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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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Mercury 7 Pair of Signed Covers8045 - Mercury 7 Pair of Signed Covers
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Two Project Mercury FDCs: one with a cachet honoring John Glenn's first orbital flight, signed in ink by John Glenn, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirr...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts Signed Book8046 - Mercury Astronauts Signed Book
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Signed book: Americans into Orbit. NY: Random House, 1962. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 190 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black felt
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mercury 7 VIP Monument Medallion8047 - Mercury 7 VIP Monument Medallion
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Bronze medallion honoring Project Mercury, 3? in diameter, featuring the images of astronauts Carpenter, Cooper, Glenn, Grissom, Schirra, Shepard, and
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Mercury-Era Astronauts and Spacecraft Card Dispenser8048 - Mercury-Era Astronauts and Spacecraft Card Dispenser
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Awesome Mercury program-era Astronauts and Spacecraft trading card vending machine, 10 x 23.5 x 11.5, manufactured by The Exhibit Supply, Co., of Chic
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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MR-2: Guenter Wendt Signed Photograph8049 - MR-2: Guenter Wendt Signed Photograph
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Official color semi-glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the launch of Mercury-Redstone 2, the penultimate test flight prior to the first manned American space
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MR-2: Guenter Wendt Signed Photograph8050 - MR-2: Guenter Wendt Signed Photograph
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of launch pad leader Guenter Wendt holding Ham the chimpanzee, signed in black felt tip, “‘Ham,’ America’s first chimp in sp
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MR-3: Alan Shepard Signed Cover and Parachute Fragment8051 - MR-3: Alan Shepard Signed Cover and Parachute Fragment
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Two items: a USCG Cutter Eastwind Mercury-Redstone 3 recovery date cover, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Tim, Alan Shepard"; ...
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MR-3: Alan Shepard Signed Photograph8052 - MR-3: Alan Shepard Signed Photograph
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Limited edition color semi-glossy 9.25 x 7.25 cardstock photo of Shepard receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President Kennedy on May
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MR-3: Alan Shepard Signed Photograph8053 - MR-3: Alan Shepard Signed Photograph
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Official color glossy 8 x 9.75 NASA photo of the launch of the Freedom 7, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Tom Lane, with sincere ap...
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MR-3: Alan Shepard Signed Photograph8054 - MR-3: Alan Shepard Signed Photograph
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Mercury–Redstone 3 prior to launch, signed boldly in black felt tip by Shepard. In fine condition. Pre-ce
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MR-3: Alan Shepard Signed Typed Excerpt8055 - MR-3: Alan Shepard Signed Typed Excerpt
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Souvenir typescript for an excerpt from the book We Seven, one page, 8.5 x 1, signed at the conclusion in black felt tip by America's first man ...
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MR-4: Liberty Bell 7 Flown Component8056 - MR-4: Liberty Bell 7 Flown Component
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Flown original component from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. The piece measures
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MR-4: Liberty Bell 7 Flown Component8057 - MR-4: Liberty Bell 7 Flown Component
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Flown original component from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. The piece measures
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MR-4: Liberty Bell 7 Flown Film Segment8058 - MR-4: Liberty Bell 7 Flown Film Segment
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Limited edition flown original piece of film from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft, issued in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of
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MA-5 Flown Parachute Segment8059 - MA-5 Flown Parachute Segment
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Flown segment of orange parachute from the Mercury-Atlas 5 spaceflight of Enos the 'space chimp,' measuring 2.5 x 3.25, affixed to an 8.5 x ...
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MA-6 and 7: Cece Bibby Original Concept Artwork8060 - MA-6 and 7: Cece Bibby Original Concept Artwork
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Vivid original painting of the Friendship 7, Aurora 7, and Sigma 7 mission emblems, accomplished in acrylic on a 14 x 11 artist’s canvas panel, signed
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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MA-6 Friendship 7 Model8062 - MA-6 Friendship 7 Model
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Impressively detailed Danbury Mint model of John Glenn's Friendship 7 capsule for the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, with capsule measuring approximat...
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MA-6: John Glenn Pair of Signed Photographs8063 - MA-6: John Glenn Pair of Signed Photographs
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Two signed photos: a glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of Glenn as a military pilot, signed in black felt tip; and an official glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA phot
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MA-6: John Glenn Signed Book8064 - MA-6: John Glenn Signed Book
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Signed book: John Glenn: A Memoir. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2005. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 422 pages. Signed ...
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MA-6: John Glenn Signed Cover8065 - MA-6: John Glenn Signed Cover
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Commemorative splashdown cover with a cachet honoring the recovery of the Friendship 7 capsule by the USS Noa, postmarked aboard the vessel on Februar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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