RR Auction: Space & Aviation Auction

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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 9263 - Apollo 9
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Flown Apollo 9 Robbins Medal, approximately 1-inch diameter, with a raised design on the face of the mission insignia. The reverse of the sterling sil
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 9264 - Apollo 9
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Color official NASA 10 x 8 lithograph of the Apollo 9 crew posing in their white space suits, their rocket on the launch pad in the distance, signed i
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jim McDivitt265 - Jim McDivitt
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Rare official color satin-finish 8 x 10 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the lunar module ‘Spider’ in orbit over an ocean, signed and inscribed in black f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 9266 - Apollo 9
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Apollo 9 combination launch/splashdown day cover with a velvet cachet honoring the Apollo 9 crew, signed in blue ballpoint by James McDivitt and Dave
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jim McDivitt267 - Jim McDivitt
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Color official NASA lithograph of McDivitt in a suit and tie, trimmed to a size of 7.25 x 9.5, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce, Than
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Rusty Schweickart268 - Rusty Schweickart
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A fold-down Beta cloth spacesuit flap from one of Schweickart’s Apollo spacesuits. Flap measures 12.5 x 4.5, with a NASA ‘meatball’ emblem sewn into t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rusty Schweickart269 - Rusty Schweickart
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, State of California, Governor’s Office letterhead, September 26, 1977. Letter from Schweickart to Deke Slayton. In part: “I
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Apollo 10271 - Apollo 10
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Extremely rare and highly desirable flown printed fabric American flag, 18 x 12, carried into lunar orbit on board Apollo 10. Signed in black ink on t
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 10272 - Apollo 10
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Flown star chart carried into lunar orbit on board Apollo 10. Chart measures 10.75 x 7.5, with “May 18th Launch LM,” printed in the lower border and s
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 10273 - Apollo 10
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A 9 x 9 flown swatch of Beta cloth, carried into lunar orbit on Apollo 10, with a 3? wide mission emblem printed in the center. Signed in black ink by
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 10274 - Apollo 10
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 10 prime crew, signed in black felt tip by John Young, Tom Stafford, and Gene Cernan. In fine cond
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 10275 - Apollo 10
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 10 crew posing in their white space suits in front of the launch pad, signed in black felt tip by
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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NASA American Flag Beta Cloth276 - NASA American Flag Beta Cloth
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A 6 x 4 printed American flag patch stitched to a 7.5 x 5.25 swatch of Beta cloth removed directly from one of the Apollo A7 training suits of the Apo
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Apollo 10277 - Apollo 10
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Seldom seen, fully intact flown EVA hand rail, flown to the moon and back aboard Apollo 10. Slightly curved aluminum hand rail measures 15? long and s
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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NASA Meatball Beta Cloth278 - NASA Meatball Beta Cloth
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A 3.5? printed NASA ‘meatball’ logo stitched to a 5 x 4.5 swatch of Beta cloth, which was removed directly from one of the Apollo A7 training suits of
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Apollo 10279 - Apollo 10
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Extremely rare Apollo 10 Texas Art Embroidery patch, 4 x 4, with the distinctive yellow earth continents and orange and red flame under the LEM. In fi
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Apollo 10280 - Apollo 10
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Original and complete Apollo 10 press kit, bound by a single staple to the top left corner, 8 x 10.5, over 100 pages, providing very detailed informat
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 10281 - Apollo 10
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Scarce collection of four color photos, 11 x 14 and 14 x 11, each signed in black felt tip by John Young, Tom Stafford, and Gene Cernan. Images includ
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Tom Stafford282 - Tom Stafford
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Glossy NASA 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Warner, with best wishes, Thomas P. Stafford.” Double-matted and framed with a r
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Tom Stafford283 - Tom Stafford
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Four picture postcards, all signed “Tom,” sent during 1973–1975, all to Ann Bolshaw in Houston. Cards are written from various locations including Par
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11285 - Apollo 11
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Flown printed reproduction of the Declaration of Independence on parchment paper, 5 x 7, flown on the Apollo 11 mission. Nicely matted and framed with
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11286 - Apollo 11
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Flown pink-tinted plastic bag, 11 x 10.5, believed to be one of the original bags used to carry US flags on the flight of Apollo 11. Accompanied by it
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11287 - Apollo 11
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Flown double-sided checklist carried to the lunar surface on board Apollo 11’s lunar module Eagle, 5.5 x 8, pages SUR-17 and SUR-18. Signed in blue ba
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin288 - Buzz Aldrin
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Right-handed glove liner, worn by Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission. Glove measures 9? long, with stamped information near
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11289 - Apollo 11
