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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46Otto Berg's Scientific PapersRR Auction
Group of Otto Berg's own scientific papers and offprints, plus a few complete journals, articles, and glossy photographs. Berg authored or co-au...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
47Otto Berg's (4) NASA Awards and CertificatesRR Auction
Four items recognizing Otto Berg's substantial contributions to the American space program, all framed and ranging in size from 5 x 7 to 9.25 x ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
48Otto Berg's Passport and NASA BadgesRR Auction
Three of Otto Berg's personal identification items: a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center "Contractor" badge; a NASA Goddard Space Flight...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
49Otto Berg's NASA Pins and Badges (4)RR Auction
Four pins and badges from the collection of Otto Berg: his gold-tone enameled NASA tie bar awarded for 30 years of service; his gold-tone enameled NAS
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00