RR Auction: Space Exploration

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RR Auction's Fall Space and Aviation sale closes on October 20th! This high-flying auction features over 800 items, ranging from the dawn of aviation to the commercial spaceflight of today. A large quantity of flown items are featured in the sale, including a pair of pages from Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 flight plan timeline, the electronic module worn inside Gene Cernan’s Snoopy Cap during Apollo 17, a Space Shuttle General Purpose Computer that flew on a combined twenty STS missions between 1981 and 1991, and an extremely rare 1-dollar bill recovered from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft. Our bidders can expect a terrific assemblage of astronaut and cosmonaut autographs, hard-to-find vintage space models, early NASA hardware and literature, and, the meilleur du meilleur, Wally Schirra’s 18k solid yellow gold Omega Speedmaster Professional watch, a one-of-a-kind timepiece presented exclusively to NASA’s earliest astronauts. 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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Wally Schirra's 18k Gold Omega Speedmaster Professional 1969 Apollo 11 Commemorative Watch7000 - Wally Schirra's 18k Gold Omega Speedmaster Professional 1969 Apollo 11 Commemorative Watch
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Wally Schirra‰Ûªs personally-owned and -worn 18k solid yellow gold Omega Speedmaster Professional BA 145.022 watch that was p
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Estimate : 250,000.00 - 350,000.00
 
 
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Commemorative Apollo Block 1 FDAI Display Presented to Deke Slayton7001 - Commemorative Apollo Block 1 FDAI Display Presented to Deke Slayton
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Scarce Apollo Block I Command Module Flight Director Attitude Indicator (FDAI) presented to Deke Slayton, in its 6.25è x 6.25
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, and Wally Schirra Signed Photograph7002 - Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, and Wally Schirra Signed Photograph
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Crystal-clear color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Ba
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Faith 7 Flown Skin Section7003 - Faith 7 Flown Skin Section
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Flown spacecraft skin section from Gordon Cooper's Faith 7 capsule, which completed orbits of Earth during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission on May 15
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Flown One-Dollar Bill - From the Collection of Curt Newport7004 - Liberty Bell 7 Flown One-Dollar Bill - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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Incredible flown Series 1957 silver certificate one-dollar bill (A1248420B), one of five that were carried aboard the Liberty Bell 7 with astronaut Gu
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Flown Circuit Card - From the Collection of Curt Newport7005 - Liberty Bell 7 Flown Circuit Card - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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Flown circuit card deriving from the Liberty Bell 7, the spacecraft astronaut Gus Grissom piloted during the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission and that was r
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Flown Mercury Dime - From the Collection of Curt Newport7006 - Liberty Bell 7 Flown Mercury Dime - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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Flown 1939 Mercury dime, one of 52 ten-cent coins that were carried aboard the Liberty Bell 7 with astronaut Gus Grissom during the Mercury-Redstone 4
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Log Book - From the Collection of Curt Newport7007 - Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Log Book - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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Spiral-bound Mead Five Star notebook personally-owned and -used by Curt Newport as his logbook for the search and recovery of the Liberty Bell 7 space
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Dive Planning Chart - From the Collection of Curt Newport7008 - Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Dive Planning Chart - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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One-of-a-kind 1:40,000 scale dive planning chart hand-annotated by Curt Newport as team leader of the Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Expedition and featured
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Flown Rotational Switch - From the Collection of Curt Newport7009 - Liberty Bell 7 Flown Rotational Switch - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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Flown stainless steel rotational switch deriving from the Liberty Bell 7, the spacecraft astronaut Gus Grissom piloted during the Mercury-Redstone 4 m
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Flown Micro Switch - From the Collection of Curt Newport7010 - Liberty Bell 7 Flown Micro Switch - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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Flown micro switch from the Liberty Bell 7, the spacecraft astronaut Gus Grissom piloted during the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission and that was recovered
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Original Painting by Mike Lee - From the Collection of Curt Newport7011 - Liberty Bell 7 Original Painting by Mike Lee - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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Original airbrushed painting by artist Michael Lee of the sunken Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, accomplished on 20.75 x
