RR Auction: Space Exploration and Aviation

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RR Auction's spring Space and Aviation sale brings 700+ items to the auction block, including many offered publicly for the first time. The auction is highlighted by the collection of Apollo 15 CMP Al Worden, filled with flown items, personal mementos, and autographs. Other highlights include a 'stowaway' plaque flown on Apollo 12, a remarkable charm bracelet with flown pendants from the wife of Wally Schirra, and a flown LM checklist page from Buzz Aldrin's collection. The sale is rounded out by robust selections of meteorites and flown Robbins medallions. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts, and is known as a space market leader.
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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Charlie Duke Signed Photograph3451 - Charlie Duke Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 6 x 8 full-length photo of Charlie Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 16 mission, signed in black fel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke Signed Photograph3452 - Charlie Duke Signed Photograph
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Original color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of Duke in a formal pose beside a model of the LM, signed in black felt tip, "Aim High! Ch...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke Lot of (5) Signed Items3453 - Charlie Duke Lot of (5) Signed Items
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Five items signed in black ink by Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 16 splashdown; a one-page
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Young Signed Photograph3454 - John Young Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young leaping off the lunar surface and saluting the American flag, signed in white ink, "John Young, 9th Ma...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flown American Flag3455 - Apollo 17 Flown American Flag
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Flown American flag carried on the Apollo 17 mission, 5.75 x 4, affixed to a 13.75 x 10.75 presentation certificate stating, "This flag was car...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Manual3456 - Apollo 17 Manual
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Official staple-bound NASA manual for the Apollo 17 mission used as the working copy for a Surface Electrical Properties (SEP) team member who assiste
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Topographical Lunar Map3457 - Apollo 17 Topographical Lunar Map
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Apollo 17 lunar surface high-relief topographical map, 1:12,500 scale, approximately measures 45 x 34, and portrays the dramatic terrain of the Taurus
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Sun Compass Replica3458 - Apollo 17 Sun Compass Replica
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Replica of the Apollo 17 sun compass constructed from the actual template in Apollo flight director Neil Hutchinson’s personal collection. Th
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Signed Photograph3459 - Apollo 17 Signed Photograph
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Oversized original color semi-glossy 13.75 x 10.75 NASA photo of Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt standing next to the American flag during an Apol
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flown Beta Cloth3460 - Apollo 17 Flown Beta Cloth
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Flown Beta cloth patch of the Apollo 17 mission insignia, 7 x 7, carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module America during the final Apollo mo
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flight Map Signed by Cernan and Schmitt with 'Orange Soil' Sketch by Bernard Chabbert3461 - Apollo 17 Flight Map Signed by Cernan and Schmitt with 'Orange Soil' Sketch by Bernard Chabbert
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Gene Cernan’s first edition color Apollo Earth Orbit chart for the Apollo 17 mission, 41.5 x 13.5, signed on the reverse in black ink,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Lunar Flown Checklist Page3462 - Apollo 17 Lunar Flown Checklist Page
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Flown Lunar Module Contingency Checklist page carried to the lunar surface aboard the Lunar Module Challenger during the Apollo 17 mission, 5.5 x 8, s
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Signed Apollo 17 Lunar Map3463 - Gene Cernan Signed Apollo 17 Lunar Map
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First edition color 25 x 25 lunar map of the vast Mare Serenitatis region of the moon, 1:1,000,000 scale, dated November 1976, signed in blue felt tip
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Anniversary Cover3464 - Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Anniversary Cover
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Apollo 17 anniversary cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and text to top and bottom, "NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club, Offici...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown Lunar Orbit Chart with Geological Handwritten Notes by Harrison Schmit3465 - Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown Lunar Orbit Chart with Geological Handwritten Notes by Harrison Schmit
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Gene Cernan’s flown "Lunar Orbit Chart D" map carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module America during the historic Apollo ...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown CSM Lunar Landmark Map3466 - Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown CSM Lunar Landmark Map
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Gene Cernan’s flown map page removed from the CSM Lunar Landmark Map book carried aboard the command module America during the Apollo 17 miss
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Lunar Flown 'Gotcha' Stowage Label3467 - Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Lunar Flown 'Gotcha' Stowage Label
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Gene Cernan’s unique flown ‘gotcha’ stowage label surreptitiously placed onboard the Command Module America and carried int
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Lunar Surface-Flown EVA Prep and Post Cards3468 - Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Lunar Surface-Flown EVA Prep and Post Cards
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Two flown double-sided cue cards explaining procedures for Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt's first EVA on the lunar surface on Apollo 17, each ...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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Ed Hengeveld: Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt Signed Painting3469 - Ed Hengeveld: Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt Signed Painting
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Beautiful original color painting by renowned space artist Ed Hengeveld, gouache on paper, 15.75 x 11.75, which depicts CDR Cernan and LMP Schmitt dri
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Harrison Schmitt's Apollo 17 Flown Beta Cloth3470 - Harrison Schmitt's Apollo 17 Flown Beta Cloth
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Flown Beta cloth patch of the Apollo 17 mission insignia, 7.25 x 6.5, carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module America during the final Apol
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Panorama Negative of the Lunar Surface3471 - Apollo 17 Panorama Negative of the Lunar Surface
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Impressive 82.75 x 9.5 panoramic camera negative of the lunar surface from the Apollo 17 mission, with top border marked, “2886, Apollo 17, P
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Final Flight Plan3472 - Apollo 17 Final Flight Plan
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Staple-bound NASA manual entitled "Apollo 17 Final Flight Plan," 596 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated October 23, 1972, prepared by the Flight Plann...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flown Heat Shield Display Signed by Gene Cernan3473 - Apollo 17 Flown Heat Shield Display Signed by Gene Cernan
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Flown heat shield fragment from the Command Module America, which carried the crew of Apollo 17 to the moon in December of 1972. The fragment, 1.25[x=
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Grumman Press Kit3474 - Apollo 17 Grumman Press Kit
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Original Grumman Apollo 17 press kit folder, containing: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of concept art entitled 'Apollo 17—The End of an Era'; ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Original 'Type 1' EVA Photographs (2)3475 - Apollo 17 Original 'Type 1' EVA Photographs (2)
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Two official 'Type 1' color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photos (AS17-134-20425 and AS17-137-20989), one showing Harrison Schmitt collect...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Signed Oversized Photograph3476 - Gene Cernan Signed Oversized Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 20 x 16 photo of Commander Cernan holding the American flag on the lunar surface during the final Apollo mission, signed in blue fel
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph3477 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of CDR Cernan standing on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, "'America's Challenge Has Forged...
