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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Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin Original 'Type 1' Photograph7315 - Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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Historic official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (AS11-40-5868), showing Buzz Aldrin descending the steps of the Lunar Module 'Eagl...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin Photograph7316 - Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin Photograph
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Official color satin-finish 8 x 10 NASA restrike of the iconic 'visor shot' photo of Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface during Apollo 11, with...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin Vintage Photograph7317 - Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin Vintage Photograph
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Iconic vintage color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the legendary 'visor shot' of Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface during Apollo 11, with photograph...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11: George S. Trimble Metallic Recognition Award7318 - Apollo 11: George S. Trimble Metallic Recognition Award
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Rare Apollo-era aluminum presentation plaque, 9.5 x 12.5, awarded to George S. Trimble "in recognition of his outstanding contributions to this...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong's Family (Wife and Son) Signed Cover7319 - 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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Neil Armstrong's Personally-Owned White Space Suit Portrait7320 - Neil Armstrong's Personally-Owned White Space Suit Portrait
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Neil Armstrong‰Ûªs personally-owned official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of himself posing in his white space suit against a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Paul Calle Signed FDC with Sketch of Neil Armstrong7321 - 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 Photograph7322 - Michael Collins Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Michael Collins posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Signed Book7323 - Michael Collins Signed Book
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Signed book: Carrying the Fore: An Astronaut's Journeys. Third printing. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Michael Collins Signed Book7324 - Michael Collins Signed Book
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Signed book: Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places. Later printing. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985. Softcover, 5 x 7.5, 159 pages. Si
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 12 Robbins Medallion (Attested as Flown)7325 - Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 12 Robbins Medallion (Attested as Flown)
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Buzz Aldrin‰Ûªs sterling silver Apollo 12 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.25è in diameter, with a raised
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Flown Ablative Heat Shield Plug7326 - Apollo 12 Flown Ablative Heat Shield Plug
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Lunar orbit flown ablative heat shield plug removed from the Apollo 12 Command Module Yankee Clipper, measuring .75è x .5è[x=
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed LM Descent Chart7327 - 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 Clip7328 - 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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Charles Conrad's Personally Owned and Worn McDonnell Douglas Coveralls7329 - Charles Conrad's Personally Owned and Worn McDonnell Douglas Coveralls
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Beige 100% Nomex coveralls personally owned and worn by Apollo moonwalker Charles Conrad, no size (likely medium), with the inner left chest retaining
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12: Yankee Clipper Banner Signed (100+) North American Rockwell Employees7331 - Apollo 12: Yankee Clipper Banner Signed (100+) North American Rockwell Employees
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Large vinyl banner prepared by North American Rockwell (NAR) for the delivery of the Apollo 12 Command and Service Module, the Yankee Clipper (CSM-108
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Flown Card Swatch Display (Attested to as Flown by Moonpans)7332 - Apollo 12 Flown Card Swatch Display (Attested to as Flown by Moonpans)
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Limited edition acrylic display featuring a small triangular segment of checklist cover card flown into lunar orbit aboard the Apollo 1 Command Module
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Raytheon Mission Analyzer7333 - Apollo 12 Raytheon Mission Analyzer
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A circular cardstock "Apollo 12 Mission Analyzer" rotating chart made by Raytheon in 1969, measuring 9.5‰Û_ in diameter, provid...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Signed Lunar Landing Day Cover7334 - Apollo 12 Signed Lunar Landing Day Cover
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Commemorative cover postmarked at Patrick Air Force Base on the lunar landing date of November 19, 1969, signed in ink by Apollo 12 astronauts Alan Be
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Signed Book7335 - Apollo 12 Signed Book
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Signed book: Americans in Space: Five Years of Manned Space Travel. Camden, NJ: Nelson, 1966. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 8.75, 123 pages. Sign
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Data From the Moon7336 - Apollo 12 Data From the Moon
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Sheet of 12.5 x 4 red-and-white graph paper with blue, EKG-like lines, stamped "Data From The Moon, NASA - Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Signatures and Artist Proof Lithograph7337 - 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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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed Photograph7338 - Alan Bean Signed Photograph
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Choice color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Bean posing in his white space suit at the base of a Lunar Module, signed in black felt tip, "Alan Be...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed Photograph7339 - 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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed Apollo 12 Lunar Orbit Chart7340 - Alan Bean Signed Apollo 12 Lunar Orbit Chart
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Color first edition of the Apollo 12 Lunar Orbit Chart, scale 1:11,000,000 at the equator, 41 x 12, dated October 8, 1969, signed in blue felt tip nex
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed Promotional Print: 'Clan MacBean Arrives on the Moon'7341 - 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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean's (4) 'Keys to the City'7342 - Alan Bean's (4) 'Keys to the City'
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Four 'Keys to the City' presented to Apollo 12 moonwalker Alan Bean, measuring from 1.25è to 2.25è long, for the cit
