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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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Apollo 14 Pair of Primary and Backup Crew Patches9398Apollo 14 Pair of Primary and Backup Crew Patches
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Desirable pairing of the Apollo 14 primary and backup embroidered crew patches, measuring 4.5 x 4 and 4.25 x 3.75. The primary crew patch bears the or
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-used Rover Map9400Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-used Rover Map
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Exceptional lunar map used on the surface of the moon, labeled “Hadley Rille, EVA-III, 1 of 2,” one page, 10.5 x 8, signed and certified on the revers
Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-used Scissors9402Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-used Scissors
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Flown scissors carried aboard the Apollo 15 mission and used on the lunar surface by Commander David R. Scott, measuring 8.25? long, manufactured by W
Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
Al Worden’s Apollo 15 Flown NASA Emblem Patch9403Al Worden’s Apollo 15 Flown NASA Emblem Patch
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Amazing flown NASA Beta cloth patch, 4 x 3.5, worn on the right shoulder of Worden’s spacesuit during the entirety of the Apollo 15 mission. Due to it
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Flown Patch9404Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Flown Patch
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Flown embroidered Apollo 15 mission patch, measuring 4? in diameter, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in blue felt tip, “Flown on A-15, Dave
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Jim Irwin’s Flown Apollo 15 PPK9405Jim Irwin’s Flown Apollo 15 PPK
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Jim Irwin’s flown Personal Preference Kit (PPK) beta cloth bag, 5.75 x 9, carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Endeavor. The PPK has a p
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Al Worden’s Oversized Apollo 15 Splashdown Flown Flag9406Al Worden’s Oversized Apollo 15 Splashdown Flown Flag
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Impressive American flag flown during splashdown of the Apollo 15 mission, 10.5 x 7.25, affixed to a 16 x 12 presentation mount, signed in the border
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Apollo 15 Flown ‘Sieger’ Cover9407Apollo 15 Flown ‘Sieger’ Cover
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Exceptionally rare Apollo 15 flown Sieger postal cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 15 mission insignia, signed at the top in black felt tip, “La
Estimate : 45,000.00 - 55,000.00
Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Flown Cover9408Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Flown Cover
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Uncommon Apollo 15 postal cover, 6.5 x 3.75, numbered 44 of 400, carried to the lunar surface aboard the Falcon, signed in the lower left corner in bl
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Apollo 15 Flown ‘Phases of the Moon’ Cover9409Apollo 15 Flown ‘Phases of the Moon’ Cover
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Flown ‘Phases of the Moon’ postal cover carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission, 5.5 x 3.5, bearing an affixed color cachet which shows
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
Apollo 15 Flown Kapton Foil9410Apollo 15 Flown Kapton Foil
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Flown 1.75 x 1 swatch of gold Kapton foil from the heat shield of the Apollo 15 command module Endeavor, housed in a clear plastic pouch affixed to a
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Al Worden’s Senior Astronaut Wing Pin9412Al Worden’s Senior Astronaut Wing Pin
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Worden’s sterling silver ‘senior pilot’ astronaut wings badge, measuring 3? long, hallmarked “Sterling” on the reverse. A small metal bar affixed to t
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Gene Kranz’s Apollo 15 Operations Badge9413Gene Kranz’s Apollo 15 Operations Badge
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Kranz’s laminated Apollo badge for the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Mission Control Center-Houston, 2.5 x 3.75, stamped with his name, “Eugene F. Kr
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Jim Irwin Signed Photograph9414Jim Irwin Signed Photograph
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Exceedingly rare official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Irwin posing in his white spacesuit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Mr. Hodges,
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Jim Irwin Signed Photograph9415Jim Irwin Signed Photograph
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the flag at the Apollo 15 Hadley–Apennine landing site, signed in black ink, “His love from th
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Apollo 15 Signed Photo9416Apollo 15 Signed Photo
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 15 astronauts posing in their white spacesuits near the lunar rover, signed in blue ballpoint by J
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Dave Scott Panoramic Signed Photograph9417Dave Scott Panoramic Signed Photograph
