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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 Bean466 - Alan Bean
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Color limited edition 18 x 27 giclee print on stretched canvas of an Alan Bean painting entitled ‘A Fire to Be Lighted,’ numbered 89/100, signed in th
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Fred Haise and Gene Kranz467 - Fred Haise and Gene Kranz
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Large printed Apollo Operations Handbook for Lunar Module 4, Volume I, Subsystems Data, published by Grumman, 8 x 11, dated June 15, 1968, signed on t
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Jack Swigert468 - Jack Swigert
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Uncommon official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Swigert posing with a small model of the lunar module, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To P
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Moonwalkers469 - Moonwalkers
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Appealing set of seven official color NASA lithographs, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed and inscribed in ink or felt tip by the moonwalker pictured, in
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Astronauts470 - Astronauts
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Impressive collection of thirty official color NASA lithographs, all but one measuring 8 x 10, signed and inscribed in ink and felt tip by the astrona
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Astronauts471 - Astronauts
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Three leather-bound collector’s edition books from Easton Press: a copy of Magnificent Desolation, hardcover, signed on the colophon in blue ink by Bu
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Robert McCall and Astronauts472 - Robert McCall and Astronauts
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Original signed ink sketch of a surreal space station scene on an off-white 11 x 8.5 sheet, signed and inscribed in black ink by the artist, “For Jim
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Wally Schirra473 - Wally Schirra
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Three signed copies of Schirra’s Space, one Quinlan Press first edition hardcover and two Naval Institute Press first edition softcovers, each signed
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Apollo 11474 - Apollo 11
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A flown .5 x .5 swatch of Kapton foil from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s thermal protection subsystem. Affixed to an 8.5 x 11 informational
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Buzz Aldrin475 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “We Came in Peace, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very
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Buzz Aldrin476 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface next to the American flag, signed in silver ink, “First Lunar landing, Buzz Aldrin, Apo
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Alan Bean477 - Alan Bean
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Limited edition printed Apollo 12 mission summary report, no. 5/5, one page, 8.5 x 11, dated October 20, 1997. Summary reads, in part: “Pete and I des
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Charles Conrad478 - Charles Conrad
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Identical pair of official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of Charles Conrad posing in his white space suit, both signed in black felt tip. In overall f
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Edgar Mitchell479 - Edgar Mitchell
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ALS signed “Ed Mitchell,” one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 10, 1980. Letter to Bill, Jim, Gilbert, Harry, Len, and Jack, in full: “Th
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Alan Shepard480 - Alan Shepard
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in his white space suit against a starry backdrop and the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed b
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Apollo 15481 - Apollo 15
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Apollo 15 launch day postal cover with a cachet of the mission insignia, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, and Al Worden. In fine con
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Apollo 15482 - Apollo 15
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Four books: a first edition of More Than an Ark on Ararat, hardcover with dust jacket, signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black felt tip,
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Wernher von Braun483 - Wernher von Braun
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Fountain pen signature, “Wernher von Braun,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.
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Wernher von Braun484 - Wernher von Braun
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Early textured matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the storied rocket scientist and flight center director, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, “To La
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Challenger: Scobee and Onizuka485 - Challenger: Scobee and Onizuka
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Commemorative cover with a color silk cachet honoring the space shuttle, signed in black ink and ballpoint by Dick Scobee, Ellison Onizuka, Loren Shri
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Alan Cobham and Richard Covey486 - Alan Cobham and Richard Covey
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Two items: a 6 x 3.5 commemorative cover with a cachet honoring English aviation pioneer Alan Cobham’s First United States Overland Flight, signed in
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Alexei Leonov487 - Alexei Leonov
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Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion in blue felt tip by Leonov. Excerpt from An Artist in Space, in part: “We were orbit
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Ai Weiwei490 - Ai Weiwei
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Chinese Contemporary artist and activist (born 1957). Color glossy 11.75 x 8 photo of Weiwei and another gentleman watching a cat walk through an asso
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Marc Chagall491 - Marc Chagall
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Signed book: Marc Chagall: Juin-Octobre 1959. Paris: Palais du Louvre—Pavillon de Marsan, 1959. Softcover, 6.25 x 8.25, 476 pages. Signed and inscribe
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Jean Auguste Ingres492 - Jean Auguste Ingres
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French Neoclassical painter (1780–1867). Untranslated ALS in French, signed “J. Ingres,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, August 30, 1849. In very go
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Man Ray493 - Man Ray
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Signed book: Self Portrait. First edition. London: Andre Duetsch, 1963. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 398 pages. Signed and inscribed on the
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Joseph Paxton494 - Joseph Paxton
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English gardener and architect best known for designing The Crystal Palace (1803–1865). ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, August 20,
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Pablo Picasso495 - Pablo Picasso
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Exceptional matte-finish 7 x 9.25 photo of the great artist hoisting a young child onto his shoulder, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Pour mon che
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Auguste Rodin496 - Auguste Rodin
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Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Rodin,” one page, 4.5 x 7, no date. In very good to fine condition, with a uniform block of toning.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Camille Pissarro497 - Camille Pissarro
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ALS in French, signed “C. Pissarro,” one page, 4.25 x 7, June 1, 1900. Letter to Georges William Thornley. In full (translated): "I have receiv...
