RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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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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Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin465 - Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin
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German engineer (1838–1917) who designed the famous rigid airship that bears his name. Humble ALS in German, signed “Graf von Zeppelin,” one page both
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mercury 7466 - Mercury 7
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Fantastic vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Mercury 7 astronauts looking at a model rocket, signed in the lower border in ballpoint and fountai
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Gemini 5467 - Gemini 5
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Gemini 5 crew walking away from the launch pad in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip, “Charles C
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad468 - Charles Conrad
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Two fantastic color satin-finish 8 x 10 photos: one showing Conrad in a formal pose, signed in black felt tip, “Charles Conrad, Jr., Group II ’62”; an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini 11469 - Gemini 11
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Three photos: a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Richard Gordon and Charles Conrad on the recovery ship USS Guam, signed by both in blue felt tip; a
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Gus Grissom470 - Gus Grissom
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TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, August 8, 1961. Letter to Dennis Brantley, in full: “Thank you for your congratul
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 11471 - Apollo 11
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Extraordinary semi-glossy 10.5 x 13.5 photo of Buzz Aldrin’s boot and footprint on the lunar surface, affixed to a 15.75 x 20 mount, boldly signed on
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11472 - Apollo 11
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Signed Apollo 11 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a printed color cachet of the moon landing and a cancellation date of July 20, 1969, Housto
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11473 - Apollo 11
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Desirable set of official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, each signed in black felt tip, with the A
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11474 - Apollo 11
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Flown .5 x .25 swatch of Kapton foil from the outer skin of the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, affixed to a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the
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Apollo 11475 - 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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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong476 - Neil Armstrong
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Glossy 9.25 x 7.5 photo of Armstrong at a celebratory dinner, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Sandy—I’m the only one watching the action—Neil
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong477 - Neil Armstrong
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Ballpoint signature, “Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11,” on a light blue 5.75 x 7.75 sheet. In fine condition, with two horizontal folds (in no way affecting
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong478 - Neil Armstrong
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Full-size red APH-5 flight helmet with dark green rubber oxygen mask, signed on the white visor cover in black felt tip by Neil Armstrong. General exp
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong479 - Neil Armstrong
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Choice official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, beautifully signed in bold black felt tip. In very fine cond
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong480 - Neil Armstrong
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Color 4 x 6 deckle-edge postcard of Armstrong descending the lunar module ladder, signed and inscribed on the reverse in black felt tip, “To Gary Lore
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong481 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Jane K. Goering, All good wish
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong482 - Neil Armstrong
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Desirable crisp Series 1977 A one-dollar bill, signed on the left side in blue felt tip by Armstrong. In fine condition. An attractive example of this
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin483 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin standing on the surface of the moon, signed in blue felt tip, “First Lunar Landing, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.”
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 12484 - Apollo 12
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 12 crew, signed in blue felt tip by Charles Conrad and black felt tip by Richard Gordon and Alan B
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 12485 - Apollo 12
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 12 crew on their way to their spacecraft prior to launch, signed in black felt tip, “Alan Bean,” and in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12486 - Apollo 12
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An 8.5 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3? diameter Apollo 12 mission insignia in the center, signed below in black felt tip by Charles Conrad, Rich
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 12487 - Apollo 12
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Three photos of the Apollo 12 moonwalkers, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, including one signed by Charles Conrad and Alan Bean, one signed by just Bean, and one s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 13488 - Apollo 13
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Three items: an official commemorative cover with a cachet of the mission emblem, signed in black ballpoint by James Lovell and in black felt tip by F
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 15489 - Apollo 15
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Apollo 15 insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin. Numbered beneath th
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin490 - Jim Irwin
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Impressive color semi–glossy 13.75 x 10.75 photo of Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, affixed to its original 20 x 16 mount, sign
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 17491 - Apollo 17
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Philatelic souvenir sheet depicting the Apollo 17 crew and bearing a Houston postal cancellation at the top, 4.75 x 8, signed in black felt tip by Gen
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts492 - Apollo Astronauts
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Nice collection of ten uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of astronauts in their white space suits, each signed in felt tip by the sub
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers493 - Moonwalkers
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Five commemorative covers honoring different space missions, each individually signed on the front in various ink types by a different moonwalker, inc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle494 - Space Shuttle
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Available to US bidders only. Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) Blanket with Beta cloth on one side and gold foil on the other, 4 x 6 x 2, part number “V07
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Space Shuttle495 - Space Shuttle
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NASA Space Shuttle crew blue sleep shorts with several strips of Velcro around the thighs, size small, with a tag sewn into the waistband: “Item: Slee
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts496 - Cosmonauts
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Glossy 6 x 4.25 photo of Yuri Gagarin, Andriyan Nikolayev, Pavel Popovich, and Gherman Titov, signed in the lower border in ballpoint and fountain pen
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts500 - Mercury Astronauts
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the seven Mercury astronauts posing in front of a US Air Force jet, signed in black felt tip, “Scott Carpenter, Aur
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts501 - Mercury Astronauts
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Three photos: a color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Cooper, signed in black ink, “Gordon Cooper”; a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Glenn, signed in bl
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John Glenn502 - John Glenn
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Set of six commemorative covers and an FDC associated with the achievements of John Glenn, each signed in blue ink. In overall fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter503 - Scott Carpenter
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Two photos: an official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of an astronaut walking towards an MA-6 personnel carrier, signed in blue felt tip, “M. Scott Carpent
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Lovell504 - James Lovell
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Two items: a color 7.5 x 4 magazine photo of the Gemini 7 capsule affixed to a 10 x 8 mount, signed on the mount in black felt tip, “Best wishes, Jame
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini 11 and Apollo 12505 - Gemini 11 and Apollo 12
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Two commemorative covers: a launch day cover with a cachet honoring the Gemini 11 mission and crew, signed in black ballpoint by Charles Conrad and in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frank Borman506 - Frank Borman
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 4.75, 1994. Letter penned on the bottom half of a letter written to him, responding to questions about a biography and Michael Co
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 10507 - Apollo 10
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Two commemorative launch day covers for the Apollo 10 mission. The first features a cachet honoring the Apollo 10 mission and crew, signed vertically
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 and Apollo-Soyuz508 - Apollo 11 and Apollo-Soyuz
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Two small swatches of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 11 and ASTP Command Modules, each affixed to an 8.5 x 11 presentation certificate signed in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin509 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color cardstock 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin standing beside the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink. A very thin, unobtrusive hairline
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin510 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin descending the LM ladder, signed in silver ink, “The Eagle has landed, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very fine
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins511 - Michael Collins
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Mike Collins.” In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean512 - Alan Bean
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Two photos: a color laserprint 10.25 x 8.25 photo of Bean adjusting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in gold ink, “An impossible dream r
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13513 - Apollo 13
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Three items: a satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mission Control during Apollo 13, signed in blue felt tip by James Lovell and Gene Kranz; a Franklin Offic
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Gene Kranz514 - Gene Kranz
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Collection of four photos of various finishes, one 3.5 x 5 and four 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip or ink by Gene Kranz. In overall fine condition, w
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Lovell515 - James Lovell
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Lovell posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Houston we have a problem, James Lovell, Apollo 13
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell516 - Edgar Mitchell
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Three signed photos: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 14 crew in a hallway, signed in black felt tip by Mitchell, who adds “Off to the Moon!!” and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin517 - Jim Irwin
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Two items: first, an ALS signed “Jim Irwin, Apollo 15,” and adding a small crescent moon, one page, 8.5 x 11, High Flight Foundation letterhead, Augus
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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