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Impressive color satin-finish 40.25 x 8.5 panoramic photo of Apollo 15 Commander Dave Scott picking up the Apollo lunar surface drill with Mount Hadle
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Dave Scott Oversized Signed Photograph9418Dave Scott Oversized Signed Photograph
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Striking satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Scott walking on the moon’s surface near a parked lunar rover, signed in black felt tip, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Al Worden Oversized Signed Photograph9419Al Worden Oversized Signed Photograph
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Uncommon color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of a huge crescent Earth hanging over the rolling lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Crescent earthrise p
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Dave Scott Signed Photograph9420Dave Scott Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Scott posing in his white spacesuit, signed in blue felt tip. Encapsulated in a removable plastic PSA/DNA authentic
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Al Worden Oversized Signed Photograph9422Al Worden Oversized Signed Photograph
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Wondrous color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of the Apollo 15 command and service module floating in lunar orbit, signed in silver ink, “Al Worden, Apoll
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Al Worden Pair of Signed Photographs9423Al Worden Pair of Signed Photographs
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Excellent pair of signed NASA lithos: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Worden in his white spacesuit, signed in black felt tip, “Al Worden,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dave Scott Signed Apollo 15 Lunar Rover Handbook9424Dave Scott Signed Apollo 15 Lunar Rover Handbook
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Staple-bound Lunar Roving Vehicle Operations Handbook, 237 pages, 8.5 x 10, noting a basic date of December 4, 1970, and change date of July 7, 1971,
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Apollo 15 Signed Cover9425Apollo 15 Signed Cover
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Apollo 15 launch day postal cover with a cachet of the mission insignia, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, and Al Worden. In fine con
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Apollo 15 Signed Book9426Apollo 15 Signed Book
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Signed book: To Rule the Night. First edition. NY: A. J. Holman Company, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 251 pages. Signed on the half-t
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dave Scott and Alexei Leonov Signed Book9427Dave Scott and Alexei Leonov Signed Book
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Signed book: Two Sides of the Moon. First edition, later printing. London: Simon & Schuster, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 415 p...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Guenter Wendt’s Apollo 16 Flown Flag9429Guenter Wendt’s Apollo 16 Flown Flag
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Magnificent flown American flag carried on the Apollo 16 mission, 5.75 x 3.75, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint, “This U. S. flag, flown
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Apollo 16 Flown Cover9430Apollo 16 Flown Cover
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Exceptionally rare flown Apollo 16 postal cover with a cachet of the mission insignia, 6.5 x 3.5, signed in the center in black felt tip, “Charlie Duk
Estimate : 80,000.00 - 120,000.00
John Young’s Apollo 16 ‘Type 1’ Insurance Cover9432John Young’s Apollo 16 ‘Type 1’ Insurance Cover
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Apollo 16 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and two sets of astronaut wings, bearing an April 16, 1972, Kennedy Space Cen
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
John Young’s Apollo 16 Flown Robbins Medal9433John Young’s Apollo 16 Flown Robbins Medal
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Flown sterling silver Apollo 16 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 16 mission insignia on the face and
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Apollo 16 Mock-up Copy of Apollo 15’s Lunar Surface Checklist9434Apollo 16 Mock-up Copy of Apollo 15’s Lunar Surface Checklist
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Ring-bound checklist entitled “Apollo 15, LM Lunar Surface Checklist, Part No SKB32100115-363, S/N 1003,” notated below in black felt tip, “LM Mockup
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Charlie Duke Signed Apollo 16 Checklist9435Charlie Duke Signed Apollo 16 Checklist
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Ring-bound Apollo 16 checklist entitled “Revision A, LM Lunar Surface Checklist,” March 13, 1972, signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Charli
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Gene Kranz’s Apollo 16 Terminal Countdown9436Gene Kranz’s Apollo 16 Terminal Countdown
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Handwritten terminal countdown for Apollo 16, one gridded page, 8.5 x 11, written by Kranz in felt tip and highlighter. The sheet is headed “Terminal
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Apollo 16 Signed Photograph9437Apollo 16 Signed Photograph
