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RR Auction's October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a wealth of important literary letters and Revolutionary rarities, highlighted by an autograph letter signed by Edgar Allan Poe, a handwritten poem by Emily Dickinson, an original manuscript by Beatrix Potter, a Charles Dickens draft for 'David Copperfield,' and remarkable letters by John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Herman Melville, and Louisa May Alcott. Other top items include a letter by Benjamin Franklin regarding the mutinous crew of John Paul Jones's flagship, outstanding letters by John Hancock, and autographs of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson. The sale is rounded out by a fine selection of important antiquarian books, numerous signed photographs, and other historic memorabilia. 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 October 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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John Marshall: The Life of George Washington (Six Volumes with Atlas)253 - John Marshall: The Life of George Washington (Six Volumes with Atlas)
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Scarce and sought-after first edition book set: The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Establi
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Charles Stedman: The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War254 - Charles Stedman: The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War
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Rare two-volume book: The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War, Vols. I and II, by Charles Stedman. First edition. Lon
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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I. N. Phelps Stokes: The Iconography of Manhattan Island255 - I. N. Phelps Stokes: The Iconography of Manhattan Island
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Rare, monumental six-volume study of the history of New York City: The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498–1909, Vols. I–VI, by Is
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Banastre Tarleton: A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the Southern Provinces of North A256 - Banastre Tarleton: A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the Southern Provinces of North A
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Rare book concerning the southern campaigns of the American Revolution by one of its key British participants: A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John Russell Bartlett: Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, Califo257 - John Russell Bartlett: Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, Califo
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Desirable unsigned book: Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, Connected with the
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Albert J. Beveridge: The Life of John Marshall258 - Albert J. Beveridge: The Life of John Marshall
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Historic biography of the influential statesman and Supreme Court justice: The Life of John Marshall, Vols. I–IV, by Albert J. Beveridge. Fir
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Henry Brown: The History of Illinois, from its First Discovery and Settlement, to the Present Time259 - Henry Brown: The History of Illinois, from its First Discovery and Settlement, to the Present Time
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Historic book and map: The History of Illinois, from its First Discovery and Settlement, to the Present Time, by Henry Brown. First edition. NY: New W
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Marquis de Chastellux: Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782260 - Marquis de Chastellux: Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782
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Scarce unsigned book: Travels in North-America, In the Years 1780, 1782, and 1782, Vols. I and II, by François Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Ch
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Cadwallader D. Colden: The Life of Robert Fulton261 - Cadwallader D. Colden: The Life of Robert Fulton
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Uncommon early biography of a great American inventor: The Life of Robert Fulton, by his friend Cadwallader D. Colden. First edition. NY: Kirk &...
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Timothy Dwight: Travels in New-England and New-York262 - Timothy Dwight: Travels in New-England and New-York
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Handsomely bound books: Travels in New-England and New-York, Vols. I–IV, by Timothy Dwight. First edition. New Haven, CT: printed by S. Conve
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John Eaton: The Life of Andrew Jackson, Major-General in the Service of the United States263 - John Eaton: The Life of Andrew Jackson, Major-General in the Service of the United States
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Uncommon book: The Life of Andrew Jackson, Major-General in the Service of the United States, comprising A History of the War in the South, from the c
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Garden: Anecdotes of the American Revolution (Second Series)264 - Alexander Garden: Anecdotes of the American Revolution (Second Series)
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Uncommon unsigned book: Anecdotes of the American Revolution: Illustrative of the Talents and Virtues of the Heroes and Patriots, Who Acted the Most C
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Alexander Garden: Anecdotes of the Revolutionary War in America265 - Alexander Garden: Anecdotes of the Revolutionary War in America
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Interesting unsigned book: Anecdotes of the Revolutionary War in America, with Sketches of Character of Persons of the Most Distinguished, in the Sout
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Jay Gould: History of Delaware County and Border Wars of New York266 - Jay Gould: History of Delaware County and Border Wars of New York
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Uncommon first edition book: History of Delaware County and Border Wars of New York: Containing a Sketch of the Early Settlements in the County and a
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William Jay: The Life of John Jay267 - William Jay: The Life of John Jay
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Scarce, interesting, and finely bound book: The Life of John Jay: with Selections From His Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, Vols. I and II, by
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William Johnson: Sketches of the Life and Correspondence of Nathanael Greene268 - William Johnson: Sketches of the Life and Correspondence of Nathanael Greene
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Rare book set: Sketches of the Life and Correspondence of Nathanael Greene, Major General of the Armies of the United States, in the War of the Revolu
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Henry Lee: The Campaign of 1781 in the Carolinas269 - Henry Lee: The Campaign of 1781 in the Carolinas
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Signed book: The Campaign of 1781 in the Carolinas, with Remarks Historical and Critical on Johnson's Life of Greene; To which Is Appended an Ap...
