RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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 Astronauts428 - Apollo Astronauts
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Collection of eleven satin-finish photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in ink or felt tip by the Apollo astronaut pictured. Signers are: Buzz Aldrin
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts429 - Apollo Astronauts
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Collection of 18 colorful limited edition commemorative covers, 11 of which are signed by the crew member(s) of the flight being honored. Signers are:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 9430 - Apollo 9
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Dave Scott’s flown scissors carried on board the Apollo 9 mission. Stainless steel surgical-type scissors, measure approximately 8? long and were manu
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 9431 - Apollo 9
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Flown Apollo 9 Robbins medal, approximately 1-inch diameter, with a raised design on the face of the mission insignia. The reverse of the sterling sil
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11432 - Apollo 11
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of all of the Apollo manned mission emblems, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Kenneth—Neil Armstrong,”
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong433 - Neil Armstrong
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Color glossy 9.5 x 7 photo of the Agena Target Vehicle as seen from Gemini 8 during rendezvous, affixed to a 12 x 10.5 mount, signed and inscribed in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong434 - Neil Armstrong
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TLS signed “Neil,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 3, 2007. Letter to Doris Weber, a former classmate, and organizer of their 65th h
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong435 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 ‘alternative’ NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit posing against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip. I
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong436 - Neil Armstrong
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Limited edition 18 x 29 lithograph of Armstrong in his flight suit prior to the Apollo 11 mission, numbered 63/1000, signed in pencil by Armstrong at
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong437 - Neil Armstrong
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TLS signed “Neil,” one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, November 25, 1974. Letter to Los Angeles Times reporter Marvin Miles. In f
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong438 - Neil Armstrong
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Choice felt tip signature, “Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong439 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 7.25 x 9.25 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed and inscribed in black felt tip,
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin440 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the Apollo 11 spacecraft leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building, signed in blue felt tip, “Apollo XI Roll Out, Buz
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin441 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In fine condition, with adhesive
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin442 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color semi-glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip. Reverse bears a USPS first day of issue postage
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin443 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 40.5 x 8.5 panoramic photo of Aldrin unloading the EASEP package from the Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission, signed in silver ink,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin444 - Buzz Aldrin
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Staple-bound NASA manual entitled “Apollo 11 Lunar Photography,” 8.5 x 11, 12 pages plus appendix, printed by NASA in April of 1970, signed on the fro
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Michael Collins445 - Michael Collins
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Collins posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, “M. Collins.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13446 - Apollo 13
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An 8 x 8 swatch of flown Beta cloth, with a 3.5? diameter Apollo 13 mission emblem printed in the center, flown into lunar orbit on board the Apollo 1
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 14447 - Apollo 14
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Glossy 14 x 11 photo of the Apollo 14 crew posing with Jim Murray, Howard Cosell, and another gentleman, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Ji
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell448 - Edgar Mitchell
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Two items: official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the Apollo 14 ALSEP on the lunar surface, signed in purple ink; and a February 25, 1971, edition of Sp
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard449 - Alan Shepard
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Color 10 x 8 official NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in front of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes—Alan Shepar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell450 - Edgar Mitchell
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Flown embroidered Apollo 14 mission patch, 4? in diameter, carried into lunar orbit in the Apollo 14 Command Module Kitty Hawk; and a color 5.25 x 7 p
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 15451 - Apollo 15
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Flown Lunar Module Hammock Hook and Strap carried to the lunar surface on board the Apollo 15 Lunar Module Falcon. Strap and hook measure 9 x 1 and co
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15452 - Apollo 15
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Flown lunar surface EVA retractable tether used on the lunar surface by Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot Jim Irwin. The tether, referred to by astronauts
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15453 - Apollo 15
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Flown COAS Spare Light Bulb Assembly carried to the lunar surface on board the Apollo 15 Lunar Module Falcon. Assembly measures 2 x 1.75. Assembly con
