RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Auction Details

Boasting excellent and varied selections of animation artwork and John F. Kennedy material, RR Auction's November Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is one of the largest of the year. Highlights of the animation section include a preliminary concept painting of Pinocchio's village by Gustaf Tenggren, vivid original concept art by Eyvind Earle and Mary Blair, and a multitude of production cels and drawings. Other top lots include an autograph letter by Charles Darwin on the voyage of the Challenger, a superior Pablo Picasso portrait, and letters by Winston Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek with terrific WWII-related content. JFK lots include several poignant pieces from his assassination—a Dallas police helmet and badge worn by an officer in the motorcade, a signed press release from LBJ announcing his death, and accouterments worn by a naval pallbearer as part of the Joint Casket Bearer Team at JFK's state funeral. Join us as we make history selling history in November 2020.
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
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Enola Gay: Beser and Jeppson Signed Photographs354 - Enola Gay: Beser and Jeppson Signed Photographs
RR Auction
Two glossy photos: an 8 x 10 photo of radar specialist Jacob Beser posing in front of the Enola Gay, signed in black felt tip, "Jacob Beser&quo...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed First Day Cover355 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed First Day Cover
RR Auction
Airmail FDC postmarked on January 7, 1965, signed vertically in blue ink, "Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., B/Gen USAF, Pilot of the Enola Gay, 6 Aug. 45....
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed Print356 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed Print
RR Auction
Color limited edition 17 x 11 print of the Enola Gay from the National Aviation Hall of Fame, numbered 140/500, signed in pencil by the pilot, "...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Flying Tigers Signed First Day Covers357 - Flying Tigers Signed First Day Covers
RR Auction
Two FDCs with cachets honoring Claire L. Chennault, one signed in ink by his wife, "Anna C. Chennault," and the other signed by twelve mem...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Joe Foss Signed Print358 - Joe Foss Signed Print
RR Auction
Color limited edition 17 x 11 print of a Grumman F4F Wildcat from the National Aviation Hall of Fame, numbered 178/500, signed in pencil by the pilot,
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Tex Hill Signed Commemorative Cover359 - Tex Hill Signed Commemorative Cover
RR Auction
Very appealing 50th Anniversary of World War II commemorative cover, 7.5 x 5, with a cachet honoring 'Stilwell's Army Begins Battle for Burm...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Harold Keith 'Johnny' Johnson Autograph Letter Signed360 - Harold Keith 'Johnny' Johnson Autograph Letter Signed
RR Auction
ALS signed “Johnny Johnson,” two pages, 7 x 8.5, General, Army of the United States letterhead, July 25, 1968. Letter to Lieutenant
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
George C. Marshall Typed Letter Signed361 - George C. Marshall Typed Letter Signed
RR Auction
TLS signed “G. C. Marshall,” one page, 7 x 9, personal Office of General of the Army letterhead, January 14, 1957. Letter to Dennis
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Chester W. Nimitz Typed Letter Signed362 - Chester W. Nimitz Typed Letter Signed
RR Auction
TLS signed “C. W. Nimitz,” one page, 5.75 x 8, Five Star Fleet Admiral letterhead, December 23, 1946. Letter to the Slepin family, i
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Eddie Rickenbacker Typed Letter Signed363 - Eddie Rickenbacker Typed Letter Signed
RR Auction
TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Eastern Air Lines letterhead, August 19, 1957. Letter to Colonel Richard A. Magee, in full: "Further to my letter t...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Norman Schwarzkopf Signed Books364 - Norman Schwarzkopf Signed Books
RR Auction
Two identical signed books with dust jacket variants: It Doesn't Take a Hero. First edition. NY: Bantam Books, 1992. Hardcovers with dust jacket...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Winfield Scott Signed Check365 - Winfield Scott Signed Check
RR Auction
Corcoran & Riggs bank check, 6.25 x 2.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Scott, "Winfield Scott," payable to W. S. for $400,...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
William T. Sherman Signature366 - William T. Sherman Signature
RR Auction
Crisp ink signature, "W. T. Sherman, General,” on an off-white 7.25 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Paul Tibbets and Charles Sweeney Signed Photographs367 - Paul Tibbets and Charles Sweeney Signed Photographs
RR Auction
Two satin-finish 14 x 11 photos of the Enola Gay and Bockscar crews, individually signed in blue felt tip, "Paul Tibbets" and "Major ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Alexander Webb Document Signed368 - Alexander Webb Document Signed
RR Auction
Uncommon partly-printed DS, signed "Alex. S. Webb ," one page, 18.5 x 15.5, January 27, 1899. Military order in which Major William Curtis...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Amelia Earhart Signed Photograph369 - Amelia Earhart Signed Photograph
RR Auction
Attractive vintage glossy 2.75 x 3.5 head-and-shoulders portrait of the renowned aviatrix, boldly signed in fountain pen, "Amelia Earhart."...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Olive Ann Beech Signed Photograph370 - Olive Ann Beech Signed Photograph
RR Auction
Color glossy 7 x 5 photo of the 'First Lady of Aviation' posing in front of one of her propeller-powered aircraft, signed and inscribed in b...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Charles Lindbergh Autograph Letter Signed371 - Charles Lindbergh Autograph Letter Signed
RR Auction
ALS signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” two pages on separate leaves, 6 x 8, Illiec letterhead, July 11, 1938. Letter to "Sir Francis,&q...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Dick Rutan and Jeanna Yeager Signed Letters372 - Dick Rutan and Jeanna Yeager Signed Letters
RR Auction
Collection of six TLSs from Jeana Yeager, with one also signed by her Voyager co-pilot Dick Rutan, each one page, 8.5 x 11, various personal Voyager l
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
David G. Simons Signed Group Lot373 - David G. Simons Signed Group Lot
RR Auction
Three items: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Simons in uniform, signed and inscribed in black felt tip; and two TLSs sending his autograph, one of which expa
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Lorin Wright Signed Check374 - Lorin Wright Signed Check
RR Auction
Winters National Bank check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Lorin Wright, "Wright Bros. per L. W.," payable to The Dayton Gas & ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 11 Signed Photograph375 - Apollo 11 Signed Photograph
RR Auction
Outstanding color vintage glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of the Apollo 11 crew in their white space suits against a lunar background, signed an
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 11 Signed First Day Cover376 - Apollo 11 Signed First Day Cover
RR Auction
Exceedingly rare oversized FDC entitled “Man Walks on the Moon,” 10.5 x 8, postmarked July 20, 1969, the date of the Apollo 11 moon
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph377 - Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph
RR Auction
Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Armstrong at an event, boldly signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "Best wishes to Richard Orloff, Neil Armstrong.&qu...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 12 painting by Raymond Bruneau378 - Apollo 12 painting by Raymond Bruneau
RR Auction
Original 17.5 x 14.5 painting of the Apollo 12 crew by NASA staff artist Raymond Bruneau, signed and dated in the lower right. "R. Bruneau, Nov...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Space Shuttle 4000 Series EMU Glove TMG379 - Space Shuttle 4000 Series EMU Glove TMG
RR Auction
Desirable left-handed 4000 series Space Shuttle glove TMG (Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment), with an ILC-Dover tag on the interior, reading: "It...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Buzz Aldrin Signed Lunar Plaque380 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Lunar Plaque
RR Auction
Highly desirable replica 9.25 x 8 metal lunar plaque similar to the one left on the moon's surface by the Apollo 11 crew, affixed to a wooden 10...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph381 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph
RR Auction
Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip, "We Came in Peace...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Buzz Aldrin Signed Book382 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Book
RR Auction
Signed book: Magnificent Desolation. First edition. NY: Harmony Books, 2009. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 326 pages. Signed on the half-tit
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 11: Aldrin and Collins Signed Photograph383 - Apollo 11: Aldrin and Collins Signed Photograph
RR Auction
Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "Best wishes t...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 12 Signed Photograph384 - Apollo 12 Signed Photograph
RR Auction
Color satin-finish 10 x 8 black-numbered NASA photo of the Apollo 12 crew in their white space suits in front of a Lunar Module, signed in black felt
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 12 Signed Covers385 - Apollo 12 Signed Covers
RR Auction
Two commemorative covers—one from Romania and one from Austria—honoring Apollo 12, each signed in black felt tip by Charles Conrad,
