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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