RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science Fiction

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Loaded with over 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s April Fine Autograph and Artifact sale features an amazing assortment of historic collectibles. This catalog begins with a featured section of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, exploring these popular genres across Hollywood and literature—from Forrest J. Ackerman’s Frankenstein posters to screen-used Star Trek props to first editions by Asimov, Bradbury, Heinlein, and King. Other top highlights in this sale are: a letter sent by George Washington from West Point during the Revolution; an exceedingly rare Martha Washington autograph letter boasting a presidential free frank; a significant letter by Martin Luther King, Jr., on Jackie Robinson; a fully-signed Beatles Parlophone Records promo card; and letters by renowned photographer Alfred Stieglitz. 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 April 2018.
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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Gus Grissom452 - Gus Grissom
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Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Grissom, "Virgil I. Grissom," payable to Rhymes Repair Service for $83.77, March 30,...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Mercury 7453 - Mercury 7
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Amazing vintage color glossy 13.75 x 10.75 full-length photo of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langle
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts454 - Mercury Astronauts
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Brilliant color limited edition 32.75 x 23.5 print of a painting by artist George Bishop entitled ‘Mercury 7,’ showing the Mercury-Redstone rocket lau
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts455 - Mercury Astronauts
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Base on Jan
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Wally Schirra456 - Wally Schirra
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Two items: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Schirra wearing his Mercury space suit with a capsule model in the background, signed and inscr
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 11457 - Apollo 11
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Exceptionally desirable Apollo 11 'Type 1' insurance cover with a color cachet depicting the moon landing, bearing a July 20, 1969, Houston,...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11458 - Apollo 11
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Phenomenal vintage color glossy 10.75 x 13.75 photo of the Helicopter 66 recovery of the Apollo 11 astronauts after splashdown on July 24, 1969, affix
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong459 - Neil Armstrong
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The Retrospect yearbook, dating from Armstrong’s senior year at Blume High School in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in 1947, hardcover, 8 x 11, 88 pages. Armstrong
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong460 - Neil Armstrong
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Fantastic color satin-finish 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in black fe
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong461 - Neil Armstrong
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, January 13, 1975. Letter to Lt. David F. Higbee, in full: "The fields of expertis...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong462 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of 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 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong463 - Neil Armstrong
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Crisp ballpoint signature, "Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 3 x 5 card. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity f...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Command Module Mylar464 - Apollo 13 Flown Command Module Mylar
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Large flown 1 x 1 swatch of Mylar thermal coating recovered from the Apollo 13 command module. Encased in a circular Lucite display with imprinted tex
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo-Soyuz465 - Apollo-Soyuz
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Flown 5.5 x 5.5 Beta cloth swatch from Deke Slayton's personal collection, with a 3.25? mission insignia printed in the center, signed around th...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo–Soyuz466 - Apollo–Soyuz
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Deke Slayton's flown 5 x 5 swatch of Beta cloth featuring the ASTP mission insignia, carried aboard the Apollo CSM-111 for nine days in space, s...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Challenger467 - Challenger
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Six uncancelled personal checks, all measuring approximately 6 x 2.75, all dated from January 24–26, 1986, all written out to Cape Kennedy Medals, wit
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Challenger468 - Challenger
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Complete set of seven Challenger postal covers, some bearing commemorative cachets, each postmarked January 28, 1986, and individually signed in black
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Columbia STS-107469 - Columbia STS-107
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Scarce color glossy 11 x 8.5 laserprint photo of the Columbia crew posing with several office workers, signed in black felt tip by all seven crew memb
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Christa McAuliffe470 - Christa McAuliffe
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of McAuliffe wearing her blue flight suit and holding a Challenger model, signed in black felt tip, "S. C...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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STS–66471 - STS–66
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Fantastic color glossy 16.5 x 12.5 composite photo of images from eight space shuttle missions, featuring a flown fabric American flag and typed prese
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin474 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, his visor showing a small reflection of the photographer, Neil Arm
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin475 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official color semi-glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of LMP Aldrin posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in black ink.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin476 - Buzz Aldrin
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Three books, each hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in blue or black ink by Aldrin, with titles including: Mission to Mars; Reachin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin477 - Buzz Aldrin
