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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Skylab 4525 - Skylab 4
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Skylab 4 crew posing in their white space suits with a globe and model, signed in thin black felt tip by
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Space Explorer Congress526 - Space Explorer Congress
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Collection of five commemorative covers with cachets honoring the 1994 Planetary Congress of the Association of Space Explorers, signed by a total of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle and Skylab527 - Space Shuttle and Skylab
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Collection of 27 covers signed in ink or felt tip by various Space Shuttle and Skylab crews, with covers signed in full for the following missions: ST
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Space Shuttle Challenger528 - Space Shuttle Challenger
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Five official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of the crew of the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger, individually signed and inscribed in black felt tip
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Challenger: Scobee and Resnik529 - Space Shuttle Challenger: Scobee and Resnik
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Two felt tip signatures, "Dick Scobee" and "Judy Resnik," on individual white 5 x 3 cards. In overall fine condition. Commander ...
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Space Shuttle Columbia530 - Space Shuttle Columbia
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Six official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia's ill-fated STS-107 mission, individually signed and inscri...
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Space Shuttle Columbia: Husband and McCool531 - Space Shuttle Columbia: Husband and McCool
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Two items: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of William C. McCool in his blue flight suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To J...
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Tom Stafford532 - Tom Stafford
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Oversized semi-glossy 15.75 x 19.75 photo of CMP John Young and CDR Tom Stafford dressed in their white space suits prior to the Apollo 10 mission, si
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STS–107533 - STS–107
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Three official color NASA lithographs, each signed by one or more members of the tragic crew of the STS-107 mission, including: a 10 x 8 lithograph of
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Milt Thompson534 - Milt Thompson
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NASA research pilot (1926–1993) selected as an astronaut for the United States Air Force X-20 Dyna-Soar program in April 1960. After the Dyna-Soar pro
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Edward H. White II535 - Edward H. White II
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Uncommon 4 x 8 quad-fold NASA brochure entitled "Manned Space Flight Programs of the United States," with cover depicting the launch of Sc...
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Yang Liwei536 - Yang Liwei
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First man sent into space by the Chinese space program (born 1965). Two items: a commemorative cover honoring the successful Shenzhou 5 mission, signe
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John Young537 - John Young
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young leaping and saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in white ink, "John Young, 9th Man...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Young538 - John Young
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Young posing in his white space suit with the Apollo 16 insignia in the background, signed in black felt tip, &qu...
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John Young539 - John Young
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young in his blue Space Shuttle flight suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Dot Davis, Wi...
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Francis Bacon540 - Francis Bacon
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Signed book: Francis Bacon by John Russell. First edition. London: Methuen & Co., 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.5. Signed and inscri...
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Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi541 - Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
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Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Ink signature, "Bartholdi,” on an off-white 5 x 1.5 slip cl...
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Gutzon Borglum542 - Gutzon Borglum
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Outstanding and historically significant vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.25 photo of Borglum's miniature clay model of an in-progress Mount Rushmore,...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Mathew Brady543 - Mathew Brady
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ANS signed “B,” at the top of a letter to Brady from Elijah Cook, nephew of pioneer photographer Charles D. Fredricks, four pages on two adjoining she
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Alexander Calder544 - Alexander Calder
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Four ALSs signed either “Sandy,” “Sandy Calder,” or “Alexander Calder,” five total pages, dated between 1944 and 1947, with each letter addressed to a
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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