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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas letterhead, stamp dated July 2, 1963.

Distinguished limited edition color glossy 9.25 x 7.25 photo of Shepard receiving a medal from President John F. Kennedy, #1384/2500, signed in black

Alan Shepard’s hardcover Battalion Pass Book, 6 x 9.25, signed a total of 38 times, “A. B. Shepard, Jr.,” while a midshipman at the Naval Academy. Boo

Very rare Mercury badge, 2.25? diameter, with “NASA-lod Mercury,” around the outer edge, with an image of the Roman god in flight with a rocket under

Original pinback “MAC” button, 2.5? in diameter. Pin features a space capsule in orbit, with “MAC” along the bottom edge, most likely standing for McD

Color vintage 8 x 10 NASA head-and-shoulders photo of Grissom in a jacket and tie, with a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, signed in blue ballpoint. A bit

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Grissom in his Gemini flight suit, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “Best of luck to Matthew, Gus Grissom.” In ve

Book: Space Medicine in Project Mercury. Washington, D. C.: NASA, 1965. Softcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 198 pages. In very good condition, with Wite-Out
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Signed book: Project Mercury. NY: Time Inc., 1964. Softcover, 10.5 x 13.5. Signed and inscribed in black felt tip on the half-title page, “All best wi

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Task Group booklet, July 21, 1961, 7.75 x 10.25, featuring pages of images and a recap of the day

Ten items: two hardcover books: The Art of Composition, featuring Shepard’s name on the first free-end page, printed in blue ballpoint, “A. B. Shepard

Three piece wooden model of the single-seated Mercury capsule that carried astronaut Alan Shepard on a sub-orbital flight in 1961 as the first America

A large assortment of clothing and personal gear issued to Shepard while at the Naval Academy. Most of the gear issued bears either Shepard’s name ste

Collection of approximately 52 letters and a telegram sent to Shepard, all sent to Shepard while at the United States Naval Academy, almost all from f

Original, and most likely one-of-a-kind museum or contractor’s 1/4 scale precision model vintage 1961 Mercury-Redstone Space Capsule. Capsule measure

Cooper’s B-26-B,-C Pilot’s Amplified Check List, 4.5 x 7.5, bound by two staples at the top and dated “(Revised 22 July 1953).” A nine card check list

Terrific postal cover, postmarked February 20, 1962, Patrick Air Force Base in Florida, the date of Glenn’s launch, signed in ink by Alan Shepard, Gus

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the second man orbit shot of a missile fired from Cape Canaveral, signed vertically in blue and black ink,

Soft cover notebook entitled ‘Cruise Notes, Shepard, AB 1/c, 19th Div.,” 7 x 8.5, bearing a printed black felt tip signature to the bottom right corne

Series 1957 silver certificate one dollar bill, signed on the portrait side in blue ink by Alan B. Shepard, Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn, John ‘Sh

A limited edition presentation containing a 1.5? long segment of film from Liberty Bell 7’s pilot observation camera, recovered from the Atlantic Ocea

A cube of flown heat shield from Scott Carpenter’s Aurora 7 spacecraft. Cube measures approximately 1 x 1 x 1 and is affixed to a 4 x 4 wooden base wi

Flown screw from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Corroded bolt measures approximately .5? in length

A 1.5 x 1 piece of flown skin from Gordon Cooper’s Faith 7 capsule. Skin is encased in a slightly larger Lucite block which is attached to a 3.25 x 3.

Two items: a pair of Cooper’s personally owned Mercury cuff-links. Gold-plated cuff-links each bear a small Mercury capsule; and a Faith 7 commemorati

Two items: North American Aviation, Inc., Space and Information Systems Division Final Report on the Paraglider Development Program Phase 1, previousl

Flown storage bag, carried on board Gordon Cooper’s Faith 7 mission in 1963. Empty bag measures 15 x 4, with a 3 x 1 tab at the top, and is stamped “N

A unique and certainly one of a kind Army-Navy football game rally banner. Done on an 81 x 38 piece of heavy canvas, stenciled on the reverse “A. B. S

Large collection of items spanning Glenn’s political and space career. Included is a TLS, signed “John Glenn,” one page, 8.5 x 11, August 28, 1969. Gl

Bound Project Mercury Familiarization Manual, 9 x 11, produced by McDonnell, for the “Manned Satellite Spacecraft, One Day Mission.” Large multi-tabbe

Shepard’s hand-corrected U. S. Navy Landing Force Manual, hardcover, composed of approximately 14 individual chapters bound together. Cover is filled

Shepard’s Radio Laboratory Manual for Electrical Engineering, housed in a hardcover two-ring binder. Front cover is stenciled “Shep,” with the names o

Friendship 7 ‘Launch Crew’ lapel pin. This pin is the rarest of the pins issued only to those that worked on the ‘pad’ for the launch of John Glenn&...

Shepard’s personally owned commemorative Zippo lighter in honor of his historic space flight. Lighter is engraved on the top, “Col. Alan B. Shepard, 5

Very nice 1/23 wooden model of a Mercury Redstone rocket. Rocket measures 42” total height and comes with a sturdy wooden display stand. In fine condi

Shepard’s personally-owned and worn Navy hat. ‘Dixie cup’ style white canvas hat, size 7 1/8, bears a blue rim, a Lion Bros. Company manufacturer’s la

Alan Shepard’s personally-owned and worn Navy jacket. Long sleeve beige cloth jacket is a size 40 and bears an “Anderson Service Garments” label. Jack

Original 1959 NASA newsletter cover detailing progress on the Mercury program, 8 x 10.5, vertically signed in ink or ballpoint on the cover by all sev

Two items from Shepard’s classes at the United States Naval Academy. A hardcover two-ring binder 14 x 9.5, signed on the inside front cover, “Mid’n A.

Artist who was formally a NASA suit technician supporting the early shuttle missions. During the Apollo program Woods worked for ILC as a suit technic

Original vintage unsigned matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Pinkerton Academy Class of 1940. Photo is signed in the lower border in an unknown hand and

Original Welcome Back to Earth pin and ribbon. Pin measures 1.75? in diameter, features an image of Cooper in his helmet, with “Welcome Astronaut Gord

Color 22 x 34 poster honoring the 30th anniversary of manned space flight, signed in black felt tip by their images by Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, Sc

Three crisp photos: color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Schirra in his silver spacesuit being helped into the capsule by Scott Carpenter, signed and in

Two different satin-finish 10 x 8 photos, each featuring the Pad Leader with the primate, ‘Ham,’ each signed in black felt tip, “‘Ham,’ America’s Firs

Color 8 x 10 NASA head-and-shoulders photo of Carpenter in a jacket and tie, with a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, signed and inscribed in black felt tip

Vintage ink and ballpoint signatures, “Leroy S. Cooper, Jr.,” “Virgil I. Grissom,” “Donald K. Slayton,” “M. Scott Carpenter,” “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,”

Nostalgic color limited edition 35 x 25 print, numbered #505/1500, featuring an artist’s rendition of the Mercury 7 launch, with portraits of each ast

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Glenn posing in his orange spacesuit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some trivial soiling towards the to

Color vintage 8 x 10 NASA head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black ink, “Best regards—J. H. Glenn, Jr.” In fine condition, with a single tack hole to