RR Auction: Remarkable Rarities

Unique original oil painting accomplished by President Eisenhower during his time in the White House, 15.5 x 17.5, portraying White House Chief of Sta

Leather-bound guest log for the U.S.S. Des Moines CA–134, 8.5 x 10.75, signed on the seventh page in fountain pen, “Des Moines—with her captain and cr

DS in German and Hungarian, quickly signed in ink, “R” (as typical on documents of this type), one page, 8.25 x 13.25, August 26, 1944. Blue and gold

Scarce manuscript DS in Japanese, boldly signed at the top of the first page by Hirohito as emperor, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.5 x 12.5 (me

Rare TLS in English, one page, 8 x 10.25, Communist Delegation Office letterhead, August 8, 1946. Letter to Mr. J. Franklin Ray, Jr., acting director

Exceptionally rare folding brochure for the Lincoln Memorial, eight pages, 6 x 8.5, dated 1962, issued by the United States Department of the Interior

Rare real photo postcard depicting the Wright Model A in flight, 5.5 x 3.5, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Lemans, 12 Nov. 1908, With my complim

Rare, unnumbered set of seven Wright Aeronautical Corporation's 1928 Flights hand-colored lithographs, depicting historic feats accomplished by ...

Historic TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 16, 1940. Wright responds to fact-checking requests regarding his first flight from Joh

Partly-printed White Star Line certificate of receipt for Titanic passenger William Alexander’s prepaid third-class ticket, one page, 14 x 8.5, March

Fascinating “Reports of obstruction to Navigation” sent to “The Commander” of the Titanic, seven pages, 8.25 x 13.25, dated from March 9 to April 10,

Flown double-sided flight plan page carried on board the Apollo 11 mission, identified as “MSC Form 29 (May 69),” 10.5 x 8, signed and flight-certifie

Sought-after Apollo 11 ‘Type 3’ insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a color cachet of the mission insignia and a July 16, 1969, Kennedy Space Center laun

Magnificent lunar map of the Apollo 11 landing area near the southern edge of Mare Tranquillitatis, 9.75 x 12.5, inscribed in the lower left in printe

Historic flown sterling silver Apollo 11 Robbins Medal, approximately 1.25? diameter, with a raised early design on the face of the iconic Apollo 11 m

Charles Conrad’s white In-Flight Coverall Garment used during training for Apollo 12, consisting of both the jacket and pants. The jacket bears his na

Fantastic flown American flag carried to the moon on the Apollo 12 mission, 6.25 x 3.75, affixed to an 8 x 13 presentation mount signed in black felt

Rare, handsome partially printed and calligraphic DS on vellum, signed on the reverse “Isaac Newton,” one page, 20.25 x 13.25, November 10, 1719. Newt

Exceptional hand-colored vellum DS in Cyrillic, one page, 15.5 x 10.75, January 4, 1791. A stunning military appointment granting the resignation of P

Scarce DS in French on “Institut du Radium, Paris” letterhead, signed “M. Curie,” one page, 8.25 x 12, December 24, 1924. Certificate No. 4. 203 in wh