RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Collection of eleven satin-finish photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in ink or felt tip by the Apollo astronaut pictured. Signers are: Buzz Aldrin

Collection of 18 colorful limited edition commemorative covers, 11 of which are signed by the crew member(s) of the flight being honored. Signers are:

Dave Scott’s flown scissors carried on board the Apollo 9 mission. Stainless steel surgical-type scissors, measure approximately 8? long and were manu

Flown Apollo 9 Robbins medal, approximately 1-inch diameter, with a raised design on the face of the mission insignia. The reverse of the sterling sil

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of all of the Apollo manned mission emblems, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Kenneth—Neil Armstrong,”

Color glossy 9.5 x 7 photo of the Agena Target Vehicle as seen from Gemini 8 during rendezvous, affixed to a 12 x 10.5 mount, signed and inscribed in

TLS signed “Neil,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 3, 2007. Letter to Doris Weber, a former classmate, and organizer of their 65th h

Official color 8 x 10 ‘alternative’ NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit posing against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip. I

Limited edition 18 x 29 lithograph of Armstrong in his flight suit prior to the Apollo 11 mission, numbered 63/1000, signed in pencil by Armstrong at

TLS signed “Neil,” one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, November 25, 1974. Letter to Los Angeles Times reporter Marvin Miles. In f

Choice felt tip signature, “Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition.

Official color 7.25 x 9.25 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed and inscribed in black felt tip,

Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the Apollo 11 spacecraft leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building, signed in blue felt tip, “Apollo XI Roll Out, Buz

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

Official color semi-glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip. Reverse bears a USPS first day of issue postage

Color satin-finish 40.5 x 8.5 panoramic photo of Aldrin unloading the EASEP package from the Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission, signed in silver ink,

Staple-bound NASA manual entitled “Apollo 11 Lunar Photography,” 8.5 x 11, 12 pages plus appendix, printed by NASA in April of 1970, signed on the fro

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Collins posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, “M. Collins.” In fine condition.

An 8 x 8 swatch of flown Beta cloth, with a 3.5? diameter Apollo 13 mission emblem printed in the center, flown into lunar orbit on board the Apollo 1

Glossy 14 x 11 photo of the Apollo 14 crew posing with Jim Murray, Howard Cosell, and another gentleman, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Ji

Two items: official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the Apollo 14 ALSEP on the lunar surface, signed in purple ink; and a February 25, 1971, edition of Sp

Color 10 x 8 official NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in front of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes—Alan Shepar

Flown embroidered Apollo 14 mission patch, 4? in diameter, carried into lunar orbit in the Apollo 14 Command Module Kitty Hawk; and a color 5.25 x 7 p

Flown Lunar Module Hammock Hook and Strap carried to the lunar surface on board the Apollo 15 Lunar Module Falcon. Strap and hook measure 9 x 1 and co

Flown lunar surface EVA retractable tether used on the lunar surface by Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot Jim Irwin. The tether, referred to by astronauts

Flown COAS Spare Light Bulb Assembly carried to the lunar surface on board the Apollo 15 Lunar Module Falcon. Assembly measures 2 x 1.75. Assembly con

Uncommon Apollo 15 postal cover carried to the lunar surface aboard the Falcon, 6.5 x 3.75, numbered 108 of 300 and signed in the lower left corner by

Apollo 15 Robbins Medal, approximately 1.5? diameter, with a raised design on the face of the Apollo 15 mission insignia. The reverse of the sterling

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

Collection of seven items with original McCall illustrations. First, a signed book: The Art of Robert McCall. First edition, first printing. NY: Banta

Postal cover with a stamped cachet of the mission emblem, and a January 28, 1986—the date of the tragic Challenger launch—Cape Canaveral postal cancel

Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test debrief for Launch day minus one briefing produced by NASA's prime Space Shuttle processing contractor Uni...

Color 11 x 8.5 Boeing Space Flight Awareness employee bulletin for a meet-and-greet with the STS-107 crew, February 2001, signed in blue and black fel

Bright fluorescent orange vehicle access placard for Palmdale Plant 42 Site, the birth place of Space Shuttle Orbiter OV-102 Columbia, 11 x 8.5, signe

Collection of 100 Space Shuttle test flight covers, dating from 1971–1979, each with stamped or printed cachets, and all bearing Edwards Air Force Bas

Collection of five NASA space shuttle manuals, dating from 1980–1983, each bound by a single staple. Titles are: Payload Accommodations at the Rotatin

Two flown embroidered shuttle mission patches from the personal collection of astronaut Susan Still: one from STS-83 flown on board the Columbia in Ap

Glossy 11.5 x 9.25 photo of 39 astronauts and cosmonauts posing outside of Star City on October 3, 1987, signed in ink and felt tip by 32 including: A

Color vintage glossy 10.75 x 7 photo of the Soviet Union’s first cosmonauts posing together, signed in felt tip and ink by all ten: Yuri Gagarin, Gher

Collection of four NASA media publications regarding the Hubble telescope, including a press kit, media reference guide, and the Optical Telescope Ass

Two NASA publications: Viking Orbiter Stereo Imaging Catalog, dated February 1982; and Viking Lander Imaging Investigation During Extended and Continu

Three hardcover books about Project Vanguard: Vanguard; Vanguard: A History; and Exploring by Satellite. In very good condition.

Ranger VII Photographs of the Moon, Parts I-III, 11 x 14 each, printed by NASA from 1964–1965. Each volume contains detailed images of Ranger’s photog

Collection of 14 assorted publications regarding the Skylab project, including: five press kits and manuals; two identical McDonnell Douglas manuals;

Original canister of 16mm film from the Skylab 3 mission. Canister measures 12.5? in diameter, and contains one reel of silent color film. NASA label

Collection of nine space- and aviation-related books and manuals. Titles include: 0 Stars and Wolf-Rayet Stars; Space Ship: The Story of the X-15; Sov

Collection of 10 space-related books. Titles are: Frontiers of Space (2); Manned Spacecraft in Color; Express to the Stars; Space Almanac; America on

Collection of 12 space-related books and manuals. Titles include: Viking Lander Atlas of Mars; Viking Orbiter Views of Mars; a brad-bound script for a

Collection of 15 space-related books and manuals. Titles include: Human Factors in Long-Duration Spaceflight; Report on Planet Three and Other Specula

Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Aldrin training in zero gravity, signed in blue felt tip, “The flying rock box! Buzz Aldrin.” In fine condition.

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin descending from the Lunar Module to the moon’s surface, signed in silver ink, “The Eagle has landed, Buzz Al

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Walter, with 1/2 century of best wishes, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In fin

Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 10 astronauts rubbing a stuffed Snoopy’s nose for luck on their way to the launch pad, signed in black

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

Glossy 10 x 8 composite photo of the tense atmosphere inside mission control at the end of the mission, signed in black felt tip by Gene Kranz, Gerry

Collection of three personal and business checks, all 6 x 2.75, dated from the 1985–1994, each filled out and signed by a different Apollo astronaut.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Bean adjusting his space suit prior to the Apollo 12 launch, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Bean working next to the lunar lander during the Apollo 12 mission, signed in silver ink, “An island of refuge in a

Official color satin-finish 8 x 10 NASA ‘red-numbered’ photo of Carpenter in a jacket and tie, signed in blue felt tip, “Scott Carpenter, Mercury Astr

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Carpenter outside the Mercury Control Center, signed in black felt tip, “Scott Carpenter, 4th American in Space, Aurora 7

Seven-inch 33 1/3 album entitled “America’s First Man in Orbit,” signed on the sleeve in black ballpoint, “‘God Speed John Glenn’ Scott Carpenter, Fri

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Cernan adjusting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, Last Man on Moon, A

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the shuttle Enterprise’s first taxi run, with a Challenger STS-51L cachet stamped over the cover’s printed

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Scobee in his blue flight suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Elesi—very best wishes, Dick Scobee.

