RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

Two original vintage notated photos. First glossy photo measures 5 x 3.75, is affixed to an 8.5 x 6.5 off-white mount, and shows a double wing kite hi

Collection of 15 original vintage unsigned glossy photos, both 7 x 5 and 5 x 7, taken for Collier’s magazine by J. H. Hare. Photos include: Orville in

Bank check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to The Ironic Jewell & Vision Co., for $16.00, dated July 21, ...

Vintage Wright Brothers pinback button, .75-inch diameter, bearing images of both Orville and Wilbur Wright and the text, “Wright Brothers Home Celebr

Two original unsigned Christmas cards from Orville Wright. The first card measures 5 x 4 closed, with an embossed Christmas candle on front with text

Original .25 x .25 triangular portion of the original wing covering fabric used by Orville Wright during the world’s first flight at Kitty Hawk. Cloth

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10, personal letterhead, December 21, 1935. Brief letter to Reverend H. Randel Lookabill. In full: “I thank you for your letter

Fabulous vintage matte-finish 9 x 6 oversized photo of the Wright Brothers first flight, signed and inscribed in black ink to his cousin, “To Elizabet

Vintage matte-finish 10.75 x 8.5 photo of Orville Wright posing between Glenn Martin and William H. Coverdale, signed in the lower border in fountain

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 11, 1926. Letter to C. F. Schory of the National Aeronautics Association providing very specifi

ALS, three pages on two separate sheets, first sheet measuring 5 x 6.25, with second page trimmed to a size of 5 x 2.5, very rare personal letterhead,

An amazing typed manuscript of an essay entitled “What Clement Ader Did,” which was published in the May 1912 edition of The Aero Club of America Bull

Very rare original vintage 4.75 x 3.75 photo, taken by either Orville or Lorin Wright, of a glider in the air at Kill Devil Hills in October of 1902.

Magnificent vintage color 35 x 17.75 lithograph drawn by Ernest Montaut and finished by artists in his studio and publishing house (pochoir process),

Extremely rare and eye catching Aero Club of America commendation, 27 x 20, dated January 18, 1919. Commendation reads, “This is to certify that the W

Menu for the testimonial dinner honoring Claude Grahame-White after the 1910 Harvard Aero Meet, 5.5 x 8, September 16, 1910, signed on the reverse in

Rare, complete set of 100 Smithsonian ‘Milestones of Flight’ commemorative covers, in two original 8 x 11.25 Smithsonian binders. Scarce and flown cov

Early 1920s manuscript, written in an unknown hand, on 14 sides of 10 adjoined lined pages, describing the inner workings of an airplane. Manuscript i

Very uncommon complete ‘Barnstormer's’ flight gear, circa late 1920s to early 1930s. Included is a front quarter horsehide leather jacket with s...

TLS signed “Glenn L. Martin,” two pages, 8.25 x 11, Glenn L. Martin Motors Company letterhead, November 3, 1932. Letter to E. T. Asplundh of Pitcairn

Italian aviation and dirigible pioneer (1877–1926) who was the first person to cross the Alps in an airship. Vintage 4.75 x 6.75 gelatin silver photo,

Flown package of Boric Gauze and Swab, measuring 1 x 1, labelled “Boric gauze and Swab, Tabloid Compressed, Burroughs Wellcome & Co." This ...

Wrapped package of Boric lint, measuring approximately 2.5 x l.25, box is marked "Boric Lint, Tabloid, Pleated, Compressed, Burroughs Wellcome ...

Handwritten telegram in pencil signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” one page on the reverse of a Western Union telegram, 8 x 6.5, December 30, 1929. Lindber

ALS, in pencil, signed “Father,” three onionskin pages, 8.25 x 10.75, January 29, 1960. From Switzerland, Lindbergh writes to his son Scott. In part:

Gold tone pin of an eagle with outspread wings, measuring approximately 2 x 2.25, engraved on the front, “S. S. Dwight W. Morrow,” and “Mrs. Dwight W.

Carbon DS, signed “C. A. Lindbergh,” 8 x 10.5, June 19, 1972. A carbon copy of an Airman Medical Certificate, filled out by Lindbergh and filed with t

Medical hypodermic kit, 3.25 x 3? housed in a silver toned case, includes syringe, two different size needles, and nine vials of assorted medicines, i

Colorful 4.75? diameter patch for the 1984 Charles A. Lindbergh Fund Dinner honoring James Doolittle and the Mercury 7 astronauts. Patch depicts a wat

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Lindberghs in front of their Lockheed Vega monoplane with a few Central Airport managers. Scattered surface impress

Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of Charles and Anne Lindbergh with airport manager Carl Flournoy at Central Airport in Camden, New Jersey. Light ove

Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Lindbergh couple with Carl Flournoy during a stop in Camden, New Jersey. In very good condition, with a few l

Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of Charles and Anne Lindbergh chatting with Carl Flournoy. In very good condition, with scattered creasing to the bo

Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of the handsome aviator with Carl Flournoy during a stop at Central Airport. A few surface impressions, small crease

Pocket compass, approximately l.75? diameter, silver tone with "U.S." engraved on one side. Accompanying box is marked "Compass Assem...

Pocket flashlight, with a 5.5? aluminum tube, battery operated, with red on/off button and pocket clip, marked “Bond,” on the clip. In fine condition,

Pocket knife, silver tone with blue "P A A" and global logo on each side of the hilt, measuring 3.5" fully extended. Accompanied by a...

Print of a sketch of Lindbergh by Edna A. Hoadley, 10 x 13, entitled The Man of the Air, signed in ink, “C. A. Lindbergh.” In fine condition, with a u

Color souvenir composite print, 9 x 12, honoring Lindbergh’s 1927 transatlantic flight, printed by the Andrew W. Kellogg Co. In very good condition, w

An 18k solid gold Tiffany & Co. wristwatch presented to Milburn Kusterer by Charles Lindbergh to commemorate their 1927 tour of the United State...

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 11 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To George Wingay, With best wishes, Charles A. Lindbergh, June 3, 1927.” Pho

Vintage pearl-finish 10 x 8 photo of Lindbergh with a fellow pilots in Newark in October 1930, signed in fountain pen by Lindbergh, H. G. Andrews, Bob

TLS signed “C. A. Lindbergh,” one page, 8 x 10, Long Barn, Weald letterhead, September 28, 1937. Letter to Timothy Burns. In full: “Thank you very muc

Charles Lindbergh’s grandfather’s wristwatch, made by Longines, Switzerland, 18K tonneau-form (cushion) two-bodied solid lug case, silvered dial with

Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Lindberghs with airport manager Carl Flournoy at Central Airport in Camden, New Jersey, signed in fountain pe

DS, signed “Charles A. Lindbergh” and “Anne M. Lindbergh” one onionskin page, 8 x 11, August 1, 1973. Document reads, in full: “We make this note to r

Beautiful hand-tinted color matte-finish 13.5 x 10.5 photo by Fred H. Kiser of Lindbergh in the Spirit of St. Louis over Oregon’s Crater Lake framed t

TLS signed “O. Westover,” one page, 8 x 10.5, War Department letterhead, September 31, 1932. Letter to the editor of Aviation Magazine, regarding the

Once in a lifetime recently-discovered archive of original items from the Sikorsky Aviation Corporation archives in New Jersey. Archive consists of ap

Partly-printed DS, one page, 20 x 14.5, July 7, 1937. A Shellback certificate issued to Commander William D. Mull, in part: “To all sailors wherever y