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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Alan Shepard421 - Alan Shepard
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the start of the Apollo 14 mission, signed in black felt tip, “Apollo 14 Liftoff, Alan Shepard.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard422 - Alan Shepard
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Shepard in his white Apollo space suit, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard423 - Alan Shepard
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Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Shepard and Walter Williams monitoring Gordon Cooper’s Mercury flight, signed in black felt tip by Shepard. In fi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard424 - Alan Shepard
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Shepard dressed in a jacket and tie, signed in black ink, “With regards—Alan Shepard.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard425 - Alan Shepard
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Color official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce, with warm regards and many thanks for your devoted help—Alan
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard426 - Alan Shepard
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Glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Shepard talking to a fellow astronaut preparing for a flight, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce—Alan Shepa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell427 - Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 14 crew in a raft shortly after splashdown, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Splashdown of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joe Engle428 - Joe Engle
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Official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of Engle posing with a LEM model, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Joyce, Very best wishes to you—Joe Engle.”
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Bruce McCandless429 - Bruce McCandless
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Shuttle astronaut (born 1937) who was also a member of the Apollo 14 support crew. Official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of McCandless posing with a capsule
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Apollo 15431 - Apollo 15
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Flown lunar module rotational hand controller, used by Dave Scott and flown to the lunar surface on board Apollo 15’s Lunar Module Falcon. Controller
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Estimate : 150,000.00 - 200,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15432 - Apollo 15
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Flown Crewman Optical Alignment Sight (COAS), flown to the surface of the moon on board the Apollo 15. Sight measures 8.75 x 4.25 x 3, weighs approxim
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott433 - Dave Scott
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Flown printed fabric American flag, 5.5 x 4, carried to the South Pole in 1970 and flown to lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission. Flag is signed o
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15434 - Apollo 15
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Printed Beta cloth American flag, 2.5 x 1.75, carried on the lunar surface during all three Apollo 15 moonwalks. Flag is affixed to an 11.5 x 15.5 pre
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15435 - Apollo 15
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Flown lunar map section used during the Apollo 15 flight, 10.25 x 7.75, signed in black felt tip, “Flown to the Moon! Al Worden, Apollo 15 CMP.” Map i
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15436 - Apollo 15
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Flown Series 1953B two dollar bill, serial number A70489369A, flown on board the Apollo 15 mission, signed on the reverse in black felt tip by Dave Sc
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15437 - Apollo 15
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Small clipped segment of the lunar map used by Dave Scott during lunar orbit aboard the CSM Endeavour, housed in a 3.75 x 2.75 x 1 acrylic display fea
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 15438 - Apollo 15
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Apollo 15 insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a cachet of the Apollo 15 mission insignia, and bearing a July 26, 1971, Kennedy Space Center postmark, sig
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 15439 - Apollo 15
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Apollo 15 launch day postal with a cachet of the mission emblem and a Kennedy Space Center cancellation, signed in blue and black ink by Dave Scott, A
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dave Scott440 - Dave Scott
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Detailed astronaut model, measuring approximately 2.5? tall, of Dave Scott dropping a feather and a hammer at the same time to demonstrate Galileo&#...
