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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David D. Porter456 - David D. Porter
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LS, one page, 5 x 8, October 13, 1871. Letter to Hon. J. W. Douglas. In part: “I have just heard of your return home and shall be pleased if you will
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eddie Rickenbacker457 - Eddie Rickenbacker
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, August 25, 1967. Letter to Dr. Leon Gutterman, president of Wisdom Magazine. In part: “Just a word of
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George D. Ruggles458 - George D. Ruggles
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Career US Army officer (1833–1904) who served for over forty years, participating in the Civil War and Indian Wars. A 2.5 x 4.25 carte-de-visite bust
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Philip H. Sheridan459 - Philip H. Sheridan
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ALS signed “P. H. Sheridan,” one page, 5.25 x 7.75, October 3, 1883. Letter to his brother Lt. Col. Michael Vincent Sheridan, in full: “Your telegram
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William T. Sherman460 - William T. Sherman
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Third -person manuscript DS, signed within the text “General W. T. Sherman,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 9.25, December 22, 1887. Sherman acknowled
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Edwin M. Stanton461 - Edwin M. Stanton
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DS, one page, 7.5 x 9.75, September 26, 1863. Official War Department document issued to George D. Ramsay. In part: “You are hereby informed that the
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Duke of Wellington462 - Duke of Wellington
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Hand-addressed and free franked envelope panel, 4.5 x 4.25, signed in the lower left, “Free, Wellington,” and addressed in his hand and dated “London,
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Charles Kingsford-Smith463 - Charles Kingsford-Smith
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Australian aviator (1897–1935) who made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia in 1928. He disappeared during a flight ove
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Charles Lindbergh464 - Charles Lindbergh
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Exceptional pairing of items relating to Charles Lindbergh: first is a gorgeous matte-finish 8 x 11 formal portrait of the aviator in a handsome suit
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Charles Lindbergh465 - Charles Lindbergh
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Bold vintage fountain pen signature, “C. A. Lindbergh,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card affixed to an album page bearing a collector’s date notation
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Charles Nungesser466 - Charles Nungesser
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French pilot and WWI fighter ace (1892–1927) who mysteriously disappeared on an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to
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Lorin Wright467 - Lorin Wright
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Older brother (1862–1939) of Wilbur and Orville Wright who occasionally assisted in their aerial experiments. The Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x
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Orville Wright468 - Orville Wright
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Gorgeous fountain pen signature, “Orville Wright,” on a handsome 6 x 9.5 album page hand-embellished with a calligraphic title and two aviation-themed
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Orville Wright469 - Orville Wright
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Sought-after 6.25 x 4.5 cardstock photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk, signed in the lower left in fountain pen by Orville Wright
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Orville Wright470 - Orville Wright
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Outstanding matte-finish 8 x 10 formal Underwood & Underwood portrait of the distinguished aviator, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Fl...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager471 - Chuck Yeager
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Original painting entitled ‘Yeager’s Conquest—Mach 1’ by aviation artist Roy Grinnell, oil on canvas, 29.5 x 21.5, depicting the sound-barrier-breakin
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Mercury 7472 - Mercury 7
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Exceptional official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Mercury 7 astronauts looking at a model rocket, signed in black ink or fountain pen, “Walter M. S
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Gemini 10473 - Gemini 10
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Flown metal fragment from the Gemini-Titan 10 first stage booster, approximately 1.5 x .5, affixed to a 7.5 x 10 Air Force Space Museum sheet presente
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 11474 - Apollo 11
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Exceptional flown American flag carried on board the Apollo 11 mission, 5.75 x 3.75, affixed to a 9.75 x 12 presentation certificate signed in black f
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11475 - 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 11476 - Apollo 11
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Appealing color first edition of the Apollo 11 Lunar Orbit Chart for the mission’s 1st and 30th revolutions, 41 x 12, dated June 20, 1969, displaying
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Apollo 11477 - Apollo 11
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Appealing color first edition of the Apollo 11 Earth Orbit Chart sheet 3 of 3, containing revolution 3, 41.5 x 13.25, dated June 19, 1969, displaying
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Neil Armstrong478 - Neil Armstrong
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Ideal official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip. In fine con
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Neil Armstrong479 - Neil Armstrong
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Desirable pairing of a signed photo and letter: a classic official color 7.25 x 9.25 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white spacesuit, signed in bl
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong480 - Neil Armstrong
