RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Collins posing in his flight suit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his spacesuit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Skylab II prime recovery ship postal cover with a cachet honoring the naval recovery force of Skylab II, signed on the front in black felt tip by Joe

Business check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Conrad, “Charles Conrad, Jr.,” payable to Charles Conrad, Jr. for $5000.00, January 8, 1979. Remova

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper in his Mercury suit, signed in black felt tip, “Gordon Cooper, Original 7 Mercury astronaut, Faith 7.” In fi

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, of a 1980 interview given by Cooper to Omni magazine. In part: “Omni: What about the repeated allegations tha

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper shortly before the launch of Faith 7, signed in blue felt tip, “Leaving Hangar 5 for Pad 14, Gordon Cooper, Faith

Apollo 17 prime recovery ship commemorative cover, with a cachet honoring the naval recovery force, signed in blue ballpoint by Charlie Duke (who was

Sieger Yemen commemorative stamp honoring the Apollo 7 crew, signed in blue ballpoint by Eisele. In fine condition.

Color glossy 5 x 7 photo, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 4.75 photo of Gagarin in his cosmonaut suit, signed in blue ink. In fine condition.

Vintage glossy 5.25 x 3.5 deckle-edge postcard of London, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.

Launch date commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Gemini 11 first orbit linkup, signed in blue ballpoint by Dick Gordon and in black felt tip

Color glossy 10.5 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of Glenn rehearsing for liftoff, signed and in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Vintage ballpoint signature and inscription, “Thanks for the flight Connie, Gus Grissom,” on an off-white 5 x 2.75 sheet. In fine condition. Connie wa

Survivor of the Hindenburg, who was serving as a 14-year-old cabin boy on the airship. Two cardstock photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, one color, depicting t

Apollo 15 launch date postal cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 15 astronauts, signed in black felt tip by Jim Irwin and Al Worden. In fine condi

Personal check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Irwin, “James B. Irwin,” payable to Pikes Peak Nephrology Assoc. for $19.80, May 8, 1991. In fine co

One of Apollo 15 astronaut Jim Irwin’s High Flight Foundation business cards, 3.5 x 2, printed “James B. Irwin, Apollo 15 Astronaut,” and signed in bl

TLS in Cyrillic, signed “A. Leonov,” one page, 8.25 x 12, personal letterhead, no date. Letter of thanks written in response to a congratulatory lette

Ink signature, “C. A. Lindbergh, November 20, 1933,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 Republica Portuguesa card. Scattered light toning and soiling, a coupl

Signed book: Lost Moon. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 378 pages. Signed on the title page in

Twenty-four items: four FDCs with original signed color pastel sketches of outer space scenes; two FDCs with original signed ink sketches of astronaut

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Mercury astronauts posing in front of an Air Force jet, signed in blue ballpoint by Gordon Cooper and Wally Schirra and

Apollo 14 insurance cover, signed on the front in blue ballpoint, “Official crew cover from my personal collection, Edgar Mitchell.” Removably present

Apollo 14 launch date postal cover, signed in blue ballpoint, “From My Personal Collection, Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14.” Removably presented on a color

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple light surface dings and a stray ink mark to right edge.

Color limited edition lithograph titled ‘Naval Aviation in Space,’ 25 x 30, #455/1000, signed in pencil by nine astronauts, all former Naval aviators,

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Shepard posing in his space suit in front of an Apollo 14 emblem, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Blake, Best wi

Gold ink signature, “Alan Shepard,” on a black card. Matted with a color glossy photo of Shepard on the lunar surface to an overall size of 14 x 15. I

Skylab III launch date postal cover with a cachet honoring the Skylab III mission, signed in ink and felt tip by crew members Owen Garriott, Jack Lous

Postal cover bearing a cachet honoring Skylab 4, signed vertically in ink by Jerry Carr, Ed Gibson, and Bill Pogue. Removably presented on a color 8.5

FDC with a cachet honoring the Apollo-Soyuz Space Mission, signed in black ballpoint by Slayton. Removably presented on a color 8.5 x 11 informational

Apollo-Soyuz test project splashdown recovery cover, with an embossed cachet honoring the splashdown, signed in black ballpoint by Deke Slayton, also

Inventor of the biplane used in WWI called the Sopwith Camel (1888–1989). FDC with a metallic cachet honoring US Air Mail, signed in blue ink, “T. O.

Eight items: two different composite 10 x 8 photos of SpaceShipOne, signed in blue and black felt tip by Burt Rutan; a My Smithsonian booklet, signed

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.25, Committee On Science and Technology letterhead, February 15, 1977. In part: “Your grandmother…has written and informed me of

Color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard bearing an artist’s image of White making his historic space walk, signed vertically in ballpoint, “Ed White.” Reverse bears

Author of Little Women. Ink signature, “L. M. Alcott, Boston, Mass. March 1881,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 lightly-lined collector’s slip affixed to

Dutch painter (1836–1912). Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Alma-Tadema seated in a chair with a pad in his lap, by Elliott and Fry of London, sig

Beloved Danish author (1805–1875) best known for such classic fairy tales as The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. Scarce v

Seventeen items, consisting of 14 letters and three signatures, each signed by a notable 19th or 20th century artist. Signers are: George Henry Bought

Over 90 signatures, letters, and AQSs from a number of prominent authors and illustrators. Signers include: Wilkie Collins, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Glamorous 6 x 4.25 postcard photo of Sophia Loren taken by Avedon, signed on the reverse in black felt tip, “Avedon,” and signed on the image side in

Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Bartholdi,” two pages on two a

Scottish author and dramatist (1860–1937) best known for the classic children’s play Peter Pan. ALS signed “J. M. Barrie,” one page, 5.5 x 7, Adelphi

Prolific artist (1825–1900) known for his humorous anthropomorphic paintings of animals. ALS signed “W. H. Beard,” four pages on two adjoining sheets,

Two matte-finish 8 x 10 photos, one of Beaton and his wife, signed in the lower border in red pencil, “Cecil”; and one multi-exposure photo of Beaton

ALS signed “Cecil,” one page, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Ava Anderson, wife of John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley. In full: “Y

Two ink signatures, “Cecil Beaton,” on individual green and off-white slips, 3 x 1 and 4 x 2.5 respectively. Green slip is window-mounted to the botto