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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

Radio, Receiver, Pan Am, Lockheed Sirius "Tingmissartoq", Lindbergh, 1931-1933
Aircraft receiver. Rectangular box with several knobs for tuning etc. Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Monnett Moni, ca. 1980s. Creator: Harold Weston
Low-wing, vee-tail motorglider, beige with purple, red, and orange trim; single-seat aircraft built from parts sent to builder by mail-order kit; mounted on roadable trailer with wings detached

Indicator, Radar Interrogator, BC-929-A, AN / APN-2 Rebecca Mk IIA, 1940s. Creator: Unknown
Used for locating radar pulse beacons - often used for drops to resistance forces. Rebecca / Eureka is a simple system designed initially to assist in the delivery of supplies to the Army or

Micro UAV, Honeywell RQ-16 T-Hawk, 2000s. Creator: Honeywell
Air vehicle. Miniature Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or drone, small enough to be portable, eg for carrying in a backpack. Hovering feature allows it to search for roadside bombs or IEDS

Monkey mascot, Douglas World Cruiser souvenir, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Monkey mascot, Douglas World Cruiser souvenir, 1924. Stuffed toy spider monkey mascot named " Maggie". Each member of the World Flight (first flight around the world)

15c Daniel Webster single, 1879. Creator: American Bank Note Company
15c Daniel Webster single, 1879. Mint

Primus stove used by Charles Lindbergh, 1931. Creator: Primus
Primus stove used by Charles Lindbergh, 1931. American aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, purchased this Primus portable stove at Baker Lake, Canada

3c Washington single, 1881. Creator: American Bank Note Company
3c Washington single, 1881. Unused; perf 12

Aluminum pot and lid used by Charles Lindbergh, 1931. Creator: Primus
Aluminum pot and lid used by Charles Lindbergh, 1931. This aluminum cooking pot was among the equipment American aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh

4c Fleet of Columbus single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
4c Fleet of Columbus single, 1893

Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Binoculars used by American balloonist, aeronaut, scientist and inventor Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe during the American Civil War

5c Zachary Taylor single, 1879. Creator: American Bank Note Company
5c Zachary Taylor single, 1879. Unused

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, 1964. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Twin-engine, two-seat, supersonic strategic reconnaissance aircraft; airframe constructed largley of titanium and its alloys; vertical tail fins are constructed of a composite

Rocket, Liquid Fuel, Hoopskirt, R. H. Goddard, 1928. Creator: Robert Goddard
American rocket pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the Hoopskirt rocket on December 26, 1928, near Worcester, Massachusetts

4c Abraham Lincoln single, 1890. Creator: American Bank Note Company
4c Abraham Lincoln single, 1890. Unused

Nozzle, Rocket. Solid Fuel, R. H. Goddard, 1918. Creator: Robert Goddard
This is a nozzle from a 1-inch solid fuel rocket which U.S. rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard made during 1917-1918 for the U.S. Army as a weapon during World War I

Suit worn by Mike Melvill aboard SpaceShipOne, 2004. Creator: Unknown
Suit worn by Mike Melvill aboard SpaceShipOne, 2004. Test pilot Mike Melvill wore this suit on June 21, 2004, during the first privately funded spaceflight of SpaceShipOne

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