RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

ALS signed “W. Ramsay,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, University of London letterhead, December 5, 1908. Letter to Miss Taylor, in part: "A simil...

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Raspail,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 6.75, August 9, 1833. In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the

ALS in French, one page, 6.75 x 8.25, personal letterhead, October 27, 1928. Untranslated letter regarding a charmingly illustrated fable. In fine con

Distinguished German physicist (1845-1923) who discovered X-rays in 1895, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1901. ALS in German, signed &q...

TLS signed “E. Rutherford,” one page, 8 x 10, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge letterhead, July 9, 1927. In full: "I am very glad to hear that t...

Large flown double-sided 10.5 x 16 cue card used inside the Lunar Module during preparations for the second EVA of Apollo 15, consisting of two cards

Dave Scott’s flown lunar orbit monitor chart carried to the moon during the Apollo 15 mission, folded to 10.5 x 8, signed and flight-certified on the

Spectacular complete ring-bound Lunar Module rendezvous chart book carried on the Apollo 15 mission, 8.5 x 10.5, nine double-sided light cardstock pag

Dave Scott's unflown 14K gold Apollo 15 medallion, measuring 25 mm in diameter and weighing 11 gm, with a beautiful color rendering of the Apoll...

Flown 5.75 x 4 American flag carried to the South Pole from January 9–15, 1970, and then flown to lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Endeavor durin

Desirable flown American flag carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Endeavor during the Apollo 15 mission, 6.25 x 4, signed in the lower

Supremely desirable mid-sized flown American flag carried into lunar orbit on Apollo 15, 11.5 x 7.5, signed in the lower right corner in blue ballpoin

Sought-after flown Apollo 15 'Sieger' postal cover carried to the lunar surface aboard the LM Falcon, numbered 52/400 [hand-corrected], sign...

Lunar surface–used internal support bracket for the Oxygen Purge System worn by one of the Apollo 15 astronauts, 7.5 x 4, featuring a secret beta clot

Extraordinary limited edition flown flag and lunar rover license plate display, numbered 2/10, featuring a small 2.75 x 1.5 Beta cloth American flag a

Flown embroidered Apollo 9 mission patch, measuring 3.5? in diameter, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in blue felt tip, “Flown aboard Apoll

Dave Scott's flown sterling silver Apollo 9 Robbins medal with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face, approximately 1? in diameter...

Dave Scott's gold-plated Fliteline medallion flown aboard the Gemini 8 mission, approximately 1? in diameter, with a raised insignia of the miss...

Unflown sterling silver Skylab 1 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face, and engrave

TLS signed “Glenn T. Seaborg,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory letterhead, October 18, 1990. Letter to James R. Berland, in part: &...

Handwritten draft by Seaborg on both sides of a yellow 8.5 x 11 notebook sheet, signed within the title, "My hopes for precollege science educa...

Untranslated ALS in Italian, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei letterhead, January 5, 1962. In fine condition.

ALS in German, signed “Dr. W. Siemens,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.75, December 8, 1885. Letter to Paul Lindau, declining to make a regular contribu

Fantastic original vintage glossy 11.75 x 9.25 silver gelatin photo of the first Solvay Conference, captioned "Conseil de Physique Solvay, Brux...

Untranslated LS in French, signed “Tissot,” one page, 4.25 x 7.75, February 12, 1797. In very good to fine condition, with a trimmed right edge, and s

Signed book: On Radiation: The 'Rede' Lecture, Delivered in the Senate-house Before the University of Cambridge on Tuesday, May 16, 1865. Lo...

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, blindstamped Royal Institution of Great Britain letterhead, April 9, [no year]. In part: "Many thanks…for your friendly...

Extremely rare TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Atomic Energy Commission letterhead, January 30, 1956. Letter to Henri Corbiere, in full: &quo...

Four items: a TLS, signed “Eugene P. Wigner,” one page, Palmer Physical Laboratory, July 10, 1965, addressed to Tina Levitan, forwarding biographical

Uncommon untranslated ALS in German, signed “Dr. W. Wundt,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, 1884. In fine condition.

Laserprint copy of the original logo design for Apple Computer Co. on archival paper, 6 x 9, signed in the lower right in black ink, “Ronald G. Wayne,

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Parforex XXI and a "Salute to the Space Telescope Orbital Launching by Space Shuttle Columbia,&q...

