RR Auction: Space Exploration

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RR Auction's annual spring Space sale features an extraordinary assortment of nearly 700 lots, including a slice of the important NWA 5000 lunar meteorite, dozens of significant Apollo and Space Shuttle hardware pieces, a multitude of flown items and astronaut autographs, and the collection of lunar photography pioneer Bruce Elle. A section honoring the 40th anniversary of Apollo 13 includes flown checklist pages, a rare flown lunar Bible, and hardware associated with the memorable near-disastrous mission. 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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Apollo 14 Dutycycle Simulation Data8321 - Apollo 14 Dutycycle Simulation Data
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Chart of Apollo 14 dutycycle simulation data from Grumman, 71 x 11, plotting "Duty Cycle Percent" against "SERVDURN, Second x 102.&qu...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 14 Flown Flag8322 - Apollo 14 Flown Flag
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Beautiful flown 6.25 x 4 American flag carried into lunar orbit aboard the CSM Kittyhawk during the Apollo 14 mission, signed and flight-certified in
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 14 Docking Ring Flange8323 - Apollo 14 Docking Ring Flange
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Command Module docking ring flange machined from a solid sheet of high-grade aluminum alloy, measuring 36? in diameter with two concentric sets of bol
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 15 Flown Parachute Cord8324 - Apollo 15 Flown Parachute Cord
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Small flown coil of parachute cord from the Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour, which was recovered in the North Pacific Ocean by the USS Okinawa on A
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin Typed Letter Signed8325 - Jim Irwin Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, High Flight Foundation letterhead, May 27, 1981. Letter to Ken Browne in Mesa, Arizona, in part: "My first flight assi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin's Apollo 15 Bio-Harness Assembly8326 - Jim Irwin's Apollo 15 Bio-Harness Assembly
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Jim Irwin's bio-harness assembly, stipulated by his daughter as having been carried to the moon during the Apollo 15 mission, measuring 8? x 10?...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Jim Irwin's Bio Belt Assembly8327 - Jim Irwin's Bio Belt Assembly
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Jim Irwin's bio-belt assembly, measuring 11? x 6.75? overall, with a parts tag to upper loop reading: “Bio-Belt Assembly, Mfg. by Atlas Underwea...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott8328 - Dave Scott
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Beautiful wooden display box presented to Apollo 15 moonwalker Dave Scott, measuring 10? x 6? x 3?, with upper lid of box featuring an Apollo 15 missi
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Dave Scott and Alexei Leonov Signed Book8329 - Dave Scott and Alexei Leonov Signed Book
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Signed book: Two Sides of the Moon. First edition. London: Simon & Schuster, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 415 pages. Signed on ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Flag and Robbins Medal Display8330 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Flag and Robbins Medal Display
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Tremendous limited edition display featuring one of Dave Scott's lunar surface flown 2.5 x 1.75 Beta cloth American flags and a lunar orbit flow...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Flown Checklist Page8331 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Flown Checklist Page
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Flown double-sided page from Apollo 15 Commander Dave Scott's 'LM Malfunction Procedures' manual carried to the moon's surface aboar...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Flown COAS Electrical Plug8332 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Flown COAS Electrical Plug
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Dave Scott’s flown Crewman Optical Alignment Sight (COAS) mounting bracket electrical plug carried on board the Lunar Module Falcon during the Apollo
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Flown CSM Checklist8333 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Flown CSM Checklist
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Dave Scott's ring-bound Command/Service Module Guidance and Control Checklist flown into lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission, measuring 6 x...
