RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Duke of Wellington361 - Duke of Wellington
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Third-person ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, July 11, 1829. In full: "The Duke of Wellington presents his Compliments to Mr. Todd and has received his ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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World War I362 - World War I
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Powerful pair of World War I-era propaganda posters: a color 47.5 x 34.75 linen-backed poster of artwork by Abel Faivre, which shows a bunting of Alli
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Georgy Zhukov363 - Georgy Zhukov
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Soviet general (1896–1974) who led the defeat of the Germans at Stalingrad and the entry into Berlin during World War II. Typed DS in Cyrillic, four p
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Aviation365 - Aviation
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Intriguing pair of flight artifacts related to the early career of Courtney Whitney, who is best known as the loyal aide of Douglas MacArthur and one
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Aviation366 - Aviation
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Group of seventeen volumes of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce's annual Aircraft Yearbook, with dates ranging from 1922 to 1951, including: ...
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Amelia Earhart367 - Amelia Earhart
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The Fifth Avenue Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out (with the exception of the recipient field) and signed by Earhart, payable to Bertha C. Liepsner
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh368 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: We. Authors autograph edition, limited issue, numbered 251/1000. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 308 pages. ...
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Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart369 - Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart
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Group of busts and coins, including: a pair of vintage cast metal bookends portraying Lindbergh, marked "Verona"; two hollow cast sculptur...
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Joseph-Michel Montgolfier370 - Joseph-Michel Montgolfier
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French politician and pioneering aviator (1740–1810) best known for inventing, with his brother, Jacques-Etienne, the first successful hot-air balloon
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NACA Research Memorandum371 - NACA Research Memorandum
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A "Research Memorandum" published by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), entitled "Theoretical Investigation Base...
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Igor Sikorsky372 - Igor Sikorsky
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World War II-dated TLS signed “I. Sikorsky,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Vought–Sikorsky Aircraft letterhead, January 8, 1943. Letter to W. H. Marcellus, in f
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Trans World Airlines373 - Trans World Airlines
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Vintage circa late 1950s color 25 x 39.75 Trans World Airlines advertising poster portraying one of their Lockheed Constellation airliners soaring ove
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Zeppelins374 - Zeppelins
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Group of Zeppelin-related items, including: a vintage 7?-long metal toy in the shape of an airship, marked "Graf Zeppelin" on the side; a ...
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Apollo Saturn IB AS-204 Briefing Book375 - Apollo Saturn IB AS-204 Briefing Book
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Rare Design Certification Review briefing book for the AS-204 Saturn IB launch vehicle, 13 x 9.75, September 16, 1966. The preface outlines the book’s
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin376 - Buzz Aldrin
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Two items: a framed color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip; and an Aldrin-authorized limited edit
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin377 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, "We Came in Peace, ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong378 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong379 - Neil Armstrong
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Felt tip signature, "Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 4 x 6 sheet. In very good condition, with several intersecting creases. Accompanied by an...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Astronauts380 - Astronauts
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Highly appealing color satin-finish 11.5 x 17.5 photo of the moon hanging above the Earth's atmosphere, signed in silver ink or black felt tip b...
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Buzz Aldrin381 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color 9.25 x 7.25 NASA photo of Aldrin descending the lunar module, signed in silver ink, "Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI." Double-matted...
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Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell382 - Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell
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Limited edition color semi-glossy 9.75 x 7.75 photo of the exterior of the Gemini 12 spacecraft taken by Pilot Buzz Aldrin during his standup EVA, wit
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Buzz Aldrin and John Glenn383 - Buzz Aldrin and John Glenn
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Two books: a first edition of No Dream Is Too High, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in blue ink, "Buzz Aldrin"; and a...
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Apollo 13384 - Apollo 13
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Double-sided page removed from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flight Crew G & N Dictionary, 6 x 8, with a basic date of January 5, 1970, signed on o...
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Apollo 13385 - Apollo 13
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Limited edition color semi-glossy 9.75 x 7.75 photo montage of the Apollo 13 mission from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, numbered 1/300, signed
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Apollo 13386 - Apollo 13
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Collector's edition Apollo 13 DVD signed on the front cover in black felt tip by James Lovell, Tom Hanks, and Ron Howard. Mounted and framed wit...
