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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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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