RR Auction: Space and Aviation Auction

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As the Space market leader, RR Auction is excited to share our largest, most comprehensive Space & Aviation catalog in years. Included in this auction are training-used pieces from NASA engineer Dan Schaiewitz, items from respected expert Ken Havekotte, and impressive flown artifacts from Apollo 15 Commander Dave Scott, Apollo 12 LMP Alan Bean, and Apollo 10 Commander General Tom Stafford. Proceeds from the collection of General Stafford will go toward a museum legacy building fund.

We have many standout features, especially in the early rocketry section, including an incredibly significant archive from Wernher von Braun, featuring his sketches and diagrams for pivotal articles in early 1950s Collier’s Magazines and prescient discussions long before man began to explore space. We have devoted a special 50-page dedicated catalog for this historic 26-item collection.

Also offered is a robust selection of vintage models and several complete, lengthy Apollo mission-used checklists with copious astronaut notations. Building upon the success of our inaugural October 2017 offering, this April auction will include RR’s best yet selection of meteorites from Geoffrey Notkin, CEO of Aerolite Meteorites and star of Meteorite Men.
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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Peter van de Kamp Group of (41) Letters6041 - Peter van de Kamp Group of (41) Letters
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Dutch astronomer (1901–1995) who served as director of Swarthmore College's Sproul Observatory from 1937 to 1972, specializing in the study of p...
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Amelia Earhart Signature6042 - Amelia Earhart Signature
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Fountain pen signature, “Amelia Earhart,” on a pink 3.75 x 1.5 slip affixed inside a vintage 5 x 7.25 Waterman’s autograph album, which also contains
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Historic Airplane Artifacts: Douglas World Cruiser and Fokker T-26043 - Historic Airplane Artifacts: Douglas World Cruiser and Fokker T-2
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Two desirable flown fabric presentations created by the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum, each measuring 15 x 20: one features a
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Charles Lindbergh Signed First-Flight Airmail Cover6044 - Charles Lindbergh Signed First-Flight Airmail Cover
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Airmail cover stamped with a first-flight cachet, "First Flight, 7 Days N. Y. to Buenos Aires," boldly signed in the upper left corner in ...
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Charles Lindbergh Typed Letter Signed6045 - Charles Lindbergh Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, July 12, 1969. Letter to Nelson Buhler concerning the Baruch award, in full: “On returning from several weeks abroad, I find
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Charles Lindbergh Typed Letter Signed6046 - Charles Lindbergh Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, July 22, 1963. Letter to G. Edward Pendray regarding the book The Guggenheim Medalists: Arch
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Eddie Rickenbacker Typed Letter Signed6047 - Eddie Rickenbacker Typed Letter Signed
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Boldly signed TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 20, 1971. Letter to Ted DuBay, in full: "Thanks for your Christmas Gree...
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Orville Wright Signature6048 - Orville Wright Signature
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Orville Wright,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card bearing two affixed clippings. In fine condition. Accompanied by...
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Hans Hosenthien Handwritten Papers6049 - Hans Hosenthien Handwritten Papers
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German rocket scientist and engineer (1915–1996) who arrived in America under Project Paperclip on November 16, 1945. He worked with the Wernher von B
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Hans Hosenthien Operation Paperclip Signed Affidavit6050 - 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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