RR Auction: Space & Aviation

Magnificent color 34 x 16.5 lithograph by Ernest Montaut entitled ‘Wright au Camp d’Auvours,’ printed in Paris circa 1908, soaring over the Camp d’Auv

Impressive color 29 x 19.5 lithograph by W. d’Ertahial entitled ‘Le ‘Wright’ a Pau,’ published in Paris circa 1909, showing Wilbur Wright making one o

Color 22 x 14.5 lithograph entitled ‘Pour la Conquête de l'air. For the Conquest of the Air,’ published in Paris by L. Monroqc, circa 1908,...

Excessively rare 5.5 x 3.5 postcard with a small swatch of wing fabric from the 1900 Wright Glider affixed to the reverse, as well as a sample of sand

A small triangular swatch of wing fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer that made the first heavier-than-air flight at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903. Th

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 Wright Brothe

Three original press photos, various sizes, from the Wright’s trip to Le Mans, France in 1909. Images are of Katherine in the cockpit of the Wright fl

Three original press photos, all approximately 6.5 x 4.75, one showing the Wright flyer in the air, and the two others featuring their European agent

Four original glossy 6.5 x 4.5 press photos of Wright working on his 1911 glider at Kitty Hawk, two of which include British aviator Alex Ogilvie. Rev

Collection of seven original photos of a hot air balloon exhibition over the Wright’s Camp d'Auvours, including one taken from the basket of the...

Original 6.25 x 4.25 photo of Wilbur Wright standing with Captain Paul N. Lucas-Girardville and Count Charles de Lambert in front of a hangar, taken i

Original 7 x 4.75 press photo of Wilbur seated in his Wright Type A at the Hunaudieres race course near Le Mans, France, in August of 1908. Reverse be

Original 3.25 x 5 half-length portrait of Wilbur posing outside in Le Mans, France. Reverse bears an “M. Branger, Paris” photographer’s stamp. In fine

Original 5 x 6.75 photo of Wilbur standing outdoors alongside French inventor and automobile manufacturer Leon Bollee. Reverse bears a small pencil no

Original glossy 8.5 x 6.5 press photo of Wilbur showing his Wright flyer to King Edward VII of England in Pau, France, in March of 1909. Reverse bears

Original 6.5 x 4.5 photo of Orville Wright seated in the cockpit of his Wright flyer, with Paul Tissandier and Count Charles de Lambert alongside, tak

Original 6.25 x 4.25 press photo of Wilbur Wright and King Alfonso XIII of Spain sitting in the cockpit of the Wright Model A flyer, Wright’s European

Original glossy 6.5 x 4.5 photo of the Wright flyer soaring over a crowd of people on September 22, 1908. Photo is affixed to an 8.5 x 6.25 mount with

Original 3.5 x 2.5 photo of the Wright flyer on the ground in Le Mans, France, in 1908. In fine condition, with some scattered light foxing to borders

Original 6.5 x 4.5 press photo of Wright’s Type A flyer being positioned outside a shed at the Hunaudieres race course near Le Mans, France, in August

Original 6.5 x 4.5 press photo of the Wright flyer soaring over the French countryside. French notation on the reverse indicates the flight lasted for

Early European aviator (1865–1944) who was Wilbur Wright’s first flying student in France. Pearl-finish 6.5 x 4.5 photo of a Wright flyer in the air,

Aircraft manufacturer (1888–1976), who managed the Dayton, Ohio Wright Company factory in 1913 and 1914. Matte-finish 4.5 x 7 photo of Loening, affixe

Gorgeous color 12.25 x 16.5 print entitled ‘L’Aeroplane de Wilbur Wright en Plein Vol,’ showing a beautiful painting by A. Serougart of a small crowd

Early German color 18.5 x 12.25 print entitled ‘Ein Flug Wilbur Wright in der Abenddämmerung,’ based on an original drawing by S. Macchiati, fe...

