RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Irish nationalist and leader of the Young Irelanders in the Rebellion of 1848 who later led the Union’s Irish Brigade during the Civil War (1823–1867)

World War II–dated TLS signed “C. W. Nimitz,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Headquarters of the Commander in Chief letterhead, August 19, 1945. Letter to Mac Co

Fountain pen signature, “G. S. Patton, Jr., Gen.,” on a light brown 5 x 3 slip. Encapsulated in a Mylar sleeve. In fine condition.

French general (1856–1951) who was honored as a national hero for his defense of Verdun during World War I, but who was convicted after World War II o

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. M. Schofield,” one page, 24 x 19, February 28, 1902. Document certifying that Captain John Jackson Mercer of the 78th Il

Career Army officer (1786–1866) who became general-in-chief of the US Army in 1841, a position he still held at the start of the Civil War. ALS signed

Union general (1831–1888) whose cavalry command blocked Lee’s escape at Appomattox. ALS signed “P. H. Sheridan,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 6.5, Head

Anglo-Austrian soldier, explorer, and administrator in the Sudan (1857–1932). Four ALSs in German, signed “R. Slatin,” totaling seven pages, 8.75 x 10

Confederate officer (1802–1888) best known for his leadership role in Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was severely wounded in t...

Fourteen ink signatures of different Union officers on slips, sheets, and cards of various sizes. Signers are: David G. Farragut, Joseph Hooker, Ambro

Collection of 25 signatures of Union Army and Navy officers (almost all generals) on various size cards, sheets and slips, with most adding their rank

Collection of nine items consisting of ALSs, a document, a check, and a signature. The letters, some single-page and some multi-page, most pre-or post

War-dated partial ALS, four pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, Head Quarters 3d Division letterhead, March 1864. Letter to his

Civil War–dated LS, one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, Navy Department letterhead, Washington, July 2, 1864. Letter to an inventor. In part: “Relat

ALS in pencil, signed “R. Parkin” in the return address area, one page, 5.75 x 4, Kriegsfefangenenlager [Prisoner of War Camp] letterhead, March 8, 19

Japanese-American born Iva Ikuko Toguri (1916–2006) who participated in English-language propaganda broadcasts transmitted by Radio Tokyo to Allied so

DS, one page, 8 x 3.5, April 14, 1932. A receipt issued to Mr. Ellis D. Robb of Atlanta for a donation of one dollar to the Alvin C. York Agricultural

Two classic books by war heroes: To Hell and Back. Second printing before publication. NY: Henry Holt and Company. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8

Fountain pen signature, “Amelia Earhart,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 clipped slip affixed along left edge to a 6 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, w

Scarce commemorative airmail postal cover, 9.5 x 4, carried by Hughes on his triumphant 1938 around-the-world flight. The cover, issued in conjunction

Iconic vintage matte-finish 8.75 x 12.5 portrait of Lindbergh in flight gear, signed across his collar in fountain pen, “Charles A. Lindbergh.” Notate

Series 1935 A ‘short snorter’ one dollar silver certificate, signed vertically to the left of Washington’s portrait in fountain pen, “C. A. Lindbergh,

Signed book: We. Limited author’s autograph edition, numbered 682/1000. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1927. Hardcover, 6.75 x 10, 308 pages. Lindbergh’s aut

ALS in French, signed “Montgolfier,” one page, 7.75 x 9, May 28, 1785. Letter to Jean-Jacques Froulle, in part (translated): “I have been instructed b

American aviator (1895–1970) who set the east-to-west transcontinental speed record in 1930. FDC with a cachet honoring the 50th anniversary of airmai

Winters National Bank & Trust Co. check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to Williams Market for $80.47, Februa...