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Hand-Drawn Recovery Plotting Chart - From the Collection of Curt Newport7012 - Liberty Bell 7 Hand-Drawn Recovery Plotting Chart - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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Fascinating hand-drawn plotting chart by Curt Newport, who created this navigational aid as team leader of the Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Expedition. Acc
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Hand-Drawn Recovery Plotting Chart - From the Collection of Curt Newport7013 - Liberty Bell 7 Hand-Drawn Recovery Plotting Chart - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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Hand-drawn plotting chart by Curt Newport, who created this navigational aid as team leader of the Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Expedition. The chart is ac
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Planning Calendar - From the Collection of Curt Newport7014 - Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Planning Calendar - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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One-of-a-kind laminated 1999 planning calendar hand-annotated by Curt Newport as team leader of the Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Expedition. Newport used t
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 'Post Recovery Procedures' Checklist Signed by Curt Newport, Jim Lewis, and Guenter W7015 - Liberty Bell 7 'Post Recovery Procedures' Checklist Signed by Curt Newport, Jim Lewis, and Guenter W
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Ring-bound laminated ‰ÛÏPost Recovery Procedures‰Û checklist that was used during the processing of
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Navigational Recovery Data Drawing - From the Collection of Curt Newport7016 - Liberty Bell 7 Navigational Recovery Data Drawing - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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Early circa 1985 hand-drawn navigational chart for the recovery of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, accomplished in graphite and black ink on an off-whi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Navigational Recovery Plotting Chart - From the Collection of Curt Newport7017 - Liberty Bell 7 Navigational Recovery Plotting Chart - From the Collection of Curt Newport
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Early circa 1987 hand-drawn navigational chart for the recovery of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, accomplished in graphite on an off-white 17.5
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7 Flown Fragment7018 - Liberty Bell 7 Flown Fragment
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Impressive flown component from Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. The unusually large...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7: Recovery Cable Sections (3) from the Collection of Curt Newport7019 - Liberty Bell 7: Recovery Cable Sections (3) from the Collection of Curt Newport
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Limited edition presentation of three lengths of lifting cables that aided in the decades-long search and recovery of the Liberty Bell 7, the spacecra
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts (5) Signed One Dollar Bill ‰ÛÓ Grissom, Glenn, Shepard, Carpenter, and Slayton7022 - Mercury Astronauts (5) Signed One Dollar Bill ‰ÛÓ Grissom, Glenn, Shepard, Carpenter, and Slayton
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Very desirable Series 1957 A one-dollar bill, signed vertically on the left side in blue ballpoint, ‰ÛÏDK Slayton,‰
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts (6) Signed First Day Cover7023 - Mercury Astronauts (6) Signed First Day Cover
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FDC featuring the four-cent 'U.S. Man in Space, Project Mercury' postage stamp, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on its day of issue, February 2...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts: Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, and Deke Slayton (3) Documents Signed7024 - Mercury Astronauts: Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, and Deke Slayton (3) Documents Signed
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Scarce, early set of three AFTO (Air Force Technical Order) forms individually signed in pencil by original Mercury astronauts Gordon Cooper, Wally Sc
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Mercury Seven Signed Photograph7025 - Mercury Seven Signed Photograph
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Ultra-rare vintage color glossy 13.75 x 11 photo of the Mercury Seven astronauts in front of an F-106 Delta Dart, signed in ink by all seven: "...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Mercury Seven Signed Launch Day Cover7026 - Mercury Seven Signed Launch Day Cover
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Mercury-Atlas 7 launch day cover with a stamped cachet honoring the "2nd Man Orbit Shot," postmarked at Patrick Air Force Base on May 24, ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Wally Schirra (5) Signed MA-8 Documents and Reports7027 - Wally Schirra (5) Signed MA-8 Documents and Reports
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Group of five original NASA documents and manuals associated with Schirra's Sigma 7 flight, all signed later in black felt tip by Wally Schirra,...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Wally Schirra's Personally Owned and Worn Hawaiian Shirt7029 - Wally Schirra's Personally Owned and Worn Hawaiian Shirt
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Hawaiian-style shirt personally owned and worn by NASA astronaut Wally Schirra, size XL, 100% cotton, made by Reyn Spooner, featuring repeating design
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, and Wally Schirra7030 - Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, and Wally Schirra
