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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, his helmet by his side, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Butch, Good l

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Armstrong posing in front of his X-15, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To the Brothers of Kansas Alpha, All the

TLS, two pages, 8 x 10.5, Peace Corps letterhead, July 7, 1970. Letter to William A. Toomey of Laguna Beach. In full: “Thank you for attending the ini

Original artwork by Chris Calle entitled, ‘In Peace for All Mankind,’ colored pencil on hot press illustration board, 15 x 12.5, depicting two astrona

American astronomer (1857–1923) best known for his discovery of Barnard's Star in 1916, which is named in his honor. Vintage 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet ...

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Resnik in her blue flight suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Best wishes to Steve and Jacqulyn! Judy Resnik.” I

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the crew of Mission 51-L in their blue flight suits holding their helmets, signed in black felt tip and ink by all seven cr

Color limited edition 20.5 x 24 print entitled ‘Homeward Bound,’ numbered AP38/50, signed in pencil by James Lovell and Frank Borman, both adding thei

Original artwork by Chris Calle entitled, ‘Space Explorer and Constellation Argo Navis,’ mixed media on hot press illustration board, 17.5 x 13.75, de

Commemorative cover with a color silk cachet honoring the space shuttle, signed in black ink and ballpoint by Dick Scobee, Ellison Onizuka, Loren Shri

Original artwork by Chris Calle entitled, ‘Apollo XI Mission Recovery,’ mixed media on hot press illustration board, 13.5 x 18, depicting the splashdo

Original watercolor painting titled ‘The Inspection,’ 15 x 11, showing a NASA jet high above the Kennedy Space Center, with the Space Shuttle on the l

Original watercolor painting titled ‘T-minus Twelve,’ 15.5 x 11.5 showing the Shuttle shortly before its lift-off and bathed in bright spotlights, sig

Flown Skylab I patch, 3.5? in diameter, carried on Skylab during Conrad’s 1973 mission. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Conrad which read

Vintage glossy 6 x 4.25 photo of the first four cosmonauts, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Gagarin,” “Nikolayev,” “Popovich,” and “Titov.”

Superior vintage fountain pen signature, “Amelia M. Earhart,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. In very fine condition.

Aircraft designer and manufacturer (1878–1930) who pioneered such far-reaching innovations as the aileron, the pontoon airplane, the flying boat, dual

Original artwork by Chris Calle entitled, ‘John Glenn—1962’ mixed media on hot press illustration board, 12.5 x 11.75, depicting Glenn in his Mercury

Astronaut (1926–1967) who perished in a flash fire during a test of the Apollo 1 command module that also claimed the lives of Roger Chaffee and Ed Wh

TLS signed “Charles (A. Lindbergh),” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Planorbe letterhead, August 14, 1971. Letter to TWA Chairman Charles C. Tillinghast. In part

American balloonist (1832–1913) whose Union balloon corps tracked enemy movements, known as the father of military aerial reconnaissance in the United

NASA Apollo 13 Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting chart, 24 x 20, first edition, March 16, 1970, signed in blue ballpoint, “James Lovell,” and

Color vintage 10 x 8 NASA photo, signed and inscribed in blue and black ink by four, “Best regards to Lillian Stutz—from the Mercury Astronauts—Alan B

Exceptional collection of color NASA photos of all twelve moonwalkers, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in ink by the astronaut pictured, some inscribed

Commemorative cover honoring the second man orbit shot and a missle fired from Cape Canaveral, signed vertically in blue and black ink, “Alan B. Shepa

Color 12.75 x 18.5 composite print with images of Shepard and Slayton in their space suits and a rocket launch, signed and inscribed in silver ink, “T

Vintage 5.5 x 4.5 cardstock photo of the Wright Brothers’s first flight, captioned at the bottom ‘First Man-Flight, December 17, 1903, Kitty Hawk, N.

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Challenger crew, signed in black felt tip by Sally Ride, Bob Crippen, John Fabian, Rick Hauck, and Norm Thagard, who in

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring space vehicles, with two additional cachets on the reverse honoring Apollo 11, signed on the front in blue

Original vintage 1935 pencil sketch of Wright by M. H. Herrin on an off-white 9.25 x 11.75 sheet of artist’s cardstock, signed in the lower border in

Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to The Gilbert Winchel Lumber Co. for $2.30, July 25, 1917. Nicely matt

Carbon DS, signed in ink, “Orville Wright,” as Chairman of the Contest Committee, National Aeronautic Association of U.S.A., one page, 8.5 x 14, Octob

FDC with a metal cachet honoring the first man on the moon, signed in black ink, “Buzz Aldrin,” and in black ballpoint, “Dolores Black / Sewed the fla

Signed book: Mission to Mars. First edition. Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2013. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 258 pages. Signed on

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very fine condition.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin alongside the American flag on the moon’s surface, signed in silver ink, “First lunar landing, Buzz Aldrin,

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI.” I

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit, his helmet by his side, signed in blue felt tip, “We came in peace, Buzz Ald

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 11 crew in their white space suits, signed in blue felt tip by Aldrin. In very fine condition.

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the MOL mission, signed in blue and black ink by eight astronauts: Don Peterson, Bob Overmyer, Hank Hartsfi

Apollo-Soyuz launch day postal cover with a cachet honoring the launch of the mission, signed in black and green ink by both the prime and back-up cre

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo-Soyuz mission, signed in black felt tip by Deke Slayton, Tom Stafford, and Vance Brand. In fine

FDC with an affixed metallic cachet honoring United States Air Mail, signed in blue and black ink by nine aviators including: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jame

Four glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, signed in black felt tip by the pilot pictured: Scott Crossfield (ins), Bill Dana (ins), Chuck Yeager (ins), an

Exceptional color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Cernan posing next to the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, la

Color 22 x 35.5 print commemorating the Apollo 17 mission, featuring an image of Cernan on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, A

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Philatelic souvenir of images of four Ras al-Khaimah postage stamps, 5.25 x 7, signed across the center in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.

Limited edition photo proof, 18 x 24, of an image of Alan Bean on the lunar surface, taken by Conrad who is visible in the reflection of Bean’s visor,

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper posing in his Mercury flight suit and shrouded in mist, signed in black felt tip, “Gordon Cooper, Faith 7.”