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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