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Breathtaking vintage matte-finish 11.75 x 15.75 photo of Wright breaking an altitude record in his Wright Flyer, affixed to a 15.5 x 19.25 mount, sign

An amazing typed manuscript of an essay entitled “What Clement Ader Did,” which was published in the May 1912 edition of The Aero Club of America Bull

ALS, one page on a 5.75 x 3.75 Hotel Esplanade postcard, postmarked May 6, 1911. Letter to Georges Tharel, director of the Compagnie Generale de Navig

One-of-a-kind original swatch of fabric from the Wright Brothers’ damaged Model A Flyer, approximately 4 x 4, signed in pencil, “Wilbur Wright” and “H

Typed manuscript, signed “Alexander Graham Bell,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date [June, 1912]. In full: “In the untimely death of W

TLS, one page, 6.75 x 5, personal letterhead, December 14, 1938. Short letter to Albert T. Bell. In full: “I thank you for your letter of December 10t

Vintage glossy 6 x 4.25 photo of Wright standing in a field with Augustus Post, holding an anemometer up in his left hand, signed in black ink, “Orvil

Original 1 x .25 rectangular portion of the original wing covering fabric used by Orville Wright during the world’s first flight at Kitty Hawk. Cloth-

Very rare original wooden fragment from the Wright Brothers’ first hangar at Kitty Hawk, affixed to a 4.25 x 5.5 printed birthday card from Lester D.

Mechanic (1868–1956) who built first aircraft engine used by the Wright brothers and was a vital contributor of mechanical skills in the building and

A small triangular swatch of fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer used at Kitty Hawk. Swatch is affixed to a 5.5 x 7.5 informational sheet and housed in

Vintage glossy 9.75 x 8 photo of Wright meeting with nine young pilots known as the ‘Sky Fleet,’ signed in ink by all pictured, with Wright signing di

Final page of a TLS signed by Orville on behalf of both brothers, “Wilbur & Orville Wright,” one page, 8.25 x 11, Wright Cycle Company letterhea...

Two original pencil sketches by Wright given to Charles Dollfus in 1920: one on a 6 x 5 sheet, consisting of an aerodynamic-looking diagram surrounded

Manuscript testimonial in French of Paul Tissandier, Boutticaux, and Gasnier confirming details of Wright’s flight, one page, 5.25 x 8, October 10, 19

Typed invitation in German, one page, 7 x 9, September 6, 1909, to a celebration of Wright at the Hotel Centralin Berlin, signed on the reverse in pen

Two historically important original 4.25 x 3.25 glass negatives depicting the Wright Model A Military Flyer in flight during July, 1909, both containe

Original vintage matte-finish 13 x 9.5 photo of what appears to be a Wright ‘Model B’ biplane on the ground in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on August 10,

Crystal-clear original 6.5 x 4.5 photo of Wilbur Wright seated in the rudimentary ‘cockpit’ of his Flyer at Le Mans in 1908, stamped on the reverse by

Original 6.5 x 5 photo of Wilbur Wright smiling as his portrait is taken at Le Mans in 1908, stamped on the reverse by photographer M. Rol of Paris. B

Fantastic original 6.5 x 4.5 photo of Wilbur Wright mid-flight during a demonstration at Le Mans in August 1908, stamped on the reverse by photographe

Pioneer aviator (1878–1960) who flew with the Wright Exhibition Team and in 1912 was commissioned to shoot the first aerial footage of New York City.

Winters National Bank & Trust Co. bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to Canadian Bank of Commerce fo...

Early aviator (1865–1944) who was the first person in France to be taught to fly by Wilbur Wright. Nice collection of 26 original circa 1910 photos of

Scarce book in French: Les Freres Wright & Leur Oeuvre by Georges Bia. Paris: Librairie des Sciences Aeronautiques, 1910. Softcover, 7 x 10.5, 5...

Rare book: Illustrierte Aeronautische Mitteilunger. Strasbourg: Karl J. Trubner, 1901. Hardcover, 9.25 x 11.25, 168 pages. Extremely rare book contain

Booklet entitled ‘The Shop That Became a Shrine,’ by Howard Egbert, 4.75 x 7.75, eight pages, published on December 17, 1928, by the Dayton Chamber of

Booklet in French entitled Construction et Manoeuvres de l’Aeroplane Wright, Monographies d'Aviation #5, by A. Bracke, 6 x 8.75, 16 pages, publi...

