A rare 7 x 5 black and white  photo with white border of the German-American science writer. Willy Ley has signed this using a blue fountain pen. A clear autograph of Willy Ley in a half length pose smoking a cigar.

Willy Ley (December 2, 1906 - June 24, 1969) was a German-American science writer and space advocate who helped popularize rocketry and spaceflight in both Germany and the United States. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor.