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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Ernst Heinkel464 - Ernst Heinkel
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German aircraft designer and manufacturer (1888–1958) whose company produced the world's first turbojet airplane and the first rocket-powered ai...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh465 - Charles Lindbergh
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TLS signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, March 6, 1940. Letter to Donald A. Hall, an engineer at Ryan Airlines who co-designed the Sp
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Orville Wright466 - Orville Wright
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Fountain pen signature, “Orville Wright,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. Affixed to a same-size sheet. In fine condition, with mounting remnants to co
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager467 - Chuck Yeager
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Set of five photos of Yeager and his various aircraft, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black ink, with a few inscribed. In overall fine condition, w
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Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin468 - Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin
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German engineer (1838–1917) who designed the famous rigid airship that bears his name. Humble ALS in German, signed “Graf von Zeppelin,” one page both
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Mercury Astronauts470 - Mercury Astronauts
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Collection of eight items, consisting of vintage signed photos and letters, including: a 1961 TLS on Project Mercury letterhead, signed “Leroy G. Coop
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Mercury Astronauts471 - Mercury Astronauts
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Postal cover with a “Ranger V” stamp in the lower left corner, signed in felt tip by Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter, and John Glenn, and in ballpoint
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts472 - Mercury Astronauts
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Desirable FDC, postmarked February 20, 1962, the launch date of the Friendship 7, signed in felt tip by John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Wally Schirra, and S
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gus Grissom473 - Gus Grissom
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Early TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 6.25, Project Mercury letterhead, May 27, 1961. Response to an admirer. In part: “I always enjoy h
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Scott Carpenter474 - Scott Carpenter
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Uncommon pairing of two satin-finish 10 x 8 photos of Carpenter prior to his legendary Mercury-Atlas 7 mission, both signed in blue felt tip, with one
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Gemini 11475 - Gemini 11
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini 11 prime crew, nicely signed in blue felt tip by Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon. In very fine conditi
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Wally Schirra476 - Wally Schirra
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Interesting archive of Apollo documents, including: a packet entitled “Preflight and Postflight Medical Requirements, Apollo Mission C,” May 23, 1968,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 1477 - Apollo 1
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Vintage ink and ballpoint signatures, “To Paul, Best Wishes, Edward H. White” and “Roger B. Chaffee,” on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards. Slight foxi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 7478 - Apollo 7
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Handsome set of three official 8 x 10 NASA lithograph portraits of the crew members of Apollo 7, signed in ink and felt tip by Donn Eisele, Wally Schi
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Apollo 9479 - Apollo 9
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Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the crew leaving Kennedy Space Center during the Apollo 9 prelaunch countdown, signed in blue and black felt tip
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Apollo 11480 - Apollo 11
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Immensely desirable color satin-finish 10.75 x 8 press photo of the Apollo 11 crew in their white spacesuits, boldly signed in black felt tip by Neil
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11481 - Apollo 11
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Buzz Aldrin working on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Norman Graves, Neil Arm
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11482 - Apollo 11
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Signed book: Apollo Expeditions to the Moon. Later printing. Washington, DC: NASA, 1975. Hardcover, 9 x 12, 313 pages. Signed on the illustrated first
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11483 - Apollo 11
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Three vintage ink signatures, “Best wishes, Paul, Neil Armstrong,” “Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.,” and “Michael Collins,” on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong484 - Neil Armstrong
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Uncommon matte-finish 8.5 x 5 photo of a television screen showing Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface during Apollo 11, signed on the left side in black
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong485 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Beth, Best wishes, Neil Armstro
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong486 - Neil Armstrong
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Superb uninscribed glossy 8 x 9.75 photo of Armstrong in a suit and tie, signed in black felt tip, “All good wishes, Neil Armstrong.” In very fine con
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong487 - Neil Armstrong
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Program for Ojai ’75, a 1975 Flying Tigers reunion event, 12 pages, 9 x 12, signed inside in blue ballpoint by Armstrong. Also signed by Rhonda Flemin
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong488 - Neil Armstrong
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TLS signed “Neil,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 3, 2007. Letter to Doris Weber, a former classmate, and organizer of their 65th h
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong489 - Neil Armstrong
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Ideal ballpoint signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong490 - Neil Armstrong
