RR Auction: Space Exploration

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RR Auction's annual autumn Space sale features an extraordinary assortment of nearly 700 lots, including the first-ever public auction of an Apollo Guidance Computer (plus other items from the collection of MIT software engineer Don Eyles), a Book of Mormon carried to the moon by John Young for NASA's astronaut photographer, Edgar Mitchell's lunar surface-worn PLSS backpack strap, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft hand controllers, a variety of space suit parts, and a multitude of rare meteorites—including actual pieces of the moon! Autographs also abound, with signed photos of the Apollo crews and moonwalkers like Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, Wernher von Braun's handwritten calculations for a Mars mission, and a huge variety of other interesting formats. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts, and is known as a space market leader.
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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Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs2481 - Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs
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Two color satin-finish 10 x 8 photos signed in black felt tip, "Charlie Duke, Apollo 16." The images both show Duke during mission EVAs, w...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs2482 - Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs
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Two color satin-finish photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, signed in silver ink or black felt tip, "Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP." The images depict...
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Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs2483 - Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs
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Two color 10 x 8 photos signed by the 10th man on the moon: a satin-finish photo of an Apollo astronaut's boot on the lunar surface, signed in b...
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Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs2484 - Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs
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Two color glossy 10 x 8 photos signed in black felt tip, "Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP." Both images show Duke working alongside the lunar ...
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Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs2485 - Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs
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Two signed photos: a color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Duke next to the lunar rover on the moon's surface, signed in black felt tip, "Charl...
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Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs2486 - Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs
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Two signed photos: a color glossy 10.5 x 8 photo of images celebrating the Lunar Module Pilot of the Apollo 16 mission, signed in blue felt tip, &qu...
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Charlie Duke Panoramic Photograph2487 - Charlie Duke Panoramic Photograph
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Outstanding color satin-finish 40.5 x 8.5 panoramic photo of the Apollo 16 landing site at Descartes Highlands, which depicts John Young walking on th
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Charlie Duke Signed Baseball2488 - Charlie Duke Signed Baseball
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Official Rawlings 2001 World Series 'Ceremonial First Pitch' (Selig) baseball signed and inscribed on the sweet spot and side panels in blac...
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Charlie Duke Signed Panoramic Photograph2489 - Charlie Duke Signed Panoramic Photograph
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Beautiful satin-finish 29 x 10 panoramic photo of Charlie Duke making adjustments to the lunar rover, with the desolate expanse of the lunar terrain s
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Charlie Duke Signed Panoramic Photograph2490 - Charlie Duke Signed Panoramic Photograph
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Attractive color satin-finish 29.5 x 10.5 panoramic photo of the Lunar Module Orion resting on the lunar surface during the Apollo 16 mission, signed
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Charlie Duke Signed Photograph2491 - Charlie Duke Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 16 mission, signed in silver ink,
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Charlie Duke Signed Photograph2492 - Charlie Duke Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Charlie Duke posing in his white space suit next to the Apollo 16 insignia, signed in black felt tip, "...
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Charlie Duke Signed Photograph2493 - Charlie Duke Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 9.5 x 7.5 full-length photo of LMP Duke standing on the lunar surface and saluting the American flag during the Apollo 16 mission, s
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John Young Signed Photograph2494 - John Young Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young leaping and saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in white ink, "John Young, Apollo ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 17: Cernan and Schmitt Signed Panoramic Photograph2495 - Apollo 17: Cernan and Schmitt Signed Panoramic Photograph
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Terrific satin-finish 30 x 5 panoramic photo of an Apollo 17 EVA, showing a 360-degree view of Station 5, with Camelot crater pictured to the extreme
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Apollo 17: Cernan and Schmitt Signed Photograph2496 - Apollo 17: Cernan and Schmitt Signed Photograph
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Desirable color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of the dramatic nighttime launch of the Apollo 17 mission, signed in black felt tip, "Gene Cernan"...
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Apollo 17: Cernan and Schmitt Signed Photograph2497 - Apollo 17: Cernan and Schmitt Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the two moonwalkers from the Apollo 17 mission, signed in black felt tip, "Gene Cernan" and "Harri...
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Gene Cernan Signed Baseball2499 - Gene Cernan Signed Baseball
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Official Rawlings American League (Brown) baseball signed on the sweet spot in black ballpoint by Gene Cernan. In fine condition, with some light toni
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Gene Cernan Signed Book2500 - Gene Cernan Signed Book
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Signed book: Marketing the Moon: The Selling of the Apollo Lunar Program. Limited first edition, numbered 49/100. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2014.
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph2501 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of CDR Cernan sitting in the lunar rover next to the LM Challenger during the Apollo 17 mission, signed in blue felt ti
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