Auction Details
RR Auction’s November Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale brings over 800 incredible lots to auction, featuring a compelling selection of John F. Kennedy items in honor of the 55th anniversary of his death. Highlights include JFK’s iconic presidential bomber jacket, his rocking chair from the Carlyle, and a wealth of important handwritten notes, signed photographs, and letter, including one from Jackie reflecting on her tragic flight home from Dallas on Air Force One. An amazing map annotated by Fidel Castro to show the Bay of Pigs invasion represents one of the greatest foreign policy challenges of Kennedy’s presidency. In addition to these are a diverse selection of outstanding items from throughout history: a letter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an autograph document by George Washington using slaves as collateral, a Beatles signed photograph, a compelling archive of Greta Garbo’s letters, and a comprehensive assortment of Napoleonic Marshals round out these fine offerings.
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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457Apollo 11RR Auction
Signed book: First on the Moon. Book club edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 511 pages. Signed on
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
458Neil ArmstrongRR Auction
Limited edition 17.5 x 27 lithograph of Armstrong in his flight suit prior to the Apollo 11 mission, numbered 885/1000, signed in pencil by history’s
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
459Neil ArmstrongRR Auction
Uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Commander Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed neatly in b
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
460Neil ArmstrongRR Auction
Fantastic official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit against a lunar background, boldly signed and inscribed in bright
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
461Neil ArmstrongRR Auction
TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, September 19, 1974. Letter to Merritt Borden of Eugene, Oregon, declining an invitation
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
462Michael CollinsRR Auction
Attractive original 20 x 14.25 watercolor painting by Apollo 11 CMP Michael Collins, identified as 'No. 4' of his 'Where I Fish' ser...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
463Apollo 13RR Auction
Space-flown 1 x 1 swatch of seat fabric from the Apollo 13 command module Odyssey, affixed to a 6 x 8.25 presentation sheet signed in black ballpoint
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
464Fred HaiseRR Auction
ALS, one page, 5 x 8, August 24, 1998. Letter to Bill Van Laethem, in full: "Following Apollo 13 I served as the Backup Commander to John Young...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
465Buzz AldrinRR Auction
Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin, a collection of eight hardcover books, all with dust jackets, each signed on the title page in ink by Aldrin. Titles
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
466Buzz AldrinRR Auction
Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin, a fantastic pairing of oversized lithos: an official color 11 x 14 NASA lithograph of him descending the Lunar Module
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00