RR Auction: Science and Technology Auction

Superb grouping from pioneering French aircraft designer and builder Louis Charles Breguet (1880–1955), remembered for his Breguet XIX which crossed t

TLS in French, signed in pencil, “Louis Breguet,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 1, 1917. Letter to "Monsieur Riffard," in p...

Fantastic group of five items associated with pioneering aviator and polar explorer Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), who in 1927 made a transatlantic flig

Two booklets related to George Cayley (1773-1857), a prolific English engineer and one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics: an

Unusual collection of photographs associated with aviation pioneer Clarence Chamberlin and his famous passenger Charles A. Levine, who he took on the

Original vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 6.25 photograph of Clarence D. Chamberlin and Lloyd W. Bertaud holding up a large kite, stamped with an "Ag...

Collection of nine items relating to the 1910 and 1911 Coanda aircraft, a sesquiplane and precursor to the motorjet that was designed by Romanian inve

Grouping of material related to the Curtiss NC-4 flying boat, the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. The group is highlighted by a one-p

Original vintage glossy 7 x 5 photograph of Amelia Earhart posing with a bouquet of flowers beside German aviator Gerhard Fieseler. In fine condition.

Fascinating photograph collection of pre-World War I early gliders and aviation pioneers, ranging in size from 3.5 x 2.25 to 7 x 5, with the majority

Archive of original photos and patents relating to the work of French aircraft designer and spaceflight theorist Robert Esnault-Pelterie, which includ

Anglo-French Grand Prix motor racing champion, aviator, and an aircraft manufacturer and designer (1877–1964). ALS in French, signed “M. Farman,” one

Flown airmail cover carried on the first flight of the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket on February 4, 1948, signed in blue ballpoint by the pilot, "J...

Two flown covers carried on experimental aircraft, both with stamped cachets filled out with information on the flights, signed by the respective pilo

Group of five airmail covers flown on experimental helicopters, all with stamped cachets filled out with information on the flights, signed by the res

Group of nine airmail covers flown on military jets, all with stamped cachets filled out with information on the flights, signed by the respective pil

Group of eight airmail covers flown on United States military aircraft, all with stamped or typed cachets filled out with flight information, signed b

Group of six airmail covers flown on passenger jets, all with stamped or typed cachets filled out with information on the flights, signed by the respe

Rare flown airmail cover with a stamped cachet reading, "U. S. Missile Mail, May 1, 1959, Point Mugu, Calif.," postmarked at Point Mugu, C...

Two flown covers carried on flights by USAF astronauts who never went to space, both with cachets filled out with information on the flights, signed b

Printed booklet in German for an aviation patent granted to Paul Molnar, F. W. Rogler, and Hans Horbiger in Budapest for their "Flugmaschine [F...

Group of five items associated with Wilhelm Kress (1836–1913), an aviation pioneer and an early aircraft designer who built the experimental Drachenfl

Fantastic collection of eight vintage photographs of the 'improved' Langley Aerodrome, each approximately 6.5 x 4.75, showing images of the ...

Group of three items related to Samuel P. Langley (1834–1906), an American astronomer, physicist, and aviator who conducted some of the first manned f

Collection of ten original vintage photographs, ranging in size from 6.5 x 4.5 to 10.5 x 8.25, with subjects including: Lindbergh in front of the Spir

Group of five flown covers carried on test flights of the Douglas DC-8, each with a stamped cachet filled out with the flight's information and ...

Group of four items associated with inventor Hiram Maxim (1840–1916), best known for inventing the first portable fully automatic machine gun, but who

Two items related to James Means (1853–1920), an industrialist who designed model gliders and widely published information about flight: a booklet ent

Scottish pioneer aviator (1905–1959) who, flying solo or with his wife, Amy Johnson, set many records during the rapid development of aviation in the

Magnificent original vintage matte-finish 14.25 x 10 full-length photo of Peruvian aviator Juan Bielovucic seated and posing in his Voisin Frèr...

Group of three items associated with Nadar and his 'Societe d'Encouragement de la Locomotion Aérienne au moyen du plus lourd que l'...

Impressive original vintage photograph collection related to Louis Paulhan (1883–1963), one of the most well-known French pilots in America, who won t

Collection of items related to Alphonse Penaude (1850–1880), a pioneer of aviation design and engineering who originated the use of twisted rubber to

Collection of eight items relating to Louis-Francois Roux (1838-1921), a French architect and engineer who developed an early flying machine deemed a

Wonderful collection of original vintage photographs associated with Brazilian inventor and aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), who ma

Group of six items related to Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935), who in 1928 made the first transpacific flight from the United S

Inventor of the biplane used in WWI called the Sopwith Camel (1888-1989). Two photos: a glossy 6.5 x 4.5 photo of Thomas Sopwith seated at the control

Aviator (1900–1929) who made the first non-stop flight between New York City and Havana, Cuba, and who died in a crash in 1929. Airmail cover marked w

Impressive collection of items relating to French aviation pioneers Gabriel and Charles Voisin, brothers who in 1906 formed the Appareils d'Avia...

Original vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 5 photograph of Wilbur Wright with Captain Paul N. Lucas-Girardville, Charles de Lambert, and Paul Tissandier in P

Original vintage matte-finish 5 x 6.5 half-length portrait photograph of Wilbur Wright in France circa 1912. Reverse bears a caption in French (statin

Original vintage glossy 5 x 6.75 photograph of Wilbur Wright with French automobile manufacturer and inventor Leon Bollee in France circa 1908. Revers

Signed book: Yeager. Later printing. NY: Bantam Books, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 342 pages. Signed on the first free end page in b

Tremendous color limited edition 27.25 x 34.25 textured canvas print of a 1997 painting by Alan Bean entitled ‘Reaching for the Stars,’ numbered 945/1

Chinese high altitude pressure suit, complete with a white helmet with visors and a parachute harness. The dark green flight suit features a zip-up fr

Extremely attractive 1:80 scale gold-tone model of the Shenzhou 6 spacecraft made by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). Includes a set of f

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 10, 1955. Letter to Henri Corbiere, in full: "Enclosed find my answers to your inquiry dat...

Outstanding Project Mercury Flight Controller Handbook personally-owned and –used by longtime NASA flight director Gene Kranz. Contained with its orig

Flown Gemini 6 Fliteline gold-plated medallion, 1? diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia, the reverse engraved wi

Rocketdyne J-2 engine component, as used in NASA's Saturn IB and Saturn V launch vehicles. The circular component measures 7.75? in diameter and...