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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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Apollo 8 Internal NASA Archive292 - Apollo 8 Internal NASA Archive
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Collection of 11 NASA reports and manuals concerning the Apollo 8 mission. Titles include: AS-503A Preliminary Abort and Alternative Mission Studies:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 9: Dave Scott296 - Apollo 9: Dave Scott
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Flown fabric American flag, 5.75 x 4, carried aboard Apollo 9. Flag is signed on two white stripes in blue ballpoint, “This flag was carried aboard Ap
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 9297 - Apollo 9
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Flown Apollo 9 Robbins Medal, approximately 1-inch diameter, with a raised design on the face of the mission insignia. The reverse of the sterling sil
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 9298 - Apollo 9
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Flown French flag, 5.5 x 4, carried into earth orbit on board Apollo 9. Flag is affixed to a rigid 11 x 14 certificate stating “Carried into space dur
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 9299 - Apollo 9
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Printed poem flown on the Apollo 9 mission. The untitled poem by John Evelyn is printed on a 4 x 3 sheet of parchment-type paper. Poem reads, “There i
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jim McDivitt’s Lunar Module Inverter300 - Jim McDivitt’s Lunar Module Inverter
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Lunar Module inverter presented to astronaut Jim McDivitt. Inverter measures 8.25 x 3.75 and has been converted into a presentation piece with the det
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 9301 - Apollo 9
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Booklet entitled “Code-Name: Spider, Flight of Apollo 9,” 12 x 4.5, printed by the US Government Printing Office, 1969, and distributed by NASA’s Offi
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 9302 - Apollo 9
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Apollo 9 launch date postal cover with a cachet honoring the mission, signed in black felt tip and ink by Dave Scott, James McDivitt, and Rusty Schwei
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 9303 - Apollo 9
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Two clipped color book photos of the Apollo 9 astronauts: one of Dave Scott and Jim McDivitt, signed in black felt tip by Scott and in green felt tip
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Apollo 9304 - Apollo 9
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Three color clipped book photos of the Apollo 9 mission, each signed by one of the mission’s astronauts: Dave Scott, James McDivitt, and Rusty Schweic
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Rusty Schweickart305 - Rusty Schweickart
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Color glossy 14 x 11 photo of the LM in orbit, signed in black felt tip, “First Manned Lunar Module Flight, Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 9 LMP.” In very
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Rusty Schweickart306 - Rusty Schweickart
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Two satin-finish photos, one of Schweickart performing an EVA, and one of him in his flight suit, each signed in felt tip, “Rusty Schweickart, Apollo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Jim McDivitt307 - Jim McDivitt
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Three official NASA photos, including a color 8 x 10 lithograph of McDivitt in his white space suit, each signed in felt tip by McDivitt. In fine cond
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 10310 - Apollo 10
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Extremely rare and highly desirable flown oversize fabric American flag, 18 x 12, carried into lunar orbit aboard Apollo 10 in May 1969. Signed in bla
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 10311 - Apollo 10
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Flown Christian fabric flag, 5.75 x 4, exhibiting a red cross surrounded by a blue square in the upper left corner. Flown aboard Apollo 10, this flag
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 10312 - Apollo 10
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A 9 x 9.25 swatch of flown Beta cloth, with a 3? Apollo 10 mission emblem printed in the center, carried on board Apollo 10. Signed in black felt tip,
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 10313 - Apollo 10
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Flown sterling silver Apollo 10 Robbins Medal, approximately 1.25 x 1.25, with a raised design on the face of the mission insignia and the last names
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 10314 - Apollo 10
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Flown Lunar Module medallion carried into lunar orbit on board the Lunar Module during the Apollo 10 mission. Detailed medallion measures approximatel
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 10315 - Apollo 10
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Flown Earth Landmark map of Houston and southern Texas carried into lunar orbit on board Apollo 10. Color map measures 10.5 x 8, is numbered on a plas
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan316 - Gene Cernan
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Snoopy astronaut doll, approximately 9.5? tall, produced by Determined Productions, signed on the back of Snoopy’s helmet in blue felt tip, “‘Snoopy’
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 10317 - Apollo 10
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Original Apollo Moon Flights globe, made by Bonus Enterprises Inc., measuring 7? tall, signed on the globe in black felt tip by Gene Cernan and Tom St
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 10318 - Apollo 10
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Scarce collection of four color photos, 11 x 14 and 14 x 11, each signed in black felt tip by John Young, Tom Stafford, and Gene Cernan. Images includ
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 10319 - Apollo 10
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Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 10 astronauts in the midst of a press conference, signed in silver ink by Tom Stafford, John Young, an
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Tom Stafford320 - Tom Stafford
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 second generation photo (with NASA red serial number at border) of Stafford posing in his white space suit, signed in blue f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Tom Stafford321 - Tom Stafford
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Two satin-finish 8 x 10 photos: one of the Apollo 10 spacecraft on the launch pad, signed in silver ink; and one of Stafford in his white space suit b
