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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving record prices for clients around the world.
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 Beta Cloths210 - Apollo Beta Cloths
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Collection of 12 Beta cloth patches bearing printed mission insignias for Apollo 7 through 17, most approximately 3.25? in diameter, and a 6.25 x 4.25
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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NASA Beta Cloths211 - NASA Beta Cloths
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Desirably rare complete collection of 18 Beta cloth swatches, ranging in size from 7 x 5.25 up to 11 x 9, most bearing a printed color Apollo insignia
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Beta Cloths212 - Apollo Beta Cloths
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Collection of 38 Beta cloth swatches, ranging in size from 7.5 x 2.75 up to 9 x 9, consisting of name patches, mission emblems, and American flags. Na
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts213 - Apollo Astronauts
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Signed book: Chariots for Apollo. Washington, DC: NASA, 1979. Softcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 538 pages. Signed on the inside front cover and half-title page
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo Saturn214 - Apollo Saturn
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Scarce softcover book entitled “Saturn Illustrated Chronology: Saturn's First Eight Years, April 1957 through April 1965,” 151 pages, published ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Space Books215 - Space Books
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Nice collection of 18 space-related books, all but one hardcover, each signed inside in felt tip or ballpoint by the author or associated astronaut, n
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Moon216 - Moon
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Surrealistic original charcoal artwork by an unknown artist, 23 x 18, showing a man relaxing on the lunar surface in front of a large crater, looking
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo217 - Apollo
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Diagrams for the three Apollo spacecraft printed on individual vellum sheets, ranging in size from 17 x 22 to 32 x 22, showing cut-away views of the l
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts218 - Apollo Astronauts
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Nice collection of 14 items, each signed by a different astronaut, including: Walt Cunningham (recovery cover), Ken Mattingly (launch day cover and tr
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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AFSC Design Handbook219 - AFSC Design Handbook
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AFSC Design Handbook on Space Vehicles, housed in its original three-ring binder, containing chapters 8–15, on subjects including Spacecraft Navigatio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz220 - Gene Kranz
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Kranz’s handwritten meeting notes and agendas for the Flight Control Division from November 25, 1969, to February 25, 1970, all contained on both side
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper221 - Gordon Cooper
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Handwritten notes in pencil, unsigned, by Cooper on two lightly-lined 8 x 10.5 sheets, dated June 25, 1969, describing how he was removed from conside
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts222 - Apollo Astronauts
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Beautiful color limited edition 26 x 30 lithograph by Alan Bean entitled ‘In the Beginning,’ numbered AP127/150, signed in pencil by 20 Apollo astrona
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts223 - Apollo Astronauts
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Color magazine entitled “The Astronauts & Their Families,” 11 x 14, 71 pages, printed in 1965. Signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Al...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lunar Module LM-3224 - Lunar Module LM-3
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Brad-bound revised manual entitled “Propulsion & RCS Subsystem Study Guide, Lunar Module LM-3,” 8.25 x 10, issued by Grumman for training in sup...
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Saturn I225 - Saturn I
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Original spiral-bound NASA manual entitled “Saturn I Countdown Manual SA-5,” 9 x 11, over 100 pages, dated December 6, 1963. The printed objective on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lunar Rover226 - Lunar Rover
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Code 3 model of the Lunar Rover, measuring approximately 11 x 7 x 9, featuring a replica of the vehicle with an astronaut figurine seated inside, disp
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Saturn V227 - Saturn V
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Detailed model of the Saturn V rocket, measuring approximately 21? tall, presented on a wooden base bearing affixed Mercury logos. A small astronaut f
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers228 - Moonwalkers
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Scarce original Grumman contractor’s model of the Lunar Module and base. Model measures approximately 6? high and sits on its 10? diameter base. Base
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Capsule Returning to Earth229 - Capsule Returning to Earth
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Splendid original painting of a capsule returning to earth, 17.5 x 35, accomplished in subtle hues of green and blue to emphasize man’s technological
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo230 - Apollo
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Manned Flight Awareness poster for Project Apollo, 14.5 x 20, featuring an image of the American flag draped over the moon and a quote from President
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Astronauts Earthrise231 - Astronauts Earthrise
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Very nice color 27.75 x 24 canvas print of the Earth taken from space, signed in silver ink by 25 astronauts. Signers include: John Young, Charlie Duk
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts232 - Apollo Astronauts
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Four photos: desirable color satin-finish 8 x 10 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the moon after the transearth injection of Apollo 10, signed in silver i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frank Borman and Charlie Duke233 - Frank Borman and Charlie Duke
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Three signed photos: color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Borman and his Apollo 8 crewmates having their pre-flight breakfast of steak and eggs, bearing
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Moonwalkers234 - Moonwalkers
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Four color photos, two 8 x 10 and two 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip by the astronaut pictured. Signers are: Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke, and Harris