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Smith in his blue flight suit holding a model of the space shuttle, signed in black felt tip. In fine conditi

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins in his space suit preparing for lift-off, signed in black felt tip, “Michael Collins Apollo XI.” Double-matted an

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Conrad during his Apollo 12 training, signed in black felt tip. Light haloing to signature, otherwise fine co

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the launch of Cooper’s Faith 7 flight, signed in black felt tip, “Mercury Atlas 9 launch from Pad 14! The last and

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

Four signed photos of Cooper before and after his Faith 7 mission, two 8 x 10 and two 10 x 8, various finishes, each signed in blue or black felt tip,

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “The voyage of a lifetime, Charlie Duke

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Duke in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo XVI LMP, 10th Man on the

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Eisele in a jacket and tie, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Randy Norwood, with best regards, Don

FDC with a cachet honoring the first successful orbital flight for an American, signed in blue ballpoint, “J. H. Glenn, Jr.” Encapsulated in a plastic

Two items: TLS, signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, August 13, 1965. Letter to a collector reads, in part: “Hope the enclosed picture is sa

Two vintage glossy 8 x 10 NASA photos: one of Glenn in a jacket and bow tie, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “4/5/62, Best regards to John Hut

Apollo 15 launch day cover with a cachet of the Apollo 15 mission emblem, signed in black felt tip by Irwin. Notation on the reverse of cover reads, “

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

Color 10 x 8 lithograph of Leonov holding a sketch of Tom Stafford during the Apollo-Soyuz mission, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Color limited edition 32 x 17.75 print entitled ‘Seagull,’ numbered #AP 27/95, signed in the lower border in pencil by Leonov and Tereshkova. Rolled a

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Lovell posing in his white space suit alongside a globe of the moon, signed in blue felt tip, “Houston we have a pr

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

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Ride nestled into a sleep restraint during her history-making shuttle flight, signed in black felt tip. In very fin

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Roosa posing in his white space suit with the Apollo 14 mission emblem in the background, signed and inscribe

Three signed photos, two 10 x 8 and one 8 x 10, various finishes, including an official NASA glossy, each signed in blue or black felt tip by Schirra.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Scott saluting the American flag on the lunar surface during his mission, signed in blue felt tip, “7th Man on the

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Scott posing in his white space suit with a model of the lunar rover, signed in blue felt tip, “Dave Scott, 7th Man

Glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 14 splashdown, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Vintage official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Shepard in a jacket and tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Glenn Bailey, with warm regards—Al

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the crew posing together during their testing, signed in black felt tip by Bob Crippen, William Thornton, and Karol

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 13 issued by the Manned Spaceflight Cover Society, signed in black felt tip. Encapsulated in a plast

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Wendt holding Ham the chimp, signed in black felt tip, “‘Ham’ America’s first chimp in space, Guenter F. Wendt, Padleader

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Young posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, “John Young, 9th Man on the Moon, Apoll

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

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, March 24, 1980. Humorous letter to the wife of the CEO of Paul Masson Vineyards. In part: “Extreme thank

Signed book: Examples. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 10.75, 177 pages. Signed on a bookplate affixed to

Two checks: a bank check filled out in another hand and signed by Thomas Nast, “Th: Nast,” December 30, 1892; and a personal check filled out and sign

ALS in French, signed “F Bartholdi,” one page, 7 x 4.5, personal letterhead, May 17, 1898. Untranslated letter to a friend, with Bartholdi adding a br

French painter and lithographer (1867–1947). He trained at the Académie Julien, then joined the group called Les Nabis, which included Denis an...

Collection of three items: ink signature, “Francis Bacon,” on a white 5 x 3 slip; a commemorative cover with a cachet honoring International Volunteer