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Crisp gold ink signature, “Alan Shepard,” on a black card. Matted with a fantastic color photo of Shepard on the lunar surface to an overall size of 1

Color 20 x 26 Fuji Film poster honoring Shepard as the First Man in Space, signed in red felt tip. In fine condition, with scattered edge creases and

Four commemorative covers, all with cachets honoring the May 29, 1980, astronaut candidates, signed in ink and felt tip by all 19, each signing near t

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the first four minority astronauts, signed in black felt tip by Ron McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Guion Bluford,

STS-1 Launch Day postal cover with a cachet honoring the launch and maiden flight of Columbia, canceled at Kennedy Space Center with the date of April

Colorful Russian commemorative cover, 6 x 4.5, with a cachet honoring Soviet space travel, signed in blue ballpoint by Valentina Tereshkova and Valery

Russian commemorative cover, 6 x 4.5, with a cachet honoring Tereshkova and her mission, signed in black ink. In fine condition.

Test pilot (1924–2010) who broke a number of records with the X-15 experimental aircraft during the 1960s. Glossy 10 x 8 photo of White being congratu

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of an X-1 in flight, signed in black felt tip by Slick Goodlin (post-stroke) and in black ballpoint by Gus Lundquist. In fine cond

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of four X-1 pilots posing with a model of their plane, signed in black felt tip by Scott Crossfield, Stan Butchard, Bo