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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Neil Armstrong563 - Neil Armstrong
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Two-page color pamphlet, 8.25 x 11, printed as part of a shuttle launch viewing promotional campaign by Thermalite, signed and inscribed in blue felt
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Michael Collins564 - Michael Collins
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TLS signed “M. Collins,” one page, 7 x 9, National Air and Space Museum letterhead, May 17, 1977. Short letter of thanks. In full: “Thank you kindly f
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Michael Collins565 - Michael Collins
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Original 15.5 x 12 watercolor painting done by Apollo 11 Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, entitled ‘Guarding the Crab Pot’ depicting a seagull pe
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Challenger566 - Challenger
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Superb collection of seven color individual portraits of each member of the ill-fated crew, including six official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs, each
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Hindenburg: Herb Morrison567 - Hindenburg: Herb Morrison
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Radio announcer (1905–1989) best known for his vivid eyewitness broadcast from the site of the Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937. ANS signed “Herb,”
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh568 - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Collection of three items consisting of an ALS, a TLS, and a signed book. The letters date from 1983, and are to David McCullough, who was attempting
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh569 - Charles Lindbergh
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TLS signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” one page, 8.25 x 11, August 16, 1967. Letter to publishing executive Cass Canfield of Harper & Row. In part: ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh570 - Charles Lindbergh
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ALS signed “Charles,” one page on a 5.25 x 3.25 postcard depicting the battleship USS Illinois, Washington, DC, May 29, 1914. Letter written to his fr
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh571 - Charles Lindbergh
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TLS signed “C. A. Lindbergh,” one page, 7.25 x 7.75, Charles A. Lindbergh c/o the Daniel Guggenheim Fund letterhead, June 25, 1928. Letter to “Preside
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts572 - Mercury Astronauts
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Invitation for a cocktail party by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation “in honor of the First Successful United States Manned Space Flight,” 5 x 4, held on
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Reaching for the Stars573 - Reaching for the Stars
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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,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Saturn 1B Model574 - Saturn 1B Model
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Very nice wooden Saturn 1B rocket model. Multi-stage rocket measures 42.5? tall, including its square wooden base, with each stage labeled accordingly
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard575 - Alan Shepard
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Deke Slayton and Scott Carpenter576 - Deke Slayton and Scott Carpenter
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun577 - Wernher von Braun
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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
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun578 - Wernher von Braun
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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
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky579 - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Russian physicist (1857–1935) who pioneered the study of rocketry and cosmonautics and whose discoveries were of crucial importance in the development
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Orville Wright580 - Orville Wright
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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.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Orville Wright581 - Orville Wright
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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...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wilbur Wright583 - Wilbur Wright
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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
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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