RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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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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Apollo Astronauts563 - Apollo Astronauts
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Collection of ten items, primarily comprising photos with a few other formats, each signed by an astronaut, several inscribed, including: Al Worden (S
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Astronauts564 - Astronauts
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Limited edition uncut sheet of SpaceShots trading cards entitled ‘International Space Milestones-I,’ numbered 390/9500, 8.5 x 11.25, signed in the low
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Astronauts565 - Astronauts
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Nice collection of five FDCs and commemorative covers, each signed in felt tip or ballpoint by at least one astronaut or NASA figure, including: Frank
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Skylab566 - Skylab
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the ‘floating heads’ Skylab crews, signed in blue and black ink by all nine astronauts: Charles Conrad, Joe K
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Christa McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan567 - Christa McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the pair selected for the Teacher in Space Project, signed in black felt tip, “S. Christa McAuliffe” and “Bar
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Christa McAuliffe568 - Christa McAuliffe
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Sought-after official color glossy 7.75 x 9.75 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of McAuliffe in her blue flight suit, signed in black felt tip, “S. Christa M
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts569 - Cosmonauts
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Collection of five items signed by cosmonauts, including: three postcard photos of Yegorov, Leonov, and Belyayev, individually signed in black ink; a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Yuri Gagarin570 - Yuri Gagarin
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Signed book in Cyrillic: Road to Space. Moscow: 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 238 pages. Signed and inscribed in Cyrillic on the first
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Medallions571 - Space Shuttle Medallions
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Near-complete collection of 129 unflown sterling silver Space Shuttle Robbins medals from the collection of Apollo astronaut Walter Cunningham, consis
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts572 - Mercury Astronauts
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Four items: two off-white 4 x 3 bookplates, both signed and inscribed to “Doug” in felt tip and ballpoint by Alan Shepard; an official color semi-glos
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn573 - John Glenn
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Set of six color photos in various finishes, including two official NASA lithographs and two magazine covers, ranging in size from 8 x 10.5 to 10 x 8,
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John Glenn and Frank Borman574 - John Glenn and Frank Borman
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Two books: a first edition of ‘P.S. I Listened to Your Heart Beat’: Letters to John Glenn, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the half-title page i
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Frank Borman575 - Frank Borman
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the famous ‘Earthrise,’ signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Bill, Best wishes, Frank Borman.” In fine
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Anders576 - Bill Anders
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Christmas card featuring an infant Christ within embossed lettering on the front, measuring 6.25 x 8.25 open, signed inside below a printed holiday gr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin577 - Buzz Aldrin
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NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club FDC with a cachet honoring experiments conducted on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condi
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Buzz Aldrin578 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin descending the ladder of the lunar module, signed in silver ink, “The Eagle has Landed, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin579 - Buzz Aldrin
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Iconic color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, boldly signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very fine conditio
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Buzz Aldrin and Gene Kranz580 - Buzz Aldrin and Gene Kranz
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Three books: a paperback copy of Failure Is Not an Option, signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black ballpoint, “To Marvin, Aim High! Gene
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins581 - Michael Collins
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Signed book: Liftoff. First edition, first printing. NY: Grove Press, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.25 x 10.25, 288 pages. Signed on the title p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins582 - Michael Collins
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Collins, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Rev. Cornelius Greenway, with best wishes—Michael
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins583 - Michael Collins
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 11 command module pilot posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Mike Collins.” In fine
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12584 - Apollo 12
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Set of three color photos depicting the prime crew members of Apollo 12, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each individually signed in ink or felt tip by Charles Con
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins585 - Michael Collins
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Pamphlet for the The Plain Dealer Book & Author Luncheon in the spring of 1988, measuring 11 x 8.5 open, highlighting the four authors scheduled...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean586 - Alan Bean
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Two books: a first edition of Painting Apollo: First Artist on Another World, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the half-title page in gold ink; a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Mission Control587 - Apollo 13 Mission Control
