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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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Neil Armstrong410Neil Armstrong
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Printed biographical sheet, one red page, 8 x 11, with a portrait of Armstrong above his printed biography detailing his flying and NASA history, as w
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Aviation Archive411Aviation Archive
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Impressive archive consisting of hundreds of signed and unsigned items related to all aspects of aviation, including vintage signed photos, letters, a
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Challenger: Judy Resnik412Challenger: Judy Resnik
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Grumman Gulfstream II, signed in black felt tip by Judy Resnick and Bob Crippen. In fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Jacqueline Cochran413Jacqueline Cochran
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Female pilot (1906–1980) who was the first of her gender to break the sound barrier and is said to have more aviation records and awards than any pilo
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Samuel Franklin Cody414Samuel Franklin Cody
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Early pioneer of manned flight (1867–1913) known for his man-lifting ‘war kites’ and the development of early airplanes for the British military. Bold
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Amelia Earhart415Amelia Earhart
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Vintage ink signature, “Amelia M. Earhart,” on an off-white 6 x 3.5 album page bearing a collector’s notation to the bottom with a date of April 1, 19
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Hugo Eckener416Hugo Eckener
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German aviation pioneer (1868–1954) who headed the Zeppelin Company, builders of the famed dirigibles Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg. Vintage fountain p
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Gemini 11417Gemini 11
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Gemini 11 spacecraft and mission, signed in black ink by Dick Gordon and Charles Conrad. In fine condit
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Gus Grissom418Gus Grissom
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Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Grissom, “Virgil I. Grissom,” payable to Rhymes Repair Service for $83.77, March 30, 1963. In fi
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Edwin Hubble419Edwin Hubble
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Astronomer (1889–1953) regarded as one of the most important observational cosmologists of the 20th century. He is recognized as the ‘Father of the Bi
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Charles and Anne Lindbergh420Charles and Anne Lindbergh
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “C. A. Lindbergh” and “Anne Lindbergh,” on an off-white 6 x 3.5 album page. In fine condition, with a paperclip impres
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Wally Schirra421Wally Schirra
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DS, signed in pencil, “W. M. Schirra, Jr,” one page, 8 x 5, March 29, 1961. Maintenance report signed twice by Schirra, once under “Exceptional Releas
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Charles Lindbergh422Charles Lindbergh
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ALS signed “Lindbergh,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.75, January 24, 1926. Letter to his friend George O’Connor. In part: “I am instructing for Robe
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Wernher von Braun423Wernher von Braun
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Vintage ink signature, “Wernher von Braun,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a 1961 TLS (in German) from NASA, ackno
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Wernher von Braun424Wernher von Braun
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Color 7.5 x 10 cardstock photo of von Braun with several models in the background, signed and inscribed in black felt tip in German. In fine condition
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Frank Whittle and Arthur Harris425Frank Whittle and Arthur Harris
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Whittle (1907–1996) was the inventor of the jet engine. Harris (1892–1984) was the Air Chief Marshal of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command during the
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Orville Wright426Orville Wright
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Vintage glossy 9 x 6 photo of a group of notable men, including dignitaries, kings, and Orville himself, in a field in Pau, France, watching the Wrigh
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Orville Wright427Orville Wright
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Typed invitation, in German, one page, 7 x 9, September 6, 1909. An invitation to a celebration of Wright at the Hotel Centralin Berlin, signed on the
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Orville Wright428Orville Wright
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Bank check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, “Orville Wright,” payable to The Dayton Power & Lights Co. for $29.64, Apr...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Orville Wright429Orville Wright
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Block of nine two-cent USPS stamps honoring the 1928 International Civil Aeronautics Conference, signed in the upper border in black ink by Wright. Ma
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Orville Wright430Orville Wright
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Choice ink signature, “Orville Wright,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by several newspaper and magazine clippings ab
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Francesco Zambeccari431Francesco Zambeccari
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Pioneer Italian aviator (1752–1812) who dedicated himself to balloon flight. Rare ALS in Italian, signed “Francesco,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, L
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Buzz Aldrin432Buzz Aldrin
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Excellent color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin on the moon, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Buzz Aldrin433Buzz Aldrin
