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Complete block of 32 USPS 10-cent First Man on the Moon stamps, 9 x 10, signed in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong and in black felt tip by Buzz Aldrin

Original color transparency of the Apollo 11 mission insignia, 4 x 5, released by NASA in June 1969. Sleeve for the transparency is stapled to the ori

Collection of 24 uncommon photos, both 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, all from the lunar activity of Apollo 11, with 16 of the photos having copies of their origi

Collection of 47 high quality color 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos from the Apollo 11 moon landing. Images include Buzz Aldrin descending the ladder of the

Original Lunar Module Descent Monitoring Chart, 35.5 x 12.5, prepared for NASA under the direction of the Department of Defense by the Aeronautical Ch

Limited edition commemorative sword, #0485/2000, made by Wilkinson Sword of London, in honor of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Stainless steel blade meas

Three original Earth Orbit Charts, each 41.5 x 13.5, prepared for NASA under the direction of the Department of Defense by the Aeronautical Chart and

Twelve color 10 x 8 NASA photos honoring the 5th anniversary of Apollo 11, each signed in blue or black felt tip by someone associated with the missio

Signed book: First on the Moon. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 434 pages. Signed and

Program for the he 13th Annual Goddard Memorial Dinner held on March 18th, 1970 in Washington, DC., 7 x 10, signed on the front cover in black felt ti

Extremely rare uncirculated series 1957 one dollar silver certificate signed in blue ballpoint by Neil Armstrong and Alan Shepard, and black felt tip

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, May 7, 1979. Letter to his good friend Buck Rogers. In full: “Only two pilots went from

A series 1976 two dollar bill signed on the portrait side in black ballpoint by Armstrong. Signature was acquired at an airfield on May 29, 1976, and

Unsigned book: Wingless on Luna. First edition, first printing. NY: 1988. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 25 pages. A rare book of the lecture Armstrong gave

Original telephone directory from Armstrong’s home town of Wapakoneta, Ohio, 6 x 9.25, 80 pages, featuring an image of Armstrong on the front and desc

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his flight suit against a lunar background, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple

Official Rawlings National League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on a side panel, “Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11.” In fine condition, with some subtle

Signed book: Man’s Conquest of Space by William R. Shelton. Later printing. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1972. Hardcover with dust jac

Original one-of-a-kind 17 x 14 X-ray of a portion of Armstrong’s A7L space suit torso showing the neck ring and the suit’s PLSS and OPS inlets, dated

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To John Brazier, Best Wishes, Neil Armstr

Limited edition 13.75 x 22.75 lithograph of Armstrong in his flight suit prior to the Apollo 11 mission, numbered 939/1000, signed at the bottom in pe

Booklet from the P. O. Canberra 1973 African Eclipse Cruise, 6.5 x 9.5, 18 pages, on which Armstrong was a guest lecturer. Signed on the first page in

Signed book: Kill Devil Hill: Discovering the Secret of the Wright Brothers. First edition, first printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. Hardcover

Program from the Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America 1978 Volunteer Recognition Dinner, held on May 22, 1978, at the Galleria Plaza Hotel,

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of a Learjet Longhorn 28 taking off near Kill Devil Hill, signed in blue felt tip. Original caption is affixed to the reverse. In

British commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 11 moon landing, crisply signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, August 23, 1982. Letter to the superintendent of the US Military Academy at West Point. In part: “Thank

Color 12 x 18.75 poster commemorating the Apollo 11 flight from the 20th anniversary issue of Spaceport News, issued on July 16, 1989, signed and insc

Christmas card from 1999 featuring a winter scene, 4.5 x 6.5 closed, signed inside below a printed sentiment in red ink by the first moonwalker, “Caro

Nostalgic color limited edition 28 x 20 print entitled ‘Lindbergh Arrives Over Paris,’ May 21, 1927, numbered #50/100, signed in the bottom border in

Terrific limited edition original pencil drawing of Neil Armstrong making his first step onto the moon, based on Calle's painting used for the f...

Limited edition print titled First Man on the Moon, numbered 795/1000, 12.75 x 8.25, signed in the lower border in pencil. In fine condition, with a f

Limited edition 11 x 6.5 print entitled ‘First Man on the Moon,’ numbered #726/1000, signed in the lower border in pencil. Matted and framed with a Fi

Limited edition 17 x 22 composite lithograph made from Calle’s launch day sketches, entitled Mike Collins—morning of the launch, numbered #AP23/25, si

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, National Air and Space Museum letterhead, April 20, 1976. Letter to Anthony Cipriano offering to donate a cover to a fund raisin

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his space suit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Oversized color 6 x 9 Kennedy Space Center postcard of a Saturn V rocket on the launch pad, signed on the front in black ballpoint. In fine condition.

