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90c Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry proof plate block of four, February 22, 1890. Top margin block of four 90-cent stamps; plate 25; imperforate

8c William T. Sherman proof plate block of four, March 21, 1893. Top margin block of four 8-cent stamps; plate 269; imperforate

6c James A. Garfield proof plate block of four, February 22, 1890. Top margin block of four 6-cent stamps; plate 23; imperforate

5c Ulysses S. Grant proof plate block of four, June 2, 1890. Top margin block of four 5-cent stamps; plate 48; imperforate

4c Abraham Lincoln proof plate block of four, June 2, 1890. Top margin block of four 4-cent stamps; plate 201; letter M; imperforate

10c Washington type I single, 1857. Creator: Toppan, Carpenter & Company
10c Washington type I single, 1857. Used

2c Post Rider and Horse G Grill single, 1869. Creator: National Bank Note Company
2c Post Rider and Horse G Grill single, 1869. Unused; perf 12

15c Abraham Lincoln F Grill single, 1867. Creator: National Bank Note Company
15c Abraham Lincoln F Grill single, 1867. Unused; perf 12

1c Franklin imprint block of fifty, 1890. Creator: American Bank Note Company
1c Franklin imprint block of fifty, 1890. imprint block of 50 1-cent stamps; imprint: " American Bank Note Company"

$3 Columbus Describing His Third Voyage single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
$3 Columbus Describing His Third Voyage single, 1893. Mint; Design of the stamp is taken from a painting by Francisco Jover entitled " Columbus Describing His Third Voyage"

$2 Columbus in Chains single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
$2 Columbus in Chains single, 1893. mint; Design of the stamp is believed to be after a painting by Leutze painted in 1841

50c Recall of Columbus single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
50c Recall of Columbus single, 1893. Mint; Design of the stamp is taken from a painting by A.G. Heaton entitled " Recall of Columbus"

$1 Queen Isabella Pledging Her Jewels single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
$1 Queen Isabella Pledging Her Jewels single, 1893. Mint

30c Columbus at La Rabida single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
30c Columbus at La Rabida single, 1893. Mint; Design of the stamp is taken from a painting by R. Maso entitled " Columbus at La Rabida"

2c Landing of Columbus single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
2c Landing of Columbus single, 1893. Mint

10c Columbus Presenting Natives single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
10c Columbus Presenting Natives single, 1893. Mint; Design of the stamp taken from a painting by Luigi Gregori entitled " Columbus Presenting Natives"

8c Columbus Restored to Favor single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
8c Columbus Restored to Favor single, 1893. Mint; Design of the stamp taken from a painting by Francisco Jover entitled " Columbus Restored to Favor"

5c Thomas Jefferson type II single, 1860. Creator: Toppan, Carpenter & Company
5c Thomas Jefferson type II single, 1860. Unused

24c Washington re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
24c Washington re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12; re-issue of 1861-65; without grill; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at

24c Washington F Grill single, 1867. Creator: National Bank Note Company
24c Washington F Grill single, 1867. Perf 12; mint

1c Franklin F Grill single, 1867. Creator: National Bank Note Company
1c Franklin F Grill single, 1867. Unused; perf 12

10c Washington E Grill single, 1867. Creator: National Bank Note Company
10c Washington E Grill single, 1867. Unused; perf 12

15c Landing of Columbus re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
15c Landing of Columbus re-issue single, 1875. Used; perf 12; re-issue of 1869; without grill; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at

10c Shield and Eagle re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
10c Shield and Eagle re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

12c Henry Clay single, 1870. Creator: National Bank Note Company
12c Henry Clay single, 1870

1c Franklin re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
1c Franklin re-issue single, 1875. Unused; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia

3c Steam Locomotive essay, 1869. Creator: Unknown
3c Steam Locomotive essay, 1869

30c Franklin reprint single, 1875. Creator: Continental Bank Note Company
30c Franklin reprint single, 1875. Unused; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia

