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The Space History Sale including Aviation

Session: The Space History Sale including Aviation

New York
25 Mar 2013, session starting at 13:00 EDT

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LOVELL'S MOST EXTENSIVE BURN NOTES. Flown on Apollo 13, LM-7 Contingency Checklist, page 30.
Sold for US$ 84,100 inc. premium
LOVELL'S MOST EXTENSIVE BURN NOTES. Flown on Apollo 13, LM-7 Contingency Checklist, page 30.
FLOWN APOLLO 11 CSM MANEUVER CARD. SOME OF NEIL ARMSTRONG'S MOST EXTENSIVE FLIGHT NOTES, INCLUDING ALDRIN'S ACTUAL BURN DATA FOR MCC-5. <BR />Flown Apollo 11 CSM Updates Checklist,
Sold for US$ 64,900 inc. premium
FLOWN APOLLO 11 CSM MANEUVER CARD. SOME OF NEIL ARMSTRONG'S MOST EXTENSIVE FLIGHT NOTES, INCLUDING ALDRIN'S ACTUAL BURN ...
POSTAL COVER TAKEN TO THE MOON—APOLLO 11. Flown postal cover, postmarked at Webster, TX, August 11, 1969.
Sold for US$ 35,000 inc. premium
POSTAL COVER TAKEN TO THE MOON—APOLLO 11. Flown postal cover, postmarked at Webster, TX, August 11, 1969.
Original fabric fragment from the Kitty Hawk Wright flyer
Sold for US$ 33,750 inc. premium
FABRIC FROM THE KITTY HAWK FLYER, 1903. 1. Swatch of fabric, 1½ x 1¼ inches,

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CHANUTE, OCTAVE, Aerial Navigation, Progress in Flying Machines (2)
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TWO EARLY OCTAVE CHANUTE PUBLICATIONS. 1. Aerial Navigation. New York: Railroad and Engineering Journal, 1891.
Sold for US$ 1,750 inc. premium
CHANUTE AND THE FIRST AIRCRAFT SOLD TO FRANCE. CHANUTE, OCTAVE. 2 Autograph Letters Signed ("O. Chanute"), 2½ pp recto and verso, in French,
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CHANUTE AND THE FIRST AIRCRAFT SOLD TO FRANCE. CHANUTE, OCTAVE. 2 Autograph Letters Signed ("O. Chanute"), 2½ pp recto and verso, in French,
Estimate:
US$ 5,000 - 6,000
£3,300 - 4,000
€3,900 - 4,600
WRIGHT—SOME AERONAUTICAL EXPERIMENTS. 1. Some Aeronautical Experiments. December, 1901.
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WRIGHT—SOME AERONAUTICAL EXPERIMENTS. 1. Some Aeronautical Experiments. December, 1901.
Sold for US$ 3,500 inc. premium
Original fabric fragment from the Kitty Hawk Wright flyer
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FABRIC FROM THE KITTY HAWK FLYER, 1903. 1. Swatch of fabric, 1½ x 1¼ inches,
Sold for US$ 33,750 inc. premium
BEGINNING OF HUMAN FLIGHT—ORVILLE'S COPY. The Beginnings of Human Flight. New York: [the Wright Company, 1916].
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BEGINNING OF HUMAN FLIGHT—ORVILLE'S COPY. The Beginnings of Human Flight. New York: [the Wright Company, 1916].
Sold for US$ 2,500 inc. premium
CHARLES TAYLOR—MAKER OF FIRST WRIGHT ENGINE. 2 letters relating to Charles E. Taylor [1868-1956], who built the 12hp engine of the 1903 Wright Brother airplane.
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CHARLES TAYLOR—MAKER OF FIRST WRIGHT ENGINE. 2 letters relating to Charles E. Taylor [1868-1956], who built the 12hp engine of the 1903 Wright Brother airplane.
Estimate:
US$ 500 - 800
£330 - 530
€390 - 620
WRIGHT BROTHERS AT HUFFMAN PRAIRIE. 1. Black and white photograph, 6 x 11 inches, touched up for publication, inkstamp of agency Pacific & Atlantic Photos on verso.
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WRIGHT BROTHERS AT HUFFMAN PRAIRIE. 1. Black and white photograph, 6 x 11 inches, touched up for publication, inkstamp of agency Pacific & Atlantic Photos ...
Estimate:
US$ 3,500 - 4,500
£2,300 - 3,000
€2,700 - 3,500
WILBUR SOARS AT HUNAUDIERES, LE MANS. Tinted black and white photograph, 9¾ x 23½ inches.
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WILBUR SOARS AT HUNAUDIERES, LE MANS. Tinted black and white photograph, 9¾ x 23½ inches.
Sold for US$ 2,750 inc. premium
WRIGHT AT HUNAUDIERES, AUGUST 1908. Group of 4 black and white photographs, 5 x 7 inches, 3 with inkstamped credits on verso of M. Rol, the fourth with credit of M. Branger.
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WRIGHT AT HUNAUDIERES, AUGUST 1908. Group of 4 black and white photographs, 5 x 7 inches, 3 with inkstamped credits on verso of M. Rol, ...
Estimate:
US$ 2,500 - 3,500
£1,700 - 2,300
€1,900 - 2,700
WRIGHT AT CAMP D'AUVOURS, AUGUST 1908. Group of 8 black and white photographs, 4 x 5 inches and smaller, mounted on 2 album leaves.
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WRIGHT AT CAMP D'AUVOURS, AUGUST 1908. Group of 8 black and white photographs, 4 x 5 inches and smaller, mounted on 2 album leaves.
Sold for US$ 2,750 inc. premium
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