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Edward H. White II Autograph Note Signed "Ed"

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Edward H. White II Autograph Note Signed Ed
<B>Edward H. White II Autograph Note Signed</B></I> "<I>Ed,</B></I>" at bottom of letter to him, beneath <B>Autograph Note of Alan Shepard.</B></I> Typed Letter Signed "<I>Mort Love</B></I>" as Executive Secretary, The United States Handball Association, one page, 8.5" x 11", Skokie, Illinois, February 10, 1966. To Lt. Col. Edward H. White. In part, "<I>Welcome to the Players' Fraternity! An article, as discussed previously, on the Space Center handball activity, would be immensely valuable to our program. I will…ask that this story be set up through his visit to your court in the near future…</B></I>" Alan Shepard, as Chief of the Astronaut Office, has penned beneath Love's letter "<I>OK - normal PAO request Fridays only - arrange thru PAO.</B></I>" White has sent this letter to Joe Garino with this note, handwritten beneath Shepard's "<I>Joe- Al has cleared</B></I> ('cleared' crossed out) <I>OK'd this as stated above. I'll refer future inquiries to you. Ed.</B></I>" PAO refers to NASA's Public Affairs Office. As part of his physical training program, Joe Garino had the astronauts play handball. <I>From the collection of renowned former physical trainer of the astronauts Joe Garino. This lot is accompanied by a signed certificate of authentication from Garino verifying its provenance.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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