RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Gus Grissom514 - Gus Grissom
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Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Grissom, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “Regards to Harold Fareese, Virgil I. Grissom.” In fine condition, w
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 9515 - Apollo 9
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Kranz’s laminated Apollo badge for the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Mission Control Center-Houston, 2.25 x 3.75, stamped with his name, “Eugene F. K
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 9516 - Apollo 9
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Color official NASA 10 x 8 lithograph of the Apollo 9 crew posing in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip by Jim McDivitt and Dave Scott,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 11517 - Apollo 11
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Three 8 x 10 photos: an official color NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To J…Neil Armstro
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11518 - Apollo 11
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Commemorative program entitled “The First Lunar Landing: As Told by The Astronauts,” celebrating the 20th anniversary of the event, 9 x 12, 24 pages,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11519 - Apollo 11
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TLS signed by the entire Apollo 11 prime crew, “Neil Armstrong,” “Buzz Aldrin,” and “Mike Collins,” one page, 8 x 9.5, NASA letterhead, July 8, 1969.
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong520 - Neil Armstrong
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Highly desirable uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, w
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong521 - Neil Armstrong
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Scarce personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Armstrong, “N. A. Armstrong,” payable to Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy for $50, December
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong522 - Neil Armstrong
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Program for the National Civil Service League’s 16th career service awards held on May 8, 1970, at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 4 x 9, signed on the i
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong523 - Neil Armstrong
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Ballpoint signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong524 - Neil Armstrong
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Appealing color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Armstrong in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Bonnie, with best wishes—Neil Armstrong.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong525 - Neil Armstrong
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NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club FDC with a cachet honoring the moon landing, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To John Vetter—with bes
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong526 - Neil Armstrong
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white spacesuit in front of a lunar background, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Kim—Neil
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Michael Collins527 - Michael Collins
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Uncommon color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the command module Columbia floating in lunar orbit, signed in black felt tip, “Michael Collins, ‘Columbia’ Pilo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins528 - Michael Collins
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Signed book: Carrying the Fire. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 9.25, 478 pages. Signed on a free end page in blu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 12529 - Apollo 12
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Kranz’s laminated Apollo badge for the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Mission Control Center-Houston, 2.5 x 3.75, stamped with his name, “Eugene F. Kr
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 12530 - Apollo 12
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Glossy second-generation 10 x 8 NASA photo of the lunar surface with the Apollo 12 lunar module on the horizon, signed in black felt tip by Charles Co
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12531 - Apollo 12
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Commemorative cover with a ‘Man on the Moon’ cachet honoring the Apollo program, postmarked November 14, 1969, signed in black felt tip by Charles Con
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean532 - Alan Bean
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Vivid color limited edition 40 x 13 giclee print on stretched canvas entitled ‘Apollo Moonscape, an Explorer Artist’s Vision,’ numbered 15/80, promine
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean533 - Alan Bean
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Color limited edition 12 x 14 giclee print on stretched canvas entitled ‘A Jewel in the Heavens,’ numbered 15/150, signed in the lower left in gold in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13534 - Apollo 13
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 command module, signed in silver ink, “Short circuited wires caused a fire, expanding gaseous oxyge
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 13535 - Apollo 13
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 13 mission, signed in black felt tip by James Lovell, Ken Mattingly, and Fred Haise. In fine con
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard536 - Alan Shepard
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in his white space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed and inscribed in bl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dave Scott537 - Dave Scott
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Photo booklet entitled ‘Apollo 15: At Hadley Base,’ published by the NASA’s office of public affairs in 1971, 32 pages, 12 x 9, signed on the front co
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Young538 - John Young
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Handsome color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Young in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Jerry, Best Regards, John Young.” In fi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan539 - Gene Cernan
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Cernan saluting the American flag on the moon’s surface with the lunar module and rover in the background, signed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Christa McAuliffe540 - Christa McAuliffe
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Challenger STS-51-L launch day postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring the tragic mission, signed in black ballpoint, “S. C. McAuliffe.” In fine c
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz541 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Unbound printed ASTP final flight plan prepared by the Johnson Space Center, 8 x 10.5, dated May 15, 1975, signed on the front cover in black felt tip
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Astronauts542 - Astronauts
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Nice collection of nineteen photos of various astronauts and NASA personnel, mostly glossy and satin-finish, ranging in size from 7 x 5 to 14 x 11, ea
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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STS-3543 - STS-3
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Flown American flag carried aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, 5.75 x 3.75, affixed to an 11 x 8.5 presentation sheet bearing printed signatures of as
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Paul Weitz544 - Paul Weitz
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Exceptional collection of flown ‘gag’ photos, each signed and flight-certified in felt tip, “Carried on STS-6 in our FDF, Paul Weitz CDR,” with humoro
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 9545 - Apollo 9
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Flown embroidered Apollo 9 mission patch, measuring 3.5? in diameter, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in blue felt tip, “Flown on Apollo 9,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15546 - Apollo 15
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Flown sterling ‘Silver Snoopy’ pin, ‘Type IV’ carried on board Apollo 15, and carried in the pocket of Dave Scott’s space suit during all three missio
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15547 - Apollo 15
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Supremely desirable flown American flag, 11.5 x 7.75, signed and flight-certified in blue ballpoint by Commander David Scott, “This flag was flown in
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15548 - Apollo 15
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Flown single-sided cue card carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission, 4 x 7, signed and flight-certified along the right border in blue b
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15549 - Apollo 15
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Flown aluminum ‘lunar rover license plate,’ 1.3 x 0.8, marked with the registration number “LRV 001,” with “MOON” as the home state, the year 1971, an
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15550 - Apollo 15
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Apollo 15 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 15 mission insignia on the face and engraved on the revers
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon551 - Richard Gordon
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Gordon’s Apollo 15 training-used lunar orbit monitoring chart, folded to 10.5 x 8, signed in black ballpoint, “Used in training on Apollo 15, Richard
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo552 - Apollo
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A model of the Apollo Command Module rotation controller handle, measuring 4.5? tall, signed on the side in gold ink by Richard Gordon. The controller
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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LM Coldplate553 - LM Coldplate
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A metal LM Coldplate made by Avco Aerostructures Division and used for cooling electronics, 25 x 3, labeled in black text as“Cold Plate Assy” and “Mfg
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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LM Protective Cover554 - LM Protective Cover
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Small clear plastic LM protective cover with a Velcro swatch affixed to the reverse, 2 x 1, bearing black text reading, “Remove Before Flight, LDW420P
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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LM Surge Tank555 - LM Surge Tank
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A cylindrical Lunar Module Surge Tank, a part of the Environmental Control System, measuring approximately 7? long and 3? in diameter, sealed in its p
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Saturn V556 - Saturn V
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Saturn V launch vehicle Exploding Bridge Wire (EBW) Firing Unit mounted on a 19 x 8 plywood board, with a George C. Marshall Space Flight Center metal
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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STS-1557 - STS-1
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Unflown STS-1 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia. The reverse is encircled
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John Glenn558 - John Glenn
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Glossy 10.75 x 8 photo of Glenn climbing inside his Friendship 7 capsule, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple trivial creases t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn559 - John Glenn
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 half-length photo of Glenn in his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a slightly grainy quality
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts560 - Mercury Astronauts
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Three items: a business check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Schirra, “Walter M. Schirra,” payable to Hale Wale for $500, October 28, 1983; a T
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini561 - Gemini
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Two items: a star chart used for training during the Gemini program, 7 x 9, depicting the area of the Bootes constellation; and a large Gemini 11 spac
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini Astronauts562 - Gemini Astronauts
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Appealing set of four satin-finish 8 x 10 photos, each signed in black felt tip by the Gemini astronaut pictured, including: Jim McDivitt, Richard Gor
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin563 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “We Came in Peace, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very fine c
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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