RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Signatures of Wiley Post (pencil), Will Rogers (pencil), and Harold Gatty (ink), on three individual slips. Attractively matted and framed together wi

Desirable 6 x 4 cardstock photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk, signed in the lower left in fountain pen. Double-matted and framed

Scarce and exceptionally desirable 6.5 x 3.5 airmail envelope with a stamped cachet honoring National Aviation Day, flown in an aerial parade on Decem

TLS, one page, 6.5 x 5.5, personal letterhead, May 21, 1929. Letter to Luke Christopher, secretary of the National Aeronautic Association Contest Comm

Extremely scarce matte-finish 5.5 x 3.5 photo of Wilbur Wright, Paul Tissandier, Hart O. Berg, Leon Bollee, and other observers, at the Camp d’Auvours

DS, signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page both sides, 8 x 11, May 21, 1962. A discrepancy report from Langley Air Force Base, with one section filled o

Rare color glossy 8 x 10 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To: Joe & Lane—Lift off of Gemini IV, 3 June ’65, E...

Highly desirable uncanceled postal cover with a cachet featuring the Apollo 11 mission insignia, signed in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldri

Official color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the moon, signed in blue and black felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. The revers

Collection of three vintage official color glossy NASA photos from the Apollo 11 mission, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, including: a ‘red-numbered’ photo of Buzz

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 crew in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin; al

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip. In fine conditi

Color glossy 7.5 x 9.25 photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Jim—

Unusual color glossy 5 x 3.5 candid photo of a television screen showing Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon, signed in black felt tip by Ar

Program for a gala event to benefit the Eisenhower Medical Center, held at the Waldorf-Astoria on January 27, 1970, 7.25 x 10, two pages, signed on th

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 7.25, no date but circa July 1979. A printed form letter sent to well-wishers on the tenth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.

Limited edition 19 x 29 lithograph of Armstrong in his flight suit prior to the Apollo 11 mission, numbered 419/1000, signed in pencil by Armstrong at

Exceptional pairing of a Lindbergh memorial event program and photo of Armstrong in attendance: a program from the ‘Spirit of St. Louis’ fundraising d

Limited edition philatelic souvenir presentation certificate, numbered 8/154, signed and inscribed in pencil, “Don—The S4-B gave us a great ride—Thank

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “First lunar landing, Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI.” In very fine co

Scarce vintage unsigned official color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface, with Neil Armstrong reflected in his visor, featu

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Collins in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip. In very good condition, with a noticeable central

Nice collection of five items: an Apollo 12 launch day postal cover with a cachet honoring the mission, signed in black ink, “Alan L. Bean”; a commemo

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 13 mission, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by Jack Swigert, Ken Mattingly, James Lovell, and F

Uncommon Apollo 15 postal cover, 6.5 x 3.75, numbered 298 of 300, carried to the lunar surface aboard the Falcon, signed in the lower left corner by c

Yugoslavian commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 15 and the first lunar rover mission, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Jim Irwin,

Three 11 x 8.5 lithographs of images from the Apollo 15 mission, all bearing ‘first day’ postal cancellations, including: one of Irwin walking away fr

Flown fabric American flag, 5.5 x 4, carried to the South Pole in 1970 and flown to lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission. Flag is signed on three

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Scott using a camera during his EVA, signed in blue felt tip, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR.” In very fine condition.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young on the moon with the Lunar Module and American flag, signed in silver ink, “John Young, 9th Man on the Moon,

Three color photos, measuring 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in blue felt tip or silver ink by Cernan. In overall fine condition.

Impressive color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Apollo 17 launch, signed in black felt tip, “Gene Cernan, ‘Last Man on the Moon,’ Final Lunar Apoll

A fine set of 20 solid sterling silver commemorative medals struck by the Franklin Mint from silver containing a small amount of metal carried aboard

Collection of eight covers with cachets honoring various Gemini missions, each signed in felt tip or ballpoint by one or more astronauts, including: G

Collection of seven color photos of various moonwalkers, including two from Apollo 11, all measuring 8 x 10 or 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip by the

Exceptional color limited edition 25.5 x 24.5 print entitled ‘Great Moments in Aviation History,’ numbered 829/1100, signed in pencil by 15 important

United States Air Force test pilot (1931–1966) selected as a NASA astronaut in 1963 and assigned to the crew of Gemini 9 with Elliot See; Bassett and

Collection of four covers with cachets honoring various Gemini missions and recoveries, signed in blue and black ballpoint by the participants, includ

Collection of ten FDCs from the 1991 ‘Space Exploration’ series, all featuring 22-karat gold replicas of the stamps set against a red velvet backing.

Signed book, Road to Space, in Russian, 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 8, 173 pages. Signed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint in

Mailing envelope, 6.5 x 3.5, signed along the bottom in black felt tip, “S. Christa McAuliffe,” to which was later added a stamped Goddard Space Fligh

Wonderful collection of five items: a hardcover edition of The Art of Robert McCall, signed on the first free end page in black felt tip, adding a lar

Extraordinary pencil sketch of a “3rd Stage Satellite Vehicle (landed),” drawn by von Braun on a gridded 11 x 8.5 sheet of drafting paper, signed at t

A flown .5 x .5 swatch of Kapton foil from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s thermal protection subsystem. Affixed to an 8.5 x 11 informational

A flown .75 x .25 piece of film carried to the lunar surface on board Apollo 12. Film is taped by its edges to a 6.5 x 4 certificate signed by Richard

A graphite pencil “X” made with a pencil carried on board the Apollo 15 mission, written on a 5.75 x 3.75 card printed with the mission emblem and tex

Flown swatch of gray tape from the Skylab Space Station, affixed to a 5.5 x 3.5 certificate of authenticity signed by Skylab pilot Bill Pogue, who als

Piece of Space Shuttle External Tank Lower Strut Assembly, 4 x 5.5, with black numbering to the front top reading, “ SSY 10754–0001–105, 2000340.” A

Space Shuttle Orbiter 102 Inboard Aft Insulator, measuring 11 x 2.5, and .5? deep. “Unserviceable (Reparable) Tag” reads “Part no. V070–197118–001, IN

Flown Module Servicing Tool (MST) carried aboard the STS-41-C mission. The L-shaped tool measures 4? long, with a hex key on one end and blue bracket