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Complete Mercury Astronauts checklist, SEDR 109-CL, 5.25 x 7, dated June 15, 1960, 11 double-sided pages, and bound by its original three rings in the

Results of the Project Mercury Ballistic and Orbital Chimpanzee Flights booklet, NASA publication SP-39, 1963, 8 x 10.25, 71 pages, containing numerou

Project Mercury Recovery cover with a stamped cachet honoring the USS Kearsarge CVS-33 Recovery Team, signed by Cooper in blue ballpoint. Two light ba

Cooper’s B-26-B,-C Pilot’s Amplified Check List, 4.5 x 7.5, bound by two staples at the top and dated “(Revised 22 July 1953).” A nine card check list

Flown piece of parachute cord from Cooper’s MA-9 flight in 1963. Nylon section measures approximately 1? long and is originally from a 10-foot length

Twenty-day Cape Canaveral Missile Test Area temporary vehicle permit, issued to John Glenn for his 1962 Thunderbird, signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” one pa

Original color oil painting by David K. Stone on a 26 x 23 masonite board, featuring a portrait of Glenn in front of the Friendship 7 capsule, signed

Signed book: John Glenn: A Memoir. First edition, first printing. NY: Bantam Books, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 422 pages. Signed on

Commemorative cover with an attractive cachet honoring Project Mercury, signed in blue ink by Glenn. In very fine condition.

Certificate from the Mercury Monument dedication, held on November 10, 1964, 9.5 x 12.5, with a raised relief of the Mercury Seven astronauts and a pr

Vehicle permit, signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page both sides, 5 x 3, July 16, 1961. Cape Canaveral Missile Test Area temporary vehicle permit, fill

TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA Space Task Group letterhead, August 29, 1961. Letter to an admirer. In full: “Thank you for y

Sixteen different commemorative covers, all with cachets honoring the Mercury astronauts or other events relating to the program, including one honori

Unsigned book: Results of the Third United States Manned Orbital Space Flight. Washington, DC: NASA, 1962. Hardcover, 8.25 x 10.5, 120 pages. Rare NAS

Unsigned book: Project Mercury: A Chronology by James M. Grimwood. Washington, DC: NASA, 1963. Hardcover, 8.5 x 10.5, 238 pages. Rare NASA publication

Unsigned book: Results of the First United States Manned Suborbital Space Flight. Washington, DC: NASA, 1961. Hardcover, 8.25 x 10.5, 76 pages. Rare N

Unsigned book: Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight. Washington, DC: NASA, 1962. Hardcover, 8.25 x 10.5, 107 pages. Rare NA

Unsigned book: This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury. Washington, DC: NASA, 1966. Hardcover, 7 x 10, 681 pages. NASA publication SP-4201 featur

Collection of six Sarzin folders from the Mercury missions, all 9.5 x 6.5, each bearing photos and information about the respective mission, a launch

Three blocks of stamps: one block of 15 4-cent stamps, 5.75 x 5.25, honoring Project Mercury; one block of 10 4-cent stamps, 3.25 x 5.25, honoring Pro

Six color vintage 8 x 10 NASA photos of the Mercury 7 astronauts, each signed in felt tip or ink, most inscribed to “Nancy.” Signers are: Alan Shepard

Signed book: We Seven. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 352 pages. Signed on the s

Color limited edition 21 x 29 print entitled ‘Space…the Pioneers,’ numbered 88/300, signed in the lower border in pencil by John Glenn, Scott Carpente

Signed book: Selecting the Mercury Seven. Chichester, UK: Praxis, 2011. Softcover, 6.75 x 9.5, 371 pages. Signed on a special insert in black felt tip

Nostalgic color limited edition 35 x 25 print, numbered #665/1500, featuring an artist’s rendition of the Mercury 7 launch, with portraits of each ast

Scarce printed flight plan, titled “MA-9/20 Flight Plan, Revision A, Flight Control Format,” dated April 15, 1963, 8 x 10.5, 19 pages, bound by two st

Four albums from various Mercury missions: a full size 33 1/3 New York Post Record Library album (no outer sleeve) titled “‘Roger Friendship 7!’ The J

Original McDonnell SEDR 104-18 Project Mercury Familiarization Manual, 8.75 x 11, June 1, 1962, consisting of technical diagrams and descriptions of t

Newsreel entitled “Return of a Hero” on a reel of black-and-white 35mm film, 7.25? in diameter, labeled on an exterior cardboard ring, “Universal Film

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.25, NASA letterhead, October 30, 1967. Letter of thanks for a sent gift. In part: “I appreciate you providing me with compliment

Signed book: We Seven. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 473 pages. Signed on the first free end p...

Color 1963 Topps Astronauts 3-D trading card, #10, signed vertically on the portrait side in black felt tip, “Alan Shepard.” Encapsulated in a plastic

Spectacular and uncommon launch day vintage ballpoint signature, “Alan B. Shepard, Jr., 5/5/61,” on an off-white 3.75 x 3.75 blank film form. A centra

Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring the 10th anniversary of the flight of Freedom Seven, signed in black felt tip. In very fine conditi

A Recording of the Historic Space Voyage of America’s First Astronaut album signed and inscribed on the cover in black felt tip, “To Donald R. Brady,

Distinguished limited edition color glossy 9.25 x 7.25 photo of Shepard receiving a medal from President John F. Kennedy, #1443/2500, signed in black

Flown soft white cloth wipe from the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission sealed in its original clear laminate film packaging, 2.75 x 3.25, bearing a piece of red

TLS signed “D. K. Slayton,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, March 29, 1971. Letter to an admirer. In part: “I was obviously very disappointed whe

Glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Carpenter being assisted into his capsule prior to launch, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the lift-off of Carpenter’s Mercury flight, signed in blue felt tip, “Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7, 24 May, 1962.” In

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper posing in his Mercury flight suit and shrouded in mist, signed in black felt tip, “Who is the best pilot you

Humorous color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper’s rocket on the launch pad, signed in black felt tip, “Will someone wake me up at launch time? Gord

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Cooper in his Mercury flight suit, signed in black felt tip, “Gordon Cooper, Faith 7, May 1963.” In ver

Uncommon color vintage 8 x 10 NASA photo of Cooper posing in his Mercury space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Nancy—with all best w

Designer of the Mercury capsule (1921–2004) who also contributed to the later Gemini and Apollo spacecraft. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed in

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Glenn in his Mercury flight suit, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Outstanding vintage 8 x 10 NASA photo of Glenn posing beside an American flag, signed in black felt tip, “J. H. Glenn, Jr.” In fine condition.

Color 8.5 x 11 cardstock photo of the Mercury-Atlas 6 launch, signed in black felt tip. Photo bears an affixed mission emblem to the upper left. In fi

Color vintage satin-finish 8 x 10 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the launch of Freedom 7, signed in black felt tip, “Freedom 7 Launch Team, Chris Kraft.

Color 8.25 x 11 cardstock photo of a Mercury launch, signed in black felt tip by John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper. In fin