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 continues to achieve 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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STS-135 Flown Flag9502 - STS-135 Flown Flag
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Flown American flag carried aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, 6 x 4, affixed to an 11 x 8.5 presentation sheet bearing a felt tip signature of NASA a
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Columbia Flown Insulator Piece9503 - Space Shuttle Columbia Flown Insulator Piece
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Available to US bidders only. Flown large insulator piece last flown on Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-94, July 1–17, 1997, 16 x 15, lengthily sig
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Columbia Multi-Layer Insulation9504 - Space Shuttle Columbia Multi-Layer Insulation
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Available to US bidders only. Unflown Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) Blanket with gold foil on all sides, 14 x 26 x 2, part number “73 A 847011 2292, 57
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Space Shuttle Hi-Temp Insulation9505 - Space Shuttle Hi-Temp Insulation
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Available to US bidders only. A large insulation assembly consisting of both the insulation and metal bracket, measuring approximately 19 x 11 x 5, wi
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Space Shuttle Multi-Layer Insulation9506 - Space Shuttle Multi-Layer Insulation
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Available to US bidders only. Unopened gold multi-layer insulation (MLI) blanket, housed in its original white canvas pack, 3.25 x 5.5 x 2, part numbe
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STS-41B Signed Photograph9507 - STS-41B Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 5.75 x 9 photo of the crew of STS–41–B, affixed to its original 8 x 10.75 mount, signed vertically on the mount in black felt tip, “
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STS-41C Signed Photograph9508 - STS-41C Signed Photograph
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the crew of STS–51–C, signed in black felt tip, “Gary Payton,” “Loren Shriver,” “Ken Mattingly,” “James F. Bu
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Bruce McCandless Oversized Signed Photograph9509 - Bruce McCandless Oversized Signed Photograph
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Superb color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of an untethered McCandless floating in space, signed in black felt tip, “The first untethered spacewalk—Bruce
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Bruce McCandless Signed Photograph9510 - Bruce McCandless Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of McCandless performing his historic EVA, humorously signed in black ink, “That may have been ‘one small step’ fo
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ALT Signed Photograph9512 - ALT Signed Photograph
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the first flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise minus its tail cone on October 12, 1977, signed in black ink
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle Astronauts Signed Cover9513 - Space Shuttle Astronauts Signed Cover
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Official FDC of NASA’s Johnson Space Center stamp club, 6.5 x 3.5, postmarked May 21, 1981, signed in ink and felt tip by seven Space Shuttle astronau
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Collection of Seven Space Shuttle Signed Covers9514 - Collection of Seven Space Shuttle Signed Covers
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Set of seven launch day covers honoring various Space Shuttle missions, each 6.5 x 3.5, signed in various ink types by STS crew members, including: Jo
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Collection of 26 Mission-used Space Shuttle Covers9515 - Collection of 26 Mission-used Space Shuttle Covers
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Collection of 26 postal covers carried in some capacity during various NASA activities, each identified in type and signed by various NASA personnel a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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ISS Expeditions 6 and 7 Flown Letter and Cover9516 - ISS Expeditions 6 and 7 Flown Letter and Cover
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Two rare flown items: a commemorative letter carried on the International Space Station and signed by the crews of Expeditions 6 and 7 while in orbit,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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National Space Transportation System Reference Book9517 - National Space Transportation System Reference Book
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Enormous reference manual entitled “National Space Transportation System Reference,” 1988, comprised of two volumes totaling over 1,100 pages held tog
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Challenger Signed Photograph9519 - Challenger Signed Photograph
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the crew of STS-51-L posing in their blue flight suits, each signing in black felt tip and ink, “El Onizuka,”
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Challenger Closeout Checklist9520 - Challenger Closeout Checklist
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Extraordinary closeout checklist used in preparation for the tragic launch of Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, nine double-sided 6 x 8 pa
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Christa McAuliffe Archive9521 - Christa McAuliffe Archive
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Historic group of material related to Christa McAuliffe and the NASA Teacher in Space Project from the collection of her close family friends Arthur a
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Christa McAuliffe Signed Cover9522 - Christa McAuliffe Signed Cover
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Challenger STS-51-L launch day postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring the tragic mission, signed in blue ballpoint, “S. Christa McAuliffe.” In fi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Challenger Signatures9523 - Challenger Signatures
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Ballpoint and felt tip signatures of six crew members from the Space Shuttle Challenger mission, each signed on individual envelopes, including: “Dr.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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