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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published close to 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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Anthony Wayne469 - Anthony Wayne
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Boldly-penned ALS signed “Anty. Wayne,” one page, 7.75 x 7.25, March 1, 1793. Wayne writes from Head Quarters in Legionville, in full: “You will pleas
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Duke of Wellington470 - Duke of Wellington
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Third person ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, March 29, 1830. “The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. Gibson and has received his letter of the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War II471 - World War II
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Four photos: satin-finish 10 x 8 of a few members of the USS Mason crew, the only crew of African-American sailors to take a warship during WWII, stan
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Clement Ader473 - Clement Ader
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French engineer (1841–1925) best known for his pioneering work in aviation. Very rare ALS in French, signed “Ct Ader,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Chateau de
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin474 - Buzz Aldrin
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Signed book: Reaching for the Moon. First edition, later printing. NY: Harper Collins, 2005. Hardcover with dustjacket, 9 x 11.25. Signed in blue felt
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Buzz Aldrin475 - Buzz Aldrin
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Signed book: Encounter with Tiber. First edition, first printing. NY: Warner Books, 1996. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 559 pages. Signed and
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Buzz Aldrin476 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Aldrin in his white spacesuit before a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To John Morrison, Stick with
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Apollo-Soyuz477 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Color 10 x 8 NASA composite photo of the crews of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, signed in black ink by Deke Slayton, Vance Brand, Tom Stafford, Alexei Leo
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Apollo-Soyuz478 - Apollo-Soyuz
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FDC with a cachet honoring the Apollo-Soyuz mission, signed in black ink by Deke Slayton, Alexei Leonov, and Valeri Kubasov. In very good condition, w
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Neil Armstrong479 - Neil Armstrong
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Uninscribed color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, his helmet by his side, signed in blue felt tip. Double matted and fr
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong480 - Neil Armstrong
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, his helmet by his side, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip “To John Buchanan,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong481 - Neil Armstrong
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Color 8.5 x 11 Kodak paperstock photo of Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface, Armstrong’s reflection visible in his visor, signed and inscribed in black
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Louis Bleriot482 - Louis Bleriot
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French engineer and aviator (1872–1936) who made the first crossing of a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft when he flew across the Engli
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Michael Collins483 - Michael Collins
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Collins posing in his flight suit against a lunar background, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Amelia Earhart484 - Amelia Earhart
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Original vintage glossy 2.25 x 4 photo of Earhart, clad in an overcoat and hat, talking to two mechanics in a hangar, signed in fountain pen. Light ov
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart487 - Amelia Earhart
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 10, 1933. Letter to a Massachusetts woman seeking advice to give a friend regarding flying. In ful
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Ron Evans489 - Ron Evans
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Evans posing in his spacesuit, signed in blue felt tip, “Best wishes, Ron Evans.” In fine condition, with a couple light co
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Jim Irwin490 - Jim Irwin
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Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip beneath a pre-printed sentiment. A crease t
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John Glenn491 - John Glenn
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Glenn leaving an airplane with President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition,
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Robert McCall492 - Robert McCall
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Ten original signed pastel and/or ink sketches on individual FDCs, each featuring different commemorative cachets, ranging in size from 6.5 x 3.5 to 7
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Robert McCall493 - Robert McCall
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Three items: original color pastel 9 x 12 sketch of a shuttle blasting off the earth’s surface, heading right into the center of a giant eye in the sk
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Wally Schirra495 - Wally Schirra
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AQS on an off-white 6.25 x 4.5 card. Schirra writes: “To accomplish what you set out to do three times as I have, Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, gave me
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Igor Sikorsky496 - Igor Sikorsky
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Pioneer aviation engineer (1889–1972) who developed the first four-engine airplane and the first modern helicopter to be put into widespread use. Vint
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Wernher von Braun497 - Wernher von Braun
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Typed biography, one page, 8.5 x 11, April 1974. von Braun signs at the conclusion of his bio which reads, in full: “(born 1912), American engineer an
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Orville Wright498 - Orville Wright
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Vibrant vintage fountain pen signature on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a few trivial spots of soiling above and below the signat
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Orville Wright499 - Orville Wright
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Two identical red two cent International Civil Aeronautics Conference postage stamps, 1.5 x 1, each signed in fountain pen, “Orville Wright.” Stamps a
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Ansel Adams502 - Ansel Adams
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TLS on a postcard featuring Adams’ photo, ‘Cape Cod Barn, Massachusetts,’ 6 x 4. Ansel writes a brief letter to an admirer, in full: “I am honored to
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Ansel Adams503 - Ansel Adams
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Two items: TNS on a pink 5 x 3 card, October 13, 1983. In full: “I can’t sign currency—Its not legal—But I enclose my autograph.”; and a felt tip sign
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Charles Addams504 - Charles Addams
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Signed book: The Groaning Board. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1964. Hardcover with dustjacket, 9 x 11, 88 pages. Signed and inscribed on...
