RR Auction: The NASA Collection of Leon Ford

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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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Jack Lousma’s Gemini 12 Flown Fliteline Medallion5023 - Jack Lousma’s Gemini 12 Flown Fliteline Medallion
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Flown Gemini 12 Fliteline silver medallion, 1? diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia and the reverse engraved wit
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Lunar Planning Chart Signed by Six Moonwalkers5024 - Lunar Planning Chart Signed by Six Moonwalkers
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Exceedingly rare official Lunar Planning Chart (LOC-2), 48 x 28.5, signed at each of the six lunar landing sites by one of the moonwalkers on the miss
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers Signed Photograph5025 - Moonwalkers Signed Photograph
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Sensational color semi-glossy 8.5 x 10.75 photo of Earth and the moon, signed and inscribed by seven moonwalkers in silver ink, “To Howard Benedict, i
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo CM Heat Shield Test Block5026 - Apollo CM Heat Shield Test Block
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Heat shield test block material of the 1966 Apollo Command Module, 6 x 2 x 4, bearing a small metal plaque engraved with the text: “Test Block from He
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apollo CM LiOH Filter Assembly5027 - Apollo CM LiOH Filter Assembly
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An Apollo Command Module LiOH Filter Assembly, 7.25 x 7.25 x 5.25, bearing an affixed label with embossed part specifications, headed “Absorber Elemen
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Beta Cloth 16mm Camera Stowage Pouch5028 - Beta Cloth 16mm Camera Stowage Pouch
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Beta cloth pouch to be utilized for storing accessories of the 16mm Maurer Data Acquisition Cameras (DAC), 5 x 9 x 3.5, stenciled on the reverse with
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo LM Cabin Fan Filter5029 - Apollo LM Cabin Fan Filter
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An Apollo Lunar Module cabin fan filter for cabin air recalculation as part of the Lunar Module Environmental Control System, 17 x 10 x 8, signed on t
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Apollo LM Relay Junction Box5030 - Apollo LM Relay Junction Box
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An Apollo Lunar Module relay junction box, 7 x 11 x 4.75, signed on the white plastic cover in black felt tip, “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP.” The cove
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Apollo LM Crew Umbilical Assembly5031 - Apollo LM Crew Umbilical Assembly
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Beta cloth–covered umbilical assembly, measuring approximately 100? long, with stenciled part numbers on the side: “LDW 330-60027-5-5, S/N 0002, CL ‘C
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Apollo 1 Gold-plated Flightline Medallion5033 - Apollo 1 Gold-plated Flightline Medallion
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Uncommon gold-plated Apollo 1 Flightline medallion commemorating the tragic mission, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design of the miss
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 1 Crew Patch Carried Aboard the Training Capsule5034 - Apollo 1 Crew Patch Carried Aboard the Training Capsule
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Embroidered Apollo 1 mission patch, measuring 3? in diameter, affixed to an 8 x 10 wooden plaque with an engraved descriptive plate below, in part: “A
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Walt Cunningham’s Apollo 7 Flown California Flag5035 - Walt Cunningham’s Apollo 7 Flown California Flag
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Flown flag of the California Republic carried on the Apollo 7 mission, 6 x 4, affixed to a 10 x 12 presentation sheet with the text, “This flag was ca
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Frank Borman Signed Photograph5036 - Frank Borman Signed Photograph
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Color 7.25 x 8.25 cardstock photo of the famous ‘Earthrise,’ signed in gold ink, “In the Beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth…Col. Frank B
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 9 Flown Mission Patch5037 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 9 Flown Mission Patch
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Flown Apollo 9 beta cloth patch bearing the mission insignia in the center, 3.75 x 4, removed from Command Module Pilot Dave Scott’s Inflight Coverall
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Jim McDivitt’s Apollo 9 Flown Tissue Dispenser Assembly5038 - Jim McDivitt’s Apollo 9 Flown Tissue Dispenser Assembly
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Flown Beta cloth box intended for tissues and used to carry a tape recorder on the Apollo 9 mission, 8 x 5.5 x 3, signed and flight-certified on the b
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gene Kranz’s Apollo 9 Suit and Pressurization Schematic5039 - Gene Kranz’s Apollo 9 Suit and Pressurization Schematic
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Extremely detailed suit and cabin pressurization schematic for the Apollo 9 Command Service Module, one page, 36.25 x 10.5, copiously annotated by NAS
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 9 Signed Photograph5040 - Apollo 9 Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 9 crew in their blue flight suits, each signing in black felt tip, “Dave Scott,” “Jim McDivitt,” and “Rusty Sc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan’s Apollo 10 Flown Map5042 - Gene Cernan’s Apollo 10 Flown Map
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Flown lunar surface target of opportunity flight chart used during the Apollo 10 mission, 12 x 33, signed and flight-certified in blue felt tip, “Flow
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 10 Flown Flag5043 - Apollo 10 Flown Flag
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Flown American flag carried on the Apollo 10 mission, 5.75 x 4, affixed to a 11 x 8.5 presentation sheet with the text, “This flag flew with me around
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Guenter Wendt’s Space Taxi Card Presented by Armstrong at Apollo 11 Launch5044 - Guenter Wendt’s Space Taxi Card Presented by Armstrong at Apollo 11 Launch
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Fantastic gag ‘space taxi’ card, 3.5 x 2, notated on the reverse in black felt tip by Guenter Wendt, “Presented at Pad ‘A,’ Complex 39 by Neil A. Arms
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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