RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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Science and Technology dominates the 900+ items in RR Auction's December Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale, highlighted by a fully functional Enigma I cipher machine used by the German military, letters by Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, an Apple floppy disk signed by Steve Jobs, an historic Apollo and other space program artifacts. Other autograph highlights include a John Dillinger letter from jail, a ledger signed by Davy Crockett, multiple George Washington and Abraham Lincoln items, and other outstanding pieces of the past. 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 December 2019.
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 Collins466 - Michael Collins
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Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Michael Collins giving a briefing to the Apollo-Soyuz crew and support staff at the Smithsonian, signed in black
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins467 - Michael Collins
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, September 18, 1968. Letter to Ken Browne, in full: "Thank you for your very thoughtful message. It ha...
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Gordon Cooper468 - Gordon Cooper
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Striking color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the fiery Faith 7 launch, signed in black felt tip, "Faith 7 Launch from Pad 14! 15 May 63, Gordon ...
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Gordon Cooper469 - Gordon Cooper
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Gordon Cooper wearing his Apollo space suit, signed in blue felt tip, "Gordon Cooper, Apollo X, Back up commander."...
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Douglas Aircraft Company Earth and Solar System Prints470 - Douglas Aircraft Company Earth and Solar System Prints
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Group of five color 20 x 16 educational prints detailing Earth's atmosphere and the solar system, published by the Douglas Aircraft Company in S...
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Charlie Duke471 - Charlie Duke
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke obtaining rock samples near the moon's Plum Crater during the Apollo 16 mission, signed in blue felt tip...
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Charlie Duke472 - Charlie Duke
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 full-length photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 16 mission, signed in gold ink,
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From the Earth to the Moon Prop Collection473 - From the Earth to the Moon Prop Collection
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Collection of badges from the 1998 HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, including: three different styles of ID badge, an "AS 204 Firing ...
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John Glenn474 - John Glenn
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Official color vintage 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Glenn with a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, signed in black ballpoint, "J. H. Glenn, Jr." In...
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John Glenn475 - John Glenn
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of John Glenn in his silver Project Mercury space suit, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In very fine condi
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Grumman/NASA LEM Replica Model476 - Grumman/NASA LEM Replica Model
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Vintage Grumman/NASA Lunar Module LEM replica model presented to Congressman Lester L. Wolff, set upon a circular base with an engraved plaque on the
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Fred Haise477 - Fred Haise
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Haise kneeling in front of the first Space Shuttle, signed in black felt tip, "Flying the Enterprise—a test ...
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Fred Haise478 - Fred Haise
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Shuttle Orbiter 101 'Enterprise' moments after separating from the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Air...
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Fred Haise479 - Fred Haise
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Haise in his Apollo space suit, signed in black felt tip, "Suited and ready for the moon! Fred Haise, Apollo...
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Fred Haise480 - Fred Haise
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Fred Haise wearing his full space suit during an EVA training exercise, signed in black felt tip, "Fred Hai...
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Hubble Space Telescope CASH Turnaround Plug and Connector Cover481 - Hubble Space Telescope CASH Turnaround Plug and Connector Cover
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Hubble Space Telescope Cross Aft Shroud Harness (CASH) turnaround plug marked "J6T," measuring 5.75? long and 1.75? in diameter, annotated...
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Hubble Space Telescope DIU Flight Model Harness482 - Hubble Space Telescope DIU Flight Model Harness
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Hubble Space Telescope Data Interface Unit (HST/DIU) flight model wiring harness, measuring approximately 14.5? long, featuring a white cord terminati
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Jim Irwin483 - Jim Irwin
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, "Jim Irwin," wit...
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Chris Kraft484 - Chris Kraft
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Two glossy press photos of NASA flight director Chris Kraft smoking a cigar in mission control, 9 x 6 and 7 x 9, both signed in black felt tip. In ove
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Lunar Module Propellant Feed Line485 - Lunar Module Propellant Feed Line
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Apollo Lunar Module propellant feed line, measuring approximately 21? x 17? x 16?, marked with several different part numbers beginning with the prefi
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Lunar Module QD Assembly486 - Lunar Module QD Assembly
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Apollo Lunar Module QD Assembly, measuring approximately 6.5? x 2? x 1.5?, sealed and taped in plastic. Includes its blue KSC Quality Control tag, rea
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Lunar Module Temperature Controller487 - Lunar Module Temperature Controller
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Apollo Lunar Module temperature controller, featuring a black sensor plate with colorful wiring harness. The plate is engraved on one side, "Te...
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Lunar Receiving Laboratory Lot (20) Sample Containers488 - Lunar Receiving Laboratory Lot (20) Sample Containers
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Group of 20 white plastic Lunar Receiving Lab (LRL) moon rock secondary sample containers, each measuring about 1.25? in diameter and 2.75? tall, seal
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Marquardt R-4D Rocket Engine Heater Assembly489 - Marquardt R-4D Rocket Engine Heater Assembly
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Heater assembly associated with a Marquardt R-4D Rocket Engine/Lunar Module Reaction Control System (RCS), measuring approximately 4? x 2? x .5?, seal
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Ken Mattingly490 - Ken Mattingly
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Official color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of Mattingly in his white space suit with the Apollo 16 insignia in the background, signed in bla
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Bruce McCandless491 - Bruce McCandless
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Spectacular color 20 x 20 print on stretched canvas of McCandless performing his historic untethered EVA using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), nice
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Edgar Mitchell492 - Edgar Mitchell
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of LMP Mitchell with the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, "Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14.&...
