RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Among the highlights of this month’s sale are a document signed by Columbus sponsors Ferdinand and Isabella, an autograph letter signed by Thomas Jefferson, an original Force print of the Declaration of Independence, and a signed handwritten letter by Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien. Artifacts offered include Ernest Hemingway’s baseball cap and a Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine commissioned by Prince Amadeo of Savoy. Join us as we prepare to make history selling history in August 2016.
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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US Flag, 13-Star255 - US Flag, 13-Star
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Hand-stitched wool bunting flag with thirteen stars and thirteen stripes, made circa 1850–1870, measuring 49 x 30.25 overall with a 23 x 17.25 canton.
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine made for Prince Amadeo of Savoy256 - Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine made for Prince Amadeo of Savoy
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Beautiful custom-made engraved and gold-finished Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine manufactured as one of four commissioned by Prince Amadeo di Sa
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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American Revolution257 - American Revolution
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Manuscript document, one page, 7.5 x 12.25, no date. Document headed “A List of the Names of those Gent’n appointed Officers in the Reg’t raiding for
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hap Arnold258 - Hap Arnold
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Striking matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 portrait of Arnold in his five-star uniform, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen to a master se
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Douglas Bader259 - Douglas Bader
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Color 21 x 15 print of Bader’s No. 242 Squadron Hurricane LE–D presented “On the occasion of the 70th. birthday of Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader CBE
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Clement Biddle260 - Clement Biddle
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American Revolutionary soldier (1740–1814) who helped organize the ‘Quaker Blues,’ a company of volunteers. Manuscript DS, one page both sides, 8.25 x
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ambrose E. Burnside261 - Ambrose E. Burnside
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ALS signed “A. E. Burnside,” one page, 5 x 8, State of Rhode Island letterhead, November 17, 1866. Letter to William E. Dodge, in full: “Absence from
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Civil War262 - Civil War
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Seven items: an ALS from James S. Wadsworth, October 3, 1855; a partly-printed DS, twice signed by John Francis Miller, once at the conclusion and aga
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Civil War263 - Civil War
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Collection of items related to the Civil War, four of them signed, including: John A. Logan (SP); Washington Lafayette Elliott (ALS); William L. James
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Civil War Generals264 - Civil War Generals
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Five items: a war-dated ALS from John A. Dix, July 9, 1861; a war-dated ALS from Henry W. Benham, dated August 3, 1861; an ink signature of Simon Boli
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Henry Clinton265 - Henry Clinton
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British General (1730–1795) who served as Commander-in-Chief in North America from 1778 to 1782. Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “H.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Samuel Cooper266 - Samuel Cooper
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Highest-ranking Confederate general (1798–1876) during the Civil War. Two items: an LS signed “S. Cooper,” one page, lightly lined, 7.75 x 10, Adjutan
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HMS Somerset267 - HMS Somerset
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Fragment of wood from the HMS Somerset, measuring 5 x 1.25 x 1, nicely mounted against a map showing the position of British ships during the Battle o
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Joseph Hooker268 - Joseph Hooker
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Notorious and aggressive Union general (1814–1879) who distinguished himself at the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862 and as a result was promoted to maj
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Esek Hopkins269 - Esek Hopkins
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Famed Rhode Island commodore (1718—1802) who served as Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Manuscript DS
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Antoine-Henri Jomini270 - Antoine-Henri Jomini
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Swiss officer and influential military theorist (1779–1869) who served as a general in the French and Russian armies and was one of the most celebrate
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur271 - Douglas MacArthur
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Signed book: Douglas MacArthur. First edition. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1952. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 370 pages. Signed on the half-title page in i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur272 - Douglas MacArthur
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, 90 Church Street, New York letterhead, August 2, 1961. Letter to Virginia Berus, in full: “Thank you so much for sending me a
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Douglas MacArthur273 - Douglas MacArthur
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Matte-finish 11 x 14 head-and-shoulders portrait of MacArthur in his military uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Major Redner, with be
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Medal of Honor Recipients274 - Medal of Honor Recipients
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Signed book: Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty. Expanded third edition. NY: Artisan Books, 2011. Hardcover with dust jacket,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hugh L. Scott275 - Hugh L. Scott
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Career soldier (1853–1934) who served as superintendent of West Point from 1906 to 1910 and as Army chief of staff from 1914 to 1917; in this position
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John J. Pershing276 - John J. Pershing
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Signed book: My Experiences in the World War. Two volume author’s autograph edition, numbered 773/2100. NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. Hardcov
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Philip H. Sheridan277 - Philip H. Sheridan
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Ink signature, “P. H. Sheridan,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip, with collector’s ink notations below. In fine condition, with old mounting remnants on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Daniel E. Sickles278 - Daniel E. Sickles
