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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Wilbur Wright Autograph Letter Signed6001 - Wilbur Wright Autograph Letter Signed
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Rare ALS signed “Wilbur Wright,” four pages two sets of adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 5.5, January 25, 1912. Letter to Mr. W. de Hevesy in Paris. In part: “
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Orville and Wilbur Wright Signed Photograph6002 - Orville and Wilbur Wright Signed Photograph
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Exceptionally rare 3.5 x 5.5 real photo postcard of the Wright brothers standing side by side, boldly signed in the lower border in ink, “Orville Wrig
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Orville Wright Signed Photograph6003 - Orville Wright Signed Photograph
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Vintage 5.75 x 3.75 cardstock photo of the Wright Brothers’s first flight, captioned at the bottom ‘First Man-Flight, December 17, 1903, Kitty Hawk, N
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Orville Wright Signed Document6004 - Orville Wright Signed Document
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DS, four pages, 8 x 13, 1928. A Deed of Gift for the L. S. Thompson Speed Trophy, in part: “Before and immediately following the entry in 1917 of the
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Aviation: Set of Nine Flown Fabric Presentations6005 - Aviation: Set of Nine Flown Fabric Presentations
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Complete set of the nine flown fabric presentations created by the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum with fabric removed during re
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Hindenburg Piece of Metal Frame6006 - Hindenburg Piece of Metal Frame
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Remarkable flown piece of aluminum alloy framework recovered from the wreckage of the Hindenburg crash site. The lightweight duralumin fragment consis
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh Typed Manuscript Signed6007 - Charles Lindbergh Typed Manuscript Signed
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TMS signed “Charles (A. Lindbergh),” five onionskin pages, 8.25 x 11, July 12, 1971. Detailed criticism and commentary concerning a biographical manus
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh Signed Membership Card6008 - Charles Lindbergh Signed Membership Card
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Lindbergh’s Society of Experimental Test Pilots membership card, 3.75 x 2.25, appointing Lindbergh as an Honorary Fellow, boldly signed at the bottom
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Naval Aviation Signed Lithograph6009 - Naval Aviation Signed Lithograph
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Exceptional color limited edition 25 x 31 lithograph entitled ‘Naval Aviation: 75th Anniversary Commemorative,’ numbered 908/1000, signed in pencil by
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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American Aviation Ejection Seat6010 - American Aviation Ejection Seat
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North American Aviation ejection seat assembly skeleton, 22.25 x 47 x 34.5, with wooden backrest, foam headrest and armrests with “Danger” stickers af
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Air Force Ventilation Unit6011 - Air Force Ventilation Unit
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United States Air Force portable pressure suit ventilation unit, measuring 8.5 x 13 x 12, featuring a metal tag on the top, “Ventilating Unit, Pressur
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Explorer II Flown Fabric Bookmark6012 - Explorer II Flown Fabric Bookmark
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Bookmark made of flown fabric from the National Geographic Society–US Army Air Corps balloon Explorer II, 2.25 x 7, printed with an image of the ballo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun Handwritten Manuscript6013 - Wernher von Braun Handwritten Manuscript
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Von Braun’s handwritten notes in pencil on the requirements for a spacecraft destined for Mars, unsigned, six pages on four sheets, no date. The first
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun Signed Award Certificate6014 - Wernher von Braun Signed Award Certificate
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Attractive DS, signed “Wernher von Braun,” one page, 10.5 x 8, April 7, 1961. George C. Marshall Space Flight Center ‘Suggestion Award Certificate’ is
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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RCA Missile Test Project Report and Booklet6015 - RCA Missile Test Project Report and Booklet
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Two rare booklets related to the US Air Force Missile Test Project operated by RCA during the 1950s, including: an annual report for 1955, 10.75 x 8,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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General Electric Bio-Satellite Model6016 - General Electric Bio-Satellite Model
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Uncommon 1/15 scale General Electric bio-satellite model, measuring 7.75? long, and bearing NASA and General Electric logo stickers. Includes original
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Agena Space Launch Vehicle Model6017 - Agena Space Launch Vehicle Model
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Early model of a Lockheed Agena-B upper stage space launch vehicle, measuring 10.75? long, with original 9.25 x 5.25 plastic base. In fine condition,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sputnik Life-Sized Replica6019 - Sputnik Life-Sized Replica
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Attractive full-scale lightweight replica of the Sputnik satellite, measuring 22? in diameter, with four removable antennae, each able to telescope to
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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MIR Space Station Control Console6020 - MIR Space Station Control Console
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Console from the Information Display Systems of the MIR Space Station featuring a digital clock along with numerous knobs, switches, and displays labe
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Luna-9 Spacecraft Model6021 - Luna-9 Spacecraft Model
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Stunning 1:5 scale custom handmade model of the Luna 9 spacecraft, measuring approximately 12 x 20 x 7, constructed of metal with elements of plastic
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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