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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Charles Lindbergh525 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: The Spirit of St. Louis. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1954. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 562 pages. Bold...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alexei Leonov and Gene Cernan526 - Alexei Leonov and Gene Cernan
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Original signed ink self-portrait, done by Leonov, of himself in his Russian dress uniform, on an off-white 4 x 7 mailing envelope, signed by Leonov a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh527 - Charles Lindbergh
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Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.25 photo of Lindbergh, dressed in a suit and tie, his goggles in his hand, standing in front of the Spirit of St. Louis, si
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh528 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: We. Limited author’s autograph edition, numbered 35/1000. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1927. Hardcover, 6.75 x 10, 308 pages. Signed on the co
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Pioneers of Flight529 - Pioneers of Flight
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Exceptional commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring National Aviation Day in 1934, signed in ink by 15 pioneers of flight: “Orville Wright,
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Space Collection530 - Space Collection
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An amazing collection of 73 signed individual and crew portraits, spanning from Project Mercury to the Shuttle era, almost all inscribed to longtime N
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Wilbur Wright: Alexander Graham Bell531 - Wilbur Wright: Alexander Graham Bell
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Typed manuscript, signed “Alexander Graham Bell,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date [June, 1912]. In full: “In the untimely death of W
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Naval Aviation in Space532 - Naval Aviation in Space
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Color limited edition lithograph titled ‘Naval Aviation in Space,’ 25 x 30, numbered 736/1000, signed in the lower border in pencil by nine astronauts
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun533 - Wernher von Braun
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TLS in German, two pages, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, October 23, 1970. Letter responding to concerns over animal testing, in part (translated): “Anima
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Orville Wright534 - Orville Wright
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Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Wright, payable to The Dayton Gas Company for $6.80, July 14, 1917. Nicely matted and framed against a
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Buzz Aldrin535 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin536 - Buzz Aldrin
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Signed book: Men From Earth. First edition. NY: Bantam Books, 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 312 pages. Signed in black ink on a bookpl
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin537 - Buzz Aldrin
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Two color NASA prints: an 11 x 14 of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Samuel Kloda, with best wishes,
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Buzz Aldrin538 - Buzz Aldrin
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Proof sheet for the 1997 edition of Who’s Who, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, with a printed biography of Aldrin in the middle, and a request for any further
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 7539 - Apollo 7
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Launch date postal cover with a cachet honoring the launch of the Apollo 7 mission, signed in black ink by Walt Cunningham and in blue ballpoint by Wa
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Apollo 10: Young and Cernan540 - Apollo 10: Young and Cernan
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 13.25 photo of the Apollo 10 capsule shortly before splashdown, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Dick, with best
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Apollo 14541 - Apollo 14
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Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet of the Apollo 14 mission, signed in blue ballpoint by Ed Mitchell and Stu Roosa. Cover also bears an autopen
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Astronauts542 - Astronauts
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Collection of 10 commemorative covers, nine bearing various mission or space cachets, each signed in ink or felt tip by a different astronaut. Signers
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Aviation Prints543 - Aviation Prints
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Four color 14 x 11 prints of different Lockheed aircraft, including the U-2 and SR-71, signed in ink and felt tip by a total of 49 pilots, including:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter544 - Scott Carpenter
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Carpenter in his space suit outside the launch pad, signed in blue felt tip, “M. Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7.” In very fine
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter545 - Scott Carpenter
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Carpenter outside the Mercury Control Center, signed in black felt tip, “Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7, 24 May, 1962.” In ver
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Gene Cernan546 - Gene Cernan
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Color glossy 20 x 16 photo of the Earth taken from space, signed in silver ink. Rolled and in fine condition. Accompanied by a copy of a certificate o
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Michael Collins547 - Michael Collins
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Choice color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Collins posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Michael Collins548 - Michael Collins
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Dow-Unicover commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 11 moon landing, signed in black ink by Collins. In fine condition.
