RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Alan Bean506Alan Bean
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Color satin-finish 20 x 15.5 photo of Bean carrying the ALSEP away from the lunar module, signed in silver ink, “I am not blind to the sun, as my goal
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov507Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov
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Spiral-bound Russian notebook from 1962, 5.5 x 4, signed on the cover in blue ballpoint by Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov, who adds the date of August
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Fred Haise508Fred Haise
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Double-sided page removed from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flight Crew G & N Dictionary, 5.5 x 8, listing basic and revision dates of January 5 a...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Fred Haise509Fred Haise
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Vivid color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of an Apollo 13 rocket launch, signed in black felt tip, “An exciting day with the Saturn V liftoff starting us
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jim Irwin510Jim Irwin
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Jim Irwin,” with a printed
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jim McDivitt511Jim McDivitt
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Limited edition 13 x 19 print of a sketch by artist Paul Calle, showing Gemini 4 crew members Jim McDivitt and Ed White in their space suits and carry
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Edgar Mitchell513Edgar Mitchell
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Semi–glossy 20 x 16 photo of a lone astronaut on the barren lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14, Lunar Module Pilot, Febru
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Edgar Mitchell514Edgar Mitchell
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip with a biblical quote, “And the rock that followed them….Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Bill Pogue515Bill Pogue
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Trio of workbook folders used by Skylab 4 Pilot Bill Pogue during his employment as an assistant professor in the United States Air Force Academy’s ma
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Elliot See516Elliot See
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Ballpoint signature, “Elliot M. See, Jr.,” on an off-white 6 x 9.5 sheet hand-embellished with a calligraphic title and affixed Project Mercury postag
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Skylab 1517Skylab 1
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Commemorative launch day cover with a cachet honoring the Skylab 2 mission, signed in black ink and felt tip by Charles Conrad, Paul Weitz, and Joe Ke
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Skylab 2518Skylab 2
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Commemorative launch day cover with a cachet of the Skylab 3 mission insignia, signed in black ink, “Owen Garriott,” “Alan L. Bean,” and “Jack Lousma.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Skylab 3519Skylab 3
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A 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3.5? diameter Skylab II (SL–3) mission insignia in the center, signed around the emblem in black felt tip by Al
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Skylab 4520Skylab 4
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Uncommon off-white 3.75 x 8.25 lightly-lined page flown aboard the Skylab 4 mission, bearing pencil notations in the hand of Skylab 4 Pilot Bill Pogue
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
STS–48521STS–48
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Ring-bound complete flight data file checklist entitled “RMA DPY Checklist” for the STS–48 mission, 6 x 8, 116 pages, with tabs labeled “Early OPS,” “
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
STS–61: Thornton, Kathy522STS–61: Thornton, Kathy
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Kathy Thornton’s red Land’s End collarless polo long sleeve shirt worn and flown during the STS–61 mission, women’s size regular small, embroidered on
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Paul Weitz523Paul Weitz
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A 9.25 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3.5? diameter Skylab I (SL–2) mission insignia in the center, signed in black felt tip, “From my personal co
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Gutzon Borglum524Gutzon Borglum
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Extraordinary matte-finish 10.25 x 13.5 photo of an early clay model of Mount Rushmore, thoughtfully signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Greetings
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Henri Cartier-Bresson525Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Unsigned matte-finish 7.75 x 11.75 photo of an industrial vehicle with towers in the background, bearing a photographer’s stamp on the reverse by “Hen
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Gustave Eiffel526Gustave Eiffel
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ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” one page both sides, 5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, September 13, 1888. Letter to French aeronaut and scientist Gast
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Claude Monet527Claude Monet
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ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, Giverny par Vernon Eure letterhead, August 30, 1909. Letter to a gentleman, in part (trans
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
Claude Monet528Claude Monet
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 4.75 x 3.75, boldly addressed in purple ink to influential art critic and author Gustave Geffroy, “Monsieur G. Geffro
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Ernest Shepard529Ernest Shepard
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Original and quite rare vintage signed ink sketch of Piglet on a light purple 3 x 1.5 clipped slip, signed above, “E. H. Shepard.” Slip is affixed to
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
James Abbott McNeill Whistler530James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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Pioneering and influential American-born artist (1834–1903), best known for his distinctively evocative portraits, city-scenes, and landscapes. ALS, o
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
George Cruikshank531George Cruikshank
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British caricaturist and illustrator (1792–1878) best known for his works satirizing contemporary politics and his illustrations for the works of Char
