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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 continues to achieve 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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Dave Scott Signed Photograph6533 - Dave Scott Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Scott posing in his white spacesuit next to a lunar rover model and the American flag, signed in blue felt tip, “Da
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dave Scott Signed Photograph6534 - Dave Scott Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Scott saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “7th Man on the Moon, Dave Scott, A
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Al Worden Oversized Signed Photograph6535 - Al Worden Oversized Signed Photograph
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Stunning color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the thumbnail Earth above a rolling lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Crescent Earthrise photo taken
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Al Worden Signed Photograph and Film Frame6536 - Al Worden Signed Photograph and Film Frame
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Two items: an official color 10 x 8 NASA litho of the Apollo 15 CSM and SIM bay viewed from the lunar module during rendezvous, signed in black felt t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed Giclee Print ‘Ceremony on the Plain at Hadley’6537 - Alan Bean Signed Giclee Print ‘Ceremony on the Plain at Hadley’
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Oversized color limited edition 27 x 21 giclee print entitled ‘Ceremony on the Plain at Hadley,’ numbered 64/150, signed in the lower border in black
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 15 Flown Pencil Mark6538 - Apollo 15 Flown Pencil Mark
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A graphite pencil “X” made with a flown silver pencil carried on board the Apollo 15 mission. Mark is made on a 3.5 x 2 card, which reads, in part: “T
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin’s Pilot Log Books6539 - Jim Irwin’s Pilot Log Books
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Two of Irwin’s personal pilot log books. First measures 7.25 x 4.25, with Irwin’s flight logs beginning on December 20, 1958, and continuing through M
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John Young’s Apollo 16 Flown Robbins Medal6541 - John Young’s Apollo 16 Flown Robbins Medal
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Flown sterling silver Apollo 16 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 16 mission insignia on the face and
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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John Young’s Apollo 16 Insurance Cover6542 - John Young’s Apollo 16 Insurance Cover
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Very scarce Apollo 16 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and two sets of astronaut wings, bearing an April 16, 1972, Kenne
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Young’s Apollo 16 Flown Medallion6544 - John Young’s Apollo 16 Flown Medallion
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Flown charm featuring the Apollo 16 mission insignia, measuring approximately .75? in diameter, carried into orbit inside John Young’s Personal Prefer
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke’s Apollo 16 LM Updates Manual6545 - Charlie Duke’s Apollo 16 LM Updates Manual
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Ring-bound Apollo 16 Basic LM Data Card Book used by Charlie Duke during mission training, 32 pages plus cardstock covers, 8.5 x 10.5, December 16, 19
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke Signed Fin6546 - Charlie Duke Signed Fin
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Incredible trapezoidal fin manufactured by Hayes International Corporation, approximately 54 x 7 x 14.25, with faded black stenciling below maker logo
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Flown Fragment of Pyro System Schematic6547 - Apollo 16 Flown Fragment of Pyro System Schematic
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Flown Pyro System schematic section from a data book flown to the moon’s surface aboard the Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion, approximately 1.5 x 1.25. En
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Apollo 16 Training Cue Card6548 - Apollo 16 Training Cue Card
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Triangular double-sided cue card used during Apollo 16 training, 5.5 x 4.75, dated December 13, 1971. Labeled on each side in black felt tip, “Qtrs 6,
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Apollo 16 Signed Photograph6549 - Apollo 16 Signed Photograph
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Scarce color 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the Apollo 16 mission insignia, signed in blue felt tip by John Young, Ken Mattingly, and Charlie Duk
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Signed Photograph6550 - Apollo 16 Signed Photograph
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Choice color satin-finish 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA press release photo of the crew in their white spacesuits, signed in black felt tip by John Young,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John Young Signed Photograph6551 - John Young Signed Photograph
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Uncommon color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Young posing in his white spacesuit with the Apollo 16 emblem in the background, signed in bla
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Young Signed Photograph6552 - John Young Signed Photograph
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Official color semi-glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of Young on the surface of the moon during his Apollo 16 mission, signed and inscribed in bl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Young Signed Photograph6553 - John Young Signed Photograph
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Exceptional color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “The Descartes Highlands,
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Ken Mattingly Signed Photograph6554 - Ken Mattingly Signed Photograph
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Color semi–glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mattingly posing in his white spacesuit, his hands resting on a lunar globe, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke and John Young Signed Manual6555 - Charlie Duke and John Young Signed Manual
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Staple-bound Apollo 16 flight plan manual, entitled “Apollo 16, April 16 Launch, Final Flight Plan,” 453 pages, 8 x 10.5, March 6, 1972, signed on the
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Charlie Duke Oversized Signed Photograph6556 - Charlie Duke Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 panoramic photo of the Apollo 16 lunar module and rover on the moon’s surface, with the American flag to the far right, sig
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke Collection of Six Signed Items6557 - Charlie Duke Collection of Six Signed Items
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Six items: an official color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Duke posing in his white spacesuit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Ken, with best wishes
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke Handwritten Reflection6558 - Charlie Duke Handwritten Reflection
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Lengthy souvenir autograph manuscript signed “Charles M. Duke, Jr.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, April 1999, entitled “Reflections of a Lunar Voyager.” In par
