RR Auction: Space and Aviation Auction

Set of seven high-quality color lithographs, 11 x 17 and 17 x 11, depicting projects completed by McDonnell, with subjects including: the Mercury Spac

Four items, each signed in blue or black ink, "H. Oberth," with formats including: an off-white 4.25 x 7 book page showing the telescopic ...

Physicist and engineer (1894-1989) known for his pioneering work in rocketry and astronautics. Color glossy 4 x 5.75 postcard photo of Oberth, signed

Collection of 24 postal covers signed by a total of 25 German–US rocket pioneers of the V-2 wartime era through NASA's Apollo and Space Shuttle ...

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

American space scientist at the University of Iowa (1914–2006) who was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space; the

Fountain pen signature, "Wernher von Braun," on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card, and a blue ink signature, "Walter R. Dornberger," ...

Signed book: The Mars Project. First edition. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.25 x 9.25, 91 pages. Signe

ALS in pencil, signed “Wernher,” three pages on two lined sheets, 8 x 10.5, March 6, 1958. Letter to fellow rocket scientist Ernst Stuhlinger, in part

A superb archive of 26 items by Dr. Wernher von Braun related to the iconic ‘Man Will Conquer Space Soon!’ series, which appeared in Collier’s Magazin

An interesting cosmonaut pilot survival kit contained within an olive drab canvas bag, stamped on the front with part numbers, "HA3-7, 9005113....

Impressive collection of 52 items signed by dozens of cosmonauts, predominately consisting of philatelic covers plus a few signed cards, many multi-si

Superb collection of 21 signed official KNIGA covers commemorating Russian space achievements, including the complete set of covers for the six Vostok

Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 5.25 group photo of eleven pioneering cosmonauts, signed in the lower border in ink or felt tip by Yuri Gagarin, Gherman T

Rare hollow-cast Soviet bust of Yuri Gagarin as a pilot, made in Leningrad, measuring 6 x 9.5 x 3.5, weighing 8.75 pounds, etched on the reverse with

Vintage fountain pen signature of Yuri Gagarin on an orange-brown 4.5 x 2.25 slip. In fine condition, with paperclip impressions at the edges. Accompa

Color 4 x 6 Russian postcard depicting Gagarin in uniform, signed vertically in blue ballpoint; the postcard also bears a preprinted facsimile signatu

Soviet test pilot and cosmonaut (1927–1967) who became the first spaceflight casualty during Soyuz-1 when a parachute failure caused his capsule to cr

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Alexei Leonov and Valentina Tereshkova together in June 1963, signed in blue felt tip by both. In very fine conditi

Color limited edition 32 x 17.75 print of an Alexei Leonov painting entitled 'Seagull', numbered 58/950, depicting Valentina Tereshkova in s...

Scarce color semi-glossy 9.5 x 7 half-length photo of Alexei Leonov and Valery Kubasov holding a model of the docked Apollo Command/Service Module and

Uncommon color 23.75 x 17.5 canvas print stretched over a wooden frame depicting Leonov performing the first-ever EVA, signed in silver ink, “Alexei L

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Alexei Leonov conducting the first-ever spacewalk, signed in gold ink, adding, "First spacewalker," the...

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Leonov in his space suit, signed twice in black felt tip, adding, "1st Spacewalker," and the date, "18 0...

Soviet military commander (1902–1960) who served as Chief Marshal of the Artillery in the Soviet Armed Forces. He was killed in an explosion at Baikon

Pair of matching gloves for an Orlan EVA space suit featuring an insulated nylon canvas outer surface and inner pressure glove with pebbled green rubb

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

Impressive Cold War–era Soviet banner from an airplane parts manufacturing plant, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, measurin

Attractive bronze-plated sculpture of a 'Stratonaut,' standing 7.25? tall and set upon a black pentagonal base with missing plaque. In fine ...

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

Russian print featuring an illustration of the first woman in space, 5.75 x 8.25, signed in blue ballpoint by Tereshkova. In fine condition.

Air Force pilot (1930–1964) selected as part of the third group of astronauts. He was killed on October 31, 1964, when a goose smashed through the coc

Theodore C. Freeman's deputy sheriff badge issued by Harris County, Texas, engraved with his name on the lower tablet, "Ted C. Freeman,&quo...

Excellent glossy 10 x 8 photo of a soaring Bell X1-6062 aircraft, signed in black felt tip by eight legendary test pilots: "Chuck Yeager,"...

Group of six items signed by a multitude of noted test pilots, including: a color satin-finish 7 x 5 photo of X-15 pilots, signed in various inks by B

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of a whirring airplane propellor with three test planes seen in the background, signed in black felt tip by Chuck Yeager and Bob H

Limited edition flown postal cover, 7.5 x 4, with a cachet honoring the 25th anniversary of Chuck Yeager's Mach 2.44 X–1A flight on December 12,...

Attractive glossy 10 x 8 half-length photo of Brigadier General Chuck Yeager and another officer speaking with Hollywood legend, Major General James S

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Yeager leaning from the cockpit of his Bell X-1 'Glamorous Glennis,' signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Limited edition color 25 x 37.5 print of a Scott Tucker painting depicting Chuck Yeager in his pilot uniform and three of his famous planes, numbered

Small section of a flown Eagle Picher battery on a 1 x 1 metal plate bearing the company's logo, engraved on the reverse, "Piece of EP Batt...

Two early items: a TLS signed "M. Scott Carpenter," one page, 7.5 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 5, 1961, to Miss Marquita Park...

Two early items: a TLS signed "Leroy G. Cooper, Jr.," one page, 7.75 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 2, 1961, to Miss Marquita P...

Desirable pairing of Gordon Cooper items: one page of Cooper's handwritten notes in pencil related to his spacecraft's Reaction Control Syst...

Two printed Mercury-Atlas 9 launch engineering drawings on McDonnell Aircraft Corporation drafting paper, 17 x 11, each signed in the margin in ballpo

TLS signed “John H. Glenn, Jr.,” one page, 7.75 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 31, 1961. Letter to Marquita Park, in full: "Thank yo...

ALS signed “Virgil,” two pages both sides, 7.75 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 7, 1961. Letter to his mother. In full: “I just got home fro

Rare ALS signed “Virgil,” four pages on two sheets, 6.75 x 10, illustrated Southwest-style letterhead, December 2, 1950. Letter to his mother, Cecile

Vintage official glossy 8.5 x 10 black-numbered NASA photo of Gus Grissom posing in front of a Mercury rocket model, signed in black ink, "Virg...

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