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Apollo 13: Lovell and Kranz387 - Apollo 13: Lovell and Kranz
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Semi-glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of mission control following the successful splashdown and recovery of the Apollo 13 crew, with Gene Kranz smoking a cigar
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Apollo 17: Cernan and Schmitt388 - Apollo 17: Cernan and Schmitt
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 17 liftoff, signed in black felt tip by Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt. Reverse of photo bears an affix
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Apollo 8389 - Apollo 8
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Small segment of Kapton foil of the type used for the Apollo 8 spacecraft, affixed to the reverse of a 3.5 x 2 business card of an Apollo Project engi
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Apollo Astronauts390 - Apollo Astronauts
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Set of eight satin-finish and semi-glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in ink or felt tip by an Apollo astronaut, including: James Lovell (N
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Apollo-Soyuz391 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Limited edition color satin-finish 9.5 x 7.5 photo of the Apollo Command/Service Module and the Soviet Soyuz 19 prior to docking, numbered 16/80, sign
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Astronaut Hall of Fame392 - Astronaut Hall of Fame
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Two items: a color 21.5 x 27.5 lithograph of the 2001 inductees into the Astronaut Hall of Fame, showing images of Bob Crippen, Joe Engle, Richard Tru
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Astronauts393 - Astronauts
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Collection of four books signed by astronauts, including: a first edition of The Return, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in silve
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Gene Cernan394 - Gene Cernan
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Cernan holding and saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, "Gen...
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Michael Collins396 - Michael Collins
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Pamphlet for The Plain Dealer Book & Author Luncheon in the spring of 1988, measuring 11 x 8.5 open, highlighting the four authors scheduled to ...
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Gemini 9397 - Gemini 9
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Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Gene Cernan explaining an aspect of his upcoming lunar orbit mission to engineer Normand Auger, with Thomas Staff
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Gene Kranz398 - Gene Kranz
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 capsule, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "'Solve the problem. Lets not mak...
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Ron McNair399 - Ron McNair
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of McNair wearing his blue Space Shuttle suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Timothy Presto...
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Mercury Astronauts400 - Mercury Astronauts
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Exceptional color artist's proof limited edition 33 x 23.25 print of a painting by artist George Bishop entitled ‘Mercury 7,’ showing the Mercur...
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Mercury: Glenn and Cooper401 - Mercury: Glenn and Cooper
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Five items: a color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of John Glenn in his orange STS-95 flight suit, signed in black felt tip by Glenn; a semi-glossy 7.5 x 9.
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Moonwalkers402 - Moonwalkers
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Very appealing grouping of six color semi-glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed by a moonwalker in ink or felt tip, including: "Buzz Al...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers403 - Moonwalkers
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Three books signed by moonwalkers: a first edition of Return to Earth, hardcover with dust jacket, signed and inscribed on the first free end page in
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Moonwalkers404 - Moonwalkers
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Three items: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young in his blue suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Howard Gladen, Best Wishe
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Dave Scott405 - Dave Scott
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Apollo 15 Commander Dave Scott posing in his white space suit next to an American flag and a small model of the lunar rov
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Alan Shepard406 - Alan Shepard
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Shepard emerging from the original 'Mercury 7 Gondola' of the Johnsville Centrifuge, signed and inscribed in ...
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Alan Shepard407 - Alan Shepard
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Limited edition display commemorating the career of astronaut Alan Shepard, numbered 3/100, featuring a golden Project Mercury lapel pin and a color 9
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Alan Shepard408 - Alan Shepard
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Ink signature, "Alan Shepard,” on an off-white 2 x 1 bookplate. Matted with a color photo of Shepard on the surface of the moon during Apollo 1...
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Jack Swigert410 - Jack Swigert
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Uncommon official color 7.5 x 9.75 NASA lithograph of Swigert posing in his white space suit with a small model of the lunar module, signed and inscri
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Edward H. White II411 - Edward H. White II
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Attractive fountain pen signature, "Edward H. White II,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Artists412 - Artists
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Collection of over 100 items signed by many of the world’s leading painters, sculptors, photographers, and architects of the 20th century, encompassin
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Milton Avery413 - Milton Avery
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American artist (1885-1965) best known for his semi-abstract portraits and landscapes incorporating flat planes of color. Large original ink sketch on
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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