RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction’s February Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction will host over 750 lots of historical memorabilia from all genres, ranging from America’s presidents to the starlets of Hollywood. Among the highlights offered for sale are rare autograph letters by Alan Turing and Albert Einstein, a signed photo of Emperor Hirohito, a Roman Olympic torch, and Peter Finch’s Golden Globe for Network. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in February 2017.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Charles Lindbergh305 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: The Spirit of St. Louis. Presentation edition, number 120. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 561 pages. Sig...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh306 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: We. Authors autograph edition, limited issue, numbered 251/1000. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 308 pages. ...
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Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh307 - Charles Lindbergh
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Striking vintage circa 1927 matte-finish 5.25 x 7.75 portrait by G. L. Manuel Freres, affixed to an 8.5 x 12 mount, signed and inscribed in fountain p
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh308 - Charles Lindbergh
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TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, July 12, 1969. Letter to Nelson Buhler concerning the Baruch award, in full: “On returning from several weeks abroad, I find
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Orville Wright309 - Orville Wright
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The Winters National Bank check, 7.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, "Orville Wright," payable to Allison Pattern Wo...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Wright Brothers310 - Wright Brothers
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Highly appealing set of five original pencil sketches by Louis P. Christman, chief production engineer of the Wright Aeroplane Co., on individual off-
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Wright Brothers311 - Wright Brothers
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Attractive pairing of silver gelatin newspaper photographs, 7.25 x 4.75 and 7.5 x 4.75, individually affixed to their original mounts with captions af
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Mercury 7313 - Mercury 7
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DS, four pages, 8.5 x 13, October 8, 1965. Contract in which Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayto
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Wally Schirra314 - Wally Schirra
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Three items: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Wally Schirra sitting with Walter Cronkite during a CBS televised moon-landing special, signed in black felt tip
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Group 3 Astronauts315 - Group 3 Astronauts
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Amazing DS, five pages, 8.5 x 13, March 2, 1964. Agreement contract between NASA astronaut group 3 and Harry A. Batten, in which the group "hav...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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James Lovell316 - James Lovell
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James Lovell's amazing flown American flag, 18 x 11.25, signed on a white stripe in black ink, "This American flag was flown aboard Gemini ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 1317 - Apollo 1
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Incredible glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 1 crew posing with employees from the Command Module design team at North American Aviation, signed above
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 8318 - Apollo 8
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Two letters: an ALS signed by Paul Haney, and a TLS signed by George M. Low, both one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, March 14, 1969. Both letters ar
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Jim McDivitt319 - Jim McDivitt
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Jim McDivitt's flown American flag, 17.25 x 11.25, signed on the white stripes in black ink, "Flown on Apollo 9, Jim McDivitt." In fin...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Jim McDivitt320 - Jim McDivitt
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Flown Apollo 9 CSM overview schematic for the fuel cell/cryogenic system, 22 x 10.5, vertically signed and flight-certified in the left margin in gree
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11321 - Apollo 11
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Signed book: Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft. Washington, DC: NASA, 1979. Hardcover, 7 x 10, 538 pages. Signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11322 - Apollo 11
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Three signed photos individually signed in black felt tip by an Apollo 11 astronaut, each inscribed to noted Kennedy collector Robert White, including
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong323 - Neil Armstrong
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Limited edition 19 x 29 lithograph of Armstrong in his flight suit prior to the Apollo 11 mission, numbered 568/1000, signed in pencil by history’s fi
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong324 - Neil Armstrong
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Signed book: First on the Moon. Second printing. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 434 pages. Signed and inscribed on th
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong325 - Neil Armstrong
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Appealing launch date postal cover with a cachet honoring the crew of Apollo 11, postmarked July 16, 1969, signed in black ballpoint by Armstrong. In
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12326 - Apollo 12
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Signed book: Apollo: An Eyewitness Account. First edition, first printing. Shelton, CT: Greenwich Workshop Press, 1998. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alan Bean327 - Alan Bean
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Alan Bean's flown miniature gold Navy wings pin carried aboard Apollo 12 for Skylab 3 commander Jerry Carr, measuring 1? long, hallmarked on the...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon328 - Richard Gordon
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Flown Apollo 12 CSM schematic for the suit and cabin pressurization system, 36.5 x 10.5, signed and flight-certified in the blank first panel in black
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13329 - Apollo 13
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Signed book: Apollo 13. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 378 pages. Signed on the first free e
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan330 - Gene Cernan
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Extremely desirable pair of flown double-sided cue cards from the Apollo 17 mission, both signed and flight-certified by Apollo 17 Commander Gene Cern
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts331 - Apollo Astronauts
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Vintage circa 1969 felt tip and ballpoint signatures of 25 astronauts on a 16 x 16 sheet, including: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Ala
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jack Lousma332 - Jack Lousma
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Flown printed fabric American flag patch worn on Jack Lousma's PBI S1030A Ejection Escape suit during the launch and landing of the Columbia'...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Jack Lousma333 - Jack Lousma
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A large placard flown on the STS-3 mission, 11 x 6.25, with ornately designed black text on the front, reading: "Pick Nits." A swatch of c...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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STS-29: Robert Springer334 - STS-29: Robert Springer
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Massive flown American flag carried on the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-29, measures 58 x 31.5, flight-certified on the reverse in black
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Shenzhou-1 Flown Stamps335 - Shenzhou-1 Flown Stamps
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Rare flown pair of stamps carried aboard the Shenzou-1 spaceship, each 1 x 1.25, numbered 2250/4000, displayed within an attractive 10.5 x 13.25 China
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Shenzhou-4 Flown Stamps336 - Shenzhou-4 Flown Stamps
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Rare flown block of two stamps carried aboard the Shenzou-4 spaceship, 1.25 x 2, numbered 2525/3200, displayed within an attractive 10 x 7.25 China Ma
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin338 - Buzz Aldrin
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Two awards presented to Buzz Aldrin: a fine crystal trophy for the "Norman A. Sugarman Children's Biography Award" presented to Aldrin...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin339 - Buzz Aldrin
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Buzz Aldrin's Art Gilmore Career Achievement Award plaque, 13 x 10.5, featuring three-dimensional camera and microphone statuettes attached to t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin340 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, with a reflection of Armstrong in his visor, signed in blue felt tip, “Fir
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin341 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 full-length profile photo of Aldrin posing near the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “First Lunar L
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin342 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” I
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin343 - Buzz Aldrin
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Two signed photos: a color 4 x 6 postcard of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in blue ballpoint; and an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Al
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12344 - Apollo 12
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Flown .75 x 1 swatch of Kapton foil removed from the outer skin of the Apollo 12 Command Module Yankee Clipper, affixed to a certificate of authentici
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13345 - Apollo 13
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 capsule, signed in gold ink, "Gene Kranz, Flight" and "'We may have had ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13346 - Apollo 13
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Double-sided page removed from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flight Crew G & N Dictionary, 5.5 x 8, listing a basic date of January 5, 1970, signed...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 9347 - Apollo 9
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Official color glossy 10 x 8 NASA red-numbered photo of the Apollo 9 crew posing in their white space suits with the Saturn rocket resting in its towe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo Dover ILC Employee Archive348 - Apollo Dover ILC Employee Archive
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Collection of items from the collection of a longtime employee of ILC Industries in Dover, Delaware, which has developed space suits for NASA since th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo, Skylab, and Shuttle349 - Apollo, Skylab, and Shuttle
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Vintage color placemat entitled 'The Story of Flight,' 13.75 x 9.75, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by 25 astronauts, including: Alan Shep...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong350 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Helen—Neil Armstrong.&qu...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong351 - Neil Armstrong
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Attractive color 14.5 x 29.75 Aerospace Walk of Honor poster entitled 'Where Dreams Take Flight,' showing the silhouette of a pilot walking ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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ASF Club 2007352 - ASF Club 2007
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Astronaut Scholarship Foundation collection of twelve color satin-finish photos as part of membership to the 2007 Astronaut Autograph Club, 8 x 10 and
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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ASF Club 2008353 - ASF Club 2008
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Astronaut Scholarship Foundation collection of thirteen color satin-finish photos as part of membership to the 2008 Astronaut Autograph Club, 8 x 10 a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Astronaut Hall of Fame354 - Astronaut Hall of Fame
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Limited edition color 18 x 24 poster for the US Astronaut Hall of Fame entitled 'Share the Adventure,' signed in black felt tip by sixteen a...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan355 - Gene Cernan
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cernan posing in his white spacesuit, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, Last Man on Moon, Apollo XVII.” In fin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan356 - Gene Cernan
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Cernan holding and saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, nicely signed in blue felt tip, “Gen
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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