RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Apollo 11 launch pass, number 6550, 5 x 3, featuring the mission insignia and an image of the moon, signed on the front in blue felt tip by Neil Armst

Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of the Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits against a lunar backdrop, signed and insc

Three signed ‘white space suit’ photos: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong, signed in blue felt tip, “Best Wishes, Neil Armstrong”;

Signed book: Moon Shot. First edition. Atlanta: Turner Publishing, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 383 pages. Signed and inscribed on t

The Retrospect yearbook, dating from Armstrong’s senior year at Blume High School in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in 1947, hardcover, 8 x 11, 88 pages. Armstrong

Official color semi–glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of the original Apollo 13 crew posing in their white space suits, signed and inscribed in bl

Flown circular 5.5? diameter swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3.5? diameter mission insignia in the center. Double-matted to an overall size of 9 x 9, i

Official color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 14 crew posing in their white space suits against a backdrop with their mission insignia, signed

Flown Klixon toggle switch removed from the Apollo 16 Command Module Casper after its historic 1972 flight to the moon. The switch measures approximat

Official color semi-glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the Apollo 17 crew posing with the lunar rover and the Saturn rocket looming in the background, signed

Flown single-sided Command Module cue card from the Apollo 17 mission, 5.75 x 4, stamped on the reverse with flight certification, “Flown to lunar orb

Incredible leather-bound guest book flown aboard Richard Nixon’s Air Force One (Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000), 12 x 9, signed inside by a variety of polit

Rocket engine thrust chamber and nozzle, measuring 18.5? tall with a diameter of 11? at the base of the nozzle and 2? at the top of the combustion cha

Scarce complete set of 22 official KNIGA covers with cachets commemorating Russian space achievements, each signed in ink by at least one cosmonaut, i

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, with a reflection of Armstrong in his visor, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz

Pair of ink signatures, “Buzz Aldrin,” on individual off-white 3.75 x .75 slips, individually matted with modern photos of Aldrin on the lunar surface

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

Official color glossy 9 x 7.75 red-numbered NASA photo of the Apollo 10 crew posing in their white space suits, signed and inscribed in black felt tip

Flown flag honoring the 25th anniversary of Apollo 11, 4.75 x 3, carried aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-65 mission, affixed to an 11

A flown .75 x .75 swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s thermal protection subsystem. The foil is housed in a sma

Flown gold foil star carried on the Apollo 12 mission, measuring approximately .5? across, affixed to a laminated 4 x 2.5 presentation card issued to

Official color semi-glossy 7.5 x 10 NASA photo of the Apollo 12 crew posing in their white space suits in front of the lunar module, signed and inscri

Official NASA Kennedy Space Center launch pass for Apollo 12, no. 91, 4 x 2.5, showing the mission insignia, and signed on the front in black felt tip

A flown .5 x 1 swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 12 Command Module Yankee Clipper’s thermal protection subsystem. The foil is housed in a

A 9.5 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3? diameter Apollo 12 mission insignia in the center, signed in black ink, “Richard Gordon, Apollo XII” and “

Flown swatch of fabric, 2.25 x 1, affixed to a 7 x 5 presentation sheet headed “A Piece of ‘Odyssey’ CSM 109,” and issued to launch team member Thomas

Collection of four limited edition covers with ink notations made by Ken Havekotte using a Fisher Space Pen flown on Apollo 13: one featuring a cachet

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, and a ...

Small collection of flown Kapton foil, largest swatch measures .75 x .75, removed from the Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey’s thermal protection subsy

Choice official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 15 astronauts in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden

Two photos: a color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Commander Scott saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Dave Scott,

A 1969 special edition of Look magazine honoring Apollo 8, 10.5 x 13, signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Frank Borman, Apollo 8 CDR,” “Bill

Official color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 9 crew posing in their white space suits with the Saturn rocket resting in its tower in the back

Special ‘Off to the Moon’ issue of Life magazine from July 4, 1969, 10 x 13.25, showing an image of Neil Armstrong set against a crescent moon, signed

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To John Holst—All the Best—Neil Ar

A flown .75 x 1 swatch of Kapton foil removed from the thermal protection subsystem of the US ASTP Command Module No. 111. The foil is housed in a sma

Birthday card showing a disgruntled woman with deflated cake on the front, measures 7.5 x 8.75 open, signed inside in various ink types by over thirty