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of a boot print on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Glynn S. Lunney,” “Gene Kranz,” “Chris Kraft, Jr.,” a
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Edgar Mitchell588 - Edgar Mitchell
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Two haunting satin-finish 10 x 8 photos of Mitchell on the lunar surface, one signed in silver ink, “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 LMP,’ and the other in
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Estimate : 200.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell589 - Edgar Mitchell
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Two photos: a satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “I walked on the moon’s Fra Mauro, Edgar Mitchell,
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Edgar Mitchell590 - 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 Shepard and Edgar Mitchell591 - Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell
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Three books: a first edition of The Way of the Explorer, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the half-title page in black ballpoint, “Edgar Mitchell
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 15592 - 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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin593 - Jim Irwin
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, High Flight Foundation letterhead, February 28, 1978. Letter to Ronald, in full: “You do have an impressive collection of spa
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Jim Irwin594 - Jim Irwin
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the American flag at the Apollo 15 landing site, signed in black felt tip below a pre-printed
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Charlie Duke595 - Charlie Duke
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Two color photos of John Young during the Apollo 16 mission, 8.25 x 9.75 and 10 x 8, nicely signed in blue felt tip by the mission’s lunar module pilo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke596 - Charlie Duke
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Two photos: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Duke getting prepped for launch by a NASA employee, and a satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Duke staring out from behi
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Charlie Duke597 - Charlie Duke
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Sought-after official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Duke posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo XVI
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ken Mattingly598 - Ken Mattingly
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Mattingly posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Young599 - John Young
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young posing in his blue space suit next to a model of an STS spacecraft, signed and inscribed in black felt
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Apollo 17600 - Apollo 17
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Uncommon set of three color satin-finish photos of Apollo 17 crew members Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt in the command module, ranging in size from
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Young and Bob Crippen601 - John Young and Bob Crippen
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the launch of the STS-1 mission, bearing a large Spaceship Columbia launch day stamp, signed in black ink b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan602 - Gene Cernan
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Two satin-finish 8.25 x 10.25 photos depicting the Apollo 17 launch and a suited-up Cernan prior to liftoff, both are signed in black felt tip, with o
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Gene Cernan603 - Gene Cernan
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Gorgeous color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Cernan riding in the lunar rover on the moon’s surface, signed in blue felt tip, “A ‘Real’ Lunar Explorer!
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt604 - Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt
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Color glossy 9.5 x 7.75 photo of the Apollo 17 crew posing in their white space suits near the lunar rover, signed in black felt tip, “Harrison H. Sch
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harrison Schmitt605 - Harrison Schmitt
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Schmitt standing next to the American flag during his Apollo 17 mission, signed in black felt tip, “Jack Schm
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts606 - Apollo Astronauts
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Set of three official NASA lithographs, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, individually signed in black felt tip by an Apollo astronaut, with two inscribed. Signers a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz607 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Signed book: We Have Capture. First edition. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 288 pages.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alexei Leonov608 - Alexei Leonov
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Set of six commemorative covers honoring the 20th anniversary of the space age, housed in a special 8.5 x 5.75 booklet, signed on the certificate of a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov609 - Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov
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Choice commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project docking of American and Soviet spacecraft, signed in blue ballpoint by
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Art and Music610 - Art and Music
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Collection of nine hardcover books, each signed by the author, including: Phoebe Hoban; Steve Kasher and others; Ross King; Gene Simmons; Patti Smith
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John J. Audubon611 - John J. Audubon
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Ink signature, “Very respectfully, Your obt. Servt., John. J. Audubon,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 slip. Overall toning and wrinkling, and toned tape
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Hart Benton612 - Thomas Hart Benton
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Interesting pair of unsigned manuscripts: a lengthy handwritten manuscript in pencil, seventeen pages on nine sheets, 8 x 12.5, no date; and a hand-ed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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