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Large color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of the iconic group shot of the original seven Mercury astronauts posing together in their silver space suits,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph7031 - Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury-Atlas 7 launch from Cape Canaveral, signed in black felt tip, "MA-7 Liftoff, 24 May, 1962, Scott...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph7032 - Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 half-length photo of the pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission smiling in his silver space suit, signed in black felt tip, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph7033 - Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Carpenter posing in his silver Project Mercury suit, signed in blue felt tip, "Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7.&qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter Signed Stamp Block7034 - Scott Carpenter Signed Stamp Block
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Appealing block of four Paraguayan stamps showing the Faith 7 capsule over South America, neatly signed in black felt tip, "Scott Carpenter.&qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph7035 - Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Scott Carpenter being loaded into his Aurora 7 capsule for the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission, signed in silver ink. In ve
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter Signed Cover7036 - Scott Carpenter Signed Cover
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the ‰ÛÏMercury Pickup‰Û recovery ship, the USS Intrepid,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph7037 - Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph
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Official color 7.5 x 9.5 NASA lithograph of Carpenter in a formal pose with a Mercury 7 pin on his lapel, signed and inscribed in black ink, "F...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter Signed Souvenir Typescript7038 - Scott Carpenter Signed Souvenir Typescript
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Souvenir typescript of the chapter "Some Fabulous Tricks of the Trade" from the 1962 book We Seven, 14 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the last...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra Signed Poster for The Right Stuff7039 - Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra Signed Poster for The Right Stuff
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Vintage 11 x 14 poster for the 1983 film The Right Stuff, signed in blue ballpoint, "Wally Schirra," who adds his Sigma 7 logo, and in bla...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph7040 - Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of the pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission suited up and ready for liftoff, signed in blue felt tip, "Faith 7 ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph7041 - Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cooper wearing his Mercury space suit next to a capsule model and surrounded by mist, signed in blue felt tip, &qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph7042 - Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the historic launch of the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, signed in black felt tip, &quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph7043 - Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Gordon Cooper in a formal pose‰ÛÓhis lapel bearing an astronaut pin‰Û
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph7044 - Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Cooper posing in his Mercury space suit against a yellow backdrop, signed in black felt tip, "Go...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed 'Splashdown' Cover7045 - Gordon Cooper Signed 'Splashdown' Cover
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Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring the USS Kearsarge and the ‰ÛÏProject Mercury Recovery Team‰
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph7046 - Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Gordon Cooper entering the Mercury capsule, neatly signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Friendship 7 Artifact Display7047 - Friendship 7 Artifact Display
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Limited edition acrylic display featuring a small piece of insulation from John Glenn's Friendship 7 capsule [attested to as flown by Florian No...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn Signed Photograph7048 - John Glenn Signed Photograph
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Glenn in an up-close formal pose wearing a striped bow tie and his lapel bearing a Mercury 7 pin, signed and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn (2) Original Vintage Photographs7049 - John Glenn (2) Original Vintage Photographs
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Attractive pair of two original vintage color glossy 5 x 7 photos: one featuring astronaut John Glenn in his silver Project Mercury space suit, and th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn Signed FDC7050 - John Glenn Signed FDC
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Attractive FDC with a color cachet honoring Project Mercury, John Glenn, and his Friendship 7 capsule, postmarked from Cape Canaveral on February 20,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn Signed Cover7051 - John Glenn Signed Cover
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Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring Project Mercury, John Glenn, and his ‰ÛÏSuccessful Space Hop,‰[x=
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Glenn Signed Photograph7052 - John Glenn Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of John Glenn in his Project Mercury space suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a slight bend along
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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