RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring WWII

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RR Auction's August Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a special World War II section, which features classic hand-painted A-2 leather flight jackets, a remarkable naval dispatch about Pearl Harbor, and extraordinary letters by its leading figures (Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, George S. Patton, and Douglas MacArthur). Other top lots span a dozen genres, and include an autograph letter by President Abraham Lincoln, a fully signed Led Zeppelin III album, autographs of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and a comprehensive Frank Lloyd Wright architectural archive. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in August 2019.
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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Apollo 11454 - Apollo 11
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Highly desirable commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring the Apollo 11 mission, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on the moon landing date of Ju
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong455 - Neil Armstrong
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Extremely desirable official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, boldly signed in blue
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong456 - Neil Armstrong
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, University of Cincinnati letterhead, January 13, 1975. Letter to Lt. David F. Higbee, in full: "The fields of expe...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong457 - Neil Armstrong
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Felt tip signature, "Neil Armstrong,” on the reverse of a 5.75 x 4 postcard from the Hyde Park Hotel in Knightsbridge, London. Collector notati...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Michael Collins458 - Michael Collins
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Highly appealing original watercolor painting by Apollo astronaut Michael Collins entitled 'Hatteras Light,' 22.5 x 18.5, which depicts a li...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Michael Collins459 - Michael Collins
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Amusing original watercolor painting by Apollo astronaut Michael Collins entitled 'Where Have You Been?,' 15.5 x 21, which depicts a pair of...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Chesley Bonestell460 - Chesley Bonestell
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American painter, designer, and illustrator (1888-1986) considered to be the 'father of space art,' whose work was influential in science fi...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Chesley Bonestell461 - Chesley Bonestell
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Attractive color 36 x 23.5 print of a 1956 painting by Chesley Bonestell entitled 'Exploring Mars,' which depicts several astronauts and mac...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ranger Program Five-Volume Collection of (949) Photographs462 - Ranger Program Five-Volume Collection of (949) Photographs
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Extremely rare five-volume ‘photographic edition’ set containing 949 lunar images taken by Ranger impact probes 7, 8, and 9 during the program’s succe
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin463 - Buzz Aldrin
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Replica 9 x 8 metal lunar plaque similar to the one left on the moon's surface by the Apollo 11 crew, affixed to a wooden 10.5 x 13 mount, signe...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin464 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of LMP Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, "We Came in Pea...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin465 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 full-length profile photo of Aldrin posing near the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “First Lunar L
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin466 - Buzz Aldrin
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Commemorative cover with a cachet depicting the first lunar footsteps and honoring the bicentennial of the Inventors Workshop International, bearing a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin467 - Buzz Aldrin
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Three items signed by the second moonwalker: an official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Aldrin walking on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in
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Buzz Aldrin468 - Buzz Aldrin
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Four books signed by the second moonwalker: Magnificent Desolation, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in black felt tip by Aldrin;
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin469 - Buzz Aldrin
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Glossy 4 x 5 NASA photo of Aldrin as a new member of NASA Astronaut Group 3, signed in black ink, "Best wishes, Buzz Aldrin." In very good...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin470 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 7.5 x 9 photo of Buzz Aldrin posing in his white space suit with the moon in the background, signed in black felt tip. In fine cond
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Buzz Aldrin471 - Buzz Aldrin
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Signed book: Reaching for the Moon. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 2005. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9 x 11.25. Signed on the title page in black f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin and Alan Shepard472 - Buzz Aldrin and Alan Shepard
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Two books: a first edition of Magnificent Desolation, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Harmony Books in 2009, signed on the half-title page in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12473 - Apollo 12
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Commemorative cover with an affixed 'Man on the Moon' cachet, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on the Apollo 12 moon landing date of November 19...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 12474 - Apollo 12
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Signed book: Apollo Expeditions to the Moon. First edition. Washington, D. C.: NASA, 1975. Hardcover, 9 x 12, 313 pages. Signed on the two-page title
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12475 - Apollo 12
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 12 astronauts, signed in black felt tip by Charles Conrad, Dick Gordon, and Alan Bean. In very f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13476 - Apollo 13
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Apollo 13 recovery cover with a printed cachet honoring their successful splashdown in the Pacific, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on the return date of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 14477 - Apollo 14
