RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Choice personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Grissom, “Virgil I. Grissom,” payable to Nick Allen Motors Inc. for $25.45, January 26, 1

Astronaut (1930–1967) who was the first American to walk in space and who died in the flash fire that killed the entire Apollo 1 crew. FDC with a cach

Complete sheet of 50 six-cent Apollo 8 US postage stamps, 9.75 x 9, signed in the upper border in black felt tip by Bill Anders and James Lovell, and

Rare original Apollo 9 mission crew patch. Patch measures 3.25? in diameter and is embroidered with the mission and astronaut’s names, as well as a ro

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 10 crew posing in their space suits in front of the launch pad, signed in black felt tip by Gene C

Uncommon Apollo 10 ‘Grumman’ crew patch, approximately 3.5 x 4, embroidered with the mission, astronaut’s names, and the command and lunar modules abo

Limited edition display entitled ‘From Kitty Hawk to Tranquility Base,’ containing a small flown swatch of material from the Wright Brothers' 19...

Exceptionally rare and immensely desirable color 10 x 8 official NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 prime crew in their white space suits, boldly signed

FDC with a cachet honoring the first lunar landing, issued by the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club, signed in ballpoint by Neil Armstrong and

Three signed photos: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip

Apollo 11 postcard, 3.25 x 5.25, with a depiction of an acrylic painting by Cheesman, captioned at the bottom, “Descent to the Moon / From a painting

Excellent felt tip signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition.

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Cindy Landis—Neil Armstrong.”

Rare ALS signed “N. A.,” one page, 9 x 6, postmarked February 10, 2012. Letter to Doris Weber, a former classmate, and organizer of their 65th high sc

Scarce glossy 10 x 8 official NASA photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk, boldly signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Joan Ma

A complete set of 32 ‘First Man on the Moon’ ten-cent United States postage stamps, 9 x 10, signed across the stamps in blue felt tip, “Neil Armstrong

Official uninscribed color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a pape

Limited edition lithograph of Armstrong in his flight suit prior to the Apollo 11 mission, approximately 21.5 x 11.5, numbered 30/1000, signed in penc

Color 18 x 7.25 print entitled ‘Don’t Think We’ll See Flight Again,’ depicting several space suit gloves, signed in black felt tip by Buzz Aldrin and

Limited edition acrylic display containing flown Kapton foil swatches from all manned Apollo flights, measuring 10.5 x 3.25 x 1.5, with each swatch id

Well-done 1/200 scale model of a Saturn V rocket, signed in black felt tip by Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, and Richard Gordon, each adding their mission

Apollo 13 LMS-2 double-sided checklist page, AGS-15 and 16, used during the mission’s training, 5.5 x 8, with star charts on both sides, signed on one

Left-handed glove liner issued to Jim Irwin. White linen glove measures 9.5? long, with stamped information near the wrist reading: “A7L-103056-08 / L

A complete set of 16 Lion Brothers patches from the Apollo and Skylab missions, dating from 1967–1975. Patches include: Apollo 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,

Apollo Mission 15 Lunar Photography Index map, 57 x 19, first edition, prepared for NASA by the Department of Defense, signed in black felt tip by ten

Color limited edition 31 x 25 print entitled ‘Moonwalkers,’ numbered 339/1000, signed in blue felt tip by 11 of the 12 astronauts who have walked on t

Huge collection of approximately 150 original patches from NASA, aerospace companies, and space contractors. Included are official astronaut prime an

Color limited edition lithograph titled ‘Naval Aviation in Space,’ 24 x 29, numbered 570/1000, signed in the lower border in pencil by nine astronauts

Extremely rare collection of 81 Space Shuttle crew pins, produced by Tom Foley of Cape Kennedy Medals/Mint. Pins start with STS-38/37 and end with the

Available to US bidders only. One of Endeavour’s white LRSI (Low-temperature Reusable Surface Insulation) tiles, approximately 8 x 7, with NASA identi

Two flown sections of the nose gear tire, flown on Atlantis mission STS-27 in 1988, and on Columbia mission STS-28 in August of 1989. One segment of t

Flown solid rocket booster circuit board carried on board the shuttle Columbia during mission STS-5. Board measures 6.5 x 4.25, and is labeled “CVRD…S

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, July 20, 1962. Letter to Elsa Borgman at the Electronic Engineering Measuring and Tracking Office. In part:

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

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “John Young, 9th Man on the Moon, Apol

Detailed composite scale model of an Apollo Command and Service Module, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To: Donald R. Brady, Jr., John W. You

Collection of seven unissued citations presented by a branch of the Soviet space program, signed inside in felt tip and ballpoint by a total of 32 cos

Collection of 15 items, each signed by an aerospace pioneer or developer. Signers are: Donald Wills Douglas (2; signature and SP), James Smith McDonne

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Aldrin facing the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 11 crew in the launch pad white room boarding their spacecraft, signed in blue felt tip, “CDDT/White R

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very fine condition.

Replica 10.5 x 13 plaque honoring the crew of the Apollo 11 mission. The plaque reads “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon Jul

Apollo 11 orbital cover produced by Kim with a cachet honoring the Apollo 11 mission, signed in blue felt tip by Aldrin. Cover also bears two Vatican

Commemorative copy of the July 29, 1969, issue of Life magazine, 9 x 11, issued on the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, signed on the cover

Apollo 8 launch date postal cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 8 mission, signed in black ink and felt tip by Frank Borman, James Lovell, and Geo

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the crew posing outdoors in their space suits, their spacecraft in the background on the launch pad, signed vertica

Apollo 10 recovery cover honoring the mission’s naval recovery force, signed in blue ballpoint by Gene Cernan and in black felt tip by Tom Stafford an

Apollo 10 Mission Report, issued by NASA on June 17, 1969, 8.5 x 11, 12 pages. Signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint by Gene Cernan and Tom Staf

A 1 x .5 flown swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s thermal protection subsystem, removed after splashdown by O.

Official color satin-finish 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the first stage separation of the Apollo 11 space craft, signed in silver ink by Buzz