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The Space History Sale including Aviation

25 March 2013 | 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

FLOWN APOLLO 11 CSM MANEUVER CARD. SOME OF NEIL ARMSTRONG'S MOST EXTENSIVE FLIGHT NOTES, INCLUDING ALDRIN'S ACTUAL BURN DATA FOR MCC-5. Flown Apollo 11 CSM Updates Checklist,. Sold for US$64,900 inc. premium

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326 lots available

1 —
TWO EARLY OCTAVE CHANUTE PUBLICATIONS.
1.
Aerial Navigation. New York: Railroad and Engineering Journal, 1891.

Sold for US$1,750 inc. premium

2 —
CHANUTE AND THE FIRST AIRCRAFT SOLD TO FRANCE.
CHANUTE, OCTAVE.
2 Autograph Letters Signed ("O. Chanute"), 2½ pp recto and verso, in French,

US$5,000 - US$6,000

3 —
WRIGHT—SOME AERONAUTICAL EXPERIMENTS.
1.
Some Aeronautical Experiments. December, 1901.

Sold for US$3,500 inc. premium

4 —
FABRIC FROM THE KITTY HAWK FLYER, 1903.
1. Swatch of fabric, 1½ x 1¼ inches,

Sold for US$33,750 inc. premium

5 —
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

6 —
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.

US$500 - US$800

7 —
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.

US$3,500 - US$4,500

8 —
WILBUR SOARS AT HUNAUDIERES, LE MANS.
Tinted black and white photograph,
9¾ x 23½ inches.

Sold for US$2,750 inc. premium

9 —
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.

US$2,500 - US$3,500

10 —
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

11 —
WRIGHT AT CAMP D'AUVOURS, 1908.
Group of 15 black and white photographs,
5 x 7 inches and other sizes, inkstamps on verso of Rol, Photographie du Journal, Branger, and Théodoresco.

US$3,000 - US$5,000

12 —
ORVILLE CONVINCES THE ARMY HE CAN FLY.
Black and white photograph, 3½ x 9½ inches,
with inkstamped credit on verso of Harris & Ewing and photo agency information.

Sold for US$812.50 inc. premium

13 —
WRIGHT'S RECORD FLIGHT, OCTOBER 10, 1908.
Group of 4 black and white photographs,
5 x 7 inches, with inkstamped credits on verso of M. Rol, Jacques Boyer, and Photographie du Journal.

US$2,500 - US$3,500

14 —
1908 PARIS DINNER MENU—SIGNED BY WILBUR.
Single-sheet menu,
"Diner offert par l'Aéro-Club de France en l'honneur de Wilbur Wright," 12 x 9½ inches,

Sold for US$5,625 inc. premium

15 —
WRIGHT FLYER AT THE PARIS AIR SHOW, 1908.
2 black and white photographs,
7 x 9 and 7 x 5 inches, the larger with inkstamp on verso of M. Rol.

US$1,000 - US$1,500

16 —
1908 PARIS AIR SHOW REPORT.
Rapport sur le Premier Salon de l'Aéronautique, Grand Palais, Paris, Décembre 1908. Paris: Librairie des Sciences Aéronautiques, [1908].

US$800 - US$1,200

17 —
FOR THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR.
LUPIN, artist.
Pour la Conquête de l'air. For the Conquest of the Air. Paris: L. Monroqc, [1908].

US$500 - US$700

18 —
WILBUR WRIGHT EN PLEIN VOL.
SEROUGART, A., artist.
L'aéroplane de Wilbur Wright en plein vol. [N.p.: c.1908.]

US$500 - US$700

19 —
JUNE BUG AND CURTISS NO. 1.
Group of 4 black and white photographs,
4½ x 6½ inches and smaller.

US$2,000 - US$3,000

20 —
SILVER DART, 1908.
Group of 4 black and white photographs,
4½ x 6½ inches and smaller.

US$1,500 - US$2,500

21 —
ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION OF CURTISS IN FLIGHT.
RUDAUX, HENRI EDMOND.
Large depiction of Glenn Curtiss in profile winning the Gordon Bennet Cup in 1909 at Reims,

US$3,000 - US$5,000

22 —
BLERIOT CHASES CURTISS—1909 BENNETT CUP.
2 large black and white photographs,
each approximately 10 x 12 inches, mounted.

US$1,500 - US$2,500

23 —
GLENN CURTISS COLLECTION.
A substantial collection of photographs, documents and ephemera relating to Glenn Curtiss.
images including

Sold for US$3,500 inc. premium

24 —
WORLDS COLLIDE AT PAU, 1909.
Black and white photograph,
7½ x 10 inches, mounted.

Sold for US$2,250 inc. premium

25 —
PAU 1909: A MAN AND HIS FLYING MACHINE.
Black and white photograph, 7 x 9½ inches,
mounted.

US$1,500 - US$2,500

26 —
WRIGHT AND A ROYAL DISPLAY.
Black and white photograph,
6 x 9 inches, laid on board and irregularly trimmed.

