RR Auction Quality Autograph Auction 373

Mercury astronaut (1926–1967) who perished in the Apollo 1 flash fire. Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5 photo of Grissom in his spacesuit, boldly signed in

Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” payable to The Presidential Insurance Co. of America for $10.80,

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of the Apollo 13 liftoff, signed in black ballpoint “Fred W. Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” In fine condition.

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Haise in his spacesuit, signed in black felt tip “Fred W. Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” In fine condition, with a few faint surfac

German aircraft designer and builder (1906–2000) best remembered for his contributions to sailplane development in the early 20th century and for buil

Scale model of a Northrop B-2 Spirit signed in silver ink on the wings by Rick Couch and B. J. Hinds, with each pilot adding “Test Pilot” beneath his

Two checks, one personal check from 1984, and one business check from 1991, both 6.5 x 3.75, each filled out and signed by Irwin, “James B. Irwin.” In

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip under a pre-printed sentiment. In very fine

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 15 and the NRC Churchill research Range, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Color glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of an Atlas rocket on lift-off, signed in black felt tip “Chris Kraft.” In very good condition, with small tear along t

Two signed photos: one color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Gene Kranz in a suit and tie signed in gold ink; and a satin-finish 8 x 10 of Kranz eating lunch a

Signed book: Failure Is Not an Option. Collector’s edition. Connecticut: Easton Press, 2000. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 415 pages. Signed on

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo, signed in Cyrillic in gold ink by Leonov, adding “First spacewalker Voshkod 2, 18.03.65.” In very fine condition.

Retired Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and Air Force Major General who, in 1965, became the first human to conduct a space walk. Three items: semi-gloss car

Signed book: We. Later printing. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1928. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 318 pages. Signed in fountain pen on the first free end page, “C

Signed book: The Canon of Reason and Virtue by Lao-Tze. Later printing. Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1927. Hardcover, 4.5 x 6.25, 209 p

British-born American scientist and a former NASA astronaut who dropped out of flight school and resigned from NASA in September 1968. Color 8 x 10 NA

Signed book: Apollo 13. First edition, later printing. Boston: Hougton Mifflin, 2000. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 378 pages. Signed on the

Signed book: Lost Moon. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 378 pages. Signed on the title page in

Two items: color 8 x 10 NASA photo of a lunar landing research vehicle signed in black felt tip by pilots Don Mallick (adding “NASA Dryden LRV Pilot”)

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Mattingly in his space suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Nine items: eight FDCs (all with original sketches) signed in black ink; and a 9 x 12 artwork of a lunar scene by Robert McCall signed in black ink, “

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of McCandless holding a model part, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with an upper left corner crease and a vertic

Pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia, who perished, along with the rest of the crew, when the shuttle disintegrated during re-entry in 2003. Color 8 x

Laser print 10 x 8 photo of McDivitt being honored by President Lyndon B. Johnson, signed at the bottom white border in green felt tip “Jim McDivitt.”

FDC with a cachet honoring Project Mercury, signed in ink by six of the original seven Mercury astronauts: Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter,

Color 8.5 x 11 cardstock photo of a rocket lifting off, signed in black felt tip by John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper. In

Five items: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of John Glenn in his Mercury space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip; a color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Glenn

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell on the moon, signed in silver ink “Reorienting the TV camera, Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 LMP.” In fine cond

Two photos: a color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Mitchell posing in his space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission emblem, signed in black felt tip, “Best w

Apollo 14 insurance cover, signed on the front in blue ballpoint, “Official crew cover from my personal collection, Edgar Mitchell.” Removably present

Apollo 14 launch date postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring Apollo 14, signed on the front in blue ballpoint, “From my personal collection, Edga

Three color glossy 8 x 10 photos of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory on the launchpad, one signed in black felt tip Hank Hartsfield and two signed by La

Five identical color glossy 8 x 10 composite photos of the US Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory team members, individually signed in black ink by o

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the flight directors for the Gemini 4 mission around the Flight Director's console in the Mission Control Center in...

Three signed photos: a satin-finish 8 x 10 of an Apollo 13 egress test, signed in blue felt tip by Guenter Wendt; a color satin-finish 8 x 10 of Mercu

Aviation pioneer (1884–1987) who aided the Wright Brothers in their demonstration of their air craft to the United States Army in 1908. When the plane

One of seven astronauts who perished in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster. Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring Resnik as the f

Color 11 x 8.25 Rockwell International magazine photo of a space shuttle in orbit signed in blue felt tip “Sally K. Ride.” Several scattered bends and

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 NASA photo of Ride working inside the Challenger shuttle, signed vertically in black felt tip, “Sally K. Ride, Astronaut, 5B

Signed book: The Dragons of Eden. First edition, later printing. NY: Random House, 1977. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 263 pages. Signed and i

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini 6 and 7 spacecrafts in orbit, signed in silver ink, “Wally Schirra, Gemini 8 CDR,” and “Frank Borman Gem

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of newsman Walter Cronkite showing a copy of a newspaper front page to Wally Schirra following man’s arrival on the moon, signed i

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo as Schirra enters his Mercury capsule, neatly signed in silver ink “Wally Schirra.” In fine condition with a few bends

Glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Schirra monitoring a flight, signed in blue felt tip “Wally Schirra, MA-9 CapCom.” Scattered creases, bends, and silvering

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Schirra in his spacesuit next to a model of the Mercury capsule, signed in blue felt tip, “Wally Schirra” and addin

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Schweickart conducting his spacewalk, signed in black felt tip “Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 9 EVA.” In fine condition

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of a space shuttle lifting off, signed in black felt tip by Paul Weitz, Story Musgrave, Don Peterson, and Karol ‘Bo’ B

FDC with a cachet honoring the Skylab program, signed on the front in ink and ballpoint by 12 early personnel who worked on the Skylab program from th

Skylab 3 Launch date postal cover with a cachet honoring the Skylab mission, signed in blue and black ink by Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma, and Alan Bean