Jimmy Carter and his memorable baseball moments, each signed in black felt tip, "J. Carter." The photo subje...

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of President Jimmy Carter, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Color glossy 8 x 10 half-length photo of the 39th president posing with the first lady, signed in black felt tip, "J. Carter" and "&a...

Four items: an ALS signed “Frances F. Cleveland Preston,” one page both sides on a 5.75 x 3.25 card, March 10, 1930, apologizing for not returning a l

Two first edition books, Back to Work and Giving, both hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in black felt tip by Bill Clinton. In over

Ink signature, "Calvin Coolidge," and fountain pen signature, "Charles E. Hughes," on an off-white 3.75 x 5.5 card bearing an af...