RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With over 750 outstanding lots, RR Auction’s October Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction opens with a remarkable featured section—‘Innovators of Man and Machine,’ boasting three centuries' worth of the world’s greatest minds: Bernoulli, Watt, Pasteur, Westinghouse, Edison, Einstein, Boeing, and Ferrari are among the autographs offered. The rest of the catalog provides a well-balanced assortment of items from presidents, Declaration of Independence signers, activists, businessmen, world leaders, royalty, military figures, artists, authors, musicians, entertainers, and athletes. A small sampling of top items in the sale: an Albert Einstein handwritten manuscript related to his work on a unified field theory; a 50-letter archive of letters from photographer Alfred Stieglitz to New Yorker critic Lewis Mumford; a Freud letter on the Oedipus complex; a musical quote from Verdi’s ‘La traviata’; a fully signed Beatles promo card; and a game-used baseball from the 1917 Tim Murnane Day benefit game played at Fenway Park. 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 October 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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Chris Kraft and Gene Kranz366 - Chris Kraft and Gene Kranz
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Collection of four signed photos: a color glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Kraft posing with a model of the LM, signed in black felt tip, "Best rega...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz367 - Gene Kranz
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Kranz and other members of mission control watching Commander Neil Armstrong on a large overhead monitor, signed in the l
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts368 - Mercury Astronauts
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Limited edition color semi-glossy 9.75 x 7.75 photo of images honoring astronauts of the Mercury program, numbered 169/300, signed in black felt tip b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mission Control369 - Mission Control
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mission Control celebrating the successful splashdown and recovery of Apollo 13, signed in black felt tip by Gene Kranz.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers370 - Moonwalkers
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Collection of three items signed by moonwalkers: a gold ink signature, "Alan Shepard," on a black card matted with a color glossy photo of...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Carl Sagan371 - Carl Sagan
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Cornell University letterhead, May 18, 1982. Letter to Letha Toms, in full: "Belated but sincere thanks for the gift o...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wally Schirra372 - Wally Schirra
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Semi-glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Wally Schirra posing in his Mercury space suit with arms akimbo, signed in black felt tip. Double-matted and framed t
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Alan Shepard373 - Alan Shepard
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Felt tip signature, "Alan Shepard,” on a white 2 x 1 bookplate. Matted with a color photo of Shepard holding the American flag on the surface o...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard374 - Alan Shepard
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Uncommon felt tip signature, "Al Shepard, Lunar Golfer,” on a white 4 x 1.5 card. Matted with a photo of him golfing on the moon to an overall ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Skylab 2375 - Skylab 2
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Vintage color matte-finish 9.5 x 7.5 photo of the first manned Skylab crew in their white space suits, affixed to a 14 x 11 mount, signed and inscribe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Skylab 3376 - Skylab 3
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Vintage color satin-finish 9.5 x 7.5 photo of the second manned Skylab crew, affixed to a 14 x 10.75 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black
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Space Discoveries377 - Space Discoveries
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Uncommon commemorative cover for “A Christmas Eve Prayer From Lunar Orbit,” 11 x 8.5, published by S. M. Kessler, featuring quotes from the crew of Ap
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-1378 - STS-1
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the first Space Shuttle crew in their orange flight suits, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Valentina Tereshkova379 - Valentina Tereshkova
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Color 4 x 6 postcard photo of Tereshkova wearing her medals, signed in blue ink in Cyrillic. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun380 - Wernher von Braun
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Fountain pen signature, "Wernher von Braun,” on an off-white 4 x 1.75 slip affixed to a same-size card. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi381 - Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
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Rare ALS in English, three pages on two sheets, 4.5 x 7, December 21, 1882. Letter to "Mr. Brown," describing the Statue of Liberty. In pa...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Mathew Brady383 - Mathew Brady
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Early American photographer (1922–1896) known for his scenes of the Civil War and for his portraits of eminent politicians and other illustrious Ameri
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Marc Chagall384 - Marc Chagall
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Rare unsigned book: The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I. NY: George Braziller, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10 x 12.75, 220 pages. The book repr
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Georgia O'Keeffe385 - Georgia O'Keeffe
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ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, blind-embossed The Shelton—New York letterhead, March 29, 1927. Letter to noted writer and critic Lewis Mumford, in part:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell386 - Norman Rockwell
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Superb original painting by Norman Rockwell of R. E. Roberson as fifth president of the American Mutual Insurance Company, oil on canvasboard, 19 x 22
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Estimate : 18,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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