RR Auction: Space and Aviation Auction

Souvenir typescript of Lindbergh’s speech at the IAS Honors Night Dinner at New York’s Hotel Astor on January 25, 1954, 8.25 x 11, eleven pages, signe

Signed book: The Spirit of St. Louis. Limited presentation edition, number 593. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 562 pa...

Uncommon assemblage of nine items related to aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh, including: a catalog for Lindbergh's Decorations and Trophies, ...

Exquisite set of four bronze medals, including: an unissued medal by Francoise Montagny, 2.75? in diameter, showing a winged figure and seaplane on th

Scarce medal issued for the 10th anniversary of the 1930 National Air Races held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 23 to September 1, 1930. Bronze, 63

Rare porcelain 1929 commemorative medal in honor of the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1.75? in diameter, produced by the Meissen Porzellan Manufacture of Dres

United States of America pilot's license number 153, issued to Lieut. G. H. Beverley by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale for the year ...

Russet brown leather Type A-2 flight jacket from World War II, size 40, with manufacturer tag inside neck area reading: "Type A-2, DWG No. 30-1...

Impressive brown leather Type G-1 military jacket belonging to United States Marine Corps Major Jim Davis, size 42, with manufacturer tag inside neck

A-7 Corsair Ejection Seat, measures approximately 19 x 51.5 x 28.5, with starboard seat bucket and cloth seat cushioning, mounted to riveted framework

Autograph manuscript in pencil, three pages, lightly lined, 8 x 10.5, unsigned, no date, written entirely in the hand of von Braun. The manuscript is

Incredible typed notes from German rocket scientist Ernst Stuhlinger, two pages, 8 x 10.5, dated December 1965 and January 1966, bearing several penci

ALS in pencil, signed “B,” twelve pages on six stapled Office of Director, MSFC Routing Slip sheets, 5 x 8, dated April 27, 1965. Letter to "Ba...

ANS signed “B,” one page, lightly lined, 5 x 7.25, November 17, 1974. Note to Kayren Redman Governale, his secretary at Fairchild Industries, in full:

Three pages of typed notes from German rocket scientist Ernst Stuhlinger, each one page, 8 x 10.5, dated 1969 and 1971, bearing pencil and ink notatio

DS, one page, 8 x 10.5, July 9, 1946. In full: "I confirm hereby the statements given by my brother, Magnus von Braun in his request of May 24,...

Wernher von Braun's driver's license receipt for Madison County in the state of Alabama, 4 x 2.25, dated March 4, 1966, signed in the "...

Scarce cover from the Manned Spaceflight Cover Society with a cachet honoring the crew of Apollo 12, vertically signed in ballpoint by von Braun. In f

Rare ink signature, "R. H. Goddard,” on an off-white 5 x 1 slip. Also includes material from the collection of Goddard rocket team member and m...

Rare complete hardcover three-volume set of The Papers of Robert H. Goddard. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1970. Hardcovers with slipcase, 7 x 10, 1707 total pages

Squirrel monkey who, on May 28, 1959, along with rhesus monkey Miss Able, spent 16 minutes in space aboard the Jupiter AM-18 flight. Off-white mailing

Two items: a metal Peenemunde V-2 worker access badge, no. 8923, measuring 1.5 x 1.75, marked "Heimat Artillerie Park 11, Karlshagen," whi...

Metal fragment removed from the Complex 26 gantry for the launch of the Explorer I satellite, .75 x .5, affixed to an off-white 6.25 x 3.5 presentatio

Model of the X-24 Research Vehicle, measuring 24? long and 8? wide, set upon a wooden base with a plaque reading, "NASA Flight Research Center....

Model of the X-24B Research Vehicle, measuring 10.5? long and 5.5? wide, set upon a wooden base with a plaque reading, "Research Vehicle X-24B....

Rare circa 1963 Voskhod Spacecraft ‘Globus’ IMP version 3 navigation instrument, measuring 9.75 x 8.75 x 7, used as a positional indicator to display

Collection of six KNIGA covers with cachets commemorating Russian space achievements, individually signed in ink by the first six cosmonauts, includin

Vintage glossy 7 x 4.75 photo of the Soviet Union's pioneering cosmonauts together, signed in ink by Yuri Gagarin, Pavel Popovich, Valentina Ter...

