Science, Technology, Space Exploration & Meteorites

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RR's inaugural Science & Technology auction chronicles innovation across the ages: from the Wright Brothers' first flight to Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon; the development of the telegraph to the communications revolution enabled by computers and the internet; military cipher machines that have puzzled and captivated since the days of World War II; and the geniuses that made it all possible. Highlights include a remarkable assortment of meteorites, a postcard by Alan Turing, a Stephen Hawking signed book, numerous artifacts flown on the Apollo missions, and letters by luminaries like Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, and Charles Darwin. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in July 2020.
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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Justus Liebig Autograph Letter Signed2052 - Justus Liebig Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, signed “Dr. Just. Liebig,” one page, 4.25 x 7, April 25, 1850. Letter to English chemist Dr. John Hall Gladstone, in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Lister Autograph Letter Signed2053 - Joseph Lister Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Lister,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered personal letterhead, March 1, 1897. Letter to "Sir Archibald,&quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hudson Maxim Typed Manuscript Signed2054 - Hudson Maxim Typed Manuscript Signed
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Typed manuscript for an article entitled "Japanese Conquest of America Now Imminent and Inevitable," seven pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but ci...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George Porter Typed Letter Signed2055 - George Porter Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, personal The Royal Institution, Professor of Chemistry letterhead, August 29, 1979. Letter to David Crespo, in full: "Th...
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Carl Sagan Signed Booklet2056 - Carl Sagan Signed Booklet
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Booklet published by the California Institute of Technology in 1972, entitled "Engineering and Science," 8.5 x 11, nine pages, signed on t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harlow Shapley Autograph Letters Signed (3)2057 - Harlow Shapley Autograph Letters Signed (3)
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Three ALSs, signed either "Harlow Shapley " or "HS," four total pages, ranging in size from 5 x 3 to 5.75 x 7.75, dated between ...
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William Shockley Signed Photograph2058 - William Shockley Signed Photograph
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Glossy 4 x 5 close-up photo of William Shockley in front of a blackboard scrawled with equations, signed in black felt tip, "W=Shockley," ...
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Clyde W. Tombaugh, James W. Christy, and Glenn T. Seaborg Signed Typescript2059 - Clyde W. Tombaugh, James W. Christy, and Glenn T. Seaborg Signed Typescript
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Typescript containing biographies and excerpts from works by Clyde W. Tombaugh, James W. Christy, and Glenn T. Seaborg, two pages, 8.5 x 11, with the
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Transistor: Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain Signed Photograph2060 - Transistor: Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain Signed Photograph
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Historic glossy 10 x 8 photo of Walter Brattain's notebook pages recording the first demonstration of the transistor to officials at Bell Labs i...
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Thomas J. Watson Typed Letter Signed2061 - Thomas J. Watson Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Thos. J. Watson,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 2, 1952. Letter to Mr. L. E. Northway of the Internat
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Louis Breguet Helicopter Wing System Patent Lithograph and Specification Document2062 - Louis Breguet Helicopter Wing System Patent Lithograph and Specification Document
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Original patent lithographs for Louis Breguet's improvements in an aircraft's rotating wing system, five pages, four 12.5 x 10.25 (linen-bac...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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British Thomson-Houston Loud Speaker Patent Lithograph and Specification Sheet2063 - British Thomson-Houston Loud Speaker Patent Lithograph and Specification Sheet
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for the British Thomson-Houston Company's invention of a loud speaker, one page, 12.5 x 10.25, August 11...
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DeHavilland Aeroplane Patent Lithograph and Specification Document2064 - DeHavilland Aeroplane Patent Lithograph and Specification Document
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Original linen-backed patent lithographs for the DeHavilland Aircraft Company's improvements relating to aeroplane wings, two pages, 12.5 x 10.2...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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F. Dumoulin Shotgun Trigger Patent Lithograph2065 - F. Dumoulin Shotgun Trigger Patent Lithograph
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for F. Dumoulin's improvement of a shotgun trigger mechanism, one page, 14.25 x 9.75, February 2, 1898. ...
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A. Dunbar Hypodermic Syringe Patent Lithograph2066 - A. Dunbar Hypodermic Syringe Patent Lithograph
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for A. Dunbar's improvement of a hypodermic syringe, one page, 14.25 x 10.25, April 3, 1888. The syringe...
