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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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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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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