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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 13 Signed 40th Anniversary Wine Bottle221 - Apollo 13 Signed 40th Anniversary Wine Bottle
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Sealed limited edition bottle of table wine commemorating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 13, numbered 4/13, signed in silver ink along the glass and l
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Collection of Seven Apollo 13 Flown Shims222 - Collection of Seven Apollo 13 Flown Shims
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Collection of seven flown main hatch shims from the Apollo 13 Command Module, each 2.5 x 2.5 with a one-inch diameter hole in the center and four smal
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Couch Fabric223 - Apollo 13 Flown Couch Fabric
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Flown swatch of fabric from the backing material of the astronauts’ couches inside the Apollo 13 Command Module, approximately 1 x .5. Encased in a li
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Parachute Material224 - Apollo 13 Flown Parachute Material
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Flown swatches of four different types of parachute material cut from one of the three ringsail main parachutes that slowed the Command Module Odyssey
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Mission Control Signed Photograph226 - Apollo 13 Mission Control Signed Photograph
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of mission control celebrating the safe return of the Apollo 13 crew, signed in black felt tip by Gerry Griffin, Gene Kranz,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Return Ceremony Signed Photograph227 - Apollo 13 Return Ceremony Signed Photograph
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Uncommon glossy second-generation 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Apollo 13 return celebration at Houston’s Manned Spacecraft Center, signed along the top in
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James Lovell Signed Photograph228 - James Lovell Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Lovell in his white space suit next to a globe model of the moon, signed in blue felt tip, “Houston we have a probl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Lovell Signed Photograph229 - James Lovell Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 service module floating in space, signed in silver ink, “’Houston, we’ve had a problem. A mai
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Fred Haise Signed Photograph230 - Fred Haise Signed Photograph
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 13 liftoff, humorously signed in black felt tip, “The beginning of NASA’s most successful failure—
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz Signed Photograph231 - Gene Kranz Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 13 capsule, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “‘Solve the problem. Lets not make it any worse by guessin
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Gene Kranz Signed Photograph232 - Gene Kranz Signed Photograph
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Kranz with a concentrated look on his face, signed in blue felt tip, “Tough & Competent, Gene Kranz, Flight.” In ve...
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Gene Kranz Signed Photograph233 - Gene Kranz Signed Photograph
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Official color glossy 10 x 8 double-weight ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the Apollo 13 mission control room moments after the safe return of the crew,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Collection of Two Apollo 13 Signed Items234 - Collection of Two Apollo 13 Signed Items
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Two Apollo 13 items: an official color NASA 8.25 x 11 lithograph of the Apollo 13 rollout at Kennedy Space Center, signed and inscribed in black ink,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 Flown Backpack Strap236 - Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 Flown Backpack Strap
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Remarkable flown Primary Life Support System (PLSS) backpack strap used on the lunar surface by Edgar Mitchell during the Apollo 14 mission, measuring
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 Flown Heel Restraints237 - Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 Flown Heel Restraints
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Pair of flown heel restraints carried on the Apollo 14 mission, each consisting of a metal heel bracket with heavy duty brown Velcro stirrup straps. P
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 Lunar Bible Text Fragment238 - Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 Lunar Bible Text Fragment
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One of only 32 dual-certified Lunar Bible 50-Page ‘Text-Fragments’ presented in a modern Faberge Egg. The iconic ‘Lunar Bible’ represents the first Bi
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 Flown Flag239 - Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 Flown Flag
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Supremely desirable flown American flag, 6.25 x 3.75, signed and flight-certified in black ink by Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell, “Flown to the moo
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 Flown Louisiana State Flag240 - Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 Flown Louisiana State Flag
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Flown Louisiana state flag carried on the Apollo 14 mission, 6 x 4, signed and flight-certified in silver ink by Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell, “F
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 Flown Patch241 - Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14 Flown Patch
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Flown embroidered Apollo 14 mission patch, 4? in diameter, signed and flight-certified in blue felt tip, “Flown, EDM, Edgar Mitchell.” In fine conditi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 14 Flown Beta Cloth Emblem Signed by Mitchell242 - Apollo 14 Flown Beta Cloth Emblem Signed by Mitchell
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Flown 9 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 4? diameter mission insignia in the center, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “Flown to the mo
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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