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 continues to achieve 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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Gene Cernan402 - Gene Cernan
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Three color photos, measuring 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in blue felt tip or silver ink by Cernan. In overall fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan403 - Gene Cernan
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Impressive color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Apollo 17 launch, signed in black felt tip, “Gene Cernan, ‘Last Man on the Moon,’ Final Lunar Apoll
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Project Apollo404 - Project Apollo
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A fine set of 20 solid sterling silver commemorative medals struck by the Franklin Mint from silver containing a small amount of metal carried aboard
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Gemini405 - Gemini
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Collection of eight covers with cachets honoring various Gemini missions, each signed in felt tip or ballpoint by one or more astronauts, including: G
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers406 - Moonwalkers
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Collection of seven color photos of various moonwalkers, including two from Apollo 11, all measuring 8 x 10 or 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip by the
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gathering of Eagles407 - Gathering of Eagles
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Exceptional color limited edition 25.5 x 24.5 print entitled ‘Great Moments in Aviation History,’ numbered 829/1100, signed in pencil by 15 important
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Bassett408 - Charlie Bassett
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United States Air Force test pilot (1931–1966) selected as a NASA astronaut in 1963 and assigned to the crew of Gemini 9 with Elliot See; Bassett and
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gemini 5, 6, and 11409 - Gemini 5, 6, and 11
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Collection of four covers with cachets honoring various Gemini missions and recoveries, signed in blue and black ballpoint by the participants, includ
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Exploration410 - Space Exploration
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Collection of ten FDCs from the 1991 ‘Space Exploration’ series, all featuring 22-karat gold replicas of the stamps set against a red velvet backing.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Yuri Gagarin411 - Yuri Gagarin
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Signed book, Road to Space, in Russian, 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 8, 173 pages. Signed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint in
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Christa McAuliffe412 - Christa McAuliffe
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Mailing envelope, 6.5 x 3.5, signed along the bottom in black felt tip, “S. Christa McAuliffe,” to which was later added a stamped Goddard Space Fligh
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Robert McCall413 - Robert McCall
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Wonderful collection of five items: a hardcover edition of The Art of Robert McCall, signed on the first free end page in black felt tip, adding a lar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wernher Von Braun414 - Wernher Von Braun
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Extraordinary pencil sketch of a “3rd Stage Satellite Vehicle (landed),” drawn by von Braun on a gridded 11 x 8.5 sheet of drafting paper, signed at t
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11415 - Apollo 11
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A flown .5 x .5 swatch of Kapton foil from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s thermal protection subsystem. Affixed to an 8.5 x 11 informational
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Flown Film416 - Apollo 12 Flown Film
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A flown .75 x .25 piece of film carried to the lunar surface on board Apollo 12. Film is taped by its edges to a 6.5 x 4 certificate signed by Richard
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15417 - Apollo 15
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A graphite pencil “X” made with a pencil carried on board the Apollo 15 mission, written on a 5.75 x 3.75 card printed with the mission emblem and tex
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Skylab: Bill Pogue418 - Skylab: Bill Pogue
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Flown swatch of gray tape from the Skylab Space Station, affixed to a 5.5 x 3.5 certificate of authenticity signed by Skylab pilot Bill Pogue, who als
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle External Tank Lower Strut Assembly419 - Space Shuttle External Tank Lower Strut Assembly
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Piece of Space Shuttle External Tank Lower Strut Assembly, 4 x 5.5, with black numbering to the front top reading, “ SSY 10754–0001–105, 2000340.” A
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Columbia Orbiter 102 Inboard Aft Insulator420 - Space Shuttle Columbia Orbiter 102 Inboard Aft Insulator
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Space Shuttle Orbiter 102 Inboard Aft Insulator, measuring 11 x 2.5, and .5? deep. “Unserviceable (Reparable) Tag” reads “Part no. V070–197118–001, IN
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-41-C Flown MST Tool421 - STS-41-C Flown MST Tool
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Flown Module Servicing Tool (MST) carried aboard the STS-41-C mission. The L-shaped tool measures 4? long, with a hex key on one end and blue bracket
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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