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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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Edgar Mitchell463 - Edgar Mitchell
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Official color 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of Mitchell working on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Setting up the ALSEP, Edgar Mitch
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell464 - Edgar Mitchell
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell standing alongside the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Edgar Mitchell, 6th man
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Edgar Mitchell465 - Edgar Mitchell
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An official educational ‘NASA Facts’ color poster depicting a roundtrip journey to the moon, measuring 8 x 10.5 folded and 48 x 21 unfolded, signed in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell466 - Edgar Mitchell
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February 11, 1971, issue of NASA’s Spaceport News, 9.5 x 12.5, eight pages, signed on the front page in black felt tip, “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14.” I
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Stuart Roosa467 - Stuart Roosa
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Roosa posing in his white space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission emblem, signed and inscribed in black
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 14: Gene Cernan468 - Apollo 14: Gene Cernan
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Apollo 14 back-up crew decal, 4? in diameter, featuring Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner, double-matted and framed to an overall size of 9.5 x 9.25.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 15 Utility Towel Assembly Bag472 - Apollo 15 Utility Towel Assembly Bag
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Utility Towel Assembly bag, belonging to Commander Dave Scott, and flown aboard the Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavor. Beta cloth bag measuring, 7.75
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15: Dave Scott473 - Apollo 15: Dave Scott
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Flown American flag, 5.5 x 4, flown to the lunar surface during the Apollo 15 mission, flown on board Apollo 9, and carried to the South Pole in 1970.
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15: Dave Scott475 - Apollo 15: Dave Scott
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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 : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15: Dave Scott476 - Apollo 15: Dave Scott
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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 15477 - Apollo 15
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Exceptionally rare Apollo 15 flown Sieger postal cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 15 mission insignia, signed at the top in black felt tip, “La
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15478 - Apollo 15
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Uncommon flown Apollo 15 postal cover carried to the lunar surface aboard the Falcon, 6.5 x 3.75, numbered 17 of 400 and signed in the lower left corn
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15479 - Apollo 15
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Flown ‘Phases of the Moon’ postal cover, carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission. Cover has an affixed color cachet which shows all 15 p
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15480 - Apollo 15
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Very rare Apollo 15 flown 'Shamrock' cover with cachets of a green shamrock, a small Apollo 15 emblem, and a rendering of the Lunar Rover wi...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15481 - Apollo 15
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Apollo 15 insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a cachet of the Apollo 15 mission insignia, and a July 26, 1971, Kennedy Space Center postmark, signed in b
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15: Al Worden482 - Apollo 15: Al Worden
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Flown lunar map section used during the Apollo 15 flight, 10.5 x 7.75, signed in black felt tip, “Flown to the Moon! Al Worden, Apollo 15 CMP.” The ma
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott483 - Dave Scott
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Enormous official NASA first edition lunar map, 58.5 x 41.25, labeled in a box in the lower right, “Lunar Uncontrolled Photomap, Rima Hadley, 1st Edit
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin484 - Jim Irwin
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Supremely rare official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Irwin posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, “My best wishes, Jim Irwin, Ap
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin485 - Jim Irwin
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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 5.75 x 3.75 card, which reads, in part
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin486 - Jim Irwin
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Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Irwin saluting the American flag during his mission, signed in black felt tip beneath a pre-printed sentiment. In fine cond
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin487 - Jim Irwin
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “My best wishes, Jim Irwin,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin488 - Jim Irwin
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Collection of three items: Irwin’s leather-covered 1984 monthly planner, 7 x 10, filled out extensively by Irwin, who writes down appointment and spea
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dave Scott489 - Dave Scott
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Satin-finish 40.5 x 8.5 panoramic photo of Scott examining a boulder on Hadley Delta during his mission, signed in silver ink, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dave Scott490 - Dave Scott
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Very nice print, 22 x 17, of the tire tracks of the lunar rover on the moon’s surface, and featuring a printed quote from Scott, which reads, “As I st
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dave Scott491 - Dave Scott
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Official 10 x 8 NASA lithograph showing Scott with the Lunar Rover in the Hadley Delta area of the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Dave Scot
