RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With more than 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an impressive assortment of historic collectibles. This month includes a special Literature section, with rare and significant items such as an illustrated, autographed manuscript of Hermann Hesse’s "Piktor's Verwandlungen"; Anton Chekhov's “Stories and Tales,” inscribed; a handwritten quotation from Guo Moruo; and many more top authors like Joyce, Tolkien, Orwell, Sartre, Sendak and Whitman. The Music section features incredible original artwork by Frederic Chopin; a 350-page “Who’s Who in Rock & Roll,” signed by hundreds of the genre’s greatest musicians; and a fully signed Beatles autograph with additional, rare signature from Ray Charles. This catalog also includes items from US History, Space, Art, Entertainment 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 May 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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Alexander Stephens555 - Alexander Stephens
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ALS signed “Alexander H. Stephens,” one page, 4.75 x 6, March 25, 1875. Letter of introduction and recommendation to the Hon. William Walter Phelps, i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ernst Udet556 - Ernst Udet
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German flying ace (1896–1941) whose 62 victories during WWI made him the country's second-highest scoring ace, outdone only by Manfred von Richt...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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World War II557 - World War II
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A framed original color 14 x 20 American World War II propaganda poster from 1942, depicting the hand of Uncle Sam over a man's mouth, reading, ...
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World War II Poster: Battle-Wise Soldier558 - World War II Poster: Battle-Wise Soldier
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Original color 20 x 28 Office of War Information poster published in 1944 by the US Government Printing Office (1944-O-602442), featuring a portrayal
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World War II Posters: Careless Talk559 - World War II Posters: Careless Talk
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Two original color 20 x 28 Office of War Information posters published in 1944 by the US Government Printing Office: one featuring a photograph of a w
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World War II Posters: Don’t Travel560 - World War II Posters: Don’t Travel
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Two original color 18.5 x 26 Office of Defense Transportation posters published in 1945 by the US Government Printing Office: one featuring four carto
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World War II Posters: Nurse Recruitment561 - World War II Posters: Nurse Recruitment
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Two original color nurse recruitment posters published by the Public Health Service, Division of Nurse Education: a 20 x 28 poster printed by the US G
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World War II Poster: Remember Dec. 7th!562 - World War II Poster: Remember Dec. 7th!
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Original color 22 x 28 Office of War Information poster (No. 14) published in 1942 by the US Government Printing Office (1942-O-491977), featuring a p
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Sgt. Alvin C. York563 - Sgt. Alvin C. York
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Signed book: Sergeant York and His People. First edition. NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1922. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 292 pages. Signed on the first free ...
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Balloon Mail564 - Balloon Mail
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ALS in French, signed "Marguerite," three pages on two adjoining onionskin sheets, 5 x 8, November 29, 1870. Untranslated letter providing...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Concorde565 - Concorde
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Sleek model of the supersonic Concorde jet crafted from polished aluminum, made by Restoration Hardware, measuring approximately 45 x 22 x 18 and weig
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Ernst Heinkel566 - Ernst Heinkel
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German aircraft designer and manufacturer (1888–1958) whose company produced the world's first turbojet airplane and the first rocket-powered ai...
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Howard Hughes567 - Howard Hughes
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Very desirable ALS signed “Howard,” three pages, 8.5 x 13.25, March 28, 1968. Letter to his assistant, confidant, and former FBI agent, Robert "...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Joe Kittinger568 - Joe Kittinger
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Kittinger performing his then record-breaking skydive, signed in black felt tip, “Joe W. Kittinger." In fine condi...
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Joe Kittinger569 - Joe Kittinger
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Church Street Station letterhead, November 2, 1984. Letter to John Strizzi, in full: "Thank you for your letter. Enclo...
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Howard Hughes570 - Howard Hughes
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Exceptional pairing of unsigned items flown on Howard Hughes's triumphant 1938 around-the-world flight: a superb large 12 x 8 silk flag for the ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Samuel P. Langley571 - Samuel P. Langley
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American astronomer, physicist, and aviator (1834-1906), who conducted some of the first manned flights with his Army-funded Aerodrome aircraft. ALS s
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Test Pilots572 - Test Pilots
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Group of five postal covers honoring legendary test pilots, each bearing typed information fields, with all but one filled out and signed in ink or fe
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Test Pilots573 - Test Pilots
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Impressive FDC with a cachet honoring the 11-cent Air Mail Stamp, Series of 1971, signed in various ink types by thirteen legendary pilots, including:
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Test Pilots574 - Test Pilots
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Four multi-signed covers: an FDC with a color cachet honoring Chuck Yeager's Bell X-1 first supersonic flight, signed in ballpoint or felt tip b...
