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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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WWII Aviation: Hell’s Angels51 - WWII Aviation: Hell’s Angels
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Leather Type A-2 flying jacket belonging to a Sergeant Smith of the 303rd Bomb Group. Jacket is a size 38 and has a manufacturer’s label sewn inside o
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun52 - Wernher von Braun
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Signed book: Astronautical Engineering and Science. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1963. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 394 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black i
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky53 - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Russian physicist (1857–1935) who pioneered the study of rocketry and cosmonautics and whose discoveries were of crucial importance in the development
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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V-1 Inlet Valve54 - V-1 Inlet Valve
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Flown inlet ‘flap’ valve strip from the Klappenregister of an Argus pulse jet that was part of a propulsion unit of a V-1 flying bomb. Shutter type va
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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V-2 Rocket55 - V-2 Rocket
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A liquid oxygen injector from a V-2 rocket motor. Injector is shadowboxed against an informational background and framed to an overall size of 4.5 x 4
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun56 - Wernher von Braun
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Printed report submitted to von Braun, one page, 8 x 10.5, headed at the top, “Notes 1-7-63 Stuhlinger,” with several pencil notations by von Braun, e
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cape Canaveral Launch Complex Souvenirs57 - Cape Canaveral Launch Complex Souvenirs
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Five small relics taken from five different launch complexes at Cape Canaveral. Relics are: metal from the Pad 5 gantry; cableway from the Complex 14
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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German Rocketry:  Sanger, Dr. Eugen58 - German Rocketry: Sanger, Dr. Eugen
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Austrian-German aerospace engineer (1905–1964). Original German issue of the 1934 German Rocket Society publication, ‘Flug Zeitschrift fur dat Gesamte
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wernher Von Braun59 - Wernher Von Braun
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of von Braun behind his desk, signed and inscribed in black ink “For Melanie Roddam, with the very best wishes—Wernher von
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wernher von Braun60 - Wernher von Braun
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, June 8, 1954. Letter to Commander Robert Brooks of the Pasadena Air Force Association. In part: “Thank you very much for y
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Yuri Gagarin61 - Yuri Gagarin
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DS, in Spanish, signed by Gagarin in red ink on the line designating him “Presidente,” one page, 5.75 x 3.75, Moscow, no date [but 1965]. The document
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Soviet Liquid Fuel Orientation Engine62 - Soviet Liquid Fuel Orientation Engine
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An actual orientation liquid fuel engine (11D428A) complete with the fuel valve assembly that was used as a part of united engine installation with a
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Omega Speedmaster Wristwatch63 - Omega Speedmaster Wristwatch
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Flown stainless steel Omega Speedmaster professional wristwatch, worn by cosmonaut Anatoly Artsebarsky during his five months on the MIR space station
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Aleksandr Poleshchuk64 - Aleksandr Poleshchuk
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Rare flown Russian Soyuz Forel Immersion suit taken by Poleshchuk on TM-16 to the Mir space station. The suit is intended to be used in the case of a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Soyuz TMA-665 - Soyuz TMA-6
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Flown Soyuz TMA-6 capsule forward-looking porthole. Porthole and frame measure 14? in diameter, and was used by the flight engineer during the docking
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Nikolai Budarin66 - Nikolai Budarin
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Russian cosmonaut, a veteran of three extended missions aboard Mir and the International Space Station, who has also performed eight spacewalks. Cosmo
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Soyuz TMA-167 - Soyuz TMA-1
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Flown recovery beacon antenna cover, flown aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 mission. Cover measures approximately 15? in diameter and is composed of ebonite and
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Soyuz TMA-368 - Soyuz TMA-3
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Flown Soyuz TMA-3 YAW thrusters-engines holder. Piece measures approximately 9 x 7 and is made of a composite of ebonite, carbon fiber, and glass. Pie
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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MIR69 - MIR
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Mir Space Station “Merkurii” control panel used during cosmonaut training. Panel measures 12.5 x 9 x 9 and was used for the Sigma telescope from 1990–
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Salyut Space Station Mockup70 - Salyut Space Station Mockup
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A revolving orbital map, most likely used on the Salyut space station training mockup. Color map of the world, measures 38? long, is affixed to a clot
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Valentina Tereshkova71 - Valentina Tereshkova
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Vibrant color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Tereshkova posing in her white spacesuit, signed in black felt tip in English and Russian, “First woman in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Valentina Tereshkova and Alexei Leonov72 - Valentina Tereshkova and Alexei Leonov
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Color limited edition 32 x 17.75 poster entitled ‘Seagull,’ by Leonov, numbered AP #19/95, signed in the bottom border in pencil by both, with someone
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sokol III Spacesuit73 - Sokol III Spacesuit
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Complete training-used Sokol III ‘Strizh’ made as a launch and re-entry suit for the Russian ‘Buran’ space shuttle. Suit includes: black leather lace
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Soyuz Thruster Engine74 - Soyuz Thruster Engine
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Used Hydrogen Peroxide Thruster engine, 9 x 6 x 1.5, used on one of the Soyuz 7K-OK spacecrafts (1966–1971). Capsules of this design were planned for
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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EVA Orlan Glove75 - EVA Orlan Glove
