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ALS, one page, 8.25 x 11, Wright Brothers, 1127 W. Third Street, Dayton, Ohio letterhead, March 25, 1910. Letter to M. Paul Tissandier. In full: “We a

Group lot: nine vintage silver gelatin prints, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5 to 4.75 x 6.75, featuring two portraits of Wilbur in a suit and hat and tw

Rare vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 portrait, signed in the bottom border in fountain pen, “Yours truly, Wilbur Wright.” Affixed to a 13.5 x 10.5 card

Fabulous vintage matte-finish 9 x 6 oversized photo of the Wright Brothers first flight, signed and inscribed in black ink to his cousin, “To Elizabet

Four items: ALS in pencil signed “O. Wright,” one lightly-lined page, 8.25 x 5.5, Hotel Gassion letterhead. Wright writes to his student, Mr. Tissandi

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10, personal letterhead, December 21, 1935. Brief letter to Reverend H. Randel Lookabill. In full: “I thank you for your letter

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, Dayton, Ohio, December 6, 1930. Wright responds to Luke Christopher, Secretary of the Contest Committ

Crisp Winters National Bank check, 7.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and boldly signed by Wright, payable to The Rike-Kumler Company for $3.00, Janu

Two original unsigned Christmas cards from Orville Wright. The first card measures 5 x 4 closed, with an embossed Christmas candle on front with text

Hand-addressed mailing envelope, addressed in Wright’s hand to “Rev. H. R. Lookabill, Greentown, Indiana,” with Lookabill noting in pencil, “From Orvi

Rare vintage glossy 6 x 4.5 photo of Orville watching as Katharine feeds hay to a cow, affixed to a slightly larger cardstock mount, signed and inscri

Pristine vintage ink signature on a yellow 5 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, with a collector’s notation along the right edge.

Original wing fabric swatch, 2 x 2, excised from Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega 5B. The red swatch is affixed to a 15 x 20 piece of textured cov...

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 11 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To George Wingay, With best wishes, Charles A. Lindbergh, June 3, 1927.” Pho

Remarkable and historically significant ALS written in pencil, signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” one page, 8.25 x 6, dated at the bottom March 2, 1932. L

TLS signed “C. A. Lindbergh,” one page, 8 x 10, Long Barn, Weald letterhead, September 28, 1937. Letter to Timothy Burns. In full: “Thank you very muc

Carbon DS, signed “C. A. Lindbergh,” 8 x 10.5, June 19, 1972. A carbon copy of an Airman Medical Certificate, filled out by Lindbergh and filed with t

Vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 10.75 photo of a relaxed Lindbergh standing in a motorboat, his hands in his pockets, flanked by two other men, signed in

Special commemorative dinner menu honoring Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, given by the citizens of New Orleans at the Roosevelt Hotel on October 8, 192

Italian aviation and dirigible pioneer (1877–1926) who was the first person to cross the Alps in an airship. Vintage 4.75 x 6.75 silver gelatin photo,

Nostalgic color limited edition 28 x 20 print entitled ‘Lindbergh Arrives Over Paris,’ May 21, 1927, numbered #54/100, signed in the bottom border in

Gigantic and very rare section of aircraft fabric taken from one of von Richthofen’s fighter aircrafts. The section of lacquered fabric measures 32 x

American aviator responsible for creating the first experimental aluminum plane in 1909. Exemplary vintage 6.5 x 4.5 photo of the pioneer in his metal

Canadian aviation pioneer (1886–1961). McCurdy flew the first plane in Canada, simultaneously becoming the first British subject to man such a craft.

Accident-prone naval airship that was lost in a weather-related accident on April 4, 1933, killing 73 of the 76 crew and passengers on board. Commemor

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of an artist’s rendering of the acclaimed pilot, displayed on a slightly larger informational paperstock mount, sign

Three items: TLS signed “E. V. Rickenbacker,” 7.25 x 10.5, Eastern Air Lines letterhead. Rickenbacker writes to Captain Rene Charles of the Les Ailes

The World in the Air by Francis Trevelyan, second volume. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1930. Hardcover, 8.5 x 11.5, 336 pages. Includes a unique history of

Flown red, white, and blue American flag, 12 x 8. This relic is one of the original private US flags that accompanied Hughes on his world-record break

Collection of 47 color lithographed Wills Cigarette insert cards, issued in 1910 by the Imperial Tobacco Co, measuring 1.25 x 2.5 or 2.5 x 1.25. Each

Restricted training manual entitled “The B-29, Airplane Commander Training Manual for the Superfortress,” 8 x 10.5, 177 pages, bound by three holes pu

An incredibly rare and visually striking Indian Head insignia salvaged from a French-made Spad biplane from the 93rd Aero Squadron. This enormous piec

Noted pilot who flew fighter missions in both World War II and Korea and later became a test pilot. White leather covered fighter hard shell helmet co

Limited edition set of three lithographs, #1097/1200, one 16.5 x 24 and two 6.25 x 24 from the 1987 Gathering of Eagles. The two smaller prints are si

Spectacular color glossy 8 x 10 photo featuring Kittinger seconds after launching himself into the open air, boldly signed in black felt tip. In fine

US Navy Miniature British and French Ship Models Mk.1 Supplement, with original wooden carrying case with the spaces for 22 models, with 16 models inc

Archive consisting of five items relating to the Hindenburg. Archive includes: A swatch of singed treated fabric, approximately 3 x 2, recovered from

Original and large CBI (China-Burma-India) theater of war scrapbook, compiled by Colonel Ralph Marshall during his tour of duty in World War II, while

Unbelievably rare ‘Sacred Cow’ flight patch worn by its flight engineer Fred Winslow. Patch measures 4.75? in diameter and depicts a flying white cow

One-of-a-kind hand-painted eight-inch diameter “Satan’s Angles,” theater patch made for a P-38 Lightning pilot. Center of the patch bears an image of

Rare leather 4th Fighter Group, 334th Fighter Squadron A-2 flight jacket belonging to Lieutenant James Ayers. Leather jacket, size 38, bears a manufac

B-24 pilot with the 506th Bomb Squadron during World War II. Shot down over France, he eluded capture and fought alongside the French Resistance until

Cardenas’s personally-owned and-worn Experimental Test Sample L-2 flight jacket. Navy blue jacket bears an “Experimental Test Sample Clothing Branch”

Everest’s Experimental Test Laboratory Type L-2 jacket. Early and uncommon green jacket has a label sewn inside the collar which reads, “Experimental

Decorated Air Force officer who flew combat missions in the European and CBI theaters, who later became a test pilot, and once held the distinction of

Flight jacket belonging to Frank Everest. Olive drab jacket features a wool lining, fur collar, two diagonal front pockets, a pen pocket to left sleev

Type A-2 leather flight jacket belonging to 58th Wing 509th Composite Group member W. M. Staub. Jacket, size 38, bears a manufacturer’s label inside w

Original World War II US Army Air Forces B-15 flight jacket. Olive drab standard pattern flight jacket, size 38, bears a label inside of collar which

Scarce original leather Type A-2 bombers jacket from a former member of the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group. Leather jacket bears a manufacturer’s

Incredibly rare and original Flying Tigers ‘Hump’ A-2 pilot’s jacket. Brown goatskin leather jacket bears a manufacturer’s label inside of collar and