RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts February 2020

Ink signature, "P. H. Sheridan, Maj. Gen'l,” on an off-white 2.75 x .75 slip affixed to a tiny card, with Alexander McDowell's signatur...

Ink signature, "H. W. Slocum, Maj. Gen. Com'g,” on an off-white 3 x 1 slip. Double-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of ...

Untranslated manuscript DS in French, signed “L. G. Suchet,” one page, 7.25 x 6, no date. In fine condition, with a trimmed top edge.

Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Charles Maurice,” one page, 7.25 x 9, February 24, 1812. As vice-grand elector, Talleyrand acknowledges receipt

Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Charles Maurice" and "Montalivet,” one page, 22 x 17.75, January 25, 1813. An imperial decree issued...

ALS signed “I. R. Trimble,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, September 6, 1870. Written from Baltimore, a letter to A. G. Warfield, in part: "They have not...

LS in French, one page, 8 x 12.5, May 22, 1821. Letter to the minister of war. Based on the request of Lieutenant General Viscount Digeon, the Duke of

Civil War-dated ALS signed “Jas. S. Wadsworth,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Headquarters Military District of Washington letterhead, October 7, 1862. Lette

Two photos signed by the pioneering aviatrix: a matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo honoring Cochran's speed records in the Lockheed TF-104G Super Star...

Exquisite vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Howard Hughes with the crew from his 1938 flight around the world, signed in ink by all pictured: Howard Hugh

Glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of Lear in front of his famous aircraft, signed in black felt tip, "Bill Lear, 11/16/70." In very good to fine cond...

TLS signed “Charles (A. Lindbergh),” one page, 8.5 x 11, November 19, 1967. Letter to Robert L. Reece, director of Pan American Airways. In part: &q...

Desirable FDC with a cachet honoring the first supersonic flight made by Captain Chuck Yeager in 1947, postmarked on the flight's 50th anniversa...

Two covers signed by one or more notable test pilots or engineers: an FDC with a cachet honoring the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, sign

Desirable FDC with a cachet honoring the 50th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight, signed in black ink or felt tip by f...

Magnificent vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 6.75 photo of the first flight of the Wright Flyer near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, sign

Four covers signed by Chuck Yeager, including: a pair of commemorative covers with hand-painted cachets honoring the 25th anniversary of the "S...

Official vintage color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of the Apollo 11 crew posing together in their white space suits, signed and inscribed in

Sought-after uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, neatly signe

Hugely desirable color semi-glossy 10.75 x 13.75 close-up photo of Buzz Aldrin's boot on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission, signed ...

Official color glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in black felt

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, "We Came in Peace, Buzz Al...

Choice color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin standing beside the American flag on the lunar surface during Apollo 11, nicely signed in blue felt tip, ...

Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Aldrin, "Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.," payable to Research & Engineering Consultants, Inc....

Three books signed on an opening page in ink or felt tip by Buzz Aldrin, each hardcover with dust jacket, with titles as follows: Magnificent Desolati

Vintage glossy 4 x 5 photo of Aldrin in formal attire, neatly signed in fountain pen, "Best Wishes, Buzz Aldrin." Reverse is stamped, &quo...

Two books, both hardcover with dust jacket: Encounter with Tiber, signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ink, "To my friend, B...

Museum Collection Aviation Relics trading card from the Upper Deck Company, 2.5 x 3.5, containing a 1.75 x .75 swatch of flown Kapton thermal blanket

Uncommon color glossy 10 x 8 photo showing a sea-level view of the oceanic recovery of the Apollo 12 crew, signed in black felt tip, "Alan Bean...

Two covers: a lunar landing day cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 15, postmarked at Kennedy Space Center on July 30, 1971, signed and inscribed in b

Three items signed by members of the Apollo 16 crew: a color semi-glossy 7.25 x 9 photo of John Young in later age wearing a blue flight suit with fiv

Three Project Apollo covers: a recovery cover for Apollo 7, postmarked on the USS Essex on October 22, 1968, signed in black ballpoint by Walt Cunning

Four signed photos: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Rusty Schweickart in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint; a

Five books signed in ink or felt tip by an Apollo astronaut: Hello Earth and Falling to Earth, both signed by Al Worden; Lost Moon, signed on a bookpl

Attractive group lot of seven volumes from The Astronaut’s Library. Each a collector’s edition, 6.25 x 9.25, leatherbound hardcovers, published by Eas

Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of LMP Bean traversing the lunar surface during the Apollo 12 mission, signed in gold ink, "A walk in the sun on...

