RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph 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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Apollo 01473 - Apollo 01
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Rare Apollo 1 mission insignia patch, 3.5? in diameter, cleaned and prepared to be flown on the mission. Includes a copy of the original cleaning tag,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 08474 - Apollo 08
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Flown checklist page carried on board Apollo 8, labeled “Earth Orbit Block Data,” 5 x 8, dated November 26, 1968. In fine condition. Accompanied by a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 9: Dave Scott475 - Apollo 9: Dave Scott
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Flown printed fabric American flag, 6 x 4, flown on board Apollo 9, signed on a white stripe in blue ballpoint, “Flown aboard Apollo 9, March 3-13, 19
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 9: Dave Scott476 - Apollo 9: Dave Scott
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Flown embroidered Apollo 9 mission patch, measuring 3.5? in diameter, carried on board Apollo 9 by Dave Scott. Signed on the reverse in black felt tip
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 09477 - Apollo 09
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Extremely rare Apollo 9 EVA checklist, flown on board the Lunar Module ‘Spider,’ measuring 6 x 8 and consisting of 24 (12 double-sided) heavy, cardboa
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11478 - Apollo 11
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Flown swatch of film, approximately .5 x .25, removed from a roll of film flown aboard the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle and used on the lunar surface
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Apollo 11479 - Apollo 11
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Apollo 11 Copper McDonnell Douglas contractor medallion. The 2? diameter medal bears a raised rendition of the Apollo 11 spacecraft and the name &qu...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Apollo 11480 - Apollo 11
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A .5 x .5 swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s thermal protection subsystem, removed after splashdown by O. W. N
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Apollo 13: James Lovell and Fred Haise481 - Apollo 13: James Lovell and Fred Haise
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A double-sided page taken from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flight Crew G & N Dictionary, 5.5 x 8, listing various trouble-shooting references for...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 14482 - Apollo 14
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Flown triangular fragment of film removed from roll 64 flown aboard the Apollo 14 Lunar Module Antares and used by Alan Shepard during his second luna
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 15483 - Apollo 15
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Flown printed space treaty carried aboard Apollo 15, entitled “Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts,” one page, 5.5 x 3.25, signed on the reverse in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 15484 - Apollo 15
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Flown Series 1953B two dollar bill, serial number A70489986A, signed across the top of the reverse in blue ballpoint, “Carried aboard Apollo 15, July
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15: Dave Scott485 - Apollo 15: Dave Scott
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Flown printed fabric Bolivian flag, 6 x 4, flown to lunar orbit aboard Apollo 15, signed in blue ink on the yellow panel, “Flown around the Moon for 6
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 15: Dave Scott486 - Apollo 15: Dave Scott
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Flown printed fabric Ugandan flag, 6 x 4, flown to lunar orbit aboard Apollo 15, signed in blue ink on a yellow panel, “Flown around the Moon for 6 da
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 15: Dave Scott487 - Apollo 15: Dave Scott
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Flown EVA retractable tether used on the lunar surface by Dave Scott during the Apollo 15 mission. The tether, referred to by astronauts as a ‘yo-yo,’
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15: Dave Scott488 - Apollo 15: Dave Scott
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Flown printed fabric American flag, 5.5 x 4, carried to the South Pole in 1970, and flown to lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission. Flag is signed
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15: Dave Scott489 - Apollo 15: Dave Scott
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Very rare flown Apollo 15 embroidered mission patch, measuring almost 4? in diameter, with the addition of an embroidered silver “XV” hallmark near th
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17: Harrison Schmitt490 - Apollo 17: Harrison Schmitt
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A limited edition display consisting of an almost one-inch long swatch of flown parachute material, taken from the main chute of the Apollo 17 capsule
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz491 - Apollo-Soyuz
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A 1 x 2 swatch of Kapton foil removed from the thermal protection subsystem of the US ASTP Command Module #111, which orbited Earth 136 times from Jul
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Flown Artifacts492 - Space Shuttle Flown Artifacts
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Set of two identical laminated color display sheets, 8.25 x 10.25, containing flown swatches from all five orbiting Space Shuttles, all identified bel
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Tile493 - Space Shuttle Tile
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Available to US bidders only. Flown black thermal protection system tile, 6 x 3, with NASA identification numbers stencilled on one side, “V070-395037
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Hubble Space Telescope494 - Hubble Space Telescope
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Flown limited edition Hubble Space Telescope polymide film, 12/75, retrieved during a 1999 shuttle mission. Film measures .75 x 1 and is encased in a
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 11497 - Apollo 11
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Color vintage semi-glossy 18.5 x 15.25 photo of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, with Buzz Aldrin descending to the moon’s surface, signed and inscribed i
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11498 - Apollo 11
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Interesting 10 x 8 NASA litho titled “Apollo 11 Moon Rocks,” signed in the lower border in black felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11499 - Apollo 11