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Right-hand glove from an Orlan EVA spacesuit, #10KC-0390022, is complete with an outer thermal-insulated nylon canvas, pebbled rubber palm and finger
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Soviet Space Wrench76 - Soviet Space Wrench
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Possibly-unique flown Soviet space wrench, flown on Soyuz TM-14,measuring approximately 19? long. C-shaped wrench features a free moving spring six-p
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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X-15 Pilots77 - X-15 Pilots
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Limited-edition flown commemorative cover honoring the X-15 Rocket Pilots, #1115/1500, flown over Edwards AFB by X-15 pilot Joe Engle, signed in penci
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pete Knight78 - Pete Knight
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Flown limited edition signed book: Robert Hutchings Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Limited edition of 1926 copies (This being No. 67). Worcester, M
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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X-1579 - X-15
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X-15 Pilot Rescue manual, issued by NASA’s Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, hardcover six-ring binder, 6 x 8, 80 pages. This manual outl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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X-1580 - X-15
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Eye-catching X-15 contractor’s model. Composite model measures 15? long with all of the appropriate decals and comes with its original clear Lucite No
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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X-15 A-281 - X-15 A-2
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Flown nose cone from an external fuel tank for an X-15 A-2 rocket plane. Aluminum construction tank measures approximately 23? high with a diameter of
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Bill Dana82 - Bill Dana
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Chief Engineer at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center from 1993 to 1998. Formerly an aerospace research pilot, Dana flew the F-100 variable sta...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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X Planes83 - X Planes
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Twenty unsigned photos, various finishes, almost all measuring 8 x 10 or 10 x 8, of various experimental aircraft. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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X-15 Pilots84 - X-15 Pilots
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Three photos: color satin-finish 10 x 8 of Robert White posing in his silver suit by an X-15 aircraft, signed in black felt tip, “Best Wishes, Robert
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager85 - Chuck Yeager
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Yeager emerging from the hatch of the Glamorous Glennis, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple trivial sur
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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X-15 Pilots86 - X-15 Pilots
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Robert White dressed in his flight suit and standing next to his X-15, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Bernard S
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Scott Crossfield87 - Scott Crossfield
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Color vintage glossy 10 x 8 double weight photo of Crossfield standing in front of his X–15, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Arthur Shackman,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong and X-15 Pilots88 - Neil Armstrong and X-15 Pilots
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Stunning satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the X-15 aircraft, signed vertically in black felt tip by Neil Armstrong and pilots Milt Thompson, Bob White, Jo
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong and X-15 Pilots89 - Neil Armstrong and X-15 Pilots
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Vintage glossy 9 x 7 NASA photo taken on October 5, 1960 and numbered E-5931, of Armstrong and five others posing in front of one of their jets, signe
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Mercury 790 - Mercury 7
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Mercury 7 astronauts with a model of a rocket, inscribed in blue ballpoint in the upper right in Shepard’s ha
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Mercury 791 - Mercury 7
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Famous color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the entire Mercury 7 crew posing by an aircraft, signed vertically in ink by “M. Scott Carpenter,” “Gordon Cooper,”
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Mercury 792 - Mercury 7
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Limited edition color satin-finish 10 x 8 composite photo of Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, and Wally Schirra, number
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Wally Schirra93 - Wally Schirra
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Schirra, dressed in his Mercury space suit, exiting an elevator, signed in blue felt tip, “Wally Schirra, Mercury Atlas 8 Comma
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Wally Schirra94 - Wally Schirra
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Color vintage 8 x 10 NASA head-and-shoulders photo, signed in blue ballpoint, “W. M. Schirra, Jr.” In fine condition, with tack hole to top border and
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Wally Schirra95 - Wally Schirra
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Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Schirra posing in his spacesuit before a wall-sized world map and a model of the Mercury capsule, signed in blue felt tip.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard96 - Alan Shepard
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Superb glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Shepard posing in his silver spacesuit and helmet, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard97 - Alan Shepard
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 NASA head-and-shoulders photo of Shepard posing in front of a model rocket, signed and inscribed in black ink “To Steven—Alan B.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard98 - Alan Shepard
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Vintage color 8 x 10 NASA head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black felt tip, “With warm regards—Alan B. Shepard, Jr.” In fine condition, with a singl
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Alan Shepard99 - Alan Shepard
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 NASA full-length photo of Shepard standing outside in his Mercury flight suit, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “To Mother
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Deke Slayton100 - Deke Slayton
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 cardstock head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black felt tip, “Deke K. Slayton.” In fine condition, with two trivial dings to
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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