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Signed book: Encounter with Tiber. NY: Warner Books, 1996. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 560 pages. Signed on the title page in blue ink by
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Buzz Aldrin478 - Buzz Aldrin
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Signed book: Encounter with Tiber. NY: Warner Books, 1996. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 560 pages. Signed on the title page in blue ink by
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Buzz Aldrin479 - Buzz Aldrin
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Two books signed by Aldrin: Mission to Mars, hardcover with dust jacket, published by National Geographic in 2013, signed on the title page in blue fe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin480 - Buzz Aldrin
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Signed book: Men from Earth. Limited edition, first printing, numbered 1342/1500. Nashville, TN: The FlatSigned Press, 2005. Leather-bound hardcover,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Beta Patch481 - Apollo 11 Beta Patch
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Desirable Beta cloth swatch measuring approximately 7 x 6.5 and featuring a 3.25? diameter Apollo 11 mission insignia in the center. The swatch is sea
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean482 - Alan Bean
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of LMP Bean holding onto a rung of the Lunar Module Intrepid during the Apollo 12 mission, signed in silver
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter483 - Scott Carpenter
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Carpenter in a suit and tie, showing off a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, signed in black ink, "Scott Car...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter484 - Scott Carpenter
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Two items: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Carpenter in a formal pose with a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, signed and inscribed in black fel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan485 - Gene Cernan
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Cernan holding and saluting the American flag on the surface of the moon, signed in black felt tip, &q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan and Scott Carpenter486 - Gene Cernan and Scott Carpenter
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Pair of tickets for a symposium at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Mat 1995, each measuring 5 x 2, individually signed in black ink, "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins487 - Michael Collins
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Official color semi-glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of CMP Collins posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in black felt
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad488 - Charles Conrad
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Conrad posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, "Charles Conrad, Jr." In fine co...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad489 - Charles Conrad
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Conrad holding the lunar flag on the surface of the moon, signed in silver ink, "Charles Conrad,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper490 - Gordon Cooper
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Tremendous semi-glossy 11 x 14 silver gelatin photo of Gordon Cooper's massive ticker-tape parade in New York City on May 22, 1963, held in cele...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper491 - Gordon Cooper
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Cooper's own personal final draft copy of a plan entitled "Special Ground Tests in Support of Experiment D-7 on the Gemini-Titan 5 Mission,...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper492 - Gordon Cooper
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Two items: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Cooper wearing his Mercury space suit and posing with a capsule model, signed and inscribed in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke493 - Charlie Duke
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of LMP Duke saluting the American flag on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 16 mission, signed in b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gemini 4494 - Gemini 4
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Wonderful signed display honoring the Gemini 4 mission, which includes: a flown fabric American flag carried aboard the Gemini 4 spacecraft, 6 x 4, si
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Gemini Astronauts495 - Gemini Astronauts
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Appealing set of four satin-finish 8 x 10 photos, each signed in black felt tip by the Gemini astronaut pictured, including: Jim McDivitt, Richard Gor
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn496 - John Glenn
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Glenn wearing a suit and bow tie, with his lapel bearing a Mercury 7 pin, signed in blue ballpoint, "J...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin497 - Jim Irwin
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Irwin, "James B. Irwin," payable to the High Flight Foundation for $120, April 15, 1986...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Kennedy Space Center498 - Kennedy Space Center
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Color semi-glossy 10.75 x 13.25 aerial photo of a rocket launch at the Kennedy Space Center, affixed to the original 16 x 20 mount, signed on the moun
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Lovell499 - James Lovell
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Signed book: Lost Moon. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 378 pages. Signed on the title page i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mission Control500 - Mission Control
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mission Control in Houston celebrating the splashdown of Apollo 13, signed in blue felt tip, "Gerry Griffin, Apoll...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell501 - Edgar Mitchell
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Official Rawlings Major League (Selig) baseball signed in black ballpoint on the sweet spot, "Edgar Mitchell," with several additions to t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell502 - Edgar Mitchell
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of LMP Mitchell setting up the television camera on the lunar surface during the Apollo 14 mission, signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harrison Schmitt503 - Harrison Schmitt
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Schmitt posing in his white space suit with a lunar globe, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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