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Space Exploration RR Auction’s October 2026 Space & Aviation sale presents an extraordinary selection of flown artifacts, astronaut memorabilia, and historic aerospace material spanning the dawn of flight through the Space Shuttle era. Leading the sale is Gene Cernan’s lunar surface-used Apollo 17 EVA-2 cuff checklist, worn during Apollo’s longest moonwalk and bearing his handwritten instructions for repairing the Lunar Rover’s broken fender. Another major highlight is Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 Lunar Module-flown stowage bag, used aboard Intrepid during the mission’s landing, lunar stay, and ascent. A remarkable collection from astronaut William E. Thornton features flown Apollo and Space Shuttle Robbins medallions, his twice-flown Seiko astronaut watch, and his Apollo-era 1967 Plymouth GTX. Additional highlights include an Apollo 14 Lunar Bible, flown Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo currency, space hardware, and exceptional astronaut-signed material. Join us as we make history selling history in October 2026.
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Aviation Following successful Wright Flyer demonstrations in France, Wilbur outlines terms for their purchase: “We can furnish flyers similar to those used at Le Mans and Washington at a price of one thousand pounds sterling each” 6001. Wilbur Wright Autograph Letter Signed, Outlining Purchase Terms for Wright Flyers: “With an order of five machines we would teach an operator to use them”.
ALS by Wilbur Wright, signed “Wright Brothers,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, December 3, 1908. Handwritten letter from Le Mans, France, in full: “Replying to your letter of 25th November, I would say that we can furnish flyers similar to those used at Le Mans and Washington at a price of one thousand pounds sterling each. With an order of five machines we would teach an operator to use them without any additional charge. The machines could be delivered in about six months after order was placed.” In fine condition, with some old mounting remnants on the back of the last page. Penned at the height of the Wright Brothers’ triumphant 1908 European demonstrations, this letter from Le Mans captures a pivotal moment as powered flight transitioned from experimental marvel to commercial enterprise. Writing on behalf of the “Wright Brothers,” Wilbur Wright outlines pricing, delivery timelines, and even pilot training terms for their aircraft—the same type that were astonishing audiences in France and recently demonstrated in Washington, D.C. The letter reflects the growing international demand for powered flight and marks the Wrights’ emergence not only as pioneering aviators, but as shrewd businessmen poised to shape the future of aviation on a global scale. Starting Bid $1000
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October 22, 2026
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Donald A. Hall’s timesheet for the development of the Spirit of St. Louis, with later notes for contributions to the MGM film 6003. Charles Lindbergh: Donald Albert Hall’s Spirit of St. Louis Time Sheet and Movie Consulting Notes. Pioneering aeronau-
tical engineer and aircraft designer (1898–1968) most famous as the designer of the Spirit of St. Louis, Charles Lindbergh’s high-wing monoplane that made the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight. Two intriguing handwritten documents by aircraft designer Donald Albert Hall, representing the ‘bookends’ of his contributions to the creation and legacy of Charles Lindbergh’s famed Spirit of St. Louis airplane: a timesheet recording his hours worked on the plane in 1927, and later notes from his time as technical advisor for Billy Wilder’s 1957 film The Spirit of St. Louis, which starred James Stewart as Lindbergh. Includes: - Handwritten manuscript in pencil by Donald Albert Hall, one page, 8.5 x 11, recording time spent on the Spirit of St. Louis project from January 31 to May 9, 1927. The document walks through Hall’s design process for the Spirit of St. Louis, formally known as the Ryan NYP (for ‘New York to Paris’), which was loosely based on Ryan’s M-1/M-2 mailplanes. After doing some work on the M-1 wings and chassis, Hall exhaustively dedicated himself to the “NYP,” recording his tremendous input of time—often upwards of 70 hours per week. One week in April, according to his sheet, he “worked from 5:45 a.m. Monday to 6:15 p.m. Tuesday without sleep.” Ultimately, Hall logs 768 hours spent on the project. - Handwritten notes in pencil by Donald Albert Hall, three pages, 8.25 x 11, headed: “Spirit of St. Louis Motion Picture - San Diego, Discussion with Charles Eames, 7/15/55.” First, Hall makes note of a “scene in engineering office,” describing his drawing table (filled with “instruments, triangles, ship curves, triangular engineer’s scale, flat fractional scale, eraser drawing pencils,” and other tools of the trade) and recommends a “montage of several scenes” to include “Lindbergh working” and a “second drawing table.” He then makes a list of photographs for inclusion in a montage, including “progress in building airplane,” “interiors of factory,” “tools, jigs,” “landing gear,” “fuselage,” “control surfaces: (1) elevator, (2) rudder, (3) aileron,” and “wing.” On the last page, he jots a note to himself: “How is consulting work usually paid by motion picture industry?” In overall fine condition. Additionally includes some contemporary copies of newspaper and journal articles about the Spirit of St. Louis. Donald A. Hall was the chief engineer who designed the Spirit of St. Louis, the custom-built aircraft that Charles Lindbergh piloted during his historic 1927 transatlantic flight. Hall, working for Ryan Airlines in San Diego, California, created the aircraft in just 60 days. His design emphasized simplicity, efficiency, and long-range capability, with a focus on reducing weight and maximizing fuel capacity. The result was a single-engine monoplane featuring innovative elements like a heavily modified fuselage and wing design to accommodate extra fuel tanks, enabling the groundbreaking 3,600-mile journey. Starting Bid $500
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6006. Amelia Earhart Signed Flown Airmail Cover Carried on Her Historic Solo Transatlantic Flight (Ltd. Ed #13/50). Sought-after limited edition
flown airmail cover, 6.5 x 3.5, carried on Amelia Earhart’s historic transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland on May 20-21, 1932, numbered 13/50, signed in the lower left below the stamped cachet in fountain pen by Earhart. Addressed in type to her fellow aviation pioneer Bernt Balchen. Two stamps are affixed to the cover: one three-halfpence revenue stamp postmarked at the site of her landing, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, two days after completing her flight on May 23rd; and one desirable five-cent US airmail postage stamp, postmarked at Grand Central Station, May 13th. In fine condition, with slight creasing. On May 20–21, 1932, exactly five years after Charles Lindbergh’s epoch-making crossing, Amelia Earhart became the first woman, and only the second person after Lindbergh, to complete a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, flying her Lockheed Vega from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to a pasture near Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Battling severe weather, mechanical problems, and ice accumulation that forced her to abandon her intended destination of Paris, Earhart nevertheless completed one of the defining flights of the Golden Age of Aviation, an achievement that earned her the Distinguished Flying Cross and established her as one of the world’s foremost aviators. One of only 50 commemorative covers carried aboard the flight and signed by Earhart, this example is additionally addressed to fellow aviation pioneer Bernt Balchen, the famed polar aviator and transatlantic pilot who assisted in preparing Earhart and her aircraft for the historic crossing. Starting Bid $300
