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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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Jack King's Apollo 15 Set of (5) Badges8363 - Jack King's Apollo 15 Set of (5) Badges
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Kennedy Space Center Chief of Public Information during projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo (1931–2015) who provided public announcements and commenta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean's Apollo 16 Flown Robbins Medal8364 - Alan Bean's Apollo 16 Flown Robbins Medal
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Alan Bean's flown sterling silver Apollo 16 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 16 mission insign...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Oversized Signed Photograph8365 - Apollo 16 Oversized Signed Photograph
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Uncommon official color semi-glossy 14 x 11 NASA photo of Young jumping off the lunar surface and saluting the American flag, affixed to the original
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Signed Award Certificate and Cover8366 - Apollo 16 Signed Award Certificate and Cover
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Two items: an uninscribed color 8.5 x 11 cardstock RCA award certificate bearing an affixed postage stamp and April 16, 1972, Kennedy Space Center can
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Signed Invitation8367 - Apollo 16 Signed Invitation
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Appealing invitation for an official luncheon honoring the Apollo 16 astronauts at the at the Grand Ballroom, Sherman House, in Chicago, Illinois, on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Signed Cover and Duke Signed Photograph8368 - Apollo 16 Signed Cover and Duke Signed Photograph
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Two items: an Apollo 16 Recovery Force cover postmarked on the USS Ticonderoga on the splashdown date of April 27, 1972, signed in ink by John Young,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Young Signed Photograph8369 - John Young Signed Photograph
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Gorgeous color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young leaping off the lunar surface and saluting the American flag, signed nicely in bold white ink, “John
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John Young Signed Photograph8370 - John Young Signed Photograph
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Sought-after color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Young posing in his white space suit, signed in black ink, “John Young, 9th man on the moo
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke Oversized Signed Photograph8371 - Charlie Duke Oversized Signed Photograph
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Uncommon official color semi-glossy 11 x 14 NASA photo of Duke wearing a suit and tie and posing next to a small model of a lunar lander, affixed to i
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Charlie Duke Oversized Signed Photograph With Quote8372 - Charlie Duke Oversized Signed Photograph With Quote
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Attractive color semi-glossy 15.25 x 9.25 panoramic photo of the Apollo 16 lunar module, rover, and American flag at the Descartes Highlands, signed i
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Charlie Duke Signed Photograph8373 - Charlie Duke Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, nicely signed in silver ink, “Charlie Duke, 10th M
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jack King's Apollo 16 Set of (3) Badges8374 - Jack King's Apollo 16 Set of (3) Badges
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Kennedy Space Center Chief of Public Information during projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo (1931–2015) who provided public announcements and commenta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Flown Pyro System Schematic Fragment8375 - Apollo 16 Flown Pyro System Schematic Fragment
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Flown Pyro System schematic section from a data book flown to the moon’s surface aboard the Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion, approximately 1.25 x 1. Enca
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Fire Extinguisher Rupture Burst Disk8376 - Apollo 16 Fire Extinguisher Rupture Burst Disk
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Flown burst disc assembly removed from the lone fire extinguisher of the Apollo 16 command module Casper, consisting of disc and two small circular me
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Apollo 16 Set of (11) Training Cue Cards8377 - Apollo 16 Set of (11) Training Cue Cards
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Assortment of eleven cue cards used during Apollo 16 simulation bay training, ranging in size from 3.5 x 1.5 to 6 x 8, ten of which are dated March 8,
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Gene Cernan Flown Apollo 17 Signed Map8379 - Gene Cernan Flown Apollo 17 Signed Map
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Tremendous Lunar Descent Navigation map No. 6 carried to the moon aboard the lunar module Challenger during the Apollo 17 mission, 10 x 7.5, signed an
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown Penthouse Centerfold8380 - Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown Penthouse Centerfold
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Gene Cernan's Penthouse centerfold carried to the Moon aboard the command module America during the Apollo 17 mission, measures 10.25 x 14 unfol...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Lunar-Surface Flown Schematic8381 - Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Lunar-Surface Flown Schematic
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Gene Cernan’s lunar flown Abort Guidance System signal flow schematic carried aboard the lunar module Challenger during the Apollo 17 mission, measure
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown EVA Cue Card8382 - Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown EVA Cue Card
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Flown double-sided Command Module EVA cue card used on the Apollo 17 mission, 5.75 x 8, vertically signed and flight-certified on the reverse in blue
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Mission-Used Pair of Console Checklists8383 - Apollo 17 Mission-Used Pair of Console Checklists
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Flight Director Neil B. Hutchinson's mission-used console checklists for Apollo 17, 9.5 x 11.75, one labeled "Activation/Descent" and ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Mission-Used Console 'Bible'8384 - Apollo 17 Mission-Used Console 'Bible'
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Flight Director Neil B. Hutchinson's mission-used console manual for Apollo 17, 11 x 11.5, bearing a handwritten note by Hutchinson affixed to t...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flown American Flag8385 - Apollo 17 Flown American Flag
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Incredible lunar flown American flag, 5.75 x 4, carried to the moon aboard the lunar module Challenger during the Apollo 17 mission. Includes a TLS si
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Oversized Signed Photograph8386 - Apollo 17 Oversized Signed Photograph
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Attractive color glossy 14 x 10.75 photo of Commander Cernan posing between the lunar rover and American flag on the surface of the moon, affixed to t
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Signed Newspaper8387 - Apollo 17 Signed Newspaper
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Copy of Today: Florida's Space Age Newspaper from December 7, 1971, measures 15.5 x 11.5 folded, showing a brilliant wide image of the launch of...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Signed Cover8388 - Apollo 17 Signed Cover
