RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

A 1/32 scale wooden model of a Bell X–1A rocket research plane, signed on top of the wing in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a photo

Flown right hand couch/control arm, flown on board Scott Carpenter’s Aurora 7 flight on May 24, 1956. Metal arm and bracket measure approximately 13 x

Twenty-six original NASA photos of various finishes, three color, each approximately 8 x 10 or 10 x 8, including one ‘red-numbered’ photo of the Mercu

Flown 19? Velcro watch strap, S/N 16, worn on the wrist of Cooper’s pressure suit during his Faith 7 flight, which originally held an Omega Speedmaste

Cooper’s B-26-B,-C Pilot’s Amplified Check List, 4.5 x 7.5, bound by two staples at the top and dated “(Revised 22 July 1953).” A nine card check list

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Cooper, signed in black ink. In fine condition.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the front cover of the May 24, 1963, issue of Life, showing Cooper before his Mercury flight, signed in blue felt tip. In

Signed book: Leap of Faith. First edition, first printing. NY: HarperCollins, 2000. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 279 pages. Signed on the ti

FDC honoring Glenn’s flight, signed in black ink, “Best regards to Ralph Gibson—J. H. Glenn, Jr.” Cover is attached by its corners to its original 9 x

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Glenn in his spacesuit, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Original vintage signed pencil sketch of the design for the Friendship 7 launch crew lapel pin on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet. Design shows a Mercury

Original color oil painting by David K. Stone on a 26 x 23 masonite board, featuring a portrait of Glenn in front of the Friendship 7 capsule, signed

Mercury and Gemini astronaut Gordon Cooper’s personal Omega Seamaster automatic wristwatch purchased by him in 1950 and worn continuously through the

Twenty-day Cape Canaveral Missile Test Area temporary vehicle permit, issued to John Glenn for his 1962 Thunderbird, signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” one pa

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Glenn posing in his spacesuit in front of a huge NASA sign, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Desirable flown 1961 Roosevelt dime, carried on board Gus Grissom’s Mercury Liberty Bell 7 flight. Dime is housed in a silver bezel with a dime-sized

A limited edition presentation containing a 1.5? long segment of film from Liberty Bell 7’s pilot observation camera, recovered from the Atlantic Ocea

TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA Space Task Group letterhead, August 18, 1961. Letter to an admirer. In full: “Thank you for y

Vintage color 8 x 10 NASA photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “Best wishes to Fran, Gus Grissom.” In fine condition, with trivial corner tip

Color vintage matte-finish 13.5 x 10.5 photo of President Kennedy and the First Lady with the Cooper family, affixed to an 18 x 16 mount, signed and i