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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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Paul Calle Signed Print8260 - Paul Calle Signed Print
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Limited edition 11 x 6.75 print entitled 'First Man on the Moon,' numbered 223/1000, depicting Armstrong setting his foot on the lunar surfa...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11: Bruce McCandless Signed Oversized Canvas8261 - Apollo 11: Bruce McCandless Signed Oversized Canvas
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Fantastic 24 x 18 giclee print on stretched canvas of a photo depicting Neil Armstrong descending the lunar module during the Apollo 11 mission, signe
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Jack King's Set of (3) Apollo 11 Badges8262 - Jack King's Set of (3) Apollo 11 Badges
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Kennedy Space Center Chief of Public Information during projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo (1931–2015) who provided public announcements and commenta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 'Moonfire' Book8263 - Apollo 11 'Moonfire' Book
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Book: Moonfire by Norman Mailer. Germany: Taschen, 2010. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11 x 13, 347 pages. Sealed in its original shrink wrap and in ver
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Flown Film Fragment Presentation8264 - Apollo 11 Flown Film Fragment Presentation
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Lunar flown .5 x .25 film chip fragment from the historic Apollo 11 mission, affixed to an 8.5 x 11 certificate of authenticity signed by Richard W. U
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Flown Kapton Foil8265 - Apollo 11 Flown Kapton Foil
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A flown .5 x .5 swatch of Kapton foil from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia's thermal protection subsystem. Affixed to an 8.5 x 11 informat...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Flown Ablative Plug8266 - 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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Collection of Apollo 11 and 17 Kapton Foil8267 - Collection of Apollo 11 and 17 Kapton Foil
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Collection of Kapton foil swatches from the Apollo program: a small flown swatch of Kapton foil from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia affixed to
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Flown Film and Kapton Fragments and MFA Medal8268 - Apollo 11 Flown Film and Kapton Fragments and MFA Medal
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Three items: a small fragment of film flown on Apollo 11 clipped from the roll used in Neil Armstrong's chest-worn camera on the lunar surface t...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Launch Pass and Invitation8269 - Apollo 11 Launch Pass and Invitation
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Apollo 11 launch pass, number 1760, 5 x 3, featuring the mission insignia and an image of the moon, with printed text on reverse informing the holder
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Pair of MFA Medallions8270 - Apollo 11 Pair of MFA Medallions
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Pair of MFA medallions, both 1.25? in diameter, each bearing a raised design of Aldrin on the moon, the landing date, and Armstrong’s iconic quote, “T
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 NASM 'One Small Step' Model8271 - Apollo 11 NASM 'One Small Step' Model
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Detailed model of the Apollo 11 lunar module and astronauts on the lunar surface, entitled "One Small Step…," measures approximately 7.5 x...
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Apollo 11 NASM 'America Wins the Space Race' Model8272 - Apollo 11 NASM 'America Wins the Space Race' Model
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Detailed model of an Apollo astronaut saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, entitled "America Wins the Space Race," measures ap...
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Apollo 11 Mission Control Set of (12) Signatures8273 - Apollo 11 Mission Control Set of (12) Signatures
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Scarce set of twelve off-white 5 x 3 cards, individually signed below a typed notation in ink or ballpoint by a member of the Apollo 11 mission contro
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Apollo 11 'Man on the Moon' Statue and Alan Shepard Signed Photo8274 - Apollo 11 'Man on the Moon' Statue and Alan Shepard Signed Photo
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Two items: a limited edition color 9.25 x 7.25 cardstock photo of Shepard receiving the Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy, nu
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Apollo 11 'One Small Step' Statue8275 - Apollo 11 'One Small Step' Statue
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Highly appealing Danbury Mint sculpture model entitled "One Small Step for Man," portraying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin presenting the ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Flown Signed Cover8276 - Apollo 12 Flown Signed Cover
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Rare Apollo 12 'Type 1' cover carried to the moon on the Apollo 15 mission, 6.5 x 3.5, numbered 61/87, signed in black felt tip by the full ...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Flown Pin8277 - Apollo 12 Flown Pin
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Rare SNAP-27 RTG tie pin originally from the personal collection of Charles Conrad, set upon a 4.5 x 3 x 1 wooden base bearing an engraved metal plaqu
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Signed Photograph8278 - Apollo 12 Signed Photograph
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Choice official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 12 prime crew in their white space suits, boldly signed in black felt tip by Charles Conrad
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Signed Cover8279 - Apollo 12 Signed Cover
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Apollo 12 launch day cover with a cachet honoring the mission, signed in ink by Dick Gordon, Charles Conrad, and Alan Bean. In fine condition. From th
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Apollo 12 Uncut 70mm First Generation Film Roll Strip8280 - Apollo 12 Uncut 70mm First Generation Film Roll Strip
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Fantastic uncut first-generation film roll of 70mm color positive transparencies from the Apollo 12 mission, containing more than 50 images, including
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon's Personally-Owned and -Worn Apollo-Era NASA Flight Suit8281 - Richard Gordon's Personally-Owned and -Worn Apollo-Era NASA 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 leat...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott's Apollo 12 Oversized Signed Photograph8282 - Dave Scott's Apollo 12 Oversized Signed Photograph
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Ideal color semi-glossy 7 x 9.5 full-length photo of the Apollo 12 crew posing in their white space suits in front of the lunar lander, affixed to its
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed Photograph8283 - Alan Bean Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of Bean making adjustments to the lunar module, signed in silver ink, “An island of refuge in an ocean of storms, Alan
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean Signed Book8284 - Alan Bean Signed Book
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Signed book: Apollo: An Eyewitness Account. Limited collector's edition, numbered 1258/3000. Shelton, CT: Greenwich Workshop Press, 1998. Leathe...