Early glossy 11.75 x 7.75 group photo of eighteen members of the heroic Soviet space program, attractively signed in various colored inks by fourteen

Collection of 38 color 5.75 x 8.25 lightweight cardstock photos of cosmonauts, each signed in ink by the subject, including: Alexei Leonov, Valentina

Color 4.25 x 5.75 postcard photo of Gagarin in uniform, signed vertically in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with a slight crease to bottom right c

FDC honoring Project Mercury, signed in ink by Yuri Gagarin, Pavel Popovich, Valentina Tereshkova, Andriyan Nikolayev, Valery Bykovsky, and Gherman Ti

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Tereshkova in her white space suit, signed in black felt tip, “First woman in space…Vostok–6, 16.06—19.06, 1963r.”

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Leonov performing the first-ever EVA, signed in gold ink, “First spacewalker, Vokshod-2, 18 03 65, Alexei Leonov.”

Three segments cut from the flown Vostok 6 parachute that allowed cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova to return safely to Earth after becoming the first wo

Scale model of the important Soviet Sputnik-1 satellite by Modellmix, measuring approximately 8.75? tall and 7.25? across, suspended atop a blue 5? di

Exceptional circa 1950s die cast model of the Russian rocket scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky posing triumphantly beside a large metal rocket, standin

Highly appealing blueprint segment of the US Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Florida, 17 x 11, featuring an overhead floor plan of the hall area

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Mercury 7 posing in front of an F–102 aircraft, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Rick—J...

Vivid color glossy 8.5 x 11 cardstock photo of a Saturn rocket launch, signed in black felt tip by John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gor

Two Project Mercury FDCs: one with a cachet honoring John Glenn's first orbital flight, signed in ink by John Glenn, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirr...

Signed book: Americans into Orbit. NY: Random House, 1962. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 190 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black felt

Bronze medallion honoring Project Mercury, 3? in diameter, featuring the images of astronauts Carpenter, Cooper, Glenn, Grissom, Schirra, Shepard, and

Awesome Mercury program-era Astronauts and Spacecraft trading card vending machine, 10 x 23.5 x 11.5, manufactured by The Exhibit Supply, Co., of Chic

Official color semi-glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the launch of Mercury-Redstone 2, the penultimate test flight prior to the first manned American space

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: a USCG Cutter Eastwind Mercury-Redstone 3 recovery date cover, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Tim, Alan Shepard"; ...

Limited edition color semi-glossy 9.25 x 7.25 cardstock photo of Shepard receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President Kennedy on May

Official color glossy 8 x 9.75 NASA photo of the launch of the Freedom 7, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Tom Lane, with sincere ap...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Mercury–Redstone 3 prior to launch, signed boldly in black felt tip by Shepard. In fine condition. Pre-ce

Souvenir typescript for an excerpt from the book We Seven, one page, 8.5 x 1, signed at the conclusion in black felt tip by America's first man ...

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

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

Limited edition flown original piece of film from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft, issued in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of

Flown segment of orange parachute from the Mercury-Atlas 5 spaceflight of Enos the 'space chimp,' measuring 2.5 x 3.25, affixed to an 8.5 x ...

Vivid original painting of the Friendship 7, Aurora 7, and Sigma 7 mission emblems, accomplished in acrylic on a 14 x 11 artist’s canvas panel, signed

Impressively detailed Danbury Mint model of John Glenn's Friendship 7 capsule for the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, with capsule measuring approximat...

Two signed photos: a glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of Glenn as a military pilot, signed in black felt tip; and an official glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA phot

Signed book: John Glenn: A Memoir. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2005. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 422 pages. Signed ...

Commemorative splashdown cover with a cachet honoring the recovery of the Friendship 7 capsule by the USS Noa, postmarked aboard the vessel on Februar

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Glenn posing in his silver Mercury suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Au

Two items: an FDC with a cachet honoring the MA-6 mission, signed in black felt tip by Glenn; and a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Glenn with the

Unusual cover carried in the spacecraft simulator during training for Mercury-Atlas 6, signed along the left edge, "Carried in Flight Simulator...

Signed book: For Spacious Skies. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2003. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 370 pages. Signed on...

Semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of Carpenter on the phone with President Kennedy after his Mercury flight, signed in blue felt tip, “Speaking with President

Brilliant color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Friendship 7 launch, signed in blue felt tip, “Friendship 7 Launch, 2/20/62, Scott Carpenter—Backup,...

