RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Boasting almost 1,300 lots, RR Auction’s massive August Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features highlighted World War II and Animation sections, in addition to a vast array of material spanning history, entertainment, and the arts. The historic World War II section features uniforms, autographs, and weapons from the conflict, including a surrendered Japanese sword. Animation includes original Disney production cels, beautiful hand-painted concept artwork, and autographs from the greatest names in the industry. Other top lots in the sale include an autograph letter from revered economist Adam Smith, an amazing original sketch by Paul Cezanne, an oversized portrait of Oscar Wilde, and multiple pieces signed by Marilyn Monroe. 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 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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Wiley Post and Harold Gatty428 - Wiley Post and Harold Gatty
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Pilot Wiley Post (1898–1935), accompanied by navigator Harold Gatty (1903–1957), set the speed record for around-the-world flight during a trip comple
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Igor Sikorsky429 - Igor Sikorsky
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Pioneering aviation engineer (1889–1972) who developed the first four-engine airplane and the first modern helicopter to be put into widespread use. T
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Joe Sutter430 - Joe Sutter
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American engineer (1921-2016) for the Boeing Airplane Company and manager of the design team for the Boeing 747; Smithsonian Air and Space Magazine ha
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Orville Wright431 - Orville Wright
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The Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to The Engineers Club for $0.85, June 9, 1917. In
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Orville Wright432 - 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 : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Orville Wright433 - Orville Wright
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The Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Orville Wright, "Wright Cycle Co., O. W.," payable to E. K. Morris &am...
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Chuck Yeager434 - Chuck Yeager
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Two folding 11 x 14 portfolio displays containing four covers signed by Yeager, including: a flown FDC carried at Mach 1 on the 50th anniversary of su
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Gus Grissom435 - Gus Grissom
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Grissom wearing a Mercury 7 lapel pin, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Willy, Gus Grissom.” In ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Gus Grissom436 - Gus Grissom
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TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, April 27, 1961. Letter to "Mr. Aucoin," in part: "It is...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts437 - Mercury Astronauts
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Official glossy 8 x 10 black-numbered NASA photo of the Big Joe 1 (Atlas 10-D) rocket, signed in blue ballpoint by Gordon Cooper, and in black felt ti
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mercury Project438 - Mercury Project
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Group of six photos signed by Mercury Project personnel, including five of the Mercury Seven astronauts and public affairs officer John A. Powers. Inc
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 11439 - Apollo 11
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Magnificent signed book: First on the Moon. Book club edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 500 pa
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11440 - Apollo 11
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Fantastic sheet of 32 'First Man on the Moon' ten-cent stamps, 8 x 10, signed in felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collin...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong442 - Neil Armstrong
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Sought-after official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed over his arm in bold b
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong443 - Neil Armstrong
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Uncommon glossy 8 x 10 photo of Armstrong climbing into an early prototype of the Apollo 11 M-5 Lunar Excursion Module on October 6, 1964, signed in b
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong444 - Neil Armstrong
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Newsweek magazine cover from July 21, 1969, showing Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, 8.25 x 11, signed and insc
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong445 - Neil Armstrong
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, August 1, 1979. Letter to Ralph L. Benson, in part: "I very much appreciate the m...
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Neil Armstrong446 - Neil Armstrong
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Color vintage 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To all the Browne's, With Bes...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong447 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Doug—Neil Armstrong.” In...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin448 - Jim Irwin
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Irwin posing in his white space suit with a lunar globe, signed and inscribed in thin black felt tip, "...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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