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Collins posing in his space suit against a lunar background, neatly signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Uncommon color vintage 8 x 10 NASA photo of Collins in formal attire, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Nancy, with best wishes, Michael Col

Original hand-painted 15.5 x 12 watercolor painting done by Apollo 11 Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, entitled ‘Everglades, Meet the Gulf,’ depi

Empty ceramic decanter sculpted to look like the Apollo Command Module, approximately 10? tall and 5? in diameter, signed on the base in gold ink, “Mi

Charming original watercolor still life painting of fruits and vegetables on a table, 20 x 14, signed in black ink, “Michael Collins I ’07.” In condit

Apollo 11 launch day cover with a mission patch cachet, signed above the cachet in black felt tip, “Michael Collins.” In very fine condition.

Apollo 11 Preliminary Science Report, issued by NASA’s Scientific and Information Division, 8 x 10.5, 204 pages. Report is full of photos and explanat

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of of newsman Walter Cronkite showing a copy of a newspaper front page to Wally Schirra following man’s arrival on the moon signed

Glossy 8 x 10 North American Rockwell Corporation composite news photo of the Apollo 11 capsule after its flight, signed in black felt tip by Schirra.

Program from the Apollo XI Silver Anniversary celebration, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 16, 1994, 8.5 x 10.5, signed vertically on the fir

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Wendt beside the capsule during training, signed in black felt tip, “Apollo 11 Training, Guenter F. Wendt, Padleade

Flown Portable Life Support System (PLSS) dust plug carried to the lunar surface on board the Apollo 12 lunar module Intrepid. Metal cover measures 1.

Spectacular and rare flown Beta Cloth checklist and scissors leg assembly carried into lunar orbit on the Command Module Yankee Clipper by Command Mod

Flown printed fabric American flag, 6 x 4, signed in black ink, “Flown to the Moon, Apollo XII, Nov. 69, Alan Bean,”; a flown printed UN Space Treaty,

Flown swatch of Kapton foil removed from the outer skin of the Apollo 12 Command Module Yankee Clipper, approximately .5 x 1, affixed to a 5 x 3 certi

Hardcover Lunar Module simulator log book, 5 x 6.25, filled in in a Grumman technician’s hand, documenting Conrad’s time in the lunar module simulator

Conrad’s personal hardbound copy of his senior thesis for Princeton University’s aeronautical engineering program, May 1953, 8.75 x 11.25, 196 pages,

A 9.5 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth, with a printed 3-inch diameter Apollo XII mission insignia in the center, signed in black ink, “Alan Bean,” and “Richa

Apollo 12 training star chart. Chart measures 16 x 8.25 and is labeled in the lower right, “Apollo 12 CSM TLC Star Chart, 14 Nov 1969 Launch, Prelimin

Huge Spacecraft 108 commemorative banner from Rockwell. Gigantic banner in honor of the Apollo 12 ‘Yankee Clipper,’ measures 12´ x 4´ with...

Signed book: Apollo: An Eyewitness Account. First edition, first printing. Shelton, CT: Greenwich Workshop Press, 1998. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.

Very limited edition printed Apollo 12 mission summary report, 5/5, one page, 8.5 x 11, dated October 20, 1997. Summary reads, in part: “Pete and I de

Outstanding oversized color satin-finish 40 x 8.25 panoramic photo of the Apollo 12 landing site at the Ocean of Storms, showing Pete Conrad working a

Program for a ceremony honoring the Apollo 12 team on November 13, 1969, in Cape Canaveral, 5.5 x 8.5, four pages, signed on the reverse in black ball

Apollo 12 recovery cover with a cachet honoring the naval recovery force, signed in black ink by crew members Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, and Dick Gord

Apollo 12 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover with a cachet of the Apollo 12 mission emblem with navy wings underneath, and bearing a November 14, 1969, Kennedy

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the crew posing in their spacesuits in front of their training module, signed in blue felt tip by Charles Conrad, R

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the mission’s Saturn V rocket on the launch pad, signed in black felt tip by Alan Bean and Richard Gordon and in bl

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Bean working on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “An island of refuge in an ocean of storms, Alan Bean, Apo

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Bean suiting up for his Apollo 12 flight, signed in black felt tip, “Ready for the moon 11-14-69, Alan Bean, Apollo

Spectacular satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Bean conducting an experiment on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Bean working by the lunar rover during the Apollo 12 mission, signed in silver ink, “An island of refuge in an ocea

Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Conrad during training for the Apollo 12 mission, signed in black ink. In fine condition.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Conrad before the Apollo 12 mission, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a small spot of toning to lower left edg

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 12 capsule shortly before splashdown, signed in black felt tip, “Charles Conrad, Jr., Cdr. Apollo XII.”