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs6559 - Charlie Duke Pair of Signed Photographs
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Two photos: a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Location location locati
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke Signed Photograph6560 - Charlie Duke Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Charlie Duke, 10th Man to Walk on the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Sample Badges6561 - Apollo 16 Sample Badges
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Set of twelve laminated Apollo 16 badges, each 2.5 x 3.75, stamped on the front or reverse, “Sample.” The various test badges include passes designate
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Charlie Duke Signed Panoramic Photo6562 - Charlie Duke Signed Panoramic Photo
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Color satin-finish 40.5 x 10 panoramic photo of the Apollo 16 landing site, showing the lunar module Orion and the lunar rover with Mount Stone in the
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Charlie Duke Signed Photograph and Film Frame6563 - Charlie Duke Signed Photograph and Film Frame
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Two items: an official color 10 x 8 NASA litho of lunar module pilot Charlie Duke collecting samples from the moon’s surface, signed in black felt tip
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Gene Cernan’s A7L Training Boot6564 - Gene Cernan’s A7L Training Boot
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Gene Cernan’s training-worn A7L spacesuit lunar boot manufactured by the International Latex Corporation. This complete boot for the right foot measur
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flown Display6565 - Apollo 17 Flown Display
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Remarkable display of four items flown aboard the Apollo 17 CM, including: a 5.75 x 4 American flag, a 5.75 x 4 state flag of Maryland, a .75? in diam
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan’s Collection of Five Apollo 17 Flown Cue Cards6566 - Gene Cernan’s Collection of Five Apollo 17 Flown Cue Cards
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Collection of five flown single-sided Command Module cue cards carried into lunar orbit on Apollo 17, measuring between 5.5 x 3.25 to 2.5 x 8.5, each
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 17 Flown Robbins Medal6567 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 17 Flown Robbins Medal
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Dave Scott’s flown Apollo 17 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia. The reve
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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Gene Ceran Apollo 17 Flown Cue Card6569 - Gene Ceran Apollo 17 Flown Cue Card
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Flown single-sided Command Module cue card from the Apollo 17 mission, 5.75 x 4.75, stamped on the reverse with flight certification, “Flown to lunar
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flown Beta Cloth Patch6570 - Apollo 17 Flown Beta Cloth Patch
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Flown 7 x 7 swatch of Beta cloth carried into lunar orbit on board the Apollo 17 mission, featuring a 3.5? diameter Apollo 17 mission emblem in the ce
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 17 Unflown Robbins Medal6571 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 17 Unflown Robbins Medal
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Unflown sterling silver Apollo 17 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 17 mission insignia on the face a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Signed Photograph6572 - Apollo 17 Signed Photograph
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Vintage official color satin-finish 10 x 8 NASA double-weight photo of the Apollo 17 prime crew posing outdoors on the LRV, signed in black felt tip,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph6573 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cernan posing in his white spacesuit, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, Last Man on the Moon, Apollo XVII.” In
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph6574 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of Cernan saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, Last Man on the Moon,
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph6575 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Cernan driving the lunar rover on the surface of the moon, signed in gold ink, “Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII.” In very
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph6576 - Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 14 x 10.75 photo of a Saturn rocket hitching a ride with its launch tower, signed in blue felt tip, “Apollo XVII Rollout, Gene Cernan, Ap
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Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph6577 - Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph
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Wondrous color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the lunar rover and an exploring astronaut on each side of a massive lunar boulder, signed in gold ink, “
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph6578 - Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 19.75 x 16 photo of Cernan saluting and holding the American flag on the surface of the moon, signed in black felt tip, “‘America’s
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph6579 - Gene Cernan Oversized Signed Photograph
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Excellent color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Cernan seated in the lunar rover on the moon’s surface, signed in black felt tip, “Ready to explore…the
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Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph6580 - Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 17 crew posing with the lunar rover, the launch tower looming in the background, signed in black f
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Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph6581 - Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph
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Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 17 spacecraft landing in the Pacific Ocean, signed in black felt tip, “Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII, Splas
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Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph6582 - Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Schmitt posing in his white spacesuit, signed in black felt tip, “Jack Schmitt.” In fine condition. Accompani
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Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph6583 - Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Schmitt standing next to a huge lunar boulder during an EVA, signed in silver ink, “Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17.
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Gene Cernan Signed Book6584 - Gene Cernan Signed Book
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Signed book: The Last Man on the Moon. Collector’s edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 356 pages. Signed o
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Gene Cernan Signed Manual6585 - Gene Cernan Signed Manual
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Staple-bound Apollo 17 flight plan manual, entitled “Apollo 17 Final Flight Plan,” 596 pages, 8 x 10.5, October 23, 1972, signed on the front cover in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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