RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Pop Culture

Group lot of eight items signed by a notable World War II military leader, consisting mostly of signed photos and letters, with officers including: Ad

Prussian field marshal (1760–1831) who was a prominent figure in the reform of the Prussian military and the War of Liberation. ALS in German, one pag

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Np,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.25, February 5, 1813. Official military document concerning the reor

LS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 7.25 x 9, December 23, 1810. Letter to his stepson Eugene de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy, in full (translated):

Italian aristocrat and admiral (1535–1584) who served as a Viceroy of Sicily in the service of the Spanish Crown, and is best remembered for his part

Impressive banner honoring the 357th Fighter Group, an air combat unit of the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War, signed on bot

Four items signed by the great American general, including: a TLS on personal five-star letterhead, June 10, 1969, in part: "Mrs. Bradley and I...

Airmail cover postmarked at Wheeling, West Virginia, on October 27, 1931, signed in fountain pen by James H. Doolittle, Postmaster Fred E. Cowl, aircr

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets and Bockscar pilot Charles Sweeney shaking hands just before Sweeney's flight to Nagas...

Veteran of the American Revolution, who in 1789 was appointed by George Washington as the second collector at the port of Salem. Partly-printed DS, si

ALS in German, signed “v. Hindenburg,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, April 6, 1925. Untranslated letter written from Hannover. In fine condition. Accompanied

Union general (1830–1909) who participated at Gettysburg and commanded the Army of Tennessee during Sherman’s March to the Sea. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 1

Pioneering naval officer, meteorologist, and oceanographer (1806–1873) who published the first textbook of modern oceanography. LS signed “M. F. Maury

American World War I ace (1879–1936) regarded as the father of the US Air Force, whose zealous ambition and vocal criticism of the War and Navy Depart

Union major general (1822-1901) who fought at Antietam and Second Bull Run. ALS signed “F. J. Porter,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Commissioner&#...

Two items: a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Powell in uniform, signed in the lower border in black felt tip; and a TLS, one page, 7 x 8.5, four-st

TLS signed “H. G. Rickover,” one page, 8 x 10.5, USS San Francisco letterhead, February 9, 1981. Letter to the Hon. William H. Natcher, who represente

American soldier and statesman (1753–1831) who was aide-de-camp to Benedict Arnold prior to the latter's defection to the British. Varick later ...

TLS signed “J. M. Wainwright,” one page, 8 x 10.5, War Department letterhead, February 4, 1928. Letter to the Hon. Henry E. Barbour, who was represent

Issue No. 515 of the Virginia Gazette and Petersburg Intelligencer from October 10, 1794, four pages on two adjoining sheets, measures 21.5 x 17.5 ope

Signed book: Hunters in the Sky. First edition. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Gateway, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 11.25, 318 pages. Signed o

Balloon that became the first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it landed on August 17, 1978, in Miserey near Paris, 137 hours and six minutes

Bookmark made of flown fabric from the National Geographic Society-US Army Air Corps balloon Explorer II, 2.25 x 7, printed with an image of the ballo

United States Army general (1877–1948) who served as chief of the Air Corps from 1927 to 1931, and came out of retirement to serve as director of the

United States Army general (1879–1967) who learned to fly the first military planes purchased from the Wright Brothers, and became America's fir...

Pioneering British aviator (1879–1959) who was the first to make a night flight, and is remembered for his activities related to the commercialization

Vintage glossy 9 x 7.25 photo of Howard Hughes posing alongside John S. Lodwick, Albert Lodwick, and Chicago Mayor Edward Kelly shortly after Hughes...

Signed book: The Story of the Winged–S. Fourth printing. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1941. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 275 pages. Signed...

TLS, one page, 6.75 x 6, personal letterhead, February 4, 1925. Brief letter to Alexander N. Smith, in full: "I thank you for your kindness in ...

Signed book: Yeager: An Autobiography. NY: Bantam Books, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 342 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first fre

Romanian and German physicist and engineer (1894–1989) considered one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics. Handwritten and typed repo

Apollo 8 recovery cover with a stamped cachet honoring the US Navy recovery force, postmarked on the USS Sandoval on December 21, 1968, signed in blue

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 half-length photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip, "Buzz...

Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of LMP Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, his visor showing a small reflection of the photographer, CDR Neil Armstro

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of LMP Aldrin descending the rungs of the LM Eagle's ladder, signed in gold ink by Buzz Aldrin. Rever...

ALS, one page, 6 x 9, personal Research and Engineering Consultants letterhead, no date. Letter to "Mr. Stanhope," in full: "I would ...

Magnificent color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface next to the LM Eagle and an American flag during the Apollo 11

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, February 3, 1972. Letter to "Gary L. Portmess, General Manager, WHAG," in fu...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 commander posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in blue

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, beautifully signed in blue felt tip. In fine condi

Very desirable color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young leaping off the lunar surface and saluting the American flag, signed boldly in white ink, “Joh

Five books, each hardcover with dust jacket, each signed on an opening page in ink or felt tip by Buzz Aldrin, with titles including: Look to the Star

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Buzz Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in black ink, &qu...

Group lot of six official color NASA lithographs, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in ballpoint or felt tip by an Apollo astronaut: Frank Borman, Fred H

Collection of five commemorative covers with cachets honoring the US space program, each signed in ink by an Apollo astronaut, including: an Apollo 10

Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of Bean making adjustments to the lunar module, signed in silver ink, “An island of refuge in an ocean of storms, Alan

Semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of an Apollo astronaut standing on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, "Alan Bean, Apollo 12." Reverse bears...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Bean in his white space suit, kneeling before a Lunar Module, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "...

Excellent color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of CDR Cernan holding and saluting the American flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 17 mi

Two items: an official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Cernan checking out the LRV, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To James, Best Wis...