RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Mercury astronauts posing with a model of their space craft, signed in the lower border in blue and black ink

Mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3.5, with an October 2, 1963, Washington, DC postmark, and a typed address, signed on the front in pencil, “Gus Grissom,” and

Mercury-era hand controller presented to fellow Mercury astronaut Gus Grissom. Right-handed controller measures 5 x 7.25 and has been mounted on to a

Flown fire starter kit carried on board Gordon Cooper’s Faith 7 mission. Contents are still sealed in their original 3 x 4.5 plastic pouch with an 11?

Flown cabin temperature gauge carried on board Scott Carpenter’s MA-7 flight. Gauge measures 2? in diameter, with a 2.25? long rod on the back, and is

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

Detailed limited edition Discovery Channel pewter model of the Liberty Bell 7 capsule, numbered 2070/2500, measuring approximately 4? tall. In fine co

Flown metal ring component from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Ring measures approximate

Flown fitting from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Slightly corroded fitting measures approximately

A flown piece of insulating tape from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Section measures 1.75 x 1 and

Flown lapel pin carried by Carpenter on his Faith 7 mission. Pin is of a small Mercury capsule and measures approximately .75? long. Accompanied by a

Flown small silver piece of battery fragment from Carpenter’s Mercury mission. Fragment is encased in a 1.5 x 1.5 block of Lucite with a small piece o

Unbound flight plan for Cooper’s MA-9 mission, 8.5 x 10.5, labeled “Revision A,” inside and dated April 15, 1963. Signed on the front cover in black i

Original color chart, 36 x 10.25, titled in the lower left, “Mercury Orbit Chart MOC-6. 1st Edition—February 1963, Published by the USAF,” picturing a

Mercury star chart from the personal collection of flight director Gene Kranz. Laminated double-sided chart measures 4 x 10.75 with many stars and con

Brilliant original mixed media artwork by Calle depicting the launch of John Glenn’s Friendship 7 capsule, 18 x 13, signed in the lower border in penc

Commercial illustrator (1927–1992) best known for innovative design in the development of the modern movie poster. He designed posters for such classi

Color limited edition 35 x 25 print, numbered 414/1500, featuring an artist’s rendition of a launch, with portraits of each astronaut interspersed thr

Very rare 1961 Convair employee badge, 2? in diameter, issued to A. N. Gordon. In fine condition, with expected light wear. Early flight items that ar

Certificate presented to Cooper by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, one page, 10.25 x 15, April 30, 1962. The Chamber of Commerce’s “Grea