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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Walter Stewart254 - Walter Stewart
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Continental Army officer (1756–1796) who served as aide-de-camp to Horatio Gates and led troops at Brandywine and Germantown in 1777. Manuscript DS, s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alfred von Tirpitz255 - Alfred von Tirpitz
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Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office (1849–1930) who was chiefly responsible for the buildup in strength of the German navy, includi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Union Soldier256 - Union Soldier
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Fantastic original tintype of a uniformed Union soldier showing off his sabre and posing in front of a patriotic backdrop of a Civil War camp and Amer
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Aircraft257 - Aircraft
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Collection of five metal aircraft models, including: a 6? long rocket jet concept plane model on a base featuring the North American Aviation logo; a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Aircraft258 - Aircraft
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Collection of six metal plane models, including: a 5? long fighter plane on a black marble base, marked “German”; a generic 6.5? long plane with a pla
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Aircraft259 - Aircraft
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Collection of seven smaller metal plane models, including: a circa 1935 metal plane with plastic propellor on a round stand, measuring an overall 6.5?
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Cobham and Richard Covey260 - Alan Cobham and Richard Covey
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Two items: a 6 x 3.5 commemorative cover with a cachet honoring English aviation pioneer Alan Cobham's First United States Overland Flight, sign...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart261 - Amelia Earhart
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Personal check, 7.5 x 2.5, filled out in type and signed by Earhart, payable to her husband George Palmer Putnam for $150, December 20, 1932. Nicely d
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh262 - Charles Lindbergh
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ALS signed “Charles (A. Lindbergh),” two pages, 8.5 x 11, May 3, 1969. Letter to Pan American World Airways President Harold E. Gray. In part: "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh263 - Charles Lindbergh
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TMS signed "Charles (A. Lindbergh)," five onionskin pages, 8.25 x 11, July 12, 1971. Detailed criticism and commentary concerning a biogra...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh264 - Charles Lindbergh
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TLS signed "Charles A. Lindbergh," three pages, 8.5 x 11, July 22, 1963. Letter to G. Edward Pendray regarding the book The Guggenheim Med...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh265 - Charles Lindbergh
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Gorgeous cast bronze sculpture by premier American sculptor Mark Hopkins entitled 'Flight of the Spirit,' made in 1996, numbered 249/250, me...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Wilbur Wright266 - Wilbur Wright
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Sought-after ink signature, "Yours truly, Wilbur Wright,” on an off-white 5.25 x 8.25 autograph sheet bearing collector's notations and an ...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Deke Slayton267 - Deke Slayton
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TLS signed “DK Slayton,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, May 19, 1965. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Collins, in part: "Enclosed is the pi...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11268 - Apollo 11
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Flown hatch plug carried on board the Columbia during the Apollo 11 mission. Plug measures approximately .75? long and is accompanied by a signed lett
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11269 - Apollo 11
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Official color glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the launch of Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Bob Miller, Bes...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Gus Grissom270 - Gus Grissom
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ALS signed "Virgil," two pages both sides, 7.75 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 7, 1961. Letter to his mother. In full: "I ...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong271 - Neil Armstrong
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Black Astro cap gifted by moonwalker Neil Armstrong to actor Charles Nelson Reilly when the two men were guests on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong272 - 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, &...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Christa McAuliffe273 - Christa McAuliffe
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA 'Teacher in Space' lithograph of McAuliffe in her blue flight suit, signed in black felt tip, "S. Christa Mc...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Naval Aviation in Space274 - Naval Aviation in Space
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Color limited edition 25 x 30 print entitled 'Naval Aviation in Space,' numbered 694/1000, signed in pencil in the lower border by the origi...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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STS–6275 - STS–6
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Flown 5.75 x 4 American flag and embroidered "TDRSS NASA Communications for Space" patch, 4.75 4.25, carried on board the maiden flight of...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin276 - Buzz Aldrin
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Outstanding color glossy 12.75 x 15.75 print of Aldrin on the lunar surface, numbered 455/1969, prominently signed on the reverse in black felt tip; w
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin278 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, with his visor showing a reflection of Neil Armstrong, signed in blue felt
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin279 - Buzz Aldrin
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Ideal official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Aldrin descending the ladder of the Lunar Module Eagle, neatly signed in blue felt tip by Aldrin. In fi
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Buzz Aldrin280 - Buzz Aldrin
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Two official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of Aldrin in his white space suit, each signed and inscribed in black felt tip. In overall fine condition.
