RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With more than 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an impressive assortment of historic collectibles. This month includes a special Literature section, with rare and significant items such as an illustrated, autographed manuscript of Hermann Hesse’s "Piktor's Verwandlungen"; Anton Chekhov's “Stories and Tales,” inscribed; a handwritten quotation from Guo Moruo; and many more top authors like Joyce, Tolkien, Orwell, Sartre, Sendak and Whitman. The Music section features incredible original artwork by Frederic Chopin; a 350-page “Who’s Who in Rock & Roll,” signed by hundreds of the genre’s greatest musicians; and a fully signed Beatles autograph with additional, rare signature from Ray Charles. This catalog also includes items from US History, Space, Art, Entertainment and more. 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 May 2018.

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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Apollo 15605 - Apollo 15
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Desirable Apollo 15 commemorative cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and text to top and bottom, "NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 16606 - Apollo 16
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Sizable 2.75 x 3 unflown swatch of Kapton foil thermal insulation removed from the Apollo 16 lunar module Orion, affixed to the original 8.25 x 11.75
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 17607 - Apollo 17
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Scarce commemorative 'lunar map' cover with a color cachet of the Apollo 17 mission insignia, postmarked with moon landing date of December ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 17608 - Apollo 17
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Launch day postal cover with a stamped cachet of the Apollo 17 mission insignia, postmarked with a launch date of December 7, 1972, signed in black ba
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 17609 - Apollo 17
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Rare octagonal 3.5 x 3.5 metal printing plate for the mission emblem of the Apollo 17 mission, featuring offset designs of Apollo of Belvedere suspend
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Apollo 9610 - Apollo 9
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Dave Scott exiting the hatch of the command module Gumdrop during the Apollo 9 mission, signed in the borders in blu
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 9611 - Apollo 9
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Apollo 9 recovery cover with a stamped cachet honoring the US Navy Recovery Force, postmarked on the USS Nicholas on March 13, 1969, signed in various
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Apollo Astronauts612 - Apollo Astronauts
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Uncommon program for a State of Texas dinner honoring "The Astronauts," held at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston, Texas, on December 1...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo Program613 - Apollo Program
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Collection of official NASA materials from the Apollo era, including: six 10 x 8 lithographs of images from the Apollo missions; two 10 x 8 lithograph
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Neil Armstrong614 - Neil Armstrong
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Program from the 1974 Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremonies, 7 x 11.25, signed on the cover in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong. The cover and
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong615 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Melvin Cagle, Nei...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong616 - Neil Armstrong
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Belgian souvenir postal sheet featuring a 20F stamp honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts, 3.75 x 5, neatly signed in blue ballpoint. Armstrong signed the
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong617 - Neil Armstrong
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Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Armstrong wearing a suit and tie, very boldly signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Michelle Lons, Neil Ar...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong618 - Neil Armstrong
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Christmas card from 2003 with a large silver snowflake, measures 7.5 x 4.75 open, signed inside in red ballpoint, “Carol & Neil Armstrong.” Also...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan619 - Gene Cernan
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Commander Cernan standing next to the American flag on the surface of the moon, signed in blue felt tip,
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Gene Cernan620 - Gene Cernan
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Press kit folder for the release of Gene Cernan's 1999 book The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space, 9...
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Gene Cernan621 - Gene Cernan
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Laminated limited edition color glossy 16 x 20 photo of Harrison Schmitt next to the American flag as taken by Gene Cernan during the Apollo 17 missio
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Gene Cernan622 - Gene Cernan
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TLS signed “Eug. A. Cernan,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, June 20, 1966. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Donner, in part: "Many thanks fo...
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Michael Collins623 - Michael Collins
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, “Mike Collins.” In very fi
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Michael Collins624 - Michael Collins
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Signed book: Carrying the Fire. First Adventure Library edition. North Salem, NY: The Adventure Library, 1998. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 388 pages. Sign
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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