RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

Rare ALS signed “Wilbur Wright,” four pages two sets of adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 5.5, January 25, 1912. Letter to Mr. W. de Hevesy in Paris. In part: “

Exceptionally rare 3.5 x 5.5 real photo postcard of the Wright brothers standing side by side, boldly signed in the lower border in ink, “Orville Wrig

Vintage 5.75 x 3.75 cardstock photo of the Wright Brothers’s first flight, captioned at the bottom ‘First Man-Flight, December 17, 1903, Kitty Hawk, N

DS, four pages, 8 x 13, 1928. A Deed of Gift for the L. S. Thompson Speed Trophy, in part: “Before and immediately following the entry in 1917 of the

Complete set of the nine flown fabric presentations created by the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum with fabric removed during re

Remarkable flown piece of aluminum alloy framework recovered from the wreckage of the Hindenburg crash site. The lightweight duralumin fragment consis

TMS signed “Charles (A. Lindbergh),” five onionskin pages, 8.25 x 11, July 12, 1971. Detailed criticism and commentary concerning a biographical manus

Lindbergh’s Society of Experimental Test Pilots membership card, 3.75 x 2.25, appointing Lindbergh as an Honorary Fellow, boldly signed at the bottom

Exceptional color limited edition 25 x 31 lithograph entitled ‘Naval Aviation: 75th Anniversary Commemorative,’ numbered 908/1000, signed in pencil by

North American Aviation ejection seat assembly skeleton, 22.25 x 47 x 34.5, with wooden backrest, foam headrest and armrests with “Danger” stickers af

United States Air Force portable pressure suit ventilation unit, measuring 8.5 x 13 x 12, featuring a metal tag on the top, “Ventilating Unit, Pressur

Bookmark made of flown fabric from the National Geographic Society–US Army Air Corps balloon Explorer II, 2.25 x 7, printed with an image of the ballo

Von Braun’s handwritten notes in pencil on the requirements for a spacecraft destined for Mars, unsigned, six pages on four sheets, no date. The first

Attractive DS, signed “Wernher von Braun,” one page, 10.5 x 8, April 7, 1961. George C. Marshall Space Flight Center ‘Suggestion Award Certificate’ is

Two rare booklets related to the US Air Force Missile Test Project operated by RCA during the 1950s, including: an annual report for 1955, 10.75 x 8,

Uncommon 1/15 scale General Electric bio-satellite model, measuring 7.75? long, and bearing NASA and General Electric logo stickers. Includes original

Early model of a Lockheed Agena-B upper stage space launch vehicle, measuring 10.75? long, with original 9.25 x 5.25 plastic base. In fine condition,

Attractive full-scale lightweight replica of the Sputnik satellite, measuring 22? in diameter, with four removable antennae, each able to telescope to

Console from the Information Display Systems of the MIR Space Station featuring a digital clock along with numerous knobs, switches, and displays labe

Stunning 1:5 scale custom handmade model of the Luna 9 spacecraft, measuring approximately 12 x 20 x 7, constructed of metal with elements of plastic

Porthole from the Russian Cosmos 2089 photo surveillance satellite, measuring 11.5? in diameter, set upon a custom-made metal stand to an overall heig

Desirable left-handed cosmonaut glove from a Sokol KV pressure suit worn by Sergei Krikalev, a veteran of six space flights who ranks second for the l

Soviet VKK-6 high altitude pressure suit and GSh-6A helmet: the complete dark green flight suit is a size large and stamped on the right shoulder, “BK

Cosmonaut communications training helmet. Leather radio headset worn under the hood of the Sokol spacesuit, consisting of mesh hair netting, hard padd

Flown Hasselblad film canister carried on the Salyut-4 spacecraft from December 26, 1974, to February 9, 1975, measuring 3.75 x 3.5 x 2, serial number

Set of three packets of cosmonaut MIR-era space food, each labeled in Cyrillic with pictures of the ingredients, including: tomato soup, cabbage soup,

Leather zippered portfolio case, 14.75 x 10, embossed in red Cyrillic in the upper right corner (translated), “XXIII, Congress, CPSU,” and signed and

Intercontinental Hotels card for the Curacao branch in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, 6 x 4, dated July 29, 1961, and signed at the bottom in blue

Yuri Gagarin’s space diploma issued by the Central Radio Club of the Soviet Union for the first space-to-Earth two-way radio communication via ultra s

Dutch FDC, 7.5 x 3.75, with a cachet honoring the first men in space, postmarked July 3, 1961, signed in black ink by Shepard, “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,”

Color 22 x 16.75 lithograph of Alexei Leonov’s 1990 painting entitled ‘First Walk,’ depicting his own historic 12-minute spacewalk during the Voskhod

Color satin-finish 16 x 12 photo of Leonov in his spacesuit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a slightly grainy quality to the image.

