RR Auction: Space Exploration featuring Apollo 11

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RR Auction’s much-anticipated autumn Space Exploration & Aviation sale brings nearly 700 lots to auction that span our universe—from meteorites to spacecraft hardware to Apollo autographs, there is something for every space collector. Special highlights include an extraordinary, museum-quality ‘Moon Puzzle’ lunar meteorite, a preflight letter from Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin pondering their “message from the lunar surface,” many flown items directly from the astronauts themselves, and a lunar rock box scoop used by Aldrin and Armstrong during EVA training. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in October 2018.
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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Nantan Meteorite4022 - Nantan Meteorite
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Fantastic Nantan iron meteorite, displaying a rich and attractive bronze patina. The complete individual weighs 3,146 grams and measures approximately
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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NWA 869 Meteorite Matched Pair4023 - NWA 869 Meteorite Matched Pair
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A pyramidal Northwest Africa (NWA) 869 stone chondrite meteorite, nicely cut into two matching halves with both faces polished. The matched pair weigh
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Wabar Meteorite4024 - Wabar Meteorite
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Small Wabar iron meteorite, from the famed Wabar crater field in Saudi Arabia. The complete individual weighs 12 grams and measures approximately 23 m
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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NWA XXX Meteorite Individual and Thin Section4025 - NWA XXX Meteorite Individual and Thin Section
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Northwest Africa (NWA) XXX unclassified stone chondrite individual meteorite with a thin slice on a glass slide. The individual weighs 37.1 grams and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Sericho Meteorite Slice4026 - Sericho Meteorite Slice
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Extraordinary large Sericho pallasite meteorite partial slice, featuring large quantities of olivine crystals on the cut and polished faces. The parti
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Seymchan Meteorite Transitional Slice4027 - Seymchan Meteorite Transitional Slice
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Superior Seymchan pallasite meteorite slice, demonstrating the transition from an iron structure to an olivine structure. Etched and polished on both
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Aviators Signed Book4029 - Aviators Signed Book
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Signed book: The World in the Air by Francis Trevelyan Miller. First edition, limited issue, numbered 334/500. NY: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1930. Hardcove
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart Signed Book4030 - Amelia Earhart Signed Book
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Signed book: The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation. First edition. NY: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. Hardcove...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart Signed Flight Card4031 - Amelia Earhart Signed Flight Card
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Interesting Boston-Maine Airways invitation card for "Amelia Earhart Day" at Bangor Airport on August 12, 1934, 3.75 x 2.25, signed at the...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh Autograph Letter Signed4032 - Charles Lindbergh Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Charles,” two onionskin pages, 5.5 x 8.5, September 13, 1953. Letter to "Emily," written from "Idlewild." In part: &...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh Signed Book4033 - Charles Lindbergh Signed Book
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Signed book: We. Authors autograph edition, limited issue, numbered 439/1000. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 308 pages. ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Orville Wright Signature4034 - Orville Wright Signature
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Superb fountain pen signature, "Orville Wright,” on an off-white 2.75 x 2 card. In very fine condition. A crisp exemplar from the aviation pion...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Orville Wright Signed Check4035 - Orville Wright Signed Check
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Winters National Bank check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, "Orville Wright," payable to E. A. Johnson for $...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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AGM-28 Hound Dog Missile Guidance System Technical Manual4036 - AGM-28 Hound Dog Missile Guidance System Technical Manual
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Period circa 1960–1970s copy of the US Air Force "Technical Manual: Field Maintenance, Component Description" manual for the AGM-28A and A...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ford Missile Tracking Telescope4037 - Ford Missile Tracking Telescope
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Interesting missile tracking telescope manufactured by the Ford Motor Company's Aeronautic Division, measuring 15? x 6.5? x 3?, with a US Govern...
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Hans Hosenthien Operation Paperclip Signed Affidavit4038 - Hans Hosenthien Operation Paperclip Signed Affidavit
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German rocket scientist and engineer (June 26, 1915–July 3, 1996) who arrived in America under Project Paperclip on November 16, 1945. He worked with
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Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
 
 
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Lunar Photography Lot4039 - Lunar Photography Lot
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Group lot related to lunar photography, including: two oversized matte-finish 20 x 24 photographic enlargements of high resolution lunar surface image
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rocket-Jet and Missile Engineering Book4040 - Rocket-Jet and Missile Engineering Book
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Signed book: Rocket-Jet and Missile Engineering by Constantin Paul Lent. First edition, first printing. NY: Pen-Ink Publishing Company, 1958. Hardcove
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun Signed Christmas Card4041 - Wernher von Braun Signed Christmas Card
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Christmas card featuring a painting of 'The Adoration of the Magi," measures 8 x 4.75 open, signed on the inside in blue ink, "Maria a...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun Typed Letter Signed4042 - Wernher von Braun Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, stamp-dated April 28, 1966. Letter to Ken Browne, in full: "Thank you for your most recent note. I di...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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