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Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell Phonograph Shaft Patent Lithograph2067 - Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell Phonograph Shaft Patent Lithograph
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Original linen-backed patent lithographs for an improvement to the worm shaft of a phonograph by the Edison Bell Phonograph Corporation, three pages,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan Electric Fuse Patent Lithograph2068 - Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan Electric Fuse Patent Lithograph
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for an improvement in electric safety fuses by the Edison & Swan United Electric Light Co., one page, 13...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Electrode Tube Machine Patent Lithograph2069 - Thomas Edison Electrode Tube Machine Patent Lithograph
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Original linen-backed French patent lithograph for Thomas Edison's invention of a 'machine for filling and stuffing tubes,' one page, 12...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Ford Motors Brake Mechanism Patent Lithograph and Specification Document2070 - Ford Motors Brake Mechanism Patent Lithograph and Specification Document
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Original patent lithographs for the Ford Motor Company's improvements in a vehicle's brake operating mechanism, two pages, 12.5 x 10.25 (lin...
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G. Gaggino Aerial Machine Patent Lithograph2071 - G. Gaggino Aerial Machine Patent Lithograph
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for G. Gaggino's invention of an aerial machine with aerostats, one page, 14.25 x 9.75, April 17, 1888. ...
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Alexander Henry Rifle Patent Lithograph2072 - Alexander Henry Rifle Patent Lithograph
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Large and impressive original patent lithograph for Alexander Henry's improvement in firearms, one page, 19.5 x 27.5, December 31, 1866. The dia...
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Hoover Vacuum Patent Lithograph and Specification Document2073 - Hoover Vacuum Patent Lithograph and Specification Document
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for the Hoover Company's improvements in the suction cleaner, one page, 12.5 x 10.25, May 19, 1932. The ...
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Kodak Film Roll Patent Lithograph and Specification Document2074 - Kodak Film Roll Patent Lithograph and Specification Document
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for Kodak Limited's improvements relating to roll film cameras and a method of manipulating films therei...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Magnavox Loud Speaker Patent Lithograph and Specification Document2075 - Magnavox Loud Speaker Patent Lithograph and Specification Document
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for the Magnavox Company's invention of a loud speaker, one page, 12.5 x 10.25, June 30, 1932. The diagr...
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Mercedes-Euklid Calculating Machine Patent Lithograph and Specification Document2076 - Mercedes-Euklid Calculating Machine Patent Lithograph and Specification Document
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Original patent lithographs for Mercedes Büro-Maschinen Werke AG's improvements in the calculating machine, five pages, four 12.25 x 10.25 ...
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Alfred Nobel Hand Grenade Patent Lithograph2077 - Alfred Nobel Hand Grenade Patent Lithograph
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Original linen-backed French patent lithograph for Alfred Nobel's improvement of the hand grenade, one page, 12 x 10.5, circa 1912. The purpose ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Noble Gun Turret Patent Lithograph2078 - Andrew Noble Gun Turret Patent Lithograph
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Original linen-backed patent lithographs for Andrew Noble's system of mounting guns on turrets, seven pages, 14.25 x 10, October 25, 1888. The d...
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Peugeot Chassis Patent Lithograph2079 - Peugeot Chassis Patent Lithograph
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Original linen-backed French patent lithograph for Peugeot's improvement of an automobile with a removable electric headlight, one page, 11.25 x...
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Pioneer Instruments Engine Synchronism Indicators Patent Lithograph and Specification Sheet2080 - Pioneer Instruments Engine Synchronism Indicators Patent Lithograph and Specification Sheet
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for the Pioneer Instrument Company's improvements in engine synchronism indicators, one page, 12.5 x 10....
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Ferdinand Porsche Universal Motor Vehicle Joint Patent Lithograph and Specification Document2081 - Ferdinand Porsche Universal Motor Vehicle Joint Patent Lithograph and Specification Document
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for Ferdinand Porsche's invention of a universal joint for motor vehicles, one page, 12.5 x 10.25, Janua...
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Remington Typewriter Key Action Patent and Specification Document2082 - Remington Typewriter Key Action Patent and Specification Document
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Original patent lithographs for the Remington Typewriter Company's improvements in actions for typewriting machines, two pages, 12.5 x 10.25 (li...