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Controversial American politician and military officer (1819–1914) who lost his leg in a famous incident at the Battle of Gettysburg. ALS, four pages
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Taiping Rebellion279 - Taiping Rebellion
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ALS signed “George Royle,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.25 x 11.75, engraved ‘Shanghai’ letterhead, May 20, 1862. Lengthy letter to his cousi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Union Soldier280 - Union Soldier
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Civil War–dated ALS in pencil, signed “O. E. Briggs,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, colorful patriotic Ambrose Burnside letterhead, De
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Varick281 - Richard Varick
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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 served
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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US Navy282 - US Navy
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Civil War-dated assemblage of fifteen documents and letters related to US Naval Officer David Negley Bell, a midshipman of the USS Powhatan, dated bet
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alexander Webb283 - Alexander Webb
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Union general (1835–1911) who received the Medal of Honor for leading the Philadelphia Brigade in the face of Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. After th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gideon Welles284 - Gideon Welles
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10, Navy Department, Bureau of Provisions and Clothing letterhead, April 17, 1848. In full: “You are requested to pub
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes285 - Howard Hughes
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Exceptional vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.5 portrait of Hughes in a dashing suit and tie, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Chief Britto, with
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Wright Brothers287 - Wright Brothers
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Desirable flown 2 x 2 swatch of fabric removed from the Vin Fiz Flyer pusher biplane flown by pilot Calbraith Perry Rodgers during the first US transc
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Orville Wright289 - Orville Wright
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Two items concerning an aviation contest: a TLS signed “Orville Wright,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 30, 1928, in full: “I am
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Orville Wright290 - Orville Wright
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Bank check, 8.75 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to The Ohio Bell Telephone Co. for $15.28, June 22, 1929. In fine condi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts291 - Mercury Astronauts
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Signed book: We Seven. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 352 pages. Signed on t...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 11292 - Apollo 11
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Color glossy 9.25 x 7 photo of the Apollo 11 prime crew posing together in their spacesuits against a lunar background, affixed to a 12 x 10.5 mount,
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11293 - Apollo 11
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Magnificent color satin-finish 7.25 x 7 photo of the American flag planted on the lunar surface after man’s first moon landing, signed and inscribed i
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11294 - Apollo 11
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Three official color NASA lithographs: an 8 x 10 portrait of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “T
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11295 - Apollo 11
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First edition of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Descent Monitoring Chart, sheet No. 1 of 3, 21 x 10.5, displaying the lunar terrain designated as landing
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11296 - Apollo 11
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First edition of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Descent Monitoring Chart, sheet No. 3A, 35.75 x 12.5, displaying the lunar terrain designated as landing s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean297 - Alan Bean
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 tie clip flown to the lunar surface aboard the LM Intrepid, measuring 1.75 x .5, engraved “Apollo XII” with a small affixed luna
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon298 - Richard Gordon
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Richard Gordon’s mustard-color rough cotton Apollo-era NASA flight suit with an official ‘meatball’ patch on the right breast and a leather name patch
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 14299 - Apollo 14
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Collection of three original charts prepared for NASA by the Department of Defense, all measuring 22? x 17?, with each showing scale representations o
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 15300 - Apollo 15
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Collection of four original charts from the Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap Series, including one of the Apollo 15 landing area. All four measure 25.5
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell301 - Edgar Mitchell
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Flown 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 4 x 3.5 Apollo 14 mission insignia in the center, signed and flight-certified in black ink, “Flown to the m
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin302 - Jim Irwin
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ALS signed “Jim Irwin, Apollo 15,” one page, 8.5 x 11, High Flight Foundation letterhead, November 28, 1980. Letter to Dennis, in part: “You share my
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin303 - Jim Irwin
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Signed book: The Home Planet. First edition. Moscow: Mir Publishers, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.5 x 14.25, 165 pages. Signed and inscribed o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Young304 - John Young
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Desirable single-signed Apollo 16 insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia, bearing an April 16, 1972 launch date postmark, signed in bla
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan305 - Gene Cernan
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Extremely desirable pair of flown double-sided cue cards from the Apollo 17 mission, both signed and flight-certified by Apollo 17 Commander Gene Cern
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers306 - Moonwalkers
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One-of-a-kind collection of twelve vintage official color glossy 8 x 10 NASA photos of the astronauts dressed in jackets and ties, each signed and ins
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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