RR Auction: Space Exploration

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RR Auction's Spring Space and Aviation sale closes on April 21st! This significant auction features over 700 items, ranging from the dawn of aviation to the commercial spaceflight of today. A large quantity of flown items feature in the sale, including a Space Shuttle computer flown for twenty missions on four Orbiters, Charles Conrad's LM checklist clip flaked with lunar dust, American flags carried by Tom Stafford and Dave Scott, a schematic of the Space Suit EMU flown on Apollo 13, and several other significant pieces. Important autographs include a fully signed Apollo 11 photo of the US flag raising in the Sea of Tranquility, autographs of the Mercury 7 astronauts, and a wealth of other signed photographs. 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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Mort Kunstler Original Painting of Lunar Module9704 - Mort Kunstler Original Painting of Lunar Module
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Spectacular original painting by Mort Kunstler of the Lunar Module with astronauts descending the ladder and the American flag planted to lower left,
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Mort Kunstler Original Painting of John Glenn9705 - Mort Kunstler Original Painting of John Glenn
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Magnificent original painting by Mort Kunstler of John Glenn wearing his Mercury space suit in front of his Friendship 7 capsule, acrylic on cold pres
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Robert McCall Suite of (5) Signed Lithographs9706 - Robert McCall Suite of (5) Signed Lithographs
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Amazing suite of five original limited edition lithographs entitled 'The Apollo Story,' 22.5 x 30 and 30 x 22.5, created by Robert T. McCall...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Mark Schuler Original Painting9707 - Mark Schuler Original Painting
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Original artwork wonderfully portraying the historic Gemini 8 rendezvous-the first-ever docking of two spacecraft-by artist Mark Schuler, accomplished
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Cece Bibby Original Painting and (2) Signed Photographs9708 - Cece Bibby Original Painting and (2) Signed Photographs
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Limited edition original painting of the Friendship 7, Aurora 7, and Sigma 7 mission emblems by Cece Bibby, accomplished in acrylic on a 17.25 x 13.5
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chris Calle Original Artwork9709 - Chris Calle Original Artwork
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Original artwork beautifully portraying Ed White's historic Gemini 4 spacewalk-the first ever made by an American astronaut-by noted space artis...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Don Dixon Original Painting: 'Jovian Impact'9710 - Don Dixon Original Painting: 'Jovian Impact'
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Stunning original 1986 painting by astronomical artist Don Dixon entitled 'Jovian Impact,' 16.5 x 20.5, which beautifully depicts a comet im...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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First (6) Canadian Astronauts Signed Cover with Original 'Canada Space Program' Cover Artwork9711 - First (6) Canadian Astronauts Signed Cover with Original 'Canada Space Program' Cover Artwork
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Stunning original painting of the iconic Canadarm during a Space Shuttle mission, accomplished in acrylic on a 17 x 20 sheet of artist paper, signed b
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ron Woods Original Painting: 'Von Braun Rocks I'9712 - Ron Woods Original Painting: 'Von Braun Rocks I'
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Appealing original watercolor painting by NASA suit technician-turned-artist Ron Woods, entitled 'Von Braun Rocks I,' depicting an overhead ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lunar Orbiter: Mission 4 Photographic Poster9713 - Lunar Orbiter: Mission 4 Photographic Poster
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Scarce glossy 20 x 24 photographic poster made by the Marshall Space Center's Mapping Science Laboratory, which depicts imagery of the moon'...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lunar Terrain (2) Posters9714 - Lunar Terrain (2) Posters
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Two posters: a provisional second edition of the Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1), 42 x 27, scale 1:5,000,000, October 1967, prepared for NASA by the Depar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard E. Byrd Signed Photograph9716 - Richard E. Byrd Signed Photograph
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Fantastic matte-finish 17.75 x 13.5 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Colon, With all good wishes, R. E. B...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Cochran Flown Scarf Swatch and Typed Letter Signed9717 - Jacqueline Cochran Flown Scarf Swatch and Typed Letter Signed
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Unique pairing of two items: a white silk swatch of Cochran's scarf worn on multiple record-setting flights, affixed inside one of her personal ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Double Eagle II Balloon Transatlantic Flown Cover9718 - Double Eagle II Balloon Transatlantic Flown Cover
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Limited edition flown air mail cover carried aboard the flight of the 'Double Eagle II,' the first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Double Eagle V Balloon Transpacific Flown Cover9719 - Double Eagle V Balloon Transpacific Flown Cover
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Limited edition flown air mail cover carried aboard the flight of the 'Double Eagle V,' the first balloon to make a successful crossing of t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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'First in Flight' Flown Artifacts9720 - 'First in Flight' Flown Artifacts
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Display containing small flown fragments from six historic 'First in Flight' moments, which includes .5" x .25" swatches from the ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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First World Flight: Aviators Signed Book9721 - First World Flight: Aviators Signed Book
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Signed book: First World Flight. First edition, limited issue, numbered 292/575. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.75, 328 p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wally Funk Signed Photograph9722 - Wally Funk Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Jeff Bezos and Wally Funk arriving for a press conference after flying into space in the Blue Origin New Shepard ro
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joe Kittinger and Scott Crossfield Signed Cover9723 - Joe Kittinger and Scott Crossfield Signed Cover
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National Aviation Hall of Fame commemorative cover, 9.5 x 4.25, with a color cachet honoring a Century of Flight, 1903-2003, signed in silver ink, &...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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L’Aviation et les Aviateurs Booklet9724 - L’Aviation et les Aviateurs Booklet
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Booklet, in French, entitled, "L'Aviation et les Aviateurs," 6.25 x 9.5, full of photos of various airplanes and their pilots, includi...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Wilbur Wright Photo9725 - Wilbur Wright Photo
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Original 6.5 x 5 photo of Wilbur Wright smiling as his portrait is taken at Le Mans in 1908, stamped on the reverse by photographer M. Rol of Paris. B
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wright Brothers Magazine (French, 1909)9726 - Wright Brothers Magazine (French, 1909)
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Original December 1909 issue of Encyclopedie de l'Aviation, 8.5 x 10.5, published in Paris and containing an alphabetical listing of 782 previou...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager Signed Model9727 - Chuck Yeager Signed Model
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Detailed composite 1:32 scale model of Yeager's Bell X-1 rocket research plane by the Danbury Mint, measuring 13″ long, sig
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager Signed Photograph9728 - Chuck Yeager Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Yeager in later age posing in front of a Stealth Bomber, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To: Victor, Good...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager Signature and Hand Tracing9729 - Chuck Yeager Signature and Hand Tracing
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Two matching off-white 8 x 9 sheets: one featuring a black felt tip signature, "Chuck Yeager," and the other bearing a black ink tracing o...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager Signed Print9730 - Chuck Yeager Signed Print
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Limited edition color 25 x 37.5 print of a Scott Tucker painting depicting Chuck Yeager in his pilot uniform and three of his famous planes, numbered
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Akeley Cinema Theodolite 35mm Missile Tracking Camera9731 - Akeley Cinema Theodolite 35mm Missile Tracking Camera
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Cinema Theodolite 35mm Missile Tracking Camera made by Akeley of New York, dated between 1955 and 1965, measuring 28" x 20" x 14" and...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Gordon Enterprises F-71 Stereoscope9732 - Gordon Enterprises F-71 Stereoscope
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A Type F-71 Stereoscope made by Gordon Enterprises of North Hollywood, California, measuring 17.5 x 4 x 5, used by photographic interpreters (i.e. int
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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