Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Animation

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RR Auction's December Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale brings over 1,000 items to the auction block. A special animation section features production cels from a number of Disney classics, plus concept paintings by legendary artists Mary Blair and Eyvind Earle. Other important entertainment artifacts are Madonna's 1987 MTV VMA Award for 'Papa Don't Preach' and an Emmy Award for the Ernie Kovacs specials of the 1960s. Sports treasures include multiple Babe Ruth lots, a milestone game-used Pete Rose bat, and other high-grade vintage baseball cards. Not to be overlooked are significant autographs from Vincent van Gogh, King Henry VIII, Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, and a variety of other iconic figures. 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 December 2022.
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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Richard Varick Document Signed1262 - Richard Varick Document Signed
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American soldier and statesman (1753-1831) who was aide-de-camp to Benedict Arnold prior to the latter's defection to the British. Varick later ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James M. Wainwright Typed Letter Signed1263 - James M. Wainwright Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “J.M.W.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, November 29, 1945. Letter to Lt. Col. Thomas Dooley, in part: "I a...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh Autograph Letter Signed1264 - Charles Lindbergh Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, in pencil, signed "Father," three onionskin pages, 8.25 x 10.75, January 29, 1960. Handwritten letter from Switzerland to his son. In...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Orville Wright Signed Check1265 - Orville Wright Signed Check
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The Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Orville Wright, "Wright Cycle Co., O. W.," payable to Perry E. Mere...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin Signed Photograph1266 - Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin Signed Photograph
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German engineer (1838–1917) who designed the famous rigid airship that bears his name. Uncommon vintage 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo o...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Hindenburg Disaster Swatch1267 - Hindenburg Disaster Swatch
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Small 1Àù x .5Àù swatch of the aluminum-coated fabric skin of the LZ 129 Hindenburg, which caught fire when it attempted to dock...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Willy Messerschmitt Signed First Day Cover1268 - Willy Messerschmitt Signed First Day Cover
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FDC with a cachet honoring Leonardo da Vinci as the first scientist of flight, signed in blue ballpoint by Willy Messerschmitt. Archivally double-matt
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager Signed Photograph1269 - Chuck Yeager Signed Photograph
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Yeager in uniform, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Joe Fricelli, Best Regards—Chuck...
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Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph1270 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph
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Choice color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, "Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI." In very fine ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin: Flown Apollo 11 Kapton Foil1271 - Buzz Aldrin: Flown Apollo 11 Kapton Foil
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Desirable segment of Kapton foil from the collection of Apollo 11 LMP Buzz Aldrin, attested to as flown on the Command Module Columbia and removed fol
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Buzz Aldrin Signature1272 - Buzz Aldrin Signature
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Ink signature, “Buzz Aldrin,” on an appealing off-white 3 x 4 bookplate affixed to a book page clipped from a wo...
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Apollo 11 Original 'Type 1' Photograph1273 - Apollo 11 Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (AS11-37-5555) of the Apollo 11 landing site in the Sea of Tranquility. This image was taken from
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Apollo 13: James Lovell and Fred Haise Signed Book1274 - Apollo 13: James Lovell and Fred Haise Signed Book
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Signed book: Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 378 pages. Indi
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Apollo 14 Signed Commemorative Cover1275 - Apollo 14 Signed Commemorative Cover
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the homecoming of the Apollo 14 crew after their successful mission, signed in black felt tip by Alan Shepa
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts (3) Signed Covers1276 - Cosmonauts (3) Signed Covers
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Three Soviet commemorative covers signed by cosmonauts, including: Valentina Tereshkova and Andrian Nikolayev; Valentina Tereshkova; and Gherman Titov
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Gemini 5 Signed Photograph1277 - Gemini 5 Signed Photograph
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Playful color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Conrad and Cooper onboard the prime recovery vessel after their eight-day Gemini 5 flight, signed in blue f
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Gemini 6 (2) Signed Recovery Covers1278 - Gemini 6 (2) Signed Recovery Covers
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Two recovery covers: a Gemini 6 Atlantic U.S. Navy Recovery Force cover, postmarked on the USS Wasp on the recovery date of December 16, 1965, signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn (2) Signed Items1279 - John Glenn (2) Signed Items
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Two items: an FDC, postmarked on February 20, 1962, the date of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, the first American orbital spaceflight, signed in blue fe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Haise Signed Beta Patch1280 - Fred Haise Signed Beta Patch
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Appealing 8 x 8 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a central design of the Apollo 13 mission insignia, nicely signed in black ink, "Fred Haise, Apoll...
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Fred Haise Signed Recovery Cover1281 - Fred Haise Signed Recovery Cover
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the successful splashdown and recovery of Apollo 13, signed in black felt tip, "Fred Haise, Apollo 1...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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