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 12: Bean and Gordon Signed Photograph386 - Apollo 12: Bean and Gordon Signed Photograph
RR Auction
Impressive color satin-finish 20.5 x 16.5 photo of the dramatic launch of the Apollo 12 mission, signed in black felt tip, "Alan Bean, Apollo 1...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 15: Scott and Worden Signed Photograph387 - Apollo 15: Scott and Worden Signed Photograph
RR Auction
Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 15 crew in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip, "Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR" an...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo 9 Signed Commemorative Cover388 - Apollo 9 Signed Commemorative Cover
RR Auction
Commemorative cover with a color cachet of the Apollo 9 mission insignia, postmarked at KSC on the second day of the mission, signed in felt tip and b
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Apollo Astronauts Signed Books389 - Apollo Astronauts Signed Books
RR Auction
Four books signed by Apollo astronauts: a hardcover edition of Magnificent Desolation, signed on the half-title page in black felt tip by Buzz Aldrin;
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Neil Armstrong's Personalized Napkin390 - Neil Armstrong's Personalized Napkin
RR Auction
Neil Armstrong's personally-owned 5 x 5 personalized napkin from the Hotel Las Brisas in Acapulco, Mexico, imprinted in Spanish: "Sr. Neil ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Neil Armstrong's Scout Badge391 - Neil Armstrong's Scout Badge
RR Auction
Neil Armstrong's personally-owned 1.5 x 2.25 British Boy Scout district badge for "Blackburn," constructed with a Bevo-style weave on ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Astronauts Signed Photographs392 - Astronauts Signed Photographs
RR Auction
Attractive set of seven official NASA color 10 x 8 NASA lithographs of the Earth as viewed from space and the moon, each signed in ballpoint or felt t
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Cece Bibby Signed Artwork393 - Cece Bibby Signed Artwork
RR Auction
Original painting of the Friendship 7, Aurora 7, and Sigma 7 mission emblems by Cece Bibby, accomplished in acrylic on a 13.5 x 10.5 artist’s
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Gene Cernan Signed Photograph394 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
RR Auction
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
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Michael Collins Signed Photograph395 - Michael Collins Signed Photograph
RR Auction
Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Lunar Module Eagle high above the lunar surface with the Earth visible in the background, signed in silver ink
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Charles Conrad Signed Baseball396 - Charles Conrad Signed Baseball
RR Auction
Official Rawlings American League baseball signed in ballpoint on the sweet spot, "Charles Conrad, Jr." In very good to fine condition, wi...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Gordon Cooper Signed Baseball397 - Gordon Cooper Signed Baseball
RR Auction
Official Rawlings American League (Brown) baseball signed in ballpoint on the sweet spot by Gordon Cooper. In very good to fine condition, with light
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Cosmonauts: Leonov and Usachov Signed Photographs398 - Cosmonauts: Leonov and Usachov Signed Photographs
RR Auction
Two items: a color 8.25 x 11.5 heavyweight paperstock print of Leonov in his space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Michael, Al...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Walt Cunningham Signed Baseball399 - Walt Cunningham Signed Baseball
RR Auction
Official Rawlings American League (Brown) baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, "Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7." In fine condit...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Douglas Aircraft Company Earth and Solar System Prints400 - Douglas Aircraft Company Earth and Solar System Prints
RR Auction
Group of five color 20 x 16 educational prints detailing Earth's atmosphere and the solar system, published by the Douglas Aircraft Company in S...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Charlie Duke Signed Photograph401 - Charlie Duke Signed Photograph
RR Auction
Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, "Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Yuri Gagarin Signed Stamps403 - Yuri Gagarin Signed Stamps
RR Auction
Block of two 10-kopek USSR postage stamps honoring Gagarin's historic flight, signed across the center in blue ballpoint by Gagarin. In fine con...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Gemini 4 Signed Commemorative Cover407 - Gemini 4 Signed Commemorative Cover
RR Auction
Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the 1965 Gemini 4 mission, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on June 7, 1965, the recovery date of the Gemini 4
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark