Winter Auction 2013

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ROBERT M. YERKES655ROBERT M. YERKES
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(1876-1956) American psychobiologist who specialized in the study of the thought process of apes. T.L.S. 1p. 4to., New Haven, Dec. 15, 1950, on letter
Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY656SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
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A good collection of twelve pieces including THOMAS EDISON, signature on a card; CYRUS FIELD, signature on a small slip adding New York; HENRY JOHN HE
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to a*******y for 245.00
PSYCHOLOGISTS AND DOCTORS657PSYCHOLOGISTS AND DOCTORS
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Lot of three letters by prominent early psychologists, includes HUGO MUNSTERBERG (1863-1916) German-American psychologist and one of the pioneers in
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
1958 VOLKSWAGEN SALE AWARD6581958 VOLKSWAGEN SALE AWARD
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Early Volkswagen sale award, a sterling silver tray with fluted edges, 10 1/2" dia., presented by "Volkswagenwerk GMBH" in Wolfsburg,...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
EDMUND HILLARY659EDMUND HILLARY
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(1919-2008) New Zealand mountain climber, with Tensing Norgay he was the first to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. T.L.S. on his letterhead, 1p. 4to.,
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
EDMUND HILLARY660EDMUND HILLARY
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(1919 - 2008) New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the
Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
EDMUND HILLARY661EDMUND HILLARY
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(1919-2008) New Zealand mountain climber, with Tensing Norgay he was the first to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Fine S.P. 8" x 10" b/w,...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
EARLE OVINGTON662EARLE OVINGTON
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(1879 - 1936) First U.S. Air Mail pilot (1911), formerly an assistant to Thomas Edison. A postal cover honoring Ovington's achievements, cancell...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
ROBERT E. PEARY663ROBERT E. PEARY
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(1856 - 1920) American polar explorer who was the first man to attain the North Pole, arriving by sled on April 6, 1909. Bold signature on a small ca
Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
JAMES H. DOOLITTLE664JAMES H. DOOLITTLE
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(1896-1993) American aviator who gained fameboth as a racing pilot and as leader of the first air raid on Tokyo during World War II. Fine content T.L
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
AMELIA EARHART665AMELIA EARHART
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(1897 - 1937) American aviator, the first woman to cross the Atlantic, first solo across the Atlantic and first Hawaii-Mainland solo; lost in an aroun
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
ALEXANDER DE SEVERSKY666ALEXANDER DE SEVERSKY
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(1894 - 1974) American aviator and aeronautical engineer, founder of Republic Aircraft and maker of the P-47. Lot of two I.S.P.s, the first 7 1/2&...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
AVIATORS AND EXPLORERS667AVIATORS AND EXPLORERS
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A good collection of ten pieces by prominent aviators and explorers, in various formats, includes: BERNT BALCHEN (signature affixed to a sheet); ROBER
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to a*******y for 318.50
(PIONEER AVIATORS)668(PIONEER AVIATORS)
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Lot of three D.S.s, each 1p. 4to., New York, 1929 and 1930, all commercial documents on the letterhead of Churchill-Hall, Inc. Two of the documents ar
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 140.00
APOLLO 13 SIGNED LITHOGRAPH669APOLLO 13 SIGNED LITHOGRAPH
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Excellent signed color lithograph entitled "Houston, We Have a Problem," 21 1/2" x 26", bearing an image by astronaut Alan Bean ...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 950.00
BUZZ ALDRIN670BUZZ ALDRIN
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(b. 1930) American astronaut and pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar module who walked the Moon with Neil Armstrong. His book Encounter With Tiber, (Nashvill
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
EDWIN A. "BUZZ" ALDRIN671EDWIN A. "BUZZ" ALDRIN
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(b. 1930) American astronaut and pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar module who walked the Moon with Neil Armstrong. A group of three S.P.'s each in 8&...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 420.00
ALAN BEAN AND WALTER SCHIRRA672ALAN BEAN AND WALTER SCHIRRA
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Good lot of two items, includes the hardbound book Apollo, (Shelton: Greenwich Workshop Press), 1998. 176pp. large 4to. with dust jacket. Astronaut Al
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
SCOTT CARPENTER673SCOTT CARPENTER
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(b. 1925) American astronaut, America's second man in space. Fine S.P. 8" x 10" color, a great standing shot of Carpenter in space su...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
SCOTT CARPENTER674SCOTT CARPENTER
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(b. 1925) American astronaut, America's second man in space. Fine S.P. 8" x 10" color, a great standing shot of Carpenter in space su...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
SCOTT CARPENTER675SCOTT CARPENTER
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(b. 1925) American astronaut, America's second man in space. Fine S.P. 8" x 10" color, a great standing shot of Carpenter in space su...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
MICHAEL COLLINS676MICHAEL COLLINS
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(b. 1930) American astronaut, Command Module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission. Excellent S.P. 8" x 10" color, shows Collins in a space sui...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 220.00
CHARLES DUKE677CHARLES DUKE
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(b. 1935) American astronaut who flew on the Apollo 16 mission, one of only twelve to walk on the moon. Superb S.P. 10" x 8" color, a fant...
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
CHARLES DUKE678CHARLES DUKE
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(b. 1935) American astronaut who flew on the Apollo 16 mission, one of only twelve to walk on the moon. Superb S.P. 10" x 8" color, a fant...
