RR Auction: The NASA Collection of Leon Ford

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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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Guenter Wendt’s Book Presented by Aldrin at Apollo 11 Launch5045 - Guenter Wendt’s Book Presented by Aldrin at Apollo 11 Launch
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Signed book: Good News for Modern Man. Second edition. NY: American Bible Society, 1966. Softcover, 4 x 7, 599 pages. Signed and inscribed on the titl
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Guenter Wendt’s Trout Plaque Presented by Collins at Apollo 11 Launch5046 - Guenter Wendt’s Trout Plaque Presented by Collins at Apollo 11 Launch
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Certainly one-of-a-kind taxidermied trout, measuring 9.5? long and mounted on a 11.5 x 7.25 plaque, signed and described on the reverse in black felt
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Signed Lunar Map5047 - Apollo 11 Signed Lunar Map
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Magnificent lunar map of the Apollo 11 landing area near the southern edge of Mare Tranquillitatis, 9.75 x 12.5, inscribed in the lower left in printe
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 Flown PPK5048 - Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 Flown PPK
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Buzz Aldrin’s flown Personal Preference Kit (PPK) Beta cloth bag carried on Apollo 11, 5.75 x 8.75, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint, “T
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Flight Plan Signed by Aldrin and Collins5049 - Apollo 11 Flight Plan Signed by Aldrin and Collins
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Unbound Apollo 11 flight plan manual entitled “Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5,” 294 pages, 8 x 10.5, July 1, 1969, signed in black f
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin Signed Panorama Photograph5050 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Panorama Photograph
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Gorgeous satin-finish 19.75 x 7.75 photo of a barren lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “‘Magnificent Desolation,’ Buzz Aldrin.” Double-matted and f
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Signed Lithograph5051 - Neil Armstrong Signed Lithograph
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Extraordinary limited edition 12 x 23.75 lithograph of Armstrong in his flight suit prior to the Apollo 11 mission, numbered 996/1000, signed in penci
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Richard Gordon’s Apollo 12 Oversized Flown Flag5053 - Richard Gordon’s Apollo 12 Oversized Flown Flag
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Spectacular flown American flag carried to the moon on Apollo 12, 17 x 11.75, affixed to a 20 x 16 presentation mount signed below the flag in black b
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Richard Gordon’s Apollo 12 Flown Lunar Map5054 - Richard Gordon’s Apollo 12 Flown Lunar Map
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Flown map of the lunar surface carried on the Apollo 12 mission, 10.5 x 27.75, signed and flight-certified in blue felt tip, “Flown on Apollo XII, Use
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Training Suit5055 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Training Suit
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Alan Bean’s white In-Flight Coverall Garment used during training for Apollo 12, consisting of both the jacket and pants. The jacket is signed inside
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-worn Backpack Strap5056 - Charles Conrad’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface-worn Backpack Strap
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Amazing and incredibly rare backpack strap from Conrad’s Personal Life Support System (PLSS), used on the lunar surface during both of his moonwalks o
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface Flown Lapel Pin5057 - Charles Conrad’s Apollo 12 Lunar Surface Flown Lapel Pin
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Flown gold-tone tie tack pin carried on the Apollo 12 mission, approximately .75? in diameter, depicting an American flag against a lunar background,
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Charles Conrad’s LM Simulator Log Book5058 - Charles Conrad’s LM Simulator Log Book
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Hardcover Lunar Module simulator log book, 5 x 6.25, filled in a Grumman technician’s hand, documenting Conrad’s time in the lunar module simulator. T
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Flown Data Bag5059 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Flown Data Bag
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Large flown beta cloth data and checklist bag carried on Apollo 12, 10 x 11.5, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “Flown on Intrepid to th
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Flown Miniature Navy Wings5060 - Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Flown Miniature Navy Wings
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Alan Bean’s flown miniature gold Navy wings pin carried aboard Apollo 12 for Skylab 3 commander Jerry Carr, measuring 1? long, hallmarked on the rever
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Flown Checklist5062 - Apollo 12 Flown Checklist
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Flown checklist headed “Landing” carried on the Apollo 12 mission, 6.5 x 9.25, bearing several in-flight handwritten notations denoting times of actua
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Gordon Cooper’s Apollo 12 Flown Gold Star5063 - Gordon Cooper’s Apollo 12 Flown Gold Star
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Flown gold foil star carried on the Apollo 12 mission, measuring approximately .5? across, affixed to a laminated presentation card filled out in anot
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Tom Stafford’s Apollo 12 Flown Robbins Medal5064 - Tom Stafford’s Apollo 12 Flown Robbins Medal
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Flown Apollo 12 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 12 mission insignia on the face and engraved on the
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Signed Print5065 - Apollo 12 Signed Print
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Color limited edition 25 x 23 print entitled ‘Conrad, Gordon, and Bean: The Fantasy,’ numbered 603/1000, depicting all three members of Apollo 12 toge
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Apollo 12 Oversized Signed Photograph5066 - Apollo 12 Oversized Signed Photograph
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Satin-finish 20.25 x 16 photo of Charles Conrad checking the Surveyor 3 lander on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Charles Conrad, Cdr. A
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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