RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale features more than 850 rare and remarkable lots, with highlights to include an extremely rare signature of Declaration signer Thomas Lynch, Jr., a post-Beatles check signed by Lennon and McCartney, a Winston Churchill publishing archive, autographs of rare Cuban revolutionaries, and a scarce document from King Henry VIII. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in May 2017.
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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Gemini: Schirra and McDivitt429Gemini: Schirra and McDivitt
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Two semi-glossy 8 x 10 photos, one showing Wally Schirra wearing his Mercury space suit, and the other depicting Jim McDivitt reading a manual prior t
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
John Glenn430John Glenn
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Glenn climbing into his Friendship 7 capsule, signed in silver ink. In very fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
John Glenn431John Glenn
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TLS signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10, NASA letterhead, December 10, 1962. Letter to Nickey Mehas of South Norwood, Ohio, in part: “The enth
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Robert H. Goddard432Robert H. Goddard
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Robert H. Goddard's personally-owned quilt stitched in a colorful circular pattern, measuring approximately 65 x 78. In very good to fine condit...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Gus Grissom433Gus Grissom
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Certificate awarded to Gus Grissom by the American Astronautical Society, one page, 11.75 x 8.75, no date. In full: "The American Astronautical...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Fred Haise434Fred Haise
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Wonderful color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of planet Earth, signed in gold ink, “Our view of home from the Lifeboat ‘Aquarius,’ Fred Haise, Apollo 13 L
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jim Irwin435Jim Irwin
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Rare official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Irwin in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "Gil, My best wishes, Jim ...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov436Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov
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Pair of official color 10 x 8 NASA collage lithographs of the Apollo–Soyuz mission, both signed in black ballpoint by Alexei Leonov and in blue ballpo
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Lifting Bodies437Lifting Bodies
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Two models of lifting body aircraft: a generic black unmarked lifting body model, measuring approximately 17 x 10.5 x 3.5, set upon a metal stand; and
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Christa McAuliffe438Christa McAuliffe
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Truly unique postal cover bearing a 'Teacher in Space, NASA' color sticker, postmarked January 28, 2011, signed in black felt tip, "S. ...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Robert McCall439Robert McCall
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Collection of eleven covers signed by space artist Robert McCall, including two with additional original artwork. First is an Apollo-Soyuz FDC featuri
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Mercury Astronauts440Mercury Astronauts
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Vibrant color glossy 8.5 x 11 cardstock photo of a Mercury rocket launch, signed in black ink or felt tip by John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirr
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Edgar Mitchell441Edgar Mitchell
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip with a biblical quote, "And the rock that followed them....Edgar Mitchell, A...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Hermann Oberth442Hermann Oberth
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders portrait of the pioneering rocket scientist, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "H. Oberth.&q...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dave Scott443Dave Scott
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Color glossy 16 x 20 photo of Scott posing in his white space suit with a small model of a lunar rover, signed in blue felt tip, "Dave Scott, &...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dave Scott444Dave Scott
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Color semi–glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Commander Scott saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, "7th ma...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Chuck Sewell445Chuck Sewell
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Uncommon commemorative cover flown aboard the maiden flight of the experimental Grumman X-29 aircraft on December 14, 1984, bearing an "Advance...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Alan Shepard446Alan Shepard
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Two items: a limited edition color 9.25 x 7.25 cardstock photo of Shepard receiving the Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy, nu
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Skylab 3447Skylab 3
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Skylab III crew, signed in black felt tip by Jerry Carr, Ed Gibson, and Bill Pogue. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Space Books448Space Books
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Four books: a softcover copy of Space Trivia, signed on the title page in black ballpoint, "Bill Pogue, Pilot, Skylab 4, 16 Nov '73–8 Feb &...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00