Three items: an original ballpoint sketch of the "Original ARPANET Configuration CA. 1970" on a white 8 x 5 sheet, signed below by Cerf, w...

Three color glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in silver ink, "J. W. Christy," the American astronomer who, on June 22, 1978, w...

ALS signed “Cyrus,” one page, 8 x 9.75, December 1, 1835. At the age of 16, Field writes his father, the Rev. D. D. Field, a pastor in Stockbridge, Ma

Pair of ALSs by the father-and-son astronomers: an ALS signed "James Glaisher," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7.25, no date, ...

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, personal Trinity College letterhead, February 18, 1993. Letter to D. Dee, in part: "I have always had a mechanical...

Two TLSs, both signed “Jenkins,” one page, 8.5 x 11. The earlier letter, Jenkins Laboratories letterhead, September 6, 1927, addressed to W. N. Jenkin

Four items: an 8.5 x 11 laserprint photo of Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey holding a hominin skull found near Lake Turkana in 1972, signed

Three items: an ALS, one page, 8 x 10.5, April 2, 2018, in part: "I like science, and I think it would be great if more people appreciated how ...

Group of six items signed by Manhattan Project chemical engineer Meyer Steinberg and Trinity Site worker Felix DePaula, including: an ALS, signed &q...

ALS signed “R. A. Millikan,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, Twentieth Century Limited letterhead, October 5, 1927. Letter to Dr. Osbo

Handwritten mathematical expressions and notes penned in blue ballpoint by Mossbauer on the reverse of two 8.25 x 11.75 German worksheets, no date, si

Two items: an original ballpoint sketch of the interaction between the blue supergiant variable star designated HDE 226868 and the Cygnus X-1 black ho

Group of six items signed by a recipient of the Nobel Prize in either Physiology or Medicine, or Chemistry, consisting mostly of letters, including: R

Collection of eight letters signed by winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, dated from 1934 to 1986, including: James B. Conant (four TLSs), Roald

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Department of Chemistry, University of California-San Diego letterhead, May 6, 1969. Letter to Howard Sanders of Chemical &...

Collection of 10 items signed by a notable physicist, consisting entirely of notes and letters, with signers including: Luis Alvarez (ANS and ALS); Ha

Group of eight photos, laserprint and semi-glossy, ranging in size from 4.25 x 6.25 to 11 x 8.5, each signed in ink or felt tip by the physicist or as

ALS, one page, 5 x 6.5, Hotel Somerset letterhead, October 24, 1912. Letter to Mr. Ritchie, in part: "Many thanks for your excellent report. I ...

Two photos: a matte-finish 4.75 x 7 half-length photo of Albert Sabin, who is remembered for his development of a practical oral polio vaccine, signed

Glossy 6 x 4 photo of huband-and-wife astronomers Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker, who co-discovered the Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with David H. Levy, posing

Four items: an ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 29, 2018, in part: "Science is humanity's greatest achievement. We learned to understand the ...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Hoover Institution letterhead, November 19, 1986. Letter to Gerard L. Granat, president of the Philmore Manufacturing Company

Four signed items: a first edition of Better a Shield Than a Sword, hardcover with dust jacket, signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blu

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, University of California letterhead, December 8, 1959. Letter to Dr. Henry Strutz, in full: "Thank you for your kind l...

ALS signed “Kelvin,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, University of Glasgow letterhead, March 23, 1898. Letter to Mr. Waugh, in full: "Many thanks...

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 21, 1995. Letter to Dale Parry, in part: "The Hubble Space Telescope in its now repaired condition, and in or...

ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, no date. Letter to Dale Parry, in part: "To search for planets, one needs a wide angle photographic telescope to cove...

Souvenir typescript of "The Ten Special Commandments for a Would-Be Planet Hunter according to Clyde Tombaugh," one page, 8.25 x 10.75, si...

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, August 27, 1881. Letter to Dr. Bowles, in part: "I feel very grateful to you for your kind thou...