Scott Carpenter’s personally-owned and -worn blue Nomex flight jacket, size large, bearing an official NASA ‘meatball’ logo patch on the right chest,

A substantial segment of flown heat shield from the Aurora 7 spacecraft, measuring approximately 1 x 1 x .75, and accompanied by the original wooden b

Remarkable DS, one page, 8 x 10.5, April 26, 1959. Original orders from the Naval Air Test Center to Walter M. Schirra, Jr., for "Change of dut...

Wally Schirra's personally-owned and-used spiral-bound Martin Marietta 1962 appointment calendar, 11.25 x 8.75, extensively annotated in pencil ...

Original Naval Academy transcript of scholastic record for Walter M. Schirra, Jr., one page, both sides, measures 19.5 x 11.5 open, dated December 4,

Impressive archive related to the photographic aspects of Gordon Cooper’s Mercury-Atlas 9 flight in the Faith 7 spacecraft, consisting of some of his

Large archive from Gordon Cooper’s personal files consisting of notes, reports, and documents related to the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission, including many f

Archive of material from Gordon Cooper's personal files dating to after his historic Mercury-Atlas 9 mission, highlighted by five pages of handw...

Signed book: This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury. Washington, D.C.: NASA, 1966. Hardcover, 7 x 10, 681 pages. Signed on the half-title page i

TLS, two pages, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, September 23, 1966. Remarkable letter to James R. Harvey on the subjects of liberty and patriotism. In part

Signed book: Leap of Faith. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2000. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 279 pages. Signed on the co...

Phenomenal hand-painted McDonnell Aircraft model of the Faith 7 capsule presented to Mercury-Atlas 9 mission Pilot Gordon Cooper. The model measures 1

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the first sixteen astronauts selected to the US space program, including the original Mercury Seven (seated i

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the fourteen members of the third astronaut group chosen by NASA, with their facsimile signatures in the wide

Ed White's flown sterling silver medallion carried inside his PPK (Personal Preference Kit) during the flight of Gemini 4 and then later inside ...

Limited edition 19 x 13 print of a pencil drawing by official NASA artist Paul Calle, depicting Gemini 4 command pilot Jim McDivitt suited up and ente

Limited edition 13 x 19 print of a pencil drawing by official NASA artist Paul Calle, showing Gemini 4 crew members Jim McDivitt and Ed White in their

McDivitt's personally-owned wooden 8.5 x 11 Helasron 11 presentation plaque, prominently featuring the HS-11 'Dragonslayers' emblem and ...

Collection of 30 vintage official color glossy NASA photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, with red, blue, and black NASA serial numbers, showing various aspects

Excellent color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of the crew of Gemini 5, signed in black felt tip by Charles Conrad and Gordon Cooper. In fine condition. Pre

Color glossy 8 x 10 three-quarter-length photo of Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad posing in their white suits on the launch pad with two other men, s

Official color semi-glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the crew of Gemini 6 wearing their space suits, signed in black felt tip by Tom Stafford and Wally Sch

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the crew of the fourth manned Gemini mission, signed in blue felt tip, "Tom Stafford, Gemini VI" and &qu...

Uncommon official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the crew of Gemini 7 wearing their flight suits and helmets, signed in black felt tip by James Lovell an

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the launch of a Titan II GLV rocket and the Gemini 7 mission, signed in black felt tip, "James Lovell" ...

Color glossy 9.25 x 7.25 photo of command pilot Tom Stafford in the Gemini spacecraft, matted to an overall size of 16 x 20, signed on the mat in blac

Uncommon color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the rendezvous with the Augmented Target Docking Adapter and its still attached payload fairing, which Commander

Display of four color photos commemorating Gemini IX astronauts Thomas Stafford and Gene Cernan, ranging in size from 7 x 6 to 7 x 9.25, including: an

Astronaut and would-be commander of Gemini 9 (1927–1966) who perished in a plane crash before the historic voyage. Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 cardstock

TLS signed “Eugene A. Cernan,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, June 20, 1966. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Donner, in full: "Many thanks ...

Original two-man crew of Gemini 9. Just three months before the mission, both Elliot See and Charles Bassett perished in a crash on February 28, 1966,

Flown penlight carried on the Gemini 11 mission manufactured by Whirlpool, measuring approximately 5.5? long, with the body wrapped in Velcro and bear

Color glossy 8.5 x 11 double-weight McDonnell Aircraft Corporation photo of the Gemini 12 splashdown, signed in black felt tip by James Lovell and Buz

Appealing commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the crew of Gemini 12, postmarked with launch and landing dates of November 11th and 15th, 1966,