RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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RR Auction’s June Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 800 lots, headlined by special Science & Technology and Animation sections. We begin by tracing the history of science in a series of over fifty items, to include an autograph of Isaac Newton, a letter from Albert Einstein on the Unified Field Theory, a celestial map flown to the moon on Apollo 15, and an archive from the career of Carl Sagan. Our robust Animation feature boasts a wealth of production art from Walt Disney Studios, used for classics like Snow White, Fantasia, Pinocchio, and Sleeping Beauty. All this is in addition to our typical diverse selection of items—from presidents to pop stars. 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 June 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
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Michael Collins's Apollo 11 Flown Robbins Medal41 - Michael Collins's Apollo 11 Flown Robbins Medal
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Historic flown sterling silver Apollo 11 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? diameter, with a raised early design on the face of the iconic Apollo 11 m
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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James Lovell's Apollo 13 Franklin Mint Proof Medal42 - James Lovell's Apollo 13 Franklin Mint Proof Medal
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Unflown sterling silver proof medal by the Franklin Mint, #0032, approximately 1.5? in diameter, featuring the Apollo 13 mission insignia on the front
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell's Apollo 14 Lunar Surface-Flown Bible Text Fragment43 - Edgar Mitchell's Apollo 14 Lunar Surface-Flown Bible Text Fragment
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One of 32 dual-certified Lunar Bible 50-Page ‘Text-Fragments’ presented in a modern Faberge Egg. The iconic ‘Lunar Bible’ represents the first Bible,
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 CMS Lunar Orbit-Flown Entry Checklist44 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 CMS Lunar Orbit-Flown Entry Checklist
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Dave Scott's ring-bound Command Service Module entry checklist carried aboard the CSM Endeavor during Apollo 15, measures 6 x 8, 44 pages, signe...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown LM Activation Checklist45 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown LM Activation Checklist
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Dave Scott's ring-bound Lunar Module activation checklist used in lunar orbit and carried to the moon aboard the Lunar Module Falcon during Apol...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Used PLSS/RCU Cover47 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Used PLSS/RCU Cover
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Portable Life Support System (PLSS) Remote Control Unit (RCU) dust cover, measuring 1.5? in diameter and .5? tall, featuring a black and silver stripe
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown Extra Large American Flag48 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown Extra Large American Flag
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Impressive flown American flag carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Endeavor during the Apollo 15 mission, 17.5 x 11.75, signed in the l
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown PPK49 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown PPK
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Dave Scott's flown Personal Preference Kit (PPK) Beta cloth bag carried into lunar orbit on the Apollo 15 mission, 12 x 14, signed and flight-ce...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Contingency EVT Cue Card50 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Contingency EVT Cue Card
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Amazing large double-sided cue card carried to the lunar surface on board the Lunar Module Falcon during Apollo 15. Headed “Contingency EVT (2 OPS),”
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Flown Star Chart51 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Flown Star Chart
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Flown lunar orbit star chart used on the Apollo 15 mission, entitled "LM Lunar Orbit, Star Chart, July 26, 1971 Launch," one page, 15.75 x...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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John Young's Apollo 16 ‘Type 1’ Insurance Cover52 - John Young's Apollo 16 ‘Type 1’ Insurance Cover
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Scarce Apollo 16 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and two sets of astronaut wings, bearing an April 16, 1972, Kennedy Sp
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John Young's Apollo 16 Flown Robbins Medal53 - John Young's Apollo 16 Flown Robbins Medal
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Flown sterling silver Apollo 16 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 16 mission insignia on the face and
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Estimate : 14,000.00 - 16,000.00
 
 
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Clyde Tombaugh54 - Clyde Tombaugh
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American astronomer (1906–1997) best known for discovering Pluto in 1930. ALS signed “Clyde W. Tombaugh,” 8.5 x 11, October 3, 1984. Letter to Chris P
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Carl Sagan55 - Carl Sagan
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Collection of three first edition books, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: Cosmos, signed and inscribed on the title page, "For Shir...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Carl Sagan56 - Carl Sagan
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Collection of three first edition books, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: Cosmos, signed and inscribed on the title page, "For Shir...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Carl Sagan Archive57 - Carl Sagan Archive
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Extensive archive of papers from the collection of Shirley Arden, who worked as an assistant to Carl Sagan for several years in the 1970s and 1980s, p
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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George Washington58 - George Washington
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ALS as president, signed “G:o Washington,” one page, 8 x 10, September 20, 1790. Letter to Charles Lee, penned from Mount Vernon. In full: "I h...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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George Washington59 - George Washington
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Extremely desirable ink signature, "Go: Washington,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip. Impressively cloth-matted and framed with an engraved portra...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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George Washington: Alexander White60 - George Washington: Alexander White
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ALS signed “Alex White,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, May 13, 1790. In full: "I am really ashamed of having so long delayed writing to you, I can only...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Adams61 - John Adams
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Crisply penned ALS as president, one page, 7.75 x 10, October 5, 1798. Letter to Secretary of War James McHenry. In full: "Inclosed are Recomme...
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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