SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER - STS - 51L CREW - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 334947

SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER - STS - 51L CREW - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 334947

This official NASA photograph is a crew photo of the ill-fated Challenger mission STS-51L, which exploded in midair on January 28, 1986 and was the deadliest accident in NASA history until the destruction of the Columbia in 2003. This rare photograph contains the signatures of all seven crewmembers of STS-51L, who are shown in flight suits and holding their helmets Printed Photograph Signed in Ink: "Mike Smith", "Dick/ Scobee", "Ron McNair", "El Onizuka", "S. Christa/McAuliffe", "Greg/Jarvis", "Judy/ Resnik". Color, 10x8. Captioned: "Crew of Space Shuttle/ Mission 51-L. This photograph is an official NASA crew photo of the ill-fated Challenger mission STS-51L. It contains the signatures of all seven crewmembers, including teacher Christa McAuliffe, who died when the space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch. The recipient of this photo, Dot Davis, worked with the Challenger crew at the Johnson Space Center. Accompanied by: A letter of provenance from Davis noting that the Challenger crew signed this photo in quarantine at the Kennedy Space Center's while awaiting their launch.…"

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SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER - STS - 51L CREW - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 334947

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CHARLES A. LINDBERGH - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 12/29/1931 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 304152

CHARLES A. LINDBERGH - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 12/29/1931 CO-SIGNED BY: GOVERNOR - HFSID 304152

Lindbergh's driver's license application signed by him twice and notarized, only three months before the kidnapping of his infant son. In the year after the kidnapping, with the baby found dead but no suspect yet apprehended, the New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commissioner (and future Governor) Harold Hoffman sent this application to a radio station which was closely following the case. Hoffman, later unmasked as a criminal himself, meddled extensively in the kidnapping case. Document signed twice: "C. A. Lindbergh", 2 pages (front and verso), 3¾x5. Mercer County, New Jersey, 1931 December 29. New Jersey Automobile Driver's Renewal Application, filled out by Lindbergh himself, giving his address (Hopewell, New Jersey) and physical description. He gives New York City as his place of (self) employment, and attests that he has never had his license revoked or suspended, nor had he been refused a license. Signed and attested as truthful by Lindbergh on verso and notarized by "Edward R. Whitehead". Light vertical crease at center (not affecting signatures). Signatures slightly smudged (still legible). Lightly worn at edges. Otherwise, fine condition. Accompanied by 1 page Typed Letter signed: "Harold G. Hoffman" as Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Trenton, New Jersey, 1933 January 26.

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SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER - STS - 51L CREW - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 334947

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SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER - STS - 51L CREW - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 91147

SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER - STS - 51L CREW - COLLECTION WITH LT. COLONEL ELLISON - HFSID 91147

Collection framed in the Gallery of History style to 42x28. Four of the astronauts signed envelopes postmarked the day they died Comprises: (1) DICK SCOBEE, JUDY RESNICK and RON McNAIR. Envelope signed: "Dick Scobee", "Judy Resnik" and "Ron McNair", 6¼x3½. 22¢ Abigail Adams stamp affixed. Postmarked Kennedy Space Center, FL, January 28, 1986 (the day of the Challenger tragedy). Typed at left margin: "Space Shuttle 51-L". The names of five members are typed below the heading. Scobee, Resnick and McNair have signed to the right of their names. Fine condition. (2) MICHAEL J. SMITH. Commemorative Envelope signed: "Michael J Smith", 6¼x3½. 15¢ stamp affixed, postmarked Pearlington, MS, May 20, 1980. Air Mail envelope with stamped cachet: "NSTL/Space Shuttle Columbia/FLT Eng 2007 Removed A2/2005 Installed". Lightly rippled. Fine condition. (3) ELLISON ONIZUKA. Commemorative Envelope signed: "Ellison Onizuka/5-15-81", 6¼x3½. 3¢ "To Cast a Ballot" and 15¢ flag stamp affixed, postmarked Kennedy Space Center, FL, April 12, 1981. Stamped Space/Shuttle cachet. Slightly rippled.

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WERNHER VON BRAUN - AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED - HFSID: 350447

The man who pioneered the concept of the space shuttle writes about space travel. Autograph Manuscript signed: "By Dr. Wernher von Braun" in title, 1p, 8¼ x 10½ ruled sheet. Manuscript page, which is written in pencil, is part of a longer manuscript ("1" written by von Braun at upper margin). Headed: "Space Travel/by Dr. Wernher von Braun/Chief, Guided Missile Development Division//Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala." In full: "There are few dreams of the future which have woven so fascinating a web around human fantasy as flight through space. Since the first, epoch-making experiments of the great American pioneer of rocketry, Robert H. Goddard; since the days when Hermann Oberth, the German, and the Russian Constantin E. Ziolkovsky published their startling writings on rocket propulsion, a veritable spate of literature has overwhelmed the public. This has covered the entire field ranging from serious, scientific dissertations to comic strips. Thus, the intelligent layman outsider who is at tempting to sift the actual promises of space flight from idle conjecture frequently finds himself more confused than before he began to [word crossed out] study space flight literature.…"

