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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Apollo 15605 - Apollo 15
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Desirable Apollo 15 commemorative cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and text to top and bottom, "NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 16606 - Apollo 16
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Sizable 2.75 x 3 unflown swatch of Kapton foil thermal insulation removed from the Apollo 16 lunar module Orion, affixed to the original 8.25 x 11.75
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 17607 - Apollo 17
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Scarce commemorative 'lunar map' cover with a color cachet of the Apollo 17 mission insignia, postmarked with moon landing date of December ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 17608 - Apollo 17
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Launch day postal cover with a stamped cachet of the Apollo 17 mission insignia, postmarked with a launch date of December 7, 1972, signed in black ba
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 17609 - Apollo 17
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Rare octagonal 3.5 x 3.5 metal printing plate for the mission emblem of the Apollo 17 mission, featuring offset designs of Apollo of Belvedere suspend
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Apollo 9610 - Apollo 9
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Dave Scott exiting the hatch of the command module Gumdrop during the Apollo 9 mission, signed in the borders in blu
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Apollo 9611 - Apollo 9
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Apollo 9 recovery cover with a stamped cachet honoring the US Navy Recovery Force, postmarked on the USS Nicholas on March 13, 1969, signed in various
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Apollo Astronauts612 - Apollo Astronauts
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Uncommon program for a State of Texas dinner honoring "The Astronauts," held at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston, Texas, on December 1...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo Program613 - Apollo Program
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Collection of official NASA materials from the Apollo era, including: six 10 x 8 lithographs of images from the Apollo missions; two 10 x 8 lithograph
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Neil Armstrong614 - Neil Armstrong
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Program from the 1974 Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremonies, 7 x 11.25, signed on the cover in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong. The cover and
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong615 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Melvin Cagle, Nei...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong616 - Neil Armstrong
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Belgian souvenir postal sheet featuring a 20F stamp honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts, 3.75 x 5, neatly signed in blue ballpoint. Armstrong signed the
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong617 - Neil Armstrong
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Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Armstrong wearing a suit and tie, very boldly signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Michelle Lons, Neil Ar...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong618 - Neil Armstrong
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Christmas card from 2003 with a large silver snowflake, measures 7.5 x 4.75 open, signed inside in red ballpoint, “Carol & Neil Armstrong.” Also...
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Gene Cernan619 - Gene Cernan
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Commander Cernan standing next to the American flag on the surface of the moon, signed in blue felt tip,
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Gene Cernan620 - Gene Cernan
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Press kit folder for the release of Gene Cernan's 1999 book The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space, 9...
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Gene Cernan621 - Gene Cernan
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Laminated limited edition color glossy 16 x 20 photo of Harrison Schmitt next to the American flag as taken by Gene Cernan during the Apollo 17 missio
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Gene Cernan622 - Gene Cernan
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TLS signed “Eug. A. Cernan,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, June 20, 1966. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Donner, in part: "Many thanks fo...
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Michael Collins623 - Michael Collins
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, “Mike Collins.” In very fi
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Michael Collins624 - Michael Collins
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Signed book: Carrying the Fire. First Adventure Library edition. North Salem, NY: The Adventure Library, 1998. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 388 pages. Sign
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Charles Conrad625 - Charles Conrad
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Conrad wearing his white space suit during training for his Apollo 12 moon mission, signed in black felt tip. In fine con
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Gordon Cooper626 - Gordon Cooper
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Fantastic color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cooper wearing his Mercury space suit next to a capsule model and surrounded by mist, signed in black felt
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Gordon Cooper627 - Gordon Cooper
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Color semi-glossy 10.5 x 8 photo showing artistic renderings of NASA's famed Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo capsules, signed in black felt tip, &qu...