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph3478 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 full-length photo of Gene Cernan saluting the American flag during the Apollo 17 mission, signed in blue felt tip. In fine c
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Gene Cernan Signed Baseball3479 - Gene Cernan Signed Baseball
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Official Rawlings American League (Brown) baseball signed in black ballpoint on the sweet spot by Gene Cernan. In very good to fine condition, with sc
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph3480 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of CDR Cernan holding and saluting the American flag on the lunar surface during an Apollo 17 EVA, signed and in
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph3481 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 17 crew posing outside in their white space suits with the lunar rover, signed and inscribed in bl
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Gene Cernan Original 'Type 1' Photograph3482 - Gene Cernan Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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Official 'Type 1' color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (AS17-134-20473), showing Apollo 17 Commander Gene Cernan beside the LRV durin...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ron Evans Signed Photograph3483 - Ron Evans Signed Photograph
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Evans wearing his white space suit and posing with a lunar globe, signed and inscribed in black ink, "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ron Evans Signed Beta Cloth3484 - Ron Evans Signed Beta Cloth
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An 8 x 8 swatch of Beta cloth bearing an Apollo 17 mission insignia in the center, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Jo Ann, Best pe...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ron Evans Original 'Type 1' EVA Photograph3485 - Ron Evans Original 'Type 1' EVA Photograph
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Official 'Type 1' color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (AS17-152-23391), showing a remarkable view of CMP Ron Evans performing his &#...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph3486 - Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Harrison Schmitt posing in his white space suit with a lunar globe, signed in black felt tip, "H. H. S...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph3487 - Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 10.25 x 8.5 photo of an Apollo 17 astronaut working on the lunar rover near the moon's Shorty Crater, signed in black felt tip...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph3488 - Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Apollo 17 moonwalker Harrison Schmitt in a formal pose, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Ke...
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Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph3489 - Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph
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Official color 10 x 8 lithograph of LMP Schmitt standing with the American flag, lunar rover, and Lunar Module during the Apollo 17 mission, signed in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harrison Schmitt Original 'Type 1' Photograph3490 - Harrison Schmitt Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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Official 'Type 1' color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (AS17-146-2229), showing Apollo 17 LMP Harrison Schmitt working beside a huge ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harrison Schmitt Original 'Type 1' Photograph3491 - Harrison Schmitt Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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Official 'Type 1' color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (AS17-134-20454), showing LMP Harrison Schmitt seated in the LRV during the th...
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Harrison Schmitt Original 'Type 1' Photograph3492 - Harrison Schmitt Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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Iconic official 'Type 1' color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (AS17-134-20384), showing LMP Harrison Schmitt beside the American flag...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Underwood: Apollo 17 Original Photograph3493 - Richard Underwood: Apollo 17 Original Photograph
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Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA (S-72-55070) photo from the personal collection of NASA technician Richard Underwood, who worked in the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Underwood: Apollo 17 Original Photograph3494 - Richard Underwood: Apollo 17 Original Photograph
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Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA (AS17-152-23391) photo from the personal collection of NASA technician Richard Underwood, who worked in
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Apollo Astronauts (15) Signed CSM News Reference Guide3495 - Apollo Astronauts (15) Signed CSM News Reference Guide
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Loose-leaf official North American Rockwell/NASA Manned Spacecraft Center news reference manual in its original folder, over 300 pages with extensive
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts (8) Signed 'From the Earth to the Moon' Book3496 - Apollo Astronauts (8) Signed 'From the Earth to the Moon' Book
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Signed book: From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1874. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8, 323 pages. Signed on...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts (15) Signed Photograph3497 - Apollo Astronauts (15) Signed Photograph
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Fantastic official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the moon, signed in black felt tip by 15 astronauts, all adding their missions: "Frank Borma...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts (7) Signed Cover3498 - Apollo Astronauts (7) Signed Cover
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Appealing FDC with a color cachet featuring the various mission insignia of the Apollo program, signed in ink and felt tip by Alan Bean, Charlie Duke,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts: McDivitt, Mitchell, and Worden Signed Books3499 - Apollo Astronauts: McDivitt, Mitchell, and Worden Signed Books
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Signed books: A Man on the Moon, Volumes I–III by Andrew Chaikin. First printing. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1998. Hardcovers with dust
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Astronauts Multi-Signed (24) Street Sign3500 - Astronauts Multi-Signed (24) Street Sign
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Original dual-sided metal street sign for the Samuel C. Phillips Parkway, one of the most traveled and important roads on the Cape Canaveral Air Force
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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