RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring JFK

Auction Details

Boasting well over 800 lots, RR Auction’s November Fine Autograph and Artifact sale begins with an extraordinary feature chronicling the life and death of President John F. Kennedy—from early candid snapshots of JFK to relics from Lee Harvey Oswald, this section offers an impressive variety of material. Other significant items in the sale include letters by classical music icons Erik Satie and Claude Debussy, an excellent 1963 Beatles autograph, a magnificent cabinet photo signed by Charles Dickens, a 1950 letter by reclusive author J. D. Salinger, and a wealth of superior presidential autographs including Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, and James A. Garfield. 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 April 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
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Alexander Stephens402 - Alexander Stephens
RR Auction
Vice president of the Confederacy under Jefferson Davis (1812-1883). Ink signature, "Your request cheerfully granted, very truly, Alexander H. ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Amelia Earhart403 - Amelia Earhart
RR Auction
The Fifth Avenue Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Earhart, payable to I. Magnin & Co. for $237.93, May 20, 1935. Encapsulated i...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Amelia Earhart404 - Amelia Earhart
RR Auction
Signed book: 20 hrs. 40 min. First edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 314 pages. Signed on a free end page in fount...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Hindenburg405 - Hindenburg
RR Auction
Metal fork recovered from the Hindenburg wreckage in Lakehurst, New Jersey, measuring 7? long, engraved on the end of the handle with the logo of the
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Charles Lindbergh406 - Charles Lindbergh
RR Auction
ALS signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” four pages, 6 x 9.25, Huckins Hotels letterhead, September 29, 1927. Letter to publishing magnate William Randolph
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Orville Wright407 - Orville Wright
RR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders portrait of the younger Wright brother, signed in fountain pen, "Orville Wright, Dec. 17. 1928.&...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Wilbur Wright408 - Wilbur Wright
RR Auction
Vintage menu for a dinner organized by the Aero Club of France in honor of Wilbur Wright, held in the Automobile Club de France in Paris on November 5
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Aerospace Models409 - Aerospace Models
RR Auction
Collection of four aerospace models, including: a Soviet model of a fighter plane, measuring 14? long, set on a plastic stand with a Cyrillic inscript
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Aviators410 - Aviators
RR Auction
Group of aviator busts and sculptures, including: a pair of bronze Charles Lindbergh bookends, 5.5? tall, marked "COPR 1929" on the revers...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Clarence Chamberlin411 - Clarence Chamberlin
RR Auction
Aviation pioneer (1893-1976) who made the first non-stop flight from New York to Germany. Vintage matte-finish 8.5 x 6.5 photo of a Curtis T-32 Condor
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Amelia Earhart412 - Amelia Earhart
RR Auction
Fantastic original vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Earhart with her Lockheed Vega airplane, stamp-dated August 16, 1929 on the reverse. Rever
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Harlan 'Bud' Gurney413 - Harlan 'Bud' Gurney
RR Auction
Barnstormer and Charles Lindbergh's oldest friend (1905–1982) who served as a consultant for the 1953 film version of The Spirit of St. Louis. T...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
William P. Lear414 - William P. Lear
RR Auction
American inventor and businessman (1902–1978) best known for founding the Lear Jet Corporation. DS, signed “Wm. P. Lear,” one page, 8.5 x 13.5, August
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Eddie Rickenbacker and Chuck Yeager415 - Eddie Rickenbacker and Chuck Yeager
RR Auction
Two first edition books: Rickenbacker: An Autobiography, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Prentice-Hall in 1967, signed and inscribed on the f
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Roger Chaffee416 - Roger Chaffee
RR Auction
Rare official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Chaffee, one of the tragic heroes of Apollo 1, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Bruce,...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Gus Grissom417 - Gus Grissom
RR Auction
Very desirable official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the legendary Liberty Bell 7 pilot, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Bruce, ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Edward H. White II418 - Edward H. White II
RR Auction
Scarce official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of White, the first American to walk in space, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Bruce—...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Mercury Astronauts419 - Mercury Astronauts
RR Auction
Block of four 4-cent US postage stamps, 3.25 x 2, honoring Project Mercury, each stamp signed in ink or ballpoint by one Mercury astronaut, including:
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 11420 - Apollo 11
RR Auction
An exceptional complete set of official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins in thei
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 11421 - Apollo 11
RR Auction
A flown .5 x .25 swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia. The foil is affixed to a 3.5 x 2.5 presentation sheet beari
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Neil Armstrong422 - Neil Armstrong
RR Auction
Official Army Map Service Ranger VIII lunar map of the "Sabine, Mare Tranquillitatis [Sea of Tranquility]," 12.5 x 20, signed in the cente...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Neil Armstrong423 - Neil Armstrong
RR Auction
Sought-after uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, boldly signed in felt tip. In fine condition, wit
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Neil Armstrong424 - Neil Armstrong
RR Auction
Menu for a luncheon hosted in the City Chambers of Edinburgh, Scotland, "on the occasion of the visit of Professor Neil Armstrong," March ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Michael Collins425 - Michael Collins