6008. Amelia Earhart Signed Flown Airmail Cover Carried on Her Historic Solo Mexico City-to-Newark Flight (May 8-9, 1935). Rare flown airmail cover, 6.5 x 3.5, signed in fountain pen, “Carried by air, Mexico D.F. New York,
May 8, 1935, Amelia Earhart.” Addressed in type to Earhart’s husband, “Mr. G. P. Putnam, 50 West 45th St., New York City, U.S.A.” The upper corners bear four stamps, a Mexico City postmark, and a receiving postmark from Newark, New Jersey, dated May 8, 1935. The reverse bears Mexican registry seals, transit markings, and a Newark, New Jersey, arrival postmark. In fine condition. On May 8-9, 1935, Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo nonstop from Mexico City to Newark, New Jersey, completing the 2,100-mile journey in just over 14 hours despite difficult weather, high-altitude terrain, and strong headwinds. The feat marked yet another landmark achievement in her extraordinary flying career, coming just months after her solo nonstop flight from Honolulu to Oakland had made her the first person to accomplish that crossing. By successfully linking Mexico and the northeastern United States in a single nonstop flight, Earhart further demonstrated the growing potential of long-distance commercial aviation while reinforcing her status as the world’s most celebrated female aviator. Starting Bid $200
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October 22, 2026
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Path to Space Collection of 47 glass plate negatives from the 1948 Aerobee A-7 and V-2 No. 40 rocket missions, preserved as primary photographic records for Project RAND’s pioneering study of satellite weather reconnaissance 6026. Project RAND Collection of (47) Glass Plate Negatives from the Aerobee A-7 and V-2 No. 40 Rocket Missions (1948). Collection of 47 original 4 x 5 glass plate
photographic negatives from the Aerobee A-7 and V-2 No. 40 rocket missions, representing primary photographic records associated with Project RAND’s pioneering study into the feasibility of weather reconnaissance from a satellite. Comprising 22 negatives labeled “Aerobee No. A-7” and 25 labeled “V-2 No. 40,” all retained in their original printed storage envelopes. The negatives are sequentially numbered, with the Aerobee series comprising Nos. 111–114, 137–142, 166–171, and 194–199, and the V-2 series comprising Nos. 89, 91, 95, 97, 99, 101, 109–110, 116, 119, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 148, 151, 154, 157, 160, 177, 179, 182, 185, and 187. Launched approximately one hour apart from White Sands Proving Ground on July 26, 1948, the Aerobee A-7 and V-2 No. 40 flights produced some of the earliest high-altitude photographic imagery used for scientific meteorological analysis. The photographs from these missions formed the basis of the RAND Corporation’s landmark 1951 report, Inquiry into the Feasibility of Weather Reconnaissance from a Satellite Vehicle, which demonstrated that imagery obtained from high-altitude rockets could be used to identify cloud systems, analyze synoptic weather patterns, and assess the practicality of weather observation from space. The report specifically identifies the Aerobee A-7 and V-2 No. 40 missions as the source of the photographs used in the study, and Appendix II lists both missions as providing “Good cloud pictures” with “Analysis attempted,” directly corresponding to the numbered negatives offered here. Overall condition varies. Most of the 47 glass negatives remain intact and are preserved in their original printed envelopes. Seven negatives (Nos. 89, 91, 95, 97, 179, 182, and 185) are chipped or broken, while the balance are generally well-preserved with expected light handling wear. Accompanied by a photocopy of the RAND Corporation report ‘Inquiry into the Feasibility of Weather Reconnaissance from a Satellite Vehicle’ (April 1951). Preserved together, these surviving negatives constitute an impressive visual record from the formative years of American rocket research and one of the earliest documented investigations into weather observation from space. Starting Bid $300
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October 22, 2026
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X-15 and “X-Plane” Program Circa 1959 complete Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-13 rocket engine— the four-chamber 8,000-pound-thrust rocket power plant used in the first powered flights of the X-15 research aircraft 6028. Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-13 Rocket Engine - The Interim Power Plant for the X-15 Research Aircraft. Export restricted (ITAR), sale only to US Citizens and
Organizations. Complete Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-13 rocket engine (Serial No. 52), manufactured circa 1958–1959, the very type used as the interim power plant for the initial flights of the legendary X-15 research aircraft, which served as a critical transitional propulsion system during the early phase of the program while the far more powerful XLR99 engine was still under development. Manufactured by Reaction Motors Inc. of Rockaway, New Jersey, under U.S. Air Force contract (Order No. W33-038-AC), the engine is designated XLR11-RM-13 (Contractor Part No. A1955) and retains its original identification as Serial No. 52. The complete assembly measures approximately 24˝ wide x 56.5˝ long and weighs roughly 345 pounds. Its configuration consists of four individual thrust chambers—each approximately 21.75˝ in length and 6˝ in diameter—along with the associated propellant valves, turbopump plumbing, and related hardware, all present and intact. Housed in its original U.S. Air Force military shipping and storage container, which bears affixed “Reaction Motors Inc. / U.S. Property” data plates, and is stenciled, “XLR-11-RM-13 ROCKET ENGINE / SERIAL NUMBER 52.” The engine and container are in impressive original condition commensurate with their age and history as working aerospace hardware. The exterior of the shipping container retains its original dark paint finish with clearly legible stenciling; some surface oxidation, paint loss, and wear consistent with storage and service life are present. The XLR-11 was originally developed by Reaction Motors in the mid-1940s as the rocket power plant for the Bell X-1 research aircraft. Burning a mixture of liquid oxygen and a water-diluted ethyl alcohol fuel (with later experimental demonstrations using ammonia), the engine employed four independently ignitable combustion chambers, allowing pilots to control thrust by firing the chambers individually or in combination. On October 14, 1947, an engine of this same family propelled Capt. Chuck Yeager through Mach 1 aboard the Bell X-1, marking the first controlled supersonic flight and inaugurating a new era in aviation. The XLR-11 subsequently powered the entire X-1 series through its supersonic research program and was also used in the Douglas