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Three official color NASA lithos: an 8 x 10 portrait of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit, his helmet by his side, signed and inscribed in
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 15500 - Apollo 15
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Color 7 x 7 photo of Dave Scott saluting the flag on the lunar surface, affixed to a 9.5 x 11.25 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black fel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11: Armstrong and Collins501 - Apollo 11: Armstrong and Collins
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Neat color hologram postcard of the lunar and command module orbiting the moon, 5.75 x 4, with small images of the crew on the reverse, signed on the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz502 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Color 6.5 x 9.25 photo of the launch of the American Apollo-Soyuz crew, affixed to its original 11 x 14 mount, signed on the mount in black ink by Dek
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong503 - Neil Armstrong
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, boldly signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, wit
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong504 - Neil Armstrong
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Color vintage deckle-edged 4 x 6 postcard photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in blue ballpoint. Scat
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong505 - Neil Armstrong
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Limited edition 16.5 x 26 lithograph of Armstrong in his flight suit prior to the Apollo 11 mission, numbered 928/1000, signed in pencil at the Nation
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong506 - Neil Armstrong
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Armstrong, “Neil A. Armstrong,” payable to Lorian Pension–Profit Sharing Trust for $5530.00, Decemb
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong507 - Neil Armstrong
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Armstrong in a jacket and tie posing in front of an American flag, signed in black ink, “Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11.” En
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong508 - Neil Armstrong
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Ink signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 2.75? piece of off-white material. Matted and framed to an overall size of 16.5 x 20.5. In fine condi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong509 - Neil Armstrong
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, NASA letterhead, no date. Letter to “Mrs. Wilson.” In full: “Thank you very much for your letter and the clan information. I
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong510 - Neil Armstrong
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Color 8 x 10 NASA litho of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Randall—Bes
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong511 - Neil Armstrong
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Glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the mass given in honor of the fifth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission at the Washington Cathedral, showing the crew me
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong512 - Neil Armstrong
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Armstrong standing alongside his co-pilot Pete Reynolds and observer Don Berliner, signed in blue felt tip by Armstrong. Modera
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong513 - Neil Armstrong
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Circular one-sided cardstock program for the 18th Annual Airlines Ball held in October 1970 to honor Neil Armstrong as ‘Aviation Man of the Decade,’ m
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong514 - Neil Armstrong
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TLS signed “Neil,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Cardwell International Ltd. letterhead, March 10, 1980. Letter to Thomas O. Paine, President of Northrup. In fu
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong515 - Neil Armstrong
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Signed book: This Island Earth. Washington, D. C.: NASA, 1970. Hardcover, 9.25 x 11.5, 182 pages. Signed and inscribed upside down on the last free en
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Michael Collins516 - Michael Collins
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, National Air and Space Museum letterhead, September 1, 1976. Letter to Dr. Anthony Cipriano. In full: "Thank you for your...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Association of Space Explorers: Moscow517 - Association of Space Explorers: Moscow
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Color limited edition 22 x 34 print for the 10th Planetary Congress of the Association of Space Explorers in Moscow in 1994, numbered 101/127, signed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts518 - Cosmonauts
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Two unissued awards citations, in Russian, each 8 x 11.25, two pages. These citations were prepared to be awarded in commemoration of the 20th anniver
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts519 - Cosmonauts
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Vintage glossy 6 x 4.25 photo of the first four cosmonauts, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Gagarin,” “Nikolayev,” “Popovich,” and “Titov.”
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke520 - Charlie Duke
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Signed form letter, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to an admirer. In part: “My trip to the moon was an exciting time from li
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart521 - Amelia Earhart
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Ink signatures, “Amelia Earhart,” and “F. J. Noonan,” on an off-white 9 x .75 slip clipped from a log book. Earhart has added her destination, “Points
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart522 - Amelia Earhart
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Amelia M. Earhart,” on an off-white 5 x 3 lined card. In fine condition, with overall toning.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart523 - Amelia Earhart
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Choice vintage glossy 6.5 x 8.75 bust portrait of Amelia Earhart, nicely signed against a light area of her shirt in fountain pen. Affixed to an 8.25
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart524 - Amelia Earhart
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Amelia Earhart,” on a light blue 2.5 x 2.5 album page. Attractively double-matted and framed with a portrait and smal
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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