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Gustave Dore532Gustave Dore
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Untranslated ALS in French, signed “G. Dore,” one page, 5.25 x 8, June 21, no year. Affixed at corners to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Paolo Garretto: Charlie Chaplin533Paolo Garretto: Charlie Chaplin
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Famed Italian caricaturist (1903–1989) known for his innovative style. Original signed ink sketch of a great Charlie Chaplin caricature on an off-whit
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Frantisek Kupka534Frantisek Kupka
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Czech painter and graphic artist (1871–1957) who was a prominent figure in establishing the early phases of the abstract art movement and Orphic cubis
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Jeff Koons535Jeff Koons
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American artist (born 1955) known for working with popular culture themes and his reproductions of commonplace objects. Signed book: Jeff Koons: A Ret
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Roy Lichtenstein536Roy Lichtenstein
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Color postcard of Lichtenstein’s 1963 work entitled ‘Drowning Girl,’ 6 x 4.25, signed vertically in the left margin in black ballpoint. In fine condit
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Arthur Rackham537Arthur Rackham
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British artist and illustrator (1867–1939) best known for his Art Nouveau–influenced illustrations. Print of Rackham’s sketch celebrating the 1920 new
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Norman Rockwell538Norman Rockwell
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Magazine page print of Rockwell’s Christmas carolers bearing affixed postage stamps with first day cancelations, 8.25 x 10.5, signed in blue ballpoint
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Andy Warhol539Andy Warhol
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Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 241 pages. Signed and inscribed
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Andy Warhol540Andy Warhol
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The Little Theatre playbill for a 1974 production of Man on the Moon, measuring 11.25 x 9 open, signed on the inside in black felt tip by Warhol. In f
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Andy Warhol541Andy Warhol
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Color 10.5 x 16.75 print of the cover for the December 1980 issue of Interview magazine, featuring a stylish portrait of fashion columnist Diana Vreel
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Andy Warhol542Andy Warhol
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Exceptional color postcard of Warhol’s famous 1962 work ‘100 Cans,’ 4 x 6, signed on the reverse in blue felt tip. Apparently also signed on the front
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Andy Warhol543Andy Warhol
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Iconic color postcard depicting one of Warhol’s portraits of Marilyn Monroe, 4.25 x 6, signed in the upper border in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Ai Weiwei544Ai Weiwei
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Chinese Contemporary artist and activist (born 1957). Appealing color satin-finish 8.25 x 11 photo of Weiwei with his arms behind his back, signed in
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Charles Addams545Charles Addams
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Unusual original signed ink sketch of an apparently nude and downcast Wednesday Addams on an off-white 3 x 5 card, signed below in black, “Chas Addams
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Carl Barks546Carl Barks
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Original signed ink sketch of Scrooge McDuck asking “Autograph, eh?” on an off-white 3 x 5 card, signed below in blue ink by Barks. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Milton Caniff547Milton Caniff
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Original signed graphite and felt tip sketch of a headshot of the golden-haired adventurer Steve Canyon on an off-white 5 x 3 card, signed and inscrib
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Al Capp548Al Capp
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Original hand-inked two panel comic strip, 19.75 x 6.25, showing a scene featuring his famous Li'l Abner hillbilly characters encountering a lau...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Disney Studios549Disney Studios
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Original hand-inked four panel comic strip, 21 x 7, showing a scene in which one of Donald Duck’s nephews enters a room with a hand drill and then qui
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Roy O. Disney550Roy O. Disney
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Notarized DS, two pages both sides, 8.5 x 11.5, January 22, 1953. Pledge and assignment of mortgage and chattels between the Walt Disney Company and t
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Walt Disney551Walt Disney
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Choice vintage fountain pen signature, “Walt Disney,” on an off-white 6.25 x 3.75 album page signed on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth circa 1946–1948.
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Walt Disney552Walt Disney
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Nannette Davis for $25, stamp-dated December
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Walt Disney553Walt Disney
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Swedish menu from the Skansen open-air museum and zoo in Stockholm, one page, 3.75 x 6.5, prominently signed on the reverse in black ballpoint by Disn
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Walt Disney554Walt Disney
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Crisp ballpoint signature and inscription, “To Roy—Walt Disney,” on an off-white 6.25 x 4.75 album page. Reverse bears an ink signature of Princess Sa
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Walt and Roy Disney555Walt and Roy Disney
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Uncommon DS, signed “Walter E. Disney” and “Roy O. Disney,” one page, 8.5 x 11, September 2, 1965. Notice concerning an antedated employment agreement
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Floyd Gottfredson556Floyd Gottfredson
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American cartoonist (1905–1986) remembered for his enduring work on the Mickey Mouse comic strip. Two items: an original signed graphite, ink, and wat
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00