RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Aeronautical engineer (1925–2007); founder of AeroVironment and the designer of the human-powered aircraft that won the Kremer prize. Seven items: col

Collection of six commemorative covers and philatelic souvenirs: an FDC with a cachet honoring a decade of space achievement, signed in black felt tip

Three FDCs, with various cachets, each signed in ink or ballpoint by a different Mercury astronaut. Signers are: Deke Slayton, Gordon Cooper, and John

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell posing in his white spacesuit before a wall-sized Apollo 14 insignia, signed in blue felt tip, “Edgar Mitc

Collection of eight FDCs and commemorative covers, each with different cachets, including several affixed color cachets, each signed in ink or felt ti

Outstanding collection of FDCs, with various cachets, each signed in ink or felt tip by a different moonwalker. Signers are: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldr

Forty-two signed photos, various finishes, almost all 8 x 10 or 10 x 8, each signed by a member of NASA’s mission control. Signers include: Arthur Ste

American aeronautics engineer and industrial designer (1895-1981). ALS signed “John K. Northrop, US Plane Designer-Builder 1916–1952” at the top, one

American aviator and executive (1898–1982) whose company produced, amongst other notable aircraft, Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis. Glossy 8 x 10 phot

Four signed glossy and satin-finish photos, including one color, each signed in blue or black felt tip by Schirra, with one also signed by Mercury nur

Two color photos: a 10 x 8 NASA photo of Schirra posing in his spacesuit before a wall-sized world map and a model of the Mercury capsule, signed in

Signed book: Schirra’s Space. First edition. Boston: Quinlan Press, 1988. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 227 pages. Signed and inscribed in f

Apollo 11 Flight to the Moon album signed and inscribed on the front cover in black felt tip to NASA secretary Lola Morrow, “Thanks, Lola—come up and

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Shepard posing next to his Mercury capsule after his recovery, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

TLS signed “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.25, NASA Space Task Group letterhead, August 17, 1961. Letter of thanks to a supporter. In part: “

Four signed photos: color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the launch of the third Skylab mission, signed in black felt tip and ink by crew members Ed Gibson, Jer

Collection of commemorative covers and an FDC, each with different cachets, including five color silk cachets, each signed in ink or felt tip by a dif

Collection of 12 items consisting of signed photos and covers, each signed by a shuttle pilot. Photos are signed by Joe Allen, William Thornton (2), G

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Tereshkova in her capsule eating from a tube, signed in black felt tip, adding “First woman in space,” and “Vostok-6 16.0

Twenty-four signed photos, almost all 8 x 10 or 10 x 8, various finishes, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective test pilot or technician pi