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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Richard Gordon368 - Richard Gordon
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Color official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of Gordon posing alongside a LEM during training, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce—Best wishes,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Apollo 12369 - Apollo 12
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Apollo 12 launch day postal cover with a cachet honoring man’s return to the moon, signed in black felt tip by Alan Bean, Richard Gordon, and Charles
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean and Richard Gordon370 - Alan Bean and Richard Gordon
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A 9 x 8.5 swatch of Beta cloth, with a pre-printed 3? diameter Apollo 12 mission emblem, signed in black felt tip by Alan Bean and Richard Gordon, add
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12371 - Apollo 12
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Flown hatch plug, flown on board the Yankee Clipper during the Apollo 12 mission. Plug measures .75? long, and is housed in a small plastic pouch stap
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alan Bean372 - Alan Bean
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Color limited edition 26.75 x 21 print entitled ‘Ceremony on the Plain at Hadley,’ numbered 1/150, signed in black felt tip. Print is housed in its or
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Alan Bean373 - Alan Bean
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Color limited edition 31.5 x 19.5 print entitled ‘Home Sweet Home,’ numbered 66/85, signed in black felt tip. Print is housed in its original Greenwic
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Alan Bean374 - Alan Bean
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Limited edition color giclee print on canvas, stretched across a 33.25 x 22.25 wooden frame, entitled ‘Lone Star,’ 250/250, signed in the lower left c
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alan Bean375 - Alan Bean
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Detailed astronaut model, measuring approximately 2.5? tall, of Alan Bean attempting to repair his camera with a hammer. Figurine is attractively pres
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12376 - Apollo 12
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Original LM Descent monitoring Chart, 42 x 8, labeled in the lower right, “1st Edition, 4 October 1969, LM Descent Monitoring Chart-LMD (PDI to Landin
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 12377 - Apollo 12
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Large original Targets of Opportunity map, 58 x 12, titled along the right side, “14 Nov. 1969 Launch Date, Targets of Opportunity Flight Chart…3rd Ed
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Apollo 13380 - Apollo 13
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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
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13381 - Apollo 13
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Color limited edition 23.25 x 34.75 print honoring Apollo 13, entitled ‘From the Moon, Knowledge,’ signed at the bottom in pencil by James Lovell, Fre
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 13382 - Apollo 13
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Color semi-glossy official NASA photo of the original Apollo 13 crew, trimmed to a size of 9.75 x 7.5, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joy
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 13383 - Apollo 13
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Flown printed fabric American flag, 5.75 x 3.75, carried to the moon on Apollo 13. Flag is affixed to an 8 x 10 off-white mount, with a handwritten an
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13384 - Apollo 13
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Flown swatch of Apollo 13 Odyssey command module seat fabric, 1 x 1, affixed to a 7 x 5 presentation sheet issued to Huey B. Crocker, and signed by Ja
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 13385 - Apollo 13
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Flown foil and hatch plug, flown on the Odyssey during the Apollo 13 mission. Both are housed in a small plastic pouch stapled to an 8 x 4.75 statemen
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 13386 - Apollo 13
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Four different flown swatches of material cut from one of the three ringsail main parachutes that slowed the Odyssey’s descent as it splashed down on
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Apollo 13387 - Apollo 13
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Official NASA printed Apollo 13 Lunar Surface Procedures manual, dated March 16, 1970, 8 x 10.5, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by James
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13388 - Apollo 13
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Original NASA-issued Apollo 13 Mission Operation Report, 8.5 x 11, 46 pages, bound by a single staple, issued on March 27, 1970. Report includes chapt
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13389 - Apollo 13
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Uncommon Apollo 13 embroidered crew patch, 4? in diameter, of the type worn by the crew on their post-flight jump suits. In fine condition.
