RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale features more than 850 rare and remarkable lots, with highlights to include an extremely rare signature of Declaration signer Thomas Lynch, Jr., a post-Beatles check signed by Lennon and McCartney, a Winston Churchill publishing archive, autographs of rare Cuban revolutionaries, and a scarce document from King Henry VIII. 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 May 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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World War II Aces358 - World War II Aces
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Grouping of nineteen items signed by various World War II fighter pilots, consisting mostly of signed photos and cards, including: Charles E. Adams, J
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War II Aces359 - World War II Aces
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Grouping of thirty signatures of World War II fighter pilots on individual cards, including: Leslie E. Anderson, Robert Barkey, Lloyd G. Barnard, Norm
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War II Aces360 - World War II Aces
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Grouping of twelve letters signed by various World War II fighter pilots, including: Fredric F. Champlin (TLS), Robert C. Coats (ALS), Donald F. Croni
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart361 - Amelia Earhart
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ALS signed “A. M. E.,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, postmarked November 22, 1924. Letter to friend and former beau Lloyd Royer, in full: "Our le...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart362 - Amelia Earhart
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Personal check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Earhart, payable to Airwoman Inc. for $100, May 16, 1935. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart363 - Amelia Earhart
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Crisp ink signature, "Amelia Earhart,” on an off-white 5 x 3.25 card. Includes two vintage glossy 5 x 3.5 photos, one showing Earhart with note...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh364 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: Lindbergh of Minnesota: A Political Biography. First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Orville Wright365 - Orville Wright
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Bank check, 8.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Wright, "Orville Wright," payable to cash for $200, October 1, 1918. In fine condition. A d...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Airplane366 - Airplane
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Large bronze airplane sculpture set upon a wooden base, measuring 29 x 31 x 26 and weighing 43 pounds, with a plaque on the base reading: "Pres...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Airplane Pedal Car367 - Airplane Pedal Car
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Vintage toy airplane pedal car, measuring 64? long with a 74? wingspan, painted in gray, red, and yellow. Comes with a mannequin of a child dressed as
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Concorde368 - Concorde
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Sleek model of the supersonic Concorde jet crafted from polished aluminum, made by Restoration Hardware, measuring approximately 45 x 22 x 18 and weig
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Curtiss Wright Dehmel Flight Trainer369 - Curtiss Wright Dehmel Flight Trainer
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Section of an original Curtiss-Wright Dehmel Flight Trainer converted into a decorative display piece, constructed of aircraft aluminum with plywood r
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Icarus370 - Icarus
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Bronze statue of Icarus, measuring an overall 16? tall with a wingspan of 10.5?, with a weight of 7.2 pounds, bearing a foundry mark on the base, &q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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L'Aviation371 - L'Aviation
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Handsome bronze-colored statue entitled "L'Aviation" after Emile Louis Picault, cast spelter, measuring approximately 7.5 x 31 x 8 and...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh372 - Charles Lindbergh
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Gargantuan original painting honoring Charles Lindbergh and the first solo transatlantic flight, measuring 95? long and 29? tall, portraying his famed
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pan Am373 - Pan Am
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Vintage sky blue Pan Am stewardess uniform designed by Academy Award–winning costume designer Edith Head, manufactured by Stonington, complete with ja
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Pan Am374 - Pan Am
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Vintage navy blue Pan Am flight attendant's uniform by Stonington, complete with jacket, pants, shirt, shoes, hat, and "Pan Am Stewardess&q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Starr Piano Co. Wooden Propellor375 - Starr Piano Co. Wooden Propellor
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World War I–era wooden airplane propellor manufactured by the Starr Piano Company of Richmond, Indiana, measuring approximately 98? long with a 9? wid
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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US Air Force Recruiting Service376 - US Air Force Recruiting Service
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Vintage red, white, and blue Air Force recruitment jet model, measuring 75? long with a 46? wingspan, with "United States Air Force Recruiting ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager and Bob Hoover377 - Chuck Yeager and Bob Hoover
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FDC with a cachet honoring the first supersonic flight, signed in black ink, "Chuck Yeager" and "Bob Hoover, USAF Bell X-1 Back Up &a...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Zeppelin378 - Zeppelin
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Collection of three commemorative items related to Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin: a very lightweight 8.25? long spoon crafted from the salvaged airframe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Zeppelin Badge379 - Zeppelin Badge
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Scarce pre-WWI zeppelin badge, measuring approximately 1.5 x 1.75, with a metal body shaped like a Prussian eagle, emblazoned in the center with an im
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Zeppelins380 - Zeppelins
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Two interesting old models: a 25? long model of Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin's LZ-5 airship, constructed of canvas and wood, set upon a wooden st...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury 7381 - Mercury 7
