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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Neil Armstrong512 - Neil Armstrong
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, February 4, 1976. Letter to W. J. Sauber, in full: “We have enjoyed showing ‘Where Eagle
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong513 - 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 Mrs. Agnes Hart Phelan, with b
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong514 - Neil Armstrong
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Felt tip signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on a white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. From the collection of noted publisher and founder of Lord John P
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin516 - Buzz Aldrin
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Amazing handwritten school assignment in pencil, signed “Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.” and “Aldrin EE,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 11, November 6, 1947. An e
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins517 - Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
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Two official color 10 x 8 NASA lithographs honoring the fifth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, one signed in blue felt tip by Buzz Aldrin and the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12518 - Apollo 12
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Glossy 10 x 8 close-up photo of Alan Bean on the lunar surface with Charles Conrad reflected in his visor, signed in black felt tip by Bean, Conrad, a
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Michael Collins519 - Michael Collins
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Distinguished color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white spacesuit in front of a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip, “Micha
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12520 - Apollo 12
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Apollo 12 insurance cover with cachet of the mission insignia, signed in black felt tip by Dick Gordon, Alan Bean, and Charles Conrad. The cover is al
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean521 - Alan Bean
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Extraordinary color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Bean walking across a sun-splashed lunar surface, signed in gold ink with a lengthy quote, in full:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13522 - Apollo 13
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Satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Apollo 13 capsule, nicely signed in silver ink, “James Lovell, Apollo 13 CDR” and “Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” Scatt
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 15523 - Apollo 15
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Apollo 15 commemorative cover with a cachet of the mission insignia, postmarked July 26, 1971, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden, and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dave Scott524 - Dave Scott
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Attractive satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Scott walking away from the lunar rover on the surface of the moon, signed in silver ink, “Dave Scott, Apollo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Young525 - 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 insignia in the background, signed in b
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 17526 - Apollo 17
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Apollo 17 launch day cover postmarked December 7, 1972, signed in black ink, “Gene Cernan” and “Ron Evans,” and in black felt tip, “H. H. Schmitt.” In
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 17527 - Apollo 17
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Wonderful color glossy 10.75 x 13.75 photo of the CSM ‘America’ in orbit over the moon, affixed to its original 16 x 20 mount, signed on the mount in
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan528 - Gene Cernan
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Two photos: a color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of Cernan standing between the American flag and the lunar rover on the moon’s surface, signed in silve
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Frank Borman and Alan Shepard529 - Frank Borman and Alan Shepard
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Two items: a glossy 9.5 x 7.5 photo of Shepard and Borman together, signed in black felt tip, “‘You’ll have to speak louder!’ Alan Shepard” and “Frank
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Astronauts530 - Astronauts
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Collection of eight color photos of various Apollo and Mercury astronauts, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip by the astronaut pictured, inclu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun531 - Wernher von Braun
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Two items: a TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Army Ballistic Missile Agency letterhead, February 18, 1952. Letter to Roger Jaynes, in part: “Inclosed is an 8?