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Gordon Cooper549 - Gordon Cooper
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Cooper in his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip, “Gordon Cooper, Faith 7, May 1963.” In very
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Walt Cunningham550 - Walt Cunningham
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Two different color satin-finish 10 x 8 photos, each signed in blue felt tip, “Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7.” In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentic
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Charlie Duke551 - Charlie Duke
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Duke saluting the flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16.” Rolled and in fin
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Anthony Fokker552 - Anthony Fokker
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Dutch-American aircraft manufacturer (1890–1939) who designed the Fokker Dr.I triplane, the plane made famous by the ‘Red Baron.’ TLS signed “A. M. G.
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Gemini 5553 - Gemini 5
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Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring Gemini 5, signed in blue ink by Gordon Cooper and black ink by Charles Conrad. In fine condition.
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John Glenn554 - John Glenn
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Glenn in his Mercury space suit, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Hall of Fame Astronauts555 - Hall of Fame Astronauts
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Color 22 x 28 print of the 2001 inductees into the Astronaut Hall of Fame, signed in black felt tip by Bob Crippen, Joe Engle, Richard Truly, and Fred
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Jim Irwin556 - Jim Irwin
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Color 11 x 14 composite NASA print of the Apollo 15 crew and the their mission’s lift-off, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Samuel Kloda, m
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James Lovell557 - James Lovell
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Signed book: Lost Moon. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 378 pages. Signed on a bookplate affi
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Edgar Mitchell558 - Edgar Mitchell
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Edgar Mitchell, 6th man to walk on the moon, Apollo 14.” I
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Moonwalkers559 - Moonwalkers
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Three commemorative covers, each with a different cachet, and each signed in ink or felt tip by a different moonwalker. Signers are: Edgar Mitchell, A
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Judy Resnik560 - Judy Resnik
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Resnik in her blue flight suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Best wishes to Steve and Jacqulyn! Judy Resnik.” I
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Sally Ride561 - Sally Ride
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Ride, signed in black felt tip, “Sally K. Ride.” In fine condition.
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Alan Shepard562 - Alan Shepard
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Color 10 x 8 NASA litho of Shepard posing in his space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed in black ink. In fine condition.
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Space and Aviation563 - Space and Aviation
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Collection of nine items consisting of signatures, covers, and photos, each signed by a notable space or aviation figure. Signers are: Maurice Bellont
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Crews564 - Space Shuttle Crews
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Collection of eight color NASA photos of various shuttle crews, one 8 x 10 and seven 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip by the crew pictured. Missions ar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan565 - Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan
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Glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 10 astronauts helping themselves to a slice of a giant USS Princeton cake, signed in black felt tip by Tom Staf
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager566 - Chuck Yeager
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Signed book: Yeager. London: Century, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 342 pages. Signed in black ink on the first free end page. In fine
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Charles Addams570 - Charles Addams
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Original vintage signed and inscribed full-length felt tip sketch of Wednesday Addams on an off-white 4.25 x 11 sheet, signed and inscribed, “For Fath
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James M. Barrie571 - James M. Barrie
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Scottish author and dramatist (1860–1937) best known for the classic children’s play Peter Pan. LS signed “J. M. Barrie,” one page, 4.5 x 7, personal
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John Bartlett572 - John Bartlett
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ALS, one page, 4 x 6, March 18, 1892. Brief letter to J. D. Miller. In full: “Kindly send me your address that I may express your copies of Familiar N
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John Bartlett573 - John Bartlett
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Signed book: Familiar Quotations. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1863. Hardcover, 4.75 x 7.25, 480 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free e
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Pierre Bonnard574 - Pierre Bonnard
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French painter and lithographer (1867–1947). He trained at the Académie Julien, then joined the group called Les Nabis, which included Denis an...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Gutzon Borglum575 - Gutzon Borglum
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Fountain pen signature, “Sincerely, Gutzon Borglum, Mount Rushmore, Nov. 12, 1937,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 sheet. A uniform shade of mild toning an
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Mathew Brady576 - Mathew Brady
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ANS signed “B,” at the top of a letter to Brady from Elijah Cook, nephew of pioneer photographer Charles D. Fredricks, four pages on two adjoining she
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Margaret Bourke-White577 - Margaret Bourke-White
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Pioneering American photographer and photojournalist (1904–1971). Two items: ALS, one page, 6 x 8, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Mr. Moskowi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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