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Lemuel Lyons and Samuel Haws: The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775270 - Lemuel Lyons and Samuel Haws: The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775
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Interesting primary-source book covering the French and Indian War and early Revolutionary War: The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-17
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Mayo & Weed: Old Mexico 1893 Photo Album271 - Mayo & Weed: Old Mexico 1893 Photo Album
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Rare photo album entitled "Old Mexico: 1893" by Chicago photographers Charles Mayo and J. E. Reed, 15.25 x 11.25, containing 185 original ...
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Robert B. McAfee: History of the Late War in the Western Country272 - Robert B. McAfee: History of the Late War in the Western Country
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Important early history of the War of 1812: History of the Late War in the Western Country, comprising a full account of all the transactions in that
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William Moultrie: Memoirs of the American Revolution273 - William Moultrie: Memoirs of the American Revolution
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Sought-after book set: Memoirs of the American Revolution; so far as it relates to the States of North and South-Carolina, and Georgia, Vols. I and II
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Pierre Pouchot: Memoir Upon the Late War in North America274 - Pierre Pouchot: Memoir Upon the Late War in North America
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Rare unsigned book: Memoir upon the Late War in North America between the French and English, 1755–1760, Vols. I and II, by Pierre Pouchot, t
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Philip H. Sheridan: Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan275 - Philip H. Sheridan: Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan
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Desirable Civil War hero autobiography: Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan. First edition. NY: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1888. Hardcover bound i...
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Jared Sparks: The Life of George Washington276 - Jared Sparks: The Life of George Washington
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Desirable first edition book: The Life of George Washington by Jared Sparks. First edition. Boston: Ferdinand Andrews, 1839. Hardcover bound in full b
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William L. Stone: Life of Joseph Brant-Thayendanegea277 - William L. Stone: Life of Joseph Brant-Thayendanegea
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Scarce and interesting first edition book: Life of Joseph Brant-Thayendanegea, Including the Indian Wars of the American Revolution, Vols. I and II, b
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S. Putnam Waldo: Biographical Sketches of Distinguished American Naval Heroes in the War of the Revo278 - S. Putnam Waldo: Biographical Sketches of Distinguished American Naval Heroes in the War of the Revo
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Scarce first edition book: Biographical Sketches of Distinguished American Naval Heroes in the War of the Revolution Between the American Republic and
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William Willett: A Narrative of the Military Actions of Colonel Marinus Willett279 - William Willett: A Narrative of the Military Actions of Colonel Marinus Willett
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Scarce first edition book: A Narrative of the Military Actions of Colonel Marinus Willett, Taken chiefly from his own Manuscript, by his son, William
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William Wirt: Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry280 - William Wirt: Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry
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Desirable early biography of a founding father: Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry by Wiliam Wirt. First edition. Philadelphia: James
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Alexander Withers: Chronicles of Border Warfare281 - Alexander Withers: Chronicles of Border Warfare
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Scarce book: Chronicles of Border Warfare, or a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia: And of the Indian Wars and Massacr
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John Huddleston Wynne: A General History of the British Empire in America282 - John Huddleston Wynne: A General History of the British Empire in America
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Uncommon book: A General History of the British Empire in America, containing an Historical, Political, and Commercial View of the English Settlements
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Hindenburg Disaster Swatch283 - Hindenburg Disaster Swatch
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Sizable 4 x 1.75 swatch of the silver-colored hull of the LZ 129 Hindenburg, which caught fire when it attempted to dock with its mooring mast at Nava
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Wright Brothers284 - Wright Brothers
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Booklet in French entitled Construction et Manoeuvres de l'Aeroplane Wright, Monographies d'Aviation #5, by A. Bracke, 6 x 8.75, 16 pages, p...
