Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Civil War

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With over 1,000 lots up for bidding, our May Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is the biggest thus far in 2020. Highlights include a book boldly signed by Mao Tse-Toung, a rare handwritten letter by Sun Yat-sen, a letter by Karl Marx concerning the publication of Das Kapital in translation, a letter by Claude Monet about Queen Victoria's state funeral, and a battlefield message from the Revolutionary War's 'Swamp Fox,' Francis Marion. A special Civil War section boasts the thoroughbred racing saddle of George Custer, and autographs of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, William T. Sherman, Robert E. Lee, and more. 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 May 2020.
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 P. Stapp557 - John P. Stapp
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Eight items signed by Col. Stapp, including: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Stapp in his rocket sled after setting a new land speed record in 1954, signed i
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Test Pilots558 - Test Pilots
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Group lot of 10 glossy photos, ranging in size from 8 x 8 to 10 x 8, each signed in blue or black felt tip by a notable test pilot, with some adding m
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Orville Wright559 - Orville Wright
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The Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Orville Wright, payable to The Gerkins Oil Company for $2.80, Augu
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Apollo 11560 - Apollo 11
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Desirable group lot of three official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of the historic Apollo 11 crew, each signed and inscribed in blue or black felt ti
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Neil Armstrong561 - Neil Armstrong
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, NASA letterhead, no date. Letter to "Mr. Glass," in full: "The dates of my 7 X-15 flights can be obtained fr...
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Neil Armstrong562 - Neil Armstrong
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Original issue of the New York Daily News from "Moonday, July 21, 1969," Long Island Final edition, Vol. 51, No. 22, 64 pages, 10.5 x 15.2...
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Neil Armstrong563 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in black felt
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Neil Armstrong564 - Neil Armstrong
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Blue felt tip signature, "Neil Armstrong,” on a white 3.75 x 2.25 card. In very fine condition.
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Alan Shepard565 - Alan Shepard
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Amazing 8.25 x 6.25 swatch of re-entry parachute presumed to be flown on the Apollo 14 Command Module Kittyhawk, which splashed down in the South Paci
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Apollo 16566 - Apollo 16
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Postal cover, 6 x 5, with an affixed Apollo 16 emblem sticker, postmarked on the mission launch date of April 16, 1972, signed in black ballpoint by J
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Project Vanguard567 - Project Vanguard
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Impressive historic archive of John Neilon, the long-time Director of NASA’s Unmanned Launch Operations, chronicling the development of Proje
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Buzz Aldrin568 - Buzz Aldrin
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Magnificent oversized color matte-finish 10.75 x 13.5 portrait of Apollo 11 LMP Buzz Aldrin in a stoic half-length pose, dressed in his white space su
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Buzz Aldrin569 - Buzz Aldrin
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Three books signed by Aldrin, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: Return to Earth, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Gordon,...
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Buzz Aldrin570 - Buzz Aldrin
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Aldrin, "Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.," payable to Brentwood-Chenault Condo Homeowners Ass'...
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Buzz Aldrin571 - Buzz Aldrin
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Apollo 11 recovery cover with a stamped cachet honoring the splashdown, postmarked at Kennedy Space Center on July 24, 1969, signed in black felt tip
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Apollo 15572 - Apollo 15
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Two covers: a lunar landing day cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 15, postmarked at Kennedy Space Center on July 30, 1971, signed and inscribed in b
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Apollo 17573 - Apollo 17
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Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet of the Apollo 17 insignia, postmarked on the mission launch date of December 7, 1972, signed in black ink,...
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Apollo Astronauts574 - Apollo Astronauts
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Three Project Apollo covers: a recovery cover for Apollo 7, postmarked on the USS Essex on October 22, 1968, signed in black ballpoint by Walt Cunning
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Astronauts575 - Astronauts
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Six books signed by astronauts, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: Jim Irwin (To Rule the Night, inscribed), Jim Lovell (Apollo 13), Alan Sh
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Astronauts576 - Astronauts
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Six personal checks filled out and signed by Mercury and Apollo astronauts, including: Deke Slayton (2, "Donald K. Slayton"), Walt Cunning...
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Frank Borman577 - Frank Borman
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Three items: a vintage glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of Frank Borman signing his autograph, signed in fountain pen; an off-white 5 x 3 card signed in fountain
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Scott Carpenter578 - Scott Carpenter
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Scott Carpenter with a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, neatly signed in ink. In fine condition, with very slight
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Gene Cernan579 - Gene Cernan
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Limited edition color 17 x 11 artistic print of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, an attack aircraft flown as part of the Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113),
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Gene Cernan580 - Gene Cernan
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of planet Earth as viewed from space during the Apollo 17 mission, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To...
