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-Soyuz473 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Staple-bound Apollo-Soyuz Test Project flight plan, signed on the front cover in black ink and blue ballpoint by Tom Stafford, Vance Brand, and Deke S
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Skylab I474 - Skylab I
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Flown world weather map, used in the pre-launch briefing for Skylab I, and carried on board the mission. Color map measures 38 x 13.75, with “Skylab W
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle475 - Space Shuttle
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Available to US bidders only. Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) Blanket with Beta cloth on one side and gold foil on the other, 30 x 2.5 x 1, part number “
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle476 - Space Shuttle
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Available to US bidders only. Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) Blanket with Beta cloth on one side and gold foil on the other, 8.5 x 8.5 x 1.5, part numbe
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STS-6477 - STS-6
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Flown embroidered Space Shuttle Challenger STS-6 mission patch, 4.5? in diameter, affixed to a 10 x 8 certificate, reading: “This crew patch was flown
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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STS 51-B478 - STS 51-B
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Collection of flown weather reports and maps used on board the Challenger by Bob Overmyer during Shuttle mission 51-B. First, a three-page “L-O Latest
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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NASA Safecase Gauge479 - NASA Safecase Gauge
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Circular Safecase Master Test gauge, serial no. Z81747, 6.25? in diameter, made by the Marsh Instrument Company. Gauge is calibrated from 0 to 6000, h
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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NASA480 - NASA
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Limited edition presentation of six flown fragments representing historic steps in space exploration, numbered 14/25, displayed in a 7 x 4 x 1 acrylic
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Positive Expulsion Tank481 - Positive Expulsion Tank
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A Positive Expulsion Tank fabricated from titanium with a helium pressurized Teflon bladder inside, measuring approximately 17? long and 9? in diamete
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Orlan EVA Space Suit Gloves482 - Orlan EVA Space Suit Gloves
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Pair of gloves for an Orlan EVA spacesuit, the left glove serial numbered [Cyrillic characters approximated] "rn-7K-11b-0350219" and the r...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Mercury485 - Mercury
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Mercury Project Summary, 8 x 10.25, 444 pages, issued by NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center in October of 1963, and includes the results of the fourth ma
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter486 - Scott Carpenter
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Friendship 7 launch, signed in black felt tip, “’God Speed John Glenn,’ Friendship 7, 20 February, 1962, Scott
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Scott Carpenter487 - Scott Carpenter
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Uncommon color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Carpenter in his space suit posing in front of the Mercury Control Center, signed in black felt tip, “Scot
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Gordon Cooper488 - Gordon Cooper
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper in his space suit sitting in an ejection seat, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper489 - Gordon Cooper
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Striking color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Faith 7 launch, signed in black felt tip, “Faith 7 Launch from Pad 14! 15 May 1963, Gordon Cooper, Pil
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John Glenn490 - John Glenn
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Glenn in his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. An attractive uninscribed example.
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Wally Schirra491 - Wally Schirra
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Original matte-finish 8 x 10 press photo of Schirra exiting the Mercury capsule after making six orbits of Earth, signed in black ink, “W. M. Schirra,
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Alan Shepard492 - Alan Shepard
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Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Shepard and Walter Williams monitoring Gordon Cooper’s Mercury flight, signed in black felt tip by Shepard. In fi
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Wally Schirra493 - Wally Schirra
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Schirra in his blue flight suit, holding a camera and standing next to a Saturn 1B rocket model, signed in black fe
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Apollo 8494 - Apollo 8
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Apollo 8 Mission Analyzer Guidance and Navigation rotating circular cardstock chart made by Raytheon, measuring 9.5? in diameter, indicating each acti
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 9495 - Apollo 9
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Three color clipped book photos of the Apollo 9 mission, each signed by one of the mission’s astronauts: Dave Scott, James McDivitt, and Rusty Schweic
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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James McDivitt496 - James McDivitt
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 9 lunar module in space, signed in black felt tip, “The first flight of the lunar module! James A McDivi
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Rusty Schweickart497 - Rusty Schweickart
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, State of California, Governor’s Office letterhead, September 26, 1977. Letter from Schweickart to Deke Slayton. In part: “I
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Tom Stafford498 - Tom Stafford
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Official color glossy 8 x 10 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of Stafford in his white space suit resting his hands on a globe of the moon, signed in blue fe
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Apollo 11499 - Apollo 11