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Aldrin in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Kevin, with Best Wishes, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11,
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Buzz Aldrin434Buzz Aldrin
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit, boldly signed in black felt tip. Creases to the upper right corner and left border,
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Buzz Aldrin435Buzz Aldrin
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Signed book: Men from Earth. First edition, first printing. NY: Bantam Books, 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 312 pages. Signed and inscr
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Buzz Aldrin436Buzz Aldrin
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Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Aldrin descending the LM ladder to the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin ‘Magnificent Desolation.’” In v
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Apollo 12437Apollo 12
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the crew posing in their spacesuits in front of their training module, signed in blue felt tip by Charles Conrad, R
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Michael Collins438Michael Collins
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Michael Collins439Michael Collins
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Collins in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Best wishes to Dick Daoust, from Mike Collins.” I
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Charlie Duke440Charlie Duke
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke saluting the flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Location, location, location, Charlie Duke, Apo
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
John Glenn441John Glenn
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Glenn in his Mercury space suit, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
John Glenn442John Glenn
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Glenn in his space suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Fred Haise and Gene Kranz443Fred Haise and Gene Kranz
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Kranz watching an image of Fred Haise on a large screen at mission control, signed in silver ink, “Fred Haise, Apol
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Jim Irwin444Jim Irwin
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Color 10 x 8 cardstock photo of Irwin saluting the flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip beneath a pre-printed sentiment. In fine condit
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Jim Irwin445Jim Irwin
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Color 6 x 4 postcard photo of Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “David, my best wishes, J
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Jim Irwin446Jim Irwin
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Signed book: Destination: Moon. First edition. Portland, Oregon: Multnomah, 1989. Hardcover, 8.25 x 10.25. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Amy Johnson447Amy Johnson
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English aviatrix who drowned tragically in 1941 after bailing out over the Thames (1903–1941). Vintage two pence postage stamp affixed to an off-white
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
James Lovell448James Lovell
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Lovell posing in his white space suit next to a globe of the moon, signed in blue felt tip, “Houston we have a prob
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Edgar Mitchell449Edgar Mitchell
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell standing next to the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “On the moon in the Fra
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Moonwalkers450Moonwalkers
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Four items: color 2 x 2.75 magazine photo of Harrison Schmitt, signed in black felt tip; color 4.75 x 6 postcard photo of Irwin saluting on the lunar
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Elon Musk451Elon Musk
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of an artist’s rendition of a launch of a SpaceX rocket, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
NASA Flight Controllers452NASA Flight Controllers
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Three different color satin-finish photos, two 8 x 10 and one 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip by Gene Kranz, Chris Kraft, Glynn Lunney, and Gerr
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sally Ride453Sally Ride
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo, signed in black felt tip, “Sally K. Ride.” In very fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Wally Schirra and Walt Cunningham454Wally Schirra and Walt Cunningham
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Color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of a coast line taken from orbit during Apollo 7, signed in black felt tip by Wally Schirra and Walt Cunni
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Harrison Schmitt455Harrison Schmitt
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Schmitt posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, “Jack Schmitt Apollo 17.” In fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Harrison Schmitt456Harrison Schmitt
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Signed book: Return to the Moon. First edition, later printing. NY: Copernicus Books, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 335 pages. Signed o
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Shuttle ALT Crew: Haise and Fullerton457Shuttle ALT Crew: Haise and Fullerton
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the Enterprise shortly after separating from its 747, signed in black ink by Fred Haise and Gor
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
STS-135458STS-135
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the final shuttle crew posing in their orange flight suits, signed in red and black felt tip by Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurl
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
STS-71459STS-71
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Color glossy 12 x 8 photo of the Space Shuttle Atlantis docking to Mir, signed in black felt tip by Robert L. Gibson, Charles J. Precourt, and Gregory
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00