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Edward H. White II Signed Photograph285 - Edward H. White II Signed Photograph
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Vintage color semi-glossy 7 x 7.25 photo of White when he became the first American to walk in space during the Gemini IV mission, signed in black ink
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Apollo 11 Signed Launch Day Cover286 - Apollo 11 Signed Launch Day Cover
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Rare Apollo 11 launch day cover with a cachet of the mission insignia, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Co
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Typed Letter Signed287 - Neil Armstrong Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, June 22, 1990. Letter to John Adams of the Allenby Primary School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in full:
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Apollo 13: Lovell and Haise Signed Book288 - Apollo 13: Lovell and Haise Signed Book
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Signed book: Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 378
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Frank Borman Signed Oversized Photograph289 - Frank Borman Signed Oversized Photograph
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the iconic 'Earthrise' image taken by Bill Anders during the Apollo 8 mission, signed in silver ink by t...
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Cosmonauts Signed Invitation Card: Yuri Gagarin, Valery Bykovsky, and Andriyan Nikolayev290 - Cosmonauts Signed Invitation Card: Yuri Gagarin, Valery Bykovsky, and Andriyan Nikolayev
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Invitation to attend a Red Square parade in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution in 1967, 5.5 x 3.25, signed on the reverse i
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Gemini 5 Original 'Type 1' Photograph291 - Gemini 5 Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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Official color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo (S-65-46643), which depicts Gemini 5 astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad in their white s
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John Glenn Signed Photograph292 - John Glenn Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of John Glenn wearing his orange STS-95 flight suit and lifting his visor, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condi
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John Glenn Signed FDC293 - John Glenn Signed FDC
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FDC with a cachet honoring the Mercury-Atlas 6 flight of John Glenn and his Friendship 7 spacecraft, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on the mission date
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John Glenn Signed Cover294 - John Glenn Signed Cover
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Postal cover with four affixed Project Mercury stamps, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on February 20, 1962, the date of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, sig
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Jim Irwin Signed Photograph295 - Jim Irwin Signed Photograph
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Jim Irwin saluting the American flag at the Apollo 15 landing site, signed in black felt tip below a preprint
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Gene Kranz Autograph Quote Signed296 - Gene Kranz Autograph Quote Signed
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AQS on an off-white 6 x 4 card, signed in black felt tip, "Eugene F. Kranz," who writes above, "'Failure is not an option!'&q...
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Alexei Leonov (6) Signed Soviet Union Stamp Blocks297 - Alexei Leonov (6) Signed Soviet Union Stamp Blocks
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Appealing group lot of six Soviet Union-era stamp blocks honoring 15 years of Russian space achievements, each 8 x 4.25 block contains six unused stam
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Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov Signed Commemorative Cover298 - Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov Signed Commemorative Cover
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Commemorative cover with a cachet of the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project insignia, postmarked in Houston on February 11, 1975, signed in black ink
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Mercury Astronauts Signed Oversized Photograph299 - Mercury Astronauts Signed Oversized Photograph
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of all seven Mercury astronauts posing in front of an Air Force jet, signed in black felt tip by Scott Carpenter, Gor
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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NASA Astronauts (25) Signed Covers300 - NASA Astronauts (25) Signed Covers
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Collection of 25 commemorative covers, many with stamped cachets honoring various achievements of NASA's space programs, each signed in ink by a...
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Alan Shepard Signed Photograph301 - Alan Shepard Signed Photograph
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the LM 'Antares' as seen from afar during an Apollo 14 EVA, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint...
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Valentina Tereshkova (3) Signed Items302 - Valentina Tereshkova (3) Signed Items
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Three items signed in ink or felt tip by Valentina Tereshkova: a Czechoslovakian postal cover with a cachet honoring Yuri Gagarin and the Vostok space
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