Four original German postcards, all approximately 5.25 x 3.25, each featuring images of Wright’s visit to Germany in the fall of 1909. Included are tw

Two French publications: an issue of La Vieau Grand Air magazine, 11 x 14, 15 pages, August 28, 1909, depicting Paul Tissandier in flight on the front

An issue of French newspaper Le Petit Parisien, 12 x 17, seven pages, January 24, 1904, featuring a full-page color image on the reverse of the Wright

Early French aviation sales catalog entitled “Aeroplanes agents de vente des monoplans Bleriot, G. Borel & Co.,” 8.5 x 10.75, two pages, listing...

Booklet, in French, entitled, “L’Aviation et les Aviateurs,” 6.25 x 9.5, full of photos of various airplanes and their pilots, including Santos-Dumont

Two reels of 16mm film featuring International Newsreel and MGM News footage of Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh. The reels include footage of Lin

Pilot’s Airplane Manual by N. O. Anderson, 6.5 x 9, 150 pages, September 1940, issued by the US Department of Commerce and the Civil Aeronautics Admin

Unsigned book: Aircraft Powerplant Manual by G. Burnell Manly. Later printing. Chicago: Frederick J. Drake and Company, 1942. Hardcover, 5.75 x 7.75,

Pilot Training Manual for the Skymaster C-54, 8 x 10.5, 206 pages. Dated August of 1945, this manual is labeled “restricted,” features an introduction

Three World War II technical manuals issued by the War Department. Titles are: Aircraft Electrical Systems (TM 1-406), Electrical Fundamentals (TN 1-4

Nice collection of 24 color aviation lithographs designed by Charles H. Hubbell, 16.5 x 13.75, including a set of 12 depicting military aircraft publi

Von Braun’s handwritten notes in pencil on the requirements for a spacecraft destined for Mars, unsigned, seven lined pages (all but one single-sided)

Incredible draft autograph letter in pencil, unsigned, three pages, 8 x 10.5, no date. Letter to Igor Sikorski. In part: “Upon return…I find a letter

The Explorers Club membership card issued to Wernher Von Braun in 1967, 3.75 x 2.25, signed along the bottom in black felt tip. Also bears a facsimile

Apollo 11 naval recovery cover with a stamped cachet honoring the mission’s recovery force, signed in black felt tip by von Braun. In fine condition,

Vertical tail fin from a late-World War II unmanned version of the V-1 flying bomb. Lightweight wedge-shaped aluminum fin measures 19.75 x 9.5 with no

A large V2 Rocket graphite rudder fragment. Solid graphite fragment measures 16 x 3.5 x 9 and has been drilled on the underside with 12 holes partiall

Collection of five artifacts used during the 1958 launch of Explorer I on January 31, 1958. Items include: a cross-cut section of umbilical cord, swat

Collection of 17 hard and softcover books: The Rocket Team (signed by author Frederick Ordway II); two copies of The Struggle in Space (both also sign

Collection of 15 unsigned hardcover books by Caidin. Titles are: The Greatest Challenge, I Am Eagle, Rockets and Missiles: Past and Future, Destinatio

Collection of 25 space-related books and manuals. Titles are: Guide to Rockets, Missiles, and Satellites; Space Stations (2); Man-Made Satellites; Fro

Souvenir metallic rocket paperweight, measuring 3.25? in diameter at the base and standing 3.75? tall, with a rocket protruding from the center. In ra

Training-used Orlan-DM space suit manufactured by NPP Zvedza. Semi-rigid suit measures approximately 65? in length. Suit retains its Cyrillic tag insi

Almost complete Sokol III ‘Strizh’ pressure space suit, made as a launch and re-entry suit for the Russian ‘Buran’ space shuttle, manufactured by NPP

Cosmonaut Sergei Treshchev’s flown and worn flight suit carried on board the International Space Station from June to December of 2002. One-piece blue