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Enormously desirable complete set of vintage official color NASA semi-glossy numbered photographs of the original Mercury seven astronauts, 8 x 10 and
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Edward H. White II382 - Edward H. White II
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.25, NASA letterhead, February 21, 1963. Letter to a supporter, in part: "I wish to thank you for your very nice letter an...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gemini 5383 - Gemini 5
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Amazing set of four flown visual acuity cards carried aboard Gemini missions 5 and 7, and presented to Dr. John H. Taylor, the main investigator at NA
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 12384 - Apollo 12
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Lunar flown fabric American flag carried to the moon on the Apollo 12 mission, 6 x 4, affixed to an off-white 7.25 x 12.5 mat, signed and inscribed on
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 15385 - Apollo 15
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Desirable flown American flag carried on Apollo 15, 6 x 4, signed and flight-certified in black ink, "This flag was flown to the moon onboard t...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 16386 - Apollo 16
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Ring-bound Apollo 16 Basic LM Data Card Book used by Charlie Duke during mission training, 32 pages plus cardstock covers, 8.5 x 10.5, December 16, 19
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Challenger387 - Challenger
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Highly desirable official color 9.75 x 7.75 NASA lithograph of the tragic crew of the STS–51–L mission, signed in black felt tip, "El Onizuka,&...
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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Hasselblad Data Module388 - Hasselblad Data Module
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Flown Hasselblad DE-32 Data Module which was attached to the top of the Hasselblad 70mm film Data Recording Magazine as part of the Hasselblad 553 ELS
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Christa McAuliffe389 - Christa McAuliffe
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of mission 51–L primary and backup Teacher in Space crew members Christa McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan, signed an
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Christa McAuliffe390 - Christa McAuliffe
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Color semi–glossy 7.5 x 8.75 photo of McAuliffe wearing her blue flight suit and holding a model of the Space Shuttle Orbiter, signed in black felt ti
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts391 - Cosmonauts
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Vintage color glossy 9.25 x 6.25 photo of six legendary cosmonauts, signed in the lower border in various ink types by Yuri Gagarin, Gherman Titov, An
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Mariner Probe392 - Mariner Probe
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Vintage 1:8 scale model of the Mariner IV spacecraft, used by NASA as part of an outreach program during the late 1960s and early 1970s. When folded a
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Mercury Capsule393 - Mercury Capsule
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Fantastic 1:10 scale model of a Project Mercury capsule, used by NASA as part of an outreach program during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The black
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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NASA: Telstar and TIROS394 - NASA: Telstar and TIROS
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Two vintage models used by NASA as part of an outreach program during the late 1960s and early 1970s: a 1:8 scale model of the TIROS–1 satellite, meas
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin395 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in black ink. In very fine condition
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin396 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the liftoff of Apollo 11, signed in black felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI, July 16, 1969.” In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin397 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in thin black felt tip,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin398 - 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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Apollo 11399 - Apollo 11
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Extremely rare Apollo 11 "Hornet Plus Three" button, measuring 2.25? in diameter, featuring deep navy blue text on an ivory-colored backgr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11400 - Apollo 11
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Attractive color third edition of the Apollo 11 Deep Space Reentry Recovery Planning Chart, 41.25 x 13.5, dated June 17, 1969, displaying recovery lin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12401 - Apollo 12
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Two rare official NASA reports: one volume entitled "Lunar Sample Information Catalog, Apollo 12," produced by the Lunar Receiving Laborat...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Apollo 13402 - Apollo 13
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Flown swatch of fabric from the backing material of the astronauts' couches inside the Apollo 13 Command Module, approximately 1 x .5. Encased i...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 13403 - 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 15404 - Apollo 15
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Official color glossy 9.5 x 7.5 NASA photo of the command module Endeavour floating high above the moon, affixed to its original 12.5 x 10.5 mount, si
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 15405 - Apollo 15
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A graphite pencil “X” made with a flown silver pencil carried on board the Apollo 15 mission. Mark is made on a 3.5 x 2 card, which reads, in part: “T
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts406 - Apollo Astronauts
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Four official color NASA lithographs, including: an 8 x 10 composite of four images from the Apollo 9 mission, signed in black felt tip, "Dave ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong407 - Neil Armstrong
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Color 28 x 23 poster of Alan Bean's painting 'For One Priceless Moment,' honoring the 20th anniversary of Apollo 11, signed in blue felt...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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