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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Gideon Pillow461 - Gideon Pillow
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Confederate general best remembered for his poor performance at the Battle of Fort Donelson (1806–1878). Vintage ink signature, “Gid. J. Pillow,” on a
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Matthew Ridgway462 - Matthew Ridgway
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Three glossy photos, two 8 x 10 and one 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip, “M. W. Ridgway.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Stilwell463 - Joseph Stilwell
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War-dated TLS signed “J. W. Stilwell,” one page, 8.5 x 11, November 22, 1944. Brief letter to an admirer. In part: “The picture which you requested in
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Union464 - Union
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Group of unsigned photos: a carte-de-visite of John Ericsson; a carte-de-visite of Joseph B. Hull; a carte-de-visite of Don Carlos Buell; and a 7 x 11
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World War II Military Aviation465 - World War II Military Aviation
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Collection of approximately 69 signed items, primarily individual and crew photos, along with news clippings, articles, covers, unsigned photos and ca
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 17: Dave Scott468 - Apollo 17: Dave Scott
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Dave Scott’s NASA Mission Contingency Investigation Plan memo, stamp-dated November 1972, 8 x 10.5, 27 pages, bound with two staples along the left ed
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Apollo 15: Dave Scott469 - Apollo 15: Dave Scott
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Dave Scott’s printed Aeronautics and Space Report of the President, 1973 Activities, 8 x 10, 131 pages. Report was made for President Richard Nixon to
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Mercury 7470 - Mercury 7
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Color limited edition 21 x 29 print entitled ‘Space…the Pioneers,’ numbered 257/300, signed in the lower border in pencil by John Glenn, Scott Carpent
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DRSCS A/B Breakout Box471 - DRSCS A/B Breakout Box
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An In Line DRSCS A/B Breakout Box. This Digital Range Safety Command System box measuring 11 x 7 x 2.5, with multiple connections, including one label
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SRS Decoder Break Out Box472 - SRS Decoder Break Out Box
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Extremely critical Apollo/Saturn and early Space Shuttle Range Safety equipment, used by NASA on all the Apollo/Saturn flights as well as the first si
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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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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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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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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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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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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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