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Apollo Astronauts235 - Apollo Astronauts
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Collection of 11 official color NASA lithographs of different Apollo astronauts, each signed in ink or felt tip by the astronaut pictured. Signers are
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts236 - Apollo Astronauts
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of a map of the moon, signed in black felt tip by Buzz Aldrin and Charlie Duke, who adds his mission underneath, and
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Apollo Astronauts237 - Apollo Astronauts
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the moon, signed in black felt tip by Alan Shepard, Harrison Schmitt, Edgar Mitchell, Alan Bean, Charles Conrad, F
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Space Food238 - Space Food
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Unique and unopened freeze-dried space food from the Apollo simulator. Six cubes of food are contained in the 13? long pouch, which is complete with n
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Apollo Checklist Pocket239 - Apollo Checklist Pocket
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Unflown Apollo A7L checklist pocket. Pocket measures 7.75 x 8.75, with “A7L-201047-01,” stencilled on the inside of the two-snap cover. Beta cloth poc
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Apollo Spacesuit Display240 - Apollo Spacesuit Display
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TLS signed “Leslie L. Longstaffe,” one page, 8.25 x 11, ILC Industries letterhead, August 6, 1968. Letter to Carr Tool and Machine Company in Philadel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 1241 - Apollo 1
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Extremely rare color semi-glossy official ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo, trimmed to a size of 9.75 x 7.5, signed and inscribed in black felt tip by White,
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 7243 - Apollo 7
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A 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth, with a pre-printed 3.75? diameter Apollo 7 mission insignia, signed in black felt tip by Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele, and
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Apollo 7244 - Apollo 7
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Flown section of cable carried on board the Apollo 7 spacecraft. Measuring approximately 2? in diameter. This bronze-colored segment contains four wir
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Apollo 7245 - Apollo 7
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Extremely rare Apollo 7 embroidered crew souvenir patch, 4.25? wide, featuring a blue ‘knitted’ background, the “VII” in yellow thread, and the crew’s
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Apollo 7246 - Apollo 7
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Apollo 7 launch day postal cover with an official NASA sticker cachet of the mission emblem, signed in black ink by Walt Cunningham, Donn Eisele, and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 7: Alan Stevens247 - Apollo 7: Alan Stevens
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Original color painting of a proposed design for the Apollo 7 mission patch by artist Alan Stevens, 9.5 x 9.5, featuring a red, orange, and white phoe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 7248 - Apollo 7
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Color official NASA lithograph of the Apollo 7 crew posing in their space suits in front of their capsule, trimmed to a size of 9.5 x 7, inscribed acr
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Donn Eisele249 - Donn Eisele
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Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion in black ballpoint. Brief biography of Eisele. In part: “United States Air Force Col
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Walt Cunningham250 - Walt Cunningham
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Color 8 x 10 official NASA lithograph of Cunningham posing with a model of his capsule, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Hey Joyce, thanks for
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Donn Eisele251 - Donn Eisele
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Color official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of Eisele in front of an American flag, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Many thanks, Joyce, for all you
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Apollo 8253 - Apollo 8
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Official color satin-finish 8 x 10.5 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the Apollo 8 crew posing in their space suits outside of a simulator, signed in blac
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 8254 - Apollo 8
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Color 10 x 8 official NASA lithograph of the Earthrise taken from lunar orbit, signed in black felt tip by James Lovell, Frank Borman, and Bill Anders
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Bill Anders255 - Bill Anders
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Color semi-glossy 19.75 x 16 photo of the earthrise taken by Anders during the Apollo 8 mission, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Bryan, wi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Bill Anders256 - Bill Anders
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Uncommon color 8 x 10 official NASA lithograph of Anders posing with a rocket model, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce, many thanks fo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Frank Borman257 - Frank Borman
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Color official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of Borman in front of an American flag, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce, Thank you for all the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 8258 - Apollo 8
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FDC issued by the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club, with a cachet honoring the Apollo 8 mission and crew, signed in black felt tip by Frank Bo
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 8259 - Apollo 8
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Flown heat shield fragment from the Apollo 8 spacecraft, encased in a 3.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cone of Lucite shaped to look like the command module, bearing t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 8260 - Apollo 8
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Extremely rare Apollo 8 embroidered crew souvenir patch, 4.5? wide, with the distinctive segmented appearance of the embroidery on the earth. In fine
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jim McDivitt262 - Jim McDivitt
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Extremely rare, complete Apollo 9 LM Systems Evaluation Checklist, flown on board the Lunar Module ‘Spider,’ measuring 6 x 8, consisting of 79 heavy c
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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