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Dave Scott: Ed Hengeveld441 - Dave Scott: Ed Hengeveld
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Gorgeous original watercolor painting by Ed Hengeveld entitled ‘Moment of Reflection,’ 15.75 x 11.75, showing Dave Scott placing a small red Bible on
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin: Ed Hengeveld442 - Jim Irwin: Ed Hengeveld
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Detailed original watercolor painting by Ed Hengeveld entitled ‘Noah’s Ark,’ 11.75 x 17.75, showing Jim Irwin finding Noah’s Ark on the lunar surface.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin443 - Jim Irwin
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Super rare official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Irwin in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Mr. Hodges, my very bes
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin444 - Jim Irwin
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the American flag on the surface of the moon, signed in black felt tip beneath a pre-printed s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dave Scott445 - Dave Scott
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Exceptional satin-finish 31.5 x 7.25 panoramic photo of the lunar surface after the Apollo 15 landing, signed in silver ink, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CD
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin446 - Jim Irwin
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Official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of Irwin posing with a model of a LEM, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Joyce, Best wishes, Jim Irwin.” Double-m
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Dave Scott447 - Dave Scott
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Color satin-finish 19 x 13 photo of the Apollo 15 launch, signed in black felt tip, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR.” Nicely framed to an overall size of 2
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dave Scott448 - Dave Scott
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Color satin-finish 10.75 x 13.75 photo of Scott with the lunar rover on the surface of the moon, signed in gold ink, “The three most memorable days of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dave Scott449 - Dave Scott
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Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the launch of Apollo 15, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Dave Scott450 - Dave Scott
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Color official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of Scott in a jacket and tie, an astronaut pin on his lapel, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Al Worden451 - Al Worden
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Official NASA 8 x 10 lithograph of Worden with a LEM model, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Joyce—Very best wishes, Al Worden.” Double-mat
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Al Worden452 - Al Worden
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Two color satin-finish 4 x 4 photos of the lunar surface, matted together to an overall size of 16 x 20, signed on the mat in black felt tip. Reverse
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 16454 - Apollo 16
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Remarkable flown printed fabric American flag, 5.5 x 4, flown aboard Apollo 16 at the request of a Vietnam veteran. Flag is sewn to a white cloth moun
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke455 - Charlie Duke
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Flown lunar orbital map carried to the lunar surface aboard the LM Orion during the Apollo 16 mission. Map measures 10.5 x 7.75, is labeled “17” in th
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke456 - Charlie Duke
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Flown lunar rover schematic used on the lunar surface by Charlie Duke during the Apollo 16 mission. Double-sided schematic is printed on a 10 x 8 shee
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Estimate : 17,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke457 - Charlie Duke
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Flown St. Christopher statue carried to the lunar surface by Duke on board the Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion. Statue measures approximately one-inch hi
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 14,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 16458 - Apollo 16
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Flown printed fabric American flag, 5.5 x 4, carried to the moon on Apollo 16. Flag is affixed by its corner tips to a 13.5 x 10.5 presentation certif
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 16459 - Apollo 16
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Series 1969 B one dollar bill, signed on the portrait side in ballpoint by John Young and Ken Mattingly and in blue felt tip by Charlie Duke. In fine
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 16460 - Apollo 16
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the liftoff of Apollo 16, signed in black felt tip, “Liftoff of the 363 FT high mighty Saturn V rocket pushing with
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 16461 - Apollo 16
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the lunar ascent of Apollo 16, signed in blue felt tip, “Man, Ken, we’ve got a load of rocks! April 23, 1972, Charl
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke462 - Charlie Duke
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Complete unbound USAF T-38A Aircraft Flight Manual, used by Duke during training. Manual measures 8.25 x 11, is broken into 10 sections, and is dated
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 16463 - Apollo 16
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Original Apollo 16 Lunar Rover Vehicle Stowage list, 11 x 8.5, unbound, 13 pages, issued by NASA on January 21, 1972. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke464 - Charlie Duke
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Beta cloth swatch, 9 x 9, with a printed 3.5? diameter Apollo 16 mission emblem in the center, signed in black felt tip, “Apollo 16—The voyage of a li
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 16465 - Apollo 16
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Triangular-shaped cue card used during training for the Apollo 16 mission. Card measures 6.5 x 7, is dated August 1, 1972, at the top, and holds proce
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 16466 - Apollo 16
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DOI 1 Limits cue card used during training for the Apollo 16 mission. Single-sided card measures 5.75 x 4.75, is headed at the top, “DOI 1 Limits,” an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 16467 - Apollo 16
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Apollo 16 LM Data Card Book used by Charlie Duke while training for the mission. Thirty-two page book measures 8.5 x 10.5, is bound with three metal r
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 16468 - Apollo 16
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A collection of nine different color transparencies cut from the first (pre-color corrected) numbered Master in 1972 from the Apollo 16 mission on fiv
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 16469 - Apollo 16
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Collection of nine 70mm color transparencies made from a numbered master of roll #116, a lunar surface roll. Images are of: three consecutive views of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Young470 - John Young
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Color 17.5 x 13.75 print of an artist’s rendition of the Space Shuttle being taken to the launch pad, signed in black felt tip, “Great journeys begin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke471 - Charlie Duke
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of John Young leaping in the air as he salutes the American flag, matted to an overall size of 14 x 11, signed on the mat in black
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 16472 - Apollo 16
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Rare official unsigned color semi-glossy 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of a partially buried boulder at Plum Crater, with the astronaut’s gray/colo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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