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Orville Wright575 - Orville Wright
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Vintage 6.25 x 4.5 cardstock photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight, captioned at the bottom ‘First Man-Flight, December 17, 1903, Kitty Hawk, N.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Orville Wright576 - Orville Wright
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Program issued for the "Orville Wright Dinner of the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.," held in Dayton, Ohio, on June 17, 1918, thirt...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Orville Wright577 - Orville Wright
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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 studio portrait of Orville Wright wearing a tuxedo, signed in fountain pen. In fine to very fine condition.
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Orville Wright578 - Orville Wright
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The Winters National Bank & Trust Co. check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to Mabel Beck for $73.85, May 14,...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager579 - Chuck Yeager
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Limited edition flown FDC carried at Mach 1 by Yeager on the 50th anniversary of the first supersonic flight, numbered 976/1000, signed along the top
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Astronauts580 - Astronauts
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Tremendous collection of 103 postcards, FDCs, and commemorative covers, with several bearing launch dates and mission-specific cachets, ranging in siz
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Astronauts581 - Astronauts
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Tremendous color limited edition 27.25 x 34 textured canvas print of an Alan Bean painting entitled ‘Reaching for the Stars,’ numbered 823/1500, stret
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts582 - Cosmonauts
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Six KNIGA covers, all with cachets commemorating Russian space achievements, issued and canceled to mark one of the first six Russian manned space mis
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Mercury 7583 - Mercury 7
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Superb vintage color glossy 13.25 x 10.75 full-length photo of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts584 - Mercury Astronauts
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Official color 9.75 x 7.75 NASA lithograph of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Base o
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 8585 - Apollo 8
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Postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring the Apollo 8 mission and reading, "Flight Around the Moon," postmarked December 24, 1968, sign...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 10586 - Apollo 10
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Launch day postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring the Apollo 10 mission, the second manned moon orbital flight, postmarked May 18, 1969, signed i
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 10587 - Apollo 10
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph showing images of the Sea of Tranquility landing site and Apollo 10 spacecraft, signed in black felt tip, &quo...
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Apollo 11588 - 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 background, signed and inscribed in blac
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11589 - Apollo 11
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Vintage color glossy 10.75 x 13.75 full-length photo of Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, his visor showing a small reflection of the photogr
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Apollo 11590 - Apollo 11
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Extremely desirable Apollo 11 'Type 1' insurance cover with a color cachet depicting the moon landing, bearing several July 20, 1969, Housto...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 16591 - Apollo 16
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Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of the the Darney Chi, Tau, and Lambda craters on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, ...
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Apollo 16592 - Apollo 16
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Apollo 16 insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and two sets of astronaut wings, bearing an April 16, 1972, Kennedy Space Center launc
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Apollo-Soyuz593 - Apollo-Soyuz
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A flown white 5 x 5 swatch of Beta cloth featuring the ASTP mission insignia, carried on the Apollo-Soyuz mission, signed in black ink by Tom Stafford
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Christa McAuliffe594 - Christa McAuliffe
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Color semi-glossy 7.5 x 8.75 photo of McAuliffe wearing her blue flight suit and holding a model of the Space Shuttle Orbiter, signed in black felt ti
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin595 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, his visor showing a small reflection of the photographer, Neil Ar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin596 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.”
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin597 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 full-length profile photo of Aldrin posing near the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “First Lunar L
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Buzz Aldrin598 - Buzz Aldrin
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Three books, each hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in blue or black ink by Aldrin, with titles including: Mission to Mars; Reachin
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Apollo 10599 - Apollo 10
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Flown heatshield plug recovered from the Apollo 10 Command Module Charlie Brown, presented in a cylindrical Lucite display, measuring 3? in diameter a
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 10600 - Apollo 10
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Limited edition flown 2.5 x 2 section of the Earth Landmark Map carried to the moon during the Apollo 10 mission, numbered 50/50, affixed to a Space L
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Apollo 13601 - Apollo 13
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Small package of flown fragments from the Apollo 13 command module Odyssey's ablative aft heat shield, affixed to an 11 x 8.5 certificate of aut...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 13602 - Apollo 13
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A flown .25 x .25 swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey. The foil is affixed to a 3.5 x 2.5 presentation sheet beari
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Apollo 13603 - Apollo 13
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module, signed in gold ink, "Gene Kranz, 'Flight,'" and "'We m...
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Apollo 14604 - Apollo 14
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Flown 1 x 1 swatch of Beta cloth carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 14 mission, affixed to an off-white 8 x 10.5 sheet of NASA letterhead pres
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