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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James Lovell Signed Book1282 - James Lovell Signed Book
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Signed book: Apollo 13. Later printing. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 378 pages. Signed in blue ink by
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Lovell Signed Book1283 - James Lovell Signed Book
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Signed book: Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13. Later printing. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25,
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James Lovell Signed Program1284 - James Lovell Signed Program
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Program for the PAAA Premium Conference in New York City on May 8, 1973, 8.25 x 16, signed in black felt tip by James Lovell. In fine condition.
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Jim McDivitt (2) Signed Photographs1285 - Jim McDivitt (2) Signed Photographs
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Two semi-glossy 8 x 10 lithographs of Jim McDivitt posing in his white Apollo space suit next to a lunar globe, both signed in green felt tip. In over
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Mercury Astronauts (4) Signed Covers1286 - Mercury Astronauts (4) Signed Covers
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Four covers signed by Mercury astronauts: two multi-signed Project Mercury FDCs, each signed in ballpoint by Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gordo
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Mercury Astronauts: Carpenter, Cooper, and Schirra Signed Photograph1287 - Mercury Astronauts: Carpenter, Cooper, and Schirra Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury capsule with escape tower attached, signed in blue and black felt tip, "Scott Carpenter, Aurora ...
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Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph1288 - Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Mitchell posing beside the American flag on the lunar surface during an Apollo 14 EVA, signed in blue felt tip, ...
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Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph1289 - Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of LMP Mitchell standing next to the American flag on the surface of the moon, signed in black felt tip, "Edgar ...
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Moonwalkers (3) Signed Books: Alan Bean, Charlie Duke, and Edgar Mitchell1290 - Moonwalkers (3) Signed Books: Alan Bean, Charlie Duke, and Edgar Mitchell
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Three books, each hardcover with dust jacket, individually signed by an Apollo moonwalker—Moonwalker, published by Oliver Nelson i...
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Moonwalkers (3) Signed Books - Buzz Aldrin, Gene Cernan, and Alan Shepard1291 - Moonwalkers (3) Signed Books - Buzz Aldrin, Gene Cernan, and Alan Shepard
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Three books, each hardcover with dust jacket, individually signed by an Apollo moonwalker—Encounter with Tiber, published by Warne...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph1292 - Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph
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Choice official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Schmitt posing with a lunar globe, neatly signed in black felt tip, "Harrison H. Schmitt."...
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Alan Shepard (2) Signed Books1293 - Alan Shepard (2) Signed Books
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Two signed books: a first edition of Moon Shot, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on a bookplate in black felt tip by Alan Shepard; and a later print
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Tom Stafford Signed ASTP Earth Observation Map1294 - Tom Stafford Signed ASTP Earth Observation Map
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Desirable color 'training edition' of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Earth Observation Map, 39.75 x 19.25, dated December 1974, boldly signed...
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Gutzon Borglum Signed Oversized Photograph1295 - Gutzon Borglum Signed Oversized Photograph
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Appealing vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 14 photo of the construction of Mount Rushmore as viewed from a winding mountain road, signed in black ink, &...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Karl Faberge Document Signed1296 - Karl Faberge Document Signed
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Russian jeweler (1846–1920) best known for the famous Faberge eggs made of precious metals and gems. Rare DS in Cyrillic, signed &...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Paul Klee Autograph Letter Signed1297 - Paul Klee Autograph Letter Signed
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Important Swiss-German artist (1879-1940) whose works incorporate a number of the most influential movements of the day, including Surrealism, Express
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Paul Klee Autograph Letter Signed1298 - Paul Klee Autograph Letter Signed
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Important Swiss-German artist (1879-1940) whose works incorporate a number of the most influential movements of the day, including Surrealism, Express
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Gustav Klimt Signed Photograph1299 - Gustav Klimt Signed Photograph
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Austrian symbolist painter (1862–1918) who was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement, best remembered...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso Signed Book1300 - Pablo Picasso Signed Book
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Signed book: Picasso: Portraits & Souvenirs by Jaime Sabartes. First edition. Paris: Carre & Vox Editeurs, 1946. Softcover with dust jacket,...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Vincent van Gogh Autograph Letter Signed1301 - Vincent van Gogh Autograph Letter Signed
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Rare ALS in Dutch, signed “V. W. van Gogh,” one page both sides, 4 x 5.25, September 2, 1875. Handwritten letter...
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
 
 
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