D-558-II Skyrocket. In the specific XLR11-RM-13 configuration represented here, the engine served as the interim propulsion system for the earliest powered flights of the North American X-15 in 1959, enabling engineers and pilots to begin flight testing while the far more powerful XLR99 engine was still in development. These early flights proved the X-15’s aerodynamics and control systems and helped pave the way for the aircraft’s later record-setting performance as the most advanced rocket-powered research aircraft ever flown. This engine originates from the collection of William ‘Bill’ Bernard Arnold (b. 1928), who spent 45 years at the center of the nation’s rocketpowered aircraft programs as a Field Service Engineer for Reaction Motors, Inc. Assigned continuously to Edwards Air Force Base from 1946 to 1976, Arnold personally supported the X-1, D-558, and X-15 flight programs during their historic research flights. After Reaction Motors ceased operations, he remained the last active employee of the company, still working with its engines, continuing to support them under Thiokol and later Aerojet. In that capacity, he remained involved with these propulsion systems through the Lifting Body programs and the proposed X-24C hypersonic vehicle project, ultimately retiring from Aerojet in 1990. Accompanying the XLR11-RM-13 is the personal archive assembled by William “Bill” Bernard Arnold during his career supporting Reaction Motors engines at Edwards Air Force Base. Technical materials include confidential pilot handbooks for the XLR-11 series, a final report on XLR-11 field engine overhaul signed by Arnold, and the official AFFTC Technical Documentary Report No. 63-3, The Rocket Research Aircraft Program 1946–1962. Personal records include Arnold’s handwritten flight-line notebook with engine data recorded during operations at Edwards, his pocket notebook, and an original X-15 flight log. The photographic archive features large-format Thiokol / Reaction Motors Division press photographs of XLR-11 static-fire tests, additional color and black-and-white engine test photographs, a mounted color image of the X-15 in powered flight, and personal snapshots of Arnold with colleagues beside the aircraft. Program publications include the North American Aviation X-15 press kit, NASA’s ‘Research at the Edge of Space’ booklet, the Reaction Motors brochure ‘Power…for the X-15,’ the X-15 Flight Record booklet, and a period issue of North American’s Skyline magazine featuring the X-15 on the cover.Starting Bid $5000
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The only known X-15 space-flown dollar bill, certified by Capt. Joe Engle
6029. X-15 Flight 138 Flown $1 Dollar Bill, Signed by Joe Engle - PMG VF 25. Flown Series 1963 one-dollar
with the high altitude projects in the 50’s and 60’s. He became very good friends with all the pilots. At the time, he was the field representative for the David Clark Co., which were providing pressure suits & helmets for the projects. Their lives were in his hands, so to speak. The last few years of my grandfather’s life, I would visit him and he would tell me stories of the times with the pilots, going out for drinks after a test flight to celebrate, and how he became good friends with people like Neil Armstrong, Pete Knight, Joe Engle, Al White—really, all the guys from the X-15 project….so he used to tell me, ‘When I die, you’ll have all this.’ So, when he passed, I inherited all kinds of stuff…[including] the dollar bill.”
This is the only known pilot-certified flown dollar bill to appear on the market from the X-15 program, carried on Flight 138—one of only thirteen X-15 USAF designated space flights. The pilot, Joe Engle, carried it as a favor for Norman Foster, an executive with the David Clark Company, which manufactured high altitude space suits and hardware in support of the X-15, X-20, F-40, XB-70, and YF12/SR71 programs.
In 2017, the flown bill was reunited with retired Maj. General Joe Engle at SpaceFest in Tucson, Arizona. Engle immediately recognized both the bill and the story, and re-affirmed the story as told by Norm Foster to his grandson. According to Engle, Foster helped suit him up the day of his flight. As they were finishing, Foster put the bill in Engle’s pocket and asked him to fly it. While something like that could never happen today with a NASA mission, back then, it was a more common occurrence. Includes a certificate of authenticity signed by Engle, plus photos of him with the bill and certificate. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $500
bill, serial number L48115031B, carried on X-15 Flight 138 with USAF Captain Joe Engle on June 29, 1965—reaching an altitude of 53.1 miles (having entered the USAF’s definition of space at 50 miles up) and reaching a top speed of 3,431 mph—signed and flight-certified on the portrait side in black ballpoint, “Taken into Space, 284,000 feet, 29 June 1965, Joe Engle, Capt. USAF, X-15.” Encapsulated and graded by PMG as “Very Fine 25,” with the label noting the provenance: “Ex. Norman B. Foster / Flown Aboard X-15 Flight 138, 1965 / Jefferson Space Museum Collection.”
Accompanied by a handwritten letter of provenance from Foster’s grandson, in part: “My grandfather, Norman Foster, was very involved
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October 22, 2026
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Project Mercury From Kitty Hawk to the Moon—two generations of American flight pioneers, pairing a 1926 pilot’s license signed by Orville Wright with a photograph signed by all seven original Mercury astronauts 6030. Mercury Seven Fully Signed Photograph and Orville Wright Signed 1926 Pilot’s License. Two aviation pieces
spanning the pioneering age of powered flight and the dawn of American human spaceflight, pairing an early pilot’s license signed by Orville Wright with a photograph signed by all seven of NASA’s original Mercury astronauts. Issued in 1926, just 23 years after the Wright brothers’ first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, the license bears the signature of the man who helped inaugurate the aviation age; the Mercury Seven photograph, signed by the astronauts selected in 1959 to lead America’s first human spaceflight program, represents the next great advance in flight little more than three decades later. The items are as follows: Pilot’s license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale / National Aeronautic Association of U.S.A., measuring 5.75 x 4 open, Certificate No. 6522, issued to Ray W. McClenaghan, and dated September 1, 1926, signed below by Orville Wright as chairman of the contest committee. McClenaghan’s photograph and signature are on the adjacent page. Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the original Mercury Seven astronauts gathered around a model spacecraft, signed in the lower border in ink by all seven: “Virgil I. Grissom,” “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” “Walter M. Schirra, Jr.,” “M. Scott Carpenter,” “Donald K. Slayton,” “John H. Glenn, Jr.,” and “Leroy G. Cooper, Jr.” An inscription in the upper right reads, “Regards to Suzanne & Marilyn – The Astronauts.” Archivally cloth-matted and framed together with a photo of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk to an overall size of 20.5 x 34. In overall very good to fine condition, with scattered toning and some stains to the pilot’s license; the photograph bears scattered creasing, and a small mark to the lower left. Starting Bid $500
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From Mercury astronaut training to the flight of Faith 7—four reports from Gordon Cooper’s personal files, including his working drafts documenting problems with MA-9 preparations, training, and post-flight operations 6031. Gordon Cooper’s (4) Project Mercury and Mercury-Atlas 9 Typescript Reports for His Faith 7 Mission. Interesting four-piece collection of typescript reports from
the personal collection of NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper, documenting the development of Project Mercury astronaut training and Cooper’s later role as pilot of the historic Mercury-Atlas 9 mission, the final crewed space mission of the Mercury program, which launched on May 15, 1963. Each report bears Cooper’s signature or ownership notation, with statements including “My personal copy,” “From my NASA Mercury file,” “From my Mercury File,” and “From my personal files.” The earliest report outlines the Mercury astronaut training program in 1960, while the remaining three concern Cooper’s preparations for and experiences during MA-9, including pre-flight operations, post-flight training observations, and post-recovery debriefing. The earliest report, entitled Project Mercury Astronaut Training Program, by Robert B. Voas of the NASA Space Task Group, was prepared for presentation at the Symposium on Psychophysiological Aspects of Space Flight in San Antonio, Texas, May 26–27, 1960. The 13-page report, 7.75 x 10.25, followed by additional illustrated pages, provides a general outline of the Mercury astronaut training program, describing six primary areas of in-flight training and the equipment and facilities developed to prepare the astronauts for launch, orbital operations, reentry, and recovery. The additional illustrated pages depict training equipment including the MB-3 fixed-base attitude-control simulator, ALFA dynamic simulator, Johnsville centrifuge, MASTIF simulator, and Mercury egress trainer. The second report, headed “The following is a list of operational discrepancies by the pilot in the pre-flight activities preceding the launch of MA-9,” five pages, 8 x 10.5, January 23, 1963, is annotated along the top, “My working draft. Corrected by Gordon Cooper.” The report features over 20 manuscript corrections and amendments by Cooper, as well as several pointed comments regarding the addition of a lastminute experiment: “This is absolutely ridiculous…It is my opinion that if a crew is going to fly a spacecraft and a Project Office is to run the Project, then there must be authority given to them to adhere to these cutoff dates.” A third report, entitled “MA-9 Postflight Astronaut Training Report by Cooper,” nine pages, 8 x 10.5, lists the authors as “W. M. Schirra and L. G. Cooper,” although the former’s name is struck through. Schirra, who adds an ANS to the title page (“Go ahead on this Gordo, I buy the whole thing but I think you can get a better audience than I know - Wally”), also makes a handful of corrections to the text in ballpoint. The report addresses pilot training via aircraft, engineering education, and physical training, and with an additional Cooper note in pencil at the bottom of the first page: “Redo para on gym to read - Funding has been approved, but apparently will not be available for approx. 1 year.” The fourth is a “DRAFT” copy of a “Memorandum for Manager, Mercury Project Office,” with the subject “MA-9/20 Astronaut Engineering Debriefing,” and a reference line, “Memorandum for Distribution, Subject: Astronaut’s Post-Recovery Activities for MA-9,” 14 pages, 8.5 x 11, which contains a list of topics for Cooper’s debriefing after the flight. In overall fine condition, with some trivial edgewear and rusty paperclip marks. The grievances found throughout the MA-9 material paint a picture of Cooper’s growing displeasure with NASA protocol and offer insight into the tensions that marked his later NASA career and preceded his final spaceflight aboard Gemini 5. Starting Bid $300
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October 22, 2026
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“No guarantee that he won’t eat your picture”—the Smithsonian successfully obtains Ham the chimpanzee’s inked hand impressions on two NASA photographs after his historic Mercury-Redstone 2 mission
6032. Ham the Chimpanzee (2) NASA Photographs with Ink Hand Impressions Taken After His Mercury-Redstone 2 Mission. Two
official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photographs of Ham, the chimpanzee whose successful Mercury-Redstone 2 mission paved the way for America’s first human spaceflight, each bearing Ham’s original fingerprint and palm impressions in black ink on the reverse, including what appear to be impressions from both the left and right hands. One image depicts Ham being removed from his Mercury pressure suit and examined aboard the USS Donner following recovery; the other shows him reaching for an apple shortly after splashdown. Both retain their original NASA captions and Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services stamps on the reverse. In overall fine condition, with binder dings to bottom edges. Accompanied by three TLSs from James F. Pinkney, Chief of Photographic Services at the Smithsonian Institution, documenting the extraordinary effort undertaken to obtain Ham’s “autograph.” Writing in November 1971, Pinkney offered to “attempt to get his cooperation,” joking there was “no guarantee that he won’t eat your picture though,” and assuring the recipient that “we won’t ‘do this for too many people.’ Your autograph will be unique if we can get it!” A February 1972 follow-up reports that Ham was “as publicity shy as Howard Hughes” and that arrangements would instead be made during his annual physical examination. Finally, on April 27, 1972, Pinkney confirms the successful completion of the project: “Mrs. Hamlet was able to arrange for his prints on your pictures. I am certain that you have the only ‘autographed’ pictures of Ham in the world, and your autographs will remain unique.” Notably, Pinkney copied the final correspondence to Michael Collins, the Apollo 11 astronaut who had become director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum the previous year. Ham (1957–1983), known simply as ‘No. 65’ until his safe return to Earth, was subsequently named for the Holloman Aerospace Medical Center (HAM) at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, where he had been trained, while also honoring the laboratory’s commander, Lt. Col. Hamilton ‘Ham’ Blackshear. On January 31, 1961, Ham became the first great ape launched into space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2, completing the behavioral tasks required throughout a flight that subjected him to greater acceleration and a longer trajectory than originally planned. His performance demonstrated that astronauts could function effectively during spaceflight and directly validated NASA’s Mercury spacecraft before Alan Shepard’s Freedom 7 mission just over three months later. The accompanying correspondence was preserved by David C. Styve (1954–2003), a dedicated space collector whose lifelong interest in Project Mercury led him to pursue, and ultimately obtain, Ham’s extraordinarily rare inked hand impressions through the Smithsonian Institution. Starting Bid $1000
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October 22, 2026
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Omnis 7, Beacon 7, Victory 7, Light 7, and X7— Gordon Cooper’s alternative names for the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission, revealed as part of his extensively annotated MA-9 preflight notebook, featuring handwritten ‘to do’ lists and early design sketches for the Faith 7 capsule 6043. Gordon Cooper’s Mercury-Atlas 9 Notebook Over 20 Pages of Handwritten Notes and Sketches for the Faith 7 Capsule. Gordon Cooper’s ring-bound
notebook used extensively prior to the launch of the MercuryAtlas 9 mission. The notebook, 8.5 x 11, which bears Cooper’s ink ownership signature to the front cover, “Leroy G. Cooper, Jr., NASA MSC, Houston, Texas,” contains a total of 23 pages of handwritten ‘reminder’ notes in pencil related to the Faith 7 capsule, also known as Mercury spacecraft No. 20, operations procedures, the space suit, life system items, and various MSC meetings dated between January 10 and April 18, 1963. Included with the notebook is a loose hand-drawn chart sheet, 8 x 10.5, which contains six name options for Cooper’s capsule. In addition to Faith 7, other names include Omnis 7, Beacon 7, Victory 7, X7, and Light 7. Cooper has added preliminary sketches for Omnis 7 and Faith 7, as well as notes for the latter design: “Confidence = team. Belief in God, country, program. Religion represents the most international beliefs that cross all bounds of language, country, politics.” Highlighted sections of the notebook include:
- List of 21 “Problem Items in Capsule 20,” which includes “1. Replace press relief valve locking handle - Done,” “2. Window cover is needed / may be able to use extra star charts & Velcro when wanting to cover for sleep,” “4. Relocate line to survival kit (Ck w Wally on this),” “5. Urine Device - O.K.,” and “13. T.V. Location - on top of AUX coolant tank (or eliminate).” - List of 13 “Items to Install in Cap 20,” which includes “1. Small ditty bag for rt console,” “4. T.V. Camera,” “5. Movie Camera,”
“6. Hasselblad if pushed into IR photos,” “9. Installation of flite plan or star charts on left side of main panel by brackets or Velcro,” and “10. Get gold plated quarter embedded in plastic and have inscription on it “To the proprietor of Pad 14, Guenter Wendt, for the fare for ‘the ride of my life,’ Gordo Cooper.” - List of “Items for Suit,” which includes a “urine device,” “injectors,” and a “cockpit knife.” In the section marked “Rt pocket of suit,” Cooper adds a list of “Personal Items,” which contains: “Spanish doubloon,” “Trudy’s Mercury pin,” “Don Wilford’s tie pin,” “Old Masonic coin,” “American flags (5),” and a group of 17 “Faith 7 charms” for the wives of the Mercury astronauts and several others, with Cooper adding a small “Faith 7” star symbol sketch that reads “About size of a dime.” Cooper also makes notes for requested “Medical Data,” “Drugs to Go,” and “Items to Push For.” Among the concluding briefing notes are several detailed sketches by Cooper for a redesigned “Urine Storage & Transfer System,” which maps out the “Urine bag inside pressure suit inlet area,” “Fitting through suit (locks & unlocks by turning) snap-in fitting,” “60cc syringe,” and “needle fitting.” The design was approved on April 4th, with Cooper writing: “‘Final’ decision by me & agreed to by Russ Klickman, Dave Morris, and Arch Morse.” Also included with the notebook are numerous loose handwritten note sheets from Cooper, which relate to a “Meeting @ Cape, 23 Jan 63,” two landing “Proceedures” [sic] note sheets, two “SEDR Participation” note sheets, and an “Items to Do” list. Additional typed memorandum letters are also included. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Flown Liberty Bell 7 Roosevelt coin recovered from the ocean floor and “personally owned by Gus Grissom” 6034. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Roosevelt Dime - From the Personal Collection of Gus Grissom. Gus Grissom’s 1961-D
10C Roosevelt coin, attested as flown and carried onboard the Liberty Bell 7 during Grissom’s historic Mercury-Redstone 4 mission. Dime is housed in a silver-tone bezel with a dime-sized engraved sterling disc attached, reading “Liberty Bell 7” on one side and “21 July 1961” on the reverse. In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Mark Grissom, the son of Gus Grissom, who writes: “I certify that this ‘1961 Roosevelt Dime’ was flown into space on MR4 ‘Liberty Bell 7.’ It was personally owned by Gus Grissom and has remained in the Grissom Estate until sold.” Less than three months after the flight of Alan Shepard’s Freedom 7, Gus Grissom earned the distinction of becoming the second American to reach space when his Liberty Bell 7 launched on July 21, 1961. However, unlike the successful splashdown of Shepard, the premature opening of Grissom’s capsule hatch upon Atlantic touchdown nearly led to his drowning. Having already unbuckled most of his harness, Grissom was able to quickly free himself and escape from the sinking craft. After four to five minutes of treading water, an exhausted and relieved Grissom was lifted aboard a recovery helicopter. Following the mission, and his nearly tragic splashdown, Grissom referred to the souvenirs carried in the left leg of his suit: ‘I had brought along two rolls of fifty dimes each for the children of friends, three one-dollar bills, some small models of the capsule, and two sets of pilot’s wings. These were all adding weight that I could have done without.’ Following his safe return to land, the dimes were given as souvenirs as intended. There were two types of dimes carried on board the Liberty Bell 7 when it flew in 1961—Roosevelt and Mercury. Many of the Roosevelt dimes were carried with Grissom in his spacesuit. A total of 52 Mercury dimes are believed to have been stored in a small pouch on the back of the optical periscope. After unsuccessful attempts in 1992 and 1993, Oceaneering International, Inc., and a team led by Curt Newport lifted the Liberty Bell 7 from the Atlantic seabed and onto the deck of the recovery ship Ocean Project on July 20, 1999, the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. The spacecraft was found after a 14-year effort by Newport at a depth of nearly 16,000 feet, some 350 miles east-southeast of Cape Canaveral. The spacecraft was transported to The Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas, where it was disassembled and cleaned, and is now on permanent display. Flown items from the Liberty Bell 7 are exceedingly rare and highly coveted by collectors. Starting Bid $300
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The only ‘horse blanket’ bill flown during America’s ‘Space Age’—from the collection of Faith 7 astronaut Gordon Cooper
6044. Mercury-Atlas 9 Faith 7 Flown $2 Dollar Bill, Signed by Gordon Cooper - PMG VF 30. Flown Series
1917 large-size two-dollar bill, serial number D82207287A, carried aboard the Mercury-Atlas 9 Faith 7 spacecraft for the last crewed U.S. solo orbital flight on May 15–16, 1963, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint by the pilot, “Flown on Faith 7, Gordon Cooper.” Encapsulated and graded by PMG as “Very Fine 30,” with the label noting the provenance: “Ex. Leroy Gordon Cooper / Flown Aboard Mercury Faith 7, 1963 / Jefferson Space Museum Collection.”
The note was neatly folded into eighths and tucked into the pocket of Cooper’s space suit during the historic flight. Accompanied by Cooper’s own annotated envelope, “This old 1917 issue $2 bill was flown by me in my flight suit pocket on MA9, Gordon Cooper.” This is the only $2 bill known to have been carried on Mercury-Atlas 9, and the only large-format ‘horse blanket’ bill known to have flown on any of the Mercury, Gemini, or Apollo flights. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $500
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Project Gemini
Two-dollar bill carried on the Molly Brown—“Gus Grissom, GT-3” and “John Young, 3-23-65” 6057. Gemini 3 Molly Brown Flown $2 Dollar Bill, Signed by Gus Grissom and John Young - PMG CVF 35. Flown Series 1953C two-dollar bill, serial number A77446053A, carried aboard the Gemini 3 spacecraft Molly Brown, crisply signed in bold red felt tip, “Gus Grissom, GT-3” and “John Young, 3-23-65.” Encapsulated and graded by PMG as “Choice Very Fine 35,” with the label noting the provenance: “Ex. Grissom & Young / Flown Aboard Gemini III, 1965 / Jefferson Space Museum Collection.”