30c Thomas Jefferson single, 1890. Creator: American Bank Note Company
30c Thomas Jefferson single, 1890. Mint

Biocapsule, Primate, 1959. Creator: Army Ballistic Missile Agency
This biocapsule carried Able, a female rhesus monkey, during the first flight to recover a primate from space. On May 28, 1959

Compass, Aperiodic, Wiley Post crash, ca. 1930s Creator: E. S. Ritchie & Sons Inc
From last plane flown by Wiley Post. In 1935 Wiley Post scavenged this aperiodic compass from the older Winnie Mae for use on his new plane, a Lockheed Orion

Satellite, Pioneer IV, 1959. Creator: Space Technology Laboratories
This object is a flight spare of the Pioneer IV spacecraft, which was launched March 3, 1959, on a Juno II launch vehicle

Receiver, Westport, Winnie Mae, Mod AP620, 1919-1939. Creator: Westport Manufacturing Co
Has two parts used on Winnie Mae 1935

Garmin GPS 155, Prototype, 1994. Creator: Garmin International
Aluminum chassis, digital display plate, circuit cards with integrated circuits, rechargable battery pack, 3 connectors on back face plate, front case has control knobs and 10 keys

1c Franklin single, 1887. Creator: American Bank Note Company
1c Franklin single, 1887. Unused; perf 12

Transmitter, Heintz & Kaufman, B1, Sir G. H. Wilkins, 1919-1939
13in.l.10 3/4in.w.5in.h.blk.painted aluminum case with burnished face

Rocket, Solid Fuel, Smokeless Powder, R. H. Goddard, 1918. Creator: Robert Goddard
This is a 1-inch solid fuel rocket built and tested by U.S. rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard during 1917-1918 for the U.S. Army for potential use as a weapon during World War I

Indicator, Directional Gyro, Sperry, Gyro-Mag. Creator: Sperry Corporation
Vacuum operated, ball bank indicator, 6 1/2 in. h. c.1935

Astrodome, Rohm & Hs. Creator: Rohm & Hs
Plexiglas dome, navigation, U.S. Navy, 56 cm. dia. 15 cm. h

Model, Static, Wedell-Williams #44, 1978. Creator: John S. Alcorn
Model, Static, Wedell-Williams #44, 1978. Plastic vacu-formed display model of the Wedell Williams #14 1934 Bendix Trophy race winner aircraft, built in the 1930s. In black and red color scheme

Stopwatch, Douglas World Cruiser, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Stopwatch, Douglas World Cruiser, 1924. Silver stopwatch used by Gen. Leigh Wade on the 1924 flight of the Douglas World Cruiser

Flow Regulator, Liquid Oxygen, Rocket Engine, R. H. Goddard, 1926. Creator: Robert Goddard
This liquid oxygen flow regulator was tested by the American rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945) about July 1926

Prototype Indicator, Low Frequency Omni Range (LOR). Creator
24.1cm long, 13cm wide, 19cm high; c. 1946-1966; to / from, glidepath, azimuth se

Sight, Drift & Ground Speed, Gatty, ca 1931. Creator: Louis Levin & Son Inc
Type b2 gatty; 210mm l; 115 w; 340mm h

Circular Slide Rule, William J. Powell, 1935. Creator: Unknown
During the 1920s William J. Powell led a small group of black air enthusiasts in Los Angeles. He established the Bessie Coleman Flying Club in 1929

6c Abraham Lincoln single, 1882. Creator: American Bank Note Company
6c Abraham Lincoln single, 1882. Mint; perf 12

Propeller, controllable-pitch, two-blade, Hamilton Standard, metal, Ruth Nichols, 1931
This controllable-pitch propeller, one of the first produced by Hamilton Standard, represented a major advance in aircraft technology in the early 1930s

4c Andrew Jackson single, 1883. Creator: American Bank Note Company
4c Andrew Jackson single, 1883. Mint; perf 12

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