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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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Columbia STS–107 Signed Cover6692Columbia STS–107 Signed Cover
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Launch day postal cover bearing a typed roster of the STS–107 crew, postmarked January 16, 2003, at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, signed in black ba
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Columbia STS-107 Signed Oversized Cover6693Columbia STS-107 Signed Oversized Cover
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Uncommonly large postal cover, 10.5 x 8, bearing an affixed block of eight Space Achievement stamps from 1981, signed in black ink around an affixed S
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Aerojet-General Three-Way Solenoid Valve6695Aerojet-General Three-Way Solenoid Valve
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A three-way solenoid valve manufactured by Aerojet General, measuring approximately 6 x 6 x 2.75, a parts tag wrapped around the upper portion reading
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Dragon Missile Motor Inert Replica6696Dragon Missile Motor Inert Replica
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Inert replica of a solid propellant rocket motor used in the US Army Dragon missile, measuring 1 x 2.5, manufactured by the McDonnell Douglas Astronau
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
M2F2 Engine Thruster6697M2F2 Engine Thruster
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Northrop M2-F2 lifting body aircraft engine thruster, measuring approximately 5 x 6.5 x 9, with a nozzle measuring 2.25? in diameter. Includes its ori
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Rocketdyne J–2 Engine Helium Release Valve6698Rocketdyne J–2 Engine Helium Release Valve
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Rocketdyne J–2 engine helium release valve, 2.5 x 1.75 x 2.75, with two Rocketdyne inspection seals and the main cylinder labeled with part numbers, “
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Saturn LVDC Diode Assembly Board6699Saturn LVDC Diode Assembly Board
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Diode assembly board from a Saturn Launch Vehicle Digital Computer (LVDC) Memory Module, measuring 5.5 x 3, which was a critical component of the memo
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Saturn Rocket Command Decoder6700Saturn Rocket Command Decoder
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Command Decoder from the Saturn Rocket Instrument Unit, measuring 8 x 6 x 5, bearing a George C. Marshall Space Flight Center label affixed on one sid
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Saturn Rocket LVDC Memory Module Panel6701Saturn Rocket LVDC Memory Module Panel
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Diode panel from a Saturn Launch Vehicle Digital Computer (LVDC) Memory Module, measuring 5.5 x 4, which made up the end board of one of the memory mo
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
SpaceShipOne Twice-Flown Two Dollar Bill6702SpaceShipOne Twice-Flown Two Dollar Bill
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Flown series 2003 two dollar bill, serial number I15894611A, carried aboard the SpaceShipOne on its two X-Prize flights, signed in black felt tip by b
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Steve Fosset Flown Cover, Signed Photograph, and Letter6703Steve Fosset Flown Cover, Signed Photograph, and Letter
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Three items: a TLS, personal letterhead, dated April 8, 2005, in part: “Success—and on the first attempt!…In addition to the First Solo Nonstop RTW, m
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
B-17 Flying Fortress Flown Patch6704B-17 Flying Fortress Flown Patch
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Flown embroidered Yankee Air Museum ‘Yankee Lady’ B-17 Flying Fortress patch carried on the ‘Yankee Lady’ during a flight for the New Jersey Aviation
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Oil Painting: R. G. Smith6705McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Oil Painting: R. G. Smith
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Gorgeous original painting by artist R. G. Smith, oil on canvas, 45.5 x 33.75, depicting an overhead aerial view of an in-flight United Airlines DC–9
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Cape Canaveral Road Sign6706Cape Canaveral Road Sign
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Original Cape Canaveral Air Force Station metal road sign used throughout the 1980s–90s, double-sided, measuring 30 x 9, featuring white lettering aga
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Pressure Suit Test Set6707Pressure Suit Test Set
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A United States Navy full pressure suit test kit, measuring approximately 13 x 8.5 x 8, manufactured by the Firewel Company, with a metal parts tag on
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
SCAPE Suit ECU6708SCAPE Suit ECU
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Environmental Control Unit (ECU) for a NASA Self Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble (SCAPE) suit, measuring 13 x 18.5 x 6, used by ground crews
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Recorder6709Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Recorder
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Digital tape recorder/reproducer manufactured by Odetics for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) in a shockproof metal case, 13 x 9 x
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Early Satellite Model6710Early Satellite Model
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Early satellite model, measuring 13.5 x 5.25 x 8.25. Model base no longer present. In fine condition, with some chipping to paint.
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
NASA Historical Data Book6711NASA Historical Data Book
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NASA Historical DATA Book, 1958–1968, Vol. 1 NASA Resources. First edition. Washington, DC: NASA, 1976. Hardcover, 10.5 x 8.25, 543 pages. In fine con
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Collection of Ten Missile Models6712Collection of Ten Missile Models
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Collection of ten vintage plastic scale models of various American rockets and missiles, all of which are accompanied by their original bases or displ
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Collection of NASA Ephemera6713Collection of NASA Ephemera
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Collection of NASA–related ephemera, predominately from the mid-1960s, including: nine issues of Spaceport News from 1965–1966; three ‘KSC Bulletin’ n
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Collection of Vintage Project Ranger and Mariner Photographs6714Collection of Vintage Project Ranger and Mariner Photographs
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Collection of 34 official vintage photos, all 8 x 10 or 10 x 8, primarily relating to the Ranger and Mariner projects, including: seven glossy black-a
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00