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Flown Lunar Contingency Chart8334 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Flown Lunar Contingency Chart
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Dave Scott's flown lunar contingency chart carried to the moon aboard the Lunar Module Falcon during the Apollo 15 mission, consisting of ten fo...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Flown PLSS Cable8335 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Flown PLSS Cable
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Dave Scott’s flown cable carried to the lunar surface during the Apollo 15 mission and used to connect Scott’s space suit to his Primary Life Support
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Flown Flag8336 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Flown Flag
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Limited edition display featuring one of Dave Scott's flown 2.75 x 1.75 Beta cloth American flags, carried to the lunar surface during the Apoll...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit and South Pole Flown Flag8337 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit and South Pole Flown Flag
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Flown 5.75 x 4 American flag carried to the South Pole from January 9–15, 1970, and then flown to lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Endeavor durin
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown Mid-Sized Flag8338 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown Mid-Sized Flag
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Supremely desirable mid-sized flown American flag carried into lunar orbit on Apollo 15, 11.5 x 7.5, signed in the lower right corner in blue ballpoin
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Sieger Crew-Owned Cover8339 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Sieger Crew-Owned Cover
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Considerably rare flown Apollo 15 'Sieger/Crew Owned' postal cover carried to the lunar surface aboard the LM Falcon, numbered 42/400 [hand-...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Surface-Flown Flag and License Plate Display8340 - Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Surface-Flown Flag and License Plate Display
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Extraordinary limited edition flown flag and lunar rover license plate display, numbered 3/10, featuring a small 2.75 x 1.5 Beta cloth American flag a
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 9 Flown Mission Patch8341 - Dave Scott's Apollo 9 Flown Mission Patch
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Flown embroidered Apollo 9 mission patch, measuring 3.5? in diameter, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in blue felt tip, “Flown aboard Apoll
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Al Worden Group Lot of (7) Training Certificates8342 - Al Worden Group Lot of (7) Training Certificates
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Unprecedented collection of seven military and training certificates awarded to veteran Apollo astronaut Al Worden, each one page, ranging in size fro
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Al Worden Signed Photograph8343 - Al Worden Signed Photograph
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Wonderful semi-glossy 23.25 x 8.25 panoramic photo of Commander Dave Scott standing on the slope of Hadley Delta during an Apollo 15 EVA on the lunar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 16 Flown Lunar Module Grumman Identification Plate8344 - Apollo 16 Flown Lunar Module Grumman Identification Plate
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Rare flown 5.25 x 1.75 metal Grumman Lunar Module identification plate carried aboard the Lunar Module Orion during the Apollo 16 mission, which reads
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke's A7LB EVA Glove TMG Assembly8345 - Charlie Duke's A7LB EVA Glove TMG Assembly
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Charlie Duke’s left-handed A7LB EVA glove with external Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment (TMG) cover designed to protect the glove during extravehicular
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke's Apollo 16 Lunar Flown Toothbrush8346 - Charlie Duke's Apollo 16 Lunar Flown Toothbrush
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Charlie Duke's lunar flown toothbrush carried to the surface of the moon and used inside the the Lunar Module Orion during the Apollo 16 mission...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Young's Apollo 16 Flown 'AB Emblem' Patch8347 - John Young's Apollo 16 Flown 'AB Emblem' Patch
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Scarce flown embroidered ‘AB Emblem’ Apollo 16 mission insignia patch carried to the moon on Apollo 16, measuring 4? in diameter, encapsulated in a ta
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John Young's Apollo 16 Flown California State Flag8348 - John Young's Apollo 16 Flown California State Flag
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Rare flown California state flag carried to the moon on Apollo 16, measuring 6 x 4, encapsulated in a tamper-proof sleeve and affixed to a certificate
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Young's Apollo 16 Flown Georgia State Flag8349 - John Young's Apollo 16 Flown Georgia State Flag
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Scarce flown Georgia state flag carried to the moon on Apollo 16, measuring 6 x 4, encapsulated in a tamper-proof sleeve and affixed to a certificate
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Young's Apollo 16 Lunar Flown American Flag8350 - John Young's Apollo 16 Lunar Flown American Flag
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Super desirable flown American flag carried to the lunar surface during the Apollo 16 mission, measuring 5.5 x 4, encapsulated in a tamper-proof sleev
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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John Young's Apollo 16 Flown United Nations Flag8351 - John Young's Apollo 16 Flown United Nations Flag