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Felt tip signature and inscription, “To Andy—Good luck—Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 4.5 x 6.5 lightly-lined sheet; and a Titleist 1 Pro Trajectory
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12481 - Apollo 12
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Flown fabric American flag carried to the moon on the Apollo 12 mission, 5.5 x 3.75, presented on an off-white mat with text reading, “This flag was c
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Alan Bean482 - Alan Bean
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Color limited edition 21 x 14 giclee print on stretched canvas of an Alan Bean painting entitled ‘Beyond a Young Boy’s Dream,’ numbered 15/125, signed
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Alan Bean483 - Alan Bean
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Color limited edition 24 x 17 giclee print on stretched canvas of an Alan Bean painting entitled ‘Our World at My Fingertips,’ numbered 15/80, signed
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Apollo 13484 - Apollo 13
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Flown 1 x 1.5 swatch of couch material flown aboard the Apollo 13 mission, affixed to an 8 x 10 presentation certificate beside an Apollo 13 Beta clot
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Apollo 13485 - Apollo 13
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Uncommon flown 1.75 x 1.5 swatch of netting from the Apollo 13 lunar module Aquarius, affixed to an off-yellow 7 x 5 sheet presented to launch team me
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Jim Lovell and Fred Haise486 - Jim Lovell and Fred 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...
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Apollo 14487 - Apollo 14
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Desirable flown 2.5 x 1 swatch of fabric carried to the moon during the Apollo 14 mission, designated with black stenciling, “CDR,” and affixed to a s
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 16488 - Apollo 16
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Very scarce Apollo 16 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and two sets of astronaut wings, bearing an April 16, 1972, Kenne
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke489 - Charlie Duke
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Lengthy souvenir autograph manuscript signed “Charles M. Duke, Jr.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, April 1999, entitled “Reflections of a Lunar Voyager.” In par
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gathering of Eagles490 - Gathering of Eagles
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Exceptional color limited edition 24.5 x 22.75 print entitled ‘Great Moments in Aviation History,’ numbered 47/1100, signed in pencil by 15 important
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Naval Aviation in Space491 - Naval Aviation in Space
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Color limited edition 21.75 x 28 lithograph entitled ‘Naval Aviation in Space’, numbered 724/1000, signed in the lower border in pencil by nine astron
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Paul Weitz492 - Paul Weitz
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Double-sided checklist page flown aboard the STS-6 Challenger, 5.5 x 8, signed and flight-certified on one side in blue ballpoint, “Flown on STS–6, Fr
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Mercury Project493 - Mercury Project
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Collection of ten items, consisting of TLSs and ink signatures on individual hand-embellished 6 x 9.5 sheets, signed by various members of the early s
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Buzz Aldrin494 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin standing beside the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “First Lunar Landing, Buzz Ald
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Buzz Aldrin495 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin standing on the surface of the moon, with Neil Armstrong reflected on his visor, signed in blue felt tip, “B
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Buzz Aldrin496 - 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 Aldrin497 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin preparing to alight from the last rung of the lunar module ladder, signed in silver ink, “The Eagle has Land
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Buzz Aldrin498 - Buzz Aldrin
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Atypically large color glossy 19.5 x 15.5 photo of Neil Armstrong’s classic shot of Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, signed in black felt ti
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Apollo 9499 - Apollo 9
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Commemorative launch day cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 9 mission, signed vertically on the left side in blue ballpoint, “James G. McDivitt,”
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Apollo 10500 - Apollo 10
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Commemorative launch day cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 10 mission, signed in black ballpoint by Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan, and in blue fe
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Apollo 12501 - Apollo 12
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Official NASA Kennedy Space Center launch pass for Apollo 12, no. 95, 4 x 2.5, showing the mission insignia, and signed on the front in felt tip, “Cha
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Apollo 15502 - Apollo 15
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Commemorative launch day cover with a cachet of the Apollo 15 mission insignia, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, and Al Worden. In v
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Apollo 17503 - Apollo 17
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Commemorative launch day cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 17 mission, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan” and “Ron Evans,” and in black felt
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Neil Armstrong504 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Alan Bean505 - Alan Bean
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Gorgeous limited edition color 31.5 x 19.5 giclee print of Alan Bean’s painting entitled ‘Home Sweet Home,’ numbered 15/85, signed in the lower border
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