RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Presidents and Animation

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With well over 1,000 lots spanning a dozen genres, RR Auction's July Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by special Animation Art section, plus an assortment of Founding Fathers to honor America's Independence Day. Among the top lots are a handwritten letter by Karl Marx, an amazing Lewis Carroll letter about "Alice," an early Winston Churchill portrait, a marvelous double-signed Beatles program, rare letters by artists like Claude Monet and Gilbert Stuart, and fully signed Apollo 11 insurance covers. The animation feature boasts original production artwork from classics like Snow White, Fantasia, Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, Bambi, and Dumbo, in addition to several Walt Disney autographs. Founders include important letters by Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, a Force print of the Declaration of Independence, a John Hancock document from 1776, and a collection of signers of the US Constitution. Join us as we make history selling history in July 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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Joe Walker401 - Joe Walker
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American pilot and physicist (1921-1966) who reached the edge of outer space on two separate X-15 aircraft flights in 1963; he tragically passed away
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter402 - Scott Carpenter
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Appealing 1:25 scale model replica of the Mercury space capsule Aurora by Toys and Models Corporation. The impressively detailed capsule measures 3 x
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Gus Grissom403 - Gus Grissom
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Very early TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, July 31, 1961. Letter to Werner Pfister, in full: "Thank you fo...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gus Grissom404 - Gus Grissom
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TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, March 31, 1961. Letter to Ken Browne in Arizona, in part: "Betty ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mercury 7405 - Mercury 7
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Color vintage 10 x 8 photo of the Mercury astronauts posing in front of an Air Force jet at Langley on January 20, 1961, signed vertically in ink and
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 1406 - Apollo 1
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Remarkable official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of the Apollo 1 prime crew posing in their blue flight suits with a model of the ill-f
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11407 - Apollo 11
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Immensely desirable Apollo 11 ‘Type 1' crew insurance postal cover with a color cachet of lunar surface activities, postmarked at Houston on Jul...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11408 - Apollo 11
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Hugely sought-after official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the crew of the historic Apollo 11 mission posing together in their white space suits aga
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11409 - Apollo 11
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Special edition of Look Magazine from 1969 honoring the Apollo 11 mission, 10.5 x 13.25, signed and inscribed by Armstrong on an inside page bearing p
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11410 - Apollo 11
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Very desirable FDC with a cachet honoring the Apollo 11 mission and 'Man's First Landing on the Moon,' postmarked July 20, 1969, the dat...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11411 - Apollo 11
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Rare German-language glossy 5.75 x 4.25 postcard honoring the Apollo 11 mission, postmarked in Berlin on October 13, 1969, signed in black felt tip,...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 'Type 3' Insurance Cover413 - Apollo 11 'Type 3' Insurance Cover
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Sought-after Apollo 11 'Type 3' insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a color cachet of the mission insignia and a July 16, 1969, Kennedy Space C...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong414 - Neil Armstrong
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, NASA letterhead, no date. Letter to "Mr. Glass," in full: "The dates of my 7 X-15 flights can be obtained fr...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong415 - Neil Armstrong
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Desirable uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in blue fel
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong416 - Neil Armstrong
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Belgian souvenir postal sheet featuring a 20F stamp honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts, 3.75 x 5, neatly signed in crisp ballpoint by Neil Armstrong. A
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong417 - Neil Armstrong
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Armstrong in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Paul Pearson—Neil Armstrong." In fine condi...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong418 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of CDR Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in black felt tip
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong419 - Neil Armstrong
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Scarce Apollo 11 Mission Profile card, 3.5 x 6.5, signed in black felt tip by Neil Armstrong. The card features information text relative to the missi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong420 - Neil Armstrong
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Color glossy 3.5 x 3.5 candid photo of a NASA worker seated atop a Command Service Module, signed on the reverse in blue felt tip, "Neil Armstr...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong421 - Neil Armstrong
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FDC with a cachet honoring American accomplishments in space, postmarked September 29, 1967, bearing a small affixed image of Armstrong and four 5-cen
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong422 - Neil Armstrong
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, August 28, 1969. Letter to George L. Coleman of the Bay Bank and Trust Company, in full: "Thank you v...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 17423 - Apollo 17
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Very desirable framed Apollo 17 display highlighted by a limited edition triangular .5 x .25 swatch of tape bearing actual moon dust from the final Ap
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Karol J. Bobko424 - Karol J. Bobko
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Karol J. Bobko’s Shuttle-era mustard-color cotton flight suit, no size but likely medium/large, with an official ‘meatball’ NASA patch sewn on the rig
