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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McDonnell Lithographs6051 - McDonnell Lithographs
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Set of seven high-quality color lithographs, 11 x 17 and 17 x 11, depicting projects completed by McDonnell, with subjects including: the Mercury Spac
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hermann Oberth Set of (4) Signed Items6052 - Hermann Oberth Set of (4) Signed Items
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Four items, each signed in blue or black ink, "H. Oberth," with formats including: an off-white 4.25 x 7 book page showing the telescopic ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Hermann Oberth Signed Photograph6053 - Hermann Oberth Signed Photograph
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Physicist and engineer (1894-1989) known for his pioneering work in rocketry and astronautics. Color glossy 4 x 5.75 postcard photo of Oberth, signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rocket Scientists Collection of (24) Signed Postal Covers6054 - Rocket Scientists Collection of (24) Signed Postal Covers
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Collection of 24 postal covers signed by a total of 25 German–US rocket pioneers of the V-2 wartime era through NASA's Apollo and Space Shuttle ...
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Miniature Monument6055 - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Miniature Monument
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Exceptional circa 1950s die cast model of the Russian rocket scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky posing triumphantly beside a large metal rocket, standin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Van Allen Signed Photograph6056 - James Van Allen Signed Photograph
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American space scientist at the University of Iowa (1914–2006) who was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space; the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun and Walter Dornberger Signatures6057 - Wernher von Braun and Walter Dornberger Signatures
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Fountain pen signature, "Wernher von Braun," on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card, and a blue ink signature, "Walter R. Dornberger," ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wernher Von Braun Signed Book6058 - Wernher Von Braun Signed Book
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Signed book: The Mars Project. First edition. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.25 x 9.25, 91 pages. Signe
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun 1958 Autograph Letter Signed6059 - Wernher von Braun 1958 Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in pencil, signed “Wernher,” three pages on two lined sheets, 8 x 10.5, March 6, 1958. Letter to fellow rocket scientist Ernst Stuhlinger, in part
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun Archive6060 - Wernher von Braun Archive
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A superb archive of 26 items by Dr. Wernher von Braun related to the iconic ‘Man Will Conquer Space Soon!’ series, which appeared in Collier’s Magazin
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
 
 
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