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Buzz Aldrin281 - Buzz Aldrin
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Two limited edition books published by The FlatSigned Press, including: Men from Earth, numbered 11/1500, signed on the colophon in felt tip by Aldrin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin282 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Aldrin in his white space suit posing against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, "Buzz Aldrin,...
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Apollo283 - Apollo
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Large collection of Apollo items: Three items signed by Frank Borman: a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Borman in his spacesuit, signed in black f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Kapton Foil284 - Apollo 11 Kapton Foil
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A flown .5 x .5 swatch of Kapton foil from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s thermal protection subsystem. Affixed to an 8.5 x 11 informational
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 12285 - Apollo 12
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Appealing set of three official color 8 x 10 NASA portraits of the crew members of Apollo 12, each inscribed to "Buzzy," and signed in eit...
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Apollo 12286 - Apollo 12
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Four items: a front cover to the final Apollo 12 flight plan, 8 x 10.5, signed in blue felt tip, "Alan Bean, Apollo XII LMP, 4th moonwalker&quo...
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Apollo 12287 - Apollo 12
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Attractive splashdown cover with a color cachet honoring the recovery of the Apollo 12 crew, postmarked November 24, 1969, signed in blue ballpoint,...
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Apollo 12 and ASTP288 - Apollo 12 and ASTP
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Two items: A 9.5 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3? diameter Apollo 12 mission insignia in the center, signed in black ink, "Richard Gordon...
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Apollo 13289 - Apollo 13
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Flown swatch of fabric removed from the backing material of the spacecraft couch inside the Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey, approximately 1 x 1. Enc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 13290 - Apollo 13
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Double-sided page removed from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flight Crew G & N Dictionary, 6 x 8, listing a basic date of January 5, 1970, signed o...
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Apollo 17291 - Apollo 17
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Staple-bound Apollo 17 Change A Flight Plan, 8 x 10.5, dated November 20, 1972, prepared by the Flight Planning Branch Crew Procedures Division, with
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Astronauts292 - Astronauts
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Collection of eight books signed by astronauts, including: Schirra's Space (Wally Schirra); Hello Earth (Al Worden); Apollo 13 (James Lovell); W...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Astronauts293 - Astronauts
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Three collector's edition Easton Press books, each signed on the colophon by an astronaut and his co-author, including: The Return, signed by Bu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Astronauts294 - Astronauts
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Two astronaut sculptures: a handsome, heavy bronze cast astronaut by premier American sculptor Mark Hopkins, measuring 8.5? tall and weighing 13.45 po
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Astronauts295 - Astronauts
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Two books: The Greatest Adventure, hardcover with dust jacket, 9.75 x 13, 224 pages, signed in black ink on a loosely laid in limited edition bookplat
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan296 - Gene Cernan
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Cernan checking out the Lunar Roving Vehicle on the surface of the moon, signed in black felt tip, "Ge...
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph297 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 full-length photo of Cernan standing on the surface of the moon between the American flag and the lunar rover, signed in blu
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Challenger: Scobee and Onizuka298 - Challenger: Scobee and Onizuka
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Commemorative cover with a color silk cachet honoring the space shuttle, signed in black ink and ballpoint by Dick Scobee, Ellison Onizuka, Loren Shri
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Arthur C. Clarke, Wally Schirra, and Alan Bean299 - Arthur C. Clarke, Wally Schirra, and Alan Bean
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Signed book: The Coming of the Space Age. First edition. NY: Meredith Press, 1967. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 301 pages. Signed on the t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins300 - Michael Collins
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Collection of four books, each signed on the title page in felt tip by Michael Collins, with titles including: Carrying the Fire; Mission to Mars; The
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Cosmonauts301 - Cosmonauts
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Cyrillic invitation card to the celebration of the 46th Anniversary of the Great October Soviet Revolution, 7.25 x 5, signed in various ink types by s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts: Filipchenko and Rukavishnikov302 - Cosmonauts: Filipchenko and Rukavishnikov
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Official color satin-finish 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo, signed in black felt tip by Soyuz 16 crewmen Nikolay Rukavishnikov and Anatoly Filipchenko
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Walt Cunningham303 - Walt Cunningham
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TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, January 21, 2000. Lengthy letter to Mr. James A. van Buskirk and his students, in part: "My hear...
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Yuri Gagarin304 - Yuri Gagarin
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Vintage textured matte-finish 6.5 x 4.75 half-length photo of Gagarin wearing his military uniform during a conference, signed in the lower border in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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