Official color semi-glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of commander Alexei Leonov and CMP Vance Brand prior to their Apollo-Soyuz mission, signed i

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Leonov during his historic first space walk, signed in black felt tip by Leonov, who adds “1st Man Walk in Space, 18 03 6

Semi-glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Valery Bykovsky and Valentina Tereshkova posing together, both signing in silver ink. In fine condition, with a

Semi-glossy 8 x 10 cardstock close-up photo of a smiling Valentina Tereshkova in her spacesuit, signed in black felt tip by Tereshkova, who has added

Interesting set of twenty-three pins from the USSR depicting cosmonauts within a circular golden border, measuring about .75? in diameter, including:

Impressively large collection of approximately 450 Soviet commemorative space pins and buttons, various shapes and sizes, commemorating different cosm

Three aluminum commemorative coins, all approximately 1.25? in diameter, issued between 2005 and 2007, each honoring a different unmanned Sputnik miss

Scarce X-15 pilot backup oxygen supply backpack for the MC-2 pressure suit, measuring approximately 17.5 x 20 x 3, consisting of the backup oxygen tan

Original one-of-a-kind 1/1 scale precision model of a Mercury-Redstone Space Capsule. The outside of the capsule has "United States" in wh...

Rare flown panel fragment from the Mercury-Atlas 1 space capsule. The ribbed exterior panel measures approximately 21.25 x 19.75. In expected conditio

Wally Schirra’s special edition black-bodied 501 CM series Hasselblad camera with an A12 back, a PME 45 prism finder, and a Carl Zeiss Planar 2.8/80 T

First motion switch used in the launch of Cooper’s Faith 7 capsule, mounted inside a 9.25 x 3.5 x 3.5 display, with a descriptive plaque on the side r

Wally Schirra’s personally-owned and -worn light blue NASA flight jacket manufactured by Avirex Ltd. of New York, size large, featuring an embroidered

Gordon Cooper’s silver-colored Mercury capsule tie tack, measuring .75 x .25, and attached to an embossed personal stationery card. In fine condition.

Gordon Cooper’s gold-colored lapel pin, measuring .25 x .5, designed after the ancient symbol for the planet Mercury. Attached to a Project Mercury in

Prototype replica of the Randall steel survival knife carried by Gus Grissom on his MR-4 Liberty Bell 7 mission. Crafted in 2006, the knife measures 9

Amazing yellow ‘Mercury Way’ metal street sign, measuring 22 x 13.75, used as a temporary replacement when signs on Lower Broadway were renamed on May

Limited edition heat shield segment removed from the outer perimeter section of a Mercury spacecraft, numbered 3/16, measuring approximately 1 x 1 x 1

A segment of umbilical cable from Mercury-Redstone 3, measuring .5? long and 2? in diameter, which connected to the Freedom 7 during launch procedures

Flown original piece of film from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft, issued in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the flight. The

Flown original component from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. The piece measures

Gene Kranz’s personally-owned and -used Project Mercury manual entitled “Network Operations Directive 61-1,” 11 x 10, November 30, 1961, signed on the

Ideal commemorative cover with a cachet commemorating the launch of a Little Joe 7 booster rocket from Wallops Island on April 28, 1961, in support of

Rare ALS signed “Virgil,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, January 8, 1961. Letter to his brother and sister-in-law, “Lowell...

Sought-after postal cover bearing a USS Randolph, July 21, 1951 postmark, the recovery ship and date of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, signed neatly i

Uncommon official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Grissom in a suit and tie, signed in black ballpoint, “Gus Grissom.” In fine condition, with a toned

TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, August 21, 1961. Letter to Mr. Eddie Sousa. In part: “Thank you for your congratu

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the mission of Project Mercury, signed in black felt tip, “Wernher von Braun” and in black ink, “Alan B. Sh

Alan Shepard’s Mercury-era laminated access card stub granting him entry into the Johnsville Navy Center, 5 x 3, stamp-issued for July 11–21, 1963, nu

Signed book: John Glenn: A Memoir. Limited first edition, numbered 2414/3500. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 42

Signed book: Leap of Faith. Collector’s edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2000. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 279 pages. Signed on the colopho

Signed book: For Spacious Skies. Collector’s edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2003. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 370 pages. Signed on the

Scarce signed book: Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight. Washington, DC: NASA, 1962. Hardcover, 8.25 x 10.5, 107 pages. Si