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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NASA Group 8425 - NASA Group 8
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the 35 astronaut candidates selected as part of NASA group eight in 1978, signed in ink or felt tip by all pi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin426 - Buzz Aldrin
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Two first edition books—Magnificent Desolation and Reaching for the Moon—both hardcover with dust jacket, both signed on an opening page in blue or bl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin427 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Apollo 11 LMP Buzz Aldrin wearing his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in blac
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin428 - Buzz Aldrin
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Scarce official glossy 4.25 x 5 NASA photo of Aldrin as a new member of NASA Astronaut Group 3, signed in black ink, "Best wishes, Edwin E. Ald...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Anders429 - Bill Anders
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TLS signed “William A. Anders,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, October 8, 1964. Letter to Ken Browne, in part: "I think all of our group ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11430 - Apollo 11
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Rare official NASA public relations contingency plan for Apollo 11, numbered 1 of 100 and belonging to Public Relations Director Lt. Col. Walter Penni
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12431 - Apollo 12
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Apollo 12 recovery cover with a cachet honoring the Pacific U.S. Navy Recovery Force, postmarked aboard the USS Hornet on November 24, 1969, signed in
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 12432 - Apollo 12
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Information card for the Apollo 12 mission with mission insignia, 6 x 3.5, signed in black felt tip, "Charles Conrad, Jr.," "Dick Gor...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12433 - Apollo 12
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the successful splashdown of the Apollo 12 'Yankee Clipper,' postmarked on the recovery date of N...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 14434 - Apollo 14
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Paris Air Show of 1971, signed in black ballpoint by Edgar Mitchell, in blue ballpoint by Alan Shepard,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 15435 - Apollo 15
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Uncommon FDC from RCA, 9.5 x 4, with a cachet honoring the Apollo 15 crew and the RCA contributions to the Apollo Program, signed in black felt tip by
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins436 - Michael Collins
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Very appealing original watercolor painting by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins entitled 'Guarding the Crab Pot,' 15.5 x 11.5, which depi...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Michael Collins437 - Michael Collins
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Choice color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip, "Mike Coll...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Michael Collins438 - Michael Collins
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Choice color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Saturn V rocket blasting its way into space, signed in silver ink, "Michael Collins, Apollo XI CMP, Jul...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins439 - Michael Collins
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Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring the Apollo 11 crew's receipt of "Marquette University's first Pere Marquette discove...
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Michael Collins440 - Michael Collins
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Lunar Module Eagle making its ascent from the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, nicely signed in silver ink,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Michael Collins441 - Michael Collins
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Original watercolor painting by Apollo astronaut Michael Collins entitled 'Beach Party,' 10.75 x 15, which depicts sandy footprints, four ca...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad442 - Charles Conrad
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Choice color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Conrad on the lunar surface with the American flag, neatly signed in gold ink, "Charles Conrad, Apol...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Yuri Gagarin443 - Yuri Gagarin
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Textured matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 photo of Yuri Gagarin in uniform, neatly signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In very fine condition. Encapsu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Glenn444 - John Glenn
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Color glossy 8 x 10.25 cardstock photo of Glenn wearing a suit and bow tie, with his lapel bearing a Mercury 7 logo pin, signed in black ballpoint, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Haise445 - Fred Haise
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Color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo collage of the Apollo 13 launch, the crippled service module, the lunar module Aquarius, and the successful splashdow
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin446 - Jim Irwin
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the American flag at the Apollo 15 landing site, signed in black felt tip, "Jim Irwin,&...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alexei Leonov447 - Alexei Leonov
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Beautiful original painting by Voskhod 2 spacewalker Alexei Leonov entitled 'Over the Aral Sea," accomplished in gouache on a 21 x 13 sheet...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Mission Control448 - Mission Control
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Official glossy 10 x 8 numbered NASA photo of the Apollo 10 flight directors, signed in black ballpoint or felt tip, "Pete Frank," "G...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell449 - Edgar Mitchell
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Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed on the sweet spot in black ballpoint by Edgar Mitchell, who adds to three side panels: "Apollo 1...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell450 - Edgar Mitchell
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Color satin-finish 9.75 x 8 full-length photo of Edgar Mitchell standing next to the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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NASA451 - NASA
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FDC bearing the 1967 Gemini Twin Space stamps, postmarked on the issue date of September 29, 1967, signed in various ink types by Gene Cernan, Charlie
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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