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Exceptional official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the crew of Apollo 16, signed vertically on their white spacesuits in black felt tip, “Ken Mattin
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Charlie Duke Oversized Signed Photograph9438Charlie Duke Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 panoramic photo of the Apollo 16 lunar module and rover on the moon’s surface, with the American flag to the far right, sig
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
John Young and Charlie Duke Signed Photograph9439John Young and Charlie Duke Signed Photograph
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Official color semi-glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of Charlie Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, affixed to its original 11.5 x 9.5 mount,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
John Young Signed Photograph9440John Young Signed Photograph
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Scarce official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young in his white spacesuit, signed in black felt tip, “John Young, 9th man on the moon, Apollo 16, C
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
John Young Signed Photograph9442John Young Signed Photograph
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Gorgeous color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young jumping off the lunar surface and saluting the American flag, signed in silver ink, “John Young, 9th
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Ken Mattingly Signed Photograph9443Ken Mattingly Signed Photograph
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Highly uncommon official color glossy 8 x 10 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of Ken Mattingly posing in his white spacesuit, signed in black felt tip. In fi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Charlie Duke Signed Poster9444Charlie Duke Signed Poster
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First edition 21.75 x 29 lunar photomap poster entitled Apollo 16 Traverses, sheet #78D2S2(25), identifying various lunar formations and the research
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Charlie Duke Signed Tang Bottle9445Charlie Duke Signed Tang Bottle
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Glass Tang bottle from the late 1960s or early 1970s, measuring 4.75? tall and 2.25? in diameter, signed on the label in black felt tip, “Charlie Duke
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Charlie Duke’s Apollo 16 Vehicle Permit9446Charlie Duke’s Apollo 16 Vehicle Permit
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Vehicle permit for the Apollo 16 astronaut site, 5.75 x 4.25, stamped “27,” signed in black ink by Duke, “This permit was used by my parents to reach
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Apollo 17 Insurance Cover9447Apollo 17 Insurance Cover
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Rare Apollo 17 insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia, 6.5 x 3.5, signed in black felt tip by Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, and Ron Ev
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 Flown Cue Card9448Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 Flown Cue Card
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Flown single-sided Command Module post-EVA cue card used on the Apollo 17 mission, 2.5 x 8, stamped on the reverse with flight certification and signe
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 Flown Surface Checklist9449Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 Flown Surface Checklist
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Fantastic flown single-sided checklist page carried to the lunar surface on the Apollo 17 mission, 5.5 x 8, signed and flight-certified at the bottom
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 Training-used Launch Cue Card9450Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 Training-used Launch Cue Card
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Apollo 17 launch cue card used in command module simulator No. 2, 2.75 x 5.5, signed diagonally in black ink, “Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII.” The card is
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Deke Slayton’s Apollo 17 Flown Flag9452Deke Slayton’s Apollo 17 Flown Flag
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Deke Slayton’s flown American flag carried to the moon aboard the Apollo 17 mission, 5.5 x 4, affixed to a 13.75 x 10.75 presentation sheet signed at
Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
Apollo 17 Flown CM Outer Skin9453Apollo 17 Flown CM Outer Skin
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Two small flown swatches from the silver-colored outer skin of the Apollo 17 Command Module America, encased in a cylindrical 2.5 x 3 piece of Lucite
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Apollo 17 Signed Photograph9454Apollo 17 Signed Photograph
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Official color satin-finish 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 17 prime crew posing outdoors on the LRV, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Gunn
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph9455Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph
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Stunning color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of Cernan holding the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “’Last man on the moon,’ Gen
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00