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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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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown Oversized Flag6426 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown Oversized Flag
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Unusually large flown American flag carried to the lunar surface aboard the lunar module Intrepid on the Apollo 12 mission, 16.5 x 11.5, signed and fl
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown American Flag Patch6427 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown American Flag Patch
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Flown American flag patch carried to the lunar surface aboard the lunar module Intrepid during the Apollo 12 mission, 3.5 x 2.25, signed on the revers
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Flown Crew Patch6428 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Flown Crew Patch
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Flown embroidered Apollo 12 mission patch flag patch carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Yankee Clipper, measuring 4? in diameter, sign
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown Astronaut Tie Clip6429 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown Astronaut Tie Clip
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Alan Bean’s sterling silver tie clip flown to the lunar surface aboard the Apollo 12 LM Intrepid, 1.25 x .75, showing an astronaut with an orange viso
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown LM Tie Clip6430 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown LM Tie Clip
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 tie clip flown to the lunar surface aboard the LM Intrepid, measuring 1.75 x .5, engraved “Apollo XII” with a small affixed luna
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown Cross Cufflinks6431 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown Cross Cufflinks
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Alan Bean’s lunar flown pair of sterling silver cufflinks by James Avery, each 1 x .5, with three gothic crosses against a black inlay, engraved on th
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown Angel Charm6432 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-Flown Angel Charm
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Alan Bean’s sterling silver praying angel charm flown to the lunar surface aboard the Apollo 12 LM Intrepid, measuring approximately .75? tall. In fin
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Flown Robbins Medal6433 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Flown Robbins Medal
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Flown sterling silver Apollo 12 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 12 mission insignia on the face and
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Flown Spanish Fleet Robbins Medal6434 - Apollo 12 Flown Spanish Fleet Robbins Medal
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Exceptionally desirable flown Apollo 12 Robbins medal struck from silver recovered from the wreck of the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet. The medal measures
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 ‘Type 3’ Insurance Cover6435 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 ‘Type 3’ Insurance Cover
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Rare Apollo 12 ‘Type 3’ insurance cover with a cachet showing a Yankee Clipper ship against a lunar background, bearing a November 14, 1969, Kennedy S
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Flown Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts6436 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Flown Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts
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Flown printed space treaty carried aboard the Apollo 12 Command Module Yankee Clipper, one page, 8 x 5, signed and flight-certified in the lower right
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Training-Used Apollo 12 LM Systems Data Manual6437 - Alan Bean’s Training-Used Apollo 12 LM Systems Data Manual
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Ring-bound quarters copy of the Apollo 12 LM Systems Data manual, approximately 36 pages plus cardstock covers, 10.25 x 8.5, dated November 6, 1969, s
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 LM Data Card Training-Used Manual6438 - Apollo 12 LM Data Card Training-Used Manual
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Ring-bound manual used in training, entitled “Apollo 12, LM Data Card Book, Quarter Copy, SKB31200081-387,” fourteen pages, 8.5 x 10.5, featuring vari
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon’s Apollo-era Flight Suit6439 - Richard Gordon’s Apollo-era Flight Suit
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Richard Gordon’s mustard-color rough cotton Apollo-era NASA flight suit with an official ‘meatball’ patch on the right breast and a leather name patch
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Crew Signed Flown Flag Presentation6440 - Apollo 12 Crew Signed Flown Flag Presentation
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Lunar flown fabric state flag of West Virginia carried on the Apollo 12 mission, 6.25 x 4, affixed to a certificate of authenticity, reading, in part:
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Signed Photograph6442 - Apollo 12 Signed Photograph
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the prime crew of the Apollo 12 posing in their white spacesuits in front of the lunar module, signed in blac
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed Giclee: ‘Mother Earth’6443 - Alan Bean Signed Giclee: ‘Mother Earth’
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Color limited edition 10 x 12 giclee print on stretched canvas of an Alan Bean painting entitled ‘Mother Earth,’ numbered 28/125, signed in black ink.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed Giclee: ‘A Most Beautiful Moon’6444 - Alan Bean Signed Giclee: ‘A Most Beautiful Moon’
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Color limited edition 10 x 12 giclee print on stretched canvas of an Alan Bean painting entitled ‘A Most Beautiful Moon,’ numbered 30/150, signed in g
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Signed Cover6445 - Apollo 12 Signed Cover
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Splashdown postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring Apollo 12 and the US Navy Recovery Force, postmarked with a mission recovery date of November 2
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean and Richard Gordon Signed Beta Cloth6446 - Alan Bean and Richard Gordon Signed Beta Cloth
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A 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3? diameter Apollo 12 mission insignia in the center, signed in black ballpoint, “Richard Gordon, CMP” and “Ala
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Oversized Signed Photograph6447 - Alan Bean Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 10.75 x 14 photo of lunar module pilot Bean setting foot on the moon’s surface, signed in gold ink, “Leaving Intrepid and becoming the 4t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Oversized Signed Photograph6448 - Alan Bean Oversized Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 10.75 x 13.75 photo of a Saturn rocket powering away from its launch tower, signed in silver ink, “Apollo 12 launch, November 14, 1969, A
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean and Richard Gordon Signed Photograph6449 - Alan Bean and Richard Gordon Signed Photograph
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Official color semi-glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of the Apollo 12 spacecraft making its way to the launch pad, signed in black felt tip, “Apo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon Twice-Signed Photograph6450 - Richard Gordon Twice-Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 7.5 x 7.5 photo of the lunar module floating over the surface of the moon, matted to an overall size of 16 x 20, signed on the mat i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean and Charles Conrad Pair of Signed Photographs6451 - Alan Bean and Charles Conrad Pair of Signed Photographs
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Two photos: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Bean posing in his white spacesuit, signed in bold black felt tip, “Alan Bean, Apollo 12 LMP”;
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad Signed Photograph6452 - Charles Conrad Signed Photograph
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Official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the lunar module resting on the lunar surface, signed in black ink, “Charles Conrad, Jr.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Collection of Four Items6453 - Apollo 12 Collection of Four Items
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Four items: felt tip signatures of Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon, and Alan Bean on a white 5 x 3 card bearing an affixed Apollo 12 sticker; a persona
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Flight Plan6454 - Apollo 12 Flight Plan
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Staple-bound Apollo 12 final flight plan, 274 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated October 15, 1969. The manual consists of six sections: General, Mission Objective
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon Collection of Five Items6455 - Richard Gordon Collection of Five Items
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Five items: a felt tip signature, “Dick Gordon,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card; a personal check, filled out and signed by Gordon, “Richard F. Gordon, Jr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed Photograph6457 - Apollo 13 Signed Photograph
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Vintage color semi–glossy 10 x 8 photo of the original Apollo 13 crew posing in their white spacesuits, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Al
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed Cover6458 - Apollo 13 Signed Cover
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Desirable ‘Type 1’ insurance cover with a cachet of the Apollo 13 mission insignia, signed in black felt tip by the original prime crew of James Lovel
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 13 Flown Robbins Medal6459 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 13 Flown Robbins Medal
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Alan Bean’s flown sterling silver Apollo 13 Robbins medal, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face, approximately 1.25? in diameter,
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James Lovell’s Apollo 13 Franklin Mint Medallion6460 - James Lovell’s Apollo 13 Franklin Mint Medallion
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Unflown Apollo 13 sterling silver medallion struck by the Franklin Mint, approximately 1.5? in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insignia
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James Lovell and Fred Haise Training-Used Apollo 13 LM Malfunction Manual6462 - James Lovell and Fred Haise Training-Used Apollo 13 LM Malfunction Manual
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Ring-bound quarters copy of the ‘final change A’ Apollo 13 LM Malfunction Procedures manual, 80 pages plus cardstock covers, 10.5 x 8.5, dated April 1
