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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Mercury 787 - Mercury 7
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Mercury astronauts posing with a model of their space craft, signed in the lower border in blue and black ink
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Mercury 788 - Mercury 7
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Mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3.5, with an October 2, 1963, Washington, DC postmark, and a typed address, signed on the front in pencil, “Gus Grissom,” and
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper and Gus Grissom89 - Gordon Cooper and Gus Grissom
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Mercury-era hand controller presented to fellow Mercury astronaut Gus Grissom. Right-handed controller measures 5 x 7.25 and has been mounted on to a
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper90 - Gordon Cooper
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Flown fire starter kit carried on board Gordon Cooper’s Faith 7 mission. Contents are still sealed in their original 3 x 4.5 plastic pouch with an 11?
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Mercury 791 - Mercury 7
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Flown cabin temperature gauge carried on board Scott Carpenter’s MA-7 flight. Gauge measures 2? in diameter, with a 2.25? long rod on the back, and is
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 792 - Liberty Bell 7
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A limited edition presentation containing a 1.5? long segment of film from Liberty Bell 7’s pilot observation camera, recovered from the Atlantic Ocea
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 793 - Liberty Bell 7
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Detailed limited edition Discovery Channel pewter model of the Liberty Bell 7 capsule, numbered 2070/2500, measuring approximately 4? tall. In fine co
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 794 - Liberty Bell 7
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Flown metal ring component from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Ring measures approximate
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 795 - Liberty Bell 7
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Flown fitting from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Slightly corroded fitting measures approximately
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 796 - Liberty Bell 7
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A flown piece of insulating tape from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Section measures 1.75 x 1 and
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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