Scarce vintage 1:100 scale model of an Advanced Launch System (ALS) created by Rockwell International. The model measures 25? tall, and features red N

Impressive poster entitled ‘Teammates in Mankind’s Greatest Adventure’ produced by National Geographic in 1973, 33.75 x 22.75, signed in felt tip and

Lengthy handwritten manuscript in Cyrillic by cosmonaut Anatoly Berezovoy, three pages, 7.5 x 11.25, no date. Untranslated manuscript detailing Berezo

Impressive collection of 51 items signed by dozens of cosmonauts, predominately consisting of philatelic covers plus a few signed cards, many multi-si

Vintage glossy 6.25 x 4.5 photo of three famed Soyuz cosmonauts seated in their military uniforms, signed in the lower border in green felt tip by Vik

Vintage 1:96 scale engineering model of the Saturn 1B rocket designed by the Graphic Engineering and Models Division at the George C. Marshall Space C

Fantastic unsigned handwritten notes in pencil, five pages, 8 x 10.5, no date but circa 1952. Von Braun's technical notes used to prepare his fa...

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 10, 1955. Letter to Henri Corbiere, in full: "Enclosed find my answers to your inquiry dat...

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Base on Jan

Extraordinary 1:3 scale contractor's model of a Mercury-Redstone capsule from the early 1960s. The model measures approximately 50? tall and 25?...

ALS signed “Alan,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, June 8, 1988. In full: "Thank you for your recent letters—both arrived OK but I hav...

Highly appealing Apollo 7 model display custom-made by Nick Proach Models, consisting of a 1:144 scale Saturn IB rocket, standing 19.5" tall, a...

Historic contemporary teletype recounting the historic first moonwalk of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 21, 1969, measuring approximately 8.5

Extraordinary complete ring-bound CMP checklist carried and used on the Apollo 9 mission, 5.75 x 8, 81 double-sided pages, signed and flight-certified

Flown printed document entitled "Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and the Use of Outer Space, includi...

Desirable uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, boldly signed in b

Sought-after color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits against a lunar backdrop, signed in black felt tip b

Iconic color vintage official glossy 10 x 8 black-numbered NASA photo of Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface, with Armstrong reflected in his visor, sign

DS, one page, 9.5 x 10.5, 1971. Winner's certificate presented to Eric Scott Atchison for the Peace Corps' 10th Anniversary poster concert, ...

Desirable uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 Saturn V on Launch Pad 39-A, signed in black felt tip by Armstrong. In ve

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, June 17, 1976. In part: "I have, for some years, maintained a policy of not signi...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, April 25, 1969. In part: "You are, undoubtedly, my most loyal supporters! I am, of course, deeply hon...

ALS, one page, 8 x 10.5, October 20, 1964. Letter written from "Houston, Texas," in part: "My wife and I both enjoy Houston very much...

TLS signed “M. Collins,” one page, 7 x 9, Assistant Secretary of State letterhead, March 10, 1971. In full: "Thank you for your message of cong...

Two items: a rare and unusually large 10.75 x 10.75 swatch of gold Mylar, bearing an affixed 'Cradle of Aviation' label signed in black felt...

Double-sided Apollo 15 sun compass mockup used in training for the mission, printed on June 18, 1971, 7 x 10.5, signed on the reverse in black felt ti

Fantastic flown American flag carried to the lunar surface on Apollo 15, 6.25 x 4, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, "Carried to t...

Choice color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young a saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, "John Young, 9th man o...

Flown sterling 'Silver Snoopy' pin carried aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-27 mission, measuring approximately .5? tall, hand-m...

Limited edition replica 10.5 x 13 lunar plaque similar to the one left on the moon's surface by the Apollo 11 crew, numbered 400/750, signed bel...

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of LMP Buzz Aldrin descending the ladder of the Lunar Module Eagle, signed in black felt tip by Aldrin. Typed co

Two first edition books, No Dream Is Too High and Mission to Mars, both hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in blue ink by Buzz Aldri

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 12 crew posing in their white space suits in front of the lunar module Intrepid, signed in black f

Embroidered Apollo 13 mission patch, measuring 4? in diameter, inlaid into a wooden placard, 7.25 x 8, and protected by a plastic cover. In fine condi

Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 17 liftoff, signed in black felt tip by moonwalkers Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt. Reverse of photo be

Official color 9.5 x 7.5 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 17 crew wearing their white space suits and posing with the lunar module, a Saturn rocket can b

Postal cover with "Hello Moon" stamp, postmarked December 11, 1972, the moon landing date of the Lunar Module Challenger, signed in blue f...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To John Holst-All the Best-...

Two unsigned examples of Neil Armstrong’s high school yearbooks from different years: Unsigned “Indian Village Annual” 1943 yearbook for Upper Sandus