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Edgar Mitchell493 - Edgar Mitchell
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Semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Edgar Mitchell walking across the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, "Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14."...
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Edgar Mitchell494 - Edgar Mitchell
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 full-length photo of LMP Mitchell standing on the moon's surface next to the American flag during the third lunar-lan...
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Moonwalkers495 - Moonwalkers
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Six items signed by moonwalkers, including: four official color 10 x 8 NASA lithographs, individually signed by Buzz Aldrin (ins), Alan Shepard (ins),
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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NASA496 - NASA
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FDC bearing the 1967 Gemini Twin Space stamps, postmarked on the issue date of September 29, 1967, signed in various ink types by Gene Cernan, Charlie
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NASA Flight Directors497 - NASA Flight Directors
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Group of four business cards belonging to Gene Kranz, Christopher Kraft, Glynn S. Lunney, and Gerry Griffin, each 3.5 x 2, signed ink of felt tip by t
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NASA Personnel498 - NASA Personnel
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Collection of 44 items signed by NASA administrators and personnel, including: Paul Bikle (SP), Ralph S. Barnaby (signature), John W. Boyd (SP), Charl
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Hermann Oberth and James Van Allen499 - Hermann Oberth and James Van Allen
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Two covers signed by a notable space pioneer: an FDC with a cachet honoring Robert Goddard, postmarked at Roswell, New Mexico on October 5, 1964, sign
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Rocket Scientists500 - Rocket Scientists
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Collection of 17 items signed by rocket scientists, including: five 8 x 10 photos signed by Ernst Stuhlinger; one 8 x 10 photo signed by Ernst Stuhlin
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Russian Personal Hygiene Bag501 - Russian Personal Hygiene Bag
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Blue Russian personal hygiene bag, measuring approximately 8? x 9?, marked on the front with Cyrillic lettering identifying it as serial no. 869. In f
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Satellite Battery Pack Assembly502 - Satellite Battery Pack Assembly
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Satellite Battery Pack Assembly, measuring 8.5? x 11? x 6? and weighing approximately 37 pounds, featuring a TRW Systems tag on one end, reading: &q...
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Dave Scott503 - Dave Scott
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Color satin-finish 16 x 20 full-length photo of Commander Scott saluting the American flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 15 mission, signed i
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Elliot See504 - Elliot See
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Postal cover with stamped cachets for the Gemini 9 and Apollo 11 missions, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on July 20, 1969, the moon-landing of Apollo 1
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Alan Shepard505 - Alan Shepard
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Official glossy 10 x 8 black-numbered NASA panoramic photo of the Apollo 14 Fra Mauro landing site, signed in black felt tip, "Al Shepard."...
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Alan Shepard506 - Alan Shepard
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Shepard in his white space suit in front of the Apollo 14 insignia, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, ...
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Alan Shepard507 - Alan Shepard
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Official Rawlings National League (White) baseball signed in blue ballpoint on a side panel by Alan Shepard. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full
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Skylab508 - Skylab
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Flown fragment of a Skylab oxygen supply tank recovered in Western Australia after the space station’s fiery reentry in 1979, approximately 1 x 1, dis
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Space Shuttle Advanced Crew Escape Suit Vent Duct Assembly509 - Space Shuttle Advanced Crew Escape Suit Vent Duct Assembly
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Space Shuttle Advanced Crew Escape Suit (ACES) vent duct assembly made by the David Clark Company, with a parts tag on the front: "40168G-01BYC...
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Space Shuttle ALT Crew510 - Space Shuttle ALT Crew
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Official color satin-finish 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of the Approach and Landing Test (ALT) crew members in front of the Space Shuttle Enterpris
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Space Shuttle and International Space Station Microphone Boom511 - Space Shuttle and International Space Station Microphone Boom
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Small microphone boom associated with the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs, measuring 6.75? long, marked near the base: "...
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Space Shuttle Checklist Holder Assembly512 - Space Shuttle Checklist Holder Assembly
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Orange Space Shuttle checklist holder assembly, the main panel measuring 6? x 7?, labeled on the front, "Checklist Holder Assembly, P/N SED3310...
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Space Shuttle Checklist Holder Assembly513 - Space Shuttle Checklist Holder Assembly
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Orange Space Shuttle checklist holder assembly, the main panel measuring 6? x 7?, labeled on the front, "Checklist Holder Assembly, P/N SED3310...
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Space Shuttle Data Recording Pen Assembly (Fisher Space Pen)514 - Space Shuttle Data Recording Pen Assembly (Fisher Space Pen)
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Space Shuttle Data Recording Pen Assembly (Fisher Space Pen Model CH4), measuring 5.25? long, with attached tether and white Velcro at the end marked
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Space Shuttle Data Recording Pen Assembly (Fisher Space Pen)515 - Space Shuttle Data Recording Pen Assembly (Fisher Space Pen)
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Space Shuttle Data Recording Pen Assembly (Fisher Space Pen Model CH4), measuring 5.25? long, with attached tether and white Velcro at the end marked
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