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Exploration & Invention
ABBOTT, Henry (1850-?).
One of the great unsung American inventors and timepiece pioneers was this New Jersey watchmaker, who held more than 40 patents but is remembered for the "calculagraph," a device that records times and calculates the difference; one of its first uses was in 1894 in New York, where it recorded.....	More
Signed Commemorative Postal Cover.
ABRUZZO, Ben (1930-85), ANDERSON, "Maxie" (1934-83), and NEWMAN, Larry (born 1925).
Abruzzo was an American businessman turned hot air balloonist; Anderson was a career balloonist with many "firsts" to his name; and Newman co-invented the ultra-light airplane, piloted the first balloon flight across the Pacific Ocean in 1981 and manufactured experimental aircraft. In 1978 these three piloted the Double Eagle II.....	More
ANDERSON, "Maxie" (1934-83).
American career balloonist with many "firsts" to his name; in 1978 he Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman piloted the Double Eagle II in the first Transatlantic balloon crossing, departing Maine on August 11 and landing in France six days later -- for which they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.....	More
Signature.
BURG, Amos (1901-86).
This adventurer, a popular speaker and lecturer, made the first complete canoe voyage of the Columbia River from British Columbia to the Pacific in 1925; he was also the first to navigate an inflatible rubber raft down the Colorado River and film it in "Conquering the Colorado," which won an.....	More
Inscribed Photograph Signed.
CARPENTER, M. Scott (1925-2013).
One of the original "Mercury Seven" astronauts, Carpenter was a versatile aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot -- second American to orbit the earth (after Glenn), fourth American in space. IPS (newspaper), 5" X 8", n.p., n.y. Very good. Lightly age toned. Newspaper portrait, an artist's head-and-shoulders rendering of Carpenter in..... More
One of the original "Mercury Seven" astronauts, Carpenter was a versatile aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot -- second American to orbit the earth (after Glenn), fourth American in space. Color IPS (magazine stock), 7½" X 10", n.p.. n.y. Very good. Trimmed edges. Heavy stock color front cover of "Life" magazine..... More
(COOK, Frederick A.) SHAINWALD von AHLEFELDT, Ralph (ca. 1883-?).
The youngest member of American explorer Frederick A. Cook's 1903 Mount Denali expedition, this curious figure remained one of the controversial explorer's closest friends and most steadfast supporters throughout the attacks on his claim to have reached the North Pole on 21 April 1908, a year before Peary; it was.....	More
Signed Postal Card.
DATIN, Frank (?-?).
On October 4, 1929 a bit of aviation history took place in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, when the Grube Airport officially opened and the first airmail from that airport was flown; Transcontinental Air Mail Service Datin flew 2,200 letters to Pittsburgh, 300 of them signed by him; two days later he died.....	More
Signed First Day Cover.
DeGARMO, Alva R. (?-?).
Commercial aviation history was made in 1925 when Western Air Express (W.A.E., predecessor of Western Airlines) began its route flying the U.S. mail between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City; its original "Four Horsemen" pilots included Captain DeGarmo. Signed First Day Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled in Chicago, Illinois on.....	More
This flag and crew patch were flown aboard the Space Shuttle "Columbia" (STS-1) / April 12-14, 1981 / Presented to / Adlai Stevenson / In recognition of the significant contributions you made to the success of this mission.
(FLAG -- SPACE-FLOWN -- Space Shuttle "Columbia").
Hardcover. Original space-flown flag (5½" X 4¼") and cloth patch (4¼" X 4 3/4") presented on a 12 3/4" X 16 3/4" cream colored heavy stock, in turn mounted to a 16" X 20" pale blue mat board. Very good. Bit of slight soiling. The cream colored stock bears glossy.....	More
Signed Postage Stamp.
HELMERICKS, Harmon "Bud" (1917-2010).
One of Alaska's first and certainly one of its greatest bush pilots was this adventurer and explorer, author of the bestselling 1969 "Last of the Bush Pilots." Signed postage stamp, 1½" X 1", n.p., n.y. Fine. Mint example of the 1954 "Lewis and Clark Expedition" three-cent U.S. postage stamp, which.....	More
HOLLIS, Ira N. (1856-1930).
This influential naval engineer and engineering educator served as professor of mechanical engineering at Harvard and as dean of the Harvard University School of Engineering (1893-1913), then as president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1913-25). TNS, 1p, 8½" X 7¼", Worcester, MA, 1924 June 13. Addressed to the president of Massachusetts.....	More
JAMES, Charles T. (1805-62).
This Democratic senator from Rhode Island (1851-57) was an engineer and machinist and developed a promising new projectile called the "James projectile"; while a major general in the Rhode Island State Militia in 1862, his invention was being demonstrated at Sag Harbor, New York when one of his shells accidentally.....	More
Signature and Salutation.
MacMILLAN, Donald (1874-1970).
This American explorer accompanied Robert Peary on his 1908-10 North Pole expedition. Attractive "Most Sincerely Yours" and full signature, heavy stock 5" X 3" card (not lined), n.p., 1929 November 4. Very good. Light age toning; small mounting traces on verso. Nice, large example.	More
McCRACKEN, Harold (1894-1983).
This American author, photographer, cinematographer and producer co-founded the Buffalo Bill Historical Center and the Whitney Museum of Western Art; as an explorer, he led a group that attempted to prove a land bridge once existed between Alaska and Siberia; his numerous books include "Beyond the Frozen Frontier" (1936) and.....	More
MOORE, Edmund B. (1851-1915).
This patent pioneer served as U.S. Commissioner of Patents from 1907 to 1913 and revolutionized that office, negotiating treaties and arrangements with many a foreign country protecting American patents. ANS, 1p, heavy stock 5" X 4" correspondence card, Washington, DC, n.y. {ca. 1910]. Addressed to noted civil engineer John F......	More
MUELLER, George E. (1918-2015).
This electrical engineer directed the Office of Manned Space Flight (1963-69) and introduced the revolutionary concept of "all-up" rocket testing considered critical to Apollo 11's success; his advocacy of space shuttles earned him the moniker "father of the space shuttle." Signed FDC, 6½" X 3½", cancelled in Washington, DC on..... More
RONNE, Finn (1899-1980).
This Norwegian-born explorer and geographer led nine Antarctic expeditions, the first in 1933, exploring over 3600 miles via dogsled; he proved that Antarctica is a continent; "Edith Ronne Land" he named after his wife, and the "Ronne Ice Shelf" is named after him; he recorded his exploits in his 1961.....	More
Photograph Signed.
SCHIRRA, Walter M. Jr. "Wally" (1923-2007).
The only astronaut to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs as well as the first to enter space three times was this original "Mercury Seven" figure, who flew the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission in 1962, a Gemini flight in 1965 and an Apollo flight in 1968. Photograph Signed, 5"..... More
STODDARD, John L. (1850-1931).
This explorer began traveling and writing about the world in 1874, and was a pioneer in the field of travel lecturing; his books include the oft-reprinted multi-volume "John L. Stoddard's Lectures." Bold "Yours truly / John L. Stoddard" in rich brown ink, 3½" X 2" heavy stock card, n.p., 1894.....	More
Signed and Inscribed Christmas Card.
VILLIERS, Alan (1903-82).
This Australian adventurer wrote about and photographed his sailing adventures in a series of popular books such as "Whaling in the Frozen South" (1925), "Voyage of the 'Parma': The Great Grain Race of 1932" (1933), "Cruise of the Conrad" (1937), "The Quest of the Schooner Argus" (1951), "The New Mayflower".....	More
Photograph Signed ("Eight-Wheeled Compound Express Passenger Locomotive").
WEBB, Francis William (1836-1906).
Influential British locomotive engineer, executive and innovator; as Locomotive Superintendent of the London & North Western Railway Company from 1871 to 1903, his word was law and in the city of Crewe where the L. & N.W.R. operated its "Crewe Works" he was known as "The King of Crewe." Rare.....	More
Signature and Rank.
ZIEGENBEIN, Leopold (1874-1950).
Co-designer of the North German Lloyd's speedy liners "Bremen" and "Europa" and captain of the former, which made the fastest Atlantic crossing ever between Bremerhaven and New York in 1929. Bold signature and "Captain / S.S. Bremen," heavy stock 4" X 2¼" card, n.p., n.d. Near fine. Minor mounting traces.....	More