RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Small but fascinating archive of Hughes’s student records from his brief time at the Rice Institute, now known as Rice University, consisting of five

American astronomer, physicist, and aviator (1834–1906), who conducted some of the first manned flights with his Army–funded Aerodrome aircraft. ALS s

Signed book: The Spirit of St. Louis. Presentation edition, number 308. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 561 pages. Bea...

Eclectic collection of twenty letters written to Lindbergh by admirers nationwide, all including original mailing envelopes, circa 1929. Many offer te

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Lindbergh standing beside his famous Spirit of St. Louis, signed in faded black ink, “Charles A. Lindbergh, Mexico City, March

Airmail cover postmarked at Dayton, Ohio, on December 17, 1928, signed in the upper left in fountain pen, “Orville Wright.” A lightly stamped cachet t

The Winters National Bank check, 7.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to The Dayton Blue Print & Supply, Co. for $6...

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10, personal letterhead, March 6, 1937. Letter to F. L. Black of the Edison Institute, in part: “The dog house referred to in Pa

Collection of six commemorative covers with stamped cachets honoring the X-15, each signed in ballpoint or fountain pen by one of the plane’s pilots,

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Yeager and Craigie conversing while in the service, signed in silver ink, “Chuck Yeager,” and “L. C. Craigie, Lt. Gen USAF Ret.

German engineer (1838–1917) who designed the famous rigid airship that bears his name. Humble ALS in German, signed “Graf von Zeppelin,” one page both

Fantastic vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Mercury 7 astronauts looking at a model rocket, signed in the lower border in ballpoint and fountai

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Gemini 5 crew walking away from the launch pad in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip, “Charles C

Two fantastic color satin-finish 8 x 10 photos: one showing Conrad in a formal pose, signed in black felt tip, “Charles Conrad, Jr., Group II ’62”; an

Three photos: a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Richard Gordon and Charles Conrad on the recovery ship USS Guam, signed by both in blue felt tip; a

TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, August 8, 1961. Letter to Dennis Brantley, in full: “Thank you for your congratul

Extraordinary semi-glossy 10.5 x 13.5 photo of Buzz Aldrin’s boot and footprint on the lunar surface, affixed to a 15.75 x 20 mount, boldly signed on

Signed Apollo 11 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a printed color cachet of the moon landing and a cancellation date of July 20, 1969, Housto

Desirable set of official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, each signed in black felt tip, with the A

Flown .5 x .25 swatch of Kapton foil from the outer skin of the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, affixed to a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the