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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James Lovell’s Apollo 13 Flown Checklist Page6463 - James Lovell’s Apollo 13 Flown Checklist Page
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Flown double-sided checklist page carried on board Apollo 13, headed “LMA790-3-LM, Apollo Operations Handbook,” pages 11–12 from the “Apollo 13 Flight
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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James Lovell and Frank Borman Signed Apollo Lunar Orbit Chart6464 - James Lovell and Frank Borman Signed Apollo Lunar Orbit Chart
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Appealing first edition of the Apollo 8 Lunar Orbit Chart for the mission’s 1st and 10th revolutions, 41 x 12, dated December 4, 1968, signed on the f
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Fred Haise Signed Lunar Orbit Chart6465 - Fred Haise Signed Lunar Orbit Chart
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Excellent color 43 x 21.25 Lunar Orbit Science Flight chart for the Apollo 13 mission, signed in black felt tip, “‘Our one trip around the moon,’ Fred
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Lovell and Fred Haise Training-Used Dictionary Page6466 - James Lovell and Fred Haise Training-Used Dictionary Page
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Double-sided page removed from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flight Crew G & N Dictionary, 5.5 x 8, listing basic and revision dates of January 5 a...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Fred Haise Training-Used Dictionary Page6467 - Fred Haise Training-Used Dictionary Page
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Double-sided page removed from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flight Crew G & N Dictionary, 5.5 x 8, listing various steps for “Recov–1” and “Recov–...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz’s Signed Mission Control Sign6468 - Gene Kranz’s Signed Mission Control Sign
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Green plastic Mission Operations Director console sign, 18 x 4, signed in black felt tip, “From my Console in Mission Control, Eugene F. Kranz.” In fi
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Couch Fabric6469 - Apollo 13 Flown Couch Fabric
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Larger than usual swatch of flown fabric from the backing material of the astronauts’ couches inside the Apollo 13 Command Module, measuring approxima
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Heat Shield6470 - Apollo 13 Flown Heat Shield
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One of 59 flown Apollo 13 plugs removed from the heat shield of the command module Odyssey. The full plug measures approximately 1.25 x 1.25 and is en
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Heat Shield  Fragments6471 - Apollo 13 Heat Shield Fragments
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Small package of approximately 40 flown fragments from the Apollo 13 command module Odyssey’s ablative aft heat shield, affixed to an 11 x 8.5 certifi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Kapton Foil6472 - Apollo 13 Flown Kapton Foil
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Flown 1 x .75 swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 13 command module Odyssey’s thermal coating. Housed in a Lucite display case with an engra
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James Lovell Oversized Signed Photograph6473 - James Lovell Oversized Signed Photograph
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Dramatic color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 service module floating in space, signed in silver ink, “‘Houston, we’ve had a prob
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Lovell Signed Photograph6474 - James Lovell Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Lovell wearing his white spacesuit with his hand on a globe of the moon, signed in blue felt tip, “Houston we have a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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James Lovell Signed Photograph6475 - James Lovell Signed Photograph
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Official color glossy 11.75 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of Lovell reading a newspaper, signed in black felt tip, “‘Houston, we’ve had a problem!’ Jame
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Lovell and Fred Haise Signed Photograph6476 - James Lovell and Fred Haise Signed Photograph
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Official color glossy 8 x 11 red-numbered NASA photo of Lovell and Haise in their white training suits, signed in black felt tip, “James Lovell, Apoll
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Lovell, Haise, and Lousma Oversized Signed Photograph6477 - Lovell, Haise, and Lousma Oversized Signed Photograph
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Haunting satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 service module, signed in silver ink, “ ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem!’ James Lovell, Apo
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James Lovell and Fred Haise Pair of Signed Photographs6479 - James Lovell and Fred Haise Pair of Signed Photographs
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Desirable pairing of signed photos: a limited edition color satin-finish 10 x 8 composite photo produced by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, numb
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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