Scarce brochure advertising the Wright Flyer, published by The Wright Co. of Dayton, Ohio, 1911, 10.25 x 7, four pages. An illustrated brochure that d

Brochure advertising the Wright Flyer, published by The Wright Company of Dayton, Ohio, 1912, 7.75 x 5.5, 16 pages. An illustrated brochure that conta

Official program for the Grande Quinzaine d’Aviation de Paris, October 7–21, 1909, 5.5 x 8.5, 20 pages, signed on the first page in black ink by Orvil

Complete program for the “Wright Brothers Home-coming To the Gem City,” held in Dayton, Ohio, on June 17–18, 1909, 6 x 8.75, published by Kerr-Geyer-T

Collection of 58 vintage aviation postcards from France, primarily circa 1910, 24 related to the Wright Brothers, most postally unused. Among the sele

Very interesting and desirable sterling silver scale model of the Wright flyer, with a 12.5? wingspan, spinning propellers, working rudder, and a smal

Original color poster for the first international air meet, the Grand Semaine d’Aviation, 63 x 46, held in August of 1909. Designed by Ernest Montaut,

Colorful original poster for the Aerodrome de Vichy Air Meet, 43 x 30.5, held in July of 1909, which shows a woman sitting on a wall watching Wright-A

Exquisite, crystal-clear vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Charles and Anne Lindbergh clad in fur-lined flight suits and posing in front of thei

Original piece of Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis. Swatch of gold-toned fabric measures 1 x .5, taken from the plane during repairs after his transatl

Collection of over 40 items: impressive tapestry commemorating Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight from New York to Paris, 55 x 20, with “Made...

Triple-lobed silver bowl with curved panels in a reposed floral and urn design, measuring 4.5? in diameter and 2.25? tall, engraved on the bottom, “Pr

Colorful original artwork, mixed media, 12.5 x 16.5, titled, ‘Lindbergh Flight,’ showing the Spirit of St. Louis flying over the ocean, signed in penc

Choice vintage glossy 6.5 x 8.75 bust portrait of Amelia Earhart, nicely signed against a light area of her shirt in fountain pen. Affixed to an 8.25

Ink signatures, “Amelia Earhart,” and “F. J. Noonan,” on an off-white 9 x .75 slip clipped from a log book. Earhart has added her destination, “Points

Test pilot and engineer (1912–1977) who participated in the search for Earhart in 1937. TLS signed “Robert M. Stanley,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Stanley Av

A Colt Police Positive revolver used by air mail pilots flying for the Thompson Aeronautical Corporation. TAC was founded in 1928 and flew the contrac

Business mailing envelope, 9.5 x 4, flown by Hughes on his 1938 around-the-world flight. Envelope is addressed in type, “To whom it may concern, Airdr

Scarce commemorative airmail postal cover, 9.5 x 4, carried by Hughes on his triumphant 1938 around-the-world flight. The cover, issued in conjunction

Exquisite vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Howard Hughes with the crew from his 1938 flight around the world, signed in ink by all pictured: Howard Hugh

Original program for the International Aviation Tournament in Belmont Park, October 22–30, 1910, 6.5 x 9.75, 80 pages. Program features images of plan

Two early aviation programs: official program for the Grande Quinzaine d’Aviation de Paris, October 7–21, 1909, 5.5 x 8.5, 20 pages, containing a sche

Three Harper’s Weekly magazines with aviation cover stories, 11 x 15.5, dated July–September 1909. First is headlined, “The Man Who Flew Across the En

Two different 5.5 x 3.5 real photo postcards of the Curtiss No. 1 airplane in flight, each signed in black ink, “G. H. Curtiss.” Also includes unsigne

Partly-printed DS, signed “Glenn H. Curtiss,” one page, 8 x 13, February 15, 1917. Curtiss transfers rights to an invention from himself to his compan

Collection of over 150 vintage early aviation postcards, most blank on the reverse but a few postally used. Aviators featured include Wilbur Wright, O

Aviator (1897–1991) chosen to pilot the Boston, one of four Douglas World Cruisers attempting the first round-the-world flight. The planes left Seattl

Three German softcover Zeppelin-Weltfahrten books, 13.25 x 9, containing numerous affixed photos and information about the airships. First is dated 19

Two large swatches of goldbeater’s skin, each approximately 4.5 x 4.5, removed from the hydrogen gas bag of the Graf Zeppelin. In overall fine conditi

Two swatches of outer skin removed from the Graf Zeppelin airship, each measuring approximately 2.5 x 1.5. In overall fine condition, with general wea

Two oversized vintage matte-finish photos of the Graf Zeppelin, 10.25 x 17.5 and 17.5 x 10.25, one depicting the airship on the ground and the other s

Seven items: 1909 German medal honoring the Berlin flight of the Zeppelin Z III, with the front featuring a portrait of Graf Ferdinand V. Zeppelin in

Flown metal fragment from the Hindenburg retrieved from its crash site, matted within a limited edition display featuring an image of the ill-fated di

Eight identical vintage 5.25 x 3.25 postcards of the Hindenburg on fire, captioned “An Actual Photo of the Hindenburg Disaster, Lakehurst, N. J., May

Vintage glossy 9.5 x 7 press photo of the Hindenburg in flight, bearing an affixed promotional caption to the reverse. In fine condition.

Fabled German military pilot (1892–1918) who shot down 80 enemy planes in World War I before he was killed in action at age 25. Rare vintage 3.25 x 5.