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15454 - Apollo 15
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Uncommon Apollo 15 postal cover carried to the lunar surface aboard the Falcon, 6.5 x 3.75, numbered 108 of 300 and signed in the lower left corner by
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15455 - Apollo 15
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Apollo 15 Robbins Medal, approximately 1.5? diameter, with a raised design on the face of the Apollo 15 mission insignia. The reverse of the sterling
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke456 - Charlie Duke
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A 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth, bearing a pre-printed 3.5? diameter Apollo 16 mission insignia, signed in black felt tip, “The voyage of a lifetime, Cha
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert McCall457 - Robert McCall
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Collection of seven items with original McCall illustrations. First, a signed book: The Art of Robert McCall. First edition, first printing. NY: Banta
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Challenger458 - Challenger
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Postal cover with a stamped cachet of the mission emblem, and a January 28, 1986—the date of the tragic Challenger launch—Cape Canaveral postal cancel
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Columbia STS-107459 - Columbia STS-107
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Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test debrief for Launch day minus one briefing produced by NASA's prime Space Shuttle processing contractor Uni...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Columbia STS-107460 - Columbia STS-107
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Color 11 x 8.5 Boeing Space Flight Awareness employee bulletin for a meet-and-greet with the STS-107 crew, February 2001, signed in blue and black fel
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Columbia STS-107461 - Columbia STS-107
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Bright fluorescent orange vehicle access placard for Palmdale Plant 42 Site, the birth place of Space Shuttle Orbiter OV-102 Columbia, 11 x 8.5, signe
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle462 - Space Shuttle
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Collection of 100 Space Shuttle test flight covers, dating from 1971–1979, each with stamped or printed cachets, and all bearing Edwards Air Force Bas
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Manuals463 - Space Shuttle Manuals
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Collection of five NASA space shuttle manuals, dating from 1980–1983, each bound by a single staple. Titles are: Payload Accommodations at the Rotatin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle: STS-83 and STS-94464 - Space Shuttle: STS-83 and STS-94
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Two flown embroidered shuttle mission patches from the personal collection of astronaut Susan Still: one from STS-83 flown on board the Columbia in Ap
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Astronauts and Cosmonauts465 - Astronauts and Cosmonauts
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Glossy 11.5 x 9.25 photo of 39 astronauts and cosmonauts posing outside of Star City on October 3, 1987, signed in ink and felt tip by 32 including: A
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts466 - Cosmonauts
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Color vintage glossy 10.75 x 7 photo of the Soviet Union’s first cosmonauts posing together, signed in felt tip and ink by all ten: Yuri Gagarin, Gher
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Hubble467 - Hubble
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Collection of four NASA media publications regarding the Hubble telescope, including a press kit, media reference guide, and the Optical Telescope Ass
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mars Viking468 - Mars Viking
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Two NASA publications: Viking Orbiter Stereo Imaging Catalog, dated February 1982; and Viking Lander Imaging Investigation During Extended and Continu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Project Vanguard469 - Project Vanguard
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Three hardcover books about Project Vanguard: Vanguard; Vanguard: A History; and Exploring by Satellite. In very good condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ranger VII470 - Ranger VII
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Ranger VII Photographs of the Moon, Parts I-III, 11 x 14 each, printed by NASA from 1964–1965. Each volume contains detailed images of Ranger’s photog
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Skylab471 - Skylab
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Collection of 14 assorted publications regarding the Skylab project, including: five press kits and manuals; two identical McDonnell Douglas manuals;
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Skylab472 - Skylab
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Original canister of 16mm film from the Skylab 3 mission. Canister measures 12.5? in diameter, and contains one reel of silent color film. NASA label
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rocket Propulsion, SST, and X-15473 - Rocket Propulsion, SST, and X-15
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Collection of nine space- and aviation-related books and manuals. Titles include: 0 Stars and Wolf-Rayet Stars; Space Ship: The Story of the X-15; Sov
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space474 - Space
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Collection of 10 space-related books. Titles are: Frontiers of Space (2); Manned Spacecraft in Color; Express to the Stars; Space Almanac; America on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space475 - Space
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Collection of 12 space-related books and manuals. Titles include: Viking Lander Atlas of Mars; Viking Orbiter Views of Mars; a brad-bound script for a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Books476 - Space Books
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Collection of 15 space-related books and manuals. Titles include: Human Factors in Long-Duration Spaceflight; Report on Planet Three and Other Specula
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin480 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Aldrin training in zero gravity, signed in blue felt tip, “The flying rock box! Buzz Aldrin.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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