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Rare Bankers Trust Company uncancelled check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Lindbergh, “$1.50 C. A. Lindbergh,” payable to Lut

ALS, in pencil, signed “Father,” three onionskin pages, 8.25 x 10.75, January 29, 1960. From Switzerland, Lindbergh writes to his son Scott. In part:

Fantastic original vintage 1959 NASA newsletter detailing progress on the Mercury program, four pages, 8 x 10.5, vertically signed in ballpoint on the

Signed book: The Astronauts: Pioneers in Space. First edition. NY: Golden Press, 1961. Hardcover, 7.5 x 10.25, 92 pages. Signed inside in ink and ball

ALS signed “Jack Lousma, Major USMC, NASA Astronaut,” three pages, 8 x 10.25, NASA letterhead, no date. In part: “The space program, because it is so

Vintage 10.75 x 8.5 photo of Orville Wright posing between Glenn Martin and William H. Coverdale, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Orville

Uncommon and exceptionally desirable vintage 6.25 x 4.5 cardstock photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk, signed in fountain pen, “O

Terrific vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 bust portrait of Wright in a suit and tie, neatly signed in fountain pen. Notation to reverse reads, “Received fr

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Printed transcript, approximately 80 pages (with about 10 missing pages), 8.5 x 11, of the “Hearing on NASA’s Long-Range Goal In Space,” held on July

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 7 mission, signed in black felt tip by Walt Cunningham and Donn Eisele, and also bearing an auto

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Bean working around the lunar module on the surface of the moon, signed in silver ink, “An island of refuge in an o

Color glossy 10.75 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of Bean on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Alan Bean, Apollo 12.” In fine condition.

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Carpenter in a jacket and tie, with a Mercury 7 lapel pin, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Robert—with best wis

Original NASA manual titled “Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, NASA SP-6,” 8 x 10.25, 107 pages, dated May 24, 1962. Si

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of Carpenter getting suited up for his Mercury flight, signed in black felt tip. In very fine cond

Fantastic color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cernan saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Cernan behind the controls of the lunar rover, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cernan in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, last man on the moon, Apollo XVII.” In very

Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Cernan posing in his white space suit bearing an Apollo 10 mission patch, signed in blue felt tip. In fine conditi

Color 7 x 10 cardstock photo of Cooper’s launch, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “It was a fun trip too! Best regards to Bob D’Orsey from a sa

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Cooper in his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip, “Gordon Cooper, Faith 7, 1963.” In very fin

Color Russian seminar card, 6 x 8, signed in ink and felt tip by seven cosmonauts. Signers are: Vladimir Shatalov, Georgy Beregovoy, Anatoly Filipchen

Two commemorative covers. Both 6 x 4.5, one with a cachet honoring Yuri Gagarin, with postage stamps honoring the Soyuz 6, 7, and 8 missions, signed i

Two color satin-finish photos, one 8 x 10 and one 10 x 8, including one of Cunningham during the Apollo 7 mission, each signed in blue felt tip. In ve

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Cunningham next to a Saturn V model, signed in black felt tip, “Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7.” In fine condition.

Aircraft industrialist (1892–1981) who founded the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1921. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Air Power is Peace Power, Donald

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke working near the lunar rover on the moon’s surface, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Color satin-finish 15 x 11.75 photo of Duke standing at the rim of Plum crater on the moon, signed in black felt tip, “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16.” In ve

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of the splashdown of Apollo 16, signed in black felt tip, “‘Casper approaches touchdown in the Pacific at 1:45 PM (CST) 4/27/7

Color 10 x 7.75 NASA photo of the Apollo 17 crew posing in their lunar rover with the launch pad in the distance, signed and inscribed in black felt t

Vintage pencil signature, “Agree completely, I think, J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” on a light green trimmed sheet, dated May 10, 1962, in another hand; and a vi

Two photos: color satin-finish 8 x 10 of Glenn’s Mercury launch, signed and inscribed in black felt tip; and a color glossy 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA

Original NASA manual titled “Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Space Flight,” 8 x 10.25, 204 pages, dated February 20, 1962. Signed an

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Gordon heading to the launch pad, signed in black felt tip, “‘On the way’ Richard Gordon, Apollo XII CMP.” In very

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Kranz watching an image of Fred Haise on a large screen at mission control, signed in black felt tip by Kranz and H

Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on a side panel, “Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” In very fine condition.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 NASA photo of Haise getting buckled into his blue flight suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Best wishes, Fred Haise, Apollo 13

Two photos: color NASA 8 x 10 of Haise posing with a model rocket, signed and inscribed in silver ink; and a glossy 8 x 10 of Haise in his white space

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Irwin in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “George Moeller, my best wishes, Jim Irwin Apollo 15

Color 10 x 8 NASA litho of Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip beneath a pre-printed sentiment. In very fi

Apollo 15 launch day cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and an image of a lunar rover, signed in black felt tip by Irwin. In very fine condit

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To John Christopher & Robert Merritt Allen. No matter w...

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Lovell posing in his white space suit against a celestial background, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To June, bes

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Lovell posing in his white space suit against a celestial background, signed in blue felt tip, “Houston we have a p

Signed book: Lost Moon. First edition, later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 378 pages. Signed and i

Signed book: Vision of the Future. First edition. NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1982. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 11.25, 174 pages. Signed on the

Seven items: two elaborate original signed felt tip sketches of space scenes on off-white 6 x 9 cards, both dated December 1992; four similar original

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of McCandless performing his historic EVA, signed in gold ink, “Bruce McCandless, STS 41-B.” In fine condition.

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Mercury astronauts and Richard Nixon on the Capital steps, signed in blue felt tip by Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and G