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

Vintage matte-finish 4 x 6 H. Brandseph of Stuttgart photo, affixed to its original 6.5 x 9 mount, signed and inscribed in German in black ink on the

German engineer (1838–1917) who designed the famous rigid airship that bears his name. War-dated ALS in German, signed “G. v. Zeppelin,” one page, 6.2

Wonderful color 9.5 x 19 print of the Mercury spacecraft, signed in black felt tip, “You don’t get in this—you put it on! Wally Schirra.” Matted and f

Three photos of the two Mercury astronauts in their spacesuits, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, including two signed by Wally Schirra and one signed by Gordon Coop

Gemini 3 launch day cover with an affixed cachet honoring Grissom and stamped description of the mission, signed in blue ballpoint, “Gus Grissom.” In

Mercury 3 launch day cover with a stamped cachet honoring the historic mission, signed in black ink by Shepard. In fine condition.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini 5 crew making their way to the launch pad, signed in blue felt tip, “Charles Conrad, GT–5 PLT,” and in b

Interesting matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Richard Gordon performing an EVA during the Gemini 11 mission, signed in black ink, “Ride ’Em Cowboys, Charle

Exceptional complete set of three official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins shown individually in the

Fantastic glossy 10 x 8 close-up photo of the Apollo 11 crew, signed in blue felt tip by Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. In very fine condition. Acco

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the X1-B test aircraft, signed in black felt tip by Armstrong. In fine condition. A desirable uninscribed example o

Early and sought-after Hawaiian tracking station cover, postmarked at Waimea, Hawaii, on the day of the Gemini 3 flight, March 23, 1965, signed on the

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, neatly signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a JSA label affix

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 12 crew posing in their white space suits in front of the lunar command module, signed in black fe

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Best wishes to Barbara Con

Apollo 15 launch day postal cover with a cachet of the mission insignia, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, James McDivitt, and Al Worden. In fin

Apollo 15 insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin. Also signed on the

Magnificent color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young jumping off the lunar surface and saluting the American flag, signed in silver ink, “John Young,

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Apollo 17 lunar rover on the moon’s surface, signed in black felt tip, “‘America’s challenge of today has forg

Textured cardstock reproduction of an official lunar ray chart, 15.75 x 12, signed in black felt tip by Tom Stafford, Richard Gordon, Fred Haise, Edga

Color limited edition 31 x 25 print entitled ‘Moonwalkers,’ numbered 538/1000, signed in blue felt tip by eleven of the twelve men to walk on the luna

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

Amazing vintage glossy 10.5 x 8 photograph of twelve NASA astronauts with Wernher von Braun at the Marshall Space Flight Center, signed vertically in

Fantastic collection of five TLSs from Edgar Mitchell, Charles Conrad, Tom Stafford, Ron Evans, and Jack Lousma, each one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA Manned

Glossy 7.25 x 4.75 photo of the original six cosmonauts, signed in black ink and blue ballpoint by Yuri Gagarin, Gherman Titov, Andrian Nikolayev, Pav

Block of three Soviet postage stamps, 1.25 x 4.25, signed in black ink by cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin, Andriyan Nikolayev, Pavel Popovich, and Valentina T

Desirable matte-finish 3.75 x 4.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Gagarin in uniform, signed vertically in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with trimme

Two different pieces of space program hardware: a temperature transducer intended for the Saturn V Second Stages (S-II), measuring 1 x 1.75 with 11.75

A .5 x .5 swatch of flown Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s thermal protection subsystem, removed after splashdown by O

Flown sterling silver Apollo 9 Robbins medal, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face, approximately 1? in diameter, engraved with th

Flown .5 x .25 swatch of Kapton foil from the spacecraft insulation of the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, affixed to a limited edition color gloss

Flown .5 x .25 swatch of Kapton foil from the outer skin of the Apollo 12 Command Module Yankee Clipper, affixed to a limited edition color glossy 8 x

Flown nose gear tire segment used on the Atlantis during mission STS-27 and again on Columbia during mission STS-28, approximately .75 x .75. Encased

Manned Flight Awareness medallion minted using metal removed from the Space Shuttle Columbia following its historic maiden voyage, 1.5? in diameter, w

Available to US bidders only. Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) Blanket, 28 x 14, part number “V070 399433033 03953 E01936.” Both sides bear numerous red “

