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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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Buzz Aldrin351 - Buzz Aldrin
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Majestic color satin-finish 40 x 8.25 panoramic photo of Aldrin unloading the EASEP package from the ‘Eagle,’ signed in silver ink. Rolled and in fine
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Buzz Aldrin352 - 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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Buzz Aldrin353 - Buzz Aldrin
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Breathtaking color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “First lunar landing, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” I
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Buzz Aldrin354 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Aldrin on the surface of the moon, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Don Brady, with best wishes, Edwin
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Buzz Aldrin355 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the American flag on the lunar surface, taken during Apollo 11’s liftoff from the moon, signed in black fel
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Buzz Aldrin356 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin alongside the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “July 20, 1969 AD, Buzz Aldrin, Apol
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Buzz Aldrin357 - Buzz Aldrin
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Large bound Project Apollo Spacecraft Test and Checkout Procedures manual, 8.5 x 11, dated October 25, 1967, signed on the front cover in black felt t
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Buzz Aldrin358 - Buzz Aldrin
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Bound Apollo Program Summary Report issued by the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in April of 1975, 8 x 10.5, 425 pages, signed on the front cover in b
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Buzz Aldrin359 - Buzz Aldrin
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Reprint of the Apollo 11 Lunar Photography report, 8.5 x 11, originally printed in 1970, bound by a single staple, signed on the front cover in black
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Buzz Aldrin360 - Buzz Aldrin
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Reprint of NASA’s Spacecraft Operations Checkout Procedure, originally printed on September 6, 1967, 8.5 x 11, bound by a single staple, signed on the
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Buzz Aldrin362 - Buzz Aldrin
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Life Collector’s Series Apollo 11 special edition magazine, 9 x 11, issued in 1999, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Aldrin. Magazine co
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Buzz Aldrin363 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color commemorative stamp sheet, 7.5 x 8.5, celebrating the 1960s, signed in black felt tip by Aldrin. Triple-matted and framed with an informational
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Buzz Aldrin and Frank Borman364 - Buzz Aldrin and Frank Borman
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Program for the Museum of Flying’s third annual salute to aviation, 8.5 x 11, two pages, held on September 20, 1996, at the Museum of Flying at the Sa
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Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins365 - Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
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Color limited edition 26 x 32 print entitled ‘The Eagle’s Last Flight,’ numbered 61/1969, signed in black felt tip by Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
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Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins366 - Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
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Color giclee print on canvas, 24 x 17, of an image of an astronaut sitting in a Command Module, as seen from the outside of the capsule, signed in sil
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Michael Collins367 - Michael Collins
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins suiting up for his historic mission, signed in black felt tip, “Michael Collins, Apollo XI CMP, July 16, 19
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Michael Collins368 - Michael Collins
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Collins posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in black felt tip, “Michael Collins
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Michael Collins369 - Michael Collins
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Majestic color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 11 CM orbiting the moon, signed in black felt tip, “Michael Collins, ‘Columbia’ Pilot, Apollo XI—July
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Michael Collins370 - Michael Collins
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Collins in a simulator, signed in silver ink, “Michael Collins, Apollo XI.” In very fine condition.
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Michael Collins371 - Michael Collins
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the liftoff of Apollo 11, signed in black felt tip, “Apollo XI launch, Michael Collins CMP, July 1969.” In very fin
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Apollo 11 Mission Controllers372 - Apollo 11 Mission Controllers
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 11 mission controllers, signed in black felt tip by Gerry Griffin, Glynn Lunney, Gene Kranz, and Milton Windle
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Apollo 11: Charlie Duke373 - Apollo 11: Charlie Duke
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke in Mission Control during the Apollo 11 mission, signed in blue felt tip, “‘We copy you down Eagle!’ Charlie Duke, A
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Apollo 11 Ablative Plug374 - Apollo 11 Ablative Plug
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Flown ablative hatch plug carried on board the Columbia during the Apollo 11 mission. Plug measures approximately .75? long and is accompanied by a le
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Apollo 11375 - Apollo 11
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Original remnant of gold-colored Mylar insulation flown to the moon on the Apollo 11 command module Columbia. Insulation is affixed to a printed 8 x 2
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Apollo 11376 - Apollo 11
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A .5 x .5 flown swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia’s thermal protection subsystem, removed after splashdown by O
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Apollo 11377 - Apollo 11
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Flown gold foil carried on the Apollo 11 command module Columbia. Swatch measures 1.5 x .75 and is housed in a small plastic pouch affixed to an 8 x 5
