RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction’s August Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 900 lots, headlined by a special World War II section that tells the story of a war that defined a generation. In addition to this historic offering, headlining items include an important letter by King Henry VIII related to a treaty negotiation, a 1919 letter from Einstein to his ex-wife and children, a remarkable pair of letters by John Lennon about his breakup with Cynthia, and a flag fragment from Horatio Nelson's HMS Victory. 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 August 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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Richard S. Ewell419 - Richard S. Ewell
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Confederate general (1817-1872) who achieved fame as a senior commander under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee; his actions at the Battle of Gettys
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee and U. S. Grant420 - Robert E. Lee and U. S. Grant
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Impressive pairing of Civil War-dated items from legendary rival Generals U. S. Grant and Robert E. Lee: an ALS signed "U. S. Grant, Maj. Gen.,...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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George E. Pickett421 - George E. Pickett
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Mexican-American War-dated manuscript document, one page, 8 x 10.25, City of Mexico, December 31, 1847. An invoice of "Clothing, Camp and Garri...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman422 - William T. Sherman
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ALS signed “W. T. Sherman,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, 912 Garrison Avenue letterhead, February 7, 1884. Letter to Mary Audenreid, the
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Horatio Nelson423 - Horatio Nelson
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Fabric swatch from the main topsail of Lord Nelson’s flagship, the HMS Victory, measuring 3 x 2, framed with a 1903 letter of provenance by Henry W. C
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Estimate : 16,000.00 - 18,000.00
 
 
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Spanish-American War424 - Spanish-American War
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Original glossy 13.5 x 9.75 photo of the burial procession for the last crew members recovered from the USS Maine, showing the massive cortege making
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Airplane425 - Airplane
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Large bronze airplane sculpture set upon a wooden base, measuring 29 x 31 x 26 and weighing 43 pounds, with a plaque on the base reading: "Pres...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Airplane Pedal Car426 - Airplane Pedal Car
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Vintage toy airplane pedal car, measuring 64? long with a 74? wingspan, painted in gray, red, and yellow. Comes with a mannequin of a child dressed as
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Roland Garros427 - Roland Garros
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Early French aviator and a fighter pilot (1888–1918) during World War I. A tennis center was named after him in the 1920s, the Stade de Roland Garros,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Eugene Gilbert428 - Eugene Gilbert
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French racing pilot and WWI flying ace credited with five aerial victories (1889–1918) who was killed in a test flight crash. Scarce matte-finish 5.5
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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L'Aviation Sculptural Clock429 - L'Aviation Sculptural Clock
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Beautiful circa 1910 hollow-cast spelter sculptural clock inspired by French aviator Louis Bleriot, measuring approximately 26.5? tall, set upon a mar
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh430 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: The Spirit of St. Louis. Presentation edition, number 120. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 561 pages. Sig...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh431 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: We. Authors autograph edition, limited issue, numbered 177/1000. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 308 pages. ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh432 - Charles Lindbergh
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Ideal vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 7.25 full-length photo of Lindbergh posing in front of the Spirit of St. Louis, signed in fountain pen, "Charl...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Pan Am433 - Pan Am
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Vintage sky blue Pan Am stewardess uniform designed by Academy Award–winning costume designer Edith Head, manufactured by Stonington, complete with ja
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Pan Am434 - Pan Am
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Vintage navy blue Pan Am flight attendant's uniform by Stonington, complete with jacket, pants, shirt, shoes, hat, and "Pan Am Stewardess&q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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US Air Force Recruiting Service435 - US Air Force Recruiting Service
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Vintage red, white, and blue Air Force recruitment jet model, measuring 75? long with a 46? wingspan, with "United States Air Force Recruiting ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Orville Wright436 - Orville Wright
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The Winters National Bank & Trust Company check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to Anderson Piano Co., for $4...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Orville Wright437 - Orville Wright
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Vintage 6.25 x 4.5 cardstock photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight, captioned at the bottom ‘First Man-Flight, December 17, 1903, Kitty Hawk, N.
