RR Auction: Space & Aviation

Original 6.5 x 4.5 press photo of the Wright flyer soaring over the French countryside. French notation on the reverse indicates the flight lasted for

Early European aviator (1865–1944) who was Wilbur Wright’s first flying student in France. Pearl-finish 6.5 x 4.5 photo of a Wright flyer in the air,

Aircraft manufacturer (1888–1976), who managed the Dayton, Ohio Wright Company factory in 1913 and 1914. Matte-finish 4.5 x 7 photo of Loening, affixe

Gorgeous color 12.25 x 16.5 print entitled ‘L’Aeroplane de Wilbur Wright en Plein Vol,’ showing a beautiful painting by A. Serougart of a small crowd

Early German color 18.5 x 12.25 print entitled ‘Ein Flug Wilbur Wright in der Abenddämmerung,’ based on an original drawing by S. Macchiati, fe...

Four original German postcards, all approximately 5.25 x 3.25, each featuring images of Wright’s visit to Germany in the fall of 1909. Included are tw

Two French publications: an issue of La Vieau Grand Air magazine, 11 x 14, 15 pages, August 28, 1909, depicting Paul Tissandier in flight on the front

An issue of French newspaper Le Petit Parisien, 12 x 17, seven pages, January 24, 1904, featuring a full-page color image on the reverse of the Wright

Early French aviation sales catalog entitled “Aeroplanes agents de vente des monoplans Bleriot, G. Borel & Co.,” 8.5 x 10.75, two pages, listing...

Booklet, in French, entitled, “L’Aviation et les Aviateurs,” 6.25 x 9.5, full of photos of various airplanes and their pilots, including Santos-Dumont

Two reels of 16mm film featuring International Newsreel and MGM News footage of Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh. The reels include footage of Lin

Pilot’s Airplane Manual by N. O. Anderson, 6.5 x 9, 150 pages, September 1940, issued by the US Department of Commerce and the Civil Aeronautics Admin

Unsigned book: Aircraft Powerplant Manual by G. Burnell Manly. Later printing. Chicago: Frederick J. Drake and Company, 1942. Hardcover, 5.75 x 7.75,

Pilot Training Manual for the Skymaster C-54, 8 x 10.5, 206 pages. Dated August of 1945, this manual is labeled “restricted,” features an introduction

Three World War II technical manuals issued by the War Department. Titles are: Aircraft Electrical Systems (TM 1-406), Electrical Fundamentals (TN 1-4

Nice collection of 24 color aviation lithographs designed by Charles H. Hubbell, 16.5 x 13.75, including a set of 12 depicting military aircraft publi

Von Braun’s handwritten notes in pencil on the requirements for a spacecraft destined for Mars, unsigned, seven lined pages (all but one single-sided)

Incredible draft autograph letter in pencil, unsigned, three pages, 8 x 10.5, no date. Letter to Igor Sikorski. In part: “Upon return…I find a letter

The Explorers Club membership card issued to Wernher Von Braun in 1967, 3.75 x 2.25, signed along the bottom in black felt tip. Also bears a facsimile

Apollo 11 naval recovery cover with a stamped cachet honoring the mission’s recovery force, signed in black felt tip by von Braun. In fine condition,