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Jack King's Apollo 12 Set of (5) Badges8285 - Jack King's Apollo 12 Set of (5) Badges
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Kennedy Space Center Chief of Public Information during projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo (1931–2015) who provided public announcements and commenta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flight Plan Signed by Fred Haise8286 - Apollo 13 Flight Plan Signed by Fred Haise
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Apollo 13 flight plan manual entitled "Final Apollo 13 Flight Plan, AS-508/CSM-109/LM-7, March 16, 1970," 8 x 10.5, signed on the front co...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Heatshield Plug8287 - Apollo 13 Flown Heatshield Plug
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Flown heatshield plug from the Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey encased in an acrylic cylinder measuring 2.75? in diameter and 2.75? tall. The plug me
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown Couch Fragment Display Signed by Haise8289 - Apollo 13 Flown Couch Fragment Display Signed by Haise
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Flown triangular swatch of couch fabric material from the Apollo 13 Command Module couches affixed to an 8 x 10 presentation sheet signed in blue ball
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Flown UK Flag and Signed Presentation8290 - Apollo 13 Flown UK Flag and Signed Presentation
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Scarce flown Beta cloth flag of the United Kingdom, 5.75 x 4, carried aboard the command module Odyssey during the historic Apollo 13 mission, affixed
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Collection of Covers8291 - Apollo 13 Collection of Covers
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Extensive collection of 161 covers commemorating the Apollo 13 mission, with launch day, splashdown, and 'Type 1' insurance covers, as well ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed Cover8292 - Apollo 13 Signed Cover
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Two items: an uncommon 'Apollo Chart' style cover with 'Moon Landing Mission Aborted' label, postmarked April 14, 1970, signed in bl...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed Cover8293 - Apollo 13 Signed Cover
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Attractive cover bearing the Apollo 13 mission insignia, postmarked with splashdown date of April 17, 1971, signed in blue felt tip by Fred Haise, in
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Set of (4) Covers with Flown Ink8294 - Apollo 13 Set of (4) Covers with Flown Ink
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Collection of four limited edition covers with ink notations made by Ken Havekotte using a Fisher Space Pen flown on Apollo 13: one with a KSC launch
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Signed DVD Display8295 - Apollo 13 Signed DVD Display
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Collector’s Edition DVD of Apollo 13, signed in black felt tip by Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, and James Lovell. Mounted and framed with its disc, an Apollo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Mission Control Signed Photograph8296 - Apollo 13 Mission Control Signed Photograph
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of mission control celebrating the safe return of the Apollo 13 crew, signed in black felt tip by Gerry Griffin, Gene Kranz,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 13 Launch Cover and Willy Brandt Signed Photograph8297 - Apollo 13 Launch Cover and Willy Brandt Signed Photograph
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Two items: an Apollo 13 launch day cover with a color cachet, signed in black felt tip by Spiro T. Agnew, Willy Brandt, Kurt H. Debus, and one other;
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Haise Collection of (7) Signed Photographs8298 - Fred Haise Collection of (7) Signed Photographs
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Seven signed photos: a set of six identical official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of Haise posing in his white space suit, each signed in black felt
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Haise Signed Hat8299 - Fred Haise Signed Hat
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Beige-colored adjustable cap from the Kennedy Space Center with embroidered Apollo 13 mission insignia and "Failure Is Not An Option" text...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Haise Signed Photograph8300 - Fred Haise Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 13 splashdown on April 17, 1970, signed in black felt tip, “'A successful splashdown for Apollo 13...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Haise Signed Photograph8301 - Fred Haise Signed Photograph
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Awesome color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of planet Earth, signed in gold ink, “Our view of home from the Lifeboat ‘Aquarius,’ Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz Signed Book8302 - Gene Kranz Signed Book
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Signed book: Failure Is Not an Option. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2007. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 415 pages. Sig...
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Gene Kranz's Apollo 13 Movie Script8303 - Gene Kranz's Apollo 13 Movie Script
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Gene Kranz's brad-bound Imagine Entertainment typescript for the film Apollo 13, fourth revised draft, 8.75 x 11.25, 141 pages, stamp-dated Augu...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz's NASA Journal8304 - Gene Kranz's NASA Journal
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Gene Kranz's personally-owned and -used spiral-bound NASA journal, 8.75 x 11, extensively used by Kranz as Flight Control Division chief at Hous...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz's Owned and Signed Saturn Data Manual8305 - Gene Kranz's Owned and Signed Saturn Data Manual
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Gene Kranz's personally-owned and -used Saturn Data Summary Handbook, 4.5 x 7.25, 130 pages, dated October 1, 1965. Published by Douglas Missile...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James Lovell and Frank Borman Signed Photograph8306 - James Lovell and Frank Borman Signed Photograph
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Uncommon color glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of the crew of Apollo 8 posing in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip, "James Lovell...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Lovell and Fred Haise Signed Photograph and Cover8307 - James Lovell and Fred Haise Signed Photograph and Cover
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Two items: a commemorative cover with stamped cachet honoring Apollo 9, signed in ink by James Lovell and Fred Haise; and a color satin-finish 8 x 10
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Lovell and Fred Haise Training-Used Signed Dictionary Page8308 - James Lovell and Fred Haise Training-Used Signed Dictionary Page
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Training-used double-sided page taken from the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Flight Crew G & N Dictionary, 5.5 x 8, listing various trouble-shooting re...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James Lovell Signed Book8309 - James Lovell Signed Book
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Signed book: Apollo 13. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2005. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 378 pages. Signed on the colo...
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James Lovell Signed Photograph8310 - James Lovell Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Commander Lovell posing in his white space suit with a lunar globe, signed in blue felt tip, "Houston we have...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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