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Walt Cunningham628 - Walt Cunningham
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Vibrantly colored original painting of an early version of the Apollo 7 mission insignia, accomplished by Alan Stevens on an off-white 9 x 9 piece of
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Yuri Gagarin629 - Yuri Gagarin
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Signed book in Cyrillic: The Road to Space. Moscow: Pravda, 1963. Hardcover, 6 x 8, 304 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in blue ink by G
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Gemini 3630 - Gemini 3
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Commemorative postal cover with a raised color cachet honoring the Gemini 3 mission, postmarked with a launch date of March 23, 1965, signed in black
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Glenn631 - John Glenn
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Glenn wearing his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a faint v
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Richard Gordon632 - Richard Gordon
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Limited edition replica Apollo 12 Operations Checklist, numbered 48/50, 6 x 8, signed on the front cover in black ballpoint, “Richard Gordon, CMP.” Th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon633 - Richard Gordon
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Gordon posing in his white space suit in front of the lunar module, signed in black felt tip, "Richard...
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Fred Haise634 - Fred Haise
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 half-length photo of Haise wearing his white space suit outdoors during Apollo 13 training, signed in black felt tip, "...
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Fred Haise635 - Fred Haise
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 half-length photo of Haise wearing his white space suit and posing in front of the Saturn V service structure, signed in blac
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Jim Irwin636 - Jim Irwin
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Commemorative Apollo 15 'moon landing' cover with a color cachet of the Apollo 15 mission emblem, signed in black felt tip by Irwin. In fine...
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Liberty Bell 7637 - Liberty Bell 7
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Flown 1.5 x 1 swatch of insulating tape recovered from the Liberty Bell 7 capsule, housed in a small plastic pouch and affixed to an 8.5 x 11 statemen
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Ken Mattingly638 - Ken Mattingly
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mattingly posing in his white space suit with his hands resting on a lunar globe, signed in blue felt tip. In fine c
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Bruce McCandless639 - Bruce McCandless
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of McCandless performing his historic untethered space walk, signed in blue felt tip, "Bruce McCandless II, STS–...
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Edgar Mitchell640 - Edgar Mitchell
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell standing next to the American flag on the surface of the moon, signed in silver ink, "Edgar Mitchel...
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Moonport641 - Moonport
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Uncommon book: Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations (NASA, SP–4204). Washington, D.C.: NASA, 1978. Softcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 6
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Moonwalkers642 - Moonwalkers
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Appealing color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of an astronaut boot on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip by Alan Bean, Charlie Duke, Gene Cernan, a
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NASA Flight Directors643 - NASA Flight Directors
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Group of four business cards belonging to Gene Kranz, Christopher Kraft, Glynn S. Lunney, and Gerry Griffin, each 3.5 x 2, signed ink of felt tip by t
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Judy Resnik644 - Judy Resnik
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Resnik in her blue flight suit, signed in black felt tip. In very good to fine condition, with several crease
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Sally Ride645 - Sally Ride
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Ride posing in front of a flag and shuttle model, signed in black felt tip, "Reach for the stars! Sall...
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Harrison Schmitt646 - Harrison Schmitt
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Schmitt posing in his white space suit with his hand resting on a lunar globe, signed in black felt tip, &q...
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Rusty Schweickart647 - Rusty Schweickart
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Lunar Module Pilot Schweickart performing an EVA during the Apollo 9 mission, his helmet showing a reflection of th
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Alan Shepard648 - Alan Shepard
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Commander Shepard posing with the American flag on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt tip,
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Skylab649 - Skylab
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Skylab space station with 'floating head' images of the nine prime crew members, signed in felt...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Spacelab650 - Spacelab
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Flown Spacelab 1 commemorative medallion minted by the European Space Agency (ESA) and carried on STS-9 as part of the first Spacelab module, encased
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STS-65651 - STS-65
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Flown 5.25 x 3 fabric flag commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, carried aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-65 mi
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Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky652 - Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky
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Three semi-glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photos, each signed in ink or felt tip by the pictured cosmonaut, with images including: Valentina Tereshkova and V
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Wernher von Braun653 - Wernher von Braun
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Uncommon semi-glossy 7 x 9.5 double-weight photo of Wernher von Braun in a close-up pose, signed below in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with rath
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Wernher von Braun654 - Wernher von Braun
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Blue ballpoint signature, "Wernher von Braun,” on the reverse of a 5.75 x 4 postcard of the Alpenrose Guesthouse in Oberaudorf, Germany. Collec...
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