RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Exceptional pearl-finish 11 x 8.5 photo of Earhart with famed aviator Wiley Post looking at a plane engine at Union Air Terminal in Burbank, Californi

Ink signature, “Amelia Earhart,” on an off-white 2.75 x 2 card. Scattered light dampstaining and toning, otherwise fine condition.

Scarce commemorative airmail postal cover, 9.5 x 4, carried by Hughes on his triumphant 1938 around-the-world flight. The cover, issued in conjunction

Desirable airmail cover with a stamped horseshoe cachet reading “Lindbergh Again Flies the Airmail,” signed in the upper left in fountain pen, “C. A.

Choice LS in French, signed “Montgolfier,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 9, January 2, 1786. Montgolfier pleads with Malesherbes to help

Two hardcover books: The Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor, signed on the half-title page by Adolf Galland and Johnnie Johnson; and a limited edit

Exceptionally desirable 5.25 x 3.75 cardstock photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk, signed in the lower right in fountain pen. Som

Typed invitation in German, one page, 7 x 9, September 6, 1909, to a celebration of Wright at the Hotel Centralin Berlin, signed on the reverse in pen

Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, “Orville Wright,” payable to The Patterson Tool & Supply...

Original French advertisement broadside, 9.75 x 7, featuring an image of Wilbur Wright and the Wright Flyer on one side, headed across the top, “Bon a

Original booklet, in German, entitled “Beteiligung an Schau-und Wettfliegen Flugmaschine Wright Gesellschaft 1910,” 6.5 x 10, eight pages, with severa

Collection of 58 vintage aviation postcards from France, primarily circa 1910, 24 related to the Wright Brothers, most postally unused. Among the sele

Rare original German booklet entitled “Die Bruder Wright,” with cover translating to: “The Wright Brothers. A study of the development of the flying m

Booklet entitled “The X-15 Research Plane”, 8.5 x 11, 12 pages, issued by NASA. Booklet provides background information on the plane and project, as w

Color limited edition 37 x 24.5 lithograph entitled ‘The Great Moment’, numbered AP 26/56, signed in gold ink by four moonwalkers: “This Great Journey

Three photos: official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the launch of the Sigma 7 mission, signed in black felt tip; glossy 8 x 10 photo of the launch

Color semi-glossy 19.75 x 16 photo of the earthrise taken by Anders during the Apollo 8 mission, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Bryan, wi

Breathtaking oversized and uninscribed color 19.25 x 15.5 photo of Buzz Aldrin facing the flag on the lunar surface, with his and Neil Armstrong’s foo

Color 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, affixed to a 10.5 x 13 mount, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint on the mount,

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, January 13, 1975. Letter to an Air Force lieutenant. In full: “The fields of expertise o

Color 4 x 4.5 book photo of Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface, taken by Armstrong, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few scattered lig

Ballpoint signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 4.5 x 6 Lasix medication sheet. Scattered creases and mild soiling, otherwise fine condition.

Apollo 11 launch date postal cover with a stamped cachet of the mission’s emblem, signed in blue ballpoint by Armstrong. Cover also bears secretarial

TLS, one page, 8.5 x , personal letterhead, December 1, 1988. Letter to Ms. Hester’s middle school class. In part: “I am very pleased to learn of your

Highly-desirable uninscribed color 7.75 x 10 NASA photo, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with slightly trimmed right edge, small tape rem

Felt tip signature and inscription, “To Scotty—Best of luck—Neil Armstrong 11-5-70,” on an off-white 4.5 x 7 sheet with a block of four first man on t

Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the liftoff of Apollo 11, taken from a reed bed surrounding the launch pad, signed in blue felt tip, “Science mee

Semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin’s Apollo 11 core sample, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip, “My lunar core tube sample, Buzz Aldrin Apoll

Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 11 crew in quarantine, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Apollo 12 recovery cover with a cachet honoring the naval recovery force, signed in blue felt tip, “Home from the moon! Charles Conrad, Jr., Cdr. Apol

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the lunar landscape taken during the mission, signed in black felt tip by Richard Gordon, Charles Conrad, and Alan Bean. In fin

Flown swatch of fabric from the backing material of the astronauts’ couches inside the Apollo 13 Command Module, approximately 1 x .5, encased in a cy

Color 6 x 4 postcard photo, signed in blue felt tip by Alan Shepard and in black felt tip by Alan Bean and Stu Roosa. In fine condition.

FDC with a cachet honoring the broadcast of Dave Scott postmarking a cover on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden, an

A 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a pre-printed 3.5? diameter Apollo 16 mission emblem, signed in black ink, “The voyage of a lifetime, Charlie Duk

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip. An Astronaut Scholarship Foundation certification label is af

Two books: a hardcover first edition of Magnificent Desolation, signed on the title page in blue felt tip by Buzz Aldrin; and a hardcover edition of M

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Aldrin posing in his flight suit, signed in black felt tip, “‘Contact light, OK, Engine stop,’ Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI LMP,

Choice color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, boldly signed in blue felt tip, “First lunar landing, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.”

Collection of six NASA internal publications consisting of manuals and test reports, all staple-bound, all 8.5 x 11. Titles are: Apollo Lunar Tracking

Collection of various reports, manuals, and miscellaneous paperwork. Group consists of: MSC/Apollo Program management; a review copy of the Apollo Spa

Collection of five books and manuals: two 20th anniversary souvenir editions of the Apollo 11 press kit; two hardcover copies of First on the Moon; an

Collection of 15 books and magazines, including several NASA publications. Included are: nine different issues of Life magazine covering various missi

Collection of five color satin-finish photos of female astronauts, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip by the astronaut pictured, includi

Two hardcover books: Skylab’s Astronomy and Space Sciences, signed on the title page in blue felt tip, “SL III photos by Alan Bean and crew, July, Aug

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, April 8, 1975. Letter to an Air Force lieutenant. In part: “Our rendezvous was indeed run with Mission Contr

Three color 8 x 10 photos, various finishes, each signed in blue or black felt tip by Carpenter. In fine condition.

Mailing envelope with an affixed printed photo of a shuttle launch affixed to left side, signed under the photo in black ballpoint by Jarvis. In fine

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Two signed photos: glossy 8 x 10 of Cooper at Disney World, signed in black felt tip, and bearing a Walt Disney Productions stamp on the reverse; and