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Historic flown sterling silver Apollo 11 Robbins Medal, approximately 1.25? diameter, with a raised early design on the face of the iconic Apollo 11 m
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11290 - Apollo 11
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Color 8 x 10 official NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 spacecraft on the launch pad, signed in black felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mich
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11291 - Apollo 11
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Color official NASA lithograph of the prime crew of Apollo 11 posing in their white space suits, trimmed to a size of 9.5 x 7, signed and inscribed in
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11292 - Apollo 11
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Signed Apollo 11 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a printed color cachet of the moon landing and a July 20, 1969, Houston, Texas, cancellatio
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11293 - Apollo 11
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Apollo 11 ‘Type 2’ Dow-Unicover insurance cover with a cachet honoring the three crew members and the first step on the moon, signed in blue felt tip
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11294 - Apollo 11
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Apollo 11 ‘Type 3’ insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a cachet honoring of the mission insignia, and bearing a July 16, 1969, Kennedy Space Center postm
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11295 - Apollo 11
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Flown printed fabric Massachusetts state flag, 6 x 4, carried on the Apollo 11 mission, signed at the bottom in black felt tip, “Flown to the Moon, Ap
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin and Charlie Duke296 - Buzz Aldrin and Charlie Duke
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Color Apollo 11 Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart, 24 x 20, labeled in the lower border, “Edition 1, 23 June 1969,” prepared for NASA by
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11297 - Apollo 11
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Scarce official NASA printed Apollo 11 Lunar Operations Plan, dated June 27, 1969, 8 x 10.5, staple-bound, signed on the front cover in black felt tip
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11: Gene Kranz298 - Apollo 11: Gene Kranz
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Fascinating Apollo 11 manuals used by Flight Director Gene Kranz while at his console in Mission Control throughout the landmark mission, as (accordin
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11299 - Apollo 11
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Official American flag, 3 feet by 5 feet, flown over the United States Capitol on the day that man first walked on the moon, July 20, 1969. Flag was m
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin and Charlie Duke300 - Buzz Aldrin and Charlie Duke
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Color 20 x 16 limited edition manuscript print of Aldrin on the lunar surface, numbered 99/99, commemorating the first words spoken from the moon, sig
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong301 - Neil Armstrong
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Extremely rare glossy 10 x 8 photo of Neil Armstrong just before setting foot on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Neil Armstrong, Apollo
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong302 - Neil Armstrong
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, taken by Armstrong, and matted to an overall size of 14 x 10, signed on the ma
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong303 - Neil Armstrong
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Fantastic color official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, boldly signed in blue felt tip. Reverse bears a Mariner 10 posta
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong304 - Neil Armstrong
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Desirable uninscribed color satin-finish 10 x 7.75 NASA photo of Buzz Aldrin standing next to a foil solar particle collector he had just deployed on
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong305 - Neil Armstrong
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Color official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of Armstrong in a dark jacket and tie, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce, All the best from a ju
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin306 - Buzz Aldrin
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Classic color satin-finish 19.5 x 15.5 photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip. Matted and framed with a small 25th an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin307 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin in his white spacesuit, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin308 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color 9.5 x 7.5 twice-signed photo of Aldrin facing the American flag on the lunar surface, affixed to a 10.25 x 10 mount, signed and inscribed on the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin309 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin performing his space walk during the Gemini 12 mission, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin310 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “First lunar landing, Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI.” In ver
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Buzz Aldrin311 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin facing the flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “July 20, 1969 AD, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In v
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Buzz Aldrin312 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin descending the ladder of the lunar lander, signed in silver ink, “The Eagle has landed, Buzz Aldrin Apollo X
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin313 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 11 crew leaving the Operations building en route to the launch pad, signed in the lower border in blue
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin314 - Buzz Aldrin
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Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of the liftoff of the Apollo 11 mission, signed in blue felt tip, “July 16, 1969 Apollo XI, Buzz Aldrin.” In fine co
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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