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad Signed Photograph7343 - Charles Conrad Signed Photograph
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Interesting official color satin-finish 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of a flight-ready Weston Schlumberger multimeter, signed in black felt tip, &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad Original Vintage NASA Photograph7344 - 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 (2) Signed Photographs7345 - Richard Gordon (2) Signed Photographs
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Two color glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, one of Gordon posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, ‰ÛÏRichar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Robbins Medallion (Attested as From the Collection of Buzz Aldrin)7346 - Apollo 13 Flown Robbins Medallion (Attested as From the Collection of Buzz Aldrin)
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Flown sterling silver Apollo 13 Robbins medallion attested as deriving from the collection of Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin. The medallion, approxi
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed Trajectory Plotting Chart7347 - 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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Apollo 13 Multi-signed Complete Copy of the Flight Director's Log7348 - Apollo 13 Multi-signed Complete Copy of the Flight Director's Log
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Complete copy of the ‰ÛÏApollo 13 Flight Director Log,‰Û contained in a 3-inch binder with over 200
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed Flown Command Module Fabric Presentation7349 - Apollo 13 Signed Flown Command Module Fabric Presentation
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Flown 1è x 1è swatch of fabric from the Apollo 13 CSM Odyssey, affixed to a 7 x 5 presentation card signed in black
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed 'Splashdown' Cover7350 - Apollo 13 Signed 'Splashdown' Cover
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'Splashdown' cover with a cachet honoring the U.S. Navy Pacific Recovery Force that retrieved the crew of the Apollo 13 mission, postmarked ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed Limited Edition Cover ‰ÛÓ From the Fred Haise Personal Archive7351 - Apollo 13 Signed Limited Edition Cover ‰ÛÓ From the Fred Haise Personal Archive
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Limited edition insurance-style commemorative cover with a cachet of the Apollo 13 mission insignia, signed in black ballpoint, "James Lovell, ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed Cover7352 - Apollo 13 Signed Cover
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Commemorative cover with a color cachet honoring the crew of the Apollo 13 mission, which bears their slogan 'Ex Luna, Scientia,' or 'Fr...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Checklist Page Signed by James Lovell7353 - Apollo 13 Flown Checklist Page Signed by James Lovell
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Flown 8 x 10.5 double-sided checklist page carried to the moon during the Apollo 13 mission, signed in black ballpoint, "James Lovell, Apollo 1...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown CSM Systems Data Schematic Signed by James Lovell and Fred Haise7354 - Apollo 13 Flown CSM Systems Data Schematic Signed by James Lovell and Fred Haise
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Flown schematic carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Odyssey during the Apollo 13 mission, 29 x 10.5, signed and flight-certified in bla
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Original Complete 'News Center' Mission Transcript7355 - Apollo 13 Original Complete 'News Center' Mission Transcript
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NASA Manned Spacecraft Center publication entitled "Apollo 13 Mission Commentary," 8 x 10.5, 635 pages, containing the official transcript...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James Lovell Signed Space Suit Glove Replica7357 - James Lovell Signed Space Suit Glove Replica
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Replica of a lunar space suit glove, crafted from white-and-gray nylon with rubber fingertips, measuring 15.5è x 6.5è
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James Lovell's Apollo 13 'Type 1' Insurance Cover7358 - James Lovell's Apollo 13 'Type 1' Insurance Cover
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James Lovell's Apollo 13 'Type 1' insurance cover bearing a color mission emblem cachet, postmarked at the Kennedy Space Center on the A...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Lovell's Apollo 13 Franklin Mint Medal7359 - James Lovell's Apollo 13 Franklin Mint Medal
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Unflown Apollo 13 sterling silver medallion struck by the Franklin Mint, approximately 1.5‰Û_ in diameter, with a raised design of th
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed Photograph7360 - Apollo 13 Signed Photograph
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Desirable glossy 10 x 8 photo of the feverish activity in Mission Control during the final hours of the harrowing Apollo 13 mission, signed in silver
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Original 'Type 1' Photograph7361 - Apollo 13 Original 'Type 1' Photograph
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Official color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (AS13-61-8798), showing a view of the bright lunar disc during the Apollo 13 spacecraft's r...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 13: James Lovell and Fred Haise (3) Signed Photographs7362 - Apollo 13: James Lovell and Fred Haise (3) Signed Photographs
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Three official color NASA photos, second-generation red-numbered examples, 8 x 10 and 8 x 10.75, one signed in black felt tip by Apollo 13 commander J
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 13: James Lovell, Fred Haise, and Gene Kranz Signed 'Launch Day' Cover7363 - Apollo 13: James Lovell, Fred Haise, and Gene Kranz Signed 'Launch Day' Cover
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Commemorative 'launch day' cover with a color cachet honoring the Apollo 13 mission, postmarked at the Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 197...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Crew Patch7364 - Apollo 13 Crew Patch
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Uncommon original Apollo 13 embroidered crew patch made by AB Emblem, 4è in diameter, the same patch worn by the crew on their post-f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Command Module Mylar7365 - Apollo 13 Flown Command Module Mylar
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Large flown 1 x 1 swatch of Mylar thermal coating recovered from the Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey. Encased in a circular Lucite display with impri
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Kapton Foil7366 - Apollo 13 Flown Kapton Foil
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Small swatch of flown Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 13 CSM Odyssey, measuring .5è x .25è and affixed to a 3.5
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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