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Apollo 14 launch day cover with a stamped cachet honoring the mission, postmarked at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida on January 31, 1971, neatly sig
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 15478 - Apollo 15
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Apollo 15 launch day cover with a stamped cachet of the mission insignia, postmarked at Kennedy Space Center on July 26, 1971, neatly signed in black
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 15479 - Apollo 15
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FDC with a cachet honoring RCA's contributions to the Apollo program and the Apollo 15 astronauts, signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Wo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 16480 - Apollo 16
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Apollo 16 launch day cover with a stamped cachet of the mission insignia, postmarked at Kennedy Space Center on April 16, 1972, boldly signed in black
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 16: Young and Duke481 - Apollo 16: Young and Duke
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Official color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 16 crew posing in their white space suits, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Ke...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 17482 - Apollo 17
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Apollo 17 launch day cover with a stamped cachet of the mission insignia, postmarked at Kennedy Space Center on December 7, 1972, signed in black felt
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz483 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph featuring 'floating head' images of the ASTP crew and their docking spacecraft, signed in black ink by...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz484 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Desirable 5.25 x 5.25 swatch of Beta cloth featuring the ASTP mission insignia, signed in black and red ink by Deke Slayton, Tom Stafford, Vance Brand
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong485 - Neil Armstrong
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Desirable official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Astronauts486 - Astronauts
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Collection of 15 covers signed in ink or felt tip by a notable astronaut, including: Frank Borman, Scott Carpenter (2), Gordon Cooper (with James Van
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Astronauts and Rocket Scientists487 - Astronauts and Rocket Scientists
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FDC with a cachet honoring the 'father of modern rocketry' Dr. Robert H. Goddard, signed in ink by moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, Mercury/Space Shu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean488 - Alan Bean
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Fantastic satin-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Bean during an EVA on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frank Borman and Donn Eisele489 - Frank Borman and Donn Eisele
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Two astronaut autographs: a commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 11, signed in black felt tip by Frank Borman; and a personal check, 6 x
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter490 - Scott Carpenter
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Semi-glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Carpenter walking in his silver space suit, signed in blue felt tip, "Leaving hangar 5 prior to the lau...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan491 - Gene Cernan
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Color 11 x 8 cardstock print reproducing an official NASA photo of Cernan on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Nic...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins492 - Michael Collins
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TLS signed “Mike,” one page, 8 x 10.5, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution letterhead, January 6, 1977. Letter to E. J. Ade of the
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Michael Collins493 - Michael Collins
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Michael Collins posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in black felt tip, "M....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad494 - Charles Conrad
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Conrad posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper495 - Gordon Cooper
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Cooper in a suit and tie with an astronaut pin on his lapel, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke496 - Charlie Duke
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Choice color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, "Charlie Duke, Apollo ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke497 - Charlie Duke
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the full moon, signed in blue felt tip, "Charlie Duke, Apollo 16." In fine condition, with a few ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Earth From Space498 - The Earth From Space
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Group of three official color 10 x 8 NASA lithographs showing views of Earth from space, individually signed in felt tip by astronauts John Glenn, Sco
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gemini 11500 - Gemini 11
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Gemini 11 astronauts after recovery, signed in black felt tip, "Richard Gordon" and "Charles Conrad, Jr.&q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini and Mercury Astronauts501 - Gemini and Mercury Astronauts
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FDC with a postage stamp honoring Project Mercury, signed in ballpoint and felt tip by astronauts James McDivitt, Gordon Cooper, Charles Conrad, and D
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn502 - John Glenn
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Glenn in a formal suit with an astronaut pin on his lapel, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with
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John Glenn503 - John Glenn
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Four items: a TLS signed "J. H. Glenn, Jr.," one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date, in part: "I am at home but must return...
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John Glenn504 - John Glenn
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Three commemorative covers, two honoring Glenn's Mercury flight and one honoring his Space Shuttle flight, each signed in black felt tip by John...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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