RR Auction: Science and Technology Auction

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Featuring over 300 lots, RR Auction is proud to present our December Science & Technology auction. The highlight of the sale is the 1924 Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to Manne Siegbahn for his discoveries and research in X-ray spectroscopy. Other standout items are an A7L lunar boot created for Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission; important letters from James Watt, Louis Pasteur, Albert Einstein, and Werner Heisenberg; a Macworld magazine signed by Steve Jobs; a mathematical journal owned and signed by John Nash; a highly desirable autograph of Isaac Newton; and material chronicling the history of early aviation. From physics and chemistry to space exploration and beyond, these incredible items tell the story of our shared heritage of innovation.
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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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit and South Pole Flown Flag6262 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit and South Pole Flown Flag
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Flown 5.75 x 4 American flag carried to the South Pole from January 9–15, 1970, and then flown to lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Endeavor durin
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown Flag6263 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown Flag
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Desirable flown American flag carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Endeavor during the Apollo 15 mission, 6.25 x 4, signed in the lower
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown Mid-Sized Flag6264 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown Mid-Sized Flag
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Supremely desirable mid-sized flown American flag carried into lunar orbit on Apollo 15, 11.5 x 7.5, signed in the lower right corner in blue ballpoin
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Sieger Cover6265 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Sieger Cover
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Sought-after flown Apollo 15 'Sieger' postal cover carried to the lunar surface aboard the LM Falcon, numbered 52/400 [hand-corrected], sign...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 9 Flown Mission Patch6266 - Dave Scott's Apollo 9 Flown Mission Patch
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Flown embroidered Apollo 9 mission patch, measuring 3.5? in diameter, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in blue felt tip, “Flown aboard Apoll
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 9 Flown Robbins Medal6267 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 9 Flown Robbins Medal
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Dave Scott's flown sterling silver Apollo 9 Robbins medal with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face, approximately 1? in diameter...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Gemini 8 Flown Fliteline Medallion6268 - Dave Scott's Gemini 8 Flown Fliteline Medallion
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Dave Scott's gold-plated Fliteline medallion flown aboard the Gemini 8 mission, approximately 1? in diameter, with a raised insignia of the miss...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John Young Signed Photograph6269 - John Young Signed Photograph
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Sought-after color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young leaping off the lunar surface and saluting the American flag, signed nicely in silver ink, “John
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Insurance Cover6270 - Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Insurance Cover
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A superb example of one of Eugene A. Cernan’s Apollo 17 insurance covers, 6.5 x 3.5, bearing a mission cachet and "NASA Manned Spacecraft Cente...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John Young Signed Photograph6271 - John Young Signed Photograph
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Sought-after color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Young posing in his white space suit with an Apollo 16 mission insignia in the background,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Skylab 2 Unflown Robbins Medal6272 - Skylab 2 Unflown Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver Skylab 2 (SLM-1) Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised mission insignia design on the face, and the re
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Tom Stafford's Apollo-Soyuz Flown Crew-Signed Beta Patch6273 - Tom Stafford's Apollo-Soyuz Flown Crew-Signed Beta Patch
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Rare flown 5.5 x 5.5 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3.5? diameter emblem of the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, signed around the insignia in black ink by
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Tom Stafford's Apollo-Soyuz Robbins Medallion6274 - Tom Stafford's Apollo-Soyuz Robbins Medallion
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Unflown sterling silver Apollo-Soyuz Robbins Medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design on the face of the mission insignia, and the
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Hubble Space Telescope DIU Flight Model Harness6275 - Hubble Space Telescope DIU Flight Model Harness
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Hubble Space Telescope Data Interface Unit (HST/DIU) flight model wiring harness, measuring 24? long, featuring a white cord terminating in "J1...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle and International Space Station Communications Carriers6276 - Space Shuttle and International Space Station Communications Carriers
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Pair of two Communications Carriers designed for use aboard the Space Shuttle and International Space Station, including: one white headset with a thi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Soviet Sokol-K Space Suit6277 - Soviet Sokol-K Space Suit
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Original circa 1970s Soviet Sokol-K space suit, featuring the flag of the USSR on the left shoulder and a Salyut program patch on the right breast. Ma
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle 4000 Series EMU Glove TMG6278 - Space Shuttle 4000 Series EMU Glove TMG
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Desirable left-handed 4000 series Space Shuttle glove TMG (Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment), with an ILC-Dover tag on the interior, reading: "It...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle and International Space Station EMU Glove Flocked Bladder Assembly6279 - Space Shuttle and International Space Station EMU Glove Flocked Bladder Assembly
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Left-handed Flocked Bladder Assembly for a Space Shuttle/International Space Station Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) glove, annotated inside the wr
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle and International Space Station Microphone Boom6280 - Space Shuttle and International Space Station Microphone Boom
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Small microphone boom associated with the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs, measuring 6.75? long, marked near the base: "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Annunciator Control Panel Faceplate6281 - Space Shuttle Annunciator Control Panel Faceplate
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Space Shuttle Annunciator Control Panel faceplate, 6 x 12, featuring white text on a gray background, with areas marked "Annunciator," &qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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