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AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
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DS - Document Signed
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LS - Letter Signed
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Buzz Aldrin Signed Preliminary Science Report178 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Preliminary Science Report
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Apollo 11 Preliminary Science Report, issued by NASA’s Scientific and Information Division, 8 x 10.5, 204 pages, signed on the front cover in blue ink
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin Signed Mission Analyzer179 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Mission Analyzer
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Apollo 11 Mission Analyzer Guidance and Navigation rotating circular cardstock chart made by Raytheon in 1969, measuring 9.5? in diameter, signed in b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Collins’s Slide Rule181 - Michael Collins’s Slide Rule
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Michael Collins’s personally-owned and -used ‘Log Log Duplex Decitrig’ slide rule manufactured by Keuffel and Esser, model N4081-3, measuring 12.5? lo
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Original AP-printed Teletype Roll182 - Apollo 11 Original AP-printed Teletype Roll
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Rare original Associated Press teletype roll regarding the Apollo 11 lunar landing, one page, 8.5 x 82, headed at the top, “URGENT, News Directors (Bu
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Flown Ablative Plug183 - Apollo 11 Flown Ablative Plug
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Flown ablative plug removed from the Command Module Columbia after splashdown by O. W. Nasse, who was assigned to the Apollo 11 post landing and safet
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Flown Coldplate Fragment184 - Apollo 11 Flown Coldplate Fragment
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Flown triangular coldplate metal fragment used to shield the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia as it carried the crew to and from the moon, approximat
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Flown Kapton Foil185 - Apollo 11 Flown Kapton Foil
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Flown swatch of silver-colored Kapton foil from the skin of the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, approximately .5 x .5. Encased in a limited edition
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Omega Speedmaster Limited Edition186 - Omega Speedmaster Limited Edition
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Limited edition 30th Anniversary Omega Speedmaster Professional Moon Watch, numbered 1195/9999, manufactured by Omega in 1999 to celebrate the anniver
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Oversized Beta Cloth Emblem187 - Apollo 11 Oversized Beta Cloth Emblem
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Uncommon oversized 14 x 14 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a printed 10? diameter Apollo 11 mission emblem in the center. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Press Kit188 - Apollo 11 Press Kit
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Original and complete unbound Apollo 11 press kit, 8.25 x 10.5, 250 pages, providing very detailed information and diagrams related to the first moonw
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Photography Indexes189 - Apollo 11 Photography Indexes
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Set of four lunar photography index maps, each measuring 58 x 10.5 and folded to 7.75 x 10.5, bound into their original blue cardstock folder labeled:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness Medallion190 - Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness Medallion
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Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness medal, 1.25? diameter, featuring a depiction of Buzz Aldrin looking at the American flag on the lunar surface. The r
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin’s Honorary Seton Hall Doctorate191 - Buzz Aldrin’s Honorary Seton Hall Doctorate
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Honorary doctorate degree in Humanities presented to Aldrin by Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, on May 23, 1970. Degree measures 12
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon’s Apollo 12 Flown Beta Cloth Data Card Bag193 - Richard Gordon’s Apollo 12 Flown Beta Cloth Data Card Bag
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Large flown beta cloth data card bag carried on Apollo 12, 10 x 12.25, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “Flown to the Moon aboard Apollo
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon’s Apollo-era Flight Suit194 - 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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Charles Conrad’s Apollo 12 Recovery Suit195 - Charles Conrad’s Apollo 12 Recovery Suit
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Charles Conrad’s blue flight suit worn during recovery following the Apollo 12 mission, with an Apollo 12 mission patch on the right breast and an off
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Walt Cunningham’s Apollo 12 Flown Patch196 - Walt Cunningham’s Apollo 12 Flown Patch
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Flown embroidered Apollo 12 mission patch, 4? in diameter, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in black felt tip, “Flown to the Moon on Apollo
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Flown Tie Tack197 - Apollo 12 Flown Tie Tack
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Flown gold-tone tie tack pin carried on the Apollo 12 mission, approximately .75? in diameter, depicting an American flag against a lunar background.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Flown Trans Lunar Injection Checklist198 - Apollo 12 Flown Trans Lunar Injection Checklist
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Flown single-sided Trans Lunar Injection (TLI) checklist used on board the Apollo 12 mission, 2.5 x 9.5, listing steps and checks necessary to prepare
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 ‘Type 1’ Insurance Cover199 - Apollo 12 ‘Type 1’ Insurance Cover
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Apollo 12 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover with a mission emblem cachet with navy wings underneath, signed in black felt tip by Charles Conrad, Dick Gordon, a
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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