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James Lovell and Fred Haise390 - James Lovell and Fred Haise
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Apollo 13 LMS-2 checklist page, used during the mission’s training, 5.25 x 8, with star charts on both sides, signed on one side in black felt tip, “U
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Fred Haise391 - Fred Haise
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Apollo 13 Lunar Surface star chart, used in training by Fred Haise. The base of this 8.5? diameter chart reads, “Apollo 13, LM LO – 2 HR” (meaning LM
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Fred Haise392 - Fred Haise
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Color official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of Haise holding the upper portion of a model rocket, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “Best wishes to Joy
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James Lovell and Tom Hanks393 - James Lovell and Tom Hanks
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Hand-drawn storyboard panel, in felt tip and pencil, from Apollo 13 on a 10.75 x 8.5 off-white sheet, which shows the command and lunar modules over t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Haise394 - Fred Haise
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Color 6.5 x 7.5 photo of Haise in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To George—Best wishes, Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP, Ent
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James Lovell395 - James Lovell
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Fantastic color satin-finish 19.5 x 13 photo of the famous Apollo 8 ‘Earthrise’ image, signed in silver ink, “James Lovell, Apollo 8.” Attractively fr
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James Lovell396 - James Lovell
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA semi-glossy photo of the damage to the Apollo 13 service module after it was jettisoned, signed in gold ink, “The damaged A
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James Lovell397 - James Lovell
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Lovell in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Houston, we have a problem, James Lovell, Apollo 13.” In
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Lovell398 - James Lovell
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Color official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of Lovell posing with a model rocket, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce—Many thanks for keeping
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Jack Swigert399 - Jack Swigert
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Swigert in a jacket and tie posing with a model of a lunar lander, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “T
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Mission Control400 - Apollo 13 Mission Control
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mission Control celebrating the conclusion of the Apollo 13 mission, signed in black felt tip by Gene Kranz, Chris Kraft,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz401 - Gene Kranz
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Two glossy 10 x 8 photos: one of the damaged Apollo 13 service module, signed “‘Solve the problem. Let’s not make it any worse by guessing!’ 4/13/70,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jack Swigert402 - Jack Swigert
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 13 issued by the Manned Spaceflight Cover Society, signed in black felt tip. Encapsulated in a plast
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Apollo 13403 - Apollo 13
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Limited edition set of 20 sterling silver Franklin Mint medallions containing silver carried on the Apollo 13 mission, each struck with a design honor
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 14405 - Apollo 14
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Amazing 3-D map of the Apollo 14 landing site at the Fra Mauro Highlands, 27.75 x 25.5, signed in ink by all three of the mission’s astronauts: Alan S
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 14406 - Apollo 14
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Flown printed fabric Massachusetts state flag, 5.5 x 4, carried to the moon on board ‘Kitty hawk’ during the Apollo 14 mission. Flag is signed along t
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 14407 - Apollo 14
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Color 10 x 8 official NASA lithograph of the crew posing in their white spacesuits in front of their mission emblem, signed in red felt tip by Alan Sh
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard408 - Alan Shepard
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Flown one-inch long section of lunar surface safety line, carried on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 14 mission, presented to NASA employee
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 14409 - Apollo 14
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Apollo 14 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a cachet of the mission insignia and Navy and Air Force wings underneath, bearing a January 31, 19
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 14410 - Apollo 14
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Flown fabric swatch, 1 x 1, flown aboard the Apollo 14 mission, affixed to a letter of presentation, bearing pre-printed signatures of the Apollo 14 c
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Apollo 14411 - Apollo 14
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Invitation to a cocktail reception given by the governor of the state of Nevada, Mike O’Callaghan, 10 x 7.25, given on March 17, 1971, in honor of the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard412 - Alan Shepard
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Detailed astronaut model, measuring approximately 2.25? tall, of Alan Shepard scratching his daughter’s initials onto the lunar surface. Figurine is a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell and Jim Irwin413 - Edgar Mitchell and Jim Irwin
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Signed book: Apollo 14: The Moon Book. USS New Orleans, 1971. Hardcover, 9 x 12.5. Signed and inscribed on the reverse of the first free end page, “Do
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell414 - Edgar Mitchell
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Unbound NASA manual entitled “Part II Apollo 14 Photography,” 8 x 10.5, printed in August of 1971, signed on the front cover in black ink, “Edgar Mitc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell415 - Edgar Mitchell
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Color 8 x 10 official NASA lithograph of Mitchell posing with a model of the LEM, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce, with best wishes
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell416 - Edgar Mitchell
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Impressive color satin-finish 31.5 x 7.25 panoramic photo of Mitchell and the Lunar Module on the surface of the moon, signed in gold ink, “Edgar Mitc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Stuart Roosa417 - Stuart Roosa
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Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 14 command and service module in orbit, signed in silver paint pen, “This is what I looked like in lun
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Stuart Roosa418 - Stuart Roosa
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Color official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Best wishes to Joyce, many thanks for all your help in making the quar
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Alan Shepard419 - Alan Shepard
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Color 10 x 8 official NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in front of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes—Alan Shepar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard420 - Alan Shepard
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Glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 14 splashdown, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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