RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring WWII

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RR Auction's August Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a special World War II section, which features classic hand-painted A-2 leather flight jackets, a remarkable naval dispatch about Pearl Harbor, and extraordinary letters by its leading figures (Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, George S. Patton, and Douglas MacArthur). Other top lots span a dozen genres, and include an autograph letter by President Abraham Lincoln, a fully signed Led Zeppelin III album, autographs of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and a comprehensive Frank Lloyd Wright architectural archive. 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 August 2019.
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-Soyuz484 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Desirable 5.25 x 5.25 swatch of Beta cloth featuring the ASTP mission insignia, signed in black and red ink by Deke Slayton, Tom Stafford, Vance Brand
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong485 - Neil Armstrong
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Desirable official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Astronauts486 - Astronauts
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Collection of 15 covers signed in ink or felt tip by a notable astronaut, including: Frank Borman, Scott Carpenter (2), Gordon Cooper (with James Van
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Astronauts and Rocket Scientists487 - Astronauts and Rocket Scientists
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FDC with a cachet honoring the 'father of modern rocketry' Dr. Robert H. Goddard, signed in ink by moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, Mercury/Space Shu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean488 - Alan Bean
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Fantastic satin-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Bean during an EVA on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frank Borman and Donn Eisele489 - Frank Borman and Donn Eisele
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Two astronaut autographs: a commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 11, signed in black felt tip by Frank Borman; and a personal check, 6 x
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter490 - Scott Carpenter
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Semi-glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Carpenter walking in his silver space suit, signed in blue felt tip, "Leaving hangar 5 prior to the lau...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan491 - Gene Cernan
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Color 11 x 8 cardstock print reproducing an official NASA photo of Cernan on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Nic...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins492 - Michael Collins
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TLS signed “Mike,” one page, 8 x 10.5, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution letterhead, January 6, 1977. Letter to E. J. Ade of the
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Michael Collins493 - Michael Collins
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Michael Collins posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in black felt tip, "M....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad494 - Charles Conrad
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Conrad posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper495 - Gordon Cooper
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Cooper in a suit and tie with an astronaut pin on his lapel, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke496 - Charlie Duke
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Choice color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, "Charlie Duke, Apollo ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke497 - Charlie Duke
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the full moon, signed in blue felt tip, "Charlie Duke, Apollo 16." In fine condition, with a few ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Earth From Space498 - The Earth From Space
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Group of three official color 10 x 8 NASA lithographs showing views of Earth from space, individually signed in felt tip by astronauts John Glenn, Sco
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gemini 11500 - Gemini 11
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Gemini 11 astronauts after recovery, signed in black felt tip, "Richard Gordon" and "Charles Conrad, Jr.&q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini and Mercury Astronauts501 - Gemini and Mercury Astronauts
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FDC with a postage stamp honoring Project Mercury, signed in ballpoint and felt tip by astronauts James McDivitt, Gordon Cooper, Charles Conrad, and D
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn502 - John Glenn
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Glenn in a formal suit with an astronaut pin on his lapel, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with
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John Glenn503 - John Glenn
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Four items: a TLS signed "J. H. Glenn, Jr.," one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date, in part: "I am at home but must return...
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John Glenn504 - John Glenn
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Three commemorative covers, two honoring Glenn's Mercury flight and one honoring his Space Shuttle flight, each signed in black felt tip by John...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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