Uncommon signed book: Results of the Third United States Manned Orbital Space Flight. Washington, DC: NASA, 1962. Hardcover, 8.25 x 10.5, 120 pages. S

Booklet containing the report of the US Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 97 pages, 5.75 x 9.25, December 1, 1959, signed on the fr

Uncommon color glossy 11 x 8.5 photo of Carpenter lifting himself from a Mercury capsule seat, signed in black felt tip, “Astronaut Training for Auror

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Schirra posing in his silver Mercury spacesuit; he signs in blue felt tip, “Wally Schirra,” and adds his Sigma 7 mi

Limited edition color 9.25 x 7 cardstock photo of Shepard receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President Kennedy on May 8, 1961, number

Two photos: a color satin-finish 10.5 x 8 photo of a collage honoring Mercury Seven astronaut Scott Carpenter, signed in black felt tip; and a color s

Two photos: a color semi-glossy photo of John Glenn posing in his silver Mercury suit, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip; and a color semi-g

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of launch pad leader Guenter Wendt holding Ham the chimpanzee, signed in black felt tip, “‘Ham,’ America’s first chimp in sp

Two items: an FDC postmarked February 20, 1962, the launch day of the Friendship 7 spacecraft, signed in black ballpoint by Gordon Cooper, Alan Shepar

Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring the Beacon Explorer launch, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by John Glenn, Deke Slayton, Alan Shep

Project Mercury-era star chart from the collection of Gene Kranz, 4 x 10.75, signed in black felt tip by Kranz. The chart depicts numerous constellati

Exceptional color limited edition 33.25 x 23.25 print of a painting by artist George Bishop entitled ‘Mercury 7,’ showing the Mercury-Redstone rocket

Color limited edition 18.5 x 24.75 print entitled ‘Mercury and Beyond,’ numbered 84/450, signed and inscribed in gold ink by twenty-six NASA personnel

An Administrative History of NASA, 1958–1963. First edition, SP–4101. Washington, DC: NASA, 1966. Hardcover, 7 x 9.75, 381 pages. In fine condition, w

Collection of 43 official vintage photos, all 8 x 10 or 10 x 8, including: ten color photos of rocket launches, including Saturn, Mercury-Atlas, and A

Original 16mm print of the film ‘Take Command’ starring Wally Schirra, produced by the Dartnell Company in 1970 as part of a sales training package fo

Exceptional matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Mercury 7 astronauts admiring a model rocket, signed and inscribed in ink, “Best wishes to Guenter Wendt

Extremely rare flown silver certificate dollar bill carried on the Friendship 7 capsule during the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, series 1957A, serial numbe

Incredibly rare umbilical head used on the ‘Liberty Bell 7’ from the collection of Guenter Wendt, measuring 3.5 x 6.5 x 6.5, hand-engraved on the side

Rare flown heat shield strap fragment recovered from the sunken Liberty Bell 7 capsule and presented to Wendt, measuring approximately 2.5 x 1 x 1, su

Two relics from the 1999 recovery of the Liberty Bell 7 capsule from the ocean floor, including: a 1.75? long segment of fiber optic cable and a 3? lo

Guenter Wendt’s personally-owned and -used gray headset manufactured by Roanwell, attached to a 10 x 3.5 wooden mount bearing affixed text, “On this v

Two fuses used in verifying the firing circuits in Mercury and Gemini spacecraft from the collection of Guenter Wendt, measuring 1.25? long, wrapped i

ALS signed “Gus,” one page, 8 x 10.5, no date but likely circa January 1963. Letter to Guenter Wendt. In full: “Sorry to be so long about getting this

TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, January 16, 1963. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt. In part: “The succe

TLS signed “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, no date but circa 1963. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt. In part: “These opinions we

TLS signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1963. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt. In part: “During the period in

Three items: a TLS signed “M. Scott Carpenter,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, no date but circa 1963, in part: “This letter is to express the e

TLS signed “Walter M. Schirra, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, November 27, 1962. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt. In part: “I h

Three items: a TLS signed “Gordon Cooper,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, September 5, 1963. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt, in part

TLS signed “D. K. Slayton,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, July 25, 1966. Letter of recommendation for Guenter Wendt. In part: “Mr. Gunther

Official color glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the Mercury-Atlas 9 launch, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To my friend Guenter, with many thanks! May

Superb official color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of the Gemini 4 launch, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Guenter—Thank you for th

Rare color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of White during his historic spacewalk, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Guenter—It was a beaut

Rare set of four vintage unsigned official color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photos of Gemini 4 pilot Ed White’s historic 20-minute spacewalk from