NASA Space Shuttle crew blue sleep shorts with several strips of Velcro around the thighs, size large, with a tag sewn into the waistband: “Item: Slee

Highly desirable fifty page segment of a microfilmed King James Bible carried to the lunar surface by Edgar Mitchell, affixed inside an Apollo Prayer

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury astronauts posing in their silver space suits, signed in black felt tip, “Wally Schirra, 7,” “G

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Carpenter following recovery from his historic mission, signed in blue felt tip, “Talking with President Kennedy on board

Two items: an original NASA MA-7 news release packet, 23 pages, 8 x 10.5, May 13, 1962, signed later on the front in black ballpoint, “Scott Carpenter

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Carpenter wearing his Mercury lapel pin, signed in black felt tip. In very good condition, with moderate scat

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the recovery by the USS Noa following the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, signed in black felt tip by John Glenn.

Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Shepard in a suit and tie, signed in ballpoint, “Alan B. Shepard, Mercury Astronaut, 3/27/61.” In fine condition,

Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Shepard seated in a contoured mock-up of the Freedom 7 flight chair, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Corneliu

Results of the Project Mercury Ballistic and Orbital Chimpanzee Flights booklet, NASA publication SP-39, 1963, 8 x 10.25, 71 pages, containing numerou

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of See in a suit and tie, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with trivial creasing to top right corner

Gemini 7 launch day cover with a cachet honoring the mission, signed in black felt tip, “Frank Borman, Gemini 7 CDR.” Affixed to an 8.5 x 10.75 presen

Early TLS signed “Walter Cunningham,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center letterhead, March 9, 1964. Letter to Mr. J. Duane Upton. In pa

Glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the Apollo 9 command module taken in orbit from the lunar module. Reverse of photo bears a stamp which reads, “NASA photo

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center letterhead, May 18, 1970. Letter to Mr. J. Duane Upton. In part: “It seems to me that our progr

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin next to the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “July 20, 1969 AD, Buzz Aldrin Apollo

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “We Came in Peace, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very fine c

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Mike Collins.” In fine condition.

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

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Conrad in his white spacesuit, nicely signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA label affix

Two photos: a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Earth as seen from space, signed at the bottom in black felt tip, “I took this photograph, James Love

Four items, each signed in black felt tip by Irwin, including: an official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the American flag on the lun

Unflown Apollo 16 double-sided cue card labeled “LMS 2” at the top in black felt tip, 6.25 x 7.75, with headings including “Staging,” “DPS Abort/APS I

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Charlie Duke, 10th Man to Walk on the

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Cernan saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, Last man on the moon

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Schmitt in his white spacesuit, boldly signed in black felt tip, “To the future! Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17.” In fine condition, with light contra

Two photos: an official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Schmitt collecting lunar rock samples during his EVA, signed in black felt tip, “From the Moon and

Two items: an official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph depicting the docking during the Apollo-Soyuz mission bearing an affixed stamp and postal cancella

Two covers: a commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, signed in black felt tip and ballpoint by Tom Stafford, Vance

Three signatures on individual 5 x 3 cards, including a ballpoint signature of Elliot See, felt tip signature of Ron McNair, and felt tip signature an

Three commemorative covers with cachets honoring Skylab or the space program in general, each signed in felt tip and ballpoint by multiple Skylab astr

Color semi-glossy 9.5 x 7 photo of the Skylab space station, affixed to its original 14 x 11 mount, signed on the mount in black felt tip by Charles C

Four official NASA photos of various elements of the Skylab mission, 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip by one of more of the crew members, includi

Two signed photos: an official color semi-glossy 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of Mission Control, signed in blue ballpoint by Gene Kranz and in bl

Three color satin-finish photos of the crew for Expedition 1 to the International Space Station, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip by a

Two photos: an official color 8.5 x 10.5 NASA lithograph depicting the liftoff of STS-7, signed in black felt tip by Bob Crippen, Sally Ride, Rick Hau

Flown limited edition postal cover carried on the Voyager’s around-the-world flight in December 1986, numbered 545/750, signed in black ink by Dick Ru