Flown Apollo 13 Robbins Medal, approximately 1.25 diameter, with a raised design on the face of the Apollo 13 mission insignia. The reverse of the ste

A double-sided page taken from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flight Crew G & N Dictionary, 5.5 x 8, listing various trouble-shooting references for...

Communications-related two-sided cue card from the training Lunar Module panel, 4.5 x 7.5, signed in blue ballpoint, “Training LM Panel Cue Card for A

Flown two-sided checklist page from the Apollo 13 “LM Malfunction Procedures” handbook, 7.5 x 10.5, identified as page 15 and 16, titled at the top, “

Printed Apollo 13 final flight plan entitled “Final Apollo 13 Flight Plan, AS-508/CSM-109/LM-7,” March 16, 1970, 8.25 x 10.5, signed on the front cove

An approximately 1 x 1.5 swatch of backing restraint material removed from Commander Jim Lovell’s spacecraft couch aboard the Apollo 13 command module

Flown lightweight metal shim, 2.5 x 2.5, with a one-inch diameter hole in the center and four smaller holes at the corners, removed from Apollo 13. In

Three fragments of flown heatshield, main parachute, and Kapton foil from the Apollo 13 Command Module, each approximately .5 x .25, housed in a clear

Flown swatch of Kapton foil, 1 x 1, removed from the Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey, encased in a 2.25 x 1 Lucite cylinder. In fine condition. Origi

Four different flown swatches of material cut from one of the three ringsail main parachutes that slowed the Odyssey’s decent as it splashed down on t

An 8 x 8 swatch of Beta cloth, bearing a printed 3.25-inch diameter Apollo 13 mission emblem, signed in blue ballpoint, “James Lovell,” and in black b

Signed book: Failure Is Not an Option. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 415 pages. Signed on th...

Apollo 13 recovery cover with a cachet honoring the naval recovery force, signed in blue ballpoint by James Lovell and Fred Haise. In fine condition.

Apollo 13 launch date commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the mission’s insignia, and bearing an April 11, 1970, Kennedy Space Center postal ca

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 13 mission, signed in blue ballpoint. Cover bears a cancellation from Cape Canaveral on the day

Manned Flight Awareness print, 8.5 x 11, of the original Apollo 13 crew, signed in blue felt tip, “Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” In fine condition, with

Color limited edition 21.5 x 26 print entitled ‘Houston, We Have a Problem’, numbered #646/1000, featuring an image of the accident done by Alan Bean,

Copy of a report presented by Swigert at the Manned Spacecraft Center on September 22, 1972, entitled ‘A Role of Journalist in the Space Age,’ 8 x 10.

Original hand-drawn one panel storyboard for the Apollo 13 film on an off-white 11 x 8.5 sheet. Notated “Sc. 147-A,” scene depicts the Apollo 13 comma

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 13 crew, dressed in tuxedos, posing with another gentleman, signed in black felt tip by James Lovell, Fred Haise, an

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of a jubilant mission control after the safe landing of Apollo 13, signed in black felt tip by Gene Kranz, Gerry Griffin, an

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Haise working in the Apollo simulator, signed in black felt tip, “Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” In very fine conditio

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Haise in his white space suit out in front of the launch pad, signed in black felt tip, “Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 13 crew, signed in black ballpoint. In fine condition.

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module, signed in gold ink, “Gene Kranz, ‘Flight,’” and “‘We may have had an instrumentatio

Rare color semi-glossy 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of mission control watching the descent of Apollo 13, signed in silver ink, “Failure is not an

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Kranz at Mission Control, signed in blue felt tip, “Failure is not an option, Gene Kranz, White Flight.” In very fine condition

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Kranz watching Fred Haise on a monitor, signed in gold ink, “Live from Apollo XIII, 4/13/70, Gene Kranz, ‘White Fli