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Ben Shahn and Katherine Anne Porter498 - Ben Shahn and Katherine Anne Porter
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Signed book: A Christmas Story. First edition, limited issue, numbered 134/500. NY: Delacorte Press, 1967. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.5 x 5.75. Signed
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Charles Lewis Tiffany499 - Charles Lewis Tiffany
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American jeweler (1812–1902) who founded New York City's Tiffany & Co. in 1837, created the country's first retail catalog, and introduc...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Luigi Vanvitelli500 - Luigi Vanvitelli
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Italian engineer and architect (1700–1773) best known for designing the Palace of Caserta. Untranslated ADS in Italian, one page, 7.75 x 5.25, May 13,
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Andy Warhol501 - Andy Warhol
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Program cover from a 1979 art gallery booklet entitled ‘Space Fruit: Still Lifes,’ 10 x 8, signed below his printed name in black felt tip. In fine co
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David Wilkie502 - David Wilkie
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Scottish portrait painter and draftsman (1785–1841) known for his anecdotal style. ALS, one page, 4.5 x 6.75, January 13, 1837. Letter to artist Samue
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John J. Audubon503 - John J. Audubon
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Scarce ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9.25, June 22, 1844. Letter to his sons, Victor and John. In part: “I reached our good friend Capt. Cummings yesterday aft
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Walt Disney504 - Walt Disney
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Appealing off-white presentation mat originally prepared to hold an animation cel from Snow White, 19 x 18, nicely signed in the lower right in dark b
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Walt Disney505 - Walt Disney
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Large ballpoint signature, “Walt Disney,” on a 6.5 x 4 album page. In fine condition. Consignor notes that the signature was obtained in Denmark by a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Walt Disney506 - Walt Disney
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Walt Disney’s Bambi book, published in the Little Golden Book series by Grossett & Dunlap of New York, prominently signed opposite the title pag...
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Walter Lantz507 - Walter Lantz
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Extremely scarce original painting by Walter Lantz, oil on canvas, 9.5 x 7.5, showing Woody Woodpecker next to a bowl of fruit. Painting is signed in
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Stan Lee508 - Stan Lee
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Color 27 x 40 Marvel Comics poster promoting Iron Man 3, showing Tony Stark surrounded by six variations of the Iron Man suit, signed in silver ink by
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Charles Schulz509 - Charles Schulz
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Glossy 7 x 9 close-up photo of the acclaimed cartoonist, signed vertically in black felt tip, “Charles M. Schulz.” Reverse bears two affixed CBS capti
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Charles Schulz510 - Charles Schulz
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Original felt tip sketch of Snoopy on an off-white 6.25 x 3.5 First Day Cover, with a cachet honoring Bobby Fisher at the Chicago Philatelic Fair of 1
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Honore de Balzac511 - Honore de Balzac
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ALS in French, signed “de Bc,” one page, 4.25 x 5.5, no date. Letter to the author Ferdinand de Gramont. In full (translated): "I waited for yo...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens512 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Signed book: The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8, 398 pages. Signed and inscribe...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens513 - Samuel L. Clemens
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ALS signed “Mark,” one page, 4 x 6.25, 21 Fifth Avenue personal letterhead, February 10, 1906. Letter of condolence to Mr. Frank Fuller on the loss of
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Joseph Conrad514 - Joseph Conrad
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TLS signed “Ever affectionally yours, Joseph Conrad,” one page both sides, 7 x 9, Oswald Bishopsbourne letterhead, March 8, 1922. Letter to Irish arti
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Ernest Hemingway515 - Ernest Hemingway
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Wonderful collection of twenty-nine unsigned original candid photos, circa late 1940s, ranging in size from 2 x 2 to 5 x 4, portraying Hemingway’s lif
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ian Fleming516 - Ian Fleming
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Ballpoint signature, “Ian Fleming,” on an off-white 5 x 3.5 sheet. In fine condition. Accompanied by a 1964 letter from the author’s secretary that re
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Andre Gide517 - Andre Gide
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Influential French writer (1869–1951) whose wide-ranging musings on politics, sexuality, and personal freedom earned him the 1947 Nobel Prize in Liter
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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