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Neil Armstrong378 - Neil Armstrong
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Purdue University 1948 Debris hardcover yearbook dating to Armstrong’s freshman year, 9.5 x 12.25, 501 pages, featuring an image of the future astrona
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Neil Armstrong379 - Neil Armstrong
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Purdue University 1954 Debris hardcover yearbook dating to Armstrong’s senior year, 9.5 x 12.25, 512 pages, featuring two images of Neil Armstrong, tw
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Buzz Aldrin380 - Buzz Aldrin
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Aldrin’s personally-owned and -used complete notebook binder from a worldwide goodwill tour sponsored by the Peace Corps, September 29 to November 5,
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Apollo 11381 - Apollo 11
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Unbound NASA manual titled, “Apollo Mission Techniques Missions F and G Lunar Orbit Activities Revision A, Volume I,” 8 x 10.5, dated May 7, 1969. Int
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Apollo 11382 - Apollo 11
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Unbound NASA manual titled, “Launch Vehicle Operations for Support of Space Vehicle Countdown Demonstration Test and Launch Countdown: Volume III of I
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Apollo 11383 - Apollo 11
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A period photocopy of section three of the Apollo 11 flight plan used for television coverage of the historic mission, housed in a 9 x 11.5 cardstock
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Apollo 11384 - Apollo 11
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Aleck C. Bond’s copy of the official NASA printed Apollo 11 Mission report, dated November, 1969, 8 x 10.5, bound by two staples on the left edge. Bon
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Apollo 11385 - Apollo 11
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Aleck C. Bond’s copy of the official NASA-printed Apollo 11 Lunar Trajectory Notes manual, dated July 14, 1969, 8 x 10.5, 167 pages, bound by two stap
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Apollo 11387 - Apollo 11
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Original and complete Apollo 11 staple-bound press kit, 8.25 x 10.5, 250 pages, providing very detailed information and diagrams related to the first
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Apollo 11388 - Apollo 11
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Original official NASA 70 mm transparency of the cratered lunar surface in the Korolev Basin area, 2 x 2, contained in its original 5.5 x 8.75 present
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Apollo 11: Sea of Tranquility389 - Apollo 11: Sea of Tranquility
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Collection of four original charts of the Sea of Tranquility from the Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap Series. All four measure 25.5? x 26.5? and are 1
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Apollo 11390 - Apollo 11
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Two identical sets of nine oversized official color 20.75 x 16.75 NASA lithographs of the Apollo 11 mission, including a crew photo (bearing inherent
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Apollo 11391 - Apollo 11
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Apollo 11 launch pass, number 2722, 5 x 3, featuring the mission insignia and an image of the moon on the front. Reverse bears a printed signature of
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Apollo 11392 - Apollo 11
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Uncommon oversized 13 x 13 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a printed 10? diameter Apollo 11 mission emblem in the center. Some subtle staining, otherwise
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Apollo 11393 - Apollo 11
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Complete set of five Lion Brothers Apollo 11 patches, featuring one mission patch measuring 3.5? in diameter with the Apollo 11 insignia, and four mis
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Apollo 11394 - Apollo 11
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Large faithfully and vibrantly painted in thick enamel wooden plaque featuring the iconic Apollo 11 mission emblem, measuring 14? in diameter and 1? t
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Apollo 11: Charles A. Berry395 - Apollo 11: Charles A. Berry
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Collection of four items. First, a vintage official color glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Chief Medical Officer Charles Berry, signed and inscribed in blu
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Apollo 11: Andy Warhol396 - Apollo 11: Andy Warhol
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Colorful unsigned poster of Warhol’s work entitled “Moonwalk,” 23 x 39, depicting Buzz Aldrin next to the American flag on the lunar surface. Framed (
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Apollo 11 Paperweight397 - Apollo 11 Paperweight
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Souvenir Apollo 11 paperweight of a brass figure of an astronaut sitting on a Lucite Moon, measuring approximately 3 x 5.25. Flat-bottomed paperweight
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Apollo 12: Richard Gordon400 - Apollo 12: Richard Gordon
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Flown lunar map plate carried into lunar orbit on board the Apollo 12 CSM Yankee Clipper. Plate measures 10.25 x 7 and shows the orbital tracks of rev
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Apollo 12: Richard Gordon401 - Apollo 12: Richard Gordon
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Flown instrument panel data card, flown on the Apollo 12 mission. Blank card measures 5.25 x 8, is dated October 20, 1969, in the lower corner, and is
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Apollo 12: Richard Gordon402 - Apollo 12: Richard Gordon
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Flown Apollo CSM water and waste schematic, 27.75 x 10.5, carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 12 mission. Four-fold schematic is labeled on the
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Apollo 12 Tie Tack Pin403 - Apollo 12 Tie Tack Pin
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Pin depicts a Systems Nuclear Auxiliary Power (SNAP) 27 Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator with the moon in the background, and measures approximat
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Alan Bean404 - Alan Bean
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Original rough-draft full-length felt tip sketch of an Apollo moonwalker on an 11.25 x 18.25 off-white sheet. Image depicts an astronaut in his space
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