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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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Buzz Aldrin315 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color semi-glossy 10 x 7.5 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the Eagle lunar module on the moon’s surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Eagle has lan
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin316 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “The first man on the moon! Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI,” under
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin317 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Aldrin deploying the ALSEP package on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI LMP.” I
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Buzz Aldrin318 - Buzz Aldrin
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Very nice color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Earth rising over the Moon’s horizon, signed in silver ink, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI July 20, 1969, ‘
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Buzz Aldrin319 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin descending the ladder of the LM, signed in black felt tip, “It’s OK—It’s not really cheese! Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin320 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color glossy 16 x 20 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin ‘Contact Light.’
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Buzz Aldrin321 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of
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Buzz Aldrin322 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color official NASA lithograph of Aldrin in a jacket and tie, trimmed to a size of 7.25 x 9.25, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce, wit
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Michael Collins323 - Michael Collins
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Terrific color satin-finish 14.5 x 16.5 photo of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module as taken by Collins, signed in gold ink, “Michael Collins, CMP Apollo 11,
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Michael Collins324 - Michael Collins
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Collins posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Wally Schirra and Walter Cronkite325 - Wally Schirra and Walter Cronkite
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Glossy 9.75 x 7.75 photo of newsman Walter Cronkite showing a copy of a newspaper front page to Schirra following man’s arrival on the moon, signed in
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Michael Collins326 - Michael Collins
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Color official NASA lithograph of Collins in a jacket and tie, with an astronaut pin on his lapel, trimmed to a size of 7.25 x 9.5, signed and inscrib
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Buzz Aldrin327 - Buzz Aldrin
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Limited edition 17 x 26 lithograph of Aldrin in his white space suit prior to launch (done in the style of Paul Calle), numbered 37/200, signed in pen
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Michael Collins328 - Michael Collins
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Limited edition 17 x 26 lithograph of Collins in his white space suit prior to launch (done in the style of Paul Calle), numbered 37/50, signed in pen
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Neil Armstrong329 - Neil Armstrong
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Desirable felt tip signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 5.75 x 4 card. In fine condition.
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Buzz Aldrin330 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color 8 x 10 print of Michael Bedard’s illustration of an astronaut peeing on the moon, signed in blue felt tip by Aldrin. Matted and framed to an ove
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Buzz Aldrin331 - Buzz Aldrin
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Reprint of NASA’s Apollo 11 Stowage List, originally printed on July 15, 1969, 11 x 8.5, bound by a single staple, signed on the front cover in black
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Buzz Aldrin332 - Buzz Aldrin
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Reprint of the Apollo 11 landing site map, 11 x 8.5, providing a detailed layout of the area, signed in black felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11.” In v
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Buzz Aldrin333 - Buzz Aldrin
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Original and complete Apollo 11 21-day quarantine menu, 8.25 x 11, listing all the selections for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, during the crew’s thre
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Buzz Aldrin334 - Buzz Aldrin
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Signed book: Lunar Photographs from Apollos 8, 10, and 11. Washington, DC: NASA, 1971. Hardcover, 8 x 10.5, 119 pages. Signed on the half-title page i
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Michael Collins335 - Michael Collins
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Original watercolor painting titled ‘Outward Bound,’ 16.5 x 11.5 showing the Shuttle shortly after lift-off leaving a huge plume of smoke, signed in b
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Astronauts336 - Astronauts
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Program from the Salute to the Apollo 11 Team dinner held at the Rice Hotel on August 12, 1969, 5.5 x 8.25, two pages. Signed on the back cover in blu
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Apollo 11337 - Apollo 11
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A 14 x 14 swatch of Beta cloth with a printed color 10? diameter Apollo 11 mission insignia printed in the middle. In fine condition. An impressive ex
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Apollo 11: Ed Hengeveld338 - Apollo 11: Ed Hengeveld
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Original colored pencil art by Ed Hengeveld containing seven panels for a proposed comic book, 11.75 x 15.75, showing an Apollo crew arriving at the S
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 11339 - Apollo 11
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Limited edition commemorative sword, 0531/2000, made by Wilkinson Sword of London in honor of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Stainless steel blade measur
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Apollo 11340 - Apollo 11
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Collection of over 20 items incorporating the Apollo 11 emblem, including five patches, four decals, four pins, six medallions, a ‘moon nickel,’ and a
