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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 11 Signed Currency6374 - Apollo 11 Signed Currency
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Un peso vintage banknote (series 1935), in a peach color picturing Liberty holding a torch, from the Republic of Argentina (serial number 60,571,073J)
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Typed Letter Signed6375 - Neil Armstrong Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Peace Corps letterhead, July 16, 1971. Letter to Grant Treaster, Jr., in part: “I would like to take this opportunity to let
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 Pre-Flight Spacesuit Label6376 - Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 Pre-Flight Spacesuit Label
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One-of-a-kind International Latex Corporation (ILC) tag that was glued inside Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit at the time of its manufacture but repla
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Signed Stamp Block6377 - Neil Armstrong Signed Stamp Block
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Desirable block of four five-cent US postage stamps honoring Ed White’s Gemini 4 spacewalk, 4 x 2.25, signed in the blank right panel in blue ballpoin
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph6378 - Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph
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Unusual color satin-finish 7.25 x 7.25 photo of an interior view of the Apollo 11 lunar module with a 16mm data acquisition camera mounted in the LM w
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph6379 - Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph
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Uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white spacesuit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip. In fin
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Oversized Signed Photograph6380 - Neil Armstrong Oversized Signed Photograph
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Uncommon color 20.75 x 16.75 NASA litho entitled ‘Armstrong & Aldrin Planting Old Glory on the Moon,’ numbered AP 1107, signed and inscribed in ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph6381 - Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph
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Exemplary official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Aldrin posing next to the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black ink by Buzz Aldrin an
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph6382 - Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Armstrong posing in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To John—with thanks for your years on contribution
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph6383 - Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph
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Dramatic glossy 8 x 10 photo of the launch of the Surveyor 3 on April 17, 1967, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Colin D’Sooza, Best Wishes,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Signed Program6384 - Neil Armstrong Signed Program
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Program from the Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America 1978 Volunteer Recognition Dinner, held on May 22, 1978, at the Galleria Plaza Hotel,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph6385 - Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph
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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 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Signed Oversized Photograph6386 - Neil Armstrong Signed Oversized Photograph
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Uncommon official color 14 x 11 NASA lithograph bearing images of the official NASA portraits of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Giclee: ‘Wink at the Moon’6387 - Neil Armstrong Giclee: ‘Wink at the Moon’
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Color limited edition 8 x 24 giclee print on stretched canvas entitled ‘Wink at the Moon,’ numbered 4/100, signed in black felt tip by the artist, Pam
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Signed Cover6388 - Neil Armstrong Signed Cover
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NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club FDC with a cachet honoring the moon landing, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To John Vetter—with bes
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Signed Cover6389 - Neil Armstrong Signed Cover
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Vintage postal cover bearing a typed return address to the Air Force Kokee Station, Waimei, Kauai, Hawaii, postmarked March 23, 1965, signed in black
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin Oversized Signed Photograph6390 - Buzz Aldrin Oversized Signed Photograph
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Classic color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Aldrin posing on the surface of the moon, signed in blue felt tip, “‘We came in peace for all mankind,’ Ju
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Original Red Numbered Photographs6391 - Apollo 11 Original Red Numbered Photographs
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Sought-after collection of four vintage official glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photos from Apollo 11, including the memorable images of Aldrin stand
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph6392 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 9.5 x 7.5 photo of the ‘Earthrise’ seen during Apollo 11 prior to landing, signed in silver ink, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI, July 20,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph6393 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin descending from the Lunar Module, signed in gold ink. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of aut
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph6394 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph
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Exemplary color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white spacesuit, signed in blue felt tip, “We Came in Peace, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed Manual6395 - Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed Manual
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Staple-bound Apollo 11 flight plan manual entitled “Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5,” 294 pages, 8 x 10.5, July 1, 1969, signed in bl
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo 11 Model6396 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo 11 Model
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Impressive limited edition 1/25 scale model of the Apollo 11 command module Columbia by the Toys and Model Corporation, numbered 180/1969, measuring 8
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin Signed Cover6397 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Cover
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Vintage commemorative cover with a cachet of the Apollo 11 mission insignia, postmarked July 24, 1969, the recovery date of the Apollo 11 crew by the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin Signed Book6398 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Book
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Signed book: The Return. Collector’s edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2000. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 301 pages. Signed on the colophon i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Signed Photograph6399 - Michael Collins Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 11 command module hovering in orbit above the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Michael Collins, ‘Colu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Signed Photograph6400 - Michael Collins Signed Photograph
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Ideal color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white spacesuit centered against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, “Michael Co
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Oversized Signed Photograph6401 - Michael Collins Oversized Signed Photograph
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Beautiful color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of a Saturn rocket firing away from its launch pad, signed in black felt tip, “Michael Collins, Apollo XI C
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Signed Photograph6402 - Michael Collins Signed Photograph
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Official color semi-glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of the Apollo 11 mission insignia, signed in black ink, “Michael Collins, CMP.” In fine cond
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins and Paul Calle Signed Print6403 - Michael Collins and Paul Calle Signed Print
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Splendid limited edition 17 x 22 print of a Paul Calle sketch showing Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins, with printed text reading, “Mike
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz’s Signed Apollo 11 Lunar Map6404 - Gene Kranz’s Signed Apollo 11 Lunar Map
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Lunar map used by Gene Kranz in his role as Flight Director, 41 x 12, signed in blue felt tip, “My personal mission data, Apollo XI, Gene Kranz, Fligh
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Collection of 25 Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness Medallions6405 - Collection of 25 Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness Medallions
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Impressive collection of twenty-five identical Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness medals, each measuring approximately 1.25? in diameter, minted using
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Saturn V Flight Manuals6406 - Apollo 11 Saturn V Flight Manuals
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Three Saturn V flight manuals, including: a manual for SA-504, dated January 25, 1969; a manual for SA-506, dated June 10, 1969; and a manual for SA-5
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Operations Plan6407 - Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Operations Plan
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Official NASA printed Final Apollo 11 Lunar Operations Plan, dated June 27, 1969, 8 x 10.5, 184 pages, staple-bound, providing a minute-by-minute plan
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Lunar Trajectory Notes Manual6408 - Apollo 11 Lunar Trajectory Notes Manual
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Official NASA printed Apollo 11 Lunar Trajectory Notes manual, dated July 14, 1969, 8 x 10.5, 167 pages, staple-bound. Foreword states that this docum
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Final Flight Plan6409 - Apollo 11 Final Flight Plan
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Uncommon and exceedingly desirable Apollo 11 flight plan manual entitled “Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5,” 294 pages, 8 x 10.5, July
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Flown Heat Shield6410 - Apollo 11 Flown Heat Shield
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Flown heat shield fragment removed from the Apollo 11 command module Columbia. The fragment measures approximately 2 x .5 and is encased in a capsule-
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Beta Cloth Patch Display6411 - Apollo 11 Beta Cloth Patch Display
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Sought-after grouping of four Beta cloth patches related to the historic Apollo 11 mission, ranging in size from 6.25 x 4.25 to 3.75 x 1.25, including
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Collection of Three Apollo 11 Items6412 - Collection of Three Apollo 11 Items
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Collection of three Apollo 11 items. First, a color glossy postcard of Aldrin walking on the lunar surface near the American flag, 5.75 x 4.25, signed
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Nixon Celebration Dinner Collection of Four Items6413 - Apollo 11 Nixon Celebration Dinner Collection of Four Items
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Collection of four items related to the dinner held by President Richard Nixon in honor of Apollo 11 at the Century Plaza in Los Angeles on August 13,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Kapton Foil Acrylic Display6414 - Apollo 11 Kapton Foil Acrylic Display
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Flown .5 x .5 swatch of Kapton foil from the outer skin of the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, encased in a cylindrical 2.5 x 2.75 piece of lucite
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Flown Outer Skin6415 - Apollo 11 Flown Outer Skin
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Flown swatch of foil removed from the outer reflective skin of the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, affixed to a 5 x 3 certificate of authenticity f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Flown Film Chip and Kapton Foil6416 - Apollo 11 Flown Film Chip and Kapton Foil
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Lunar flown .25 x .25 film chip fragment and an orbit flown .25 x .5 swatch of Kapton foil from the historic Apollo 11 mission. Both are affixed to an
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Oversized Beta Patch6417 - Apollo 11 Oversized Beta Patch
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Uncommon oversized 16.75 x 11.75 swatch of Beta cloth bearing an impressive 10? diameter Apollo 11 mission insignia in the center. In fine condition,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Thermal Foil and Sticker6418 - Apollo 11 Thermal Foil and Sticker
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Flown .75 x .25 swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle. Affixed to a limited edition 8.5 x 5.5 Challenger Society informa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Lunar Receiving Laboratory Badge6419 - Apollo 11 Lunar Receiving Laboratory Badge
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Access badge for the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas, 2.5 x 3.75, issued in June 1969 to “Harold Hil
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed6421 - Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8.75, personal letterhead, July 18, 1969. Letter to Paul Miller, in full: “It was a great pleasure to be with you during the histor
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke Typed Letter Signed6422 - Charlie Duke Typed Letter Signed
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Souvenir typescript signed, “Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo 16 ‘Moonwalker,’” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 18, 1969, in part: “On J
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz Pair of Signed Photographs6423 - Gene Kranz Pair of Signed Photographs
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Two signed photos: a color glossy 8 x 10 formal portrait of Kranz, signed in gold ink; and a glossy 6 x 4 photo of Kranz at work, mounted in an 11 x 8
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown Flag6425 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown Flag
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Supremely desirable flown medium-sized American flag carried to the moon on the Apollo 12 mission, 11.25 x 7.75, signed and flight-certified in black
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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