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George Albert Rossiter Gyroscopic Compass Patent Lithograph2083 - George Albert Rossiter Gyroscopic Compass Patent Lithograph
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Original patent lithographs for George Albert Rossiter's improvements relating to gyroscopic compasses, three pages, two 12.25 x 10.25 (linen-ba...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Nikola Tesla Fluid Propulsion Patent Lithograph2084 - Nikola Tesla Fluid Propulsion Patent Lithograph
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Original linen-backed French patent lithograph for Nikola Tesla's invention of a fluid propulsion apparatus, one page, 12 x 10.5, circa 1910. Th...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Reinhold Tiling Flying Rocket Patent Lithograph and Specification Document2085 - Reinhold Tiling Flying Rocket Patent Lithograph and Specification Document
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for Reinhold Tiling's invention of a flying rocket, one page, 12.5 x 10.5, June 9, 1932. The diagram dep...
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Westinghouse and Rites Steam Engine Patent Lithograph2086 - Westinghouse and Rites Steam Engine Patent Lithograph
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for Henry Herman Westinghouse and Francis M. Rites' improvement of a steam engine, one page, 14 x 10, Oc...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Carl Zeiss Lens Patent Lithograph2087 - Carl Zeiss Lens Patent Lithograph
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Original linen-backed patent lithograph for Carl Zeiss's improvement of a lens, one page, 14.25 x 10.25, September 2, 1910. The diagram features...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Alien Concept Artwork2088 - Alien Concept Artwork
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Scarce original concept artwork for Ridley Scott's classic 1979 science-fiction thriller Alien, accomplished in brown, gray, and black ink and f...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Alignment Optical Telescope Movie Prop2089 - Apollo 13 Alignment Optical Telescope Movie Prop
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Outstanding screen-used Lunar Module Alignment Optical Telescope (AOT) prop from the Oscar-winning 1995 film Apollo 13, standing approximately 18
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Back to the Future Signed DeLorean Time Machine Model2090 - Back to the Future Signed DeLorean Time Machine Model
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Awesome 1:18 scale model of the DeLorean Time Machine from the 1985 science fiction film Back to the Future. Made by Sun Star Models, the die-cast met
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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From the Earth to the Moon Screener Video Box Set2091 - From the Earth to the Moon Screener Video Box Set
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Awards season screener box-set for the 12-part 1998 HBO television miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, containing six video tapes with inside of fr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Star Trek: Gene Roddenberry Typed Letter Signed2092 - Star Trek: Gene Roddenberry Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Gene,” one page, 8.5 x 11, January 27, 1984. Letter to noted rocket scientist Jesco von Puttkamer, offering his views on
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apple 1984 'Test Drive a Macintosh' Dealer Poster2093 - Apple 1984 'Test Drive a Macintosh' Dealer Poster
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Very rare 1984 color 57.25 x 34.25 Apple Computer dealer poster for the Macintosh 128K personal computer, which depicts a large hand with racing glove
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apple 1984 Mac X-Ray Launch Poster2094 - Apple 1984 Mac X-Ray Launch Poster
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Scarce 1984 color 21.5 x 27.75 Apple Computer promotional poster for the launch of the original Apple Macintosh personal computer, the Macintosh 128K,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apple 1984 Macintosh 128K Poster2095 - Apple 1984 Macintosh 128K Poster
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Scarce color 18 x 24 Apple Computer promotional poster for the Macintosh 128K personal computer, which features an artistic image of an angel presenti
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Apple 1998 iMac Launch Poster2096 - Apple 1998 iMac Launch Poster
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Sought-after color 24 x 36 Apple Computer poster for the launch of the first iMac G3 personal computer at the 1998 New York Macworld Expo, held at the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apple 2002 iMac G4 Poster2097 - Apple 2002 iMac G4 Poster
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Desirable color 24 x 34 Apple Computer poster for the launch of the iMac G4 personal computer at the 2002 Macworld Expo held at San Francisco
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Apple Computer 1987 'Computer Capers' Poster2098 - Apple Computer 1987 'Computer Capers' Poster
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Scarce circa 1987 color 24 x 35.5 ‘Computer Capers’ poster distributed to Apple Computer resellers and dealers that had repair facil
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Apple Computer Group of (3) Promotional Posters2099 - Apple Computer Group of (3) Promotional Posters
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Appealing group lot of three uncommon promotional posters from Apple Computer, Inc. The first poster is a 2014 color 24 x 26 poster for the 30th anniv
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple Employee Award Group Lot2100 - Apple Employee Award Group Lot
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Desirable pairing of Apple Computer awards issued to Jerry Manock, Apple product designer engineer and Corporate Manager of Product Design, from 1979
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apple III Group Lot2101 - Apple III Group Lot
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Scarce set of three Apple III items from the collection of Jerry Manock, Apple product designer engineer and Corporate Manager of Product Design from
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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