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Hans Christian Andersen505 - Hans Christian Andersen
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Beloved Danish author (1805–1875) best known for such classic fairy tales as The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. AQS, in
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Alexander Archipenko506 - Alexander Archipenko
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Ukrainian abstract sculpture (1887–1964). Archipenko veered away from the traditional form of neo-classical sculpture to implement the use of negative
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Authors507 - Authors
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FDC with a cachet honoring William Faulkner, signed in ink by Dr. Seuss, Peter Benchley, John Grisham, James Michener, Arthur C. Clarke, Mario Puzo, a
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Authors508 - Authors
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FDC with a cachet honoring Ernest Hemingway, signed in black and blue ink by Peter Benchley, adding a sketch of Jaws, John Grisham, Tom Clancy, Arthur
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Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi509 - Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
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Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Vintage sepia matte-finish 5.5 x 4 photo of one of his works, by S
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Aubrey Beardsley510 - Aubrey Beardsley
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Renowned British artist (1872–1898) who helped define the Art Nouveau style with his elegant, distinctively sensuous, often erotically charged drawing
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Samuel Beckett511 - Samuel Beckett
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Irish avant-garde writer, dramatist, and poet (1906–1989). Satin-finish 3.5 x 6 photo, signed in the large lower border in black ink. In fine conditio
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Cecil Beaton512 - Cecil Beaton
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 7, Reddish letterhead, July 7. Beaton writes to James Laver, in part: “I don’t know whether its poor et
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Cecil Beaton513 - Cecil Beaton
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Academy Award–winning British photographer and costume and production designer (1904–1980). TLS, one page, 5.5 x 7, 8 Pelham Place, SW7, Kensington le
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Thomas Hart Benton514 - Thomas Hart Benton
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Renowned American artist (1889–1975) whose distinctive ‘regionalist’ style made him one of the most influential figures in American art during the 193
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Albert Bierstadt515 - Albert Bierstadt
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German-American painter (1830–1902) best known for his large landscapes of the American West during the 19th century. Ink signature, “Boston, Sept. 28
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Enid Blyton516 - Enid Blyton
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English children's writer also known as Mary Pollock (1897–1968). Vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 7.75 photo of Blyton sitting on her porch with her ...
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Gutzon Borglum517 - Gutzon Borglum
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Distinguished American sculptor (1867–1941) best known for his monumental depiction of four presidents on Mount Rushmore. Vintage 2.25 x 3.5 magazine
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Elizabeth Bowen518 - Elizabeth Bowen
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Irish author (1899–1973). ALS, two thin pages, 8 x 9.75, Carbery letterhead, November 15, 1965. Letter to Dr. William Quillian, president of Randolph
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Ray Bradbury519 - Ray Bradbury
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Signed book: The Martian Chronicles. Limited edition of 2000 copies (This being No. 902). Connecticut: Limited Editions Club, 1974. Hardcover with sli
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Georges Braque520 - Georges Braque
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Important French painter (1882–1963) who, along with Picasso, was one of the seminal figures in the development of Cubism. Vintage fountain pen signat
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Georges Braque521 - Georges Braque
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Signed book: Cahier de George Braque. Paris: Maeght, 1948. Hardcover with dustjacket, 9 x 12.5, 93 pages. Signed and insribed on the title page, “Pour
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Edward Burne-Jones522 - Edward Burne-Jones
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British artist and designer (1833–1898) closely associated with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. ALS signed “E. Burne Jones,” one page,
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Robert Browning523 - Robert Browning
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English poet and playwright (1812–1889) who perfected the dramatic monologue in such works as My Last Duchess and Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister. O
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Edgar Rice Burroughs524 - Edgar Rice Burroughs
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. letterhead, April 6, 1937. Letter to the managing editor of the Galveston News-Tribune. In full: “
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Edgar Rice Burroughs525 - Edgar Rice Burroughs
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TLS signed “Papa, Edgar Rice Burroughs,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, USS Cahaba letterhead, May 27, 1945. Letter to his daughter Joan, from “somewh
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