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GRAF VON ZEPPELIN - THIRD PERSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER 01/22/1917 - HFSID: 350460

. The airship pioneer writes a letter regarding the receipt for cigar-cases benefiting the Red Cross. Third Person ALS: "Graf Zeppelin" in German, 1p, 5½ x 8½. Friedrichshafen, 1917 January 22. Fully translated: "Graf Zeppelin recommends to the Zeppelin Airship Construction Company to give the attorney at law, Mr. Schwab, the opportunity to receive orders for his timely cigar-cases benefiting the Red Cross." Ferdinand, Count von Zeppelin (1838-1917) entered the Prussian Army in 1858 and served in the Seven Weeks War and in the Franco-Prussian War. He was an observer with the Union army during the American Civil War. In 1891, he retired from the Prussian Army to devote himself to the building of motor-driven airships. Zeppelin invented the first rigid airship in 1900 and in 1906, built one that had a speed of 30 miles per hour. In 1908, he established at Friedrichshafen the Zeppelin Foundation for the development of aerial navigation and the manufacture of airships. Zeppelin died on March 8, 1917, seven weeks after writing this letter. Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 33½ x 21.

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SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER - STS - 51L CREW - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 91147

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ORVILLE WRIGHT - DOCUMENT SIGNED 02/06/1945 - HFSID: 279312

Orville Wright signed this document in 1945 to lease 135 acres of farm and pastureland that he owned in Indiana. This document was signed three years before Wright's death and offers a look into how he paid his bills late in life. Lease signed "Orville Wright" as Lessor. 2 pages, 8½x12¾, single-sided sheets, bound with two staples at top edge. Feb. 6, 1945. Wright signed this lease agreement to lease 135 acres of farm and pastureland in "Township 23 North", Indiana [possibly Fowlerton] to Clayton W. Dickerson of Jonesboro, Indiana. The lease's term was from March 1, 1945, to Feb. 28, 1946. Dickerson leased the farm - which included improvements like an orchard, garden lot and barn - for $6 per acre or a total of $810, paid in full to Wright on Sept. 1, 1945. This lease also laid out Dickerson's responsibilities. In short, he had to maintain the land and its buildings out of his own pocket and pay one-half the cost for seed and fertilizer and for threshing and hulling any crops, with Wright paying the other half. Wilbur (1867-1912, born near Millville, Indiana) and Orville (1871-1948, born in Dayton, Ohio) formed the Wright Cycle Company in 1892 and manufactured bicycles.

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CHARLES A. LINDBERGH - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 12/29/1931 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 304152

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SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER - STS - 51L CREW - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 91147

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CHARLES A. LINDBERGH - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/19/1963 - HFSID: 285868

"Lucky Lindy" talks about flying Jennies and why he dislikes reunions, ceremonies and dinners. TLS: "Charles", 1p, 8½x11. Germany, 1963 March 19. To Joe. On blue light-weight stationery. In full: "This is an awfully late answer to your January letter. My mail is always hopelessly stacked up, literally, and I have taken taken (sic) some of it abroad with me in the hope of catching up a bit at least with the letters I want most to write. It is really good of you to invite me to the reunion of the 110th Observation Squadron, and I do have a very close feeling toward the Squadron -- I often think of the old days flying 'Jennies' at Lambert Field. But Joe, I think reunions are for those who like them (and may God bless them). To me, reunions are pretty awful; they always detract from qualities of memory which I prefer to leave to the past where I think they belong and have the greatest value. Also, I like to live quietly and to concentrate on my work and interests. I realized, many years ago, that this kind of life was simply not compatible with ceremonies and dinners, for one led to another and there seemed to be no end. With the exception of two in Washington, which came under the 'private' category, and which were more or less unavoidable, it is now close to a decade since I have attended a formal dinner.…"

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SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER - STS - 51L CREW - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 334947

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Aviation & Space | Contracts / Documents

COLONEL BUZZ ALDRIN - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 261941

Signed Californian certificate of appreciation from the Bicentennial Commemoration of the U. S. Constitution Certificate of appreciation signed "Buzz Aldrin". 1 page, 10¾x14 overall, 7¼x8¼ certificate, one surface, printed on cardstock.

Sale Price $323.00

$380.00
COLONEL JOHN E. BLAHA - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 311667

The USA astronaut writes from the Discovery Space Ship, reporting his sightings from space as they travel across India Document Signed: "For You/John Blaha," in blue felt tip ink. 8½x11, 6 pages.

Price: $180.00
REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 87410

The explorer of the North and South Pole signed this document that notes his expenses Document Signed: "REB", 1p, 8½x11. No place, no date. Headed: "R.E. Byrd's Expenses in Connection with Lectures.…"

Price: $300.00
REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - DOCUMENT SIGNED 07/23/1917 - HFSID 4007

. Partly Printed DS: "R.E. Byrd" as Lieutenant "jg", U.S. Navy for the Chief of Bureau, 1p, 13½x5½. No place, 1917 July 23. On vellum. Headed: "Certificate of Qualification-Aeronautic School".

