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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date. In full: “Instead of blaming newly designed equipment observers blamed Gus Grissom for blowing

Launch day ‘gotcha’ prank executed by space craft technicians on Schirra the day of his Mercury launch This practical joke consists of the Hand Contro

Color limited edition 21 x 29 print entitled ‘Space…the Pioneers,’ numbered 293/300, signed in the lower border in pencil by John Glenn, Scott Carpent

Color limited edition 8 x 10.75 print of the launch of a Mercury rocket, numbered 29/70, signed in black felt tip by John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wall

Color limited edition 22 x 28 print entitled ‘Mercury and Beyond,’ numbered 88/450, signed in the lower border in black ink by Gordon Cooper, Scott Ca

Stunning original mixed media artwork by Calle depicting John Glenn’s Friendship 7 capsule in orbit, 18 x 13, signed in the lower border in black felt

Brilliant original mixed media artwork by Calle depicting the launch of John Glenn’s Friendship 7 capsule, 18 x 13, signed in the lower border in penc

Original limited edition color painting of the Friendship 7, Aurora 7, and Sigma 7 mission emblems, hand-painted by Cece Bibby, numbered 4/15, signed

Commercial illustrator (1927–1992) best known for innovative design in the development of the modern movie poster. He designed posters for such classi

Flown bolt from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Slightly corroded bolt measures approximately 2.5? i

A limited edition presentation containing a 1.5? long segment of film from Liberty Bell 7’s pilot observation camera, recovered from the Atlantic Ocea

Flown screw from Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on July 20, 1999. Screw bolt measures approximately .5? in length and

Flown small silver piece of battery fragment from Carpenter’s Mercury mission. Fragment is encased in a 1.5 x 1.5 block of Lucite with a small piece o

Large block of flown heat shield from the Aurora 7 spacecraft, measuring approximately 1 x 1 x 1, affixed to a wooden base bearing a metal plaque, whi

Three small pieces of mission-used wire from the umbilical head of Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 space craft. Pieces measure about .75? long. The umbil

Flown soft white cloth wipe from the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission sealed in its original clear laminate film packaging, 2.75 x 3.25, bearing a piece of red

A cut cross section of the umbilical cable released from the Atlas rocket used to launch John Glenn into orbit on February 20, 1962, measuring approxi

Cooper’s B-26-B,-C Pilot’s Amplified Check List, 4.5 x 7.5, bound by two staples at the top and dated “(Revised 22 July 1953).” A nine card check list

Vehicle permit, signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page both sides, 5 x 3, July 16, 1961. Cape Canaveral Missile Test Area temporary vehicle permit, fill

Twenty-day Cape Canaveral Missile Test Area temporary vehicle permit, issued to John Glenn for his 1962 Thunderbird, signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” one pa