US$3,000 - US$5,000

27 —
THE WRIGHTS AT PAU, 1909.
Group of 4 black and white photographs,
4½ x 7 inches or similar, 3 with inkstamped credits on verso of J. Thézard, M. Rol and M. Branger,

Sold for US$3,875 inc. premium

28 —
PILOT TRAINING, PAU, EARLY 1909.
Group of 4 black and white photographs,
5 x 7 inches, 3 with inkstamped credits on verso of M. Rol.

US$2,500 - US$3,500

29 —
WILBUR WRIGHT TO PAUL TISSANDIER.
"YOU WILL BE RECORDMAN OF THE WORLD!"
Autograph Letter Signed ("Wilbur Wright"),

US$35,000 - US$45,000

30 —
AN ITALIAN WRIGHT PILOT TO ANOTHER.
CALDERARA, MARIO.
Autograph Letter Signed ("Mario Calderara"), in French, 8 pp recto and verso,

US$3,000 - US$4,000

31 —
ORVILLE WRIGHT IN BERLIN, 1909.
Group of photographs, postcards, and a document relating to Orville Wright's activities in Berlin, Germany,
September 4-20, 1909.

US$3,000 - US$4,000

32 —
FALL 1909 PARIS AIR RACE—SIGNED BY ORVILLE.
1. Official program for the Grande Quinzaine d'Aviation de Paris, October 7-21, 1909,
printed in red and black throughout, original textured paper wrappers,

US$2,500 - US$3,500

33 —
FIRST SALES BROCHURE FOR A WRIGHT PLANE.
1.
Flugmaschine Wright G.m.b.H. Berlin: G. Braunbeck, [1909].

Sold for US$2,250 inc. premium

34 —
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIR MEET, 1910.
Group of 5 black and white photographs,
one 7 x 8 inches, the others mostly 3 x 5 inches.

US$1,000 - US$1,500

35 —
MOISANT BROTHERS.
Collection of black and white photographs, documents and ephemera relating to John and Alfred Moisant,
images include

US$6,000 - US$8,000

36 —
WRIGHT BIPLANE WITH WHEELS, ASBURY PARK, NJ.
Large black and white photograph, 10 x 13 inches,
in period window mount, captioned below.

US$2,000 - US$3,000

37 —
CHARLES ROLLS CROSSES THE CHANNEL TWICE.
1. Autograph Letter Signed ("C.S. Rolls"), 1 p, 10 x 8 inches, London, June 10, 1910,
in French, to Paul Tissandier, on personal stationery. Together with a similar typed letter with stamped signature.

US$4,000 - US$6,000

38 —
BELMONT PARK AIR MEET, NEW YORK, 1910.
Group of 7 black and white photographs,
various sizes, around 4 x 6 inches.

US$1,200 - US$1,500

39 —
WILBUR WRIGHT AND THE COMPAGNIE.
1. Autograph Note Signed ("Wilbur Wright"), 1 p, postcard, Berlin, May 6, 1911,
to Georges Tharel, a director of the Compagnie Générale de Navigation Aérienne (C.G.N.A.), thanking him for a letter and enclosure and saying it amused him.

US$4,000 - US$6,000

40 —
SKETCHES BY WILBUR WRIGHT FOR TISSANDIER.
Two sheets of graph paper,
18 x 12 inches and 7 x 4 inches,

US$4,000 - US$5,000

41 —
ORVILLE AND THE 1911 GLIDER AT KILL DEVIL HILLS.
Group of 11 black and white photographs,
5½ x 7 inches and slightly smaller, most with inkstamped credit on verso of the P-J Press Bureau of Philadelphia.

US$3,000 - US$5,000

42 —
WRIGHT BROTHERS AND THE PATENT WAR.
Small group of documents relating to the Wrights' legal battles over patents with Glenn Curtiss and others,
comprising:

Sold for US$2,250 inc. premium

43 —
WILBUR WRIGHT'S TYPED DRAFT OF AN ESSAY.
Typed Manuscript Signed ("Wilbur Wright") at foot of the final page, 10 pp,
11 x 8½ inches, [Dayton, 1912],

US$25,000 - US$35,000

44 —
SELLING THE WRIGHT FLYERS, 1912.
Wright Flyers. New York: [the Wright Company, c.1912].

US$1,500 - US$2,500

45 —
NEW YORK FROM THE AIR, 1912.
Group of 3 black and white photographs,
5 x 7 inches, with inkstamped credits on verso of M. Rol.

US$1,500 - US$2,500

46 —
2,000 MILES UP THE MISSISSIPPI.
Group of 5 black and white photographs,
approximately 4 x 6 inches, with inkstamped credits and captions on verso of M. Rol.

US$600 - US$800

47 —
CURTISS' HYDRO-AIRCRAFT PATENT.
1. Printed document, 1 p, 12½ x 8 inches, executed February 15, 1917,
accomplished in typescript and manuscript,

US$5,000 - US$7,000

48 —
LINDBERGH MEMORABILIA.
1. A square fragment of silver-coated textile,
4 x 6½ inches, believed to be from the Spirit of St. Louis.

Sold for US$2,750 inc. premium

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