RR Auction: Space & Aviation 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’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving 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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Mars582 - Mars
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Particles from the Zagami Martian meteorite, totaling 1/10 carat, presented in a clear glass vial suspended in a 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 acrylic cube. In fine
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Hubble Space Telescope583 - Hubble Space Telescope
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Flown limited edition Hubble Space Telescope polymide film, 71/75, retrieved during a 1999 shuttle mission. Film measures .75 x 1 and is encased in a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Station Freedom Model585 - Space Station Freedom Model
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NASA Space Station Freedom concept model measuring 50.5? wide, 86? tall, and 98? long. Modular type model was constructed by McDonnell-Douglas enginee
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Launch Pad Floodlight586 - Launch Pad Floodlight
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Original launch pad 13 primary flood light assembly. Assembly and u-mount measure approximately 24? tall with an 18? diameter, with a metal Westinghou
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo, Shuttle, and Skylab587 - Apollo, Shuttle, and Skylab
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Collection of 14 artifacts, 13 of which have been flown, and includes marks or stamps made from flown items, carried on various Apollo, Skylab, Shuttl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Launch Complex Relics588 - Launch Complex Relics
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Collection of three Cape Canaveral launch relics: a red-orange 1.5 x .5 piece of the cableway that ran up the side of the Launch Complex 14 tower to t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hypersonic Flying Laboratory Model589 - Hypersonic Flying Laboratory Model
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Very neat one-piece composite model of the Russian KHOLOD hypersonic flying laboratory model. This 1991 Soviet school model measures 16? high, has its
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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NASA Flight Controllers590 - NASA Flight Controllers
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Two photos: color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Mission Control emblem, signed in back felt tip by Glynn Lunney, Gene Kranz, John Hodge, and Chris
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Joe Kittinger591 - Joe Kittinger
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Former pilot and decorated military officer (born 1928) famous for holding the records for having the highest, fastest, and longest skydive and as bei
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Guenter Wendt592 - Guenter Wendt
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Six glossy photos of various NASA programs, including Apollo and Gemini, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, all with printed blue or black text on the reverse, each s
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Pilots and SROs593 - Pilots and SROs
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Color limited edition 37 x 26 print entitled ‘Outrun the Thunder,’ showing an SR-71 being prepped for a flight over Russia, numbered AP47/75, signed i
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Surveyor III594 - Surveyor III
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Collection of 25 glossy photos, both 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, many taken from the transmissions of Surveyor III after it landed on the lunar surface, includ
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NASA595 - NASA
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Over 250 official NASA photos from the Space Shuttle program, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, various finishes. Images include crew photos, training, lift-off and
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Delta Clipper596 - Delta Clipper
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Flown patch from the sixth test flight of the Delta Clipper Experimental vehicle, launched on May 16, 1995, measuring 5.25? wide. Patch is affixed to
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SpaceX Dragon/Falcon 9597 - SpaceX Dragon/Falcon 9
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Flown Falcon 9/Dragon mission patch, 4? in diameter, carried on board the final test mission to the International Space Station on May 25, 2012. Patch
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Astronauts598 - Astronauts
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Collection of 11 items, 10 of which are signed by a Mercury or Apollo astronaut. Signers are: James Lovell (book, ins); John Glenn (book); Edgar Mitch
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Surveyor Preliminary Reports599 - Surveyor Preliminary Reports
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Five official NASA preliminary reports (SP series) on the Surveyor programs, various lengths, for Surveyors I, III, V, VI, and VII. In fine condition,
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NASA History Series600 - NASA History Series
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Collection of 10 books from the NASA History Series, both hard and soft cover, various sizes. Titles include: Managing NASA in the Apollo Era; Searchi
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Space Books601 - Space Books
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Two first edition books; a hardcover copy of Apollo EECOM: Journey of a Lifetime, signed by Sy Liebergot, and accompanied by a color 7 x 5 satin-finis
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Moon602 - Moon
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Interesting collection of six vintage moon globes, ranging in size from 5? to 6? in diameter. Manufacturers include Replogle (3), Adler Planetarium an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Banks603 - Space Banks
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Two original 1950s-era die-cast metal coin banks. One is in the shape of a large-finned rocket ship and measures approximately 8? long, is silverish-b
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Miss Baker604 - Miss Baker
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Squirrel monkey, who along with Able, became the first monkeys to successfully return to Earth after traveling in space (defined as above 50 mile alti
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NACA Medal605 - NACA Medal
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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics gold-colored medal for distinguished service. Award consists of a blue and white ribbon with a 1.5? medall
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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NACA Medal`606 - NACA Medal`
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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics silver-colored medal for exceptional service. Award consists of a magenta and white ribbon with a 1.5? med
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US Air Force: Steve Wiggin607 - US Air Force: Steve Wiggin
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Original oil painting of an Air Force heavy cargo jet coming in for a landing, done by noted aviation artist Stephen Wiggin, 19.5 x 14.5, signed in th
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Space Program Pins608 - Space Program Pins
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Impressive collection of approximately 160 pins for various space programs, displayed in a 18 x 11 shadowbox frame. Programs and themes represented in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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NASA Patches609 - NASA Patches
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Collection of 18 uncommon oversized patches, all measuring approximately 8? in diameter. Patches are: NASA ‘meatball’ insignia, Project Mercury, MR-3,
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NASA Patches610 - NASA Patches
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Collection of 153 embroidered NASA souvenir patches spanning from Project Mercury to the Mars Rover, including a few Gemini and Apollo patches, shuttl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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