SIGNATURE HOUSE AUCTION 39A 2011-02-12 Auction - 415 Price Results - Signature House in CA - Page 17
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40: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN383: THOMAS A. EDISON47: [COLONIAL FRACTIONAL CURRENCY]
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UPLAND, CA, United States
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SIGNATURE HOUSE AUCTION 39A

Judeo-Christian, Antiquities, Colonial, Americana, Civil War, Military, Heads Of State & Royalty, Jurists, Cabinet Members, Politicians, Science & Technology, Aviators & Explorers
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[MEDICAL PIONEERS]: Conquerors of polio, American physician and epidemiologist Jonas Salk (1914-1995), who developed the first vaccine (1952) and American virologist Albert B. Sabin (1906-1993), who later produced an
0390: [MEDICAL PIONEERS]Est. $100-$200
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DAVID RITTENHOUSE: (1732-1796). Writing his first mathematical paper at the age of eight, this preeminent American astronomer who was an early observer of the atmosphere of Venus for which he built what is believed to
0391: DAVID RITTENHOUSEEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed
SIR WILLIAM RAMSAY: (1852-1916). British chemist, born in Glasgow, Scotland, who was the first to isolate helium from terrestrial sources. He discovered the noble gases neon, krypton, and xenon, winning the 1904 Nobel
0392: SIR WILLIAM RAMSAYEst. $400-$700Lot Passed
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ALBERT SCHWEITZER: (1875-1964). French theologian, medical missionary, philosopher, musicologist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his philosophy of "reverence for life." ANS in French, 1p, 7½"x2"
0393: ALBERT SCHWEITZEREst. $300-$500
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[SCIENCE NOTABLES]: A nice collection of 16 autographs by 15 notables in the field of science and philosophy. Among them: SP, b/w, 4"x5" portrait signed by Norman Shumway; ANS by Dr. Seymour Kety on Harvard Medical
0394: [SCIENCE NOTABLES]Est. $100-$200Lot Passed
[SPACE EXPLORATION]: An informative space archive comprising detailed original reports, press releases and photos from the 1959 Explorer VI Program. All of this material is original and was officially released by NASA,
0395: [SPACE EXPLORATION]Est. $2,000-$2,800Lot Passed
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JAMES WATSON & FRANCIS CRICK: Signed book, "DNA Pioneer: "James Watson and the Double Helix" by Joyce Baldwin, 136pp, 5¾"x8½", Walker and Company, New York, 1994. First Edition. First Printing. Both Watson and Crick have boldly
0396: JAMES WATSON & FRANCIS CRICKEst. $200-$400
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FRANCIS CRICK: (1916-2004). British biologist who with James D. Watson proposed a spiral model, the double helix, for the molecular structure of DNA. He shared a 1962 Nobel Prize for advances in the study of
0397: FRANCIS CRICKEst. $100-$200
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CHARLES A. LINDBERGH: (1902-1974). American aviator, the first to fly nonstop in a solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927. A national hero, he was dubbed "Lucky Lindy" by an adoring public and was awarded the Pulitzer
0398: CHARLES A. LINDBERGHEst. $1,500-$3,000
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CHARLES A. LINDBERGH: His book, We, "C. A. Lindbergh" 318pp, 5½"x8¼", G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1927. First Edition, later impression. No dustjacket. Boldly signed in full in black fountain pen on flyleaf, adding
0399: CHARLES A. LINDBERGHEst. $800-$1,200
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ORVILLE WRIGHT: (1871-1948). With his brother Wilbur, made the first successful self-propelled airplane. The first flight with Orville at the controls, lasted 12 seconds. Orville also developed the first wind tunnel
0400: ORVILLE WRIGHTEst. $500-$750
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RICHARD E. BYRD: (1888-1957). American Admiral, polar explorer and aviator; author; awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Wartime TLS "ºMarie and Dick Byrd,º" 1p, 8"x10¼", Washington DC, Dec 19, 1942. On Navy
0401: RICHARD E. BYRDEst. $100-$200Lot Passed
RICHARD E. BYRD: Vintage ANS, 1p with integral leaf, 5"x6½", n.p., Mar 28, 1928. On plain beige stationery in full, "To Beverly A. Bagert with best of good wishes & good luck. R E Byrd..." Boldly penned. Fine.
0402: RICHARD E. BYRDEst. $100-$200Lot Passed
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SIR EDMUND HILLARY: (1919-2008). New Zealand mountain climber who with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986) were the first to reach the Himalayan summit of Mt. Everest in 1953. Hillary later explored the Antarctic and led
0403: SIR EDMUND HILLARYEst. $100-$250
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[APOLLO II]: NASA space mission that first put men on the moon on Jul 16, 1969. Crew members included Commander Neil Armstrong (b. 1930), the first man to set foot on the lunar surface; command module pilot
0404: [APOLLO II]Est. $4,000-$7,000
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NEIL ARMSTRONG: (b.1930). Commander of 1969 Apollo 11 lunar mission and first man to walk on the moon; the first civilian to enter NASA's astronaut program. Vintage cardstock NASA ISP, color, 8"x10" half-length
0405: NEIL ARMSTRONGEst. $1,000-$1,500
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CHRISTA MCAULIFFE: (1948-1986). Civilian spokesperson for the shuttle program, the first teacher in space killed in the Challenger disaster. NASA SP, color, 8"x10" half-length standing portrait holding space shuttle
0406: CHRISTA MCAULIFFEEst. $2,700-$3,500Lot Passed
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[APOLLO 12 ASTRONAUTS]: Second manned mission to the Moon, landing the Lunar Module within walking distance of the Surveyor III spacecraft which had touched down on the Moon in April of 1967. NASA printed ISP, color, 8"x10"
0407: [APOLLO 12 ASTRONAUTS]Est. $150-$300
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APOLLO 15: The fourth US lunar landing mission manned by Al Worden (b. 1932); Jim Irwin (1930-1991); and Dave Scott (b. 1932). FDC with colorful cachet of moon's surface postmarked at Warsaw, Poland, Nov 17,
0408: APOLLO 15Est. $300-$500Lot Passed
[APOLLO 15]: Fine commemorative postal cover with attractive illustrated cachet featuring image of the three crewmembers in space suits with Apollo 15 and Yugoslavian commemorative stamps. Postmarked in Zagreb,
0409: [APOLLO 15]Est. $300-$500Lot Passed
[APOLLO ASTRONAUTS]: Set of three Apollo mission astronauts. Included are two individually signed cards, 6"x4", penned by Tom Stafford (b. 1930) commander of Apollo 10 mission, in black felt tip; and Apollo 16 lunar
0410: [APOLLO ASTRONAUTS]Est. $150-$300Lot Passed
CHARLES CONRAD JR.: (1930-1999). Moonwalker; Apollo 12 command pilot in November 1969; Gemini 5 pilot and commander of Gemini 11. ISP with sentiment, color, 8"x10" three-quarter length portrait in spacesuit. Boldly
0411: CHARLES CONRAD JR.Est. $100-$200Lot Passed
CHARLES CONRAD JR.: SP, color, 8"x10" candid portrait in astronaut suit. Boldly signed in black felt tip across image. Small tear at left border of no affect; light toning around edges; else Fine.
0412: CHARLES CONRAD JR.Est. $100-$200Lot Passed
JAMES IRWIN: (1930-1991). Pilot of lunar module and Moonwalker on Apollo 15 mission in 1971, one of only 12 men to walk the lunar surface. He founded High Flight Foundation ministry. Signed program cover, 4"x9,"
0413: JAMES IRWINEst. $100-$200Lot Passed
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