Three items: a pair of color glossy photos of Lunar Module Pilot Duke saluting the American flag on the moon, both approximately 5.25 x 7, signed in b

Three photos: an official color semi-glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of Vance Brand posing in his space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt

Color satin-finish 9.5 x 7.25 full-length photo of Commander Cernan posing between the American flag and the lunar rover on the moon’s surface, signed

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of McNair in his blue suit, signed and inscribed in felt tip, “To Jerry Whitten, Best wishes, Ron McNair.” Noti

Two photos: a color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cooper during a water-based training procedure, signed in black ink, “Gemini 5 training, Gordon Cooper

Collection of ten color postcard portraits, 4 x 5.75 and 4 x 6.5, each signed in ink by the cosmonaut pictured, including: Gherman Titov, Andriyan Nik

Soviet commemorative cover honoring the 500th anniversary of the birth of Copernicus, signed in ink by Alexei Leonov, Valeri Kubasov, Vladimir Shatalo

Collection of fourteen items signed by cosmonauts, consisting of assorted covers and photos, including: Valery Bykovsky (two SPs); Gherman Titov (two

Beautiful official color semi-glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of the planet Earth, signed in silver ink, “’We are all on spaceship Earth,’ 4/16/

Three photos: an official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Duke testing an Apollo space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “The final spacesuit check before we

Two photos: a color satin-finish of the Apollo 16 lunar module, signed in black felt tip, “‘What a ride! What a ride! 4/23/72, Charlie Duke, Apollo 16

Signed book in Cyrillic: Road to Space. 1961. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8, 173 pages. Signed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint by Gagarin. In fine

Uncommon color 14 x 11 photographic print of the Hale–Bopp comet, signed in blue ink by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp. In fine condition.

Three items: a color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting the launch of Apollo 15, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Jim Irwin, Apollo 15,” adding a small

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, High Flight Foundation letterhead, February 28, 1978. Letter to Ronald, in full: “You do have an impressive collection of spa

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, High Flight Foundation letterhead, December 8, 1978. Letter to Rick Boos, in part: “All people are looking for something or s

Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Irwin, neatly signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Ron, My Very Best Wishes, Jim Irwin, Apollo 15,” adding a

ALS signed “Jack Lousma, Major USMC, NASA Astronaut,” three pages, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, no date. Letter to Jack, in part: “The full value of lun

Vivid color semi-glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of a Saturn rocket at sunset, signed in silver ink, “James Lovell, Apollo 8.” Double-matted and framed with an

Twelve items: an official color 11 x 8.5 NASA lithograph of a Robert McCall painting entitled ‘Accepting the Challenge of Flight: NASA Dryden Flight R

Two photos: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Jim McDivitt and Ed White posing with President Johnson at a Gemini 4 ceremony, signed in the lower border in gre

Collection of four Project Mercury FDCs, each signed in ink by a Mercury astronaut, including: Alan Shepard, John Glenn (2), and Deke Slayton. In over

Two official red-numbered NASA photos: a color semi-glossy 10.25 x 8 photo of the Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment (SIDE) on the lunar surface, si

Vintage official color semi-glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA aerial photo of the lunar terrain, signed in black felt tip by Mitchell. In fine condition

Two items: an official semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of a core tube stuck into the lunar terrain, signed in black felt tip, “Edgar Mitchell”; and an uncomm

Early ALS signed “Edgar D. Mitchell, Cdr. USN,” one page, 6.25 x 9.5, April 16, 1966. Letter to George McCullough, in full: “Thank you very much for y

Satin-finish 7.5 x 9.55 full-length photo of Lunar Module Pilot Mitchell referring to a map on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Edgar Mit

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 7 launch, signed in black felt tip, “Wally Schirra, Apollo 7,” and in blue felt tip, “Walt Cunningham, 11 Oct

Two photos: an official color semi-glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of Hurricane Gladys from the viewpoint of the Apollo 7 spacecraft, signed in

Three photos: a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Schirra staring out a window of the Apollo 7 module, signed in the lower border in black felt tip,

Satin-finish 9.5 x 7.25 full-length photo of Commander Scott using a film camera on the lunar surface, signed in black ink, “Dave Scott, CDR, Apollo 1

Fantastic official color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo comparing the sizes of the Saturn V and Mercury-Redstone rockets, signed in black felt