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
CHARLES DUKE AND JIM IRWIN679CHARLES DUKE AND JIM IRWIN
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Program from a charitable religious event, 1p. 8vo., Hartford, [n.d.], boldly signed on the face by two Apollo moon-walkers. Includes JIM IRWIN (1930-
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
JOHN GLENN680JOHN GLENN
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(b. 1921) American astronaut, the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962 and also became the oldest man to travel in space. Vintage D
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
FRED W. HAISE681FRED W. HAISE
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(b. 1933) American astronaut who flew on the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission. Fine S.P. 8" x 10" color, a great shot of Haise in flight suit s...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
JAMES LOVELL682JAMES LOVELL
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(b. 1928) American astronuat who served as pilot on the Gemini 7 and 12 missions, Apollo 8, and on the ill-fated Apollo 13 aborted mission. Fine and
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
JAMES LOVELL683JAMES LOVELL
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(b. 1928) American astronuat who served as pilot on the Gemini 7 and 12 missions, Apollo 8, and on the ill-fated Apollo 13 aborted mission. Fine and
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
EDGAR MITCHELL684EDGAR MITCHELL
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(b. 1930) American astronaut who took part in the Apollo 14 mission in which the uplands region north of the Fra Mauro crater on the Moon was explore
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
EDGAR MITCHELL685EDGAR MITCHELL
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(b. 1930) American astronaut who took part in the Apollo 14 mission in which the uplands region north of the Fra Mauro crater on the Moon was explore
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
EDGAR MITCHELL686EDGAR MITCHELL
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(b. 1930) American astronaut who took part in the Apollo 14 mission in which the uplands region north of the Fra Mauro crater on the Moon was explore
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
EDGAR MITCHELL687EDGAR MITCHELL
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(b. 1930) American astronaut who took part in the Apollo 14 mission in which the uplands region north of the Fra Mauro crater on the Moon was explore
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
EDGAR MITCHELL688EDGAR MITCHELL
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(b. 1930) American astronaut who took part in the Apollo 14 mission in which the uplands region north of the Fra Mauro crater on the Moon was explore
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
JOHN WATTS YOUNG689JOHN WATTS YOUNG
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(b. 1930) American astronaut who walked on the moon three times in the Apollo 16 mission; also the first man to fly into space six times. Fine S.P. 10
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 280.00
JOHN YOUNG690JOHN YOUNG
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(b. 1930) American astronaut who walked on the moon three times in the Apollo 16 mission; also the first man to fly into space six times. Fine S.P. 10
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 320.00
JOHN YOUNG691JOHN YOUNG
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(b. 1930) American astronaut who walked on the moon three times in the Apollo 16 mission; also the first man to fly into space six times. Fine S.P. 10
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 320.00
JOHN YOUNG692JOHN YOUNG
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(b. 1930) American astronaut who walked on the moon three times in the Apollo 16 mission; also the first man to fly into space six times. S.P. 8&quo...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for 340.00
JOHN YOUNG693JOHN YOUNG
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(b. 1930) American astronaut who walked on the moon three times in the Apollo 16 mission; also the first man to fly into space six times. S.P. 8&quo...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for 320.00
RUSSELL L. SCHWEICKART694RUSSELL L. SCHWEICKART
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(b. 1935) American astronaut who made first manned test of L.E.M. during the Apollo 9 mission. I.S.P. 8" x 10" color, a fine copy of a NAS...
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
APOLLO MISSIONS SOUVENIRS695APOLLO MISSIONS SOUVENIRS
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Group of two souvenirs of the Apollo missions of the Sixties and Seventies, includes a set of eleven bronze medallions, each 1 1/2" dia. and pi...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
APOLLO XVI696APOLLO XVI
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S.P., 10" x 8", color, an official N.A. S.A. printed image of the lunar surface as seen by the LEM after leaving the moon to dock with the...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
APOLLO XVII697APOLLO XVII
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Postal cover signed by all three crew-members including GENE CERNAN, HARRISON SCHMITT, and RON EVANS. Postmarked Mar. 11, 1972 (the date of their land
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
ASTRONAUTS698ASTRONAUTS
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A group of five S.P.s of prominent astronauts, all in 8" x 10" format. Includes: SCOTT CARPENTER, GORDON COOPER, JOHN IRWIN, WALTER SCHIRR...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
SPACE699SPACE
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A neat collection of astronaut and cosmonaut material, includes: JOHN GLENN and JAMES MCDIVITT, their signatures on a First Day of Issue folder with t
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 140.00
APOLLO-SOYUZ MISSION700APOLLO-SOYUZ MISSION
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Scarce signed photo, 10" x 8" color, showing members of the Soviet and American teams involved in the Apollo-Soyuz docking mission, signed...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
MARGARET MITCHELL701MARGARET MITCHELL
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(1900 - 1949) American novelist, author of the immensely popular tale of the South during the Civil War, Gone With the Wind. Fine content T.L.S. &q...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE702ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
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(1859 - 1930) English author and spiritualist remembered for his creation of the immortal Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson. Fine spiritualis
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
DAVID H. LAWRENCE703DAVID H. LAWRENCE
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(1885-1930) English novelist whose works examined the ills of modern industrialized society and the role of sex in human affairs. Among his most noted
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
MAXWELL BODENHEIM704MAXWELL BODENHEIM
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(1892 - 1954) American poet and novelist known as the "King of Greenwich Village Bohemians". His writing brought him international fame d...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00