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell532 - Liberty Bell
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 11533 - 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 1
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin534 - Buzz Aldrin
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Blank Manned Flight Awareness Apollo 11 medallion presentation certificate, 11 x 8.5, signed in blue ballpoint by Aldrin. Includes the corresponding m
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 13535 - Apollo 13
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Jack Swigert’s mustard-color Apollo 13 NASA training suit bearing an Apollo 13 mission patch on the right sleeve, official NASA ‘meatball’ logo patch
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 14536 - Apollo 14
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Flown embroidered Apollo 14 back-up crew patch, 4? in diameter, affixed to a 13.5 x 10.5 presentation certificate, reading: “This patch was reluctantl
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 15537 - Apollo 15
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Flown scissors carried aboard the Apollo 15 mission and used on the lunar surface by Commander David R. Scott, measuring 8.25? long, manufactured by W
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15538 - Apollo 15
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Flown beta cloth pocket and scissors sheath carried on the Apollo 15 mission by Commander Dave Scott and present in the lunar module for 3 days, the p
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15539 - Apollo 15
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Extraordinary lunar map used on the surface of the moon, labeled “Hadley Rille, EVA-II, 3 of 3,” one page, 10.5 x 8, signed and certified in black fel
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15540 - Apollo 15
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Scarce flown Apollo 15 mission patch with the addition of an embroidered silver “XV” hallmark near the center, measuring almost 4? in diameter, signed
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell541 - Edgar Mitchell
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Flown limited edition 8 x 8.5 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 4? diameter mission insignia in the center, numbered 4/50, signed in black felt tip, “Edg
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Apollo Battery Substitute Assembly542 - Apollo Battery Substitute Assembly
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NASA Battery Substitute Assembly, 19 x 9 x 7.5, with its George C. Marshall Space Flight Center metal label stating “Battery Substitute…Serial No. L00
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Delta Clipper543 - Delta Clipper
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Two small fragments of flown material recovered from the aeroshell of the McDonnell Douglas DC-X Delta Clipper affixed to a commemorative cover with a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Test Equipment544 - Test Equipment
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Four items: first, a circular Acco Helicoid gauge, serial no. Z71190, 5.75? in diameter, made by the Acco Helicoid Gauge Company. Gauge is calibrated
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Space Shuttle545 - Space Shuttle
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Collection of three items: first, (available to US bidders only), a Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) Blanket with Beta cloth on one side and gold foil on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Orlan EVA Space Suit Gloves546 - Orlan EVA Space Suit Gloves
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Pair of gloves for an Orlan EVA spacesuit, the left glove serial numbered [Cyrillic characters approximated] "rn-7K-11b-0350219" and the r...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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MIR EO-9 Glove: Anatoli Artsebarski547 - MIR EO-9 Glove: Anatoli Artsebarski
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Cosmonaut Anatoli Artsebarski’s flown Soyuz TM-12/Mir EO-9 extra vehicular activity glove. Left-handed glove is numbered and lettered in Russian and i
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Soyuz TM548 - Soyuz TM
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Two flown Russian light protective transporting canisters used for the delivery and protection of film brought to and from the Mir space station. The
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury550 - Mercury
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Three items: first, Guenter Wendt’s personal copy of the NASA manual entitled “Results of the Third United States Manned Orbital Space Flight,” 8 x 10
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Deke Slayton551 - Deke Slayton
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Collection of five checks, 6 x 2.75, each signed by Slayton, “Donald K. Slayton,” dated between 1959 and 1991. In overall fine condition, with expecte
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn552 - John Glenn
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Glenn in his Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wally Schirra553 - Wally Schirra
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Three items: a color satin-finish 8 x 10 profile photo of Schirra, signed in black felt tip; a softcover booklet entitled ‘The Six Orbits of Sigma 7:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter554 - Scott Carpenter
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Two photos: an official glossy 8.5 x 10 NASA photo of Carpenter in his full pressure suit preparing to undergo spacecraft checkout and training proced
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter555 - Scott Carpenter
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Carpenter walking in his Mercury space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Leaving hangar S for pad 14 prior to 24 May, 62 la
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Gordon Cooper556 - Gordon Cooper
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini SC5 liftoff at Cape Canaveral, signed in black felt tip, “Launch of Gemini 5 for an 8 day world record f
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Gemini557 - Gemini
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Appealing collection of five 8 x 10 photos of various Gemini astronauts, each signed in felt tip by the astronaut pictured, including: “Dave Scott,” “
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini558 - Gemini
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Nice collection of Gemini-related materials: first, a brad-bound manual titled “Gemini Program Schedules,” 10 x 11.5, with operation schedules for fiv
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 7559 - Apollo 7
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Nice collection of Apollo 7 signed photos, including: seven official color 10 x 8 NASA lithographs of the prime crew of Apollo 7, each signed in black
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 8560 - Apollo 8
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Set of three ballpoint signatures, “To Paul, Best Regards, James Lovell,” “W. A. Anders,” and “Best Wishes Paul, Frank Borman,” on individual off-whit
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Jim McDivitt561 - Jim McDivitt
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Set of four color photos of astronaut Jim McDivitt during various stages of the Apollo 9 mission, ranging in size from 8 x 10 to 10.25 x 8.25, each si
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Gene Cernan and Tom Stafford562 - Gene Cernan and Tom Stafford
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Three photos: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Stafford posing in his white space suit, signed in black ink, “Best wishes, General Tom Staf
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Buzz Aldrin563 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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