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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Hindenburg516 - Hindenburg
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Swatch of the silver canvas covering of the German airship Hindenburg recovered from the wreckage, 4 x 2.5, lightly labeled on the silver side, “Hinde
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Samuel P. Langley517 - Samuel P. Langley
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Astronomer and physicist (1834–1906) and the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute. Two TLSs, both signed “S. P. Langley,” both two pages on tw
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh518 - Charles Lindbergh
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ALS signed “C. A. L.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, December 23, 1960. Letter to Mrs. Sanders. In part: “Several letters—I believe three in all—addressed to Ge
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh519 - Charles Lindbergh
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Superb oversized vintage matte-finish 8.5 x 12 copyrighted Harris and Ewing portrait of Lindbergh after his successful transatlantic flight, signed in
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Orville Wright520 - 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 Wilbur H. Wright for $50.93, February 28, 1947. Nic
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 11521 - 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, signed...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11522 - Apollo 11
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Apollo 11 ‘Type 2’ Dow-Unicover insurance cover with a cachet honoring the three crew members and the first step on the moon, signed in blue felt tip
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11523 - Apollo 11
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Complete block of 32 USPS 10-cent First Man on the Moon stamps, 9 x 10, signed in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong and in black felt tip by Buzz Aldrin
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11524 - 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 : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 and Wright Flier525 - Apollo 11 and Wright Flier
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Limited edition display entitled ‘From Kitty Hawk to Tranquility Base,’ containing a small flown swatch of material from the Wright Brothers' 19...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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