RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Cochran (1906–1980) was the first female pilot to break the sound barrier and is said to have more aviation records and awards than any pilot in the U

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo photo of Collins posing in his flight suit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition

Signed book: Carrying the Fire. First edition, later printing. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 478 pages

Satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Cooper in his Mercury spacesuit, signed in blue felt tip, “Gordon Cooper, Faith 7, 1963.” In very fine condit

A 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth, with a printed 3.25-inch diameter Apollo 11 mission emblem, signed at the bottom in black felt tip, “Michael Collins, Ap

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the launchpad, signed in black felt tip, “Faith 7 Launch, 15 May 63, Gordon Cooper, NASA Astronaut.” In very fine c

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper in his space suit, signed in black felt tip, “Gordon Cooper, Gemini 5 Commander, 1965.” In very fine conditi

French aviators who were the first to make a nonstop flight from Paris to New York, in September 1930. Vintage matte-finish 14 x 11 photo of Coste and

Satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of the XB-70 Valkyrie in flight, signed in black felt tip, “‘The Engineering & maintenance troops were the greatest!’...

Twenty personal checks, all 6 x 2.75, all from 1998–99, and all filled out and signed by Cunningham, “R. W. Cunningham.” In overall fine condition.

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Duke posing beside the Command Module, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Outside the Apollo XVI Comman

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Location, location, location. Charlie

Airmail envelope, bearing a July 16, 1929, postmark, signed in the upper left corner in fountain pen, “Amelia Earhart.” Matted and framed with a portr

Color 5 x 7 postcard photo of the Apollo 17 splash down, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Derek, It was a great flight—wish you were there—

Color glossy 5 x 7 photo of Fossett’s Spirit of Freedom balloon in flight, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition, with a descriptive captio

Launch date commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Gemini 11 first orbit linkup, signed in blue ballpoint by Dick Gordon and in black ballpoin

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Glenn in his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip, “Best regards, John Glenn.” In fine condition.

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Gemini 8 primary and back-up crews, signed in blue felt tip, “Neil Armstrong”; black felt tip, “Dave Scott”; and black

FDC with a cachet honoring Glenn’s Mercury space flight, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Original 45 rpm record entitled ‘America’s First Man in Orbit,’ by Nelson Doubleday Inc., signed on the sleeve in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Th