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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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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