Price: $900.00
SCOTT CROSSFIELD - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 305666

"Right stuff" pilot sends his best wishes Document Signed: "Good Luck!/Scott Crossfield," in black ink. 1 page, 8x11. July 9, 2002. The document was written to Scott Crossfield by a school teacher in response to the September 11th attacks.

Price: $220.00
ALEXANDER DE SEVERSKY - CONTRACT SIGNED 07/11/1944 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 83356

Aviator and aeronautical engineer who invented the bombsight. Partly Printed DS: "Alexander P. deSeversky" and "Anna Sosenko", 1p, 8½x13. New York, 1944 July 11. To appear on July 11, 1944 from 10:30 PM to 11 PM for $250 at NBC studios in New York.

Sale Price $340.00

$400.00
ENOLA GAY CREW - PRINTED DOCUMENT SIGNED IN INK WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 257614

Photocopy of General Carl Spaatz's 1945 orders for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, signed in blue ink by three members of the Enola Gay in 1990: Paul W. Tibbets, Thomas Ferebee and Theodore J. Van Kirk Printed document signed "Paul W.…"

Price: $500.00
COLONEL JAMES B. "JIM" IRWIN - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 264762

Jim Irwin signs an autograph document listing his expenses trips to California, Seattle, Victoria, British Columbia and Denver and income from sales in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and Canada. Autograph Document Signed: "Jim Irwin", 1p, 8½x11 lined yellow sheet.

Price: $500.00
WILLIAM P. LEAR - DOCUMENT SIGNED 04/09/1965 - HFSID 153496

Partly Printed DS: "Wm. P. Lear", 2p, 8½x11. Wichita, Kansas, 1965 April 9. Lear transfers ownership of his Occidental Life Insurance Company of California life insurance policy from himself to Lear Jet Corporation.

Price: $380.00
CHARLES A. LINDBERGH - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 12/29/1931 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 304152

Lindbergh's driver's license application signed by him twice and notarized, only three months before the kidnapping of his infant son.

Price: $4,500.00
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM "BILLY" MITCHELL - DOCUMENT SIGNED 10/1919 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 156639

Typed DS: "Wm. Mitchell," 1p, 81/2x13. Washington, D.C., 1919 October [no day].

Price: $1,400.00
JEAN F. PICCARD - DOCUMENT UNSIGNED CIRCA 1948 - HFSID 264332

Document unsigned, 2 p, 7x10¼. Data update form for Who's Who, stamped date of 1948 October 7. Previous entry on left side. Some minor requested changes have been typed in, along with a new address: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis [with handwritten "14, Minn.].…"

Sale Price $90.00

$100.00
JEAN F. PICCARD - DOCUMENT UNSIGNED CIRCA 1949 - HFSID 264333

Document unsigned, 2 p, 7x10½. Current data addenda form for biographic entry in Who's Who, stamped date of 1949 March 15. Previous entry affixed on verso.

Price: $100.00
HARRY RICHMAN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 09/21/1954 - HFSID 282427

AFTRA membership signed by entertainer Harry Richman in 1954 Document signed "Harry Richman" in blue ink. Blue ink notations in unknown hand. 2 pages, 6x8½, 1 sheet, front and verso, with 6¼x3¼ initiation fee receipt carbon copy stapled at top edge. Sept. 21, 1954.

Sale Price $255.00

$300.00
MAJOR EDWARD V. "EDDIE" RICKENBACKER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 05/20/1914 - HFSID 101282

Eddie Rickenbacker signs a document. Carbon Typed Document Signed: "Please return/E.V. Rickenbacker" in ink at lower margin, 1 p, 8x12¾, affixed to slightly larger blue cover folded in thirds to 8½x13¼. Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, 1914 May 20.

Price: $1,950.00
CAPTAIN WALLY M. SCHIRRA - DOCUMENT SIGNED 09/20/1984 - HFSID 250242

Partly Printed DS: "W M Schirra", 1p, 8½x11. [Los Angeles], 1984 September 20. Form signed by Schirra prior to his appearance on Michael Jackson's radio show in Los Angeles. A KABC staffer has penned a summary of his 50-minute morning interview.

Sale Price $425.00

$500.00
GENERAL JUAN VIGON SEURODIAZ - DOCUMENT SIGNED 10/17/1940 - HFSID 38341

Ornate Partly Printed DS: "Juan Vigon" in Spanish as Minister of the Air Force of Spain, 1p, 27½x19¾. Madrid, 1940 October 17. Awarding the "Cross of the 3rd Class of Military Merit with Distinction" to Colonel Eckart R. Krahmer. Not translated.

Price: $900.00
ORVILLE WRIGHT - DOCUMENT SIGNED 02/06/1945 - HFSID 279312

Orville Wright signed this document in 1945 to lease 135 acres of farm and pastureland that he owned in Indiana. This document was signed three years before Wright's death and offers a look into how he paid his bills late in life. Lease signed "Orville Wright" as Lessor.

Sale Price $2,762.00

$3,250.00