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Apollo 17 launch day cover with a cachet depicting the crew, signed in black felt tip by Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, and Ron Evans. In fine conditi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flown Film Fragment Presentation8389 - Apollo 17 Flown Film Fragment Presentation
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Lunar flown .5 x .5 film chip fragment from the historic Apollo 17 mission, affixed to an 8.5 x 11 certificate of authenticity signed by Richard W. Un
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flown Fragments of CM Outer Skin8390 - Apollo 17 Flown Fragments of CM Outer Skin
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Two small flown swatches from the silver-colored outer skin of the Apollo 17 Command Module America, both .5 x .75, encased in a cylindrical 2.25 x 3
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Apollo 17 Oversized 3D Landing Site Relief Map8391 - Apollo 17 Oversized 3D Landing Site Relief Map
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Phenomenal Apollo 17 lunar surface high-relief topographical map, 1:40000 scale, approximately measures 45 x 31, and portrays the dramatic terrain of
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Fire Extinquisher Rupture Burst Disk8392 - Apollo 17 Fire Extinquisher Rupture Burst Disk
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Flown burst disc assembly removed from the lone fire extinguisher of the Apollo 17 command module America, consisting of disc and two small circular m
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Apollo 17 Set of (6) Training Cue Cards8393 - Apollo 17 Set of (6) Training Cue Cards
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Set of six cue cards used during Apollo 17 simulation bay training, ranging in size from 2 x 6.5 to 6.5 x 7, five of which are dated September 4, 1972
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Jack King's Apollo 17 Pair of Badges8394 - Jack King's Apollo 17 Pair of Badges
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Kennedy Space Center Chief of Public Information during projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo (1931–2015) who provided public announcements and commenta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Beta Cloth8395 - Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Beta Cloth
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Gene Cernan's personally-owned 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3.5? diameter Apollo 17 mission insignia in the center. In fine condition. A...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Signed Book8396 - Gene Cernan Signed Book
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Signed book: The Last Man on the Moon. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.25, 356 pages. Sign...
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Gene Cernan's Collection of (3) Signed Books8397 - Gene Cernan's Collection of (3) Signed Books
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Three books from the personal collection of moonwalker Gene Cernan, each signed on an opening page in black ink below his ownership stamp, “Gene Cerna
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Collection of (7) Signed Space Books8398 - Gene Cernan's Collection of (7) Signed Space Books
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Group of seven books from the personal collection of moonwalker Gene Cernan, each signed on an opening page or the front pastedown in ink below his ow
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Collection of (6) Signed Space Books8399 - Gene Cernan's Collection of (6) Signed Space Books
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Group of six books from the personal collection of moonwalker Gene Cernan, each signed on an opening page in ink below his ownership stamp, “Gene Cern
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Signed Decal Display8400 - Gene Cernan Signed Decal Display
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Apollo 14 back-up crew decal, 4.25 x 4, featuring the cartoon characters the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, with the last names of the backup crew al
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Collection of (5) Signed Items8401 - Gene Cernan Collection of (5) Signed Items
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Collection of five items signed by Cernan, including: a cover postmarked at Houston, May 11, 1972, signed in black felt tip, "LM Simulator, Gen...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Signed Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Procedures Manual8402 - Gene Cernan Signed Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Procedures Manual
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Staple-bound Apollo 17 Final Lunar Surface Procedures manual, Volume 1: Nominal Plans, 8 x 10.5, 312 pages, dated November 6, 1972, signed on the fron
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph8403 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 full-length photo of Cernan standing on the surface of the moon between the American flag and the lunar rover, signed in bla
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph8404 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 full-length photo of Cernan standing on the surface of the moon between the lunar rover and the American flag, signed in blu
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph8405 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Tremendous color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Cernan seated in the lunar rover on the moon’s surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Leaving Challenger to
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph8406 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Remarkable color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cernan holding the American flag with a diminutive Earth in the background, signed in silver ink, “Gene C
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph8407 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Cernan holding and saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cerna
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Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph8408 - Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the American flag and astronaut boot prints on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip by Cernan, who adds a l
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph8409 - Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 full-length photo of Cernan on the moon, sitting in the rover parked in front of the lunar module, signed in black felt tip
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Skylab Set of (10) Space Suit Fit-Check Signed Covers8411 - Skylab Set of (10) Space Suit Fit-Check Signed Covers
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Set of ten commemorative covers with cachets honoring the Skylab Astronaut Space Suit Fit–Check, individually signed in blue or black ink by a Skylab
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Skylab 1: Dave Scott’s Robbins Medal8412 - Skylab 1: Dave Scott’s Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver Skylab 1 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face, and engrave
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Skylab 2: Bob Crippen's Flown Cue Card and Eraser8413 - Skylab 2: Bob Crippen's Flown Cue Card and Eraser
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Flown double-sided cue card used on board the first Skylab mission, measures 4.5 x 7.5, and bears extensive pencil and felt tip notations. The back of
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Skylab 2: Paul Weitz's Crew-Signed Beta Cloth8414 - Skylab 2: Paul Weitz's Crew-Signed Beta Cloth
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An 8.75 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3.5? diameter Skylab mission insignia in the center, signed in black ink by Charles Conrad, Joe Kerwin, and
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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