Original Pilots’ Airplane Manual by N. O. Anderson, US Department of Commerce Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 27, September 1940. Softcover, 6.5 x 9, 1

TLS signed “Glenn L. Martin,” two pages, 8.25 x 11, Glenn L. Martin Motors Company letterhead, November 3, 1932. Letter to E. T. Asplundh of Pitcairn

Two medals: 1928 bronze table medal produced by the Robbins Company of Attleboro, given to passengers aboard the inaugural passenger flight undertaken

Rare, complete set of 100 Smithsonian ‘Milestones of Flight’ commemorative covers, in two original 8 x 11.25 Smithsonian binders. Scarce and flown cov

Collection of over 60 items, primarily consisting of early baggage labels and airline stickers from around the world, as well as a few from various ho

Original B-52 Bomber training manual, part 2, (circa 1967–1968), containing sections 4–6, housed in its original 11 x 11.75 binder. Sections covered i

Collection of 23 vintage glossy photos of WWII bomber art, ranging in size from 2 x 3.25 to 5.5 x 7.5, most bearing stamps on the reverse that read, “

An interesting archive of reproduction wartime photos of American ace Thomas B. McGuire. Archive includes eight satin-finish 11 x 14 and 14 x 11 photo

Unusual aviator pilot doll, circa post World War I to 1920s. Doll measures approximately 15? high, with solid head and hands, as well as articulating

Outstanding collection of 11 vintage ink signatures of rocketry pioneers on individual off-white cards. Signers are: Wernher von Braun, Irene Sanger-B

Three vintage glossy photos of Wernher von Braun, Hermann Oberth, and Walter Dornberger, measuring between 3 x 5 and 5 x 7, each signed in ink by the

Five vintage V-2 rocket injection valves, each measuring approximately .75 x .75, recovered in Peenemunde. These were originally used in the combustio

Collection of almost 60 posters, schematic prints, early rocket diagrams, and blueprints from the 1950s, various sizes, all originating from the estat

Outer shell of Russian VMSK-4-15 sea survival high altitude flight suit. This suit is designed to provide individual life support to aircraft crews op

Sokol KM rescue suit. This design was a derivative of the Sokol-K suit, with this model having a transverse zipper at the waist to allow for easier on

Light blue full-length cosmonaut flight suit with dark blue zippers and trim, bearing an embroidered State Emblem of the Soviet Union patch on the rig

Dark maroon two-piece suit consisting of a cosmonaut jacket with white zippers and a pair of elastic waist pants constructed from identical fabric. Ja

Dark green two-piece suit consisting of a cosmonaut jacket with white zippers and a pair of elastic waist pants constructed from identical fabric. Jac

An unfired Isayev S2.720A bi-propellant regenerative thrust chamber developed for use in the second stage of the Soviet S-75M Surface to Air Missile (

Lever from one compartment of the Soyuz 7K-L1 moon flyby spacecraft living module. Component measures approximately 7.5 x 12 x 9 and is dominated by t

Very neat Hydrogen Peroxide yaw thruster for use on the Soyuz 7K-OK spacecrafts (1966–1971). Capsules of this design were planned for manned lunar mis

Proton-K Launch Vehicle Engine Ignition System Component, circa 1970s–1980s, measuring approximately 7.5 x 4.5 x 4.5, with Russian markings on the pie

Docking control monitor from the Salyut space station. Monitor measures approximately 7 x 6 x 14, with a metal label attached to the end reading, “KP-

Extensively flown Beaulieu movie camera flown to the Salyut 6 space station on board Soyuz 26 in 1977 and returned to earth three years later on board

Cosmonaut Anatoli Artsebarski’s flown Soyuz TM-12/Mir EO-9 extra vehicular activity glove. Left-handed glove is numbered and lettered in Russian and i

Flown and used mirror #133 worn by cosmonaut Aleksandr Volkov during a four-hour-and-twenty -minute space walk outside the Mir Space Station on Februa

An extremely rare pneumatic safety package from the Global Rocket 1 (GR-1), measuring approximately 7.5 x 7 x 3, with multiple inputs and outputs, wit

Flown Russian light protective transporting canister, 8.25? high with a diameter of 5.5?, #KAP-350-N13, flown to and from the Mir space station for th

Flown Russian light protective transporting canister, 3.5? high with a diameter of 4?, #39, used for the delivery and protection of film brought to an

Three rare aluminum screw-top film canisters, each 3 inches tall and 1 inch in diameter, flown aboard the Soviet Soyuz 18 mission in 1975. All caniste

Flown heat shield fragment from the Soyuz TMA-2 mission to the ISS from April 28, 2003, to October 27, 2003. Fragment measures approximately .75 x .5,

Flown heat shield plug carried on the Soyuz TM-30 capsule, the final flight to the Mir space station. The capsule remained in orbit from April 4–June

Very uncommon flown heat shield plug carried on the unmanned Voskhod (Sunrise) spacecraft. Plug measures approximately 2” in diameter with expected ch

Flown bolt fragment from Yuri Gagarin’s historic Vostok 1 mission, housed in a 7 x 4 x 1 acrylic display featuring a translucent composite image relat

Flown printed fabric flag, 6 x 4.5, flown to the Mir space station on board the Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-9 in June of 1998. Flag is affi

Machete from a cosmonaut survival kit. Machete measures 14? long from blade edge to end of handle strap, with the steel blade measuring 3.5? at its wi