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

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 12 crew posing together during their training, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Brian, with b

Collection of three items: a Mission Operations commemorative cover signed by Gene Kranz; a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Kranz signed in black f

Apollo 15 recovery cover with a cachet honoring the naval recovery force, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, and Al Worden. In fine co

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip under a pre-printed sentiment by Jim Irwin,

Official color satin-finish 8 x 10 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo, signed in black felt tip by Tom Stafford, Alexei Leonov, and Valeri Kubasov. Photo also

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Cernan saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, CDR Apollo XVII.” In

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the nighttime launch of Apollo 17, signed in black felt tip by Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt. In fine condition.

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

A 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth, bearing a pre-printed 3.5? diameter Apollo 16 mission insignia, signed in black felt tip, “The voyage of a lifetime, Cha

FDC with a cachet honoring Glenn’s Project Mercury flight, signed in blue ballpoint, “J. H. Glenn, Jr.” Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authenticati

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip below a pre-printed sentiment

Flown John F. Kennedy Space Center Fire Department patch, 4? in diameter, carried on board the shuttle Discovery on STS-70 by Don Thomas, and signed o

Three signed photos: an official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of an artist’s rendering of the Apollo-Soyuz rendezvous, signed in black felt tip by Ale

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Skylab 3 mission, signed in black felt tip and ink by Jerry Carr, Bill Pogue, and Ed Gibson. In very fi

Collection of seven official 10 x 8 NASA lithographs of different shuttle crews, each signed in ink or felt tip by the complete crew. Missions are: ST

Complete set of 135 NASA Space Shuttle emblem launch covers, STS-1 through STS-135, each bearing a launch date Kennedy Space Center cancellation. All

Well-done composite scale model of the SpaceShipOne and White Knight vehicles, signed on the underside of the wings in black felt tip by Brian Binnie

Printed fabric flag, 5.5 x 3.75, flown to the Mir space station on board the Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-91 in June of 1998. Flag is affixe

Composite scale model of the Space Shuttle Columbia, complete with its 11 x 6 base, signed and inscribed on the base in silver ink, “To: Donald R. Bra

German-American painter (1830–1902) best known for his large landscapes of the American West during the 19th century. ALS, four pages on two adjoining

Plaster model bust of Abraham Lincoln’s head for Mount Rushmore done by Borglum, measuring 3 x 6.5 x 3, incised on the reverse in full, “Gutzon Borglu

First-generation original glossy 13.25 x 9.25 photo of a camel train carrying supplies through the USSR taken by Bourke-White. Reverse bears a Black S

Pioneering Romanian sculptor (1876–1957) whose art emphasizes clean geometrical lines that balance forms inherent in his materials with the symbolic a

Collection of four ALSs signed by prominent 19th–century British painters, including: Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Frederic Leighton, John Everett Millais, a

Exhibit catalog from a show at the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York in late 1969, 7 x 9.25, 44 pages, nicely signed on the title page in black felt

Rare ALS in French, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, February 2, written from Ville ‘La Cigaronne’ Cap d’Antibes, (Alpes Maritimes), undated but circa 18

Wonderful ensemble of six fine hand-colored lithograph prints folded as lettercards, each 4.25 x 5.5 when closed, all signed in pencil or ink by Chaga

Desirable fountain pen sketch of his famous ‘Christy Girl’ on the reverse of a 4 x 6 postcard, signed and inscribed below the drawing, “To Murray A. H

Important French painter and sculptor (1834–1917) who was one of the seminal figures of Impressionism, best known for his images of dancers. Uncommon

Color 8.75 x 11.75 book photo of Dali’s 1962 work entitled ‘The Battle of Tetuan,’ signed in person in the right border in blue felt tip. Dampstaining

Fantastic original color drawing by Haring on an off-white 11.75 x 8.25 cardstock sheet, signed vertically in the right border in black felt tip, “K.

Exhibition catalog from a 1988 show in Los Angeles, 9 x 12, 54 pages, signed vertically on the title page in red felt tip, “K. Haring 88,” and adding

ALS, one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5.75 x 9, May 11, 1897. Letter to art collector Thomas B. Clarke. In full: “Enclosed please find a letter fro

Austrian symbolist painter (1862–1918) and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Extremely desirable partly-printed DS i

Rare early ALS in French, signed “Miro,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 postcard, June 26, 1935 [handwritten notation looks like “25,” but postmark is dated 1

Norwegian artist (1863–1944) whose brooding, anguished paintings and graphic works, based on personal grief and obsessions, were instrumental in the d

Dutch painter (1872–1944) closely associated with the De Stijl movement, best known for his primary-colored geometric ‘Compositions.’ Hand-addressed m

Colorful unformed souvenir hat, 12.5? in diameter, circa 1960, depicting three stylized flamenco dancers with the legend: “Souvenir de la CORRIDA” (“S

Color limited edition artist’s proof 24 x 29.5 lithograph entitled ‘Boy with Two Dogs,’ signed in the lower border in pencil. Matted and framed to an

Russian painter (1844–1930) of the Peredvizhniki artistic school, known for his realistic, psychologically intense works. Rare ALS in Russian, one pag

ALS signed “John S. Sargent,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to “My dear Tadema.” In part: “I have

Color 5.75 x 4 postcard of Warhol’s 1964 work entitled ‘Jackie,’ depicting a repeated pattern of Jacqueline Kennedy, signed vertically in the left bor

Program cover from a 1979 art gallery booklet entitled ‘Space Fruit: Still Lifes,’ 10 x 8, signed below his printed name in black felt tip. In fine co

The Velvet Underground & Nico album signed and inscribed in thick black felt tip, “To Jerry, Andy Warhol,” “To Jerry, Lou Reed,” and one other. ...

ALS signed “Frank,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.25, The Plaza, New York letterhead, no date, but November–December 1953. Letter to New

Appealing Wright-designed business check for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Wright, payable to Jack

Exceptional matte-finish 8.25 x 7.25 photo of N. C. Wyeth’s 1942 painting of Henry David Thoreau standing above his famous pond, signed and titled on

Signed book: Yosemite and the Range of Light. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket, 15.25 x 12.25. Signed in black felt

TLS signed “Ansel,” one page, 5.5 x 3, December 28, 1967. Letter to Edna Gamma. In part: “Just returned from Yosemite and am slightly nuts. I think I

Collection of 20 items, each signed by a different artist. Signers are: Richard Avedon (FDC), Reynold Arnould (FDC), Richard Anuszkiewicz (FDC), Benny