RR Auction
ALS signed “Mike Collins,” one page, 5 x 8, no date. Humorous letter written in the form of a poem, in full: "To many at NASA / I am beholden, ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Dave Scott426 - Dave Scott
RR Auction
TLS signed “Dave,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, May 19, 1966. Letter to captain James E. Orvis of the 317th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, in f
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Buzz Aldrin427 - Buzz Aldrin
RR Auction
Color satin-finish 8 x 10 half-length photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, "We Cam...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Buzz Aldrin428 - Buzz Aldrin
RR Auction
Color satin-finish 10 x 8 full-length profile photo of Aldrin posing near the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “First Lunar L
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Buzz Aldrin429 - Buzz Aldrin
RR Auction
Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, his visor showing a small reflection of the photographer, Neil Ar
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Buzz Aldrin430 - Buzz Aldrin
RR Auction
NASA Information Summaries sheet, 8.5 x 11, dated August 1986 and listing various statistics for the "U.S. Manned Space–Flight Log" for mi...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Buzz Aldrin431 - Buzz Aldrin
RR Auction
Color semi-glossy 9.75 x 7.75 full-length photo of Buzz Aldrin standing on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, signed in blue felt t
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins432 - Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
RR Auction
Photocopy of a certificate issued to Joseph H. McFadden, a member of the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation team that developed the Apollo Lunar
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins433 - Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
RR Auction
Striking Lladro porcelain figurine of an Apollo astronaut entitled 'The Apollo Landing,' signed on the bottom of the base in black felt tip,...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 10434 - Apollo 10
RR Auction
Vintage glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of the crew of Apollo 10 following their recovery by the USS Princeton on May 26, 1969, signed and inscribed in black f
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 12435 - Apollo 12
RR Auction
Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 12 crew wearing their white space suits and posing in front of the lunar module, signed in blue felt tip,
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 13436 - Apollo 13
RR Auction
Double-sided page removed from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flight Crew G & N Dictionary, 5.5 x 8, listing a basic date of January 5, 1970, signed...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 17437 - Apollo 17
RR Auction
Uncommon matte-finish 10.25 x 8 photo of the Apollo 17 crew posing with some family members, signed in the lower border in black ink and felt tip, &...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo-Soyuz438 - Apollo-Soyuz
RR Auction
Color limited edition 33.5 x 23.75 lithograph of George Bishop's painting entitled 'Apollo/Soyuz,' numbered 363/1500, portraying the mom...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo-Soyuz439 - Apollo-Soyuz
RR Auction
Flown American flag carried on the joint US-Soviet Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, 6 x 4, affixed to a 14 x 11 presentation certificate bearing the autopen
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Astronaut Hall of Fame440 - Astronaut Hall of Fame
RR Auction
Set of three color 16 x 20 posters, each honoring inductees into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame and presented by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Gene Cernan441 - Gene Cernan
RR Auction
Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Cernan holding and saluting the American flag on the surface of the moon, signed in blue felt tip, &qu...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Gene Cernan442 - Gene Cernan
RR Auction
Impressive color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cernan holding the American flag with a miniscule Earth in the background, signed in silver ink, “Gene Ce
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Michael Collins443 - Michael Collins
RR Auction
Color satin-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of Command Module Pilot Collins wearing his space suit on launch day, nicely signed in black felt tip, &quo...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Michael Collins444 - Michael Collins
RR Auction
Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, “Mike Collins.” In very fi
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Charles Conrad445 - Charles Conrad
RR Auction
Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Conrad posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Donn Eisele446 - Donn Eisele
RR Auction
Uncommon official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Eisele with his arms crossed, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a horizontal crease
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Ron Evans447 - Ron Evans
RR Auction
Awesome color semi-glossy 14 x 10.75 photo of the launch of the Apollo 17 mission, signed and inscribed on the mount in black ink, "To Myra &am...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Yuri Gagarin448 - Yuri Gagarin
RR Auction
Handsome vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders portrait of Gagarin posing proudly in his military uniform, signed in the lower border in
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Gemini 10449 - Gemini 10
RR Auction
Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini 10 crew seated in their spacecraft prior to launch on July 18, 1966, signed and inscribed in black felt tip,...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Gemini 12450 - Gemini 12
RR Auction
Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the final Gemini crew posing in their capsule hatches with cameras in hand, signed in black felt tip by Buzz Aldrin
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Gemini 5451 - Gemini 5
RR Auction
Official glossy 10 x 8 black-numbered NASA photo of the crew of Gemini 5 posing in their space suits, signed in black felt tip by Gordon Cooper and Ch
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark