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SPACE EXPLORATION AND AVIATION The auction has landed! RR Auction’s annual autumn space sale is one of the most hotly anticipated events in the space collecting world. Packed with over 700 items, this auction is sure to impress even the most discerning connoisseur of the cosmos. Highlights includes Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 EVA-3 cuff checklist, Buzz Aldrin’s historic Apollo 11 PPK, and a rare Project Mercury space suit glove built for Alan Shepard, plus dozens of flown artifacts, astronaut autographs, and a handful of meteorites. This wideranging sale offers items valued from $100 to $1,000,000—collectors at all levels are invited to join in the bidding!
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Project Mercury Rare Project Mercury space suit glove built for Alan Shepard, America’s first man in space
3000. Project Mercury: Alan Shepard Space Suit Glove. Rare Project Mercury ‘Type M’ testing/training left-handed space suit glove built for Mercury-Redstone 3 pilot Alan Shepard, constructed from aluminized nylon with white leather palm and thumb. The aluminum wrist cuff features a rubber seal gasket and zipper attachment. The orange tag inside the wrist reads: “Full Pressure Suit - Project Mercury, Unit: Glove, Type: M-8, Manufactured by the B.F. Goodrich Co., Contract No. NOas 60-8011C, Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy, For: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.” Marked “Shepard” in felt tip inside the wrist. In very good to fine condition, with general wear from use. Consignor notes that his father founded Graham Labs in Los Altos, which built a robot to conduct tests on the space suits; an original glossy 8 x 10 photograph of him with the robot is included. Pressure suits had been developed by the US Navy and Air Force for the use of their pilots in high-altitude unpressurized fighter jets, and would be necessary to protect NASA astronauts in the event of sudden depressurization of the cabin in the vacuum of space. Upon testing, NASA preferred the Navy’s Mark IV suit as a platform: the most obvious modification NASA made was the replacement of the dark outer shell with aluminum-coated nylon for thermal control purposes, giving the suit a futuristic shiny silver appearance; most of the other changes also had to do with thermal and environmental control. A desirable piece of NASA space suit history. Starting Bid $10000
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3001. Aurora 7 Flown Aft Heatshield Section. Segment of
heatshield from Scott Carpenter’s Aurora 7 capsule flown on the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission, attested to by NASA employee William R. ‘Bill’ Whipkey. The segment is in the shape of a thin triangle, measuring 4.25˝ x .75˝ x .625˝. Accompanied by handwritten letter of provenance signed by Whipkey, in full: “Mercury 7 Heatshield. This section of aft heatshield is from Mercury Capsule #18, ‘Aurora 7’ Scott Carpenter, Pilot. Given to me in mid 1962 and has been in my possession ever since.” Whipkey was a NASA Production Control Engineer who created many displays and presentation pieces for the astronauts, and was often given flown mementos in exchange for his work. Starting Bid $200
3002. Scott Carpenter’s Mercury 40th Anniversary Medallion Signed by (4) Astronauts. Scott Carpenter’s bronze-tone medallion, 1.5˝ in diameter, with the front showing an embossed image of a Mercury capsule orbiting Earth with encircled text, “40th Anniversary of Americans in Orbit, 1962–2002,” and the reverse bearing raised text: “Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Americans in Orbit, this medallion contains metal from Mercury Atlas launch pad 14.” Includes its original plastic case and red felt holder, which is signed on the front and back in black felt tip by Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, John Glenn, and Gordon Cooper. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Stephen Hankow of Farthest Reaches, which affirms that this medallion “comes from the personal archives of Astronaut Scott Carpenter.” Starting Bid $200
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3003. Scott Carpenter’s Personally-Owned and Signed Flight Jacket.
Scott Carpenter’s personally-owned and -worn black flight jacket, with American flag and Space Shuttle patches to shoulders, signed in the inner left waist in black felt tip, “Scott Carpenter, 2007.” The inner collar is marked as “Lge. 3.” The plush zippered flight jacket features knit collar, cuffs, and waistband, and pockets to front, left arm, and interior sides. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Farthest Reaches, which affirms that this jacket derives from the Carpenter Family Collection. Starting Bid $200
A gift between the Friendship 7 and Faith 7 astronauts—“With best regards and many great memories of the Mercury days”
3004. John Glenn Signed Book Inscribed to Gordon Cooper. Signed book: John Glenn: A Memoir. NY: Bantam
Books, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 422 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in blue felt tip, “To Gordo and Susie—with best regards and many great memories of the Mercury days—but most of all for your friendship, John Glenn, Christmas 1999.” In fine condition. A superb association piece between fellow Mercury astronauts. Starting Bid $200
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Gene Kranz’s Mercury Flight Controller Handbook used for the launch of John Glenn’s Friendship 7
3005. Gene Kranz’s Mercury-Atlas 6 Flight Controller Handbook. Project Mercury Flight Controller Handbook
personally-owned and –used by longtime NASA flight director Gene Kranz for the launch of Mercury-Atlas 6 and John Glenn’s Friendship 7. Contained with its original black NASA three-ring binder, the handbook is dated between July 12, 1961 and January 3, 1962, with the cover page reading: “Project Mercury Flight Controller Handbook, Capsule 13, Final.” Utilized by Kranz while serving as the mission’s Assistant Flight Director, this handbook features copious handwritten notes relating to the various systems of the Mercury No. 13 spacecraft. In fine condition, with expected wear from use. Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by Kranz. Starting Bid $300
Signed by six of the seven Mercury astronauts
3006. Mercury Astronauts (6) Signed First Day Cover.
FDC featuring the four-cent ‘U.S. Man in Space, Project Mercury’ postage stamp, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on its day of issue, February 20, 1962, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by six of the seven Project Mercury astronauts: “Alan Shepard,” “John Glenn,” “Scott Carpenter,” “Wally Schirra,” “Gordon Cooper,” and “D. K. Slayton.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
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3007. Mercury Astronauts: Cooper, Carpenter, and Schirra Signed Oversized Photograph. Large color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of the
iconic group shot of the original seven Mercury astronauts posing together in their silver space suits, signed in black felt tip, “The Original Seven, Gordon Cooper,” “Wally Schirra,” and “Scott Carpenter.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3008. Mercury Astronauts: Cooper, Carpenter, and Schirra Signed Oversized Photograph. Crystal-clear
color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Base on January 20, 1961, signed in black felt tip, “Wally Schirra, Sigma 7,” “Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7,” and in blue felt tip, “Project Mercury Astronauts, The Original 7, Gordon Cooper, Faith 7.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3009. Mercury Program Artifact Display [Attested to as flown by Florian Noller]. Collection of six artifacts
attested to as flown by Florian Noller and deriving from each of the Mercury Program’s manned space flights, all of which are housed in a 7.25˝ x 4˝ x 1.25˝ Lucite display with images of each mission launch. Artifacts include: a swatch of parachute from Alan Shepard’s Mercury-Redstone 3; a swatch of film from Gus Grissom’s Mercury-Redstone 4; a swatch of heatshield from John Glenn’s Mercury-Atlas 6; a swatch of lanyard from Scott Carpenter’s Mercury-Atlas 7; a swatch of heatshield from Wally Schirra’s Mercury-Atlas 8; and a swatch of heatshield from Gordon Cooper’s Mercury-Atlas 9. In fine condition. The consignor notes that this display was originally purchased from Florian Noller of Spaceflori. Starting Bid $200
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Project Gemini Buzz Aldrin’s flown Gemini 12 Fliteline medallion— “One of the very few gold-plated medallions flown”
3065. Buzz Aldrin’s Gemini 12 Flown Gold-Plated Fliteline Medallion. Buzz Aldrin’s flown Gemini 12 Fliteline goldplated sterling silver medallion, 1˝ diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia and the reverse engraved with the mission date, “November 11-15, 1966,” and raised text, “Gemini Twelve.” Condition is mint state, with slight scuffing and wear. Accompanied by a flight-certified letter of provenance signed by Aldrin, who states: “This medallion was carried on the Gemini XII mission and flew in space during November 11 to 15, 1966. It is one of the very few gold-plated medallions flown, and logged over 94 hours in space…This medallion is from the original set that Jim and I had to keep for ourselves. Most medallions were given to our wives, children, or very close friends that played a significant role of support, either to the mission or to our families.” An attractive and uncommon gold-plated variant that once belonged to the pilot of Gemini 12. Starting Bid $300
3066. Alan Bean’s Gemini 12 MSC MCCHouston Badge. Alan Bean’s NASA MSC–MCC
Houston badge issued for Gemini 12, 2.25 x 3.75, issued to “Bean, Alan L. LCDR.” In fine condition. From the personal collection of Apollo 12 moonwalker Alan Bean, and accompanied by a letter of provenance from his daughter. Starting Bid $200
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From the collection of the Apollo 7 LMP— an unprecedented fully signed, oversized photo of NASA Astronaut Groups 1 and 2
3068. Walt Cunningham’s NASA Astronaut Groups 1 and 2 Signed Photograph. Walt Cunningham’s official color
18.5 x 14.5 NASA photograph of the first two groups of astronauts selected by NASA, with the front row depicting the original seven Mercury astronauts, who were chosen in April 1959, and the back row showing the ‘New Nine’ astronauts, who were named in September 1962. The photo is signed in black ink or felt tip by everyone pictured: “Gordon Cooper,” “Gus Grissom,” “Scott Carpenter,” “Wally Schirra,” “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” “Alan Shepard,” “DK Slayton,” “Edward H. White II,” “James A. McDivitt,” “John Young,” “Elliot See,” “Charles Conrad, Jr.,” “Frank Borman,” “Neil Armstrong,” “Thomas P. Stafford,” and “James Lovell.” Archivally triple-matted and framed to an overall size of 27.5 x 23.5. In fine condition, with light overall fading. Accompanied by a twice-signed certificate of authenticity from Cunningham, who writes: “Early in 1964, I began to collect the signatures of the first 16 Astronauts on this photo. By the time I had all their signatures a few months later, I realized it would be a bit awkward to operate alongside them as an equal and, at the same time, to place them on a pedestal by framing their pictures on my office wall. Consequently, my picture was never framed, but was put away at home and forgotten. In March 2006, while looking through some of my space artifacts, I found this photograph signed by each of the first 16 Astronauts. It has been in my possession continuously since personally obtaining their signatures in 1964.” Starting Bid $1500
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Flown Gemini 11 Fliteline medallion from the personal collection of future moonwalker Charles Conrad
3067. Charles Conrad’s Gemini 11 Flown Fliteline Medallion. Charles Conrad’s flown Gemini 11 Fliteline silver medallion, .75˝ x 1˝, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia and the reverse engraved with the mission date, “Gemini XI, Sept. 12-15, 1966.” Condition is mint state, with slight tarnishing to reverse. Accompanied by a handwritten letter of provenance signed by Conrad: “This sterling silver medallion flew aboard the Gemini XI spacecraft during September 12–15, 1966. The mission accomplished a rendezvous in less than one orbit of the Earth and set a world altitude record of 850 miles. It is from my personal collection.” Starting Bid $300
3069. Gemini 6 Signed Oversized Photograph.
Beautiful color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 preparing to make history’s first rendezvous in orbit between two crewed spacecraft, signed in blue felt tip, “First rendezvous, Gemini 6 and 7, Dec 1965, Tom Stafford, Plt.,” and in black felt tip, “Wally Schirra, CDR.” In fine condition, with a few small surface creases. Starting Bid $200
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3071. Gemini Data Programmer. Stack of eight white programmer modules, part of the Gemini Digital Guidance system,
measuring 9.25˝ x 12˝ x 8.5˝, each marked with part numbers, for example: “D918319-1BMM, SNJ24C, C10838 E.” All have connector ports on the side, and three have plates covering ports marked “X Pre Adj,” “Y Pre Adj,” and “Z Pre Adj.” Unlike its Mercury predecessor, the Gemini spacecraft was capable of modifying its orbit, for which it required an on-board inertial platform and digital computer. A nearly identical example, that flew onboard Gemini 3, is retained within the National Air and Space Museum’s collection. The only Gemini electronics this extensive that has been consigned to RR Auction. Starting Bid $500
3074. Jack Lousma’s Gemini 10 Flown Fliteline Medallion. Jack Lousma’s flown Gemini 10 Fliteline medallion, 1˝ in diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia with astronaut surnames, and the reverse engraved with the mission date, “Gemini 10, July 18–21, 1966.” Condition is mint state, with trivial scuffing. Accompanied by a handwritten letter of provenance signed by Lousma. Starting Bid $200
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James Lovell’s gold-plated Fliteline medal flown on Gemini 12
3075. James Lovell’s Gemini 12 Flown Fliteline Medallion. James Lovell’s flown Gemini 12 Fliteline gold-plated medallion, 1˝ diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia and the reverse engraved with the mission date, “November 11-15, 1966,” and raised text, “Gemini Twelve.” Condition is mint state, with slight scuffing and wear. Accompanied by a flight-certified letter of provenance signed by Lovell: “I hereby certify that the Gemini 12 gold-colored Fliteline medal that accompanies this certification letter was flown with me aboard the mission November 11-15, 1966. This medal is from my personal collection of space artifacts and has been in my possession since the mission.” Starting Bid $300
“This silver coin was flown on board the Gemini VII spacecraft”— from the collection of astronaut James Lovell
3076. James Lovell’s Gemini 7 Flown Fliteline Medallion. James Lovell’s flown Gemini 7 Fliteline silver-colored medallion, 1˝ in diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia, and the reverse engraved with the mission date, “December 4–18, 1965,” with raised text above naming the astronauts and their mission, “Borman, Lovell, GT-7.” Condition is mint state, with some tarnishing to reverse. Includes the original plastic case. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Gemini 7 Pilot Jim Lovell, who states: “This silver coin was flown on board the Gemini VII spacecraft December 1965.”
Lovell served as the pilot for Gemini 7, spending nearly two weeks in space and making a total of 206 Earth orbits. The stylized silhouette of their capsule, the Gemini SC7 spacecraft, is seen in the insignia on the face of this medallion, flying behind an Olympic torch that symbolizes the marathon-like length of the mission. The capsule was the passive target for the first manned space rendezvous, performed by the crew of Gemini 6A on December 15th. A superb flown medallion carried into low earth orbit with Lovell during his very first space flight. Starting Bid $300
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3077. Jim McDivitt’s Gemini 4 Flown Dominican Republic Flag. Uncommon flown fabric Dominican Republic
flag, 6 x 4, carried into space aboard the Gemini 4 capsule for a period lasting from June 3–7, 1965, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint, “Flown on Gemini IV, Jim McDivitt.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Astronaut Central, certifying that the flag as being from McDivitt’s personal collection. Starting Bid $200
Stafford’s flown Gemini 9 silver medallion, “one of the very few that were gold plated”
3079. Tom Stafford’s Gemini 9 Flown Fliteline Medallion. Tom Stafford’s flown Gemini 9 gold-plated sterling silver Fliteline medallion, 1˝ x 3/4˝, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the front, and the reverse engraved: “Gemini IX, June 3–6, 1966,” with the astronauts’ names on either side, “Stafford” and “Cernan.” Hallmarked “Sterling” at the bottom. Includes the original maroon plastic Fliteline case. Exhibits minor overall tarnishing. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Stafford, in part: “This medallion flew in space during June 3 through 6, 1966 on the Gemini IX mission. I commanded the flight while Eugene Cernan served as pilot. The medallion is sterling silver and one of the very few that were gold plated…Our crew emblem illustrates the objectives of the flight, a docking with an Agena target vehicle and performing a spacewalk. Our Agena never reached orbit on our first launch attempt, a computer failure scrubbed the second attempt to reach the new ‘ATDA’ target vehicle, but the third time was the charm as we finally reached orbit on June 3.” An uncommon gold-plated variant carried into low earth orbit with Command Pilot Stafford on his second spaceflight. Starting Bid $300
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“Flown into space onboard my Gemini VI spacecraft”
3078. Wally Schirra’s Gemini 6 Flown Fliteline Medallion. Wally Schirra’s flown silver-tone Gemini 6 Fliteline medallion, approximately 1˝ diameter, with a raised design of the ‘Castor and Pollux’ mission insignia on the front, and the reverse engraved: “GT-GT-6, December 15–16, 1965.” Condition is mint state. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Schirra, in part: “The silver ‘Fliteline’ medallion accompanying this letter…was flown into space onboard my Gemini VI spacecraft between December 15th–16th, 1965.” Includes an additional letter of provenance from Schirra’s son. A sought-after flown Gemini medallion carried into geocentric orbit with Wally Schirra, the mission’s command pilot, on his second spaceflight. Starting Bid $300
3080. Tom Stafford’s Gemini 9 Flown Patch with Signed Photograph. Fantastic large flown embroidered
Gemini 9 mission patch, measuring 4˝ x 3.5˝, affixed to a letter of provenance signed in blue ballpoint by Command Pilot Tom Stafford, in part: “The Gemini IX crew emblem patch displayed below is one that I carried into space during June 3 to 6, 1966. That was after two previous attempts to fly this mission. First, our Agena docking vehicle failed to reach orbit on May 17. Then on June 1, a smaller back-up vehicle known as the ATDA, or Augmented Target Docking Adaptor, was launched into orbit but our Titan rocket had problems. Finally, Gene Cernan and I made it to orbit on June 3 and when we rendezvous with the ATDA, we realized what the problem was from some of the telemetry it was sending to the ground. The big white aerodynamic shield failed to jettison. I radioed to the ground that it looked like an ‘Angry Alligator!’…Our emblem shows the Roman number IX and a ‘9’ shape in the spacewalk tether.” The patch and letter are matted alongside a color satin-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of the ‘Angry Alligator’ as seen from the Gemini spacecraft, signed in black felt tip, “Gene Cernan, Gemini IX.” The display measures an overall 19.5 x 12.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $500 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 13
John Young’s Gemini 10 Fliteline medallion— “flown with me and Michael Collins aboard the mission”
3081. John Young’s Gemini 10 Flown Fliteline Medallion. John Young’s flown Gemini 10 Fliteline medallion, 1˝ in
diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia with astronaut surnames, and the reverse engraved with the mission date, “Gemini 10, July 18–21, 1966.” Condition is mint state, with trivial scuffing. Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by Young: “I hereby certify that the accompanying Gemini 10 silver colored Fliteline Medal was flown with me and Michael Collins aboard the mission July 18–21, 1966. It has been a part of my personal collection since the mission.” Carried into low earth orbit with Command Pilot Young on his second spaceflight. Starting Bid $300
Project Apollo Hardware and Space Suit Parts
3097. Apollo A7L Liquid Cooling Garment (LCG) Multiple Water Connector. Liquid
Cooling Garment (LCG) Multiple Water Connector manufactured by Airlock, Inc., engraved “Assy A7L-101037-01” and “SN-350.” This meticulously machined piece of blue anodized hardware was used to connect the Liquid Cooling Garment to the Apollo space suit disconnect pass-through inside the suit and provided for the flow of 4 lbs per minute (.5 gallons) water both into and out of the LCG during the lunar walks. It remains attached to the LCG vinyl tubing manifold, which is cut at the opposite end. In very good to fine condition, with various scratches to metal and deterioration and wear to tubing. Starting Bid $200
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3098. Apollo 3 (AS-202) Block I Presumed Flown CM Sextant Cables and Trunnion Mirror. Apollo CSM sextant cables, trunnion mirror, and connector presumed flown by consignor on the unmanned AS-202 mission on August 25, 1966. The cables are labeled “1011713 SKC S10” and “1011896 EKC S11,” the connector is marked “1012245KICs1, Rev. A,” and the trunnion mirror is marked “Flt 202” in white ink. Includes a handwritten note: “Removed from OUA 10011000-004, SN: KIC12, Flight 202, 3/2/67.” This is presumed to be the date the items were removed from the CM Sextant by Kollsman when the sextant was being evaluated for post-flight testing. AS-202 was the first test flight of the Apollo Command/Service Module with the complete Block I guidance and navigation system in it. The sextant could be used to determine the Command Module’s position and attitude with relation to stars or landmarks. This data was then supplied to the onboard computer to update the spacecraft’s Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU).Starting Bid $200
3099. Apollo CM Block II Signal Conditioner and ECU Controller. Two Apollo Command Module Block II components associated with the system that provided cabin atmosphere conditioning: a pressure transducer signal conditioner made by Micro Systems, Inc., measuring 3.5˝ long and 1.25˝ in diameter, engraved on the side: “Signal Conditioner, Transducer, Pressure, NAA/S&ID ME901-0289-1012”; and an Environmental Control Unit (ECU) controller made by Airesearch, measuring 3.5˝ x 4.75˝ x 2.5˝, stamp-dated “Sep. 3 69,” with a green Airesearch/ Project Apollo label reading: “Part: Controller, 836610-2-1, Serial 108-120.” Starting Bid $200
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Sought-after complete Apollo CM Flight Director Attitude Indicator—known as the ‘8 ball’
3101. Apollo CM Flight Director Attitude Indicator. Apollo Command Module Flight Director Attitude Indicator (FDAI), commonly called the ‘8 ball,’ measuring 7˝ in diameter and 10˝ long, with a partially intact Honeywell label on the side: “Indicator, Attitude Flight [Director], NAA/S & ID Control No. ME432-0168-0011;” the manufacturer’s serial number is difficult to discern, but appears to read “10028FSN000[?].” The unit is marked on the housing in orange, “For Engineering Test Only,” retains its two umbilical cables, and has several research and development notes on the body: “Bad Pitch Attitude” is written in felt tip on the side; a white label reads, “Bad Pitch, 10-12-82”; and pieces of aluminized tape applied to the bottom read: “OK 8-23-79” and “OK 10-25-82.” Inside the Command Module, the red, black, and white ‘8 ball’ was used to define the relative position of the spacecraft in three-dimensional space. Pitch and yaw can be read off the ball directly; roll is shown by a pointer around the edge of the 8-ball. Three meters around the display show the rate of rotation around the three axes. Three additional yellow needles in front of the ball graphically display the difference between the current and desired attitude of the spacecraft. Originally designed to be three different panel instruments, the astronauts, many of whom were pilots, lobbied for an all-in-one device similar to the artificial horizon indicator in airplanes. The later markings and notations on this engineering test unit are likely associated with the early Space Shuttle program; the Lunar Module FDAI was ultimately adapted for implementation on the Orbiters. A distinctive and important navigational instrument from the legendary Apollo spacecraft. Starting Bid $2500
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3100. Apollo CM Block II Water-Glycol Radiator Valve. Apollo Command Module Block
II water-glycol radiator valve, measuring 6˝ x 3.25˝ x 4.5˝, with LTV Electrosystems plate on the top: “Valve, Water-Glycol Radiator, Flow Proportioning, LTV P/N 401-07711-06, Cont. No. NAS 9-150, NAA S&ID ME284-0331-0006, Mfr. Date 1/0/69, Serial No. 089870002013.” The top panel is also stamped with an assembly date of “2Q69.”. Starting Bid $200
3102. Apollo Command Module Block I Phase Locked Oscillator. Apollo Com-
mand Module (Block I) Phase-Locked Oscillator, measuring 8.75˝ x 4.75˝ x 3˝, with a Bendix tag on the side: “Oscillator, Phase Locked, NRSD Control No. ME474-0012-0004, Contract No. NAS9-150, Mfr Pt. No. GZ-29-A2, Mfr Ser No. 01546-501005E.” Date-stamped May 26, 1965, with several inspection stamps on the side. Starting Bid $200
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3103. Apollo Command/Service Module: Oxygen System Fill and Vent Port. Apollo Command/Service
Module Oxygen System Fill and Vent Port, measuring approximately 5.5˝ x 2.25˝ x 2.25˝, marked at center with Fairchild Hiller/Stratos-Western part information: “Coupling, Vent, Abn, Liq Oxy, Control No. NAS9-150.” A Beech Aircraft Corporation label is wrapped around the central tube. The port features a screw-on cap. Starting Bid $300
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3104. Apollo Command/Service Module: Oxygen System Purge Line Connection Port. Apollo Com-
mand/Service Module Oxygen System Purge Line Connection Port, measuring approximately 7˝ x 1.75˝ x 1.75˝, marked at center with Fairchild Hiller/Stratos-Western part information: “Coupling, Fill, Abn, Liq Oxy, Control No. NAS9-150.” A Beech Aircraft Corporation label is wrapped around the central tube. The port features a screw-on cap, retained by a green wire. Starting Bid $300
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Used to ‘steer’ the CSM to and from the moon 3105. Apollo CSM Main SPS Engine Gimbal Actuator. Apollo Command
Service Module (CSM) Main SPS Engine Gimbal Pitch Actuator, measuring approximately 25˝ x 11.5˝ x 6.5˝, designed for ‘steering’ the spacecraft on its journey to and from the moon. The electro-mechanical actuator was installed in pairs on the Service Propulsion System (SPS) AJ10-137 main engine to change nozzle orientation in Pitch and Yaw. The nozzle deflection in conjunction with rocket engine firing (upon command from computer or crew input) resulted in thrust vectoring to alter the course of the CSM (and the Lunar Module when docked with the CSM). The actuator has two “Model No. 3180G” schematic plates on the top, and a Lear Siegler identification plate: “Linear Servo Actuator, Type: Pitch, Rating: 450 lbs…Spec. AGC DWG. 085469-1E, AGC Serial AP-7, Part 56002-009, Model 3180G, Serial XL-07.” Starting Bid $300
3106. Apollo LiOH CO2 Scrubber Cartridge. Apollo
Command Module LiOH Filter Assembly, 7.25˝ x 7.25˝ x 5.25˝, bearing an affixed Airesearch label on the side, reading: “Absorber Element CO2, Part 813[…]-1, Serial 29-[…], Order NAS-9-150, NASA 004000029378, Ref Spec ME901-0218-0051.” The side is stenciled with red-and-yellow text: “Ground Test Only.” This lithium hydroxide canister was designed to maintain a pureoxygen environment within the Apollo spacecraft; utilized as part of the Environmental Control Unit (ECU), this assembly used LiOH to absorb carbon dioxide and a filter to trap particulate in the circulating air. A square CO2 scrubber cartridge like this one was the focal point of a key part of the Apollo 13 drama, using duct tape and spare materials to get it operating in the Lunar Module. Starting Bid $300
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Lift thruster rocket engine deinstalled from Lunar Landing Training Vehicle #3
3107. Apollo Lunar Lander Training Vehicle (LLTV) Rocket Engine. Thruster rocket engine installed on Lunar Landing Training Vehicle 952 (LLTV #3), and subsequently removed from service due to a misaligned injector retainer. The engine measures approximately 9? x 7? x 5?, and is stamped on the propellant inlet and chamber: “S/N 8.” This serial number pertains to the motor, rather than the vehicle; the LLTV superseded the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) and the motors were reappropriated for the LLTV as they both used the same propulsion system. The Bell-manufactured 500-pound thrust hydrogen peroxide motors were installed on the LLTV in a vertically-mounted configuration as ‘lift’ rockets, and were used to simulate the one-sixth lunar gravity the Commander/Lunar Module Pilot would encounter during descent to the moon’s surface. Accompanied by NASA-MSC parts control tags dated August 7, 1972, describing the engine: “Part Name: Lift Rocket, Part No. 7161-470001, A/C or GSE Name & No. NASA 952, Part S/N 8, Part Mfg. Bell, Condition Description: Cocked or Tilted Retainer.” The “Operating Time” is blank, indicating that it was removed due to this defect prior to flight. NASA’s Lunar Landing Research Vehicle Monograph (SP-2004-4535) discusses the history and application of the important training vehicle. In total, ten moonwalkers utilized LLTV 952 to prepare for landing on the lunar surface. Bill Anders described the LLTV as ‘a much unsung hero of the Apollo Program,’ while Neil Armstrong emphasized its importance in an address before the Society of Experimental Test Pilots in 2007: ‘The Lunar Landing Training Vehicle, or LLTV, proved to be an excellent simulator and was highly regarded by the Apollo Lunar Module crews as necessary for lunar landing preparation.’ Sale of this item is limited to US Citizens and Organizations (only) to comply with US technology transfer restrictions. Starting Bid $200
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Lunar surface drill stem for deep soil sampling 3108. Apollo Lunar Surface Drill Titanium Lunar Core Stem. Titanium core stem tube designed for use with the Apollo
Lunar Surface Drill (ALSD) to take long samples of lunar soil. The core stem tube measures 11.5˝ long, with a diameter of approximately 1˝. The core stem tube is hand-engraved with part numbers, “PS600100022-005, S/N 052.” The ALSD core stem tubes are made of titanium alloy (A1-4V). The Apollo Lunar Surface Drill was deployed on Apollo 15, 16, and 17, consisting of a battery-powered motor with specialized drill bits and modular core stems fitted together. The system was designed to extract columns of lunar regolith to return to Earth, and to create holes for the placement of two heat flow probes. These rigid but hollow core stem tubes allowed astronauts to drill up to ten feet into the lunar surface and extract soil samples; once removed, the tubes could be capped for their return to Earth for study. Starting Bid $200
3109. Apollo Saturn V: Auxiliary Propulsion System (APS) Helium Fill Module. Apollo Saturn V Auxiliary Propulsion System (APS) Helium Fill Module made by Vinson, measuring 6.5˝ x 3.5˝ x 4.25˝, with NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center plate on the central cylinder: “Module, Helium Fill APS, Assy No. A-62394-507AH, DAC Spec. 1A49996-507AC, Contr. No. NAS7-101, Ser No. 1047, Date 7/12/66.” Ports are stamped “A,” “CL,” “E,” and “D,” and all retain their screw-on caps. Starting Bid $300
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3110. Apollo Saturn V: Instrument Unit (IU) Coolant Pump. Apollo Saturn V Instru-
ment Unit (IU) Coolant Pump, measuring 12.5˝ x 9˝ x 5˝, with a Sperry-Rand Corporation plate on the base: “Thermal Conditioning System Coolant Pump, SMSD Part No. 1885083-3 Ser. No. SF7, TRW Model No. 276500-2, IBM Part No. 7928291 - Ser. No. 209, Contract No. NAS8-14000.” Stenciled on the side: “Qual Sample / Non Flight.” Starting Bid $300
3111. Apollo Saturn V: J-2 Rocket Engine Turbopump First Stage Turbine Wheel. Apollo Saturn V J-2 Rocket
Engine Turbopump First Stage Turbine Wheel, measuring 12˝ in diameter and 1.5˝ thick, marked at center with part numbers: “460152, S/N 2749458, HT-KH-344-K2, FR//-SF-1088, C2602, HC 3361.” The turbopump on the J-2 Rocket Engine was responsible for generating the necessary pressure to flow propellant through the injector and combustion chamber at the required flow rate. Starting Bid $300 22 |
3112. Apollo Saturn V: Lunar Module Adaptor (SLA) Spring Thruster. Apollo Saturn V Spacecraft-Lunar Module Adapter (SLA) Spring Thruster, measuring 26˝ long and 2.5˝ in diameter, marked on the body with part numbers: “Assem. V34-590301, SN 06361 A015737, NC697145, Mfg. Date 1 May 1970,” and stamped with other part numbers on the top and bottom. An inspection tag dated 1970 is attached. The Spring Thruster was used to separate and jettison the four panels housing the Lunar Module and also comprised the Saturn V rocket’s interconnection to the Command Service Module.Starting Bid $300
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3113. Apollo Saturn V: Third Stage Cold Helium Fill Module. Apollo Saturn V Third Stage Cold Helium Fill Module,
measuring 7.5˝ x 6.5˝ x 6˝, with a NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center plate at center: “Module, Cold Helium Fill, Assy No. 659-511N/C, DAC Spec. 1B57781-511AL, Contr. No. NAS7-101, Ser No. 0034, Date 5/70.” Starting Bid $300
3115. Apollo Saturn V: Third Stage Pneumatic Propellant Control Valve. Apollo Saturn V Third Stage
Pneumatic Propellant Control Valve made by Clary Corp., measuring 8.75˝ x 6˝ x 3.25˝, with a NASA George C. Marshall Space flight center plate at center: “Valve-Pneumatic Propellant Control, Assy No. 527417, DAC Spec. 1B59010-501G, Contr. No. NAS [7]-101, Ser No. 117, Date 12-66.” Starting Bid $200
3114. Apollo Saturn V: Third Stage Continuous Vent Regulator Module. Apollo Saturn V Third Stage Continu-
ous Vent Regulator Module made by Wallace O. Leonard Inc., measuring 7.75˝ x 9.25˝ x 7˝, with a NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center plate at center: “Module Regulator, Continuous Vent, Assy No. 217010-6, DAC Spec. 1B51753-511U, Contr. No. NAS7-101, Ser No. 021, Date 7-68.” Starting Bid $300
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Electro-hydraulic component from the powerplant that gimbaled Saturn V’s J-2 engines
3116. Saturn V Second Stage Hydraulic Engine Actuating System (EAS). Saturn V Second Stage Hydraulic Engine Actuating System (EAS) used as engineering test hardware, weighing 144 lbs and measuring 28˝ x 40˝ x 14.5˝. It is a complex electro-hydraulic plumbing assembly featuring an Auxiliary Motor Pump, Accumulator Reservoir Manifold Assembly (ARMA), and associated piping and connection points. The ARMA and Auxiliary Pump Assembly bear NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center tags noting the contact number as “NAS 7-200,” associating it with the second stage of the Saturn V rocket (S-II). The unit also has a Parker Aircraft Co. tag for the Accumulator-Reservoir-Manifold Assembly. The Saturn V’s engine actuation system was a 3500-psi closed hydraulic system that provided power and forces to gimbal the J-2 rocket engines. The ARMA panel assembly was mounted on the stage thrust structure, and includes the main system filters, ground hydraulic power disconnect couplings, and relief valves in addition to the accumulator and reservoir. Fluid was distributed throughout the system by flexible hose assemblies and rigid tubing. The operation of the S-II Engine Actuation System is described in the manual prepared by North American Rockwell, ‘Engineering Course on Saturn S-II Systems for NASA (SD 67-654), Volume 2: S-II Stage Propulsion and Mechanical Systems.’ In part: ‘After first-plane separation and after control switching is accomplished, the engine receives a start signal. After a predetermined period of chilldown, the engine start tank discharge valve opens. At this time, the oxidizer turbopump accelerates, thus accelerating the main hydraulic pump. When system pressure reaches approximately 1500 psi, the servoactuators unlock and start to position the engines in accordance with the command signal, which had been switched in. Shortly thereafter, the accumulator lockup valve solenoid is deenergized, unlocking the accumulator to provide the main source of power to gimbal the engine during the separation transient. At 4 to 5 seconds after separation, the main hydraulic pump starts replenishing the fluid in the accumulator in addition to supplying system demand. Power for all subsequent gimbaling during S-II stage boost is provided by the main pump, supplemented by the accumulator during peak demands.’ This piece will be crated and shipped from California; the buyer is responsible for all associated costs. Starting Bid $5000
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Project Apollo
3125. Apollo Program Archive of Lunar Surface Photographs (250+) and NASA Charts (28). Archive of over
250 lunar surface photographs and 28 first edition NASA charts and maps from the personal collection of Jerry Werner, a former employee at the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center (later the Defense Mapping Agency) in St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked as a supervisor in charge of the production of lunar mapping. The semi-glossy 5 x 5 photos, the majority 1st generation prints, feature an array of detailed lunar surface images, with the most significant taken during the Apollo 15 mission in Hasselblad format (70mm). The photos are stapled and arranged in sequential strips, annotated in red felt tip by revolution and frame number, and color-coded with small dots. The first sheet contains 183 photos and the second contains 74, approximately, all of which are stapled to a pair of 40 x 30 cardstock mounts (a few photographs detached). A complete list of the lunar charts, the majority being first edition examples, can be found in our online description. Each chart features taped upper tabs that are screw-mounted to a 40 x 32 cardstock display board (the mounting holes are torn and no longer hold the assembled charts). In overall fine condition, with some creases to charts, and some slight wear and aforementioned staple holes to photos. Starting Bid $200
Apollo 1
3134. Roger Chaffee Signed Photograph. Naval pilot and astronaut
(1935-1967) who was one of three crew members to perish in the Apollo 1 command module fire on January 27, 1967. Rare official glossy 8 x 10 numbered NASA photo (S-63-19842) of Chaffee in a handsome formal pose with pilot’s wings on his lapel, signed in red ballpoint, “Roger B. Chaffee.” Reverse bears faded NASA text. In very good to fine condition, with moderate signature contrast, scattered light creasing, and an area of heavier creasing on Chaffee’s right lapel. Starting Bid $200
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3135. Walt Cunningham’s Apollo 1 Prototype Leather IFC Boots. Historic, early pair of prototype Inflight Coverall (IFC) space boots designed by astronauts Roger Chaffee and Walt Cunningham in lead-up to the Apollo 1 mission. The beige kidskin leather boots, no size—11˝ in length, 6˝ in height, 4˝ in width—feature hidden zippers to the inner ankle section, with the right boot signed on the top in black felt tip, “Prototype Apollo IFC Boots, from my personal collection, Walt Cunnigham, Apollo 7.” The inside of each boot is printed with its corresponding identification numbers: “Coverall Boot, R. H., P/N: SEB13100143, S/N: Prototype Config., Subject: Cunningham, Contract No. NAS 9-10702, Date of Mfg.: 12/21/70, Mfg. by: Welson & Co. Inc.” With the exception of its “L. H.” designation, the other boot’s part numbers are identical. In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity from Cunningham. Starting Bid $500
3136. Gus Grissom Signed FDC. Early FDC with a cachet honoring the International Geophysical Year of 1957-1958, postmarked in Chicago on May 31, 1958, signed vertically along the left border in black ink, “Virgil I. Grissom.” In fine condition. Accompanied by two Gus Grissom autograph cards, one of which bears a facsimile signature, and the other a secretarial signature. Starting Bid $200
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Early, uninscribed portrait of the Apollo 1 astronaut
3137. Edward H. White II Signed Photograph. Early glossy 10 x 8 silver gelatin photo of White seated in the cockpit
of an aircraft, signed in black ink, “Best wishes, Edward H. White II, Capt. USAF.” In fine condition, with some light creasing. A stellar photo of White, accentuated by its uncommon pose and lack of inscription. Starting Bid $200
3138. Edward H. White II Signed Photograph. Scarce official glossy 8 x 10 numbered NASA photo (S-62-7804) of Edward H. White II in a handsome formal pose, signed in black ink. Reverse bears NASA text. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, four rectangular surface impressions to the lower right corner, and moderate contrast to White’s first name against his dark jacket. Starting Bid $200
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Apollo 7
3139. Apollo 7 Unflown Robbins Medallion. Unflown sterling silver Apollo 7 Robbins medal, possibly a prototype or salesman’s sample, approximately 1″ in diameter, featuring a raised design of the mission insignia on the face. The reverse is engraved with the mission’s dates, “Oct. 11-22, 1968,” and stamped with the Robbins hallmark. Condition is mint state, with mild tarnishing to reverse. Accompanied by a small plastic box and larger hinged “Robbins Awards” case, measuring 6″ x 4″ x 1″. From the collection of a former Robbins Company executive.Starting Bid $200
3140. Walt Cunningham Signed Oversized Photograph. Color glossy 16 x 20 photo of a Saturn IB SA-205 rocket carrying the crew of Apollo 7 into low Earth orbit, signed in silver ink, “Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7,” who adds above: “I’ve met a lot of people in important positions and Wernher von Braun was one that I never had any reluctance to give whatever kind of credit they deserved. As I think back on all of the top managers that I met at NASA, many of them were very, very good. But Wernher, relative to the position he had and what he had to do, I think was the best of the bunch—.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services. Starting Bid $200
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Apollo 8
3147. Apollo 8 ‘Updates’ Book Page Signed by Borman and Lovell [Attested to as Flown by Florian Noller]. Double-sided checklist page
headed “P27 Update,” 5 x 8, attested to as flown and removed from James Lovell’s flown Apollo 8 “Updates” book by Florian Noller, part number SKB32100042-201, serial number 1003, signed in blue felt tip, “Frank Borman, Apollo 8 CDR” and “James Lovell, Apollo CMP, 1st Lunar Voyage.” The page is dated November 26, 1968, along the left edge. In fine condition. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Astronaut Central for the two autographs, a certificate of authenticity from Noller, who states that this page was removed from Lovell’s flown “Updates” book, and a copy of the Apollo 12 stowage list, which identifies the “Updates” book as being onboard. Starting Bid $200
Apollo 9
3162. Apollo 9 and 10 Photograph Collection (25).
Collection of 25 original vintage glossy 10 x 8 photographs, mostly of the Apollo 9 mission. Includes 16 black-and-white official NASA photos of Apollo 9, all with purple NASA caption text on the reverse, views of the spacecraft in orbit, Dave Scott and Rusty Schweickart’s EVA, images of Earth from space, and the splashdown and recovery. The nine color photos include two excellent images of the Apollo 9 LM ‘Spider’ as seen from the CSM, both with purple NASA caption text on the reverse; the seven others lack captions but have “A Kodak Paper” watermarks, and show the Apollo 10 Saturn V on the launch pad, an artist’s rendition of a lunar mission, a liftoff, and Earth seen from space. Also includes a smaller 7 x 5 photo of the lunar surface. In overall fine condition, with a few edge creases to the color photos. Starting Bid $200
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Flown Robbins Medallion and patch from the collection of the Apollo 9 CMP
3163. Apollo 9 Flown Robbins Medallion and Patch Display from the Collection of Dave Scott. Limited edition
display featuring a flown sterling silver Apollo 9 Robbins medallion (No. 50), and a flown embroidered Apollo 9 mission patch, both of which were carried into Earth’s orbit during the Apollo 9 mission and derived from the personal collection of astronaut Dave Scott. Both items are mounted and matted with plaques certifying their flown status, and a color photo of Scott performing a stand-up EVA on March 6, 1969, signed in silver ink, “Dave Scott, Apollo 9 CMP”; the entire display, numbered 2/10, is archivally framed to an overall size of 14 x 17. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance signed by Scott, also numbered 2/10, in part: “I hereby certify that the Apollo 9 silver medallion number ‘50’…[and] the Apollo 9 patch included with this display [are] from my personal collection and [were] flown aboard Apollo 9.” As a limited edition display prepared with items from Commander Dave Scott’s personal collection, this is a truly remarkable piece. Starting Bid $1000
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3165. Jim McDivitt’s Apollo 9 Flown Patch with Crew-Signed Certificate. Flown embroidered Apollo 9
3164. James McDivitt Signed Oversized Photograph. Color glossy 20 x 16 photo of the Lunar Module Spider floating high above Earth during the Apollo 9 mission, signed in silver ink, “Jim McDivitt, Apollo 9.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services. Starting Bid $200
mission patch, 3.5˝ in diameter, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in green felt tip, “Jim McDivitt, Flown on Apollo 9.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity from McDivitt, in full: “I certify that this crew patch was flown onboard Apollo 9 on her flight in March 1969, and is from my personal collection.” The certificate is also signed in blue felt tip, “Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 9, LMP,” and in black felt tip, “Dave Scott, Apollo 9 CMP.” Starting Bid $200
Apollo 10 Presented to Charles Schulz— “Snoopy never did know which end was up! Best wishes from Apollo X” 3172. Apollo 10 Signed Photograph Presented to Charles Schulz. Official color semi-glossy 10.5 x 10.5 NASA photo of the Lunar Module Snoopy flying high above the surface of the moon, as viewed from Command Module Charlie Brown during the Apollo 10 mission on May 22, 1969, affixed to the original 16 x 20 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black felt tip to the creator of the Peanuts comic strip, “To Charles Schulz, Snoopy never did know which end was up! Best wishes from Apollo X & ‘Snoop,’ Gene Cernan,” “Tom Stafford,” and “John Young.” Framed without glass to a slightly larger size. In very good to fine condition, with fading to the image, and light soiling and small gouges to the mount. Starting Bid $200
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“To the ‘Real Charlie Brown,’ from three who have grown very fond of our new friend” 3173. Apollo 10 Signed Photograph Presented to Charles Schulz. Official color semi-glossy 10.5 x 10.5 NASA
photo of the Command Module Charlie Brown floating high above the moon, affixed to the original 16 x 20 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black felt tip to Charles Schulz, “To the ‘Real Charlie Brown,’ from three who have grown very fond of our new friend—who would believe a ball game on the moon—our best to you—Apollo X, Gene Cernan,” “Tom Stafford,” and “John Young.” Cernan, ostensibly at a later date, has added below, “& Charlie Brown II.” Framed without glass to a slightly larger size. In very good to fine condition, with fading to the image, and light soiling, staining, and a scratch/gouge to the mount. Starting Bid $200
3175. Apollo 10 Signed Peanuts Book and Walter Kapryan Signature. Terrific association piece between the Apollo 10 crew, the Peanuts comic strip, and Walter J. Kapryan, the Apollo Launch Director at Kennedy Space Center from 1969 to 1975—a hardcover copy of the book The Wit and Wisdom of Snoopy, published by Hallmark in 1967, signed on the opening dedication page in black felt tip by Gene Cernan, John Young, and Tom Stafford. The page is also signed by longtime NASA employee Nancy Gunter, who presented this book to Kapryan. Includes the original ‘The Peanuts Philosophers’ envelope, marked by Gunter in red felt tip, “Kap,” and an off-white 5 x 3 card signed by Kapryan in black ballpoint, “Walter J. Kapryan, Director of Launch Operations, NASA/ KSC.” In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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3174. Apollo 10 Signed Photograph. Official color semi-
glossy 7.25 x 9.5 photo of the Apollo 10 crew posing in their white space suits in front of the Saturn rocket that will send them to the moon, signed and inscribed on the mount in black felt tip, “To Drew Mason—with our very best wishes—the crew of Apollo X, Gene Cernan” and “Tom Stafford.” The John Young signature is a proxy example. Matted and framed with a caption and American flag patch to an overall size of 22.25 x 18.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3176. Apollo 10 Flown Map Signed by Gene Cernan.
Scarce flown dual-sided 8.5 x 10.5 first edition NASA Earth map carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 10 mission, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint, “Flown to the moon aboard Apollo X. Gene Cernan.” Printed by the Army Map Service, the map shows the North Atlantic Ocean with a focus on the Bahamas, with tab identifying page as “57/56,58.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3177. Apollo 10 Flown Patch and Signed Photograph. Flown embroidered Apollo 10 patch carried into lunar orbit aboard the Lunar Module Snoopy, affixed to a red 11 x 14 cardstock presentation board signed in silver ink, “Gene Cernan, Apollo X—LMP, Snoopy & Charlie Brown, May 26, 2013.” Matted with the patch is a typed caption certifying its flown status, “This particular Apollo X Patch was one of a few carried by Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan in the LEM when they circled the Moon,” and a vintage color glossy NASA photo of the Apollo 10 crew, signed in black felt tip by Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan, with an unknown hand signing on behalf of John Young and adding the inscription, “To Tom Dolan, with special thanks and best wishes, Apollo X.” In fine condition, with light edge staining and minor surface loss to the mat, and many small holes to the small paper description. Starting Bid $200
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3178. Tom Stafford Signed Snoopy Doll. Desirable ‘Astronaut Snoopy’ doll released by Hallmark/Peanuts Worldwide to celebrate NASA’s 50th anniversary, signed on the visor in black felt tip by the Apollo 10 commander, “Tom Stafford.” In fine condition. The connection between the Apollo program and the Peanuts comic strip is well documented. The call signs for the Apollo 10 spacecraft were the names of characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy, the semi-official mascots of the famed ‘dress rehearsal’ Apollo mission, and Peanuts creator Charles Schulz also drew some mission-related artwork for NASA. Starting Bid $200
3180. Tom Stafford’s Apollo 10 Flown Robbins Medallion. Tom Stafford’s flown sterling silver Apollo 10 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25˝ x 1.25˝, shield-shaped with a raised design on the face of the mission insignia and the last names of crew-members Tom Stafford, John Young, and Gene Cernan. The reverse of the medallion is engraved “May 18–26, 1969” and serial numbered “166.” Includes the original plastic case. Condition is mint state, with slight tarnishing to reverse. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Stafford, in part: “This medallion flew to the moon during May 18 to 26, 1969 on the Apollo X mission. I commanded the flight with astronauts John Young serving as Command Module Pilot and Eugene Cernan serving as Lunar Module Pilot. This flight successfully tested techniques needed to accomplish the first lunar landing mission two months later.” The medallion has the unique distinction of being part of a Guinness World Record—on its return from the moon, Apollo 10 set the record for the highest speed attained by a manned vehicle: 24,791 mph (39,897 km/h) or Mach 36! Starting Bid $1000
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The fastest flown flag in the history of space travel
3179. Tom Stafford’s Apollo 10 Flown Oversized Flag. Extremely desirable large flown American flag carried into lunar
orbit during the Apollo 10 mission, 18.5˝ x 11.5˝, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint, “Flown to the moon on Apollo X, May 1969, Tom Stafford.” Includes a letter of provenance signed “Thomas P. Stafford,” written on his personal stationery, which reads: “Accompanying this letter is one of the largest United States flags ever taken to the Moon. I carried this flag on the flight of Apollo X during May 18 to 26, 1969…During our flight home, we reached a speed of 24,791 nautical miles per hour or the equivalent of 28,528 statute miles per hour. No other Apollo crew matched or exceeded this speed, therefore John, Gene, and I traveled faster than any other human. And of course no other flag carried on any other space mission has matched or exceeded the speed attained by this flag during the flight of Apollo X. This flag has been in my personal possession since my return from the Moon.” Both are mounted with a photo of the CM Charlie Brown to a display mat measuring 20 x 24. In fine condition. An incredible flown flag made all the more desirable for its rock-solid provenance and unusually large size. Starting Bid $2500
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Apollo 11
3187. Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo 11 Trajectory Plotting Chart. Appealing color first edition
of the Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart for the Apollo 11 mission, 24 x 20, dated June 23, 1969, displaying a polar view of the lunar mission profile for Apollo 11, showing the various significant events during the eight-day mission. Signed in blue felt tip, “Our road map to the first lunar landing! Buzz Aldrin, LMP.” Lithographed by ACIC 6–69, and prepared under the direction of the Department of Defense by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center. Rolled and in fine condition. Starting Bid $500
3188. Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo 11 Landing Site Chart.
Uncommon NASA chart of the Apollo 11 landing site Mare Tranquillitatis, or Sea of Tranquility, and its surrounding region, 22 x 17, captioned in the lower right corner, “MSC–6132-69,” signed in blue felt tip, “First lunar landing, Apollo XI, July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin, LMP,” who has added an “X” to the landing site. Rolled and in fine condition. Starting Bid $500
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3189. Buzz Aldrin Signed Oversized Photograph.
Magnificent color satin-finish 20 x 16 full-length photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, his visor showing a small reflection of the photographer, Neil Armstrong, signed in blue felt tip, “Tranquility Base, July 20-21, 1969, Buzz Aldrin.” In fine condition. An immense example of history’s most iconic space image. Starting Bid $300
3190. Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph. Official color
glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered (AS11-37-5437) NASA photo of the Sea of Tranquility landing site for the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI,” who marks the “Landing Point” with an “X.” Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks and purple NASA caption text. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3191. Buzz Aldrin Oversized Photograph. Vintage color
glossy 14 x 11 photograph of Apollo 11 LMP Buzz Aldrin working on the lunar surface during his historic EVA. Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks. In fine condition, with a couple of trivial creases to the upper left corner. Starting Bid $200
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3192. Buzz Aldrin Signed Print and Limited Edition Moonfire Book. Outstanding color glossy 12.75 x 15.75 print of Aldrin on the lunar surface, numbered 300/1969, prominently signed on the reverse in black felt tip. Includes its associated limited edition oversized book: Moonfire by Norman Mailer. Germany: Taschen, 2009. Hardcover with impressive custom-molded white resin presentation case with a convex Plexiglas window, 15 x 18, 348 pages. The Aldrin photo is displayed in its original Plexiglas frame and is accompanied by its original cardboard Taschen box with matching number. In fine condition, with some scratching to the window dome of the Mailer book. Starting Bid $200
3193. Buzz Aldrin Signed Lunar Plaque. Highly desirable replica 9.25 x 8 metal lunar plaque similar to the one left on the
moon’s surface by the Apollo 11 crew, affixed to a wooden 10.5 x 13 mount, signed below his facsimile signature in black felt tip by Buzz Aldrin. The iconic plaque reads: “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon, July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind.” Reverse of plaque bears a preprinted handwritten letter from Aldrin, who notes: “I am pleased personally to autograph this limited edition replica of the original Apollo 11 Lunar Plaque.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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No cause for alarm—very rare Apollo 11 ‘G & N Dictionary’ signed by Aldrin, Duke, and two flight controllers that prevented a moon-landing cancellation
3194. Buzz Aldrin and Charlie Duke Signed ‘G & N Dictionary’ Manual. Official ring-bound NASA manual entitled
“Apollo XI, LM-5, Flight Crew G & N Dictionary,” 6 x 8, over 100 pages, signed on the cardstock front cover in black ink, “Great call on the 1202 + 1201 alarms! Buzz Aldrin,” and on the inside front cover in black ballpoint, “Charlie Duke, Apollo 11 CAPCOM,” who adds above: “July 20, 1969, 1202 Alarm, ‘Roger. We got—we’re go on that alarm.’ / 1201 Alarm, ‘Roger. 1201 alarm. We’re go. Same type. We’re go.’” The front cover is also signed in black ink by Steve Bales, the guidance officer for the Apollo 11 mission, who adds brackets and notations to the ‘Alarms Section’ PGNS-13 page. The inside back cover is signed and inscribed by Jack Garman, an Apollo Guidance Computer support specialist for the Apollo 11 mission. The front cover is stamp-dated June 11, 1969, and opposite the inside back cover is a copy of Garman’s alarm code ‘cheat sheet.’ In fine condition. Accompanied by two photos of Aldrin and Duke taken at the time of their signings, and a signed letter from Bales, who notes: “I believe there are very few copies remaining of this special document.” A more detailed description can be found online. Starting Bid $500
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Aldrin and Collins sign an Apollo 11 menu, “used by us during our 21 day post-flight quarantine!” 3195. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed Post-Flight Quarantine Menu. Rare menu booklet used by the Apollo astronauts during their post-flight
quarantine, 8.25 x 11, 16 pages, signed on the front cover in black felt tip. “This menu was used by us during our 21 day post-flight quarantine! Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI” and “Michael Collins, Apollo XI CMP, July 16–24, 1969.” The cover features the Apollo 11 mission insignia, and the contents include the complete meal plans for the 21 days, plus numerous plugs for Stouffer Foods, who evidently scored a brilliant public-relations coup as an ‘official’ supplier to the mission. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace for the Collins autograph. Starting Bid $200
3196. Buzz Aldrin and Peter Max Signed Print. Color 24 x 36 print of Peter Max’s colorful pop art rendition of the famous ‘visor shot’ of Buzz Aldrin during man’s first moonwalk, entitled ‘Apollo 11 - Walking on the Moon, 1969/1999,’ signed in black felt tip by the subject, “Buzz,” and the artist, “Max, 99.” In fine condition, with a crease to the upper left corner tip, and some light surface creases to the upper background area. Originally from Aldrin’s personal collection, the print is accompanied by a letter of provenance from his stepdaughter Lisa Cannon, and a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200
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3197. Buzz Aldrin Original Vintage NASA Photograph. Original vintage color semi-glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered (AS11-40-5875) NASA photo of Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin standing next to the American flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission. Reverse of photo bears “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak” watermarks and faded purple NASA caption text, which errantly identifies Neil Armstrong as the pictured moonwalker. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Apollo 11 ‘Type 1’ lunar landing day insurance cover from Aldrin’s personal collection
3198. Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 ‘Type 1’ Insurance Cover. Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover with a color cachet depicting the moon landing, bearing a lunar landing date postmark of July 20, 1969 at Houston, Texas, signed in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. The cover is also marked along the reverse bottom edge, “BA06.” The cover is lightly affixed to a sheet of personal letterhead signed in blue ballpoint by Aldrin, which reads, in part: “This Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club postal cover…is one of the ‘insurance covers’ signed by the Apollo 11 crew before our launch on July 16, 1969…The cover displayed above has been in my private collection since 1969 and has an identifier of BA06 written on the reverse side. It was signed by the Apollo 11 crew—Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and myself prior to launch.” In very fine condition. These famous insurance covers, produced immediately prior to space missions in order to provide financial security for astronauts’ families in case of disaster, have earned near-legendary status as the ultimate space-related philatelic item, and exist as one of the most coveted formats for astronaut autographs. Starting Bid $1000
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Flown Apollo 11 Flight Plan timeline from Aldrin’s collection, with steps for “Stay/No Stay for Lunar Surface Operations” 3199. Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 Flown Flight Plan Page. Extraordinary flown 10.5 x 8 double-sided page from the final
Apollo 11 Flight Plan carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module ‘Columbia’ during the first lunar landing mission, signed and flight-certified on both sides in blue ballpoint, “Carried to the moon aboard Apollo XI, Buzz Aldrin.” The page’s front and back, numbered “3–71” and “3-72,” provide a detailed timeline of activities beginning 75 minutes after their historic landing—namely, the steps for “Stay/No Stay for Lunar Surface Operations.” Notably, there are some hand-notated amendments to the plan, including “Don Helmet and Gloves” under the “CDR” column at 104:20. This is only one of eleven sheets in the flight plan to detail the lunar surface activities for Apollo 11. In fine condition. Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance signed by Buzz Aldrin, in part: “Enclosed with this letter is a sheet numbered 3-71 and 3-72 from the Apollo 11 Flight Plan, Part No. SKB32100080-350, S/N 1001. It is part of the entire document that was carried to the Moon in Command Module Columbia on the first lunar landing mission during July 16 to 24, 1969. This sheet is from the detailed timeline section and covers hour 104 through the beginning of hour 106 in the mission. Page 3-71 lists the steps for the Stay/No Stay for Lunar Surface Operations. Neil Armstrong had just made history’s first manned lunar landing less than 2 hours before these steps. Since that time, we were in a posture to leave the lunar surface if an emergency occurred. By this point in the flight plan, we and Mission Control had verified all our systems were operating properly. We were then given a go to stay on the lunar surface during our 104th hour in the mission. Needless to say, Neil and I had an abundance of energy after this historic landing and starting a rest period as listed on page 3-72 was the last thing on our minds. At about 104 hours and 30 minutes into the mission, Neil asked and received concurrence from Mission Control to start the EVA or moon walk activities about 5 hours earlier than written in the flight plan. Thus, we were actually doing EVA Prep work during this period on page 3-72. These tasks consisted of configuring our space suits to be able to strap on our PLSS (Portable Life Support Systems) or ‘back packs,’ then performing space suit pressure and communication checks. The flight plan was probably the single most important document related to the success of our mission. It provided a time schedule of crew activities and spacecraft maneuvers to accomplish the first lunar landing. This page in particular from a Ground Elapsed Time (GET) standpoint has some of the most significant events that occurred during the entire Apollo 11 flight.” Starting Bid $5000
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“Used by Neil and me just after Eagle’s landing”— surface-flown page from the Apollo 11 LM Lunar Surface Checklist, with instructions for reporting and identifying their exact landing site 3200. Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 Flown LM Lunar Surface Checklist Page. Important flown double-sided page from
the Apollo 11 LM Lunar Surface Checklist carried to the moon on the Lunar Module ‘Eagle,’ 5.5 x 8, signed and flight-certified on both sides in blue ballpoint, “Used by Neil and me just after Eagle’s landing, Buzz Aldrin” and “Flown to the Lunar Surface on Apollo XI, Buzz Aldrin.” The page details some initial steps taken upon landing, including notifying the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) of the approximate landing site; subsequent procedures enabled them to update the LM computer to their exact location to safely return to Michael Collins in case of an emergency liftoff. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance signed by Buzz Aldrin, offering incredible detail about Neil Armstrong’s precise efforts to make a safe landing on the moon, then their steps to determine their exact landing position. In part: “Accompanying this letter is a sheet numbered SUR-3 and SUR-4 from the Apollo 11 LM Lunar Surface Checklist, Part No. SKB32100074-363, S/N 1001. The checklist was taken to the Moon on the flight of Apollo 11 during July 16 to 24, 1969. Then the entire checklist, including this sheet, was carried to the surface of the Moon in Lunar Module Eagle during the first lunar landing on July 20, 1969. This sheet has the important steps Neil Armstrong and I performed in Eagle just minutes after the first manned lunar landing. Neil made a beautiful landing. The Lunar Module was automatically targeting us into a large boulder-filled crater. He expertly maneuvered Eagle away from that crater and landed with less than 30 seconds of descent fuel remaining. After landing we started a series of procedures listed in the initial pages of the Lunar Surface Checklist. The two pages before SUR-3 had Neil and I preparing for a possible emergency lift-off some 2 hours after landing. That included a series of star sightings to align the navigational equipment to our exact position we now called ‘Tranquillity Base.’ Side SUR-3 has about 20 steps Neil and I worked through to put Eagle into a secure posture. One important step on this side was to report our approximate landing site to Mission Control. I had previously recorded that information in our LM Timeline Book, which was the first recorded information by human hands while on the surface of the Moon. Additional steps on side SUR-3 have a series of star location procedures and rendezvous radar settings at 103 hours and 18 minutes into our mission, which was one hour and 10 minutes from the emergency lift-off time. Side SUR-4 has the continuation of star sighting steps to determine precisely where our landing site was and to align our nav equipment. This was very important in case we had to leave the Moon within that hour and perform a successful rendezvous with Mike Collins in Columbia. Of course that emergency lift-off did not occur and just a few hours later Neil Armstrong and I became the first humans to walk on another celestial body, the Moon.” Starting Bid $5000
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Aldrin’s Apollo 11 PPK, used in man’s first religious act on another planet 3201. Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 Lunar Flown Communion Personal Preference Kit. Magnificent flown Personal
Preference Kit (PPK) belonging to Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin and carried to the surface of the moon in the Lunar Module Eagle during NASA’s historic first lunar-landing mission, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “This Lunar Module PPK carried my personal belongings to Tranquility Base on Apollo XI.—Including Communion Kit—, Buzz Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot.” The Beta cloth bag with upper grommet and cord approximately measures 6˝ x 8.5˝, with parts patch to front reading: “Kit, Pilot’s Preference, P/N SEB 12100018-202, S/N 1085.” Lower portion of patch bears a handwritten notation: “Aldrin—LM.” In fine condition, with expected wear from use and a small tear to left side. The flown Beta cloth PPK is accompanied by an extensive provenance package of visual evidence, signed testimonials, and a history of the Apollo 11 lunar communion service, which is highlighted by a signed letter of provenance from Aldrin, dated November 14, 1998. Supplementary provenance includes: A signed certificate of authenticity from Aldrin, dated February 25, 1995: “I hereby certify and warrant that the beta cloth Pilot’s Preference Kit or ‘PPK.’ NASA SEB# 12100018-202, S/N 1085, Aldrin–LM,’ was the ‘PPK’ owned and carried by me aboard the Apollo XI Lunar Module, called ‘Eagle,’ flown to the lunar surface, July 20, 1969.” A pair of signed provenance letters from Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke, who served as CAPCOM for Apollo 11, with one letter reading: “Shortly after touchdown, we all shared a moment of silence as Buzz Aldrin conducted the first worship service ever held on another world, with the religious articles he carried in his Lunar Module Personal Preference Kit. Today I had the pleasure of examining the kit…It is a priceless reminder of God’s presence, not only here on earth, but throughout the entire universe.” Starting Bid $50000
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Launch abort training checklist from Aldrin’s collection, with annotations by Collins—used by all three Apollo 11 crewmen in the CM Simulator
3202. Buzz Aldrin’s Training-Used Apollo 11 Launch Operations Checklist. Training-used 6 x 8 double-sided
page from the ‘Abort Procedures’ section of the Apollo 11 Launch Operations Checklist used by the crew in the Apollo Command Module Simulator, with handwritten notations by Michael Collins on both sides, signed on one side in blue ballpoint, “Used in Training for Apollo XI, Buzz Aldrin.” The page’s front and back, numbered “4-3” and “4-4,” provide the procedures for executing ‘Mode II’ or ‘Mode III’ aborts, to be performed during a launch abort from just over 3 minutes into flight until reaching orbit insertion. On the front, Michael Collins scratched out a value and wrote “HA”; on the back, Collins added, “SCS TVC P&Y—Auto,” in the margin. In fine condition. Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance signed by Buzz Aldrin, in part: “Accompanying this letter is a page numbered 4-3 and 4-4 from the CSM 107 (Apollo 11) Launch Operations Checklist, SKB32100080-306. It was part of the complete manual used in the Command Module Simulator at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas. This page is from Section 4 titled: Abort Procedures. The entire checklist, including this actual page, was used by all three Apollo 11 crew members: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and myself. We referred to this section almost every time we
performed a launch abort because the simulator team would often put us in a situation that required us to execute an abort. Side 4-3 has all the procedures to execute a Mode II Abort, which could occur Between 3 minutes and 16 seconds and 10 minutes 8 seconds into the flight. Neil Armstrong had to make the command decision when flight simulator conditions demanded that he start these sequences…He used this page extensively during sims. Mike Collins scratched out a value and wrote in “HA” on this side. Side 4-4 has all the steps required for a Mode III Abort, which could occur between 10 minutes 8 seconds and 11 minutes 53 seconds into the flight. Mike also wrote in the additional step of “SCS TBC P&Y-Auto” on this side. Both of these aborts would be done by separating the CSM from the launch vehicle. Our escape tower was already jettisoned by this time into the flight. The sheet has a red tint to enable quick referral during emergency conditions. It was important to rehearse the flow of this activity in the simulator. It was an excellent learning device and the checklist was an important tool to insure our correct performance. This training was a key step which enabled our flight to make the first manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969.” Starting Bid $200
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‘First on the Moon’ book signed in full by Apollo 11—“My impression of the lunar surface was ‘Beautiful. Beautiful. Magnificent Desolation’” 3203. Apollo 11 Signed Book. Signed book: First on the Moon. First edition. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 434 pages. Signed extensively on the half-title page in black ink and felt tip by the crew of Apollo 11—”Neil Armstrong,” “Michael Collins, Apollo XI CMP,” and “My impression of the lunar surface was ‘Beautiful. Beautiful. Magnificent Desolation,’ Buzz Aldrin, July 20, 1969, Apollo XI LMP,” who cleverly incorporates above the title, “We were the [First on the Moon].” The page is also signed by Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke, who served as a CAPCOM on the Apollo 11 mission: “We copy you down, Eagle, Charlie Duke, Apollo 11 CAPCOM.” In fine condition, with some chipping and toning to the dust jacket. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Novaspace for the Aldrin and Collins signings, as well as a photo taken at the time of Aldrin’s signing. A beautiful fully signed book that commemorates NASA’s landmark moment. Starting Bid $500
Stunning foil print signed by the Apollo 11 crew 3204. Apollo 11 Signed Foil Etching. Sought-after color 7.5 x 11.25 foil etch reproduction of a John Berkey painting entitled ‘One Giant Leap,’ which depicts Neil Armstrong standing on the surface of the moon, with Buzz Aldrin, the Lunar Module Eagle, the Earth, as well as images of the rocket launch, orbiting Command Module Columbia piloted by Michael Collins, and the American flag visible in the background. The foil etch is affixed to the original 12 x 16 presentation mount, which is boldly signed in black ink, “Neil Armstrong,” “Buzz Aldrin,” and “M. Collins.” Includes the original information sheet for the Berkey painting. In fine condition, with some light creasing to the lower left corner, slightly touching Armstrong’s signature. Only 75 of these personally autographed foil pictures were made for the space exhibit at the 1972 North Carolina State Fair. A wonderful display piece featuring a rare artist’s portrayal of both Armstrong and Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in full by the heroic astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission. Starting Bid $500
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The 1984 World’s Fair honors the 15th anniversary of Apollo 11 3205. Apollo 11 Signed 15th Anniversary Certificate. Uncommon certificate honoring the 15th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, 10.25 x 13.25, commemorated in New Orleans at the 1984 World’s Fair, Louisiana World Exposition on July 20, 1984, signed in black felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. Also signed by NASA administrator James M. Beggs, and bearing a souvenir Apollo 11 mission patch affixed to top left. Lower portion bears a gold foil NASA seal. Housed in its original 13.25 x 16.25 presentation folder. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3206. Apollo 11 Print Signed by Armstrong, Aldrin, Nixon, and McCandless. Uncommon 11 x 14 print of a drawing
by artist Paul Calle of President Richard Nixon making a congratulatory phone call to the Apollo 11 astronauts not long after they landed on the moon, signed in black ink and felt tip, “Neil Armstrong,” “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI LMP,” “Richard Nixon,” and “Bruce McCandless II—Apollo 11 EVA CAPCOM,” who adds above: “’Neil and Buzz, The President of the United States is in his office now and would like to say a few words to you.’” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3207. Apollo 11 Signed Photograph. Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 crew in their white space suits against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong, and in black felt tip by Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. In very good to fine condition, with a crease area on Armstrong’s chest and the signatures several shades light. Starting Bid $300
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3208. Apollo 11 Preliminary Flight Plan and (6) NASA Photographs. Official NASA manual entitled “Preliminary, Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM-5,” 297 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated April 15, 1969. The front cover features a “NASAKSC Technical Document Control Office Dispatched” stamp dated April 23, 1969. Sections include: I. General, II. Update Forms, III. Detailed Timeline, IV. Detailed Test Objectives, V. Consumables, and VI. Summary Flight Plan. The manual is housed in a modern three-ring binder. Includes six official NASA photos related to the Apollo 11 mission: two modern era color photos (S69 31048 and S69 31080), two ‘type 1’ color photos (S-69-31081 and S-69-31083), and two ‘type 1’ black and white photos (S-69-31163 and S-69-32231). In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3209. Apollo 11 Flown Artifact Display. Display containing three flown artifacts from the historic Apollo 11 mission—a .25˝ x .25˝ swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Command Module Columbia; a .25˝ x .25˝ piece of heatshield from the Columbia; and an Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness medal, 1.25˝ diameter, with the reverse stating that it “contains metal from spacecrafts Columbia and Eagle, that took astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins on their historic Apollo 11 mission that resulted in the first landing of man on the Moon.” Mounted, matted, and framed together to an overall size of 14 x 6.5. In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity from Lou Villegas, a manager of the Space Division at North American Rockwell. Starting Bid $200
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3211. Apollo 11 Commemorative Sword by Wilkinson. Limited edition commemorative sword made by Wilkinson Sword of London to honor of the Apollo 11 moon landing, numbered 0275 [of an edition of 2000], featuring a 30˝ stainless steel blade engraved with depictions of the Saturn rocket launch, the Apollo XI lunar (LM) and command (CM) modules above the Moon’s surface, and the American flag; it is also engraved on a floating ribbon “Apollo 11 Moon Landing 20-7-1969.” Marked at the bottom near the tang “By Appointment To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Sword Cutlers,” the logo of “Wilkinson Sword London,” and “Made in England.” Overall length measures 36˝ long, with an 18K gold-plated crossguard and pommel, and a polished wooden grip. Sword is mounted on its 6.75˝ x 39˝ mahogany plaque, with presentation plate reading: “Sword by / Wilkinson Sword of London / to Honour the Achievement / of the U.S.A. Moon Landing / 1969,” and also bearing an image of the Apollo 11 lunar module. Sword in fine condition; wooden display mount in very good condition, with some wear and tarnishing to presentation plate and several scratches to the wood. Starting Bid $200
3213. Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph. Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Neil Armstrong in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To John Marco—Best Wishes, Neil Armstrong.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Starting Bid $200
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3212. Apollo 11 Flown Kapton Foil and Apollo Achievement Award: A. J. Maynard. Scarce NASA certificate for the “Apollo Achievement Award,”
10 x 7.75, presented to A. J. Maynard, which bears a flown .75˝ x .5˝ swatch of Kapton foil removed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft after splashdown. Lower right bears a preprinted signature of NASA Administrator Thomas O. Paine, and the lower left bears an affixed caption. Includes the rare original presentation folder issued to “A. J. Maynard II,” with an affixed Snoopy sticker. In fine condition. Maynard was a supervisor of Heat Shield Installations at North American Rockwell. Starting Bid $200
3214. Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph. Uncommon glossy 10 x 8 20th
Century-Fox publicity photo for the 1969 documentary Footprints on the Moon: Apollo 11, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “Best wishes to Richard Y. Cancilla, Neil Armstrong.” In fine condition, with scattered small surface creases. Starting Bid $200
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3215. Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph. Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in a formal pose, shortly after being introduced as a NASA astronaut, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Dan, with best wishes, Neil Armstrong.” In fine condition, with two light creases to Armstrong’s left sleeve. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the granddaughter of the original recipient, a former engineer and vehicle manager for NASA. Starting Bid $200
Attractive New York Times Apollo 11 display signed by Neil Armstrong
3216. Neil Armstrong Signed Newspaper. Extremely desirable ‘Special Supplement’ to The New York Times newspaper
from July 17, 1969, with header, “Apollo 11: Man and the Moon,” measures 28.5 x 22.75 open to show front and back pages, signed on the front page in black ballpoint, “Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11.” The back page features a large image of a Paul Calle drawing, which depicts an Apollo astronaut preparing to set foot on the lunar surface. Matted and framed to an overall size of 36.75 x 30.75. In fine condition, with two vertical folds, and light toning along the single horizontal fold. Starting Bid $500
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3217. Neil Armstrong, Scott Carpenter, and Isaac Asimov Multi-Signed Program. Rare program for the African Eclipse Cruise held aboard the SS Canberra between June 22 and July 8, 1973, sixteen pages, 6.5 x 9.5, signed inside on their respective biography pages in ink and felt tip by nearly all featured lecturers, which includes: Neil Armstrong, Scott Carpenter, Isaac Asimov, Richard Athey, Annette Bartle, Charles H. Smiley, and many more. The upper left corner is marked, “M. Scott Carpenter,” by an unknown hand. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3218. Apollo 11: Silver Beaker with Case Signed by Michael Collins. Limited edition sterling silver beaker honoring the Apollo 11 mission. Numbered 69/1500, made by Prestons Limited, 9.1 troy oz., 5.25˝ tall and a 3.25˝ mouth, with one side featuring an embossed moon, an engraved lunar module, and text: “Man on the Moon, The Eagle Has Landed, 20th July 1969”; and the opposite featuring an engraved NASA ‘meatball’ logo, a raised Apollo 11 mission insignia, and the astronauts’ name. Includes the original blue leather presentation case, 5.25 x 8.25 x 4.75, which is signed on the top in gold ink, “Michael Collins, Apollo XI CMP.” In fine condition, with some scuffing to beaker, and a scratch to case near but not affecting the autograph. Starting Bid $200 54 |
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Presented to a NASA legend—flown flags from the historic Apollo 11 and ASTP missions
3220. Deke Slayton’s Apollo 11 and Apollo-Soyuz Flown Flag Display. Hugely desirable flown flag display presented
to astronaut Deke Slayton, NASA’s first Chief of the Astronaut Office and Director of Flight Crew Operations, which contains an American flag, 5.75 x 3.75, which was carried to the moon aboard the Lunar Module Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission, and a Wisconsin state flag, 6 x 4.25, which flew on the Apollo CSM-111 spacecraft during the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) mission. Both flags are mounted under Plexiglas and set on a presentation plaque, which reads: “Presented to Donald K. ‘Deke’ Slayton, For his role in the development of manned space flight. His contributions both as a member of the astronaut corps and the program management team have been a major factor in the success of our Nation’s Space Program.” Lower portion bears a facsimile signature of Chris Kraft, the director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. The plaque is attached to a larger wooden mount, 22 x 11.5, with design commemorating the ASTP mission and affixed emblems honoring the six main NASA programs. In fine condition, with some tarnishing to the plaque which has been partially cleaned. A remarkable pairing of flown flags honoring two of NASA’s most significant and enduring manned missions, presented to a true giant in the annals of space and aviation. Starting Bid $5000
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Apollo 12 Flown hatch decal from the Apollo 12 ‘Yankee Clipper’
3265. Apollo 12 Flown Command Module Pressure Equalization Valve Decal. Flown “Pressure Equalization Valve” decal from the hatch of the Apollo 12 Command Module ‘Yankee Clipper,’ measuring 5.25˝ x 6.25˝, which was applied over the capsule’s exterior Kapton foil covering. It exhibits burn patterns and bubbling from the spacecraft’s fiery descent through the atmosphere during its return to Earth. The decal identifies the location of the hatch’s pressure equalization valve, which was used to equalize pressure between the cabin and outside, and could entirely vent cabin pressure in less than a minute. Inside the cabin, a handle would be raised and rotated to open the valve; externally, a tool could be inserted and rotated clockwise—as indicated on the decal—to rotate the same shaft and open the valve. The decal has inclusions (cutouts) to accommodate prelaunch placement of four radio-luminecent (radioactive) discs which provided an illuminated target for Tool B insertion by a crewmember during EVA. Handsomely matted and framed with an official NASA image (S69-22800) of the Apollo 12 recovery—in which this decal is clearly seen on the CM’s open hatch—as well as a mission patch and caption to an overall size of 20 x 24. The caption reads: “This main hatch pressure equalization valve decal was removed from Apollo 12 Command Module ‘Yankee Clipper’ following its historic 10 day, 825,000 mile journey to the Moon.” Consignor attests to decal having been removed from Yankee Clipper during the spacecraft’s post-flight inspection at North American Rockwell, Downey, California, following the capsule’s release from JSC quarantine on January 12, 1970. Starting Bid $2500
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An Apollo 12 ‘stowaway’ that spent 7 hours on the lunar surface, stashed inside the Lunar Television Camera by a Westinghouse engineer
3268. Apollo 12 Lunar Surface Flown Television Camera Plaque. Flown metal plaque that was carried to the moon inside the Westinghouse zoom lens housing of the Apollo 12 color TV camera, which, for seven-and-a-half hours, was exposed to the lunar environment at the Ocean of Storms landing site during the Apollo program’s second moon-landing mission. The small ‘stowaway’ plaque measures 1.75˝ x 1.5˝ and is engraved as follows: “Apollo 12, J. W. Thompson, Jr., G. C. Thompson, M. E. Thompson, B. R. Thompson, November 14, 69.” The four names on the plaque belong to the three sons and the grandson of Westinghouse Electric Corporation optical engineer John W. Thompson, the man responsible for designing the TV camera’s optical lens components, and who surreptitiously placed the plaque inside the lens housing. The plaque is affixed to a photo of the Westinghouse TV camera on the lunar surface, with the upper right of photo bearing an affixed brass presentation plate: “This plaque was carried onboard the Apollo 12 spacecraft to the surface of the moon, Installed inside Lunar TV Camera, On surface from Nov. 19, 1969 1:57 AM to Nov. 19, 1969 9:26 AM.” Framed to an overall size of 13.75˝ x 10.75˝. In fine condition. Included with the plaque is the original Westinghouse blueprint for the “Zoom Lens Configuration,” designed by Thompson on August 11, 1969, which features a notation pointing to the exact location where the plaque was installed. Accompanied by a notarized letter of provenance signed by Brent Richard Thompson, the aforementioned grandson, who states that his grandfather, “During final assembly of the camera in the secure white room, [Thompson] installed, hidden from view inside the lens housing, a small metal plaque with the hand-engraved names of his 3 sons…[and] infant grandson.” Originates from the grandson of John W. Thompson. Starting Bid $5000 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 57
3266. Apollo 12 Guidance, Navigation & Control User’s Guide. Important bracket-bound
manual from the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory entitled “R-567, Guidance System Operations Plan for Manned LM Earth Orbital and Lunar Missions Using Program Luminary 1B (REV. 116), Section 4, PGNCS Operational Modes (REV. 6), September 1969,” bound in blue “Apollo Guidance, Navigation and Control” softcover wrappers, 3.25˝ thick, marked “Pearson” on the front cover as Robert Pearson’s personal copy. Mr. Pearson was the lead KSC Lunar Module Simulator instructor to the Apollo astronauts, and he often said: ‘I’ve landed on the moon more times than anybody in the world.’ This manual references the 33 Luminary Programs, the most important of which relate to the actual lunar lunar landing programs. In very good to fine condition, with some staining to the spine page edges and back cover, and rusting and deterioration to back cover spine; interior of manual is largely unaffected. Starting Bid $200
3267. Apollo 12 Kapton Foil [Attested to as Flown by Florian Noller] with Certificate Signed by Alan Bean. Swatch
of Kapton foil, .5 x .5, attested to as being flown and removed from the outer skin of the Apollo 12 Command Module Yankee Clipper by Florian Noller, affixed to a limited edition color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Charles Conrad holding the American flag on the lunar surface, numbered sample 23/50, signed in silver ink, “Alan Bean, Apollo 12.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Noller, and by a copy of a provenance letter from the original recipient, an employee of CBS News who affirms that the swatch was presented to him by one of the U.S. Navy frogmen that recovered the CSM. Starting Bid $200
3269. Alan Bean Signed LM Descent Chart. First edition “LM Descent Monitoring Chart—LMD (PDI to Landing)” for “Landing Site No. 7,” 42 x 8, dated to October 3, 1969, signed above the Fra Mauro crater in blue felt tip, “Alan Bean, Apollo 12 LMP.” Rolled and in fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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3270. Alan Bean Signed Apollo 12 Chart. Third edition color “Targets of Opportunity Flight Chart” for the Apollo 12 mis-
sion, scale 1:7,500,000, 58.25 x 12, issued as SKB 32100097-301, dated to October 23, 1969, signed in the ‘Ocean of Storms’ in blue felt tip, “Alan Bean, Apollo 12 LMP.” Rolled and in fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3271. Charles Conrad’s Apollo 12 ‘Type 1’ Insurance Cover. Charles Conrad’s Apollo 12 ‘Type 1’ insurance cover bearing a mission emblem cachet with Navy wings underneath, postmarked at the Kennedy Space Center on November 14, 1969, signed in black felt tip, “Charles Conrad, Jr.,” “Dick Gordon,” and “Alan L. Bean.” Lightly affixed to a certificate signed in blue felt tip by Conrad, “Charles Conrad, Jr., CDR Apollo XII,” with typed caption: “This Apollo XII crew cover was signed by the entire Apollo XII crew just days before our launch on November 14, 1969. The set of covers were originally planned to be flown on our flight to the moon. However, we collectively agreed not to fly them to avoid favoritism due to multiple requests to fly a variety of covers in our personal preferences kits. This cover is one from my personal collection.” In fine condition, with a brush to the last letter of Gordon’s first name, and the postage stamp applied over the ends of Conrad and Cordon’s signatures. Starting Bid $200
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Flaked with lunar dust, a flown Lunar Module checklist clip from the Commander’s collection
3272. Charles Conrad’s Apollo 12 Flown Data File Clip. Flown Lunar Module data file clip carried to the lunar
surface during the Apollo 12 mission, measuring 1.75˝ x 2.25˝ x 1˝, with etched part numbers: “P/N SEB3210094-302, S/N 1097 Assy.” The aluminum checklist clip, used inside the Lunar Module ‘Intrepid,’ has a 1-inch square white Velcro patch on the front retaining embedded lunar soil material. Includes a handwritten letter of provenance signed by Apollo 12 Commander Charles Conrad, in full: “This ‘Data File Clip,’ part number SEB 32100094-302, S/N 1097, was flown to the lunar surface aboard the Lunar Module Intrepid during the flight of Apollo XII. It was used to secure checklists and logged over 31 hours on the moon’s surface during November 19-20, 1969. The clamp is listed on page 41 of the Apollo XII stowage list. It has been in my personal collection since I returned from the moon.” Also includes a one-page typed document on Conrad’s personal letterhead, documenting a microscopic examination of the clip, outlining the material seen in the Velcro, including frayed spacesuit materials and dust grains “completely consistent with a lunar regolith origin.” In fine condition. Apollo XII was the first lunar landing to perform two extensive surface explorations where Conrad and Bean accumulated a large amount of lunar dust on their space suits and flight equipment. During their 31-hour surface stay, this clip was exposed to lunar dust carried into the LM by the crew. The included analysis of the embedded lunar material describes observed plagioclase feldspar, blackish extremely angular fragmented agglutinate-like grains, and greenish-yellow grains being olivine. Starting Bid $3500
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Rare ‘first run’ variant of the Apollo 12 mission patch from Conrad’s collection, which was “carried in the lunar module and spent over 31 hours on the lunar surface”
3273. Charles Conrad’s Apollo 12 Flown/Lunar Landed Mission Patch. Rare flown embroidered Apollo 12 mission
patch, 4˝ in diameter, affixed to a letter of provenance signed in blue felt tip by Commander Charles Conrad, in part: “This cloth patch is one/two similar designs of the Apollo XII emblem that I have in my personal collection. The above patch was from the first group ever made. It does not have the white outer border between the blue and gold threads. That was added to the additional production runs of the patch…Our mission to the moon began on November 14, 1969. Alan Bean and I made the second lunar landing of the Apollo program on November 19. This patch was carried in the lunar module and spent over 31 hours on the lunar surface.” The patch and letter are matted alongside a color satin-finish 6.25 x 7.5 photo of Conrad with the American flag during an Apollo 12 EVA, signed in silver ink, “Charles Conrad, Jr., Cdr. Apollo XII.” The display measures an overall 18.5 x 11.5. In fine condition. An impressive lunar-flown piece from the collection of the third moonwalker. Starting Bid $1000
3274. Charles Conrad’s Jet America Airlines Cap and Pilot’s Card. Charles Conrad’s personally-owned and -worn Jet America Airlines first officer pilot’s cap, size 7 1/8, made by the Lancaster Brand of Los Angeles, California, with the crown bearing the Jet American logo and the underside of cap featuring a typed tag: “First Officer, Mr. Conrad, 7 1/8.” Includes Conrad’s laminated Jet American “First Officer” pilot’s identification card, 2.25 x 3.25, with a small photo of Conrad to front, and the reverse signed in black ballpoint, “Charles Conrad, Jr.” Expiring after one year, the card bears a date of hire of April 14, 1986. In overall fine condition, with some crackling to brim. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Farthest Reaches, which affirms that the cap and ID card derives from the Conrad Family Collection. Starting Bid $200 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 61
Apollo 13
Extensively annotated Apollo 13 trajectory chart— “Our ‘problem’ occurred 200,000 miles from earth!”
3303. Apollo 13 Signed Trajectory Plotting Chart. Color first edition Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart for the Apollo 13 mission, 24 x 20, dated March 16, 1970, displaying a polar view of the lunar mission profile for Apollo 13, showing the various significant events during the 10-day mission. Signed in blue felt tip, “James Lovell, CDR Apollo 13,” “Our ‘problem’ occurred 200,000 miles from earth! 13 April 1970, Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP,” who marks with an “X” where the explosion happened on the flight path and adds “Boom! April 13, 1970 10:08 EST, Freddo,” and “‘This is Houston, say again please… Roger, Main B undervolt…Okay, standby 13 we’re looking at it…,’ Jack Lousma, Apollo 13 CAPCOM.” Lithographed by ACIC 3-70, and prepared under the direction of the Department of Defense by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center. Rolled and in fine condition. Starting Bid $500
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3304. Apollo 13 Signed CM Control Panel Poster. Appealing color 38 x 24 poster of the control panel for the Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey, signed in black felt tip, “‘Houston, we’ve had a problem!’ a Main B Bus undervolt, James Lovell, Apollo 13 CDR,” who draws a line to the alarm panel lights display, “‘You want me to shut the REAC valve on fuel cell 3? Did I hear you right?’ Fred Haise, LMP Apollo 13,” who adds an arrow pointing to the appropriate switches, and “‘13, we’ve got one more item for you, when you get a chance. We’d like you to stir up your cryo tanks.’ Jack Lousma, Apollo 13 Capcom,” who draws a line to the H2 and O2 switches. Rolled and in fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3307. Apollo 13 Signed Astronaut and Mission Control Display. Attractive giclee print of the the crippled Apollo 13
service module floating in space, 26.5 x 22.5, signed in ink by eight astronauts and mission controllers involved with the Apollo 13 mission: “James Lovell, Apollo 13,” “Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP,” “Charlie Duke, Apollo 13 Backup LMP,” “Eugene F. Kranz, ‘Flight,’” “Vance Brand, Apollo 13 Capcom,” “Joe Kerwin, Apollo 13 Capcom,” “Jack Lousma, Apollo 13 Capcom,” and “Glynn S. Lunney, ‘Black’ Flight.” The print is matted with an Apollo 13 launch-day insurance cover, signed in black felt tip, “Jack Swigert.” Both items are framed together to an overall size of 33.75 x 34.5. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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3308. Apollo 13 Signed Flown Command Module Fabric Presentation. Flown 1.25˝ x 1˝
swatch of fabric from the Apollo 13 CSM Odyssey, affixed to a 7 x 5 presentation card signed in black ink by the crew, “James Lovell,” “Jack Swigert,” and “Fred Haise.” The card reads: “A Piece of Odyssey’ CSM 109, Launched April 11, 1970, Splashdown April 17, 1970, Presented to L.O. Technician Operations, Launch Team Member, From the Apollo 13 crew. Thanks for a job well done!” Also signed by Walter Kapryan, the launch director at the Kennedy Space Center. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3309. Fred Haise Signed Oversized Photograph. Satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of the damaged
Apollo 13 service module floating in space, signed in silver ink, “’Houston, we’ve had a problem here! Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services. Starting Bid $200
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“Flown to the moon on Apollo 13— a schematic of the simple Space Suit (EMU)!”
3312. Fred Haise’s Apollo 13 Flown EMU Schematic.
Fred Haise’s detailed schematic of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit carried around the moon as part of the Apollo 13 LM Systems Data Book, 36 x 10.5, signed and flightcertified in the upper right corner in blue ballpoint, “Flown to the moon on Apollo 13—a schematic of the simple Space Suit (EMU)! Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP,” and signed in blue felt tip, “James Lovell, Apollo 13 CDR.” In fine condition.
This schematic provides intricate details of the multiple components which comprise the Apollo Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or moon walking ability space suit. The exaggerated size of the space suit allows easier viewing of the numerous subsystems which provide oxygen, electrical power, cooling, communications, and other functions that enabled an Apollo astronaut to function in a vacuum on the lunar surface. Multiple labeled smaller drawings include a full face drawing of an Omega Speedmaster wrist watch, communications headset, helmet latching device, ventilation diverter and pressure relief valves, oxygen and cooling water connectors, various pressure gages and clip restraints. and the biomedical injection patch. Also shown are schematics of the extensive details of Oxygen Purge System (OPS) are included plus information on current flows for the astronaut biomed system, and components of the main oxygen and liquid cooling systems. Three different systems provided oxygen and cooling to the Apollo space suit. First by the support components inside the Command Module, second by components inside the Lunar Module, and the third was the Portable Life Support System (PLSS), commonly known as the ‘backpack,’ used while the astronaut was out on the lunar surface. Starting Bid $1000
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Fred Haise’s ‘Silver Snoopy’ pin carried around the moon 3313. Fred Haise’s Apollo 13 Flown Snoopy Pin. Fred Haise’s flown sterling ‘Silver Snoopy’ lapel pin, carried around the moon during the Apollo 13 mission. The pin measures approximately .5˝ tall and is marked on the reverse with a lowercase “r,” stamped “Sterling,” and has raised text, “United Features Syndicate,” underneath the pin. Retains its original clutch back and includes its original plastic case. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by Apollo 13 LMP Fred Haise, in full: “Accompanying this letter is a ‘Silver Snoopy’ lapel pin which was carried around the moon on Apollo 13 during April 11 to 17, 1970. The Peanuts comic strip character Snoopy is shown wearing a space suit. Snoopy was adopted as the official NASA Manned Flight Awareness (MFA) mascot early in the Apollo Program. These pins were awarded personally by an Astronaut to workers throughout the Apollo Program, both within NASA as well as contractors. These individuals were judged to have performed outstanding service toward the success of the Mission. This ‘Silver Snoopy’ has been in my personal space artifact collection since 1970 which is now 37 years after the dramatic flight of Apollo 13. The flight was scheduled to be the third manned lunar landing mission, but those plans were aborted due to an oxygen tank explosion in the Service Module. James Lovell, Jack Swigert, and myself used the Lunar Module as a ‘life boat’ during the four day flight around the moon and back to earth.” Starting Bid $500
Ear plugs worn by CDR Lovell during the flight of Apollo 13
3314. James Lovell’s Apollo 13 Flown Communication Earplugs. James Lovell’s pair of flown communication
earplugs custom-molded for his use as commander of the historic Apollo 13 mission, both approximately 1˝ x 1˝ x 1˝, with the exteriors featuring metal insertion ports for audio communication tubes and engraved with Lovell’s initials, “JAL.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by two photos of Lovell during the mission’s television broadcast; a copy of the Apollo 13 stowage list; and two letters of authenticity signed in black ink by Lovell—“I hereby certify that these set of ear plugs especially designed for me, were part of the communication system aboard the Command Module during the Apollo 13 mission…These ear plugs are from my personal collection of space artifacts and have been in my possession since the mission.” Starting Bid $300
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3315. Jack Swigert Signed Photograph. Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph
of Jack Swigert in his white space suit with a model of the lunar module, signed in black ink, “Jack Swigert, Apollo 13.” In very good to fine condition, with a crease to the lower right corner, and a small scratch to the side of Swigert’s right eye. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. A desirable and scarce uninscribed example. Starting Bid $300
Apollo 14
3346. Apollo 14 Flown Safety Line Signed by Edgar Mitchell. Flown 1 x .25 section of lunar surface safety line
carried to the surface of the moon during the Apollo 14 mission, presented to NASA employee Delia A. Foxwell following the mission. The swatch is laminated to a 3.75 x 2.5 presentation card, signed in black felt tip, “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 LMP.” The card reads: “Presented in appreciation of your role in Apollo 14’s success. This small portion of the lunar surface safety line was carried by the astronauts on the moon’s surface February 5–6, 1971.” In fine condition, with Mitchell retracing the start of his name after a failed first attempt. Starting Bid $200
3347. Apollo 14 Flown Swatch of Beta Cloth. Flown 1 x 1 swatch of Beta cloth carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 14 mission, affixed to an off-white 8 x 10.5 sheet of NASA letterhead presented to Dudley Reeves and bearing autopen signatures of crew-members Alan Shepard, Stu Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell. The letter, in part: “In appreciation for your outstanding support of the Apollo 14 mission we the crewmen would like to present you with this piece of equipment carried on board the spacecraft during its flight to the moon and back.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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3348. Apollo 14: Shepard and Mitchell Signed Photograph. Satin-finish 8
x 10 photo of Commander Alan Shepard playing some lunar golf during the Apollo 14 mission, signed in black felt tip by Shepard and LMP Edgar Mitchell. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3349. Edgar Mitchell Signed Apollo 14 Landing Site Chart. Uncommon shaded relief chart for the “Apollo 14 Land-
ing Site–Fra Mauro” prepared by the U.S. Army Topographic Command under the direction of the Department of Defense, scale 1:8,000, 22 x 17, signed in blue felt tip by Edgar Mitchell, who quotes a part of CDR Alan Shepard’s first words after landing on the moon, “We were ‘Right on the Landing Site,’ Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 LMP,” who adds an “X” mark to the exact landing spot. Rolled and in fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3350. Edgar Mitchell Signed Oversized Photograph.
Color satin-finish 20 x 16 full-length photo of LMP Edgar Mitchell standing next to the American flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 14 mission, signed in black felt tip. Matted to an overall size of 24 x 20. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services. Starting Bid $200
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Apollo 15 Rare Apollo 15 PPK flown to lunar orbit aboard the Command Module ‘Endeavour’
3374. Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown PPK. Flown Personal Preference Kit (PPK) Beta cloth bag carried into lunar orbit on the Apollo 15 mission by CDR Dave Scott, 12 x 14, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in black felt tip, “Flown in Lunar Orbit for 6 days aboard Apollo 15, Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR.” A felt tip annotation on the front reads: “Kit, Pilot’s Preference, SEB12100018-204, S/N 1177.” In very good to fine condition, with expected wear from use. Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Scott, in part: “I hereby certify that the Apollo 15 ‘Kit Pilots Preference S/N 1177’ beta cloth bag was flown in lunar orbit for six days aboard the CSM Endeavor during Apollo 15…Among the several items carried in this bag were copies of the United Nations Outer Space Treaty; its corresponding United Nations Rescue Agreement, and copies of the famous poem ‘High Flight’ by J. G. Magee, Jr. Also included were fragments of Eddie Rickenbacker’s World War I 94th Aero Squadron Spad fighter (authenticated by the US Air Force Museum) in which he became the leading Ace of World War I…This PPK beta cloth bag has been in my personal collection since returning to Earth.” A desirable flown format originally from the Commander’s personal collection. Starting Bid $500
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3375. Apollo 15 Training-Used Orbit Monitor Chart. Training-used lunar orbit monitor chart for the Apollo 15 mission,
folded to 10.5 x 8, comprised of 18 map plates taped together at the center, which if detached and unfolded would measure over 12 feet long. The chart is labeled on the first panel, “Orbit Monitor Chart, Apollo 15, July 26, 1971, SKB 32100115-384, S/N 30D, 1st Edition May 3, 1971,” with an affixed label reading: “LMS 2–Parker [surname struck through],” indicating that this map was used in the Lunar Module Simulator by support crew astronaut Robert Parker. In fine condition, with some old clear tape reinforcements. Starting Bid $200
3376. Alan Bean’s Pair of Apollo 15 Launch Viewing Badges. Alan and his wife Sue Bean’s official viewing badges
worn for the Apollo 15 launch on July 26, 1971, no. 9405 and 9407, 4 x 2.5, both housed in their original plastic pocket holders. The badges feature the Apollo 15 insignia against a red background, with “Kennedy Space Center, NASA” in black lettering above. In fine condition. From the personal collection of Apollo 12 moonwalker Alan Bean, and accompanied by a letter of provenance from his daughter. Starting Bid $200
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Flown American flag and Robbins Medal, direct from the commander of the Apollo 15 mission
3377. Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Landed Flag and Lunar Orbited Metal Robbins Medallion Display. Mag-
nificent limited edition display featuring one of Dave Scott’s lunar surface flown 2.5 x 1.75 Beta cloth American flags and an Apollo 15 Robbins Medal, No. 137, minted using flown metal—approximately 20% of the silver was recovered from the wreck of the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet and flown on Apollo 15. The display is numbered 4/10 and archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 13.75 x 17; also framed as part of the display is a color glossy 6 x 4 photo of Scott performing an EVA, signed in silver ink, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR,” and three engraved plates, with upper two plates certifying the flown status of the flag and medallion: “This flag was carried on the lunar surface for 3 days during Apollo 15, July 26–Aug 7, 1971” and “This medallion contains silver from an ingot that was carried to the moon on Apollo 15, July 26–Aug 7, 1971.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance signed by Scott, also numbered 4/10. Starting Bid $2500
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Carried by Dave Scott from the South Pole to the Moon 3378. Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Flown Flag. Flown 5.75 x 4
American flag carried to the South Pole from January 9–15, 1970, and then flown to lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Endeavor during the Apollo 15 mission from July 26–August 7, 1971, signed by Dave Scott with his first initial on the bottom white stripe in blue ink, “D,” adding, “SP, A-15.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Scott, in part: “I hereby certify that the United States flag included with this letter…was carried to the South Pole, Antarctica…and then flown in lunar orbit for six days aboard the CSM Endeavor during Apollo 15…The symbol ‘SP’ means that the flag was carried in my pocket to the South Pole…and ‘A-15’ means that during Apollo 15 this flag was carried aboard the Command and Service Module (CSM) Endeavor…This is one of only several unique flags that have made the journey to both the South Pole of the Earth and the orbit of the Moon.” Starting Bid $1000
3379. Dave Scott Signed Apollo 15 Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap. Color second edition of the Apollo 15 Lunar
Topographic Orthophotomap, scale 1:250,000, 25.5 x 26.5, sheet LTO41B4 (250), dated April 1975, which depicts the rugged and complex topography of the Hadley–Apennine region, signed in blue felt tip, “Dave Scott, CDR.” Prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Topographic Center, Washington, D.C. Rolled and in fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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One of ten made—a museum-quality display with a flown flag from Apollo 15, carried during lunar EVAs
3382. Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Flown/Lunar Landed Flag Display. Limited edition display featuring one of Dave Scott’s flown 2.75 x 1.75 Beta cloth American flags, carried to the lunar surface during the Apollo 15 mission, numbered 7/10 (this is number 7 of only 10 in existence), archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 13.75 x 16.75; also framed as part of the display is an original Apollo 15 insignia patch from Scott’s personal collection; a satin-finish 6 x 4 photo of Scott performing an EVA, signed in blue felt tip, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR”; and two engraved plates, with upper plate certifying the flag’s flown status: “This flag was carried on the lunar surface for 3 days during Apollo 15, July 26–Aug 7, 1971.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance signed by Scott. Starting Bid $1000
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3380. Dave Scott Signed Apollo 15 3-D Postal Display.
Unusual 3-D cardboard display of the right side of the 8-cent ‘United States in Space, A Decade of Achievement’ stamp, 17 x 11, which depicts Dave Scott and Jim Irwin riding in the lunar roving vehicle during an Apollo 15 EVA, signed in silver ink, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR., LRV–1.” In very good to fine, somewhat fragile condition, with slight overall wear, which includes small bends, tears, and adhesive having come undone to lower right of banner. Starting Bid $200
Apollo 16
3412. Apollo 16 Signed Photograph. Official color semi-glossy 13.5 x 11 NASA photo of LMP Charlie Duke collecting lunar samples at the rim of Plum crater during an Apollo 16 EVA, affixed to the original 19.75 x 15.75 mount, signed on the mount in black ink, “John Young,” “Ken Mattingly,” and “Charlie Duke, Jr.,” with an unknown hand adding above: “Best wishes from the Crew of Apollo 16.” Framed to a slightly larger size. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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3413. Charlie Duke Signed Oversized Photograph. Color glossy
20 x 16 photo of the Apollo 16 landing site in the Descartes Highlands, which shows the lunar module and rover on the moon’s surface, with the American flag to the far right, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP,” who adds, “Apollo 16 spent more than 20 hours exploring the moon. This involved emplacement and activation of scientific equipment and experiments, the collection of nearly 213 pounds of rock and soil samples and the evaluation and use of rover–2 (our lunar car) over the roughest and blockiest surface yet encountered on the moon.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services. Starting Bid $200
3414. Charlie Duke Signed Lunar Shaded Relief Chart. First edition Lunar Shaded Relief map entitled “Theophilus,
LSR – 78” prepared by the Defense Mapping Agency for NASA in September 1978, scale 1:1,000,000, 29 x 22, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip with the first words from the Apollo 16 crew after landing on the moon, “Contact, Stop, Whuump! Wow! Man, look at that! Old Orion is finally here, Houston. Fantastic! Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo 16 LMP.” Duke also marks the Apollo 16 landing site with an “X” and the dates of their lunar exploration, “April 20 – 23, 1972.” Rolled and in fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Apollo 17
“Here man completed his first exploration of the Moon”
3433.Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 Flown Lunar SurfaceUsed EVA-3 Cuff Checklist. On December 14, 1972, Apollo
17 Commander Gene Cernan—the last Apollo moonwalker— delivered his parting words from the lunar surface. The Apollo program was over, and mankind knew not when it would return to another celestial body. Standing before the American flag, he delivered these words: “I think probably one of the most significant things we can think about when we think about Apollo is that it has opened for us—’for us’ being the world—a challenge of the future. The door is now cracked, but the promise of the future lies in the
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young people, not just in America, but the young people all over the world learning to live and learning to work together.” On his wrist was his EVA-3 cuff checklist, and on the bottom of the last page he had written some crib notes to jog his memory for this speech: “Chall[enge] of Apollo. Door Promise.” He also penned the text of the Lunar Plaque to be left on the surface, and read it aloud during the broadcast of his final moments on the moon. Hopping over to the base of the Lunar Module ‘Challenger,’ he described the pictorial elements of the plaque, then spoke its words:
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Seen open to the “0+25 Geology Prep” page during EVA-3
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“Here man completed his first exploration of the Moon, December 1972 A.D. May the spirit of peace in which we came be reflected in the lives of all mankind’... This is our commemoration that will be here until someone like us, until some of you who are out there, who are the promise of the future, come back to read it again and to further the exploration and the meaning of Apollo.”
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In closing, Cernan remarked: “As I take man’s last step from the surface, back home for some time to come—but we believe not too long into the future—I’d like to just (say) what I believe history will record. That America’s challenge of today has forged man’s destiny of tomorrow. And, as we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Godspeed the crew of Apollo 17.” Commander Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 EVA-3 cuff checklist occupies a special place in Apollo history—it not only provided instructions for man’s last moonwalk, but held the handwritten notes for the last words spoken from the surface. This historic speech echoed the words of Neil Armstrong from three years earlier: mankind had made its giant leap, and CDR Cernan looked forward to a peaceful, hopeful future. Cernan wore this cuff checklist on his wrist for the duration of the final EVA of Apollo 17, exposing it to the lunar environment for 7 hours and 15 minutes while exploring the base of the North Massif and the Sculptured Hills. In that time, Cernan traveled about 12.1 kilometers on the moon’s surface, aided by the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). This checklist can be seen on his wrist in both film footage and photographic stills taken during the EVA, most evidently in a full-length portrait
taken early on in EVA-3: clearly visible on Cernan’s wrist, the checklist is open to the “0+25 Geology Prep” page. In video footage, he is seen flicking through the checklist at Station 9. The cuff checklist is a comprehensive guide for the extravehicular activity, offering preparation procedures, simplified maps of traverse routes and landmarks, and task lists for each location. Interspersed are three cartoons of astronautdogs exploring the lunar surface, playfully inserted by the backup crew—an Apollo tradition. The checklist consists of 25 spiral-bound double-sided pages, each measuring 3.5˝ x 2.5˝, attached to an aluminum wrist brace marked with part numbers, “P/N SEB 33100302-302, S/N 1032.” The original black Velcro wristband remains attached. The checklist’s pages are smudged with gray lunar dust, making its extensive use on the moon’s surface self-evident. There are also a few handwritten notations throughout. On the blank last page, Cernan wrote the notes for his speech. It is our understanding Cernan’s cuff checklists for EVA-1 and EVA-2 were sold privately, making this the first—and most historically significant—to be publicly offered. Deriving directly from the estate of Gene Cernan, it is a priceless Apollo artifact that would be the centerpiece of the finest private or institutional collections. Starting Bid $50,000
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Apollo 17 Beta cloth patch flown to lunar orbit by LMP Schmitt
3434. Harrison Schmitt’s Apollo 17 Flown Beta Cloth. Flown Beta cloth patch of the Apollo 17 mission insignia, 7.5 x
6.5, carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module America during the final Apollo moon-landing mission, signed in black felt tip, “Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17.” Handsomely double-matted with a panoramic photo, plaque, and embroidered patch to an overall size of 29 x 23.5. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Moonpans, and by a signed letter of authenticity from Schmitt, who states: “The accompanying Apollo Seventeen Mission Patch printed on Beta-cloth flew to the Moon aboard the Apollo Seventeen Command Module America, December 7-19, 1972. The patch was presented… by the Crew Systems Division, Robert E. Smylie, Chief, by authority granted by Center Director, Christopher Kraft. Attached are images of the official labels on the flight packaging, Part #4065, that included this Beta-cloth patch.” Copies of the parts tags are included, as is a letter from a representative of the Navy League of the United States, New Mexico Council, which partnered up with Schmitt for a 2012 auction that celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission and raised funds for the Sea Services of the United States in New Mexico. This patch was one of several items donated by Schmitt for the cause. Starting Bid $300
3436. Apollo 17 Signed Photograph. Desirable official
color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered (AS17-134-20384) NASA photo of LMP Harrison Schmitt standing next to the American flag during an Apollo 17 EVA, with the Earth visible way in the distance, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To HR—Best wishes, Gene Cernan,” “Jack Schmitt,” and “Ron Evans, Apollo 17.” In fine condition, with one slight surface crease to the upper dark sky. Starting Bid $200
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Flown flag from the final Apollo lunar mission, presented to a Project Gemini CAPCOM 3435. Apollo 17 Flown American Flag. Flown American flag carried on
the Apollo 17 mission, 5.75 x 4, affixed to a 13.75 x 10.75 presentation certificate stating, “This flag was carried to the Moon aboard the spaceship America, Apollo XVII, December 7-19, 1972,” and presented to Keith K. Kundel, a remote site Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) during Project Gemini, “In recognition of your outstanding contribution to the manned space flight program.” Certificate also bears a printed signature of Christopher Kraft and a presentation date of February 1981. Framed to an overall size of 14.75 x 11.75. In very good to fine condition, with usual adhesiverelated toning to the flag. Starting Bid $300
3437. Apollo 17 Signed Photograph. Official color 10
x 8 NASA lithograph of CMP Evans performing a Transearth EVA during the Apollo 17 mission, signed and inscribed in thin black felt tip, “To Simon, Let’s fly 180,000 miles from Earth at 10,000 MPH, Ron Evans, 20 Aug 84,” in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII,” and in black felt tip, “Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace for the Cernan autograph. Starting Bid $200
3438. Gene Cernan Signed Apollo 17 Lunar Topographic Photomap. Attractive color first edition of the Apollo 17 Lunar Topographic Photomap, 43 x 29, dated September 1972, signed in blue felt tip, “The Valley of Taurus Littrow, Last lunar footsteps of the 20th century—Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII, December 1972.” The photomap shows a contoured 1:25,000 scale transverse Mercator projection of the Taurus Littrow landing site. Prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Topographic Center, Washington, D.C. Rolled and in fine condition. One of the largest NASA charts ever created for an Apollo landing area. Starting Bid $200
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3439. Gene Cernan Signed Photograph. Official color
semi-glossy 10.75 x 13.75 photo of the Lunar Module Challenger floating in space during the final Apollo moon-landing mission, affixed to the original 15.5 x 19.5 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black ink, “To Richard—it was a beautiful picture to pose for…best wishes, Gene Cernan,” who adds above: “Spaceship ‘Challenger’ on the way up from the moon…Apollo XVII, Dec. 72.” Framed to a slightly larger size. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3440. Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 Anniversary Cover.
Apollo 17 anniversary cover with a cachet of the mission insignia and text to top and bottom, “NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club, Official Commemorative Cover,” 6.5 x 3.5, signed in black felt tip by the entire crew: “Gene Cernan,” “Jack Schmitt,” and “Ron Evans.” The front bears an identification stamp to left side, “Insurance Cover No. 145,” and the reverse a provenance stamp from “The Eugene A. Cernan Space Collection.” The cover also features postmarks dated December 19th in the years 1997, 2002, and 2007. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a notarized certificate of authenticity, serial numbered “145,” and signed in black ink by Cernan, which features an image of him posing with four stacks of the insurance covers, and reads: “I chose not to release my crew’s Insurance Covers to collectors as the other Apollo crews had done with theirs. Instead, I kept most of the covers intact in order to postmark them on significant Apollo 17 anniversaries over the decades. I eventually chose to release the covers in 2009, at which time an ‘Insurance Cover’ hand-stamp was affixed to officially memorialize them as the Apollo 17 Insurance Covers.” After this presentation was released, Gene Cernan issued a clarification indicating he did not consider them to be official ‘insurance covers.’ As the signatures are undoubtedly authentic and originated from Cernan’s collection, we are offering this as an ‘insurance-like cover.’ Starting Bid $200
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CDR Cernan-certified flown TLI cue card from the final lunar mission
3441. Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 Flown TLI Cue Card. Flown “Manual SIVB TLI 0” cue card carried into lunar orbit on board the Command Module America during the Apollo 17 mission, 2.75 x 4.25, signed on the reverse by Apollo 17 Commander Gene Cernan below his flight-certification stamp: “Flown to lunar orbit aboard the Apollo 17 CM ‘America.’” The card is labeled, “Dec. 6 Launch, 11/15/72,” and has three small swatches of Velcro on the reverse. In fine condition. This TLI cue card was for the Trans Lunar Insertion burn that took place on Apollo 17, which boosted the spacecraft onto a coast to the moon. The card shows the data that would appear on the DSKY display for the Apollo Guidance Computer: during a normal burn, ‘Nominal’ cards would be used; in the event of a failure of the automatic sequencer, ‘Manual’ cards—like this one—would be used. Incredibly significant, this flown cue card represents humanity’s last trip to the moon in the 20th century. Starting Bid $200
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Lunar surface ‘Rock Manifest’ used by Cernan and Schmitt to record the final moon rocks brought to Earth 3442. Gene Cernan’s Lunar Flown Apollo 17 EVA 1 Prep ‘Rock Manifest’ Page. Flown double-sided EVA 1
Prep ‘Rock Manifest’ page used by Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt to document their collection of moon rocks on the lunar surface during Apollo 17. Checklist page is numbered 2-1 and 2-2 and measures 8 x 5.5. Side 2-2 provides a detailed moon rock collection summary, dated “9/12/72,” entitled “Collection Weight Summary,” and is signed by Cernan at the bottom right in blue ink, under an ink stamp reading, “Landed on the Moon aboard the Apollo 17 LM ‘Challenger.’” The opposite side, 2-1, details the EVA-prep procedure, is labeled “114:55 Cabin Prep EVA 1 (20 Min),” dated “11/6/72,” and is certified by Cernan in black ballpoint, “This page bearing lunar dust flew to the lunar surface, Gene Cernan.” A photo showing this Side 2-1 is included with the lot. Moon rock summary covers all three Apollo 17 EVAs, with information filled in by Harrison Schmitt for the first two. Archivally mounted, matted, and framed with an embroidered patch, an image of Cernan, and a plaque with dialogue between Cernan and Mission Control related to the ‘rock manifest,’ to an overall size of 15.5 x 25.5. In fine condition, consistent with lunar surface use, and a strip of tape to each of the three punch holes. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication, and a 2009 letter of certification signed by Cernan, with images of him holding this very item and another of him with moon rocks on the lunar surface. This spectacular astronaut-certified lunar artifact recorded the weights and storage locations of the final moon rocks brought back to Earth. There are only three ‘Rock Manifests’ in existence—with one of those being housed in a library—rendering this one of only two in private hands. Starting Bid $5000
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Apollo Astronauts Lunar chart signed by a crew member from every Apollo flight to the Moon, including all six lunar landing missions
3467. Apollo Astronauts (9) Multi-Signed Lunar Chart. Superb color first edition NASA Lunar Chart (LPC-1), scale 1:10,000,000, 38 x 26, dated March 1970, featuring two stereographic projections of the North and South polar regions, and the moon’s full equatorial area shown between 45 degrees North and South latitude below the polar areas, signed in blue felt tip by a member of every Apollo lunar flight crew: “Tom Stafford, Apollo X,” “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI LMP,” “Alan Bean, Apollo XII,” “James Lovell, Apollo 8 CMP, Apollo 13 CDR,” “Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP,” “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 LMP,” “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR,” “Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo 16 LMP,” and “Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII CDR.” The moon-walking crew members have marked their landing sites with an ‘X’ or circle. Lithographed by ACIC 3-70, and prepared under the direction of the Department of Defense by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center. Rolled and in fine condition. A marvelous display piece with signatures representing every manned lunar mission. Starting Bid $1000
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From fiction to fact—the Jules Verne classic signed by eight Apollo astronauts 3468. Apollo Astronauts (8) Signed ‘From the Earth to the Moon’ Book. Signed book: From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1874. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8, 323 pages. Signed on professionally tipped-in adjacent opening pages in bold black ink by eight Apollo astronauts: “Tom Stafford, Apollo X, Cdr.,” “Alan Bean, Apollo 12 LMP,” “Frank Borman, Apollo 8 CDR,” “James Lovell, Apollo 8, 13 CDR,” “Michael Collins, Apollo XI CMP,” “Al Worden, Apollo 15 CMP,” “Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 9 LMP,” and “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG. Starting Bid $200
3469. Apollo Astronauts Signed Print. Color limited edition 26 x 32 print entitled ‘The Eagle’s Last Flight,’ numbered 105/1969, signed in felt tip and ink by Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Dave Scott, and Gene Cernan. Also signed in pencil by the artist, Dan Witkoff. Rolled and in fine condition, with some slight creasing and minor loss to the lower right edge. Starting Bid $200
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3470. Apollo Astronauts (7) Signed Cover. Appealing FDC with a color cachet featuring the various mission insignia of the Apollo program, signed in ink and felt tip by Alan Bean, Charlie Duke, Edgar Mitchell, Frank Borman, Jim McDivitt, Al Worden, and Richard Gordon. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Schirra’s copy of Moon Shot, signed by 10 fellow Apollo astronauts
3471. Apollo Astronauts Multi-Signed Book Presented to Wally Schirra. Signed book: Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America’s Race to the Moon. First edition. Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 383 pages. Signed on the title pages in black ink and ballpoint by 10 Apollo astronauts, all of whom add inscriptions to legendary NASA astronaut Wally Schirra—”Skyray—This is the REAL STUFF! Alan B.,” “To Wally, a fantastic in-law, Dick Gordon,” “To Wally—Eagle among men, with admiration, Alan Bean,” “Wally—Tell us you took this photo on Apollo 7! James Lovell,” “Wally, have a good laugh, Stu Roosa,” “Wally—My first boss, All the best, Al Worden,” “Wally, 25 years and the stories keep coming, Edgar Mitchell,” “Wally—I learned at the knees of the master, Rusty Schweickart,” “To Wally, we did it right the first time! Walt Cunningham,” and “Good luck Wally, Jim MCDivitt.” In fine condition, with slight separation of the signed pages. Starting Bid $200
Grumman concept artwork suite signed by moonwalkers
3472. Apollo Moonwalkers (4) Signed Grumman LM Lithographs. Fantastic suite of thirteen color 14 x 11 lithographs
prepared by Grumman, entitled “Lunar Module Derivatives for Future Space Missions,” complete with the original portfolio folder and informational brochure. Four of the concept prints have been signed in ink a total of five times by Apollo moonwalkers: “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI LMP, ‘Eagle’” (Plate 1); “Alan Bean, Apollo 12, ‘Intrepid’” (Plate 2); “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16—’Orion’” and “Alan Bean, Apollo 12, ‘Intrepid’” (Plate 4); and “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP, Orion” (Plate 9). In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Astronaut Central for Aldrin’s autograph. Scarce and desirable even in unsigned examples, this is a fabulous, high-quality set of oversized Grumman prints. Starting Bid $200 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 87
X-Press NASA booklet signed by 41 astronauts, cosmonauts, and various other NASA notables, including the entire Apollo 11 crew and a total of eight moonwalkers
3473. Astronauts and Cosmonauts (41) Multi-Signed Booklet.
Incredible multi-signed ‘X-Press, NASA Flight Research Center’ booklet from August 1969, which features an image of Neil Armstrong about to take his first step on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. The booklet is signed on the front and back covers, and on an inner page, in multicolored ink and felt tip by 41 astronauts, cosmonauts, and various other NASA notables, including the entire Apollo 11 crew and a total of eight moonwalkers, (with the majority adding mission designations), including: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Alan Bean, Dave Scott, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt, Gene Cernan, Wally Schirra, Walt Cunningham, Rusty Schweickart, Jim McDivitt, Alexei Leonov, Scott Carpenter, Guenter Wendt, Frank Borman, James Lovell, Richard Gordon, Al Worden, Vance Brand, Jack Lousma, Bruce McCandless II, Joe Kerwin, Paul Weitz, Sy Liebergot, Pavel Popovich, Valentina Tereshkova, Valery Kubasov, and more. In fine condition. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Novaspace and Aurora Galleries for the Scott, Collins, Schmitt, Cernan, and Haise autographs. Starting Bid $1000
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3474. Charlie Duke and Fred Haise Signed Command Module Support Plate.
Large metal Apollo Command Module support plate, 8.25 x 19, signed in black felt tip, “Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP, Odyssey & Aquarius” and “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP, Casper & Orion.” The plate features four mounting holes, is engraved with part number “9TS-2331300,” and bears an affixed North American Rockwell label identifying the plate as part of a protective cover for the “CM RH Equipment Bay.” In fine condition, with scattered scuffs and marks. Starting Bid $200
3475. Moonwalkers Signed Book. Signed book: Moon: Man’s Greatest Adventure. First edition. NY: Harry N. Abrams,
1970. Hardcover with dust jacket and slipcase, 13.25 x 16.5, 267 pages. Signed on the introduction page ballpoint and felt tip, “Alan Bean, Apollo 12,” “Alan Shepard,” “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14,” “Jim Irwin,” “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR,” “John Young, Apollo 16,” “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16,” “Harrison H. Schmitt,” and “Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII.” The book is also signed and inscribed on page 179 in blue ballpoint, “To Jerry LeMay, with best wishes, Neil Armstrong,” and on page 200 in black felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin.” Includes a white 5.5 x 3.5 card signed in black felt tip by Charles Conrad. In fine condition, with toning to several pages, including top of signed page, slight separation to bottom of first free end page, and some wear to dust jacket and slipcase. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace for the Young autograph. Starting Bid $1000
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3476. Moonwalkers (6) Signed Souvenir Typescript.
Souvenir typescript featuring President John F. Kennedy’s “Special Message to the Congress on Urgent National Needs,” on May 25, 1961, 8.5 x 11, signed below in black ballpoint by a moonwalker from each of the six successful Apollo lunarlanding missions: “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI, LMP, Tranquility Base, July 20, 1969,” “Alan Bean, LMP, Apollo 12, Ocean of Storms, 19 November, 1969,” “Edgar Mitchell, LMP, Fra Mauro, Feb. 5, 1971,” “Dave Scott, CDR, Apollo 15, 1971, Hadley Apennine,” “Charles M. Duke, Jr., LMP, April 20, 1972, Descartes Highlands,” and “Gene Cernan, CDR—Apollo XVII, Dec. 1972, Valley of Taurus Littrow.” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3477. Topps Moon Shot! Dual Signers (10) Complete Set. Complete set of 10 trading cards from the 2007 Topps Co-Signers Moon Shot! series, with each card dual-signed in blue felt tip by the pictured NASA astronaut and Major League Baseball player: Buzz Aldrin and Alex Rodriguez; Scott Carpenter and Garrett Atkins; Bob Crippen and Alfonso Soriano; Walt Cunningham and Ryan Howard; Charlie Duke and David Wright; Richard Gordon and Jermaine Dye; Fred Haise and Duke Snider; Edgar Mitchell and Dave Winfield; Wally Schirra and David Ortiz; and Al Worden and Andrew Dawson. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
NASA Flight Directors and Personnel 3492. Gene Kranz’s Signed Vest. Gene Kranz’s personally-owned and -worn beige-tone vest or waistcoat, no size (likely medium or large), signed in the right chest area in black felt tip, “‘Failure is not an option!’ Eugene F. Kranz, ‘Flight.’” In fine condition, with an ink mark to the lower left front. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Farthest Reaches, certifying it as coming from Kranz’s personal archives—”This vest comes from Kranz’s personal wardrobe and was used for a number of personal appearances.” The famed flight director’s dapper ‘mission vests’—made by his wife Marta for each mission—have long stood out as the pinnacle of NASA fashion. Starting Bid $200
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3493. Gene Kranz’s Signed Apollo 11 Beta Cloth. Gene Kranz’s personallyowned 6 x 6 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a central design of the Apollo 11 mission insignia, signed above in black ink, “’Capcom—we are ‘Go’ for landing.’ 7/20/69, Eugene F. Kranz.” In fine condition, with toning to the edges. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Farthest Reaches, which affirms that the emblem derives from Kranz’s personal collection. Starting Bid $200
3491. Robert A. Frosch Archive. American sci-
entist (1928–2020) who served as the fifth administrator of NASA. Fascinating archive from the personal collection of Robert A. Frosch, the fifth administrator of NASA from 1977 to 1981. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter, Frosch was instrumental in furthering the development of the Voyager program and its two probes, and the Space Shuttle program and the testing of its first orbiter, the Enterprise. When Carter left the White House on January 20, 1981, Frosch also left his administrative post at NASA, just shy of three months before the maiden launch of the STS-1 mission. Many of the items offered in this unique archive are specialized awards commemorating Frosch’s significant four-year tenure. A comprehensive description of this lot can be found online. Starting Bid $300
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Von Braun drafts his thoughts to his MSC counterpart, Robert R. Gilruth, suggesting ideas on how to transfer the bulk of MSFC’s lunar exploration studies to Houston
3494. Wernher von Braun Handwritten Draft Letter. Handwritten draft letter by Wernher von Braun, unsigned, December 2, 1966, composed in pencil on four 8 x 10.5 pages, with the first page addressed to “George.” The letter reads, in part: “I had made a specific proposal to Bob Gilruth what we proposed to transfer to MSC at once, and what we proposed for retention at MSFC…what are the schedule objectives, and what funding level will be available? What equipment shall be developed in-house at MSFC...Will MSF concur with OSSA’s suggestion that MSFC take over management responsibility for the Voyager?…does MSF desire for MSFC to turn such potential MSFC in-house post-Apollo tasks over to MSC at this time?” A secretarial note in the upper right corner of first page states that the letter “was never sent out.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3495. Wernher von Braun Signed Photograph and Typed Letter Signed. Two items: a TLS, one page, 8 x
10.5, Army Ballistic Missile Agency letterhead, June 13, 1959, addressed to Mr. P. den Otter, in part: “Inclosed is an 8˝ x 10˝ signed photograph which I hope is satisfactory. I am honored and flattered to be able to comply with your request”; and the referenced signed photo: glossy, 7.75 x 10.25, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To P. den Otter, sincerely—Wernher von Braun.” In overall very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges and scattered small surface impressions to the photo, and file holes to the left edge of the letter. Starting Bid $200
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Skylab 3513. Ed Gibson’s Skylab 4 Unflown Bronze Robbins Medal. Skylab Astronaut Ed Gibson’s
uncommon and unflown bronze Skylab 4 (SLM-3) Robbins medal, approximately 1.5˝ in diameter, with a raised mission insignia design on the face, and the reverse is engraved with the Skylab launch date of November 16, 1973, and the landing date of February 8, 1974. The medal lacks a serial number. Condition is mint state. A total of 80 bronze unflown medallions were struck for Skylab 4. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Gibson, which identifies this medal as No. 54. Starting Bid $200
Apollo-Soyuz Exceptional full roster of the Apollo-Soyuz prime and backup crews
3520. Apollo-Soyuz Crew and Backups (14) Signed Photographs. Rare complete collection of semi-glossy 3.75 x 5.75 portrait photos of the 14 American and Soviet prime and backup crew members of the historic Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, each of which is individually signed in ink or felt tip. The American astronauts include: Tom Stafford, Vance Brand, Deke Slayton, Alan Bean, Ron Evans, and Jack Lousma. The Soviet cosmonauts include: Alexei Leonov, Valeri Kubasov, Boris Andreyev, Anatoly Filipchenko, Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Yuri Romanenko, Nikolai Rukavishnikov, and Alexander Ivanchenko. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Space Shuttle
3525. Shuttle Orbiter Model Display. Attractive scale
1:200 model display of the six Orbiters of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program, which features attractive hand-painted miniature replicas of Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour, each approximately 7˝ x 4.5˝ x 3˝, individually suspended from hooks attached to a handsome wooden display measuring 31˝ x 7.25˝. In fine condition.Starting Bid $200
3526. Space Shuttle Orbiter Flown Artifacts [Attested to as flown by Jerry Czubinski]. Display containing small
fragments from the fleet of six Space Shuttle orbiters—Enterprise OV-101, Columbia OV-102, Challenger OV-99, Discovery OV103, Atlantis OV-104, and Endeavour OV-105—each approximately .5˝ x .25˝, housed in a screw-down acrylic presentation case measuring 5.75˝ x 3.5˝ x 1.25˝, all of which are attested to as being flown by Jerry Czubinski (Aviators Alley). In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3527. Space Shuttle Schneider Kreuznach CCTV Lens. NASA-modified Schneider Kreuznach Xenoplan 1.4/23-0102 specialty COTS lens for Hubble service mission and Shuttle tile inspection, serial no. 25001279-0014, with an affixed “Class III Not For Flight label.” Includes the original box, with NASA labels and Videospection acceptance tag attached. Starting Bid $200
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3528. Space Shuttle Schneider Kreuznach CCTV Lens. NASA-modified Schneider Kreuznach Xenoplan 1.4/23-0102 specialty COTS lens for Hubble service mission, serial no. 23002055-0014, with an affixed “Class III Not For Flight label.” Includes the original box, with NASA labels attached. Starting Bid $200
3529. Space Shuttle Schneider Kreuznach CCTV Lens. NASA-modified Schneider Kreuznach Cinegon 1.4/8-0101 lens for Hubble service mission (as used on a boom arm for a detailed view of the HST during STS-125), serial no. 18913376-0010, with flight-ready modifications including yellow Kapton tape around the focus ring and thermal sealant on the body. Includes the original box, with NASA labels attached. Starting Bid $200
3530. Space Shuttle Schneider Kreuznach CCTV Lens. NASA-modified Schneider Kreuznach Xenoplan 1.9/35 CP 100 VS SOI low-light COTS lens for Hubble service mission and/or Shuttle tile inspection, serial no. 25005124-0014, with NASA property label on the barrel. Includes the original box, with NASA labels attached. Starting Bid $200
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3531. Spacehab Middeck Experiment Locker Assembly. Spacehab module middeck experiment locker assembly,
measuring 18.5˝ x 11.25˝ x 21.5˝, with the McDonnell Douglas inventory tag affixed to side reading: “Spacehab Fleet Inventory Item. SHFI. No. 300007A, Serial No. MD 007, Nomenclature: Locker Assembly,” with Hardware Integration label below. The locker also bears several stamped part numbers, such as “9060267–1 REV G, SN MD 007” and “9060266–1, SN MD 007.” The hinged front panel has three open windows—designed to allow access to scientific equipment stored within—and two locking knobs. Accompanied by its large custom transit and storage case, with plates reading: “Case, Transit and Storage, Spacehab Experiment Locker, Mfr Part No. 00031196, Serial No. 1019.” The Spacehab was a pressurized, mixed-cargo carrier for transporting cargo and experiment hardware in the Space Shuttle cargo bay. Starting Bid $200
The American crew of STS-107
3532. STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia (6) Signed Photographs. Six official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of the
crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia’s ill-fated STS-107 mission, individually signed and inscribed in ink: “To Mia—Best wishes! Rick Husband, STS-96,” “To L. H. Jaynes—Best Wishes! Willie McCool,” “For L. H. Jaynes, All the best, Dave Brown,” “For Sandy Olson, Reach for the Stars! Kalpana Chawla,” “To Raymond, God Bless! Michael Anderson,” and “L. H. Jaynes, Laurel B. Clark.” In overall fine to very fine condition, with PSA/DNA labels affixed to the Chawla and Anderson lithographs, and small scrapbook remnants to the reverse corners of the Anderson litho. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from PSA/DNA for Chawla and Anderson. These six brave American astronauts, along with Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, were tragically killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia’s in-flight break up during reentry on February 1, 2003. Starting Bid $200
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3533. STS-51-L Space Shuttle Challenger (2) Signed Launch Day Covers.
Two STS-51-L launch day covers, both postmarked at Kennedy Space Center on January 28, 1986, with one signed in black felt tip by S. Christa McAuliffe, and the other signed by the remaining members of the crew: Dick Scobee, Mike Smith, Judy Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, and Ron McNair. Scobee also strikes through the erroneously typed “Atlantis,” writing “Challenger” instead, and dates his signature, “7 Jan 85.” In overall fine condition. Both are encapsulated in PSA/DNA authentication holders. Accompanied by an unsigned official NASA lithograph of the crew. Starting Bid $200
Unusual 1870s pocket watch flown in orbit for 4.1 million miles
3534. STS-55 Flown Pocket Watch. Unique vintage circa 1870s pocket watch carried inside the PPK of astronaut Hans
Schlegel aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia for STS-55, making 160 orbits and traveling about 4.1 million miles from April 26–May 6, 1993. The watch features a silver case, approximately 1.75˝ in diameter, and white face with black Roman numeral hour markers. It remains sealed in its as-flown packaging, with the unflown winding key taped to the outside. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the full STS-55 crew—Steve Nagel, Terrence Henricks, Jerry Ross, Charlie Precourt, Bernard Harris, Jr., Ulrich Walter, and Hans Schlegel—certifying that “this pocket watch was flown aboard the United States Space Shuttle, Columbia, April 26, 1993 to May 6, 1993, for Berthold Schiewe.” Also includes a letter of provenance from Schiewe, detailing the history of the historic timepiece: “The pocket watch came about 1944/1945 into our family…In 1990, I started my work as a research assistant and Life Science Coordinator at the Scientific Project Management of the Second German Spacelab Mission (WPF-D2) and, in close cooperation with the German astronaut team and the NASA crew, I took the opportunity to send this pocket watch on a large ‘journey’ into space. The pocket watch belonged to the ‘personal kit’ of German astronaut ‘Hans Schlegel’…The condition of the clock has been ‘frozen’ since that time.” Starting Bid $500
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3535. STS-71 Flown Flags. Desirable pair of flown flags of
the United States and the Russian Federation carried on MIR and the Space Shuttle Atlantis, displayed in a 16.5 x 11.75 Russian presentation mat certifying that this is one of 500 identical pairs of flags delivered to Space Station Mir by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on June 29, 1995, and returned to Earth on board the Atlantis on July 7, 1995. The lower right bears the stamped signature of General Director of the Russian Space Agency Yuri Koptev. STS-71 was the third mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program and the first Space Shuttle docking to Russian space station Mir. In fine condition, with minor creasing to the display mat. Starting Bid $200
3563. Shuttle–Mir Core Temperature Recorder. Core
temperature recorder believed to be associated with the Shuttle–Mir program due to its bilingual English/Cyrillic labeling, measuring 3.75˝ x 7˝ x 2˝, with label on the front: “Coretemp Recorder, P/N SDM46110882-702, S/N: 100X.” Housed in its blue carrying case, marked on the reverse with part number “SDD46107706-701.” Starting Bid $200
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3564. Space Shuttle Buran Control Panel. Emergency control panel for the Soviet Buran reusable space shuttle, measuring approximately 9.25˝ x 14.75˝ x 4˝, with several banks of buttons and switches labeled in Cyrillic. All wiring on the back has been severed. Nicely mounted on a metal display stand to a height of 22˝. Two Buran spacecraft were manufactured and prepared for launch, but after a single unpiloted orbital mission, and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the program was canceled. Starting Bid $300
3565. Space Shuttle Color TV Camera. Space Shuttle color closed-circuit television camera from the Johnson Space Center’s Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF), made by General Electric’s Astro-Science Division, measuring approximately 6˝ x 6˝ x 17˝, bearing a “Class III Not For Flight” sticker and NASA tags. A label on the rear reads: “O8GY3ASSY, P/N 3278890-502, S/N 107.” Part of the Space Shuttle’s CCTV system, the camera would be attached to the boom arm of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) to provide a view of the payload bay and RMS operations. Many of the screws have been sealed on two sides with dots of adhesive, and portions of the body have been covered with aluminized tape. Starting Bid $200
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3566. Space Shuttle Insulation Blanket. Space
Shuttle thermal insulation blanket, measuring 32.5˝ x 10.5˝, with a snap-lined edge, marked with part number “V070 366107 008.” An affixed barcode is marked “OV104,” the Orbiter Vehicle Designation of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Sold by Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers in 2014, where it was described as flown on STS-86, the final mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Starting Bid $200
3567. Space Shuttle Main Wheel and Tire Assembly. Space Shuttle main wheel and tire assembly, featuring a Michelin Air 44.5 x 16.0-21 size tire mounted on the wheel assembly. The wheel has been painted yellow, indicating that it was used to replace the flight wheels during ground servicing of the orbiters at Kennedy Space Center. It is possible that the wheel was previously flown, then painted and repurposed for subsequent ground operations. Michelin took over as the sole supplier for Space Shuttle tires in 1989 when the company purchased BFGoodrich, which had manufactured the tires since the first Shuttle launch in 1981. Michelin continued to improve upon the BFGoodrich design, and the first set of Michelin Air tires were used in 1995. Space Shuttle tires were filled with nitrogen (as are most aircraft tires) due to its stability at different altitudes and temperatures. As a result of extremely heavy loads, the bias ply tire was inflated to 340 psi and engineered to tolerate rapid temperature changes from in excess of -40 degrees Fahrenheit in space to +130 degrees on landing in a matter of minutes. While Shuttle tires have previously been available to collectors, this is the first complete Space Shuttle Orbiter Tire/Wheel assembly we are aware of that has been offered at auction.d temperature changes from in excess of -40 degrees Fahrenheit in space to +130 degrees on landing in a matter of minutes. Starting Bid $500
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12-foot long Space Shuttle nose landing gear door
3568. Space Shuttle Nose Landing Gear Door and Hinges. Space Shuttle nose landing gear door, measuring approximately 120˝ x 21˝ x 8˝, marked on the end with part numbers: “V070-326126-066, 03953 MN0004321” and “V070510603-013, 03953 MN0004612.” Complete with three hinges (sequentially marked “V070-510804-005,” “V070-510805-005,” and “V070-510806-005,” and sealed packages of shims and bolts for assembly. Paired with a second door, this would cover and protect the Space Shuttle’s nose landing gear and front wheels during flight. Starting Bid $2500
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3569. Space Shuttle Titanium Switch/Guard Sets (5).
Five mil-spec toggle switch/titanium switch guard sets made for the Space Shuttle by Applied Resources Corporation of Fairfield, New Jersey. Includes four two-pole switches (one with “On-Off-On” positions and three with “Mom [Momentary]Off-Mom” positions) and one four-pole switch (with “On-On” positions). These hermetically sealed switches are watershock-heat-vibration proof—each one an engineering work of art. Each set is housed in a plastic container with “Made in USA” hologram and label identifying part/serial numbers. Starting Bid $200
Nose gear thruster flown on Space Shuttle Atlantis
3570. STS-110 Flown Nose Gear Pyro Thruster. Flown nose landing gear extension pyrotechnic thruster utilized by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-110, measuring approximately 12˝ x 4.25˝ x 3.25˝, marked on the top: “Thruster, Pyrotechnic, Nose Gear Extension, NASA Part No. SKD 26100100-205, Mfg Date 09-96, OEA Part No. 2737100-101-03, Mfg Code & TR No. 17610-00026-HCD.” The thruster features two threaded ports at the top for pyrotechnic NASA Standard Initiators (NSIs). When the Shuttle’s pilot pushes a button in the cockpit, mechanical locks open the bay doors so that the heavy gear begins to fall into landing position. The thruster piston on this device ‘follows’ the gear as it deploys and then the two NSIs are fired into the thruster. The thruster arm locks the nose landing gear into position, ensuring a safe landing. Accompanied by a NASA Unserviceable Parts Tag for the thruster, stamp-dated May 31, 2002, with remarks: “Ship to JSC EP-5 OV-104 Post Flight 25,” and a photocopy of the NASA post-flight shipping document from KSC to JSC. Originates from the collection of a retired NASA Astronaut. STS-110, an International Space Station assembly mission, marked the 25th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). Launched on April 10, 2002, the astronauts conducted four spacewalks during the ten-day mission to install the S0 Truss segment (the backbone of the truss structure on the ISS), reconfigure Canadarm2 for the truss, and install future EVA hardware. Atlantis landed safely at the Merritt Island Shuttle Landing Facility on April 19, 2002, its nose landing gear properly deployed. Starting Bid $200 102 |
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3571. STS-110 Flown Nose Gear Pyro Thruster (2) Pressure Cartridges. Two flown nose landing gear extension
pyrotechnic thruster NSI pressure cartridges utilized by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-110, each measuring approximately 1.25˝ x 1.25˝ x 2˝, marked on the top: “SKD26100100-301 Code 21356,” and etched on the sides with serial numbers “00010” and “00011.” The threaded pyrotechnic NASA Standard Initiator (NSI) cartridges fit into two ports at the top of the nose landing gear extension pyrotechnic thruster. When the Shuttle’s pilot pushes a button in the cockpit, mechanical locks open the bay doors so that the heavy gear begins to fall into landing position. The thruster piston device ‘follows’ the gear as it deploys and then the two NSIs are fired into the thruster. The thruster arm locks the nose landing gear into position, ensuring a safe landing. Accompanied by the NASA Unserviceable Parts Tags for both cartridges, stamp-dated May 31, 2002, with remarks: “Ship to JSC EP-5 OV-104 Post Flight 25,” and a photocopy of the NASA post-flight shipping document from KSC to JSC. Originates from the collection of a retired NASA Astronaut. STS-110, an International Space Station assembly mission, marked the 25th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). Launched on April 10, 2002, the astronauts conducted four spacewalks during the ten-day mission to install the S0 Truss segment (the backbone of the truss structure on the ISS), reconfigure Canadarm2 for the truss, and install future EVA hardware. Atlantis landed safely at the Merritt Island Shuttle Landing Facility on April 19, 2002, its nose landing gear properly deployed. Starting Bid $200
External Tank separation bolt assembly flown on STS-110 3573. STS-110 Forward External Tank Strut Shear Bolt Assembly. Impressive forward External Tank (ET) separation bolt assembly from
Space Shuttle Atlantis flown on STS-110, measuring approximately 6.25˝ in diameter and 10.25˝ long, with a weight of 52 pounds, marked on the base: “Shear Bolt, SKD26100098-245, Mfg Date 02-98, SN-17610-00021HCB.” The forward ET shear bolt structurally ties together the Space Shuttle Orbiter and External Tank at the forward attach point; it has two threaded ports for pyrotechnic NASA Standard Initiator (NSI) pressure cartridges. When the cartridges are activated, the central piston fires and shears the attachment bolt, allowing the tank to be jettisoned. Accompanied by a NASA Unserviceable Parts Tag, stamp-dated May 31, 2002, with remarks: “Ship to JSC EP-5,” and a photocopy of the NASA post-flight shipping document from KSC to JSC. Originates from the collection of a retired NASA Astronaut. STS-110, an International Space Station assembly mission, marked the 25th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). Launched on April 10, 2002, the astronauts conducted four spacewalks during the ten-day mission to install the S0 Truss segment (the backbone of the truss structure on the ISS), reconfigure Canadarm2 for the truss, and install future EVA hardware. Starting Bid $200
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Frangible nut used on Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-110
3572. STS-110 Flown Rear External Tank Strut Frangible Nut. Both halves of a frangible nut from the rear External Tank (ET) strut of Space Shuttle Atlantis flown on STS-110, measuring approximately 5˝ x 5˝ x 4˝, marked with part numbers: “SKD26100099-302, 06-98, 21356-00024-HDB.” Frangible nuts are designed to be explosively split apart in order to sever mechanical connections, and are most well-known for their use in the jettison of Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB). They were also used for separation of the two aft structural attachments of the External Tank prior to orbital insertion. The attach bolts were driven by the explosive force of NASA Standard Detonators (NSDs) and a spring into a cavity in the tank strut. The nuts and all residual pieces of the NSDs were caught in a cover assembly within the Shuttle. This flown frangible nut, used on STS-110, is visually intriguing due to the ‘puzzle piece’ nature of the corresponding jagged edges. Accompanied by a NASA Unserviceable Parts Tag, stamp-dated June 3, 2002, with remarks: “Route to attn: JSC EP-5, OV-104, Post Flight 25,” and a photocopy of the NASA post-flight shipping document from KSC to JSC. Originates from the collection of a retired NASA Astronaut. STS-110, an International Space Station assembly mission, marked the 25th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). Launched on April 10, 2002, the astronauts conducted four spacewalks during the ten-day mission to install the S0 Truss segment (the backbone of the truss structure on the ISS), reconfigure Canadarm2 for the truss, and install future EVA hardware. Starting Bid $300
3574. STS-77 Flown Shuttle Nozzle Throat Piece Presentation. Flown seg-
ment of Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) nozzle throat from STS-77, measuring 14˝ x 3˝ x 1˝, mounted on a descriptive plaque from the Thiokol Wasatch Division, reading: “NASA STS-77 RSRM Flown Nozzle Throat Segment: This nozzle throat ring carbon phenolic cross-section was cut from one of Thiokol’s reusable solid rocket motor nozzles that propelled Space Shuttle Endeavour into orbit during the STS-77 mission on 19 May 1996.” The plaque measures 12 x 16. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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International Space Station
3578. ISS Space Food (6) Packages. Group lot of six cosmonaut space food packages from the International Space Station (ISS), ranging in size from 2.25˝ x 4.75˝ to 4.5˝ x 13.5˝, with each bearing labels in Cyrillic dating between 2014 and 2016, with the packages containing the following: honey gingerbread, Borodino bread, dinner bread, salty almonds, caramel candies, and tea with added sugar. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Cosmoauts
Full cosmonaut lineup from the Apollo-Soyuz mission
3580. Apollo-Soyuz Russian Crew and Backups Signed Photograph. Uncommon matte-finish 9.25 x 8
photo of the Soviet team of cosmonauts seated together at a press conference for the Apollo-Soyuz project, signed in various colored ink types by all 10 pictured: Andriyan Nikolayev, Valery Bykovsky, Alexei Leonov, Valeri Kubasov, Anatoly Filipchenko, Nikolai Rukavishnikov, Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Boris Andreyev, Yuri Romanenko, and Alexander Ivanchenko. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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3581. Cosmonauts Lot of (13) Signed KNIGA Covers. Collection of 13 KNIGA covers bearing cachets of Russian space achievements, signed in various inks by cosmonaut crews. Signers include: Yuri Gagarin; Alexei Leonov (2); Georgy Beregovoy; Gherman Titov; Pavel Popovich; Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky; Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov; Valery Kubasov and Georgi Shonin; Vladimir Shatalov and Aleksei Yeliseyev; Vladimir Komarov and Boris Yegorov; Anatoly Filipchenko, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Gorbatko; and Vladimir Shatalov, Boris Volynov, Aleksei Yeliseyev, and Yevgeny Khrunov. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by one KNIGA certificate. Starting Bid $200
3583. Cosmonauts and Astronauts (42) Multi-Signed Book. Signed book in
Cyrillic: Yuri Gagarin. Moscow: Planet Publishing, 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8 x 10.25, 219 pages. Signed on the title page in various ink types by 42 cosmonauts and astronauts, including: Valentina Tereshkova, Gherman Titov, Valery Bykovsky, Aleksei Leonov, Vladimir Shatalov, Yuri Glazkov, Miroslav Germashevsky, Anatoly Filipchenko, Georgy Beregovoy, Valery Kubasov, Gennady Strekalov, Aleksandr Viktorenko, Vladimir Remek, Aleksandr Ivanchenkov, Vladimir Vasutin, Georgi Ivanov, Georgy Grechko, Boris Volynov, Georgy Shonin, Vladimir Titov, Bertalan Farkas, Dumitru Prunariu, Vladimir Aksesnov, Anatoly Berezovoy, and more. In fine condition, with light toning to top edge of signed page. Starting Bid $200
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3584. Cosmonauts Set of (8) Signed KNIGA Covers. Desirable set of eight KNIGA covers, all with cachets commemorating the Soviet space achievements of the Vostok 1–6 and Voskhod 1–2 programs, issued and canceled to mark the first eight Russian manned space missions. Each is signed in ink by one of more of the USSR’s historic early cosmonauts: Yuri Gagarin; Gherman Titov; Andriyan Nikolayev; Pavel Popovich; Valery Bykovsky; Valentina Tereshkova; Vladimir Komarov, Konstantin Feoktistov, and Boris Yegorov; and Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Iconic portrait of Gagarin, presented to a Soviet WW2 ace 3585. Yuri Gagarin Signed Photograph. Magnificent matte-finish 7 x 9.25 photo of legendary cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin smiling in his military uniform and holding a dove in his hands, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to General Ivan Kozhedub, the leading Allied Ace and three-star hero pilot of World War II (translated), “To Ivan Nickoliavich Koshedub, with all my respect, Gagarin, 26-08-’62.” In fine condition, with some scattered staining. Taken in Bulgaria in May 1961, this is perhaps the most iconic photo of Gagarin, which is likewise made all the more desirable by its uncommonly large size. Starting Bid $200
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3586. Kolos-5D Soyuz Water Supply System.
Kolos-5D Soyuz Water Supply System, 26˝ x 12˝ x 9.5˝, consisting of a large spherical water tank, which is stamped on the top, “ДРЕНАЖ [Drainage]” and “БОРТОВАЯ ЕМКОСТ [Onboard Capacity] 5–Y2, N 1039, 4ЕРТ К5Д-9220-100-02, OTK K4, ДATA IV-74r,” connects via piping hand-marked as “17KC, 76549730, 402001 N5.” The piece to right with rubber lever is annotated as “17KC-7654-1700, N40004-4,” with front label reading: “2708A, 701104.” Mounted atop a 27.75˝ x 6˝ metal base. Total weight of 16.5 lbs. In fine condition, with scattered scuffs to system and base. The Kolos-5D water supply system was used on the Soyuz spacecraft and was designed to provide crew with canned drinking water under the conditions of space flight. Rare life-sustaining hardware from the Soviet space effort.Starting Bid $300
Original painting of the ‘ashy layer’ by cosmonaut Alexei Leonov
3587. Alexei Leonov Original Painting. Original painting
entitled ‘The Ashy Layer’ by cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, accomplished in gouache on 21.75 x 13.75 artist’s board, prominently signed on the reverse in pencil in Cyrillic by Leonov, and dated 1989. The painting depicts a mirage-like image of the moon in the Earth’s atmosphere, caused by an ‘ashy layer’ that refracts the moon’s light as it passes through. This ‘ashy layer’ was conceived by Leonov as the subject of his master’s thesis; Leonov was able to prove its existence when he flew in space. This painting was later turned into a limited edition print. The painting itself is in fine condition; the back of the painting has old tape along the edges, some surface loss, and a mounting strip covering one word of Leonov’s handwriting. Accompanied by a photograph of Leonov with the painting (which has since been unframed). Starting Bid $200 108 |
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Scarce self-portrait sketch by cosmonaut-artist Alexei Leonov
3588. Alexei Leonov Signed Sketch. Original felt tip sketch of a self-portrait accomplished by cosmonaut Alexei Leonov
on the reverse of an 8.25 x 11.75 cosmonaut training schedule, signed in the lower right by Leonov. The schedule, for cosmonaut activities on February 26, 1978, is signed at the top in ink by Georgy Beregovoy. In very good condition, with overall creasing, a central horizontal fold, and a short tear to the right edge. A unique piece by the cosmonaut-artist. Starting Bid $200
3589. Vostok 1 Flown Material Presentation Signed by Gennady Padalka [Attested to as Flown by Florian Noller]. Outer hull mate-
rial attested to as flown and deriving from Yuri Gagarin’s Vostok 1 spacecraft by Florian Noller, contained in a triangular .5˝ x .25˝ packet affixed to a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Soviet Vostok launch vehicle at Baikonur Site 1, signed in the upper right corner in black felt tip by noted Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, who adds “MiR 26, ISS Exp. 9, 19/20, 31/32, 43/44.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Noller, who affirms that the “presentation contains authentic flown metal fragments from a hollow bolt installed in Yuri Gagarin’s Vostok 1 spaceship.” Starting Bid $200 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 109
3590. Vostok 2 Flown Parachute Cord Section Display Signed by Gennady Padalka. Flown 1.25˝ section of
cord removed from the descent parachute of the Vostok 2 spacecraft, affixed to a color glossy 5.5˝ x 7.75˝ photo card prepared by the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow, signed above in black ink by noted Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, who adds “MiR 26, ISS Exp. 9, 19/20, 31/32, 43/44.” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Soviet / Russian Hardware
3616. Soviet Buran Data Recorder. Soviet coaxial magnetic data tape recorder associated with the Buran program,
mounted on a wooden board to an overall size of approximately 13˝ x 13.5˝ x 9˝, with plate on the side reading: “МЛП-14-3, N. 20842.” Two electrical umbilical cables are attached. Starting Bid $200
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3617. Soyuz Center Display Panel Bezel.
Center display panel bezel for the main console of the Neptune IDS (Information Display System) of a Soyuz spacecraft, measuring approximately 7.75˝ x 7.5˝ x 1.5˝, marked on the bottom edge in Cyrillic. Complete with its original packaging. The top edge includes indicators that can be illuminated by the IDS.Starting Bid $200
Cosmonaut mirror worn in space for a four-hour space walk outside of Mir
3618. Cosmonaut Aleksandr Volkov’s Flown EVA Mirror. Cosmonaut Aleksandr Volkov’s flown wristband and mirror, worn by him during a four-hour-and-twenty-minute space walk outside the Mir Space Station on February 20, 1992, during his 175-day stay aboard the station. Mirror measures 2.25 x 3 and is housed in a simple plastic frame. A multi-colored elastic loop is attached to both sides to be worn over the bulky sleeve of the space suit. Reverse of the mirror is stamped “133,” and signed in blue ballpoint by Volkov. Accompanied by a letter of provenance, in Russian, signed by Volkov, which reads (translated): “Mirror No. 133 used during a space walk. It was worn on the sleeve of the ‘Orlan DMA’ space suit of Mission Commander Volkov during his 4 hour and 20 minute space walk, on 20 Feb 1992.” In fine condition, with several small cracks and separations to plastic frame. The purpose of Volkov’s space walk was to dismantle external experimental equipment and clean camera lenses. The session had been cut short because of a fault in a heat exchanger in Volkov’s space suit. Starting Bid $200 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 111
Space Models
3623. Almaz (Salyut 5) Military Space Station Model. Scale model of the Almaz (Salyut 5) Military Space Station, measuring approximately 10.5˝ x 3.5˝ x 12.5˝, mounted on a metal ring stand with wooden base. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3624. First Hybrid Rocket Gird-9 Model. Vintage model of the First Rocket Launch Gird-9 rocket, constructed of polished aluminum, standing 21.75” tall, and set upon a wooden 6˝ x 6˝ base with an engraved plate: “ГИРД 09.” In fine condition. Directed by Sergey Korolev, the future leader of the Soviet space program, the Group for the Study of Reactive Motion (Gruppa izucheniya reaktivnogo dvizheniya, i.e. GIRD) was founded in Moscow in 1931 to develop rocket technology for the world’s first large professional rocketry program. On August 17, 1933, (on their third attempt), this hybrid propellant rocket, aka Vehicle 9 or GIRD 9, designed by Mikhail Tikhonravov, launched successfully and flew to a height of 1300 feet. An attractive vintage model signifying a very important event in the history of rocketry. Starting Bid $200
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3625. Luna 10 Soviet Robotic Spacecraft Model. Vintage custom-
made presentation model of the Luna 10 robotic spacecraft, constructed of metal and resin, measuring 12˝ in height and set upon a circular 4˝ diameter base. In fine condition. Luna 10 was the first spacecraft to go into orbit around the Moon, and the first human-made object to orbit any body beyond the Earth. The primary objectives were to achieve the first lunar orbit, gain experience in orbital operations, presumably as a precursor to cosmonaut orbital missions, and study the lunar environment. Starting Bid $200
3626. M2-F2 Ames Testing Model. Early wind and thermal testing model of the Northrop M2-F2 heavyweight lifting body
aircraft that was designed based on studies at NASA’s Ames and Langley research centers. Used to test aerodynamics and thermal readings, the heavy polished steel model weighs approximately 18 lbs and measures 14˝ x 5˝ x 6˝. The open nozzle to tail section reveals the model interior, which contains an assortment of numbered wires and sensors connected to small inner ports; these would be hooked up to a computer to enable feedback. In fine condition, with scattered scuffs, dings, and marks, and apparent missing bolts to the tail and upper sections. A robust and uncommon steel model representing a lesser-known precursor to the iconic Space Shuttle Orbiter. Starting Bid $200
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Full-size Sputnik model used in a museum exhibition
3627. Sputnik 1 Full-Scale Model. Tremendous full-scale polished metal replica of the Sputnik 1 satellite, measuring approximately 24˝ in diameter, with four removable whip-type radio antennae, each able to telescope to approximate lengths of 7´ to accommodate for display purposes. In fine condition, with scattered scuffs, marks, and small dings and surface impressions. This Sputnik 1 model was made by the Soviet Academy of Sciences for use in a Soviet space museum exhibition. As a detailed model of the first artificial earth satellite, this life-sized example exists as a true must-have for serious space aficionados. The first man-made artifact to orbit the Earth, the original Sputnik-1 was developed by the USSR as a scientific satellite to be launched during the International Geophysical year of 1957-58. Launched on October 4, 1957, Sputnik remained in orbit until January 4, 1958. Its radio transmitters provided data on the Earth’s ionosphere and on the structure and temperature of the upper atmosphere. More significantly, its creation ignited the historic Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Starting Bid $500
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3650. SM-65B Atlas General Dynamics Contractor Model. A General Dynamics contractor model of the SM-65B Atlas prototype intercontinental ballistic missile developed for the United States Air Force. The model stands 15.5˝ in height and is set on a metal 6˝ diameter base with plate that reads: “General Dynamics, Astronautics, Atlas, USAF, ICBM.” In fine condition, with trivial scuffing to base. Starting Bid $200
3651. SM-68 Titan General Dynamics Contractor Model. A General Dynamics contractor model of the SM-68
Titan intercontinental ballistic missile developed for the United States Air Force. The model stands 18.5˝ in height and is set on a 5˝ x 4˝ x .5˝ base that reads: “USAF, SM-68, Titan, Martin.” Bottom of base bears a Topping Inc. label. In fine condition, with a small missing part to upper stage. Starting Bid $200
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X-15 and “X-Plane” Program
3631. Joe Walker Signed Photograph. American pilot and physicist (1921-
1966) who reached the edge of outer space on two separate X-15 aircraft flights in 1963; he tragically passed away when his F-104 Starfighter crashed during a publicity photo shoot. Vintage glossy 8 x 10.5 head-and-shoulders photo of Walker smiling in his X-15 flight suit, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To the Brownes! Joe Walker.” In very good condition, with a paperclip impression to the top edge, scattered light creasing, and a heavier long vertical crease that passes through the tip of his left ear. Starting Bid $200
3632. X-15 Bailout Backpack Oxygen Tank. Internal support plate and tank for the backup oxygen supply backpack of the MC-2 pressure suit used by X-15 pilots, measuring approximately 17˝ x 21˝ x 3˝, retaining a small amount of the tubing and two Air-Lock buckles on the front. The X-15 was designed with a sophisticated ejector seat that allowed safe pilot ejection at speeds as high as Mach 4 and altitudes up to 120,000 feet. The backup oxygen pack was activated as soon as the pilot pulled the ejection handles and provided enough oxygen for about twenty minutes. A parachute pack was also integrated into the suit and attached to the backpack. Although the MC-2 suit was only used on sixteen X-15 flights, it represented a breakthrough in suit technology and served as a model for spacesuits of the future. Starting Bid $200
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Path to Space
3638. Hans Hosenthien Handwritten Papers. Ger-
man rocket scientist and engineer (1915–1996) who arrived in America under Project Paperclip on November 16, 1945. He worked with the Wernher von Braun rocket team at Fort Bliss, White Sands, and Huntsville, and later became head of the Flight Dynamics Branch, Guidance and Control Division at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Five pages of handwritten notes by Hans Hosenthien (one double-sided), including a hand-drawn chart, electrical schematic, graph with notes and equations, and two pages of writing in German. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3641. Apollo Saturn V F-1 Rocket Engine Bolt Assemblies. Impressive official Rocketdyne display of four
types of Apollo Saturn V F-1 rocket engine bolt assemblies, mounted on a wooden 16 x 12 plaque with engraved identification plates. The bolts measure from 2˝ to 7.25˝ long, and are identified as follows: “No. 1 Lox Turbopump Pump Volute Flange Bolt, RD111-4016-1092,” “No. 1 Lox Valve Flange Bolt, RD111-4016-1060,” “No. 2 Fuel Turbopump Volute Bolt, RD111-4012-4032,” “F-1 Gas Generator Flange Bolt, RD1114004-0812.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a packet with diagrams of the F-1 engine’s propellant feed system, showing the locations of these bolt assemblies. Starting Bid $200
Rocket Propulsion 3642. Apollo Saturn V F-1 Rocket Engine LOX Impeller Spline Sleeve.
Apollo Saturn V F-1 rocket engine LOX impeller spline sleeve, measuring 4˝ tall and 6.75˝ in diameter, and weighing 16.3 pounds, etched on the rim with part numbers: “459736 S/N 8357597 02602 (40500),” and bearing several inspection stamps. In fine condition. Accompanied by a diagram of the F-1 engine’s turbopump oxidizer assembly, part of the propellant feed system, showing the location of this piece of hardware. Starting Bid $200
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3644. German V-2 Injector Nozzle.
3643. Atlas Missile Telemetering Unit. Atlas missile telemetering unit, measuring 10.5˝ in diameter with a height of 14˝, with a Convair Astronautics label on the side: “Accessory Unit No. 11, Telemetering…Part No. 27-12581809, Ser. No. SN3080039…Contract No. AF046942311.” Starting Bid $200
German V-2 Rocket Injector Head, measuring 2.5˝ in diameter and 2.25˝ tall, featuring a threaded connector and brass liquid oxygen (LOX) spray nozzle head. In the V-2, the alcohol fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer were injected through brass nozzles and combustion initiated in 18 ‘burner cups’ welded to the top of the combustion chamber. Starting Bid $200
Impressive Titan III missile guidance computer 3645. NASA Titan III SLV Computer Guidance System. Available to US bidders only. Large and heavy Titan III missile guidance computer, measuring approximately 23˝ x 16˝ x 9˝, with a Delco Electronics tag affixed to the front, reading: “Computer, Missile Guidance, Designation CP-1331/DJW, Serial No. 0000061, Part No. 7559700-021, Stock No. 1420010230370AE, Contr. No. F42600-76-C-0549, Dsgn Code 13160.” A Delco “Repair Data” tag is affixed on the right side, listing a repair date of “7-11-84.” Inside, the computer boasts two core memory modules and all gold-plated connectors. This onboard computer accepted position data from the Inertial Measurement Unit and calculated the resulting guidance commands during the flight of the missile. NASA adopted the Titan II missile as the launch vehicle for its Gemini missions in the 1960s, and later used the Titan III to launch its Voyager and Viking probes. Starting Bid $300
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3646. Nike Ajax Nose Cone. RRare Nike Ajax missile nosecone, measuring 6’ 3” tall and 14” across at the base’s widest point (rib to rib), and weighing approximately 51 lbs. The circular ports on the sides are brackets for mounting the canard fins, which controlled the missile’s flight path. The nosecone has a worn red-and-white paint finish. The Nike Ajax was the world’s first operational guided surface-to-air missile (SAM), entering service with the US Army in 1954. It was designed to attack conventional bomber aircraft flying at high subsonic speeds and altitudes above 50,000 feet. The missiles were initially deployed in the US to provide defense against Soviet bomber attacks, and later deployed overseas to protect US bases. A complete Nike Ajax system consisted of several radars, computers, missiles, and their launchers. This piece will be crated and shipped from California; the buyer is responsible for all associated costs. This item is ITAR restricted; no export or sale to non-US citizens. Starting Bid $500
3647. Rocket Research Company Hydrazine Thruster. Low impulse mono-
propellant hydrazine thruster assembly built by the Rocket Research Company for a satellite attitude control application, measuring 7˝ x 6˝ x 2˝, hand-engraved on the thrust chamber: “Rocket Eng. Assy, Rocket Research Co., P/N 27063-305-11, S/N 7018, Des. Act. 18355, Mfr. 21562, P/N ID 48593-501-F, Date of Mfr. 9-85, Cont. F04701-83-C-0043, Flight Critical Item.” The nozzle measures 1.75˝ in diameter and is angled at 90 degrees. The valve at the top is marked in type: “Valve, Hydrazine, P/N 15916-1, S/N 027, RRC P/N 27066-502-11, Wright Components, Inc., Phelps, N.Y.” Includes the original packaging, with part identification and clean room labels. This item is ITAR restricted; no export or sale to non-US citizens. Starting Bid $200
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3648. Satellite Attitude Control Rocket Motor. Satellite Attitude Control Rocket Motor designed to use a Hydrogen Peroxide Monopropellant, measuring approximately 6.7˝ x 2.5˝ x 1.5˝, with metal Walter Kidde & Co. tag wrapped around the center: “Motor Assy. 2 lb. Thrust, P/N 874095B, S/N 047.” At the top, a Kidde Aero-Space Division label reads: “Valve—Hydrogen Peroxide, Part No. 873345B, Serial No. 114.” This item is ITAR restricted; no export or sale to non-US citizens. Starting Bid $300
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3649. SM-65 Atlas General Dynamics Contractor Model. A General Dynamics contractor model of the SM-
65 Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile developed for the United States Air Force by the Convair Division. The model stands 18˝ in height and is set on a metal 6˝ diameter base with plate that reads: “General Dynamics, Astronautics, Atlas, USAF, ICBM.” Bottom of base bears a Topping Inc. label. In fine condition, with wear to back decals, and a small part to bottom, ostensibly an exhaust duct, detached but present; the base bears some scuffing to rim and edge. Starting Bid $200
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3652. V-2 Rocket Injection Chamber Fragment. Fragment of a V-2 rocket injection chamber with ten valve holes, measuring approximately 6˝ x 3.25˝ x .75˝. The V-2, famously developed by Wernher von Braun and his team at Peenemunde, was the world’s first functional large-scale liquidpropellant rocket. In very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3653. V-2 Rocket Nosecone. Complete nosecone of a V-2 rocket, measuring 11˝ tall with a 4.5˝ diameter at the base, recovered from the Peenemunde testing site. The V-2, famously developed by Wernher von Braun and his team, was the world’s first functional large-scale liquidpropellant rocket. In very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Satellites and Space Probes
3658. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Recorder. Digital tape recorder/reproducer manu-
factured by Odetics for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) in a shockproof metal case, 13˝ x 9˝ x 7˝, labeled: “Digital Tape Recorder/Reproducer, Part No. 42177001, Model DDS-5000, Ser No. 64.” Includes a carrying case with metal plate reading: “DMSP Recorder Case, Case P/N 97942-816R031G01, Contract No. F04701-95-C-0014, Case Serno: 008, Northrop Grumman Corporation.” In fine condition.
The DMSP provides satellite imaging of Earth and monitors meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-terrestrial physics for the US Department of Defense. This recorder would be used to store and forward images taken by the satellites which were downloaded when passing within range of ground stations. Starting Bid $200
3659. USAF Launch Program Teledyne UHF Transmitter. UHF telemetry transmitter associated with a US Air Force launch program at Vandenberg Air Force Base, measuring 4.5˝ x 6˝ x 2˝, with a Teledyne label on top: “UHF Telemetry Transmitter, Model No. TR-3000, Part No. 2007850-1, Serial No. 5010, Center Freq. 2230.5 MHz.” A green “Unserviceable (Reparable) Tag—Materiel” tag is attached.
This item is ITAR restricted; no export or sale to non-US citizens. Starting Bid $200
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3660. Viking Spacecraft Simulator Test Kit. Viking Spacecraft Simulator test kit, with plate on the top of the case reading: “Viking Spacecraft Simulator, Ref. Desig. 2182.” A JPL label on the side reads: “Project: VO75, Ref. Desig. 2182, Part No. 10059130, Rev. Lt. A, Serial No. 1, Nomenclature: Assy—Viking Spacecraft Simulator (VSS).” The unit weighs approximately 78 lbs, and contains its original cables (also with S/N 001). JPL stamped stickers are dated 5/30/74 and 6/6/74 (the year before Viking 1 and 2 took flight). 45 years ago, the first successful Mars landers touched down on the red planet. The U.S. Viking program was the first attempt to detect signs of life on the Martian surface. This spacecraft simulator was used in the years prior to test the various control systems used to manage the mission. From NASA Facts: Viking Mission to Mars: “The Viking orbiter was stabilized in flight by locking onto the Sun for pitch and yaw references and onto the star Canopus for roll reference. The attitude control subsystem kept this attitude with nitrogen gas jets located at the solar panel tips. The jets would fire to correct any drift. Two on-board general purpose computers in the computer command subsystem decoded commands and either ordered the desired function at once or stored the commands in a 4,096-word plated-wire memory. All orbiter events were controlled by the computer command subsystem, including correction maneuvers, engine burns, science sequences and high-gain antenna pointing.” This piece will be crated and shipped from California; the buyer is responsible for all associated costs. Starting Bid $200
Viking
3668. Viking Orbiter Flight Data and CCS Chassis. Two subsystem chassis for the Viking Orbiter, both measuring
about 16.5˝ x 16.5˝ x 5˝: one is marked “V075 2001A6, 10047260-1 Rev-C, S/N-009, Flight Data Chassis, Subassembly,” and is complete with ports on the front and extensive cabling on the back, with the main cable labeled: “2009W6 Interconnect Assy., EA 6 F.D.S., Dwg. 10054996, S/N 004, Rev. H, V.O. 75”; the other is marked “Non-Flight, V075 2001A2, 10047220-1A, S/N 004, CCS Chassis, Subassy,” and lacks the ports and wiring. Starting Bid $300
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Space Art
3672. Apollo 11: Al Steven Original Apollo 11 Emblem Sketch. Desirable original sketch of an eagle in flight, an early design of the Apollo 11 mission insignia accomplished in pencil by artist Al Stevens on an off-white 4.75 x 7 sheet. Matted with a caption that reads: “The Eagle Has Landed, One of 11 Original Sketches Made by the Artist Al Stevens During His Process of Designing the Apollo 11 Crew Emblem.” Framed to an overall size of 14.75 x 17.75. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Noah Bradley of Lunar Archive. Starting Bid $200
3674. Don Davis Original Painting of ‘The Lunar South Pole’. Gorgeous original painting of
the lunar surface by space artist Don Davis entitled “The Lunar South Pole,” accomplished in acrylic on 17 x 14.25 artist board, which is signed in the lower left corner, “Don Davis, 2/29/88.” This photorealistic painting offers a brilliant view of the glowing terrain of the moon from about 90 km altitude, with the cratered and undulating surface plashed with sunlight in the foreground, and the Earth hanging brightly against a dark and star-speckled space. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 27 x 24.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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3675. Soyuz TMA-14/ISS Flown Painting by Jan Fekete: Claudie Haignere. Flown original painting of the French
doctor and astronaut Claudie Haignere, accomplished in oil on 8.25 x 11.75 canvas by Slovak artist Jan Fekete, carried aboard Soyuz TMA-14 to the International Space Station, where it flew in space from March 23–October 11, 2009, as part of a ‘50 Years of Spaceflight’ exhibition. Stamped at the bottom with the on-board Russian ISS postmark and blue circular RKK Energia stamp. Signed and dated in the lower right corner in paint by the artist, “Fekete 07.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
3676. Soyuz TMA-14/ISS Flown Painting by Jan Fekete: Toyohiro Akiyama. Flown original painting of Japanese
journalist-cosmonaut Toyohiro Akiyama, accomplished in oil on 11.75 x 8.25 canvas by Slovak artist Jan Fekete, carried aboard Soyuz TMA-14 to the International Space Station, where it flew in space from March 23–October 11, 2009, as part of a ‘50 Years of Spaceflight’ exhibition. Stamped with the on-board Russian ISS postmark and blue circular RKK Energia stamp. Signed and dated in the lower right corner in paint by the artist, “Fekete 07.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Space Photography
3680. NASA Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 Lens. Vintage
Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/1:3.5 camera lens from Kogaku, Japan, serial no. 190267, hand-engraved on the focus ring with a NASA/JSC part number, “NASA HO283,” and bearing an affixed “1996” label. Starting Bid $200
3681. NASA Nikkor-H 28mm f/3.5 Lens. Vintage Nikkor-H 28mm f/1:3.5 camera lens from Kogaku, Japan, associated with the Johnson Space Center, serial no. 642643, hand-engraved on the body with “JSC” and a part number that has been scratched out. Housed in a clear plastic Nikkor case, with “1987” date label on the top. Starting Bid $200
3682. NASA W-Nikkor 35mm f/2.5 Underwater Lens. Vintage W-Nikkor 35mm f/1:2.5 camera lens from Japan, as-
sociated with the JSC Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, serial no. 292285, hand-engraved on the body with a NASA/JSC part number, “782216 89919.” Focusing and aperture adjustment knobs, fittingly made by “Apollo Sports Co. Ltd.,” have been added on the sides.e Starting Bid $200
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Aviation Gorgeous color poster for the earliest major French Air Meet, coinciding with Bleriot’s historic flight in July of 1909 3684. First French Air Meet 1909 Original Poster. Colorful original poster for the Aerodrome de Vichy Air Meet, 43 x 30.5, held in July of 1909, which shows a woman sitting on a wall watching Wright-Ariel and Voisin biplanes take to the air, with “Meeting organisé par la Ste. l’Ariel...Concours Promenades Leçons,” printed in the lower right. Poster was designed by Roger Jourdain and has been linen-backed to a slightly larger size. Rolled and in very good to fine condition, with some well-done restoration to some small scattered tears and creases, and a couple of light previous storage folds. Starting Bid $300
3683. Amelia Earhart Signed Photograph. Vintage matte-
finish 7 x 9 photo showing an upward angle of Amelia Earhart posing on one of her airplanes, signed in fountain pen. Reverse bears a Keystone Photo Service stamp. In fine condition, with trimmed edges, and fading to the signature, rendering it very light but still fully legible. An amazing signed portrait of the legendary aviatrix. Starting Bid $200
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3686. Charles Lindbergh Signed Photograph. Exceptional vintage glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Charles Lindbergh standing next to the Spirit of St. Louis, signed in fountain pen, “C. A. Lindbergh.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, staining to the bottom border, and light silvering to the darker areas of the image. Starting Bid $200
3687. Orville Wright Signed Postcard. Unusual ‘First to Fly’ postcard, 7 x 5, with text and stamps honoring the 25th anniversary of the historic flight of the Wright Flyer near Kill Devil Hills on December 17, 1903, postmarked at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1928, signed vertically on the left side in fountain pen by Orville Wright. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Meteorites Slice of a 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite— the oldest volcanic rock ever found
3713. Erg Chech 002 Meteorite Slice. Achrondite (ungrouped) Adrar, Algeria
This uniquely beautiful meteorite, known as Erg Chech 002 (or EC 002) surfaced in the Sahara in 2020, and when sliced in half revealed a treasure trove of green crystals that must have formed in a planetary-sized body with very slow cooling of the crust over 100,000+ years. Given the Earth-like preponderance of silicon dioxide crystals (58% by volume), some speculated that it might be the first meteorite knocked loose from the Earth itself, an emissary from its early formation. Subsequent study determined it to be older still—an ancient survivor from the crust of a lost cousin planet that formed 23 million years before Earth itself. In March 2021, New Scientist reported on the discovery under the headline ‘4.6-billion-year-old meteorite is the oldest volcanic rock ever found’: ‘The oldest volcanic rock we have ever discovered may help us understand the building blocks of planets. The meteorite, which was discovered in the Sahara desert in 2020, dates from just 2 million years after the formation of the solar system – making it more than a million years older than the previous record-holder. ‘I have been working on meteorites for more than 20 years now, and this is possibly the most fantastic new meteorite I have
ever seen,’ says Jean-Alix Barrat at the University of Western Brittany in France…It is a type of rock called andesite that, on Earth, is found mostly in subduction zones—areas where tectonic plates have collided and one has been pushed beneath the other—and rarely in meteorites. Most of the meteorites discovered on Earth are made of another kind of volcanic rock called basalt. Analysis of the chemical make-up of the new meteorite showed that it was once molten, and solidified nearly 4.6 billion years ago. This means it was probably part of the crust of an ancient protoplanet that broke up early in the solar system’s past. No known asteroid looks like EC 002, which indicates that almost none of these relics still exist: nearly all of them have either crashed together to form planets or been smashed to bits. ‘When you go close to the beginning of the solar system, it’s more and more complicated to get samples,’ says Barrat. ‘We probably will not find another sample older than this one.’ The researchers’ analysis showed that it took the magma that makes up EC 002 at least 100,000 years to cool and solidify after it melted, which may indicate that it was unusually viscous. Further study of this artefact from the early solar system could help us understand how the planets, including Earth, formed.’ 74 x 45 x 1 mm and 16.99 grams Starting Bid $200
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The Planet Mars— complete slice of the unique NWA 10416
3714. NWA 10416 Martian Meteorite Slice. Martian Meteorite Sahara Desert, Mali
Infinitely more rare than diamonds or gold, meteorites from Mars are among the most exotic substances on Earth — less than 600 pounds have been documented — and now offered is a highly unique sample. This specimen was cut from a larger mass that arrived here as a result of an asteroid impact on the Martian surface which ejected material into into an Earth-crossing orbit in interplanetary space. The determination of Martian origin is the result of research conducted by hundreds of scientists throughout the world. In addition to specific chemical and isotopic markers, most Martian meteorites possess a young crystalline age and exhibit a planetary-sized gravitational field on their crystalline structure. Still, the link to Mars was speculative until an analysis of the glassy bubbles seen in two suspected Martian meteorites. Within these bubbles were minute volumes of gas — which was identical to the composition of the atmosphere of Mars as learned from NASA’s Viking missions.
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The author of the scientific abstract on NWA 10416 is Dr. Carl Agee, among the world’s foremost classifiers of Martian meteorites, who was also the author on the renowned and exotic Martian meteorite “Black Beauty.” The vast majority of NWA 10416 is being distributed to the world’s great museums and research centers. The official classification of this meteorite appears in the 106th edition of the Meteorite Bulletin which accompanies this offering. On the cut surface of this complete slice, phenocrysts are suspended in a groundmass of white plagioclase and graygreen pyroxene. This sample of the planet Mars is unlike any other rock from Mars — it is so rare it doesn’t even fit into one of the three classes of Martian meteorites in scientific literature — and there are only two pounds in total that exist. An extremely noteworthy offering, this is a rare and soughtafter sample of Mars. 101 x 58 x 2mm (4 x 2.25 x 0.1 in.) and 19.89 grams Provenance: Stifler Collection of Meteorites Starting Bid $2500
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From the Asteroid Vesta, a partial slice of NWA 11329
3715.NWA11329AsteroidVestaPartialMeteoriteSlice. Sahara Desert Eucrite melt breccia
This partial triangular slice of meteorite NWA 11329 originates from an 18-kilogram mass whose largest section is on display at the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum. While orbiting Vesta, the second largest asteroid in our solar system, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft transmitted data which confirmed what scientists had long believed: eucrites originate from Vesta and based on a petrologic and chemical analysis, this specimen was part of a basalt flow on or near the surface of Vesta. As is the case with the Martian and lunar offerings, this arrived on Earth as a result of another asteroid having slammed into Vesta, ejecting debris into space, some of which serendipitously entered an Earth-crossing orbit.
This triangular partial slice has two cut edges and a curved arc of the meteorite’s external surface with patches of fusion crust. The cut and polished face showcases orthopyroxene inclusions set into a fine-grained, melt-textured matrix. NWA 11329 is one of the very few eucrites which reveal a transition zone between impact melt and brecciated components. While this detail is not evident in this offering, this is nonetheless a select specimen of an important meteorite — and one with an uncommon attribute: a return address. 85 x 85 x 4mm (3.3 x 3.3 x 0.1 in.) and 56.58 grams Starting Bid $200
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NWA 12011—meteorite with a return address, a meteorite endpiece from the Asteroid Vesta
3716. NWA 12011 Asteroid Vesta Meteorite Endpiece. Eucrite (monomict) Sahara Desert, North West Africa
NASA’s Dawn space probe confirmed what scientists had long believed: eucritic meteorites — including the specimen now offered — originate from the surface of the asteroid Vesta. As is the case with the Martian and lunar offerings, it arrived on Earth as a result of another asteroid having slammed into Vesta which ejected debris into space — some of which entered an Earth-crossing orbit. Vesta is the second largest asteroid in our solar system. Billions of years ago there were other large asteroids which fragmented and continued to orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. We
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refer to these fragments — large and small — as the asteroid belt. This meteorite is a basalt; it originated from an ancient volcano on Vesta and the cut and polished face reveal the classic presentation of what is referred to as a “monomict” eucrite as the clasts seen originate from a single rock type. Exceedingly fresh, clusters of large grains populate one end of the specimen. The side features patches of fusion crust (from the meteorite’s fiery descent through Earth’s atmosphere) and the reverse is a naturally fractured with earthen accents from the meteorite’s residency in the Sahara. This is a fascinating representation of a richly evocative meteorite. 65 x 85 x 12mm (2.5 x 3.3 x 0.5 in.) and 146.2 g (0.33 lbs) Starting Bid $300
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NWA 12427—a complete slice of the Moon
3717. NWA 12427 Lunar Meteorite Slice. Lunar Feldspathic Regolithic Breccia Sahara Desert, Northwest Africa
Among the rarest substances on Earth is the Moon. There are less than 750 kilograms of lunar meteorites known and all of this material would fit in three SUVs. Moreover, much of it is untouchable as it’s in national museums and research institutions. The lunar samples returned to Earth by the Apollo missions are also not available to the public. Lunar meteorites arrive on Earth as a result of having been ejected off the lunar surface by asteroid impacts. Scientists are able to identify lunar samples by analyzing a specimen’s texture, mineralogy, chemistry and isotopes. Many of the common minerals found on Earth’s surface are rare on the Moon and some lunar minerals are unknown on Earth. In addition, Moon rocks contain gases captured from the solar wind with isotope ratios that are significantly different than the same gases found on Earth. NWA 12427 is the 12,427th meteorite found in
the Northwest African grid of the Sahara Desert to be analyzed and classified. The complete slice now offered contains of a variety of fragments of different rocks and minerals including prominent white inclusions of anorthite — a calcium-aluminum silicate mineral rarely seen on Earth. These fragments were cemented together by pressure and heat from successive asteroid impacts on the lunar surface which melted the lunar regolith (soil) and then upon solidifying bonded the fragments. The cut surfaces of this complete slice superbly evidence this impact brecciation, Patches of fusion crust on the rim — the result of frictional heating in Earth’s atmosphere — are also in evidence. Renowned meteoriticist Dr. Carl Agee, the Director of the Institute of Meteoritics, performed the classification of NWA 12427 and the peer-reviewed copy of his analysis accompanies this choice complete slice of the Moon. 161 x 119 x 3mm (6.33 x 4.66 x 0.1 in.) and 116 g (0.25 lbs) Starting Bid $2500
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NWA 12691—superlative specimen of the Moon
3718. NWA 12691 Lunar Meteorite.
Lunar Feldspathic Breccia North West Africa
While meteorites are rare — the weight of every meteorite known is less than the world’s annual output of gold — Moon rocks are far rarer still representing about 0.5% of all meteorites. There are less than 750 kilograms of lunar meteorites documented and all would fit in about three SUVs. In addition, a good deal of this material is untouchable as it’s housed in governmental museums and research institutions. The lunar samples returned to Earth by the Apollo missions are also not available to the public. Lunar meteorites arrive on Earth as a result of having been ejected off the lunar surface by asteroid impacts. Scientists are readily able to identify Moon rocks by analyzing a rock’s texture, mineralogy, chemistry and isotopes. Moon rocks also contain gases from the solar wind, and those gases have different isotope ratios than terrestrial rocks. This chunk of 134 |
the Moon is a lunar breccia, which means it contains lot of different fragments of different lunar materials ‘cemented’ together as a result of the pressure and heat generated from asteroid impacts on the lunar surface. The prominent which clasts seen is anorthite, which is very rare on Earth but not on the Moon. The scientist who did the analysis, Dr. Anthony Irving, has an international reputation for classifying Martian and lunar meteorites. One might expect some of the Moon rocks that Apollo missions returned to Earth to look like lunar meteorites — and that is precisely the case with this specimen. Offered once in a blue moon, this is a highly aesthetic piece of the Moon is a splendid display specimen from all perspectives. 83 x 65 x 34 mm (3.25 x 2.5 x 1.3 in.) and 151.8 g (0.33 lbs) A copy of the scientific analysis and classification of NWA 12691 accompanies this sample. Provenance: The Stifler Collection of Meteorites. Starting Bid $1000
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3010. Wally Schirra's Apollo 1 Training Chart Starting Bid $200
3012. Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3013. Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3014. Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3015. Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3016. Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3017. Scott Carpenter Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3018. Scott Carpenter (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3019. Scott Carpenter: MA-7 Communications Transcript Starting Bid $200
3020. Convair Astronautics Cape Canaveral Employee Badge Starting Bid $100
3021. Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3022. Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3023. Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3024. Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3025. Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3026. Gordon Cooper's Signed B-26 Pilot's Check List Starting Bid $200
3027. Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3028. Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3029. Gordon Cooper Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3030. Gordon Cooper Signed 'Launch Day' Cover Starting Bid $100
3031. Gordon Cooper: 'Return of a Hero' Film Reel Starting Bid $100
3032. John Glenn Signed 'Recovery Ship' Cover Starting Bid $200
3033. John Glenn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3034. John Glenn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3035. John Glenn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3036. John Glenn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3037. John Glenn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3038. John Glenn (2) Signed Covers Starting Bid $200
3039. John Glenn Signed Commemorative Cover Starting Bid $200
3040. John Glenn (27) Original MA-6 Photographs Starting Bid $200
3041. John Glenn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3042. John Glenn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3043. John Glenn's MercuryAtlas 6 EKG Printout Starting Bid $200
3044. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Film Starting Bid $200
3045. Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3046. Liberty Bell 7: Flown Section of Neck Dam from Gus Grissom's MR-4 Pressure Suit Starting Bid $200
3047. Mercury Astronauts (6) Signed Stamps Starting Bid $200
3048. Mercury Astronauts (4) Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3049. Mercury Astronauts (4) Signed Items Starting Bid $200
3050. Mercury Astronauts: Schirra, Cooper, and Carpenter Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3051. Mercury Program Photograph Starting Bid $200
3052. Project Mercury and Space Race (23) Newspapers Starting Bid $100
3053. Project Mercury: Department of Defense Support Summary Report Starting Bid $200
3054. Project Mercury: Report on Orbital Chimpanzee Flights Starting Bid $200
3055. Wally Schirra Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3056. Wally Schirra Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3057. Wally Schirra Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3058. Wally Schirra Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3059. Alan Shepard Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3060. Alan Shepard Signed Limited Edition Photograph Starting Bid $200
3061. Alan Shepard Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3062. Alan Shepard MR-3 Postflight Debriefing Report Starting Bid $200
3063. Deke Slayton Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3064. Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3070. Gemini Astronauts (5) Signed Press Reference Book Starting Bid $200
3072. Gemini Flown Artifacts Cover Starting Bid $200
3073. Gemini Program Artifact Display [Attested to as flown by Jerry Czubinski] Starting Bid $200
3082. Charles Bassett Signed Stamps Starting Bid $200
3083. Charles Conrad Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3084. Gemini (5) Original Vintage NASA Photographs Starting Bid $200
3085. Gemini 5 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3086. Gemini 5 Program Mission Report Starting Bid $200
3087. Gemini 6 Signed Cover Starting Bid $200
3088. Gemini 6 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3089. Gemini 6 and 7 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3090. Gemini 9 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3091. Gemini 9 Signed Photograph Display Starting Bid $200
3092. Project Gemini: Film Reel, Report, and Hand Controller Blueprint Starting Bid $200
3093. Elliot See Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3094. Clifton Williams Signed Stamps Starting Bid $200
3095. John Young Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3096. John Young Signed Gemini 3 Launch Day Cover Starting Bid $200
3117. Apollo Command Module Block II Sextant Prism Brackets Starting Bid $200
3118. Apollo Portable Life Support Systems Manual by Hamilton Standard Starting Bid $200
3119. Apollo Saturn V: Instrument Unit Telemetry Power Divider Starting Bid $200
3120. Apollo Saturn V: Instrument Unit Telemetry RF Directional Coupler Starting Bid $200
3121. Apollo Saturn V: Third 3122. Apollo Saturn V: Third 3123. Apollo Saturn V: Third Stage Actuation Control Stage Cold Helium Solenoid Stage Pressure Adjustment Module Valve Range Switch Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
3124. Apollo Program Kapton Display [Attested to as flown by M. J. Davies] Starting Bid $200
3126. Apollo Program Artifact Poster Starting Bid $200
3127. Apollo Program Spacecraft Artifact Display [Attested to as flown by Jerry Czubinski] Starting Bid $200
3128. Apollo CSM 'Remove Before Flight' Streamer Starting Bid $200
3129. Apollo Saturn S-IB-2 Stage Test Reports Starting Bid $200
3130. NASA Vintage and Modern Photograph Collection (30) Starting Bid $200
3131. Project Apollo Beta Cloth Patch Display Starting Bid $200
3132. Saturn V Rocket: S-II Engineering Catalog and Sticker Sheet Starting Bid $200
3133. Space Medallions (4) Minted with Flown Materials Starting Bid $100
3141. Apollo 7: Schirra and Cunningham Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3142. Walt Cunningham Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3143. Walt Cunningham (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3144. Walt Cunningham (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3145. Walt Cunningham Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3146. Donn Eisele (13) Signed Checks Starting Bid $200
3148. Bill Anders Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3149. Apollo 8 Signed 25th Anniversary Poster Starting Bid $200
3151. Apollo 8 Medallion Containing Flown Metal Starting Bid $200
3152. Apollo 8 Original 'Type 1' Earthrise Photograph Starting Bid $200
3153. Apollo 8 Oversized Crew Photograph Starting Bid $200
3154. Apollo 8 Access Badge and MCC Certificate: William P. MacGregor Starting Bid $200
3155. Apollo 8 Flown Film Fragment Starting Bid $200
3156. Frank Borman Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
3157. Frank Borman Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3158. Frank Borman Lot of (3) Signed Items Starting Bid $200
3159. Frank Borman Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3160. Fred Haise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3161. James Lovell Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3166. Apollo 9 Access Badge and Apollo Achievement Award: William P. MacGregor Starting Bid $200
3167. Apollo 9: McDivitt and
3168. Ray Bradbury Signed Book Inscribed to Rusty Schweickart Starting Bid $200
3169. Jim McDivitt Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3170. Rusty Schweickart (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
Schweickart (3) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3171. Rusty Schweickart Typed Letter Signed to Deke Slayton Starting Bid $100
3181. Apollo 10 Oversized NASA Lithograph Starting Bid $200
3182. Apollo 10 Flown Kapton Foil Starting Bid $200
3183. Apollo 10: Cernan and Stafford Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3184. Apollo 10: Cernan and Stafford Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3185. Tom Stafford (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3186. Tom Stafford Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3210. Apollo 11 Ablative Plug [Attested to as Flown by Ken Havekotte] Starting Bid $200
3219. Charlie Duke and Bruce McCandless Signed Oversized Canvas Starting Bid $200
3221. Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3222. Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3223. Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3224. Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3225. Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3226. Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3227. Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3228. Buzz Aldrin Signed Book Starting Bid $200
3230. Buzz Aldrin Signed 'First Man on the Moon' Stamps Starting Bid $200
3231. Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3232. Buzz Aldrin Signed Book Starting Bid $100
3233. Buzz Aldrin Original 'Type 1' Photograph Starting Bid $200
3234. Buzz Aldrin Signed Poster Starting Bid $200
3235. Apollo 11 Lot of (7) Mission Patches Starting Bid $200
3236. Apollo 11 Pair of Lion Brothers Mission Patches Starting Bid $200
3237. Apollo 11 (3) Magazines Starting Bid $200
3238. Apollo 11 Access Badge and MCC Certificate: William P. MacGregor Starting Bid $200
3239. Apollo 11 Access Badge: Randy Stone Starting Bid $200
3240. Apollo 11 Flown Kapton Foil Starting Bid $200
3241. Apollo 11 Kapton Foil [Attested to as Flown by Ken Havekotte] Starting Bid $200
3242. Apollo 11 Medallion Starting Bid $200
3243. Apollo 11 Menu by Whirlpool Starting Bid $200
3244. Apollo 11 President's Dinner Replica Lunar Plaque Starting Bid $200
3245. Apollo 11 Raytheon Mission Analyzer Starting Bid $200
3246. Apollo 11: Landing Site Original Vintage NASA Photographs Starting Bid $200
3247. Apollo 11: Lunar Module Eagle Original Vintage NASA Photograph Starting Bid $200
3249. Apollo 11: Lunar Module Plaque Original Vintage NASA Photograph Starting Bid $200
3250. Apollo 11: Lunar Rock 3251. Apollo 11: Tranquility Original Vintage NASA Base Original Vintage NASA Photograph Photograph Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
3248. Apollo 11: Lunar Module Eagle Shadow Original Vintage NASA Photograph Starting Bid $200
3252. Apollo 11: George S. Trimble Metallic Recognition Award Starting Bid $200
3253. Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph Starting Bid $300
3254. Neil Armstrong Original Vintage NASA Photograph Starting Bid $200
3255. Neil Armstrong's Family (Wife and Son) Signed Cover Starting Bid $200
3256. Neil Armstrong's Parents Signed Postal Cover Starting Bid $200
3257. Michael Collins Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
3259. Michael Collins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3260. Michael Collins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3261. Michael Collins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3262. Michael Collins Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
3263. Michael Collins Signed Book Starting Bid $200
3264. Jim McDivitt's Apollo 11 Medallion and Tie Tack Starting Bid $200
3275. Apollo 12 Signed Houston Rockets Basketball Court Section Starting Bid $200
3276. Apollo 12 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3277. Apollo 12 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3278. Apollo 12 (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3279. Apollo 12 Raytheon Mission Analyzer Starting Bid $200
3280. Apollo 12 Saturn V Flight Manual Starting Bid $200
3281. Apollo 12: Lunar Surface Original Vintage NASA Photograph Starting Bid $200
3282. Apollo 12: Lunar Surface Original Vintage NASA Photograph Starting Bid $200
3283. Apollo 12: Alan Bean Original Vintage NASA Photograph Starting Bid $200
3284. Apollo 12: Bean and Gordon Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3285. Apollo 12: Charles Conrad Original Vintage NASA Photograph Starting Bid $200
3286. Alan Bean Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
3287. Alan Bean Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3288. Alan Bean Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3289. Alan Bean Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3290. Alan Bean Signed Promo Card Starting Bid $200
3291. Alan Bean Signed Print Starting Bid $200
3292. Alan Bean Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3293. Alan Bean Signed Promotional Print Starting Bid $200
3294. Charles Conrad (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3295. Charles Conrad Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3296. Charles Conrad Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3297. Charles Conrad Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3298. Charles Conrad Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3299. Charles Conrad Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3300. Charles Conrad Signed Apollo Program Report Starting Bid $200
3301. Richard Gordon (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3302. Richard Gordon Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3305. Apollo 13 Flown Command Module Mylar Starting Bid $200
3306. Apollo 13 Flown Parachute Material Signed by Lovell and Haise [Attested to as Flown by Ken Havekotte] Starting Bid $200
3310. Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Movie Poster Starting Bid $200
3311. Fred Haise Signed Lithograph by Lumen Winter Starting Bid $200
3316. Apollo 13 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3317. Apollo 13 Oversized Launch Photograph Starting Bid $200
3318. Apollo 13 Oversized Crew Photograph Starting Bid $200
3319. Apollo 13 Press Kits and Ephemera Starting Bid $100
3320. Apollo 13 Access Badge: Randy Stone Starting Bid $200
3321. Apollo 13 and Apollo 16 Raytheon Mission Analyzers Starting Bid $200
3322. Apollo 13 Heat Shield Fragments, with Certificate Signed by James Lovell [Attested to as Flown by Ken Havekotte] Starting Bid $200
3323. Apollo 13: Haise and Kranz Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3324. Fred Haise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3325. Fred Haise Signed Beta Coth Starting Bid $200
3326. Fred Haise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3327. Fred Haise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3328. Fred Haise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3329. Fred Haise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3330. Fred Haise Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
3331. Fred Haise Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
3332. Fred Haise Lot of (3) Signed Items Starting Bid $200
3333. Fred Haise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3334. Apollo 13: Fred Haise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3335. Fred Haise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3336. Fred Haise Signed Training-Used Apollo 13 Checklist Pages Starting Bid $200
3337. Fred Haise Signed Grumman LM Magazine Starting Bid $200
3338. Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Booklet Starting Bid $200
3339. Fred Haise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3340. Fred Haise and Gene Kranz Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3341. James Lovell Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3342. James Lovell Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3343. James Lovell Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3344. Ken Mattingly Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3345. Ken Mattingly Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3351. Apollo 14 Access Badge: Randy Stone Starting Bid $200
3352. Apollo 14 Flown Heatshield and Kapton Foil Display Starting Bid $200
3353. Apollo 14: Alan Shepard (3) Original Vintage NASA Photographs Starting Bid $200
3354. Edgar Mitchell Signed Apollo 14 Beta Cloth Starting Bid $200
3355. Edgar Mitchell Signed 3356. Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
3357. Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3358. Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3359. Edgar Mitchell Signed 3360. Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph Photograph Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
3361. Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3362. Edgar Mitchell Signed Cover Starting Bid $200
3363. Edgar Mitchell Signed 3364. Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph Photograph Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
3365. Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3366. Edgar Mitchell Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3368. Alan Shepard Signed Book Starting Bid $200
3369. Alan Shepard Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3370. Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell Signed Display Starting Bid $200
3371. Apollo 15 Lot of (6) NASA Manuals and Releases: Complete and Incomplete Starting Bid $200
3372. Apollo 15 Flown OPS Beta Cloth Swatch Display Starting Bid $200
3373. Apollo 15 Lunar Dust with Certificate Signed by Dave Scott [Attested to as Flown by Florian Noller] Starting Bid $200
3383. Apollo 15 Final Lunar Surface Procedures Manual Starting Bid $200
3384. Apollo 15 Final Flight Plan Manual Starting Bid $200
3385. Apollo 15: Lunar Rover Fiberglas Display and Replica License Plate Starting Bid $200
3386. Apollo 15 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3387. Apollo 15 Lunar Samples Manual Starting Bid $200
3388. Apollo 15 Signed Cover Starting Bid $200
3389. Apollo 15 Signed Stamp Starting Bid $200
3390. Apollo 15 Raytheon Mission Analyzer Starting Bid $200
3391. Apollo 15 Oversized 'Fallen Astronaut' Photograph Starting Bid $200
3392. Apollo 15 Lunar Rover 3393. Apollo 15 Lunar Rover Fiberglas Display Traverse Transparency Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
3394. Apollo 15: Scott and Irwin Signed Stamps Starting Bid $200
3395. Jim Irwin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3396. Jim Irwin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3397. Jim Irwin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3398. Jim Irwin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3399. Jim Irwin Original 'Type 1' Photograph Starting Bid $200
3400. Dave Scott Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3401. Dave Scott Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3402. Dave Scott Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3403. Dave Scott Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3404. Dave Scott Original 'Type 1' Photograph Starting Bid $200
3405. Al Worden (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3406. Al Worden Signed Commemorative Cover Starting Bid $200
3407. Al Worden Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3408. Al Worden Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3415. Apollo 16 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3409. Al Worden Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3410. Al Worden's Apollo 15 3411. Al Worden's Apollo 15 Crew-Signed Cover Insurance Cover Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
3416. Apollo 16: Charlie 3417. Alan Bean's Apollo 16 Duke Original Vintage NASA Launch Viewing Badge Photograph Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
3418. Charlie Duke Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3419. Charlie Duke Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3420. Charlie Duke Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3421. Charlie Duke Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3422. Charlie Duke Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3423. Charlie Duke Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3424. Charlie Duke Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3425. Charlie Duke Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3426. Charlie Duke Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3427. Charlie Duke's Apollo 16 Insurance Cover Starting Bid $200
3428. Ken Mattingly Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3429. Ken Mattingly Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3430. John Young Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3431. John Young Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3432. John Young Signed Apollo 16 Insurance Cover Starting Bid $200
3443. Apollo 17 Preliminary Flight Plan Starting Bid $200
3444. Apollo 17 Sun Compass Replica Starting Bid $200
3445. Apollo 17 Original 'Type 1' Photograph Starting Bid $200
3446. Apollo 17 Saturn SIVB-512 Stage Flight Evaluation Report Starting Bid $200
3447. Gene Cernan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3449. Gene Cernan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3450. Gene Cernan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3451. Gene Cernan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3452. Gene Cernan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3453. Gene Cernan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3454. Gene Cernan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3455. Gene Cernan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3456. Gene Cernan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3457. Gene Cernan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3458. Gene Cernan (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3459. Gene Cernan and Ron Evans Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3460. Ron Evans Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3461. Harrison Schmitt (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3462. Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3463. Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3464. Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3465. Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3466. Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3478. Buzz Aldrin and Gene Cernan Signed Program Starting Bid $200
3479. Apollo Astronauts (5) Signed Book Starting Bid $200
3480. Apollo Astronauts Multi-Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3481. Apollo Astronauts Lot of (6) Signed Items Starting Bid $200
3482. Apollo Astronauts (6) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3483. Apollo Astronauts (6) Signed Books Starting Bid $200
3484. Apollo Astronauts: Bean, Mitchell, and Gordon Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3485. Apollo Program Signed Transparency Starting Bid $200
3486. Astronauts (7) Signed Books Starting Bid $200
3487. Astronauts (11) MultiSigned Photograph Starting Bid $200
3488. Moonwalkers (5) Signed Books Starting Bid $200
3489. Moonwalkers MultiSigned Photograph Starting Bid $200
3490. Moonwalkers Starting Bid $200
3496. Cape Canaveral Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
3497. Cape Canaveral Launch Complex Artifact Presentation Starting Bid $200
3498. Kenneth Kleinknecht Signed Photograph and Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $100
3499. Chris Kraft Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
3500. Chris Kraft Starting Bid $100
3501. Gene Kranz Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3502. Gene Kranz Signed Training-Used Project Mercury Star Chart Starting Bid $200
3503. Manned Spaceflight Center (2) Photographs Starting Bid $200
3504. Mission Control MultiSigned Book Starting Bid $200
3505. Mission Control Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3506. Mission Control Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3507. Mission Control Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3508. Mission Control: Kranz and Liebergot Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3509. NASA Administrators and Space Scientists MultiSigned Photograph Starting Bid $200
3510. NASA Engineers, Scientists, and Administrators Lot of (8) Signed Items Starting Bid $200
3511. NASA Flight Directors Starting Bid $100
3512. Wernher von Braun Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3514. Owen and Richard Garriott (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3515. Jack Lousma (5) Signed Items Starting Bid $200
3516. Skylab 3 Signed Beta Cloth Starting Bid $200
3517. Skylab 4 (3) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3518. Skylab Flight Plans Starting Bid $200
3519. Skylab: Brand and Lind Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3521. Apollo-Soyuz Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3522. Apollo-Soyuz (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3523. Apollo–Soyuz: Leonov and Kubasov Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3524. Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3536. Bob Crippen (3) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3537. Fred Haise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3538. Fred Haise Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3539. John Herrington Twice-Signed Native American Currency Set Starting Bid $200
3540. Greg Jarvis and STS -51-I Signed Launch Day Cover Starting Bid $200
3541. Bruce McCandless Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3542. Story Musgrave (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3543. NASA Red-Numbered Photograph Collection of (438) Starting Bid $200
3545. Sally Ride Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3546. Sally Ride Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3547. Sally Ride Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3549. Space Shuttle (5) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3550. Space Shuttle Flown Insulation Swatches Starting Bid $200
3551. Space Shuttle Main Engine Design Modification Report Starting Bid $200
3552. STS-1: John Young and Bob Crippen Signed Parking Pass Starting Bid $200
3553. STS-1: John Young and Bob Crippen Signed Program Starting Bid $200
3554. STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia Signed Cover Starting Bid $200
3555. STS-135 Flown Cargo Bay ID Card Starting Bid $200
3556. STS-3 Signed Photograph and Cover Starting Bid $200
3557. STS-41-B Signed Flown Patch Display Starting Bid $200
3558. STS-51-L Vehicle Permit Starting Bid $200
3559. STS-51-C CrewSigned Launch Day Cover Starting Bid $200
3560. STS-52 Flown Flag and Patch Starting Bid $200
3561. John Young Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3562. John Young Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3575. Space Shuttle Controller Module Starting Bid $200
3576. STS-97 Flown SSME Turbine Blade Presentation Starting Bid $200
3577. Hubble Telescope Flown MLI Foil Starting Bid $200
3579. International Space Station Training Manuals Starting Bid $200
3591. Cosmonauts Signed Book with (31) Signatures Starting Bid $200
3592. Cosmonauts Signed Cover Starting Bid $200
3593. Cosmonauts Set of (6) KNIGA Covers Starting Bid $200
3594. Yuri Gagarin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3595. Yuri Gagarin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3597. Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3598. Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov Signed Postcard Photograph Starting Bid $200
3599. Anna Timofeyevna Gagarina Signed Book Starting Bid $200
3600. Anna Timofeyevna 3601. Alexei Leonov Signed Photograph Gagarina Signed Starting Bid $200 Photograph Starting Bid $200
3602. Alexei Leonov and Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3603. Russian Space Dog Coins Starting Bid $200
3604. Soyuz TMA-17 Signed Flown Cover Starting Bid $200
3605. Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3606. Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3607. Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3608. Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3609. Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3610. Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3611. Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3612. Valentina Tereshkova Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3613. Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3614. Voskhod 1 Signed First Day Cover Starting Bid $200
3615. Vostok Cosmonauts (8) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3619. Russian All-Latitude Astro Compass Starting Bid $200
3620. Soviet Spacecraft Data Recorder Starting Bid $200
3621. Soyuz TM-30 Gyroscope Case Starting Bid $200
3628. Frank Borman Signed Apollo Command Module Model Starting Bid $200
3629. Frank Borman Signed Saturn V Rocket Model Starting Bid $200
3630. Fred Haise Signed Apollo Command Module Model Starting Bid $200
3633. Theodore C. Freeman Signed Stamps Starting Bid $200
3634. Pete Knight Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3635. Pete Knight Signed X -15 Model Starting Bid $200
3636. Test Pilots (5) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3637. Robert White (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3640. Hermann Oberth Signed Book Starting Bid $200
3654. Apollo-era N2O4 Fill Valve Starting Bid $200
3655. DC-X Flight 8 Flown Patch Starting Bid $200
3656. S-1C-501 Mechanical Systems Schematics Starting Bid $200
3657. Sub-one Newton Rocket Thruster Nozzle Starting Bid $200
3661. Mariner Program IBM Keypunch Cards and Trajectory Film Starting Bid $200
3662. Lunar Orbiter 'Dark Side of the Moon' Photograph Starting Bid $200
3665. Satellite Attitude Control Converter Starting Bid $200
3666. USAF 'Project Blue Book' UFO Report Starting Bid $200
3663. NASA/NOAA Dynamic 3664. Orbiting Astronomical Satellite Gyro System Observatory Launch Shroud Starting Bid $200 Artifact Starting Bid $200
3667. Voyager: Aerojet Retropulsion Motor Blueprints and Report Starting Bid $200
3669. SpaceX: CASSIOPE Mission Patch Display Starting Bid $200
3670. SpaceX: SES-8 Satellite Patch Display Starting Bid $200
3671. Yang Liwei Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3673. Paul Calle Signed FDC with Sketch of Neil Armstrong Starting Bid $200
3677. Apollo 13: Lumen Martin Winter Proof Print Starting Bid $200
3678. Cece Bibby Signed Print Starting Bid $200
3679. Robert McCall Signed Sketch Starting Bid $200
3685. 'First in Flight' Flown Artifacts Starting Bid $200
3688. A4 Skyhawk Aviators Signed Print Starting Bid $200
3689. B-24 Liberator Instrument Panel PDI Indicator Starting Bid $100
3690. Felix Baumgartner Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3691. Canadian Arrow (6) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
3692. Jacqueline Cochran Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3693. Glenn Curtiss Signature Starting Bid $200
3694. Hugo Eckener Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3695. Frank Hawks Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3696. Laura Ingalls Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3697. L’Aviation et les Aviateurs Booklet Starting Bid $100
3698. Wiley Post Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3699. Project Manhigh and Excelsior: Kittinger and Simons (4) Signed Items Starting Bid $200
3700. Eddie Rickenbacker Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3701. Igor Sikorsky Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3702. USAF Rockwell B-1 Lancer Thermal Flash Protector Starting Bid $200
3703. Wilbur Wright Photo Starting Bid $200
3704. Wilbur Wright Print (German) Starting Bid $100
3705. Wright Brothers Aviation Illustrated Magazine (French, 1909) Starting Bid $100
3706. Wright Brothers Magazine (French, 1909) Starting Bid $100
3707. Wright Flyer Flown Fabric Swatch Starting Bid $200
3708. WWII Variable-Density Gunner's Goggles Starting Bid $100
3709. Chuck Yeager Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3710. Chuck Yeager Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3711. Chuck Yeager Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
3712. Chuck Yeager Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
3720. Apollo 12 Cape Kennedy Medals Patch Starting Bid $100
Conditions of Sale ANYONE EITHER REGISTERING TO BID OR PLACING A BID (“BIDDER”) ACCEPTS THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE AND ENTERS INTO A LEGALLY, BINDING, ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT WITH R&R AUCTION COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC (“RR AUCTION”) TOGETHER WITH BIDDER, THE “PARTIES”). This Agreement contains important provisions that control rights and liabilities, and specifically has provisions governing how disputes are handled as well as LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY that can be imposed upon RR Auction, WAIVER OF JURY and ARBITRATION PROVISIONS. This acknowledgement is a material term of these Conditions of Sale and of the consideration under which RR Auction agrees to these terms. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. The following terms and conditions (“Conditions of Sale”) constitute the sole terms and conditions under which RR Auction will offer for sale and sell the property on its website, and/or described in the catalog of items for auction (the “Catalog”). These Conditions of Sale constitute a binding agreement between the Parties with respect to the auction in which Bidder participates (the “Auction”). By bidding at the Auction, whether in person, through an agent or representative, by telephone, facsimile, online, absentee bid, or by any other form of bid or by any other means, Bidder acknowledges the thorough reading and understanding of all of these Conditions of Sale, all descriptions of items in the Catalog, and all matters incorporated herein by reference, and agrees to be fully bound thereby.
Section 1 The Parties1.1 RR Auction and Auction This Auction is presented by RR Auction, a d/b/a/ of R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC, as identified with the applicable licensing information on the title page of the Catalog or on the www.RRauction.com Internet site. The Auction is conducted under these Conditions of Sale. Announcements and corrections from the podium at live auctions and those made through the Conditions of Sale appearing on the Internet at RRauction.com supersede those in the printed Catalog. 1.2 Bidder Bidder shall mean the original Bidder on the property offered for sale by RR Auction and not any subsequent owner or other person who may acquire or have acquired an interest therein. If Bidder is an agent, the agency must be disclosed in writing to RR Auction prior to the time of sale, otherwise the benefits of the warranty shall be limited to the agent and not transferable to the undisclosed principal. The rights granted to Bidder under these Conditions of Sale are personal and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person or entity, whether by operation of law or otherwise without the express written assent of RR Auction. Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey these Conditions of Sale or any of the rights herein, and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. No third party may rely on any benefit or right conferred on any Bidder by these Conditions of Sale, and no third party is intended as a beneficiary of these Conditions of Sale. Bids will not be accepted from minor persons under eighteen (18) years of age without a parent or legal guardian’s written consent containing an acknowledgment of the Conditions of Sale herein and indicating their agreement to be bound thereby on behalf of the Bidder. All Bidders must meet RR Auction’s qualifications to bid. Any Bidder who is not a client in good standing of RR Auction may be disqualified at RR Auction’s sole option and will not be awarded lots. Such determination may be made by RR Auction in its sole and unlimited discretion, at any time prior to, during, or even after the close of the Auction. RR Auction reserves the right to exclude any person from the Auction. If an entity places a bid, then the person executing the bid on behalf of the entity agrees to personally guarantee payment for any successful bid and agrees to be bound by these Conditions of Sale in addition to company for whom the Bidder is acting By accepting the Conditions of Sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment. Section 2 Bidding Privileges 2.1 In order to place bids, Bidders who have not established an account with RR Auction must either furnish satisfactory credit information (including two collectibles-related business references) or supply additional information if requested, well in advance of the Auction. Bidders who are not members of RRAuction.com should pre-register before the close of the Auction to allow adequate time to contact references. Privileges will be granted at the sole discretion of RR Auction. Additionally, Bidders who have not previously established credit or who wish to bid in excess of their established credit history may be required to provide a cash deposit prior to RR Auction’s acceptance of a bid. Check writing privileges and immediate delivery of merchandise may also be determined by pre-approval of credit based on a combination of criteria: RRAuction.com history, related industry references, bank verification, a credit bureau report and/or a personal guarantee for a corporate or partnership entity in advance of the Auction venue. 2.2 Bidder providing any false or misleading information provided in connection with the registration shall be a material breach of the Conditions of Sale and in addition to any other remedies at law shall excuse RR Auction from performance under these Conditions
of Sale, including the right to any refund. 2.2 Bidding privileges may be revoked without notice, for any reason, at the sole discretion of RR Auction . Section 3 Buyer’s Premium 3.1 The Bidder acknowledges and agrees that a 25% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on all individual lots sold in timed and live Auctions. Buyer’s premium for our Sports Auctions is 20%. For payment other than by cash, delivery will not be made unless and until full payment has been received by RR Auction, i.e., check or wired funds have fully cleared. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, signed by RR Auction, payment in full is due within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date, whichever is earlier. Bidder’s failure to pay any payment in full when due required shall constitute a material breach, and in addition to other damages available under contract or law, at RR Auction’s election, RR Auction may cancel the sale and require full premium still be due along with interest at 1.5% per month from the date of breach, or at the maximum legally allowable rate. Section 4 Bidding 4.1 Each Bidder’s determination of its bid should be based upon its own examination of the item(s) and independent investigation, rather than the any reliance as to what is represented in the Catalog, online or elsewhere. Bidder affirms that it regards any statements made by RR Auction concerning the item as solely opinion and that Bidder is making its own inspection and independent evaluation of the goods, and is not relying upon any description or statements by RR Auction (including as to quality, authenticity, provenance, ownership, liens existing, on goods legality, or value) in making its determination to bid on or purchase an item. In any purchase or sale, the value of the item(s) is determined by the price. THE BIDDER HEREBY ASSUMES ALL RISKS CONCERNING ANY AND ALL PURCHASES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. 4.2 RR AUCTION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS IN BIDDING. A Bidder should make certain to bid on the correct lot and that the bid is the maximum (plus the Buyer’s Premium) that the Bidder is willing and able to pay. Since other Bidders (by mail, facsimile, online, and in person) will be present, and since a re-offering could damage the momentum of the sale, once the hammer has fallen and RR Auction has announced the winning Bidder, such Bidder is unconditionally bound to pay for the lot, even if the Bidder has made a mistake. 4.3 All prospective Bidders who examine lots in person prior to the sale shall personally assume all responsibility for any damage they cause in so doing. RR Auction shall have sole discretion in determining the value of the damage caused, which shall be promptly paid by the prospective Bidder. 4.4 Title to any lot remains with Consignor, any secured party of the Consignor, or assignee of Consignor, as the case may be, until the lot is paid for in full by Bidder and Bidder has fully satisfied any outstanding financial obligations to RR Auction (including as it concerns aby other lots). RR Auction reserves the right to require payment in full before delivering any lot to the successful Bidder. 4.5 It is the Bidder’s responsibility and obligation to have the lots fully insured while in their possession. Bidder assumes any and all risk of loss upon the earlier of shipment to Bidder or in Bidder’s possession. 4.6 Bidder grants to RR Auction or its assigns the right to offset any sums due, or found to be due by RR Auction, and to make such offset from any past, subsequent or future consignment, or items acquired by Bidder in possession or control of RR Auction or from any sums due to Bidder by RR Auction. Bidder further grants RR Auction a lien consisting of a senior security interest (or purchase money security interest to the extent applicable) in such sums or items to the fullest extent applicable, authorizes RR Auction to file documents concerning the interest, and Bidder agrees to execute any further documents as may be reasonably necessary to grant RR Auction such security interest. Bidder agrees that RR Auction and its assigns shall be a secured party with respect to items bought by Bidder and in the possession of RR Auction, to the extent of the maximum indebtedness, plus all accrued fees and expenses, until the indebtedness is paid. 4.7 By bidding in this sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment. The authorized representative of any corporate Bidder who is present at the sale shall provide RR Auction or its agent, prior to the commencement of the bidding (or at the time of registration), with a statement signed by a principal, director or officer that they he or she personally and unconditionally guarantees any payment due RR Auction. 4.8 RR Auction may at its sole and absolute discretion, make loans or advances to Consignors and/or prospective Bidders. Section 5 Bidding Options 5.1 Non-Internet bids (including but not limited to in-person, facsimile, phone and mail bids) are treated similarly to floor bids in that they must be on-increment. Any in-person, facsimile, phone, or mail bids that do not conform to a full increment will be rounded up or down to the nearest full increment and this revised amount will be considered Bidder’s high bid. 5.2 When identical bids are submitted, preference is given to the first received. To ensure the greatest accuracy, written bids should be entered on the standard printed bid sheet and be received at RR Auction’s place of business at least twenty-four (24) hours before
the Auction start. RR Auction is not responsible for executing mail bids or facsimile bids received on or after the day the first lot is sold, nor Internet bids submitted after the published closing time; nor is RR Auction responsible for proper execution of bids submitted by telephone, mail, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or in person once the Auction begins. 5.3 In all Auctions, bids on an item must raise the current high bid by at least 10%, or as specified on a per-Auction basis. Bids will be accepted in whole dollar amounts only. No “buy” or “unlimited” bids will be accepted. In a live sale, bids on an item can change at the discretion of RR Auction. 5.4 RR Auction reserves the right to accept or decline any bid. Bids must be for an entire lot and each lot constitutes a separate sale. All bids are per lot unless otherwise announced. Live auction lots will be sold in their numbered sequence unless RR Auction directs otherwise. It is unlawful and illegal for Bidders to collude, pool, or agree with another Bidder to pay less than the fair value for lot(s). For live auctions, RR Auction will have final discretion in the event that any dispute should arise between Bidders. RR Auction will determine the successful Bidder, cancel the sale, or re-offer and resell the lot or lots in dispute. RR Auction will have final discretion to resolve any disputes arising after the sale and in online auctions. If any dispute arises, RR Auction’s sale record is conclusive. Section 6 Payment 6.1 Subject to fulfillment of all of the Conditions of Sale set forth herein, upon the sooner of (1) the passing of title to the offered lot pursuant to these Conditions of Sale, or (2) possession of the offered lot by the Bidder, Bidder thereupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility (including without limitation, liability for or damage to frames or glass covering prints, paintings, photos, or other works), and (b) will immediately pay the full purchase price or such part as RR Auction may require. In addition to other remedies available to RR Auction by law, RR Auction reserves the right to impose from the date of sale a late charge of 1.5% per month of the total purchase price if payment is not made in accordance with the conditions set forth herein. All property must be removed from RR Auction’s premises by the Bidder at his/her expense not later than sixty (60) business days following its sale and, if it is not so removed, RR Auction may send the purchased property to a public warehouse for the account, at the risk and expense of the Bidder. 6.2 Payment is due upon closing of the Auction session, or upon presentment of an invoice. RR Auction reserves the right to void an invoice if payment in full is not received within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date. In cases of nonpayment, RR Auction’s election to void a sale does not relieve the Bidder from their obligation to pay RR Auction its fees (seller’s and Buyer’s Premium) on the lot and any other damages pertaining to the lot. 6.3 All sales for total invoices greater than $1,000 are strictly for cash in United States dollars (including U.S. currency, bank wire, cashier checks, eChecks, and bank money orders), and are subject to all reporting requirements. 6.4 All deliveries are subject to good funds; funds being received in RR Auction’s account before delivery of the Purchases; and all payments are subject to a clearing period. RR Auction reserves the right to determine if a check constitutes “good funds”: checks drawn on a U.S. bank are subject to a ten (10) calendar day hold, and ten (10) business days when drawn on an international bank. Clients with pre-arranged credit status may receive immediate credit for payments via e-Check, personal or corporate checks. 6.5 In the event that a Bidder’s payment is dishonored upon presentment(s), Bidder shall pay the maximum statutory processing fee set by applicable state law. If Bidder attempts to pay via check and the financial institution denies the transfer from Bidder’s bank account, or the payment cannot be completed using the selected funding source, Bidder agrees to complete payment. 6.7 If RR Auction refers any unpaid invoice to an attorney for collection, the Bidder agrees to pay and shall be liable for RR Auction’s attorney’s fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by RR Auction in addition to the invoice amount and interest the greater of 1.5% per month or at the maximum legally allowable rate from date of invoice to collection. If RR Auction assigns collection to its house counsel, such attorney’s time expended on the matter shall be compensated at a rate comparable to the hourly rate of independent attorneys. 6.8 RR Auction shall have a lien against the merchandise purchased by the Bidder (as well as to the extent it is a consignor any other monies owed or due to Bidder) to secure payment of the Auction invoice. RR Auction is further granted a lien and the right to retain possession of any other property of the Bidder then held by RR Auction or its affiliates to secure payment of any Auction invoice or any other amounts due RR Auction or affiliates from the Bidder. With respect to these lien rights, RR Auction shall have all the rights of a secured creditor, including but not limited to the right of sale. In addition, with respect to payment of the Auction invoice(s), the Bidder waives any and all rights of offset he might otherwise have against RR Auction and the consignor of the merchandise included on the invoice (the Consignor”). If a Bidder owes RR Auction or its affiliates on any account, RR Auction and its affiliates shall have the right to offset such unpaid account by any credit balance due Bidder, and it may secure by possessory lien any unpaid amount by any of the Bidder’s property in their possession. 6.9 All checks, cashiers checks, bank checks, or money orders are payable to R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC. RR Auction clients with an invoice totaling $1,000 or under will have the option to pay by VISA, Mastercard, Discover or Paypal. All Paypal payments must be sent to FinanceDepartment@rrauction.com. Authorize.net, a third-party service provider contracted by RR Auction for processing on-line payments, charges a nonrefundable service fee of 3%, which will be added to your final invoice should you pay by credit/debit card. Section 7 Sales Tax
RR Auction is a remote seller and we are now required to collect Sales/Use Tax from our bidders. The states that we have nexus in we will be required to collect and remit sales tax on your behalf. Each state has different requirements to meet nexus. When RR Auction has achieved a certain monetary and/or invoice threshold in each state we will apply sales tax to your total invoice. Please go to our terms on our website to see the states that are affected. If we have not achieved nexus in a particular state it is still your responsibility to pay sales tax on your purchases. The sales tax rate is determined by the State, Country, and City where purchases are shipped to. If you decide to pick up your purchases at our New Hampshire location you will not be required to pay sales tax. The State of New Hampshire does not have a general sales and use tax. All purchases picked up at our Massachusetts location will be taxed at the current rate of 6.25%. Pennsylvania sales or use tax may be due in connection with the purchase and delivery of tangible personal property to Pennsylvania individuals and businesses. The purchaser is required to file a use tax return if tax is due in connection with the purchase and delivery in the Commonwealth. This notice is required pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. 72 P.S. ¤ 7213.2. If you have a resale number please email Sue@RRAuction.com or fax to (603) 732-4288 a copy of your state resale certificate and you will be exempt from paying sales tax. Section 8 Delivery; Shipping; and Handling Charges Bidder is liable for shipping and handling and providing accurate information as to shipping or delivery locations and arranging for such. RR Auction is unable to combine purchases from other auctions or affiliates into one package for shipping purposes. Lots won will be shipped in a commercially reasonable time after payment in good funds for the merchandise and the shipping fees is received or credit extended, except when thirdparty shipment occurs. Bidder agrees that service and handling charges related to shipping items which are not pre-paid may be charged to a credit card on file with RR Auction. Successful international Bidders shall provide written shipping instructions, including specified Customs declarations, to RR Auction for any lots to be delivered outside of the United States. NOTE: Declaration value shall be the item’(s) hammer price and RR Auction shall use the correct harmonized code for the lot. Domestic Bidders on lots designated for third-party shipment must designate the common carrier, accept risk of loss, and prepay shipping costs. Section 9 Title Title shall not pass to the successful Bidder until all invoices of Bidder (including those pertaining to the item(s) at issue) and amounts owed to RR Auction are paid in full. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to provide adequate insurance coverage for the items once they have been delivered to a common carrier or third-party shipper. Section 10 Rights Reserved RR Auction reserves the right, at any time before, during or after an auction has ended to: withdraw any lot before or at the time of the Auction, cancel any bid, and/or to postpone the Auction of all or any lots or parts thereof, for any reason. RR Auction shall not be liable to any Bidder in the event of such withdrawal, cancellation, or postponement under any circumstances. RR Auction reserves the right to refuse to accept bids from anyone at any time. Section 11 Conducting the Auction 11.1 RR Auction reserves the right to postpone the Auction or any session thereof for a reasonable period of time for any reason whatsoever, and no Bidder or prospective Bidder shall have any claim as a result thereof, including consequential damages. 11.2 RR Auction’s Discretion: RR Auction shall determine opening bids and bidding increments. RR Auction has the right in its absolute discretion to reject any bid in the event of dispute between Bidders or if RR Auction has doubt as to the validity of any bid, to advance the bidding at its absolute discretion and to determine the successful Bidder in the event of a dispute between Bidders, to continue the bidding or to reoffer and resell the lot in question. In the event of a dispute after the sale, RR Auctions record of final sale shall be conclusive. RR Auction also may reject any bid if RR Auction decides either that any bid is below the reserve of the lot or article or that an advance is insufficient. Unless otherwise announced by RR Auction at the time of sale, no lots may be divided for the purpose of sale. 11.3 Reserves Lots may be subject to a reserve which is the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold. Consignors may not bid on their own lots or property. RR Auction may, from time to time, bid on items that it does not own. RR Auction may execute bids consecutively or otherwise up to one bid increment below the reserve. 11.4 Off-Site Bidding Bidding by telephone, facsimile, online, or absentee bidding (advance written bids submitted by mail) are offered solely as a convenience and permitted subject to advance arrangements, availability, and RR Auction’s approval which shall be exercised at RR
Auction’s sole discretion. Neither RR Auction nor its agents or employees shall be held liable for the failure to execute bids or for errors relating to any transmission or execution thereof. In order to be considered for off-site bidding in any manner, Bidders must comply with all of these Conditions of Sale and the terms contained on the Registration Form. 11.5 Estimate Prices: In addition to descriptive information, each item in the Catalog sometimes includes a price range which reflects opinion as to the price expected at auction (the “Estimate Prices”). In other instances, Estimate Prices can be obtained by calling RR Auction at (603) 7324280. The Estimate Prices are based upon various factors including prices recently paid at auction for comparable property, condition, rarity, quality, history and provenance. Estimate Prices are prepared well in advance of the sale and subject to revision. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or sales tax (see under separate heading). 11.6 Owned or Guaranteed Property: RR Auction generally offers property consigned by others for sale at public auction; in very limited occasion, lots are offered that are the property of RR Auction. 11.7 Before the Auction: Bidder may attend pre-sale viewing for all of RR Auction’s auctions at no charge. All property to be auctioned is usually on view for several days prior to the sale. Bidder is encouraged to examine lots thoroughly. Bidder may also request condition reports (see below). RR Auction’s staff are available at viewings and by appointment. 11.8 Maximum Bids In All Auctions: To maximize Bidder’s chance of winning, RR Auction strongly encourages the use of maximum bids. RR Auction will then bid for Bidder until the lot reaches Bidder’s specified maximum. Maximum bids are strictly confidential. Placing arbitrary, non-incremental bids on lots with prior maximum bids may result in these lots being sold for less than 10% above the under Bidder’s bid. 11.9 Successful Bids: The fall of RR Auction’s hammer indicates the final bid. RR Auction will record the paddle number of the Bidder. If Bidder’s salesroom or absentee bid is successful, Bidder will be notified after the sale by mailed or emailed invoice. 11.10 Unsold Lots: If a lot does not reach the reserve, it is bought-in. In other words, it remains unsold and is returned to the Consignor. RR Auction has the right to sell certain unsold items after the close of the Auction. Such lots shall be considered sold during the Auction and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to such sales including but not limited to the Buyer’s Premium, return rights, and disclaimers. 11.11 Bidding in Timed Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing. RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right. The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve. To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids. Any Bidder may bid on any lot prior to 6 pm EST/EDT. At that time, an extended bidding period goes into effect. If Bidder has not bid on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT, Bidder may not bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/EDT. Only those Bidders who have placed bids on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT will be allowed to bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the only Bidder on a lot at 6 pm EST/EDT, that lot is awarded to Bidder. During the extended bidding period, a lot will remain open only to those who bid on that lot prior to 6 pm EST/EDT. All lots WITHOUT an opening bid at 6 pm EST/EDT will remain OPEN to ALL Bidders until 7 pm EST/EDT or until they receive their first bid. These lots will close immediately upon receipt of a bid or at 7 pm EST/EDT, whichever comes first. For all lots that are active after 7 pm EST/EDT, bidding will remain open until 30 minutes pass without a bid being placed on THAT lot (the “30 Minute Rule”). The 30 Minute Rule is applied on a PER LOT BASIS; each lot in the Auction closes individually based on bidding activity after 7 pm EST/EDT. On a PER LOT BASIS, the 30 minute timer will reset each time a bid is placed after 7 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the high Bidder, raising Bidder’s maximum bid will NOT reset the timer. RR Auction reserves the right to close the Auction at any time at its sole discretion. 11.12 Bidding - Internet Live Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing. RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right. To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of
the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids. During live internet or live auction, property is auctioned in consecutive numerical order, as it appears in the catalog. The auctioneer will accept bids from those present in the salesroom or absentee bidders participating by telephone, internet or by written bid left with RR Auction in advance of the auction. The auctioneer may also execute a bid or bids (successively or otherwise) on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve. All auctions for lots are with reserve unless specifically stated otherwise. During live Auctions, internet bids can be placed in real time through one or more of the following Third Party services: www.liveauctioneers.com, www.invaluable.com and www. icollector.com. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids. RR Auction treats any third-party site bids as floor or telephone bids. Floor bids and telephone bids are always considered first over third party sites bids, and floor bids are considered earlier than telephone bids. All RR Auction lots purchased through the third-party sites carry an additional Buyer’s Premium. 11.13 Miscellaneous: Agreements between Bidders and Consignors to effectuate a non-sale of an item at Auction, inhibit bidding on a consigned item to enter into a private sale agreement for said item, or to utilize RR Auction’s Auction to obtain sales for non-selling consigned items subsequent to the Auction, are strictly prohibited. If a subsequent sale of a previously consigned item occurs in violation of this provision, RR Auction reserves the right to charge Bidder the applicable Buyer’s Premium and Consignor a Seller’s Commission as determined for each auction venue and by the terms of the seller’s agreement. Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions qualifies Bidder as a client who has consented to be contacted by RR Auction in the future. In conformity with ”do-not-call” regulations promulgated by the Federal or State regulatory agencies, participation by the Bidder is affirmative consent to being contacted at the phone number shown in his application and this consent shall remain in effect until it is revoked in writing. RR Auction may from time to time contact Bidder concerning sale, purchase, and auction opportunities available. 11.14 Rules of Construction: RR Auction presents properties in a number of collectible fields, and as such, specific venues have promulgated supplemental Terms and Conditions. Nothing herein shall be construed to waive the general Conditions of Sale by these additional rules and shall be construed to give force and effect to the rules in their entirety. Section 12 RR Auction’s Remedies Failure of the Bidder to comply with any of these Conditions of Sale or the terms of the Registration Form is an event of material breach or default. In such event, RR Auction may, in addition to any other available remedies specifically including the right to hold the defaulting Bidder liable for the Purchase Price or to charge and collect from the defaulting Bidder’s credit or debit accounts as provided for elsewhere herein: (a) cancel the sale, retaining any payment made by the Bidder as damages (the Bidder understands and acknowledges that RR Auction will be substantially damaged should such default occur, and that damages under sub-part (a) are necessary to compensate RR Auction for such damages); (b) resell the property without reserve at public auction or privately; (c) charge the Bidder interest on the Purchase Price at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the highest allowable interest rate; (d) take any other action that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate to preserve and protect RR Auction’s rights and remedies. Should RR Auction resell the property, the original defaulting Bidder shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs and expenses associated there with, including but not limited to warehousing, sales-related expenses, reasonable attorney fees and court costs, commissions, incidental damages and any other charges due hereunder which were not collected or collectable. In the event that such Bidder is the successful Bidder on more than one lot and pays less than the purchase price for the total lots purchased, RR Auction shall apply the payment received to such lot or lots that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. If RR Auction does not exercise such discretion, the lots to which the payment shall be applied will be in descending order from the highest purchase price to the lowest. Any Bidder failing to comply with these Conditions of Sale shall be deemed to have granted RR Auction a security interest in, and RR Auction may retain as collateral such security for such Bidder’s obligations to RR Auction, any Bidder’s property in RR Auction’s possession or to which title has not yet passed to Bidder. RR Auction shall have the benefit of all rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) as adopted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Section 13 Warranties 13.1 RR Auction does not provide any warranties to Bidders, whether expressed or implied, beyond those expressly provided in these Conditions of Sale. All property and lots are sold ”as is” and “where is”. By way of illustration rather than limitation, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to merchantability or fitness for intended use, condition of the property (including any condition report), correctness of description, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, importance, exhibition, relevance, attribution, source, provenance, date, authorship, condition, culture, genuineness, value, or period of the property. Additionally, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to whether the Bidder acquires rights in copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property (including exhibition or reproduction rights) related to the item, or whether the property is subject to any limitations or other rights. RR Auction does not make any representation
or warranty as to title.
16.4 Authenticity Challenge Process
13.2 All descriptions, photographs, illustrations, and terminology including but not limited to words describing condition (including any condition reports requested by Bidder, see also Terminology), authorship, period, culture, source, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, provenance, importance, exhibition, and relevance, used in the Catalog, bill of sale, invoice, or anywhere else, represent a good faith effort made by RR Auction to fairly represent the lots and property offered for sale as to origin, date, condition, and other information contained therein; they are statements of opinion only. They are not representations or warranties and Bidder agrees and acknowledges that he or she shall not rely on them in determining whether or not to bid or for what price. Price estimates (which are determined well in advance of the Auction and are therefore subject to revision) and condition reports are provided solely as a convenience to Bidders and are not intended nor shall they be relied on by Bidders as statements, representations or warranties of actual value or predictions of final bid prices.
(1) If Bidder wishes to dispute or challenge the Authenticity of the lot or item (including asserting that it is incorrect), Bidder must adhere to the following procedure: Within 30 days of the Auction Date, Bidder must present written evidence to RR Auction, that the lot is not authentic as determined by a known expert in the field (and one recognized by RR Auction within its discretion) and send the physical item or lot at issue to RR Auction along with all evidence relied upon by Bidder for contesting the Authenticity. (“Authenticity Challenge Process”) “Authenticity” shall mean a gross discrepancy in the between the description, genuiness, or attribution of the item as represented by RR Auction in the Catalog or at the auction, and the item. If RR Auction concurs that the lot is not Authentic as was represented (it is sole discretion), Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy as against RR Auction (inclusive of its affiliates, agents, employees, and contractors) shall be a refund of the purchase price of the subject item paid by Bidder, with no other costs, liabilities or amounts recoverable by Bidder. If RR Auction does not agree with the assertion by Bidder, then the Parties shall follow the dispute resolution procedures of these Conditions of Sale. Strict adherence to the Authenticity Challenge Process is a condition of standing for Bidder to initiate suit or claim.
13.3 Bidders are accorded the opportunity to inspect the lots and to otherwise satisfy themselves as to the nature and sufficiency of each lot prior to bidding, and RR Auction urges Bidders to avail themselves accordingly. 13.4 All lots sold by RR Auction are accompanied by an Auction Certificate (“AC”). On any lot presented with an AC issued by RR Auction, the certification is only as to its attribution to the person or entity described or to the lot’s usage and only as explicitly stated therein (the “AC”), to the exclusion of any other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to those pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. The AC inures only to the original Bidder (as shown in RR Auction’s records). Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey the AC and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. Section 14 Firearms RR Auction complies with all Federal and State rules and regulations relating to the purchasing, registration and shipping of firearms. A Bidder is required to provide appropriate documents and the payment of associated fees, if any. Bidder is responsible for providing a shipping address that is suitable for the receipt of a firearm. Section 15 Unauthorized Statements Under no circumstances is any employee, agent or representative of RR Auction authorized by RR Auction to modify, amend, waive or contradict any of these Conditions of Sale, any term or condition set forth on a registration form, any warranty or limitation or exclusion of warranty, any term or condition in either the Registration Form or these Terms and Conditions regarding payment requirements, including but not limited to due date, manner of payment, and what constitutes payment in full, or any other term or condition contained in any documents issued by RR Auction unless such modification, amendment, waiver or contradiction is contained in a writing signed by all parties. Any statements, oral or written, made by employees, agents or representatives of RR Auction to Bidder, including statements regarding specific lots, even if such employee, agent or representative represents that such statement is authorized, unless reduced to a writing signed Bidder and by an authorized officer of RR Auction by all parties, are statements of personal opinion only and are not binding on RR Auction, and under no circumstances shall be relied upon by Bidder as a statement, representation or warranty of RR Auction. Section 16 Bidder’s Remedies 16.1 Except as stated expressly herein, Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy related to or pertaining to items it bids upon, views, or purchases from RR Auction, and any claims by Bidder related to authenticity, ownership, condition, title or value, shall be against Consignor only. 16.2 This section sets forth the sole and exclusive remedies of Bidder as against RR Auction (inclusive of its affiliates, officers, managers, employees or agents), or in any way arising out of, related to, or in connection with these Conditions of Sale, , and is expressly in lieu of any other rights or remedies which might be available to Bidder by law. Time is of the essence with respect to these procedures. 16.3 Title to Items The Bidder hereby accepts the benefit of the Consignor’s warranty of title and any other representations and warranties made by the Consignor for the Bidder’s benefit. In the event that Bidder demonstrates in writing, satisfactory to the sole discretion of RR Auction, that there was a breach of the Consignor’s warranty of title concerning a lot purchased by Bidder, RR Auction may make demand upon the Consignor to pay to Bidder the Purchase Price (including any premiums, taxes, or other amounts paid or due to RR Auction). Should the Consignor not pay the Purchase Price to Bidder within thirty days after such demand (if any made), RR Auction may disclose the identity of the Consignor to Bidder and may assign to Bidder all or some of RR Auction’s rights against the Consignor with respect to such lot or property. Upon such disclosure and/or assignment, all responsibility and liability of RR Auction, if any, with respect to said lot or item shall automatically terminate related to or arising from these Conditions of Sale or such transaction operating as a complete waiver and general release by Bidder as to RR Auction and its agents, contractors, and affiliates, as to any and all claims concerning or related to the item, if any . RR Auction shall be entitled to retain the premiums and other amounts paid to RR Auction by Consignor only. The rights and remedies provided herein are for the original Bidder only and they may not be assigned or relied upon by any transferee or assignee under any circumstances.
(2) So long as Bidder has complied with the Authenticity Challenge Process, any claim, suit or action, by Bidder concerning an AC or Certification of Authenticity, or related to the authenticity of the item must, without any exception, be brought within one (1) year of Auction Date and is subject to the other limitations and conditions stated in the Conditions of Sale. 16.5 Other Issues. Any dispute or claim by Bidder against RR Auction (or its affiliates, directors, employees, officers, agents, or contractors)) other than Authenticity, concerning any item or lot bid upon, or purchased, including value, title, condition, bidding process, or description must be asserted (if at all) in the following manner: (1) If the description of any lot in the Catalog is materially or grossly incorrect (e.g., gross cataloging error), or there is any other gross material issue pertaining to the item or lot, the item or lot may be returned if returned within five (5) calendar days of receipt, and received by RR Auction no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days after the Auction Date with explanation in writing.. If there is any discrepancy between the description in the Catalog and a certificate of auction, then the description in the certificate of auction (“Lot Challenge Process”). This paragraph shall constitute Bidder’s sole right with respect to the return of items, and no refunds shall be given for any items not returned to and received by RR Auction within the period of time stated herein or not materially or grossly in deviation from the description. Such a refund is subject to RR Auction’s sole discretionary review, and any request for refund must be made concurrently with returning the physical item or lot to RR Auction. Any item not returned within said frame will constitute acceptance of the item and a waiver and release of any and all claims by Bidder pertaining to the item other than with respect to authenticity; and (2) Provided that the Bidder has engaged in the Lot Challenge Process, any claim concerning such must be brought no later than one (1) year of the Auction Date for the item or lot at issue and is subject to the other limitations and conditions stated in the Conditions of Sale. NO RETURN OR REFUND OF ANY AUCTION LOT WILL BE CONSIDERED OR PROVIDED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE AND BIDDERS OR AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUCH SHALL BE A COMPLETE DEFENSE TO ANY CLAIMS BY BIDDER RELATED TO THE CONDITIONS OF SALE, ANY AUCTION OR BID. 16.6 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. For any and all claims by Bidder arising out of or related to this Agreement, Bidder’s viewing, bid, or purchase of items, or any agreement between the Parties, or otherwise, Bidder agrees that to the fullest extent such can be limited under the law, Bidder shall have no right to recover and hereby waives any and all rights to recover from against RR Auction or its affiliates, directors, employees, officers, agents, or contractors, consequential or indirect damages, lost profits damages, punitive, exemplary, statutory (or multiplier damages), physical or emotional distress damages, general or special damages of any kind (beyond amounts actually paid by Bidder for item(s) at issue), and in the event of recovery of any damages whatsoever, such shall be limited by the amounts actually paid by Bidder to RR Auction for the item(s) at issue in such claim, or if no money was paid to RR Auction by Bidder for items at issue, or there items are at issue, the amount of $150.00. Section 17 RR Auction’s Additional Services For Bidders who do not remove purchased property from RR Auction’s premises, RR Auction, in its sole discretion and solely as a service and accommodation to Bidders, may arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured and forwarded at the sole request, expense, and risk of Bidder. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping by RR Auction or other packers and carriers, whether or not recommended by RR Auction. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for damage to frames, glass or other breakable items. Where RR Auction arranges and bills for such services via invoice, RR Auction will include an administration charge. Section 18 Headings Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret the substantive sections to which they refer.
Section 19 Entire Agreement Except to the extent Bidder is also a consignor (in which case the terms of the consignment agreement shall also govern), these Conditions of Sale constitute the entire agreement between the Parties together with the terms and conditions contained in the auction Registration Form. They may not be amended, modified or superseded except in a signed writing executed by all parties. No oral or written statement by anyone employed by RR Auction or acting as agent or representative of RR Auction may amend, modify, waive or supersede the terms herein unless such amendment, waiver or modification is contained in a writing signed by all parties. If any section of these Conditions of Sale or any term or provision of any section is held to be invalid, void, or unenforceable by any court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts of the agreement and remainder of the sections or terms and provisions of the section and all sections shall continue in full force and effect without being impaired or invalidated in any way. Section 20 Governing Law and Enforcement 20.1 The Parties agree that all agreements between the Parties including but not limited to these Conditions of Sale are entered into in Boston, Massachusetts, no matter where Bidder is situated and no matter by what means or where Bidder was informed of the Auction and regardless of whether catalogs, materials, or other communications were received by Bidder in another location. 20.2 The Parties agree that these Conditions of Sale, any other related agreement(s), along with all claims between the Parties, including those arising out of or related to such are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard for its conflict of laws principles. The Parties agree that any dispute between the Parties, including but not limited to those related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale, or related to or arising out of any other related agreement(s) shall be submitted to confidential binding arbitration (the ”Arbitration”) before a single Arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) The Parties agree that the Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial rules of the AAA in Boston, Massachusetts, unless the Consumer Arbitration Rules apply, in which case, such rules and venue will govern. In the event that the Parties cannot agree on the selection of the Arbitrator, then the Arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA. The prevailing Party in the Arbitration shall also recover all of its related fees and costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the Arbitration, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, if RR Auction prevails, such recovery, in addition to all remedies available at agreement or law, shall include the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. Federal arbitration law, including the Federal Arbitration Act apply to this agreement to arbitrate and its related provisions. The arbitration and all related proceedings shall be held strictly confidential and all documents and discovery shall be held confidential and not used, published or disclosed publically or to anyone outside the Parties or expert consultants or counsel who shall agree to hold such confidential. 20.3 The Parties consent to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all claims between the Parties except as provided specifically herein and may seek confirmation of the decision in the Arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in any Court of competent jurisdiction, including the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. To the extent such is necessary under the law, RR Auction may enforce the Arbitration award against Bidder and any related Party in any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as RR Auction consenting to jurisdiction or venue in any location outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. THE PARTIES MAY NOT BRING CLAIMS AGAINST EACH OTHER AS A CLASS OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLAIMED CLASS, OR IN A REPRESENTATIVE ACTION UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED. UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED, THE CLAIMS AGAINST EACH OF THE OTHER CANNOT BE CONSOLIDATED OR JOINED WITH MORE THAN ONE ADDITIONAL PERSON OR ENTITIES’ CLAIMS. NO INJUNCTIVE OR DECLATORY RELIEF SOUGHT BY BIDDER IF ANY, CAN AFFECT OR BE ORDERED TO AFFECT ANY OTHER BIDDERS OR PERSONS. 20.4 Except as provided specifically in these Conditions of Sale in Bidder’s Remedies against RR Auction (along with its affiliates, directors, agents, officers, employees, and contractors) for any dispute, claim, cause of action related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale or any other related agreement(s), brought by Bidder must be brought within the earlier of the Auction Date as it pertains to the item(s) at issue or no later than one (1) year of the acts, omissions or circumstances occurred giving rise to the alleged claim, without exception. This provision is intended as a full, complete and absolute bar to and release of any claims by Bidder initiated after one (1) year of such acts, omissions or circumstances. The Parties agree further that these waiver provisions are intended to be binding in the event of any dispute, specifically including but not limited to third party claims and cross-actions brought by Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale. 20.5 To the fullest extent under applicable law and except as specifically stated herein Bidder hereby holds harmless, releases and discharges RR Auction and its agents, officer’s directors, affiliates, successors, and assigns from any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, damages, causes of action, suits, demands, losses, debts, and expenses of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected existing prior to these Conditions of Sale. Bidder agrees to the Conditions of Sale and upon each instance that Bidder participates in any auction, bids, or otherwise agrees to such terms and reaffirms this release as of the date of so participating or agreeing unless Bidder otherwise provides clear written notice to RR Auction prior to so bidding. 20.6 The Bidder hereby agrees that RR Auction shall be entitled to present these Condi-
tions of Sale to a court in any jurisdiction other than set forth in this paragraph as conclusive evidence of the Parties agreement, and the Parties further agree that the court shall immediately dismiss any action filed in such jurisdiction. 20.7 Liquidated Damages for Specific Breaches In the event that Bidder provides false information in connection with registering for bidding, fails to correct or update information or breaches the Conditions of Sale by failing to pay the purchase price when due after becoming the winning bidder, as liquidated damages associated with such breaches, R&R may obtain from Bidder the greater of (1) 150% the reserve of the item (if any); (2) the amount bidder bid; or (3), the full amount that bidder would have otherwise paid. Bidder will also be liable for an additional 20% of such amount to account for additional administrative costs, shipping, additional advertising, and other damages and liabilities fees that are difficult to calculate on an item-by-item basis. 20.8 Indemnity. Bidder agrees to defend, indemnify, hold harmless RR Auction (along with its officers, directors, agents, contractors, and affiliates) from and against any and all claims, costs, fees, damages, and liabilities arising out of or related to these Conditions of Sale, view of items, or lots, bidding, or participation in any auction by RR Auction, and/ or or in any way connected to any item you viewed, bid upon or purchased through RR Auction. Section 21: State-by-State Law Issues This Auction is being conducted in and the sale shall take place in the State of Massachusetts. Notwithstanding, the foregoing, should these terms and conditions violate the law of any State should that state’s law be found to govern, or any provision herein determined to be invalid, the clause itself and the remainder of the Agreement shall be valid to the fullest extent allowed. Also, to the extent other states law apply to any transaction arising out of the Agreement (without admitting such), RR Auction states: For Residents of California: SALE OF AUTOGRAPHED COLLECTIBLES: AS REQUIRED BY LAW, A DEALER WHO SELLS TO A CONSUMER ANY COLLECTIBLE DESCRIBED AS BEING AUTOGRAPHED MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN EXPRESS WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF SALE. THIS DEALER MAY BE SURETY BONDED OR OTHERWISE INSURED TO ENSURE THE AUTHENTICITY OF ANY AUTOGRAPHED COLLECTIBLE SOLD BY THIS DEALER. A written express warranty is provided with each autographed collectible, as required by law. This dealer may be surety bonded or otherwise insured to ensure the authenticity of any autographed collectible sold by this dealer.
Section 22 Glossary of Condition terms Information provided to prospective Bidders with respect of any lot, including any pre-sale estimate, whether written or oral, and information in any catalogue, condition or other report, commentary or valuation, is not a representation of fact but rather a statement of opinion held by RR Auction. Use of the following terms constitutes an opinion as follows: VERY FINE describes an item believed to be in virtually flawless condition, and is used sparingly for items of exceptionally attractive appearance. FINE is the most common statement of condition, and applies to most items that we offer. It describes items that we believe to show expected handling wear, generally acceptable random flaws (such as light creases, small bends, etc.), and an overall appearance that is pleasing to the majority of collectors. VERY GOOD describes an item that we believe exhibits more moderate flaws (such as toning, light staining, professional reinforcements or repairs, etc.). Most collectors would be comfortable with items in very good condition, and this would be the expected condition for many formats (early presidential documents, for example). GOOD describes an item which we believe to have obvious visible flaws, including heavy wear, missing portions, or repairs that affect appearance; generally items in this condition are offered only if an item is otherwise believed to be exceedingly rare or important. Bidder may call and request further details and information about RR Auction’s opinions concerning any item via phone or email which shall provided in RR Auction’s discretion. Certificate of Auction, Certificate of Authenticity and Goods Acquired: Bidder warrants that Bidder (and its agents, assigns, successors, and affiliates) shall not purposely deface, destroy, dismember, cut-up into parts the item or Lot purchased at auction from RR Auction and in the event such shall occur whether purposefully or accidently, Bidder (and its agents, assigns, successors, and affiliates) shall refrain from advertising, promoting, or marketing the item as having been purchased from RR Auction and shall in no event display, expressly claim, or imply that the item was certified or auctioned in such state by RR Auction. As liquidated damages for such breach, Bidder agrees to be liable to RR Auction for the greater of the amount of three (3) times the hammer price of the item along with all other fees and costs as otherwise provided in this Terms of Sale.
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