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the SpaceShipOne pilots, signed in black felt tip by Doug Shane, Mike Melvill, Peter Siebold, and Brian Binnie. In fine c

Three official glossy NASA photos of Gemini 6 astronaut Tom Stafford, ranging in size from 8 x 10.25 to 10 x 8, each signed in blue or black felt tip

Flown 5.75 x 4.25 American flag and embroidered STS–60 patch, measuring 4? in diameter, carried on board the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS–60

Flown flag bearing the Shuttle–Mir Program insignia carried aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-91 mission, 6 x 4.25, affixed to an 11 x

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Army Ballistic Missile Agency letterhead, September 30, 1959. Letter to Dr. Fritz W. Mueller, in full: “I am in receipt of a

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of von Braun wearing his name tag and posing in front of a massive Saturn rocket, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Roge

Flown two-sided checklist page carried on board STS-6, 8.5 x 10, dated September 1, 1982, signed and flight-certified on one side in blue ballpoint, “

Ten postcards featuring various artworks, 4.5 x 6 to 6 x 4.25, each signed in ink or felt tip by the associated artist, including: Jasper Johns, Jacob

American artist, author, and traveler (1796–1872) best known for his Indian Gallery, a monumental collection of paintings documenting the quickly vani

ALS, one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, September 17, 1938. Letter to Elbert Hubbard II about his father Elbert Hubbard, the founder of the Roycro

Signed book: Dali de Draeger. First edition, limited issue of 1500. France: Draeger, 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11.5 x 12. Impressively signed

Cover insert from the limited edition 1959 lithograph set of ‘Constellations of Miro’ by Andre Breton, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 14.25 x 17.2

Color postcard featuring Dali’s 1935 oil painting Portrait of Gala, 4.25 x 6, signed in black ink, “Dali.” In fine condition.

Influential Czech artist (1860–1939) best remembered for his stylized Art Nouveau depictions of beautiful women. Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard pho

Signed catalog: An Exhibition of the Work of the Artist from 1915 to 1966. NY: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1966. Softcover, 8.5 x 10.5, 30 page

Uncommon pairing of circa 1962 postcards: a 6 x 4 postcard of one of Picasso’s artworks portraying a man on horseback with a spear pointed at a bull,

Signed book: Raphael Soyer: Drawings and Watercolors. First edition. NY: Crown Publishers, 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.75 x 11.25, 124 pages.

Two Czechoslovakian postage stamps affixed to an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 card, signed in blue artist’s pencil, “Picasso.” In fine condition.

The Science magazine from November 1978, showing Andy Warhol’s iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe, 8.25 x 11, thirty-four pages, vertically signed on t

Fantastic grouping of ten items signed by many of history’s greatest cartoonists, consisting mostly of 5 x 3 cards, with seven inscribed and five bear

Original hand-painted artwork for the 1999 Cinderella book published by Little Golden Books, gouache on artist’s paper, the image measuring 16.5 x 8.5

TLS signed “Roy O. Disney,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, nicely illustrated Mickey Mouse letterhead, December 10, 1931. Letter to Charles Lang, in part: “Your

Signed book: Ivanhoe. Member edition. San Francisco: Bohemian Club, 1936. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8, 107 pages. Signed on the reverse of the first free end

Signed book: The Story of Walt Disney. First edition. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1957. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 247 page

Original felt tip sketch of Batman on a beige 4.75 x 4 sheet, signed in the right side, “‘Bats’ wishes, Bob Kane, 76.” In fine condition, with a light

Collection of seven Walter Lantz Productions checks, dated from 1971 to 1984, each signed by Lantz. In overall fine condition.

Original graphite and colored pencil sketch of an agitated Bugs Bunny wearing glasses and a comfortable robe, accomplished by Ross on a white 12.5 x 1

Signed book: Love Is Walking Hand in Hand. San Francisco, California: Determined Productions, 1965. Hardcover, 5.5 x 5.75, 60 pages. Signed and inscri

Sought-after ink signature, “Byron,” on an off-white 1.5 x .5 slip with clipped corners and affixed to a slightly larger mount. In fine condition. Acc

Desirable ink signature, “Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 2.75 x .5 slip affixed to a same-size mount. In very good to fine condition, with light ov

Excellent archive of six letters to Abigail Eliot Smith, most signed “Tom.” Consisting of one ALS, four TLSs, and a Christmas card, dated from 1936–19