Color satin-finish 9.5 x 7.5 photo of LMP Bean making adjustments to the Lunar Module Intrepid at the Ocean of Storms lunar landing site, signed in go

Two photos signed by the Apollo 12 moonwalkers: Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Bean in his white space suit, kneeling before a Lunar Module

Official glossy 10.25 x 8 NASA photo of Commander Frank Borman undergoing space suit pressure checks prior to the Apollo 8 mission, signed in black fe

Two official color photos of Space Team Canada, 10 x 8 and 9.25 x 8, both showing the 1983 National Research Council six-person crew, with both pictur

Early TLS signed “M. Scott Carpenter,” one page, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 26, 1961. Letter to Ken and Joyce Browne, in full: &quo...

Official NASA Facts pamphlet for "Apollo 17: The Last Apollo," four pages, 8 x 10.5, signed on the front cover above his image in black in...

Two photos signed by the Apollo 17 moonwalkers: Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of CDR Cernan saluting the American flag during Apollo 17, sign

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of CMP Collins in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in black ink, "M. Collins." ...

TLS signed “Leroy G. Cooper, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, no date. Letter to Mr. & Mrs. Ken Browne, in part: "Please...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper in his space suit between the American flag and a model of a Mercury capsule, signed in black felt tip, &q...

Signed book in Cyrillic: History of Space. 1972. Hardcover, 9 x 11.75, 178 pages. Signed on an opening specially prepared page in various colored felt

Five vintage photos signed by cosmonauts: a glossy 6.75 x 6.5 photo of Gherman Titov visiting America with his wife, signed in blue ballpoint; two ide

Two signed photos: a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of LMP Duke standing next to the lunar rover during an Apollo 16 EVA, signed in black felt tip,...

Two color satin-finish photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, signed in silver ink or black felt tip, "Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP." The images depict...

Two items: an ALS, signed "Charlie Duke," one page, 7 x 8.5, April 28, 1986, addressed to Ken Browne, in part: "Thanks for the tract....

Three Project Gemini covers: a recovery cover for Gemini 5, postmarked on the USS New on August 29, 1965, signed in ink by Charles Conrad and Gordon C

Five items signed by John Glenn, including: two different color 8 x 10 photos (both inscribed), a reproduction of the New York Times front page coveri

Attractive color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Lunar Module Intrepid hovering high above the lunar surface during the Apollo 12 mission, signed in b

Color glossy 10 x 7.75 reprint of a red-numbered NASA photo of Richard Gordon performing an EVA during the Gemini 11 mission, signed in gold ink, &q...

Group of three items signed by Irwin: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Irwin posing with a model of the Lunar Module, signed and inscribed

Uncommon official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 15 launch on July 26, 1971, signed in the upper border in black felt tip, "James B...

Two glossy photos of William 'Pete' Knight wearing flight suits and posing in front of high-powered aircraft, including the X-15 Flight 188,...

Five items signed by Chris Kraft, including: a sketch of a Space Shuttle; a felt tip signature on a beige card; an FDC commemorating the Shuttle'...

Three glossy photos of the director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, 10 x 8 and 8 x 10, each signed in black felt tip by Chris Kraft. In overall very

Four items: color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Mission Control, signed in in black felt tip, "Chris Kraft, Flight Director"; official glossy 10 ...

Two items: a handsome matte-finish 4.25 x 2.5 photo of the Voskhod 2 crew wearing their military uniforms, signed in ink by Alexei Leonov and Pavel Be

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of McCandless performing his historic untethered space walk, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To ...

TLS signed “James A. McDivitt,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, September 23, 1964. Letter to Ken Browne, in part: "I want to thank you fo...

Five items signed by members of NASA's first astronaut group, including: Alan Shepard (mounted signature), John Glenn (mounted signature), Scott...

Six items signed by members of NASA's Mission Control, including: Chris Kraft (two FDCs), Gene Kranz (FDC), Chester M. Lee (commemorative cover)...

Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of LMP Mitchell standing next to the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in gold ink, "Edgar ...

Six books signed inside in ink or felt tip by an Apollo moonwalker: Apollo, signed on a bookplate affixed to the first free end page by Alan Bean; Moo

Signed photos of moonwalkers Buzz Aldrin, Charlie Duke, and Gene Cernan: Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Aldrin wearing his white space suit

Group lot of seven official NASA photos, glossy and matte-finish, ranging in size from 10 x 8 to 10.5 x 8, which includes the following images: the Ap

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Ride wearing her blue flight suit, signed in black ink, "Sally K. Ride." Notation on reverse date...

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Harrison Schmitt after being sworn into the U.S. Senate by Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, signed and inscribed in black fel

Official color vintage 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Scott with his astronaut pin on his lapel, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To the Brownes ...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, no date but circa 1965. Letter to Ken Browne in Arizona, in part: "It was a real pleasure to have had...

Early TLS signed “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, January 6, 1960. In part: "It is always pleasant for us to hear from people who su...

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the crew of the second manned Skylab mission posing together in the One G trainer at the Johnson Space Center

Two items: a TLS signed “D. K. Slayton,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, March 24, 1976, addressed to Ken Browne, in part: “Thank you for your re

Commemorative cover with a typed caption detailing a 56-hour simulated flight for the STS-1 mission, postmarked at Houston, Texas, on June 12, 1980, s

Color glossy 20 x 16 composite photo of the STS-26 crew and various images from their 4-day mission, featuring a flown embroidered mission patch affix

Vintage matte-finish 4.25 x 6.75 close-up photo of the first woman in space, signed in the lower border in fountain pen by Valentina Tereshkova. In ve

Launch day cover with a cachet honoring the 'manned orbit shot' of Scott Carpenter's Aurora 7 capsule, postmarked on the launch date on ...

Desirable original painting of Ron Evans's white A7LB space suit on a hanger in storage, accomplished in watercolor on an off-white 9 x 6.5 shee...

Group lot of 10 commemorative covers signed in ink or felt tip by a notable early test pilot, including: Scott Crossfield, Bill Dana, Joe Engle, Willi

Exquisite official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young posing in his white space suit with a lunar globe, boldly signed in black felt tip, "J...

Color glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of artist Ai Weiwei posing in front of his exhibit 'Straight,' a commemoration of the tragic 2008 Sich...

Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 10.75 photo of George Washington Goethals, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Abe, the n...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission letterhead, October 12, 1935. Letter to John Harlan, in part: "On the nint...

Signed book: Dali's Mustache. First edition. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1954. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7, 126 pages. Prominently signed and inscribed acro...

Extremely rare partly-printed DS, signed three times, “Mary S. Cassatt,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, February 28, 1876. Customs declaration allowing

Twice-signed book: Damien Hirst: Naples National Archaeological Museum. Naples, Italy: Electa Napoli, 2004. Softcover, 9.5 x 11, 262 pages. Signed on

Attractive color 21 x 49 promotional poster for a Roy Lichtenstein exhibition entitled 'Landscapes in the Chinese Style,' held at the Leo Ca...

Color satin-finish 3.25 x 5 candid photo of the pop artist in a tan overcoat, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a Beckett a

ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7.25, January 10, 1884. Written from "Giverny pat Vernon," a letter to his landlor...

Color 4.25 x 6 postcard photo showing an artistic portrait of Carl Milles by his wife and fellow artist Ola Milles, signed and inscribed in fountain p

TLS, one page, 5.5 x 7.75, personal letterhead, June 17, 1975. In full: "Because of an agreement, which is expressed in the stamp below, I can ...

ANS in French, signed “Aug. Rodin,” one page both sides, 3 x 1.5, no date. Untranslated note written on both sides of one of his personal calling card

Red ink signature and inscription, "Thank you, David Belcher, for that very pleasant letter! Dr. Seuss,” on an off-white 5.5 x 8.5 sheet printe...

Glossy 7.5 x 10.5 book photo of various works by Raphael Soyer, signed on both sides in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with light handling wear.

Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Hardcover with dust j...

TLS, two pages, 8 x 10.5, McKim, Mead & White letterhead, October 9, 1894. Letter to sculptor Frederick William MacMonnies, referencing the Vict...