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Ballpoint signature and inscription, “To the ‘Non-Smoker,’ Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 4.25 x 4 slip. In very good condition, with soiling and ir
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin491 - 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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin492 - Buzz Aldrin
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Two official color glossy 8 x 10 NASA photos. The first shows Aldrin descending the rungs of the lunar module ladder, signed in black ink by Aldrin; a
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Michael Collins493 - Michael Collins
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Fantastic watercolor painting entitled ‘Lake Patrol’ showing three US Air Force planes over a body of water, 14 x 9.75, signed in black ink, “M. Colli
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Michael Collins494 - Michael Collins
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Lovely watercolor painting entitled ‘Koi Pond’ showing koi fish from above with lilypads on the sides, 14 x 10.25, signed in black ink, “M. Collins II
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Apollo 12495 - Apollo 12
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 12 crew in their spacesuits, signed in blue felt tip, “Charles Conrad Jr., Cdr. Apollo XII,” “Richard Go
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Alan Bean496 - Alan Bean
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Terrific color 15 x 21.5 lithograph of Alan Bean’s 2004 painting entitled ‘Feelin’ Fine,’ signed in the lower border in gold ink by Bean. Housed in it
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Lovell497 - James Lovell
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Dramatic satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 service module, signed in silver ink, “’Houston, we’ve had a problem!’ James Lovell, Apol
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jack Swigert498 - Jack Swigert
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Commemorative cover honoring the day the Apollo 13 astronauts departed on their 1970 world tour, bearing an affixed image of CMP Swigert, signed in bl
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Edgar Mitchell499 - Edgar Mitchell
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Sheet of 5.75 x 12.5 red and white graph paper with several blue, EKG-like horizontal lines, stamped “Live Data From The Moon, NASA—Manned Spacecraft
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 16500 - Apollo 16
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 16 prime crew in their white spacesuits, signed in black felt tip by John Young, Ken Mattingly, an
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke501 - Charlie Duke
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Desirable set of three official color glossy ‘red-numbered’ NASA photos of Duke at various stages of the Apollo 16 mission, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each si
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 17502 - Apollo 17
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 17 crew posing alongside the lunar rover, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joe, Our bes
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Apollo 17503 - Apollo 17
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Apollo 17 launch day cover postmarked December 7, 1972, signed in black ink, “Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII,” “Ron Evans, May 78,” and “Harrison Schmitt, A
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Gene Cernan504 - Gene Cernan
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Cernan on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Aim high! Impossible dreams do come true! Gene Cernan, Apo
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts505 - Apollo Astronauts
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Appealing collection of nine uninscribed photos, ranging in size from 8 x 10 to 10 x 8, four of which are official NASA photos or lithographs, each si
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers506 - Moonwalkers
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Appealing set of six photos of various moonwalkers, three of which are official NASA lithographs, ranging in size from 8 x 10 to 10 x 8, each signed i
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers507 - Moonwalkers
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Complete set of signed photos of all twelve moonwalkers, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, including: Neil Armstrong (inscribed NASA lithograph), Buzz Aldrin, Alan B
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts508 - Apollo Astronauts
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Apollo Spacecraft News Reference publication distributed to reporters by North American Rockwell in July 1969, 330 pages rife with illustrations, 9 x
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Astronauts509 - Astronauts
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Program for an official state of Texas event honoring America’s astronauts held at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston on December 14, 1969, four pag
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Astronauts510 - Astronauts
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Large collection of nineteen items, consisting of photos, covers, and signatures, each signed by at least one astronaut, including: six signed and ins
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Astronauts and Test Pilots511 - Astronauts and Test Pilots
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Collection of approximately 35 items, each signed by an astronaut or test pilot, including fifteen covers signed by: John Glenn; Gordon Cooper; Frank
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Astronauts and X-15 Pilots512 - Astronauts and X-15 Pilots
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Collection of nineteen items, primarily consisting of ink signatures on off-white cards, including: Wernher von Braun, John Young, Alan Bean, Dave Sco
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Christa McAuliffe513 - Christa McAuliffe
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Challenger STS-51-L launch day postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring the tragic mission, signed in black felt tip, “S. Christa McAuliffe.” In fi
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Space Shuttle Crews514 - Space Shuttle Crews
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Set of 13 color official NASA lithographs of various Space Shuttle crews, each approximately 10 x 8, signed in ink and felt tip, with several inscribe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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