RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

Limited edition color 27 x 34 textured canvas print entitled ‘Reaching for the Stars’ by Alan Bean, numbered 106/1500, stretched over a wooden frame,

Very nice wooden Saturn 1B rocket model. Multi-stage rocket measures 42.5? tall, including its square wooden base, with each stage labeled accordingly

Scarce color 24 x 20 poster commemorating the 25th anniversary of Shepard’s historic golf shot on the moon during the Apollo 14 mission in 1971, signe

Dinner theatre photo folder from a luncheon in honor of the Mercury Astronauts held at the Waldorf Astoria on March 1, 1962,, 8.5 x 11, signed and ins

DS, signed “Dr. Wernher von Braun,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 11, February 23, 1950. Von Braun’s application for membership in the Am

Incredible draft autograph letter in pencil, unsigned, three pages, 8 x 10.5, no date. Letter to Igor Sikorski. In part: “Upon return…I find a letter

Russian physicist (1857–1935) who pioneered the study of rocketry and cosmonautics and whose discoveries were of crucial importance in the development

Winters National Bank check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Wright, “Wright Cycle Co., O. W.,” payable to John V. Lytle for $38.34, January 10, 1908.

Bank check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, “Orville Wright,” payable to The Dayton Power & Light Co. for $27.26, Janu...

Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Wright, “Wright Brothers, W. W.,” payable to cash for $100, December 6, 1909, and endo

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “We came in peace, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very fine c

Classic color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very fine co

Collection of five signed items consisting of a candid Polaroid photo (ins); an 8 x 10 NASA photo; two signatures on California Bicentennial Foundatio

A .5 x .5 swatch of flown Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s thermal protection subsystem, removed after splashdown by O

Glossy 10 x 8 close-up photo of the Apollo 11 crew, signed in blue felt tip by Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. In very fine condition.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 11 launch, signed in black felt tip by Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. In very fine condition.

Two color satin-finish photos: a 10 x 8 of Gene Kranz watching Fred Haise on a monitor, signed in gold ink by Kranz and in black felt tip by Haise; an

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 17 crew posing with their lunar rover, with their space craft on the launch pad in the background,

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Bean working next to the lunar lander during the Apollo 12 mission, signed in gold ink, “Alan Bean, 4th man o

Color limited edition 30 x 24 print entitled ‘A Reflection of the Best,’ numbered AP 8/10, signed in the lower border in pencil, and also signed and i

Exceptional color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Cernan posing next to the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, la

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cernan with the American flag on the lunar surface, with the Earth far off in the distance, signed in silver ink, “

NASA astronaut who perished aboard the ill-fated Challenger mission in 1986. Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Smith dressed in his blue flight

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Vintage official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Eisele in a plaid suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Collection of five official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs, each signed in black felt tip by the astronaut pictured. Signers are: Sally Ride, Shannon L

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the launch of Friendship 7, signed in black felt tip by Carpenter, “God speed John Glenn, Scott Carpenter” and “John Glen

Two signed photos of Glenn during his Mercury training, one 8 x 10 and one 11 x 8, signed in blue or black felt tip. In fine condition.

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Irwin saluting the American flag on the surface of the moon, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Jesse, Jim Irwin,” on

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module, signed in gold ink, “Gene Kranz, ‘Flight,’” and “‘We may have had an instrumentatio

Color limited edition 25.25 x 17.25 print entitled ‘Excelsior III—The Long, Lonely Leap,’ numbered 360/550, signed in the lower border in pencil. Also

Collection of three photos, two 8 x 10 and one 10 x 8, various finishes, each signed in blue or black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Color glossy 4.5 x 6.5 photo of the two cosmonauts lifting off for the Apollo-Soyuz mission, signed in black felt tip by Leonov and Kubasov, who adds

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Leonov performing the first ever space walk, signed in blue felt tip in Russian, with Leonov also printing his name in En

Color 16 x 12 photo of Leonov during his space walk, signed in black felt tip in Russian, adding “Voshkod-2, 1st space walk, 18031965.” In fine condit

Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Gemini 6 and 7 rendezvous in 1965, signed in black felt tip by James Lovell and Tom Stafford. In fine conditi

Four satin-finish photos, two from the Apollo 13 mission, each signed in black felt tip or silver ink by Lunney, adding “Time to think,” to one of the

Two official color satin-finish NASA photos of McCandless performing his historic space walk, each signed in black felt tip with, “First to fly the MM

Three signed photos, two 10 x 8 and one 8 x 10, including an official NASA ‘red-numbered’ semi-glossy photo of the Apollo 14 rollout, each signed in i

Collection of 16 official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of astronauts in their white space suits, each signed in ink or felt tip by the astronaut pict

Program from the commemorative ceremony in honor of Goddard’s US postage stamp, 6.5 x 10, two pages, held in Roswell, New Mexico, on October 5, 1964.

Choice color 10 x 8 official NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in his space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, boldly signed in blue fel

Color 10 x 8 official NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in his white spacesuit in front of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed and inscribed in bla

Two official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photos of the crew, each signed in felt tip by Alan Bean, Jack Lousma, and Owen Garriott. In fine condition, with a sm

Collection of eleven hard and softcover books, each signed on an opening page by either the book’s author or subject, with many inscribed to World War

Group of four satin-finish 8 x 10 photos of Stafford during his Gemini training, each signed in blue or black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Challenger crew, signed in black felt tip by Sally Ride, Bob Crippen, John Fabian, Rick Hauck, and Norm T

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the crew posing with other astronauts and support staff, signed in black felt tip by all 25 pictured, including all seven

Official NASA red serial number semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Swigert in a suit and tie holding a lunar lander model, signed and inscribed in black felt

Four photos, one 8 x 10 and three 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip by Wendt, adding brief descriptions to three of the photos. In very fine condi