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Apollo 11341 - Apollo 11
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NASA Exceptional Service Medal with matching lapel pin and cloth rosette presented to Alfred P. Alibrando. Medal consists of a gold-colored 1.5? diame
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Apollo 11342 - Apollo 11
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Flown hatch plug, flown on board the Columbia during the Apollo 11 mission. Plug measures .75? long, and is housed in a small plastic pouch stapled to
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Apollo 11343 - Apollo 11
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A .5 x .5 swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s thermal protection subsystem, removed after splashdown by O. W. N
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Apollo 11344 - Apollo 11
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A .5 x .75 piece of silver reflective foil flown to the moon on the Columbia. Skin is housed in a small Mylar sleeve which is affixed to a 5 x 3 certi
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Apollo 11: Alan Stevens346 - Apollo 11: Alan Stevens
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Original pen and ink sketch of an eagle in flight, done by artist Alan Stevens on an off-white 4.5 x 6.5 sheet. Framed to an overall size of 6.5 x 8.5
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Apollo 11: Alan Stevens347 - Apollo 11: Alan Stevens
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Original pen and ink sketch of an eagle with an olive branch in its talons, done by artist Alan Stevens on an off-white 4.5 x 6.5 sheet. Framed to an
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Apollo 11348 - Apollo 11
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Presentation model of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module on a rocky lunar surface, constructed of metal and plastic, measuring approximately 3? tall, set on a
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Apollo 11: Ed Hengeveld349 - Apollo 11: Ed Hengeveld
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Original watercolor painting by Ed Hengeveld entitled ‘Tranquility Base,’ 15.5 x 11.5, showing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planting the American fl
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Buzz Aldrin and Alan Stevens350 - Buzz Aldrin and Alan Stevens
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Original color painting of a proposed design for the Apollo 11 mission patch by artist Alan Stevens, 9 x 10.5, featuring an eagle in front of an Ameri
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Apollo 11351 - Apollo 11
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Very rare Apollo 11 Texas Art Embroidery crew patch, 4? in diameter. This patch design was worn by the crew on their Biological Isolation Garments at
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Apollo 11352 - Apollo 11
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Three original color pennants, ranging in size from 19.5? to 25? long. One celebrates Neil Armstrong’s home town of Wapakoneta, Ohio; one is from the
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Apollo 11353 - Apollo 11
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Collection of 14 color semi-glossy official NASA red and black serial-numbered photos from the Apollo 11 mission, three 8 x 10 and eleven 10 x 8. Imag
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Apollo 11354 - Apollo 11
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Original color 16 x 21 Manned Flight Awareness poster for Apollo 11, with an image of a lunar module and astronaut on the moon’s surface that reads:...
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Viola Armstrong355 - Viola Armstrong
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ALS signed “Viola L. Armstrong (Mrs. Stephen K. Armstrong),” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 1, 1969. Letter to an ad
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Charles Conrad358 - Charles Conrad
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Amazing and incredibly rare backpack strap from Conrad’s PLSS (Personal Life Support System), used on the lunar surface during both of his moonwalks d
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12359 - Apollo 12
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Unusual and unofficial color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 12 crew posing with their lunar module and their matching corvettes, signed in bl
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Apollo 12360 - Apollo 12
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 12 crew posing together during their training, signed in black felt tip by Charles Conrad, Richard
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Apollo 12361 - Apollo 12
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Color satin-finish 15.5 x 11.25 photo of the Intrepid on the lunar surface, signed in gold ink, “Richard Gordon CMP Apollo XII,” “Alan Bean Apollo 12,
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Alan Bean362 - Alan Bean
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Glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Pete Conrad holding a camera on the lunar surface, matted to an overall size of 11 x 14, signed on the mat in black felt t
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Alan Bean363 - Alan Bean
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Impressive color satin-finish 15.25 x 15.5 photo of the earth as seen from space, signed in gold ink, “Our first view of Earth…What a beautiful place
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Alan Bean364 - Alan Bean
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Bean descending the lunar module ladder preparing to step on the moon’s surface, signed in gold ink, “Stepping off
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Alan Bean365 - Alan Bean
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Color official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of Bean posing next to a LEM during training, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce, Thanks for all
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Charles Conrad366 - Charles Conrad
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Color official NASA lithograph of Conrad posing in his white space suit in front of a LEM during training, trimmed to a size of 7.5 x 9.5. Signed and
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Richard Gordon367 - Richard Gordon
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 12 lunar module Intrepid over the lunar surface, matted to an overall size of 11 x 14, signed on the mount in black
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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