RR Auction: Science and Technology Auction

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Featuring over 300 lots, RR Auction is proud to present our December Science & Technology auction. The highlight of the sale is the 1924 Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to Manne Siegbahn for his discoveries and research in X-ray spectroscopy. Other standout items are an A7L lunar boot created for Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission; important letters from James Watt, Louis Pasteur, Albert Einstein, and Werner Heisenberg; a Macworld magazine signed by Steve Jobs; a mathematical journal owned and signed by John Nash; a highly desirable autograph of Isaac Newton; and material chronicling the history of early aviation. From physics and chemistry to space exploration and beyond, these incredible items tell the story of our shared heritage of innovation.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Henri Farman Group of Photos and Letters6191 - Henri Farman Group of Photos and Letters
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Superb collection associated with Anglo-French aviator and aircraft designer Henri Farman (1874–1958), who in 1908 completed the first 1-kilometer cir
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ferdinand Ferber Group of Notes, Photographs, and Documents6192 - Ferdinand Ferber Group of Notes, Photographs, and Documents
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Important archive from the papers of Ferdinand Ferber (1862–1909), a French Army officer who proved to be a major influence in the development of avia
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh Typed Letter Signed6193 - Charles Lindbergh Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” two pages, 8 x 10, Long Barn letterhead, June 13, 1936. Letter to John Zwick of the Rockefeller Institute for Medic
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Wiley Post and Harold Gatty Signed Flown Cover6194 - Wiley Post and Harold Gatty Signed Flown Cover
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Pilot Wiley Post (1898–1935), accompanied by navigator Harold Gatty (1903–1957), set the speed record for around-the-world flight during a trip aboard
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Stringfellow Group of Photographs and Booklets6195 - John Stringfellow Group of Photographs and Booklets
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An impressive collection of material related to John Stringfellow (1799–1883), known for his work on the Aerial Steam Carriage with William Samuel Hen
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Orville Wright and Charles de Lambert Signed Program and Photographs6196 - Orville Wright and Charles de Lambert Signed Program and Photographs
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Fantastic group of six items from the 1909 'Grand Quinzaine d'Aviation de Paris,' at which French aviator Charles de Lambert took virtua...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Air Mail Covers, Photographs, and Postcards6198 - Air Mail Covers, Photographs, and Postcards
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Notable group lot of 15 items relating to the world’s first official air mail, including: A color postcard of a street in Bombay, 5.5 x 3.5, stamped
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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American Aviation Pioneers Group of (14) Photographs6199 - American Aviation Pioneers Group of (14) Photographs
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Collection of 14 original vintage photographs of early American aviation pioneers, ranging in size from 5.25 x 3.25 to 9 x 7, including: two circa 190
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jean Batten Signed Photo and Signature6200 - Jean Batten Signed Photo and Signature
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Desirable pairing of items from New Zealand-born aviatrix Jean Batten (1909–1982), who made a number of record-breaking solo flights across the world
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Louis Bleriot Typed Letter Signed6201 - Louis Bleriot Typed Letter Signed
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French engineer and aviator (1872–1936) who made the first crossing of a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft when he flew across the Engli
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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