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Orville Wright438 - Orville Wright
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Christmas card from 1941 featuring a glossy photo of Hawthorn Hill, the home of Orville Wright from 1914 until his death 1948, measures 10.75 x 4.5 op
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Wright Brothers439 - Wright Brothers
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Highly appealing set of five original pencil sketches by Louis P. Christman, chief production engineer of the Wright Aeroplane Co., on individual off-
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Wilbur Wright440 - Wilbur Wright
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Sought-after ink signature, "Yours truly, Wilbur Wright,” on an off-white 5.25 x 8.25 autograph sheet bearing collector's notations and an ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Zeppelin441 - Zeppelin
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Collection of three commemorative items related to Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin: a very lightweight 8.25? long spoon crafted from the salvaged airframe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Deke Slayton442 - Deke Slayton
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Deke Slayton's personally-owned and -worn Bulova Accutron Astronaut model wristwatch in stainless steel with original stainless steel Bulova Acc...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jim McDivitt443 - Jim McDivitt
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Flown Apollo 9 CSM overview schematic for the fuel cell/cryogenic system, 22 x 10.5, vertically signed and flight-certified in the left margin in gree
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 13444 - Apollo 13
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Signed book: Apollo 13. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 378 pages. Signed on the first free e
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 16445 - Apollo 16
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Ring-bound Apollo 16 Basic LM Data Card Book used by Charlie Duke during mission training, 32 pages plus cardstock covers, 8.5 x 10.5, December 16, 19
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo446 - Apollo
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Exceptional pre–Apollo 11 Grumman contractor’s model of the Apollo Lunar Module by Precise Models, Inc. Constructed of injection-molded plastic, the t
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Columbia STS–107447 - Columbia STS–107
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Color glossy 11 x 8.5 laserprint photo of the Columbia crew posing with several office workers, signed in black felt tip by all seven crew members: Ri
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts448 - Cosmonauts
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Six KNIGA covers, all with cachets commemorating Russian space achievements, issued and canceled to mark one of the first six Russian manned space mis
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin449 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, "Buzz Aldrin, Apollo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin450 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Buzz Aldrin posing on the lunar surface during the historic Apollo 11 mission, signed in blue felt tip.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin451 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Aldrin in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, boldly signed in blue felt tip. In very fine conditi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin452 - Buzz Aldrin
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Oversized color satin-finish 19.5 x 15.5 photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To my fellow pilot Ted ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12453 - Apollo 12
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A 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth with a printed 3? diameter Apollo XII mission insignia in the center, signed in blue ballpoint by Alan Bean and Richard G
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13454 - Apollo 13
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Double-sided page removed from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flight Crew G & N Dictionary, 5.5 x 8, with a basic date of January 5, 1970, and a cha...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 8455 - Apollo 8
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A 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 4.75 x 4 Apollo 8 mission insignia in the center, signed in black felt tip, “Frank Borman, Apollo 8, Commande...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts456 - Apollo Astronauts
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Ballpoint signatures, "Frank Borman" and "James A. McDivitt," and a black felt tip signature, "Dave Scott,” on a white 5.25...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong457 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a large lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in blue felt ti
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong458 - Neil Armstrong
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Stellar uninscribed glossy 8 x 9.75 photo of Armstrong in a suit and tie, signed in black felt tip, “All good wishes, Neil Armstrong.” In very fine co
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Astronauts459 - Astronauts
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Three books: Signed book: History of NASA. Later printing. NY: Exeter Books, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.5 x 12.25, 191 pages. Signed on the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Astronauts and Arthur C. Clarke460 - Astronauts and Arthur C. Clarke
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Three signed books: The Coming of the Space Age. First edition. NY: Meredith Press, 1967. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 301 pages. Signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan461 - Gene Cernan
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Cernan saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt tip. In fine condi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins462 - Michael Collins
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Signed book: Liftoff: The Story of America's Adventure in Space. First edition, first printing. NY: Grove Press, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacke...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Michael Collins463 - Michael Collins
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Choice color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Collins in his helmet, signed in black felt tip, "Michael Collins, Apollo XI, CMP, July 1969." I...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yuri Gagarin464 - Yuri Gagarin
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Textured matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 photo of Gagarin in uniform, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Glenn465 - John Glenn
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FDC with a cachet honoring Glenn and the first successful orbital flight by an American, postmarked February 20, 1962, the launch day of the Friendshi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn466 - John Glenn
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Two items: a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Glenn posing in Mercury space suit, signed and inscribed in bold white ink, "To David—John Glen...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Haise467 - Fred Haise
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Official Apollo 13 Lunar Orbital Science Flight Chart, 43 x 21.5, signed in black felt tip, "'The Lunar Orbits we didn't get to make!&#...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin468 - Jim Irwin
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DS signed “James B. Irwin,” one page, 7.25 x 3.25, no date. American Express credit card receipt for a purchase of "Aspen Wood" and "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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