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Very rare flown United Nations flag carried to the moon on Apollo 16, measuring 11.75 x 7.75, with an accompanying certificate of authenticity signed
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Lunar Module Umbilical Assembly8352 - Apollo 17 Lunar Module Umbilical Assembly
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Beta cloth–covered umbilical assembly for the Apollo 17 Lunar Module 'Challenger,' intended as a spare flight article. The assembly measures...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flight Plan8353 - Apollo 17 Flight Plan
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Bracket-bound NASA manual entitled "Apollo 17 Final Flight Plan," 596 pages, 9 x 11.5, dated October 23, 1972, prepared by the Flight Plan...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flown Beta Cloth8354 - Apollo 17 Flown Beta Cloth
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Flown Beta cloth patch of the Apollo 17 mission insignia, 6.26 x 6.5, carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module America during the final Apol
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flown Flag Display8355 - Apollo 17 Flown Flag Display
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Impressively displayed flown fabric American flag carried to the moon on Apollo 17, 5.5 x 4, mounted on an official 20? diameter wooden presentation p
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Flown Lunar Module Contingencies Page8356 - Apollo 17 Flown Lunar Module Contingencies Page
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Desirable flown Lunar Module Contingency Checklist page carried to the lunar surface aboard the Lunar Module Challenger during the Apollo 17 mission,
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 17 Signed Photograph8357 - Apollo 17 Signed Photograph
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Excellent color matte-finish 13.5 x 10.5 photo of LMP Schmitt deploying the American flag during the first EVA of the Apollo 17 mission, with the Eart
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Signed Photograph8358 - Gene Cernan Signed Photograph
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Very appealing color satin-finish 9.25 x 7.25 full-length photo of Commander Cernan saluting and holding the American flag during the Apollo 17 missio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan Signed Topographic Lunar Map8359 - Gene Cernan Signed Topographic Lunar Map
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Attractive color first edition of the Apollo 17 Lunar Topographic Photomap, 43 x 29, dated September 1972, signed in blue felt tip, "Gene Cerna...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Anniversary Cover8360 - Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Anniversary Cover
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Sought-after Apollo 17 anniversary cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and text to top and bottom, "NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts Signed Book8361 - Apollo Astronauts Signed Book
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Rare signed book: De la Terre a la Lune [From the Earth to the Moon] by Jules Verne, with 41 illustrations by Henri de Montaut. Early French edition.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo Astronauts Signed Program8362 - Apollo Astronauts Signed Program
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Quad-fold program for a 'Symposium and Awards Banquet' held by the Society of Experimental Test Pilots at the Beverly Hilton on September 24...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo Program Photograph Collection8363 - Apollo Program Photograph Collection
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Collection of 80 vintage glossy NASA photographs, each approximately 8 x 10 or 10 x 8, honoring all 11 of the crewed Apollo missions: Apollo 7 (4), Ap
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Astronaut and Cosmonaut Signed Print8364 - Astronaut and Cosmonaut Signed Print
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Attractive 16 x 12 diagram print detailing the various parts of the Apollo Command and Service Module, signed in black felt tip by 13 astronauts and c
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Astronaut Signed Fender Guitar by Chip Ellis8365 - Astronaut Signed Fender Guitar by Chip Ellis
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Out-of-this-world NASA-themed Fender Stratocaster electric guitar custom made by master builder Chip Ellis, signed on the body and black pickguard in
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Astronauts8366 - Astronauts
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Very appealing 8.5 x 5.75 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 6 x 3.75 image of the American flag, signed in ink and felt tip by 15 astronauts, including (
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Robert McCall Signed Photographic Prints8367 - Robert McCall Signed Photographic Prints
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Very attractive pair of color glossy 24.25 x 5.5 panoramic photo prints of Robert McCall’s gorgeous 1979 mural painting entitled ‘Opening the Space Fr
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Astronauts8368 - Astronauts
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Color 25 x 38 poster entitled 'Exploration of Space—USA—from Mercury to the Moon,' published by Dpsce Photos in 1967, signed in various inks...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers8369 - Moonwalkers
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Superb limited edition color 21.5 x 28 print of a painting by R. L. Rasmussen entitled 'Navy to the Moon,' numbered 126/250, showing a Satur...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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NASA Photograph Collection8370 - NASA Photograph Collection
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Collection of over 150 official NASA photos and lithographs, each approximately 8 x 10 or 10 x 8, consisting mostly of crew and astronaut portraits fr
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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