Auction Details
RR Auction's December Science & Technology sale chronicles the history of scientific advancement in the 20th century, boasting a broad array of important autographs, artifacts, hardware, objects, and ephemera. The auction opens with memorabilia from the career of Otto Berg, a pioneering space scientist who experimented with the V-2, conducted important research on cosmic dust, and had an experiment deployed on the moon during Apollo 17. Other highlights include an original Apple-1 Computer, a WWII-era Engima Machine, and autographs of Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs. A special section of toy robots from the collection of camera artist Andres Serrano is also featured.
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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53Mercury Astronauts (6) Signed CoversRR Auction
Six covers signed by Mercury astronauts: three multi-signed Project Mercury FDCs, each signed in ballpoint by Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gord
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
54Gordon Cooper (9) Signed CoversRR Auction
Group of nine covers honoring Gordon Cooper's Mercury-Atlas 9 mission on the Faith 7 spacecraft, each signed in ink by Cooper. Includes three la...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
55Gemini Astronauts (6) Signed BookRR Auction
Signed book: Exploring Space with a Camera. First edition. Washington, DC: NASA, 1968. Hardcover, 9.5 x 11.75, 214 pages. Signed on the half-title pag
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
56Gemini Astronauts (4) Signed CoversRR Auction
Four covers signed by Gemini astronauts: a Gemini 5 launch day cover, signed in ink by Charles Conrad and Gordon Cooper; a first day cover honoring Un
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
57Project Gemini MaterialRR Auction
Group lot of material relating to the Gemini Project, including: a pair of 11 x 8.5 animation cels, with one depicting three patriots similar to that
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
58Early Crew Capsule Concept ModelRR Auction
Uncommon early conceptual capsule model for manned space flight, approximately 6.75Àù tall and 15.25Àù in diameter, showing an o...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
62Saturn Rocket MemorandaRR Auction
Official NASA memoranda regarding the Saturn Rocket, 8.5 x 11, consisting of a one-page Launch Operations Center memo regarding analysis of the &quo...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
63NASA: Lunar Maps (4)RR Auction
Four official printings of lunar maps: one entitled "LEM-1A, Lunar Earthside Hemisphere, 3rd Edition, July 1967," 22 x 17, published by th...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
67Frank Borman Signed Oversized PhotographRR Auction
Striking color glossy 20 x 16 photo of planet Earth as viewed from the moon, signed in silver ink, "Earthrise as seen from Apollo 8, 29 Decembe...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
68Dave Scott's Apollo 9 Flown Robbins MedallionRR Auction
Flown sterling silver Apollo 9 Robbins medallion, approximately 1Àù in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face&...
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
69Joe Kerwin's Apollo 9 Flown Robbins MedallionRR Auction
Flown sterling silver Apollo 9 Robbins medallion, approximately 1Àù in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face&...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
71Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Flown Flight Plan PageRR Auction
Sought-after flown 10.5 x 8 double-sided page from the final Apollo 11 Flight Plan carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module 'Columbia&...
Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
73Apollo 11 Earth Orbit ChartsRR Auction
Set of three original first edition Apollo 11 Earth Orbit Charts, each 41.5 x 13.5, prepared for NASA under the direction of the Department of Defense
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
74Buzz Aldrin Signed Oversized PhotographRR Auction
Beautiful color glossy 16 x 20 photo of Apollo 11 LMP Buzz Aldrin wearing his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in black felt tip, &...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
75Michael Collins Signed Oversized PhotographRR Auction
Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Command Module Columbia soaring high above the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission, signed in black fel
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
78Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Earth Orbit ChartRR Auction
First edition Apollo 13 Earth Orbit Chart, 41.5 x 13.5, prepared for NASA under the direction of the Department of Defense by the Aeronautical Chart a
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
81Edgar Mitchell Signed PhotographRR Auction
Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Mitchell posing beside the American flag on the lunar surface during an Apollo 14 EVA, signed in blue felt tip, ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
82Charlie Duke Signed Oversized PhotographRR Auction
Color glossy 20 x 16 photo of LMP Buzz Aldrin carrying a laser reflector and seismometer during an Apollo 11 moonwalk, signed in gold ink, "Lun...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
84Harrison Schmitt Autograph Quote SignedRR Auction
AQS on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 card, signed in black felt tip, "Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17," who quotes history's first moonwalker:...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
85Tom Stafford Signed ASTP Mission ChartRR Auction
Desirable color 'training edition' of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) Mission Chart, 55 x 22.25, dated December 1974, signed in black f...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
87Apollo CM Block II Sextant Seal GasketRR Auction
Red rubber Apollo Command Module Block II Sextant Seal Gasket, measuring approximately 22Àù x 14.5Àù x 1Àù, marked on ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
92STS-4 Earth Orbital ChartRR Auction
Color first edition of the STS-4 Earth orbital chart, measuring 52 x 11.75, marked in the lower right corner, "Space Shuttle Mission Chart STS-...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
93Space Shuttle Hardware Lot of (10)RR Auction
Collection of ten pieces of Space Shuttle hardware:
Space Shuttle Cryogenic Relief Valve, measuring 17.5Àù x 8Àù x 6.5À...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
94Space Shuttle Leak TesterRR Auction
Portable leak test assembly used for testing the integrity of pressurized propellant lines on the Space Shuttle, measuring 13Àù x 14À...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
95Space Shuttle Cable Attenuator StrutRR Auction
Space Shuttle Cable Attenuator Strut, measuring 18.25Àù long and 1Àù in diameter, marked on the side, "Cable Attenuator Typ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
96Venera 4 ModelRR Auction
Rare custom model of the Venera 4, a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus, which, in 1967, became the first successful prob
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
97Sputnik 1 ModelRR Auction
Wonderful 1:4 scale model of the important Soviet Sputnik-1 satellite on a handsome curved aluminum stand, measuring approximately 19.5Àù ...
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
100Lunar Orbiter III Oversized PhotographRR Auction
Original vintage glossy 20 x 22.25 silver gelatin photograph featuring imagery of the moon's cratered lunar terrain as taken by the Lunar Orbite...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00