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Complete set of five Lion Brothers Apollo 11 patches, featuring one mission patch measuring 3.5? in diameter with the Apollo 11 insignia, and four mis
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Apollo 11500 - Apollo 11
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Three original color pennants, ranging in size from 19.5? to 25? long. One celebrates Neil Armstrong’s home town of Wapakoneta, Ohio; one is from the
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Apollo 11501 - Apollo 11
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Unbound NASA manual titled, “Apollo Mission Techniques Missions F and G Lunar Orbit Activities Revision A, Volume I,” 8 x 10.5, dated May 7, 1969. Int
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Buzz Aldrin502 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin checking his footing as he descends the ladder of the lunar module, signed in silver ink, “The Eagle has Lan
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Buzz Aldrin503 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink. Photo also bears a first man on the moon postage stamp wit
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Buzz Aldrin and Frank Borman504 - Buzz Aldrin and Frank Borman
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Program for the Museum of Flying’s third annual salute to aviation, 8.5 x 11, two pages, held on September 20, 1996, at the Museum of Flying at the Sa
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Michael Collins505 - Michael Collins
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Dramatic color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo XI launch, signed in black felt tip, “Apollo XI Launch, Michael Collins, CMP, July 1969.” In ve
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Charlie Duke506 - Charlie Duke
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke talking on his headset in the mission control center, signed in blue felt tip, “’We copy you down eagle’! Charlie Du
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Apollo 12507 - Apollo 12
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 12 crew posing in their white space suits during training, signed in blue felt tip by Charles Conrad, Ri
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Alan Bean508 - Alan Bean
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Captivating color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Bean making adjustments to the lunar module, signed in silver ink, “An island of refuge in an ocean of
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Alan Bean509 - Alan Bean
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Glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Charles Conrad’s shadow on the lunar surface, matted to an overall size of 11 x 14, signed on the mount in black felt tip,
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Alan Bean510 - Alan Bean
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Original felt tip sketch of an American command module flying away on a white 7.5 x 10.5 cardstock sheet, signed “Alan Bean, Apollo XII.” In fine cond
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Fred Haise511 - Fred Haise
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 13 Saturn V rocket prior to launch, signed in black felt tip, “The magnificent Saturn V Rocket ready to
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Haise512 - Fred Haise
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Gorgeous color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Earth, signed in gold ink, “Our view of home from the life boat ‘Aquarius,’ Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” In
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Gene Kranz513 - Gene Kranz
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Official color glossy 8 x 10 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the Apollo 13 launch, signed in black felt tip, “Gene Kranz, Apollo 13 Launch, NASA, Mission
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Edgar Mitchell and Jim Irwin514 - Edgar Mitchell and Jim Irwin
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Signed book: Apollo 14: The Moon Book. USS New Orleans, 1971. Hardcover, 9 x 12.5. Signed and inscribed on the reverse of the first free end page, “Do
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard515 - Alan Shepard
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Gold ink signature, ”Alan Shepard,” on a dark gray 4 x 1.5 card. Matted with an image of Shepard holding the American flag on the lunar surface to an
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Alan Shepard516 - Alan Shepard
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Official glossy 9.75 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 14 Lunar Module from afar, prominently signed in black felt tip by Shepard. Reverse bears purple NAS
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Jim Irwin517 - Jim Irwin
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the flag at the Apollo 15 Hadley–Apennine landing site, signed in black felt tip, “His love fr
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Jim Irwin518 - Jim Irwin
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A graphite pencil “X” made with a flown silver pencil carried on board the Apollo 15 mission. Mark is made on a 5.75 x 3.75 card, which reads, in part
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Apollo 16519 - Apollo 16
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Original Apollo 16 Lunar Rover Vehicle Stowage list, 11 x 8.5, unbound, 13 pages, issued by NASA on January 21, 1972. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke520 - Charlie Duke
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Choice color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke saluting the flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Location location location, Charlie Duke
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Ken Mattingly521 - 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 fine condition, with a small crease to right
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Apollo 17522 - Apollo 17
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Staple-bound Apollo 17 flight plan manual entitled “Apollo 17, Final Flight Plan,” 571 pages, 8 x 10.5, October 23, 1972. The plan provides general no
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Apollo 17523 - Apollo 17
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Apollo 17 press kit, 8.5 x 11, 23 pages, issued by TRW Systems Group, and bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Contents include fact she
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Gene Cernan and Ron Evans524 - Gene Cernan and Ron Evans
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Color semi-glossy 13.75 x 10.75 photo of Cernan saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, affixed to a 20 x 16 mount, signed on the mount in bl
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