RR Auction: Space Exploration

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RR Auction's Spring Space and Aviation sale closes on April 21st! This significant auction features over 700 items, ranging from the dawn of aviation to the commercial spaceflight of today. A large quantity of flown items feature in the sale, including a Space Shuttle computer flown for twenty missions on four Orbiters, Charles Conrad's LM checklist clip flaked with lunar dust, American flags carried by Tom Stafford and Dave Scott, a schematic of the Space Suit EMU flown on Apollo 13, and several other significant pieces. Important autographs include a fully signed Apollo 11 photo of the US flag raising in the Sea of Tranquility, autographs of the Mercury 7 astronauts, and a wealth of other signed photographs. 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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Neil Armstrong: National Geographic Magazine9251 - Neil Armstrong: National Geographic Magazine
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Neil Armstrong's personally-owned National Geographic magazine from September 1962, Vol. 122, No. 3, 7 x 10, with the front cover listing an art...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong's Family (Wife and Son) Signed Cover9252 - Neil Armstrong's Family (Wife and Son) Signed Cover
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the two-man crew of the Gemini 8 mission, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on March 16, 1966, the launch date o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Paul Calle Signed FDC with Sketch of Neil Armstrong9253 - Paul Calle Signed FDC with Sketch of Neil Armstrong
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Limited edition FDC, 7.5 x 4, numbered 11/11, signed in pencil by artist Paul Calle, who has added a wonderful graphite and colored pencil sketch of N
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Signed Original Painting: 'Beach Party'9254 - Michael Collins Signed Original Painting: 'Beach Party'
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Original watercolor painting by Apollo astronaut Michael Collins entitled 'Beach Party,' 10.75 x 15, which depicts sandy footprints, four ca...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Signed Original Painting: 'Where Have You Been?'9255 - Michael Collins Signed Original Painting: 'Where Have You Been?'
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Amusing original watercolor painting by Apollo astronaut Michael Collins entitled 'Where Have You Been?,' 15.5 x 21, which depicts a pair of...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Signed Original Painting: 'River Crossing'9256 - Michael Collins Signed Original Painting: 'River Crossing'
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Fantastic original watercolor painting by Apollo astronaut Michael Collins entitled 'River Crossing,' 15.25 x 11.25, which depicts a USAF je...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Signed Newspaper9257 - Michael Collins Signed Newspaper
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Issue of the New York Daily News from July 17, 1969, 11 x 15, with front cover showing an image of the Apollo 11 crew prior to launch, signed above th
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Signed Parachute Fabric9258 - Michael Collins Signed Parachute Fabric
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Unflown orange-and-white 20.5 x 17.25 piece of Apollo Command Module parachute fabric, signed in black felt tip, "Michael Collins, Apollo XI.&q...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Signed Book9259 - Michael Collins Signed Book
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Signed book: Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys. First edition, second printing. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974. Hardcover with dus...
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Michael Collins Signed Commemorative Cover9260 - Michael Collins Signed Commemorative Cover
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Dow-Unicover commemorative cover, 6.5 x 3.75, with a cachet honoring the Apollo 11 crew and the first step on the moon, postmarked on the moon-landing
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Flown Flag Display9261 - Apollo 12 Flown Flag Display
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Tremendous flown American flag, 16.25 x 11.5, carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Yankee Clipper during the Apollo 12 mission, signed a
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Kapton Foil [Attested to as Flown by Florian Noller] with Certificate Signed by Alan Bean9262 - Apollo 12 Kapton Foil [Attested to as Flown by Florian Noller] with Certificate Signed by Alan Bean
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Swatch of Kapton foil, .5 x .5, attested to as being flown and removed from the outer skin of the Apollo 12 Command Module Yankee Clipper by Florian N
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Signed Lithograph: 'Kissing the Earth'9263 - Apollo 12 Signed Lithograph: 'Kissing the Earth'
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Limited edition color 27 x 21.5 lithograph entitled 'Kissing the Earth,' numbered AP 47/650, signed in the lower border in pencil by Alan Be...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed LM Descent Chart9264 - Alan Bean Signed LM Descent Chart
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First edition "LM Descent Monitoring Chart-LMD (PDI to Landing)" for "Landing Site No. 7," 42 x 8, dated to October 3, 1969, sig...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad's Apollo 12 Flown Data File Clip9265 - Charles Conrad's Apollo 12 Flown Data File Clip
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Flown Lunar Module data file clip carried to the lunar surface during the Apollo 12 mission, measuring 1.75" x 2.25" x 1", with etche...
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Estimate : 35,000.00 - 45,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Signed Insurance Cover9266 - Apollo 12 Signed Insurance Cover
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Apollo 12 'Type 1' insurance cover bearing a mission emblem cachet with Navy wings underneath, postmarked at the Kennedy Space Center on Nov...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Signed Oversized Photograph9267 - Apollo 12 Signed Oversized Photograph
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of CDR Charles 'Pete' Conrad holding the deployed American flag on the surface of the moon during the Apoll...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Signed Photograph9268 - Apollo 12 Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 12 crew posing in their white space suits in front of the lunar module, signed in blue felt tip by Charle
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Flown Checklist Cover Card Fragment9269 - Apollo 12 Flown Checklist Cover Card Fragment
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Flown 1.5" x .75" triangular segment of checklist cover card carried into lunar orbit aboard the Apollo 12 Command Module Yankee Clipper i...
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Apollo 12 Signatures and Artist Proof Lithograph9270 - Apollo 12 Signatures and Artist Proof Lithograph
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Pencil signatures of the Apollo 12 crew-"Charles Conrad, Jr.," "Richard Gordon," and "Alan Bean"-on an off-white 6 x 3...
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Apollo 12 Lunar Surface Original Vintage NASA Photograph9271 - Apollo 12 Lunar Surface Original Vintage NASA Photograph
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Original vintage color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered (AS12-57-8452) NASA photo of a stereo close-up view showing a three-inch square area of the lunar su
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Apollo 12 Lunar Surface Original Vintage NASA Photograph9272 - Apollo 12 Lunar Surface Original Vintage NASA Photograph
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Original vintage color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered (AS12-57-8455) NASA photo of a stereo close-up view showing a three-inch square area of the lunar su
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Alan Bean Signed Photograph9273 - Alan Bean Signed Photograph
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Sought-after coficial color glossy 10 x 8 'Type 1' red-numbered NASA photo (AS12-46-6791) of Bean retrieving the ALSEP from the Lunar Module...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed Giclee Print9274 - Alan Bean Signed Giclee Print
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Limited edition color 18 x 25.25 giclee print of Alan Bean's painting entitled 'John Young Leaps into History,' numbered 46/150, signed ...
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Alan Bean Signed Promo Card9275 - Alan Bean Signed Promo Card
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Uncommon color semi-glossy 11 x 14 dual-sided promotional card with the front depicting Alan Bean's painting 'That's How It Felt to Walk...
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Alan Bean Signed Photograph9276 - Alan Bean Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Alan Bean on the ladder of the Lunar Module 'Intrepid,' signed in gold ink, "Alan Bean, Apollo XII....
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Alan Bean Signed Print: 'Straightening Our Stripes'9277 - Alan Bean Signed Print: 'Straightening Our Stripes'
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Limited edition color 30 x 23 print entitled 'Straightening Our Stripes,' numbered 158/550, signed in the lower left corner in pencil by Ala...
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Alan Bean Signed Print: 'Helping Hands'9278 - Alan Bean Signed Print: 'Helping Hands'
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Limited edition color 31 x 22.75 print entitled 'Helping Hands,' numbered 756/850, signed in the lower right corner in pencil by Alan Bean. ...
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Alan Bean Signed Oversized Photograph9279 - Alan Bean Signed Oversized Photograph
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Semi-glossy 16 x 16.25 lightweight photo of LMP Alan Bean on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 12 mission, with the photographer, CDR Charles
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed Promotional Print: 'Clan MacBean Arrives on the Moon'9280 - Alan Bean Signed Promotional Print: 'Clan MacBean Arrives on the Moon'
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Uncommon color 14 x 11 promotional card from the Greenwich Workshop depicting Alan Bean's painting 'Clan MacBean Arrives on the Moon,' s...