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Dave Scott492 - Dave Scott
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Scott saluting next to the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “7th Man on the Moon, Dave
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Al Worden493 - Al Worden
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of Worden performing a space walk during the Apollo 15 mission, signed in black felt tip, “Al Worde
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Al Worden494 - Al Worden
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Certificate issued to Worden by Helicopter Training Squadron Eight of the US Navy, one page, 8.5 x 12, March 23, 1967. In part: “Know all me by these
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Dave Scott: Apollo Food495 - Dave Scott: Apollo Food
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Freeze-dried chocolate pudding from the collection of Apollo 15 commander Dave Scott. Sealed packet with integral nozzle measures 5.5 x 7.5, is labele
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Apollo 15496 - Apollo 15
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Uncommon book: Apollo 15 Moon Book. Anaheim, California: Allen Publishing, 1972. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12.25, 104 pages. This rare book, compiled by the c
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 15497 - Apollo 15
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Collection of four original charts from the Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap Series, including one of the Apollo 15 landing area. All four measure 25.5
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Apollo 15498 - Apollo 15
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Unbound printed Apollo 15 final flight plan entitled “AS-510/CSM-112/LM-10, Final Flight Plan,” July 13, 1971, 8 x 10.5, containing a detailed, minute
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 15499 - Apollo 15
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Original Apollo 15 Stowage list, 11 x 8.5, unbound, 161 pages, issued by NASA on July 13, 1971. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 16: John Young503 - Apollo 16: John Young
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Flown complete EVA retractable tether ‘yo-yo’ used on the lunar surface by Apollo 16 Commander John Young. The 2 x 1 x 1 spring container is stamped “
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 16504 - Apollo 16
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Flown sterling silver Apollo 16 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? diameter, with a raised design on the face of the Apollo 16 mission insignia. The r
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 16505 - Apollo 16
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Apollo 16 insurance cover with a cachet of the Apollo 16 mission insignia, and two sets of astronaut wings, bearing an April 16, 1972, Kennedy Space C
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 16506 - Apollo 16
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Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet reading “Apollo-16, ‘Rollback,’” signed in felt tip and ballpoint by John Young, Charlie Duke, and Ken Matti
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John Young507 - John Young
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young walking on the moon, signed in blue felt tip, “All the best, John Young.” In very fine condition.
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John Young508 - John Young
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Young posing in his white space suit, with the Apollo 16 mission emblem in the background, signed in bl
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Young509 - John Young
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, “John Young, 9th man on the moon, Apollo 16 C
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Apollo 16510 - Apollo 16
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Official color satin-finish 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the Apollo 16 crew posing in their white space suits, signed in blue felt tip, “John W
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Young511 - John Young
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young leaping into the air and saluting the American flag during his mission, signed in silver ink, “John Young, 9t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ken Mattingly512 - Ken Mattingly
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Mattingly posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Ken Mattingly513 - Ken Mattingly
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Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Mattingly writing in his CSM checklist during training for the Apollo 16 mission, signed in black felt tip. In fi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke514 - Charlie Duke
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Satin-finish 40.5 x 8.5 panoramic photo of John Young and the lunar rover, with Spook Crater and Stone Mountain visible, signed in silver ink, “Charli
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke515 - Charlie Duke
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the moon, signed in silver ink, “Charlie Duke, 10th Man to walk on the Moon, Apo
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Charlie Duke516 - Charlie Duke
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Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of John Young by the lunar rover on the surface of the moon, signed in blue felt tip, “A Kodak moment! John Young on
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Charlie Duke517 - Charlie Duke
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Official 10 x 8 NASA photo of John Young collecting samples, photographed by Duke, signed in blue felt tip, “John Young collecting lunar samples near
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke518 - Charlie Duke
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Outstanding oversized color satin-finish 40 x 8.25 panoramic photo of the Apollo 16 landing site at Descartes Highlands, showing two different images
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke519 - Charlie Duke
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Two color photos: official 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Duke in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo XVI LMP, 10t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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