RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving record prices for clients around the world.
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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Liberty Bell 7543 - Liberty Bell 7
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A limited edition presentation containing a 1.5? long segment of film from Liberty Bell 7’s pilot observation camera, recovered from the Atlantic Ocea
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Guenter Wendt544 - Guenter Wendt
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Flown soft white cloth wipe from the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission sealed in its original clear laminate film packaging, 2.75 x 3.25, bearing a piece of red
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wally Schirra ‘Gotcha’ Ignition Key545 - Wally Schirra ‘Gotcha’ Ignition Key
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Launch day ‘gotcha’ prank executed by space craft technicians on Schirra the day of his Mercury launch. This practical joke consists of the Hand Contr
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Guenter Wendt and Gordon Cooper546 - Guenter Wendt and Gordon Cooper
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Two items comprising of a gag coupon and fare payment for Cooper’s Mercury flight: a handwritten gag coupon, signed “G. F. Wendt, Proprietor,” 3 x 2,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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LR-101 Thruster Nozzle547 - LR-101 Thruster Nozzle
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LR-101 thruster nozzle, the type used on the Mercury Atlas as the Vernier Thruster, intended for application on the Atlas, Thor launch system. Nozzle
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Project Mercury548 - Project Mercury
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Extremely rare original operations manual titled “Project Mercury Spacecraft 16 Flight Operations Manual,” contract NAS 5-59, basic date August 1, 196
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gemini549 - Gemini
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Set of 20 different blueprints for various systems of the Gemini Capsule, 17 x 11, including power systems, “retrograde sequential system,” “post impa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dave Scott550 - Dave Scott
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Engine actuator, 27? long and weighing almost 43 pounds. Actuator bears a maker’s label which reads, “Moog Servocontrols, Inc. Actuator Serial No. 21,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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KSC Fire Patch551 - KSC Fire Patch
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Flown John F. Kennedy Space Center Fire Department patch, 4? in diameter, carried on board the shuttle Discovery on STS-70 by Don Thomas, and signed o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11552 - Apollo 11
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Two adjoined Velcro-backed cue cards from the Apollo 11 mission. First card measures 2.5 x 8 and is headed at the top, “EMS–AV to 7000 fps, Boost,” an
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Tile553 - Space Shuttle Tile
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Available to US bidders only. Triangular-shaped black thermal protection system tile measures 8? at its widest point, with NASA identification numbers
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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STS-91554 - STS-91
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Printed fabric flag, 5.5 x 3.75, flown to the Mir space station on board the Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-91 in June of 1998. Flag is affixe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11555 - Apollo 11
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Rare oversized color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin deploying the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black fe
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11556 - Apollo 11
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Apollo 11 'Type 3' insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia, bearing a July 16, 1969, Kennedy Space Center cancellation, number...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 and Apollo 8557 - Apollo 11 and Apollo 8
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DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, March 27, 1968. A printed “Agenda for Astronaut Briefing on S-II Stage,” signed in various inks on the first page by Neil Arm
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong558 - Neil Armstrong
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Highly-desirable uninscribed color 7.75 x 10 NASA photo, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with slightly trimmed right edge, small tape rem
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong559 - Neil Armstrong
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Color 4 x 4.5 book photo of Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface, taken by Armstrong, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few scattered lig
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong560 - Neil Armstrong
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Armstrong’s Learjet in flight, signed in blue felt tip. Light intersecting lines to finish, visible only at an angle, otherwise
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong561 - Neil Armstrong
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Perfect ballpoint signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on a light peach 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong562 - Neil Armstrong
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NASA facts booklet on Project Apollo, 8.5 x 11, eight pages, featuring a summary of the Apollo missions, as well as photos of each crew. Signed on the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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