RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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Pearl Harbor364Pearl Harbor
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Five glossy photos, two 4 x 6 and three 6 x 4, each signed in ink or felt tip by a different Pearl Harbor survivor. Signers are: Duane Reyelts, Donald
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
George S. Patton365George S. Patton
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ALS signed “Geo S. Patton, Jr,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, January 28. Letter to his Aunt Nomie. In part (with Patton’s grammar and
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
John J. Pershing366John J. Pershing
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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 13 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To the Honorable Chas. P. Caldwell, with cordial regards, John J. Pershing.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Philippe Petain367Philippe Petain
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French general who was honored as a national hero for his defense of Verdun during World War I, but who was convicted after World War II of dealings w
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
George E. Pickett368George E. Pickett
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Virginia-born military officer (1825–1875) who fought with distinction during the Mexican-American War, resigning his commission to join the Confedera
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Pilots369Pilots
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Two color satin-finish 10 x 8 photos: one of Hank Potter, Rex T. Barber, and Charles W. Lindberg posing together at a reunion, signed in the lower bor
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Colin Powell370Colin Powell
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Three one-page TLSs, two on Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff letterhead, dated 1992, 1993, and 1994. General Powell responds to greetings from a
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Eddie Rickenbacker371Eddie Rickenbacker
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 9, 1971. Letter to an admirer. In part: “Your…copy of my book ‘Seven Came Through’ was await
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Norman Schwarzkopf372Norman Schwarzkopf
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Schwarzkopf posing outdoors in civilian clothes, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Robert F. Scott373Robert F. Scott
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TLS signed “General Bob,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, October 10, 1974. Letter to the president of the American Freedom Train Foundation
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
William T. Sherman374William T. Sherman
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Ink signature, “Yrs truly, W. T. Sherman,” on an off-white 5 x 1.5 slip, clipped from the closing of a letter, with typed notations along bottom edge.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
William T. Sherman375William T. Sherman
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ALS signed “W. T. Sherman,” four pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, 92 Garrison Avenue letterhead, January 14, 1885. Letter to Alfre
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
J. E. B. Stuart379J. E. B. Stuart
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Fabled Confederate general (1833–1864) best known for his consummate skill in reconnaissance and as a cavalry officer. After leading successful offens
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 14,000.00
Paul Tibbets and Curtis LeMay380Paul Tibbets and Curtis LeMay
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Limited edition flown commemorative cover, 7.5 x 4.5, with a color cachet honoring the introduction of the Boeing B-29, signed in blue ballpoint by Pa
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Lew Wallace381Lew Wallace
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Union general (1827–1905) who became better known as the author of the best-selling religio-historical novel Ben-Hur. Ink signature, “With all good wi
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Anthony Wayne382Anthony Wayne
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Revolutionary War general (1745–1796) whose daring tactics earned him the nickname “Mad Anthony.” After demonstrating his exceptional military abiliti
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
William Westmoreland383William Westmoreland
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Westmoreland in his dress uniform, signed in black felt tip, “W. C. Westmoreland.” In fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
World War II: Brothers of Chivalry384World War II: Brothers of Chivalry
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Limited edition 17 x 11 print entitled Brothers of Chivalry, numbered #8/400, signed in pencil, “Charles L. Brown” and “Franz Stigler.” Also signed in
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Leonard Wood385Leonard Wood
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Medal of Honor–winning military officer and physician (1860–1927) who served as Army Chief of Staff and later as Governor General of the Philippines.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
World War II: Great Raid POW Rescue386World War II: Great Raid POW Rescue
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Five glossy photos, three 4 x 6 and two 6 x 4, including one color, each signed in felt tip or ballpoint by the participant pictured. Signers are: Joh
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
World War II: Guadalcanal387World War II: Guadalcanal
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Five glossy photos, four 4 x 6 and one 6 x 4, including three color, each signed in felt tip by a different participant. Signers are: Richard Greer, E
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
World War II: Okinawa388World War II: Okinawa
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Five glossy photos, four 4 x 6 and one 6 x 4, each signed in felt tip by a participant in the battle. Signers are: James Anderson, John Dillon, Donald
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
World War II: Tibbets and Lindberg389World War II: Tibbets and Lindberg
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Two identical 10 x 8 photos of the Japanese signing the surrender aboard the USS Missouri, one glossy and one satin-finish, one signed in black felt t
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
World War II: Up Periscope390World War II: Up Periscope
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Color 17.25 x 25.25 poster for the symposium entitled Up Periscope, signed in pencil by four World War II sub skippers, including three Medal of Honor
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
World War II: Wake Island391World War II: Wake Island
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Five glossy and satin-finish photos, one 4 x 6 and four 6 x 4, each signed in felt tip or ballpoint by a different participant. Signers are: Dave Klie
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
World War II: Yamamoto Mission392World War II: Yamamoto Mission
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Color limited edition 35 x 23.5 print entitled ‘Bogey’s! Eleven O’Clock High,’ numbered #1236/1250, signed in pencil by eight P-38 pilots who flew on
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sgt. Alvin C. York393Sgt. Alvin C. York
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American World War I hero (1887–1964) who won the Medal of Honor for leading a successful charge on a German machine-gun nest that resulted in 32 Germ
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Buzz Aldrin394Buzz Aldrin
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Color 20 x 16 NASA print of Aldrin working on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “To Robert Barrett, with
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Buzz Aldrin395Buzz Aldrin
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Color 11 x 14 NASA photo of a Saturn V rocket near the Vehicle Assembly Building, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Buzz Aldrin396Buzz Aldrin
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Program from the 16th International Space Development Conference, held in 1997 in Orlando, Florida, 8.5 x 11, 16 pages, signed on the front cover in b
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Buzz Aldrin397Buzz Aldrin
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Signed book: Encounter with Tiber. Limited edition of 1500 copies (this copy No. 603). Nashville: FlatSigned Press, 2005. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.2
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Apollo 13: Haise and Kranz398Apollo 13: Haise and Kranz
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Two identical color satin-finish 10 x 8 photos of Kranz seated at Mission Control talking to Haise, who is on the video screen, signed in gold ink by
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Apollo 09399Apollo 09
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Exceptional color satin-finish 10 x 10 photo from of the Apollo 9 capsule in orbit, signed in silver ink, “Rendezvous in Earth Orbit, 7th of March 196
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Apollo 13400Apollo 13
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Three different commemorative covers, with cachets honoring the launch, emergency, and successful landing of Apollo 13, signed in ink or felt tip by J
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Apollo 14401Apollo 14
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Mailing envelope, 6.5 x 3.75, bearing a first man on the moon stamp and a Houston, Texas, cancellation, signed in black ballpoint by Alan Shepard, Ed
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Apollo 17402Apollo 17
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Apollo 17 splashdown cover with a cachet honoring the splashdown and recovery of the Apollo 17 crew, signed in black ink by Ron Evans and Gene Cernan,
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Apollo 11403Apollo 11
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Color glossy 9.25 x 7 photo of the Apollo 11 prime crew posing together in their spacesuits against a lunar background, affixed to a 12 x 10.5 mount,
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
Apollo 11404Apollo 11
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Three color 8 x 10 NASA photos of the individual Apollo 11 astronauts: one signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Charlotte—Good luck! Neil Armstr
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Apollo 17405Apollo 17
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Signed book: Eyewitness to Space. NY: Harry N. Abrams. Hardcover with dustjacket, 16.75 x 12.5, 227 pages. Inscribed on the second free end page in an
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Apollo 17406Apollo 17
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Color 10 x 8 NASA ‘red-numbered’ photo of the Apollo 17 crew posing with their lunar rover in front of the launch pad, signed and inscribed in black f
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Neil Armstrong407Neil Armstrong
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Uninscribed color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, his helmet by his side, signed in blue felt tip. Double matted and fr
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Neil Armstrong408Neil Armstrong
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, his helmet by his side, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Richard Gold—B
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Neil Armstrong409Neil Armstrong
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Color 3 x 4.75 cardstock photo of Armstrong posing in his space suit against a lunar background, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with a f
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Neil Armstrong410Neil Armstrong
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Collection of correspondence from Armstrong and his wife, in the form of Christmas cards, all to the same recipient, as well as assorted unsigned item
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Neil Armstrong411Neil Armstrong
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Commemorative cover with a return address of Air Force Kokee Station in Hawaii, and a stamped cachet honoring the Gemini 3 mission, signed on the reve
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Neil Armstrong412Neil Armstrong
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Ballpoint signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 5 x 8 sheet of General Time Limited stationery, dated in another hand October 10, 1974. In fine
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Neil Armstrong413Neil Armstrong
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We Came In Peace For All Mankind album signed in-person on the front cover in black felt tip by Armstrong. In fine condition, with a punch hole to top
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Neil Armstrong414Neil Armstrong
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A complete set of 32 ‘First Man on the Moon’ ten-cent United States postage stamps, 9 x 10, signed across the stamps in red felt tip by Armstrong. Lig
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Neil Armstrong415Neil Armstrong
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Postal cover bearing a July 24, 1969, USS Hornet cancellation, and an Apollo 8 postage stamp, signed in black ballpoint by Armstrong. Cover also bears
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Astronaut Hall of Fame416Astronaut Hall of Fame
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Color 16 x 20 poster of the 2006 inductees into the Astronaut Hall of Fame, signed in silver ink by Charles Bolden, Henry Hartsfield, and Brewster Sha
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00