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Alan Bean (2) Signed Giclee Prints: 'First Men'9281 - Alan Bean (2) Signed Giclee Prints: 'First Men'
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Desirable pairing of limited edition color 20.25 x 28 giclee prints of Alan Bean's 'First Men' paintings, which depicts Neil Armstrong a...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean and Charles Conrad Signed Photograph9282 - Alan Bean and Charles Conrad Signed Photograph
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Nice color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of CDR Conrad and LMP Bean together in the Lunar Module simulator during training at the Kennedy Space Center, si
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Alan Bean and Charles Conrad Signed Lithograph: 'Heavenly Reflections'9283 - Alan Bean and Charles Conrad Signed Lithograph: 'Heavenly Reflections'
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Limited edition color 27 x 21.25 print of an Alan Bean painting entitled 'Heavenly Reflections,' depicting Bean and Charles Conrad looking a...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean, Charles Conrad, and Gene Kranz Signed Poster9284 - Alan Bean, Charles Conrad, and Gene Kranz Signed Poster
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Uncommon color 24 x 18 promotional poster featuring Alan Bean artwork entitled 'Scouting for the Right Spot,' which depicts CDR Charles Conr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad Signed Photograph9285 - Charles Conrad Signed Photograph
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 12 commander in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, "Charles Conrad, Jr." ...
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Charles Conrad Signed Photograph9286 - Charles Conrad Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of CDR Conrad on the lunar surface during Apollo 12, signed in blue felt tip, "Charles Conrad, Jr." In fin...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad Signed Photograph9287 - Charles Conrad Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Conrad unfurling the American flag at the Apollo 12 landing site, signed in gold ink, "Charles Conrad, Jr.,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad Signed Photograph9288 - Charles Conrad Signed Photograph
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Unusual official color satin-finish 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of a spacecraft component, signed in black felt tip, "Charles Conrad, Jr.&qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon Signed Launch Day Cover9289 - Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon Signed Launch Day Cover
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Launch day cover with an affixed color cachet honoring the launch of Apollo 12, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on November 14, 1969, signed in blue ball
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad Original Vintage NASA Photograph9290 - Charles Conrad Original Vintage NASA Photograph
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Original vintage color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered (AS12-47-6988) NASA photo of Commander Charles Conrad standing at the Module Equipment Stowage Assem
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon Signed Photograph9291 - Richard Gordon Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Gordon suiting up during the Apollo 12 prelaunch countdown, signed in black felt tip, "Richard Gordon, Apoll...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon Signed Photograph9292 - Richard Gordon Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Gordon posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, "Richard Gordon." In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon Signed Print9293 - Richard Gordon Signed Print
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Attractive color 11 x 11.25 page removed from the 'Full Moon' photo book, showing the Apollo 12 LM 'Intrepid' during its descent to ...
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Apollo 13 Signed Trajectory Plotting Chart9294 - Apollo 13 Signed Trajectory Plotting Chart
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Color first edition Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart for the Apollo 13 mission, 24 x 20, dated March 16, 1970, displaying a polar view
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Fred Haise's Apollo 13 Flown EMU Schematic9295 - Fred Haise's Apollo 13 Flown EMU Schematic
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Fred Haise's detailed schematic of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit carried around the moon as part of the Apollo 13 LM Systems...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Fred Haise's Apollo 13 Flown Robbins Medallion9296 - Fred Haise's Apollo 13 Flown Robbins Medallion
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Fred Haise's flown sterling silver Apollo 13 Robbins medal with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face, approximately 1.25â
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Fred Haise's Apollo 13 Flown Snoopy Pin9297 - Fred Haise's Apollo 13 Flown Snoopy Pin
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Fred Haise's flown sterling 'Silver Snoopy' lapel pin, carried around the moon during the Apollo 13 mission. The pin measures approximat...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Jack Swigert's Apollo 13 Flown Flag9298 - Jack Swigert's Apollo 13 Flown Flag
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From the personal collection of Jack Swigert-a flown fabric American flag carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 13 mission. The flag, 5.75 x 4, i
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed Cover9299 - Apollo 13 Signed Cover
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Commemorative cover with a scarce Swanson color cachet honoring the 'Flight of Apollo 13,' showing a docked CSM and LM below an image of the...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Kapton Foil and Stowage Netting9300 - Apollo 13 Flown Kapton Foil and Stowage Netting
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Limited edition pairing of flown artifacts from the Apollo 13 mission, including: a .5 x .5 swatch of Kapton foil from the Command Module Odyssey, and
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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