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Gordon Cooper322 - Gordon Cooper
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cooper in his space suit during training, signed in blue felt tip, “Gordon Cooper, Apollo X backup commander.” In very fine con
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Apollo 10: Cooper and Stafford323 - Apollo 10: Cooper and Stafford
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Gordon Cooper’s personally-owned and -used NASA manual titled, “Apollo 10 Spacecraft Dispersion Analysis Volume III: LOI, TEI, and APS Burn-to-Depleti
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Apollo 10324 - Apollo 10
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Apollo 10 launch day postal cover honoring the first manned Lunar Module moon mission, signed in blue and black felt tip by Gene Cernan, Tom Stafford,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin329 - Buzz Aldrin
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Flown Apollo 11 Beta-cloth patch, 3.5 x 3.5, signed and certified on the reverse by Buzz Aldrin in blue ink, “Flown to the moon aboard Apollo XI, Buzz
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11330 - Apollo 11
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Historic flown sterling silver Apollo 11 Robbins Medal, approximately 1.25? diameter, with a raised early design on the face of the iconic Apollo 11 m
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11331 - Apollo 11
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Highly-desirable Apollo 11 ‘Type 3’ insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a cachet of the mission insignia, and a July 16, 1969, Kennedy Space Center postm
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11332 - Apollo 11
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Signed Apollo 11 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a printed color cachet of the moon landing and a July 20, 1969, Houston, Texas, cancellatio
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11333 - Apollo 11
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Rare color satin-finish 7.5 x 11.5 photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, affixed to a 12 x 16 mount, signed on the mount in black felt tip by the enti
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11334 - Apollo 11
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Highly coveted official uninscribed color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 prime crew posing in their white space suits, signed in black felt t
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 and Richard Nixon335 - Apollo 11 and Richard Nixon
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Rare and extraordinary glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of the famous lunar plaque left behind on the moon’s surface, reading, “Here men from the planet Earth
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11336 - Apollo 11
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Printed Shellback Certificate, 13.75 x 10.5, originally issued to Francis G. Williamson, who was on board the USS Hornet during the recovery mission o
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11337 - Apollo 11
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Signed book: First on the Moon. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 434 pages. Signed and
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11338 - Apollo 11
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Three Apollo 11 First Day of Issue philatelic souvenirs, each 4.75 x 6, bearing a printed reproduction of the plaque left on the lunar surface, a firs
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz’s Apollo 11 Flight Book339 - Gene Kranz’s Apollo 11 Flight Book
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Extremely important Apollo 11 console-used manuals, graphs, and procedures utilized by Flight Director Gene Kranz while at his console in Mission Cont
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Moon Man’s Greatest Adventure: Armstrong and von Braun340 - Moon Man’s Greatest Adventure: Armstrong and von Braun
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Signed book: Moon: Man’s Greatest Adventure. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 12.5 x 15.5, 267 pages. Signed on the title page i
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11: Aldrin and Collins341 - Apollo 11: Aldrin and Collins
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Scarce official NASA printed Apollo 11 Lunar Operations Plan, dated June 27, 1969, 8 x 10.5, staple-bound, signed on the front cover in black felt tip
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong342 - Neil Armstrong
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Supremely desirable uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit in front of a lunar background, sign
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong343 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit in front of a lunar background, signed and inscribed in black felt t
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong344 - Neil Armstrong
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Glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Armstrong in a jacket and tie, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To John—With thanks for your contrib
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong345 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA composite lithograph detailing our solar system, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few scattered light cre
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong346 - Neil Armstrong
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Fabulous color 7.5 x 11.5 foil print entitled ‘One Giant Leap,’ affixed to its original 12 x 16 mount, signed on the mount in black felt tip, “Neil Ar
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong347 - Neil Armstrong
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Neat balsa wood business card from Armstrong’s time at the University of Cincinnati, 3.5 x 2, signed on the front in blue felt tip by Armstrong. In fi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong348 - Neil Armstrong
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, October 19, 1987. Letter to Edward Moran, president of the Astronauts Memorial Foundation. In full: “Tha
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong349 - Neil Armstrong
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Two-page program entitled, “Moon & Man & Mail, 11.25 x 9,” recounting the first piece of mail flown to the moon, signed inside in black felt...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin350 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color semi-glossy 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of Aldrin descending the ladder of the lunar module, signed in blue felt tip. Reverse bear
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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