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Michael Collins581 - Michael Collins
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Signed book: Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey. Third printing. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x ...
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Gordon Cooper582 - Gordon Cooper
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Cooper in a suit and tie with an astronaut pin on his lapel, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Cosmonauts583 - Cosmonauts
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Collection of 13 KNIGA covers bearing cachets of Russian space achievements, signed in various inks by cosmonaut crews. Signers include: Vladimir Koma
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Charlie Duke584 - Charlie Duke
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 16 splashdown in the central Pacific Ocean, signed in black felt tip by the mission lunar module p
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Ed Dwight, Jr585 - Ed Dwight, Jr
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Four glossy photos of Ed Dwight, Jr. as a young test pilot in the Air Force, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip, with Dwight adding &q...
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Gemini Spacecraft587 - Gemini Spacecraft
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Limited edition vintage 1:30 scale model of the Gemini command module made by Topping, Inc., circa 1962–63 under a contract from McDonnell Ai
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John Glenn588 - John Glenn
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Five items signed in felt tip by John Glenn, consisting of a pamphlet, two color photos, an FDC, and an off-white card, ranging in size from 5 x 3 to
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John Glenn589 - John Glenn
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Five items signed by John Glenn, including: two different color 8 x 10 photos (both inscribed), a reproduction of the New York Times front page coveri
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John Glenn590 - John Glenn
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Official color vintage 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Glenn in a bow tie with a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, signed and inscribed in ink, "Best regar...
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John Glenn and Gordon Cooper591 - John Glenn and Gordon Cooper
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Four items signed by the Mercury astronauts: a color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury 7, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To KentR...
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S. David Griggs592 - S. David Griggs
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Official color 7.75 x 10 NASA lithograph of S. David Griggs wearing his blue flight suit, signed in black felt tip, "S. D. Griggs." In fin...
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Jim Irwin593 - Jim Irwin
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Triple-signed Niwri Corporation business check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Irwin, "James B. Irwin," payable to "Jim Irwin&quo...
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Chris Kraft594 - Chris Kraft
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Five items signed by Chris Kraft, including: a sketch of a Space Shuttle; a felt tip signature on a beige card; an FDC commemorating the Shuttle'...
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Chris Kraft and Glynn S. Lunney595 - Chris Kraft and Glynn S. Lunney
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Two oversized items: a color 10 x 13 LOOK Magazine cover from 1969 featuring the iconic Apollo 11 'visor shot,' signed in black felt tip by ...
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James Lovell596 - James Lovell
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Two items: a vintage official glossy 8 x 10 black-numbered NASA photo of Lovell in a suit and tie, signed in fountain pen, "Best Regards, James...
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Ken Mattingly597 - Ken Mattingly
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Mattingly in a suit and tie, posing with a model, signed in black felt tip, "Best wishes, Ken Mattingl...
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Jim McDivitt598 - Jim McDivitt
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Two items: an official glossy 8 x 10 numbered NASA photo of McDivitt in a handsome front-facing pose, signed in blue ballpoint, "James A. McDiv...
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Mercury Astronauts599 - Mercury Astronauts
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Three official 8 x 10 NASA photographs, glossy and semi-glossy, each signed in ink or felt tip by the pictured Mercury astronaut: "M. Scott Car...
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Mercury Astronauts600 - Mercury Astronauts
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Five items signed by members of NASA's first astronaut group, including: Alan Shepard (mounted signature), John Glenn (mounted signature), Scott...
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Mission Control601 - Mission Control
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Six items signed by members of NASA's Mission Control, including: Chris Kraft (two FDCs), Gene Kranz (FDC), Chester M. Lee (commemorative cover)...
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Mission Control: Kranz and Kraft602 - Mission Control: Kranz and Kraft
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Three books signed by NASA's esteemed flight directors, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: Gene Kranz (Failure Is Not An Option, signe...
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Edgar Mitchell603 - Edgar Mitchell
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of LMP Mitchell beside the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, "Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14...
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Moonwalkers604 - Moonwalkers
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Three books signed by moonwalkers, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: Alan Shepard (Moon Shot), Jim Irwin (To Rule The Night, inscribed), an
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Moonwalkers605 - Moonwalkers
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Four official color NASA lithographs, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 , each signed by a moonwalker, including: Alan Shepard (2, both inscribed); Dave Scott; and Ha
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Moonwalkers606 - Moonwalkers
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Three checks signed by moonwalkers: a personal check filled out and signed by Buzz Aldrin, "Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.," payable to Clifford Eng...
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Moonwalkers: Aldrin and Shepard607 - Moonwalkers: Aldrin and Shepard
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Two books, both hardcover with dust jacket: Encounter with Tiber, signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ink, "To my friend, B...
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