Complete with its original certificate, also signed in ink by Gus Grissom and John Young, in full: “This is to certify that the currency with the serial number A77446053A did as a matter of fact accompany ‘Gus’ Grissom & John Young on their three orbit flight, March 23, 1965, in the Gemini Space Craft ‘Molly Brown.’ Accomplishing the ‘Free World’s’ first two-manned space venture.” Also includes an image of John Young holding the bill more than 40 years later, after being reunited with it during a Novaspace signing. This note is part of the well-documented group of currency clandestinely carried aboard Gemini 3, famous as part of Gus Grissom’s ‘gotcha’ prank on the ground crew. Three members of the McDonnell Douglas launch crew—with Gus Grissom’s permission—stowed fifty $2 bills and forty-one $1 bills behind the spacecraft’s instrument panel prior to launch. During the mission, Grissom famously swapped the real currency with play money while in orbit, leaving the ground crew initially puzzled when they recovered the capsule. A few weeks after the flight, Grissom returned the genuine flown notes to the crew, signed by both astronauts. McDonnell inspector Don Wagner then designed special certificates to record their flight status, and the mementoes were quietly distributed to Cape Canaveral personnel. The episode, and a complete list of the bills’ serial numbers, is recorded in Relics of The Space Race by Russell Still. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $500
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“Flown on Gemini IV”—one of five $2 bills carried in McDivitt’s PPK
6059. Gemini 4 Flown $2 Dollar Bill, Signed by Jim McDivitt - PMG EF 40. Flown Series 1963 two-dollar bill, serial number A07690488A, carried aboard the Gemini 4 spacecraft, signed and flight-certified in green felt tip, “Flown on Gemini IV, Jim McDivitt.” Encapsulated and graded by PMG as “Extremely Fine 40,” with the label noting the provenance: “Ex. Jim McDivitt / Flown Aboard Gemini IV, 1965 / Jefferson Space Museum Collection.” Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by McDivitt, plus an additional handwritten letter of provenance, in full: “I flew $2 bill #A07690488A because it was unique & small! Jim McDivitt.” Also includes photos of McDivitt posing with the bill and writing the note. After government inquiries into ‘contraband’ banknotes and corned beef sandwiches carried on previous flights, NASA insisted that no ‘hi-jinks’ were to be allowed on the Gemini 4 mission. However, astronauts were authorized to carry ‘something for the kids,’ such as a few dollar bills or small tokens. McDivitt chose to carry five $2 bills in his Gemini 4 Personal Preference Kit (PPK), along with some other small souvenirs. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $500
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Gemini 4 Flown 1910 U.S. $2½ Indian Head Gold Quarter Eagle from the collection of Command Pilot Jim McDivitt
6061. Gemini 4 Flown $21⁄2 Indian Head Gold Coin - From the Personal Collection of Jim McDivitt. Exceedingly rare flown 1910 U.S. $2.50 Indian Head Quarter Eagle carried aboard Gemini 4 in Jim McDivitt’s PPK from June 3-7, 1965. Condition is mint state. Accompanied by two certificates of authenticity signed by McDivitt, in part: “I certify that this 1910 $2.50 gold coin was flown in space aboard Gemini IV in 1965. It is from my personal collection and recently presented to Novaspace for dispersal to collectors of artifacts from the great ‘space race’ and the golden era of space exploration.” The second letter notes that the coin flew with him as part of his PPK; also includes a photograph of McDivitt signing the second letter. Struck in 1910, this $2.50 Indian Head Quarter Eagle represents one of the most distinctive designs in American
coinage, created by sculptor Bela Lyon Pratt as part of the early-20th-century renaissance of U.S. coin design under President Theodore Roosevelt. Its innovative incuse relief—where the design is recessed into the surface rather than raised—set it apart from all prior U.S. coins and remains a favorite among collectors of classic American gold. This example carries extraordinary historical significance: it was flown aboard Gemini 4 (June 3–7, 1965) in astronaut James McDivitt’s Personal Preference Kit (PPK). The four-day mission marked a major milestone in the Space Race and is best remembered for astronaut Ed White performing the first American spacewalk. A remarkable artifact uniting classic U.S. gold coinage with the golden era of human space exploration. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $500
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Historic red-numbered Gemini 4 EVA photo signed by Ed White 6056. Edward H. White II Signed Photograph - ‘Type 1’ Red-Numbered NASA Photo. Historic original ‘Type 1’ official color glossy 10 x 8 rednumbered NASA photo (S-65-30431) of White making his historic spacewalk on Gemini 4, signed in black ink, “Edward White II.” Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks. In fine condition.
The Gemini 4 mission, launched on June 3, 1965, was a pivotal moment in space exploration as it marked the first American spacewalk performed by astronaut Ed White. This mission demonstrated the feasibility of extravehicular activity (EVA) and tested the endurance of humans in space during its four-day flight. Its success paved the way for future spacewalks and contributed to the advancements necessary for the Apollo missions to the moon. Starting Bid $200
6064. Edward H. White II Original Oversized NASA Photograph - First American Spacewalk. Original color glossy 14 x 11 pho-
tograph of Pilot Edward H. White II performing the first spacewalk by an American during the historic Gemini 4 mission. This famous image is catalogued as ‘S65-30433.’ The reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks. In fine condition, with light scattered marks and slight wear to the evenly trimmed edges. Starting Bid $300
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October 22, 2026
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Frank Borman’s 1965 David Clark G-4C space boot, identical in pattern to the boot worn during America’s first spacewalk
6065. Frank Borman Gemini G-4C Space Suit Boot (1965). Gemini G-4C boot made for Frank Borman by the David Clark Company in 1965, with a parts label to the inner liner: “Left boot, Space Suit / NASA designation GB-4C-22 / Mfg. David Clark Company Inc. / P/N A–1728 Serial No. 422/ Size: Borman, August 1965.” The boot features a white reflective Nomexcoated nylon outer Thermal Micrometeorite Garment (TMG) layer with a Velcro-lined tongue and hard fiberglass sole; beneath this, an inner nylon restraint layer secures with a zipper and webbing straps, with laces zigzagging to either side of the inner tongue before the outer TMG layer is fastened over the top with Velcro. In fine condition, with expected signs of wear. An extremely scarce and desirable combat-style space boot from the important Gemini suit, identical in pattern to the boot worn by astronaut Ed White during America’s first spacewalk on Gemini 4. Developed by the David Clark Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, the G-4C became the standard Gemini pressure suit for extravehicular activity, incorporating a link-net restraint system designed to improve mobility while pressurized. Its boots featured the same basic layered construction seen here, with a protective outer covering over an inner restraint section secured by zipper, webbing, and laces; Ed White wore G-4C boots of this pattern during Gemini 4, when he became the first American to walk in space. This example was manufactured and sized specifically for Frank Borman in August 1965. Borman and Jim Lovell ultimately trained and flew their 14-day Gemini 7 endurance mission wearing the lighter G-5C suits rather than the G-4C. Although an EVA was discussed during planning for the joint Gemini 7/Gemini 6A mission, Borman opposed adding a spacewalk that might interfere with Gemini 7’s primary endurance objectives. Starting Bid $200
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“Dollar Down, Dollar on Departure”— flown two-dollar bill halves presented to Padleader Guenter Wendt by the Gemini 5 crew 6066. Gemini 5 Flown $2 Dollar Bill Halves, Signed by Charles Conrad and Gordon Cooper for Padleader Guenter Wendt. Two flown halves of Series 1963 two-dollar bills, cut at diagonal angles, with the right sides carried on board the Gemini 5 mission and presented to long-time NASA pad leader Guenter Wendt. Both bills were signed on the portrait side in black felt tip before being cut, one signed “Dollar Down, Dollar on Departure, Gordon Cooper GT-5,” and the other signed “Dollar Down, Dollar on Departure, Charles Conrad, Jr., GT5.” All four pieces are affixed to a black sheet and framed with a small envelope labeled by Conrad, “To Guenter Wendt from L. G. Cooper, C. Conrad Jr., GT-5, 1 ea. one dollar down,” to an overall size of 11 x 14.25. Also included is a handwritten note by Wendt which reads, “Split two dollar bills. Got one half on day of flight & other half after return. Right sight [sic] of bills has flown.” In fine condition. Gemini 5 launched into space on August 21, 1965 for an eight day mission—the longest space flight up to that point on record. The goal of the long duration flight was to prove out the ability of humans to live and work in space for the length of time necessary to conduct a lunar mission. Despite a few mechanical failures with the craft, the overall mission was a grand success. This would prove to be Commander Gordon Cooper’s last space flight. For pilot Charles ‘Pete’ Conrad, however, this was his first space flight and his career was just beginning: he would go on to command the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, and later, command the first manned Skylab mission. Guenter Wendt was a German-American engineer who worked for McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and North American Aviation, and who served in the US space program as the Pad Leader—the man in charge of close out crews at the launch pads for the entire Mercury and Gemini programs, as well as for all the manned phases of the Apollo program, including ASTP. A favorite of the astronauts, Guenter was often the last human they physically interacted with before launching into space. These $2 bill halves represent a humorous homage to the original NAA tradition of using a dollar bill to flight certify an astronaut’s mission. During the early flights, a bill would be signed, torn in half, and then rejoined with its other half at the end of the mission to prove that the astronaut who launched was the same astronaut who landed. In this case, the tradition appears to be one more of good luck charm—making a down payment before flight, and returning the other half upon splashdown. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $500 22 |
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“1 Gold Celeston” carried by Gordon Cooper on Gemini 5
6067. Gemini 5 Flown ‘One Celeston’ Gold Coin - From the Personal Collection of Gordon Cooper. Flown 1960 “1 Gold Celeston” coin for the “Nation of Celestial Space” carried on the Gemini 5 mission, which saw Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad set a new duration record for manned spaceflight, orbiting Earth for nearly eight days from August 21–29, 1965. Condition is mint state. Accompanied by a handwritten and signed letter of provenance on Gordon Cooper’s personal ‘Mickey Mouse’ stationery, in full: “This gold coin was flown on Gemini V on 21–29 Aug. 1965.” Includes a Chicago Tribune advertising flyer from January 1960, giving background information on the coin. It states, in part: “The Nation of Celestial Space…has recently minted a new outer space coin called the Gold Celeston. The Celeston is made of pure mint gold, fineness .900. It measures 14 millimeters in diameter, same as U.S. $1 goldpiece which U.S stopped minting 80 years ago…However, its weight is 34 grains…The coins are intended not for barter and exchange, but for distribution among the friends of the Space Nation.” The Nation of Celestial Space (Celestia) was a self-declared micronation founded in 1949 by American public relations man James T. Mangan, who claimed ownership of all outer space (excluding Earth) on behalf of humanity to prevent any single nation from dominating it. Although he tried to gain recognition—sending protests to governments and issuing stamps, coins, and passports—the project was never formally recognized and largely faded after his death. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $300
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Dave Scott’s career artifact display honoring his three historic NASA space missions—a flown gold-plated Gemini 8 Fliteline medallion, a flown Apollo 9 crew patch, and an unflown Apollo 15 pendant of 14K gold
6070. Gemini 8 Fliteline Medallion (Gold-Plated), Apollo 9 Crew Patch (Flown), and Apollo 15 (14K Gold) Pendant Relic Display - From the Personal Collection of Dave Scott. Attractive relic display from the personal collection of Apollo 15 moonwalker Dave Scott, which contains a flown gold-plated Gemini 8 Fliteline medallion, a flown Apollo 9 crew patch, and an unflown Apollo 15 pendant of 14K gold, all of which are mounted and framed together to an overall size of 13.5˝ x 8.25˝. In overall fine/mint condition. The display includes:
Flown gold-plated Gemini 8 Fliteline medallion, 1? in diameter, featuring a raised design of the mission insignia on the face. The hidden reverse reads “First to Dock in Space,” with the mission date, “16 March, 1966.” Flown embroidered crew patch from the Apollo 9 mission, approximately 3.5˝ in diameter, carried aboard the CSM Gumdrop for 10 days during its 151 orbits of Earth. Unflown Apollo 15 pendant/medallion made of 14K gold, 1˝ in diameter, which beautifully features the Apollo 15 mission insignia designed by Emilio Pucci against a lustrous gilt background. This medallion, which was not carried on the mission due to weight limitations, was prepared by Rockwell International as a memento of their Command and Service Module (CSM) Endeavor. Accompanied by a thrice-signed letter of authenticity from Scott, who confirms the flight status of the Gemini 8 medallion and the Apollo 9 patch. Starting Bid $300
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6071. Gemini 10 Flown Fliteline Medallion - From the Personal Collection of John Young - NGC MS 61. Flown gold-plated Gemini 10
Fliteline medallion, measuring 1˝ in diameter, featuring a raised design of the mission insignia on the front—a large Roman numeral “X” with Gemini and Agena spacecraft in orbit, with the crew’s surnames above (“Young”) and below (“Collins”). The reverse features the mission name and engraved dates, “Gemini 10, July 18–21, 1966.” Encapsulated and graded by NGC as “MS 61.” Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by John Young, in part: “I hereby certify that the accompanying Gemini 10 gold 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.” The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $200
“Flown on Gemini XII, Used During EVA” 6073. Gemini 12 Flown Checklist - Signed and Flight-Certified by Buzz Aldrin. Flown single-sided “Umbilical: Egress Preparation” checklist page carried into Earth orbit on Gemini 12, 3.5 x 8, signed and flight-certified in the left margin in black ballpoint, “Flown on Gemini XII, Used During EVA, Buzz Aldrin.” The card lists steps covering cabin venting, oxygen, communications, controls, and lighting, all of which speak directly to the precise procedural choreography required before opening the spacecraft to the vacuum of space. In fine condition
Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by Buzz Aldrin, in full: “Enclosed with this letter is a check list card titled ‘Egress Preparation’ with over 40 steps listed on a single side. The card was carried on the flight of Gemini XII during November 1966. I used this card to prepare for my spacewalks during the flight. James Lovell was the commander this last manned Gemini mission. The card has been in my private collection since 1966. I have written: ‘Flown on Gemini XII, used during EVA’ and signed the card along the left edge.” Starting Bid $200
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Apollo 1 Extremely scarce crew-signed NASA litho of the “Prime Crew for NASA’s First Manned Apollo Flight”
6077. Apollo 1 Crew-Signed Photograph. Extremely scarce official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 1 prime crew posing in their blue flight suits with a model of the ill-fated Block I Command Module, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Sean, Best Wishes, Roger Chaffee,” “Ed White,” and “Gus Grissom.” Annotated on the reverse in blue ink in another hand, “From: Uncle Gary.” In very fine condition. This scarce signed portrait (with a virtually nonexistent Chaffee inscription) captures the Apollo 1 prime crew—Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee—whose tragic loss during a pre-launch test on January 27, 1967, profoundly reshaped NASA’s safety protocols and spacecraft design. Crew-signed NASA lithos of all three astronauts together are highly sought after, representing a poignant and historic tribute to the pioneers who helped pave the way for the success of the Apollo program and the eventual landing on the moon. Starting Bid $1000
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Apollo 8
6080. Apollo 7 Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Flown sterling silver Apollo 7 Robbins medallion, measuring approximately 1.25˝ x 1˝, featuring a raised design of the mission insignia on the face—a capsule orbiting Earth, the mission number, and the last names of crew members Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walt Cunningham. The reverse is engraved with the mission’s launch date, “Oct. 11, 1968,” and serial number, “156.” A pin-and-hook clasp has been soldered to the back, and the reverse exhibits moderate tarnishing. Includes its original matching case, with typical deteriorating foam. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $300
6094. Apollo 8 ‘Updates’ Book Page [Attested as Flown]. Double-
sided checklist page headed “Entry,” 5 x 8, attested to as flown and deriving from James Lovell’s flown Apollo 8 “Updates” book, dated November 26, 1968, and carrying numerous in-flight pencil notations. In fine condition. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Florian Noller, who states that this page was removed from Lovell’s flown “Updates” book (SKB32100042-201, Serial No. 1003). This checklist page comes from one of the most consequential flights in space history: Apollo 8, the first crewed mission to leave Earth orbit, travel to the Moon, and enter lunar orbit. Its in-flight pencil notations offer direct evidence of active use during the mission, giving the page exceptional immediacy as an operational artifact from humanity’s first voyage to another world. Starting Bid $300
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6097. Apollo 8 Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Flown
sterling silver Apollo 8 Robbins medallion, measuring approximately 1.5˝ x 1.25˝, featuring a raised design of the mission insignia on the face—an “8” looping around the Earth and Moon, reflecting both the mission number and the circumlunar nature of the mission. The reverse is engraved with the mission dates, “Dec. 21–27, 1968,” and serial number, “243.” Stamped below with the Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state, with moderate tarnishing. Includes its original matching case, with cracked plastic, losses, and toned tape residue. A superb flown keepsake from the historic Apollo 8 mission, carried on mankind’s first journey to the ‘dark side of the moon.’ From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $300
The iconic Earthrise—original color photograph of Bill Anders’s historic Apollo 8 image, capturing Earth above the lunar horizon during humanity’s first crewed orbit of the moon 6095. Apollo 8 Original Oversized NASA Photograph - Earthrise. Scarce
original color glossy 12 x 9.5 photograph of the iconic ‘Earthrise’ image taken by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968. It shows our planet rising above the moon’s barren horizon during the first crewed lunar orbit mission. This famous image is catalogued as ‘AS08-14-2383.’ The reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks. In fine condition, with a few trivial marks to the upper section. Starting Bid $1000
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6098. Apollo 8 Crew-Signed Saturn V Flight Manual (SA-503). Official NASA manual for the Apollo 8 launch vehicle entitled “Saturn V Flight Manual, SA 503,” issued by the George C. Marshall Spaceflight Center (MSFC-MAN-503, 1 November 1968), 8.25 x 10.75, approximately 246 pages, signed and inscribed on the front cover in ink and felt tip, “To Howard Lloyd, with appreciation for a fine manual, Frank Borman,” “James Lovell,” and “Bill Anders.” The foreword states that this manual was “prepared to provide the astronaut with a single source reference as to the characteristics and functions of the SA-503 launch vehicle and AS-503 manned flight mission.” It provides general mission and performance data, emergency detection system information, a description of each stage and the IU, and a general discussion of ground support facilities, equipment, and mission control. The manual is well-illustrated with numerous diagrams and schematics for the launch vehicle’s many systems and subsystems. In fine condition, with toning and light wear to the spine and edges of the covers. Starting Bid $200
Apollo 9 “Carried into space during the flight of Apollo IX, 3–13 March 1969” 6118. Apollo 9 Flown Patch Presentation - Signed and Flight-Certified by Dave Scott. Flown embroidered
Apollo 9 mission patch, measuring 3.5˝ in diameter, affixed to a 14 x 11 mount, imprinted, “Carried into space during the flight of Apollo IX, 3–13 March 1969,” and signed below in black felt tip, “Dave Scott, Apollo 9 CMP.” In fine condition, with light mottle staining to the mount.
Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by Dave Scott, in part: “This historic patch I have presented to you was flown aboard the Command Module (CM-104) ‘Gumdrop’ and Lunar Module (LM-3) ‘Spider’ on Apollo IX during the first test flight of a Lunar Module in Earth orbit. This patch travelled 10 days, 1 hour and 54 seconds with 151 Earth orbits from March 3–13, 1969.” Starting Bid $200
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Flown as part of Apollo 9’s official certification process— a choice crew-signed $1 bill from the first flight of the full Apollo spacecraft 6108. Apollo 9 Flown $1 Dollar Bill, Signed by Dave Scott, Rusty Schweickart, and Jim McDivitt - From the Collection of NAA Certifying Official Robert Dillaway - PMG CU 64. Flown Series 1963A one-dollar bill
carried on Apollo 9 as part of its official certification process, serial number L57117234E, and signed in black felt tip by the prime crew, “David R. Scott,” “Russell L. Schweickart,” and “James A. McDivitt.” Encapsulated and graded by PMG as “Choice Uncirculated 64,” with the label noting the provenance: “Ex. Dr. Robert Dillaway / Flown Aboard Apollo 9, 1969 / NAA/FAI Flight Certification Bill / Jefferson Space Museum Collection.” During the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, the National Aeronautics Association (NAA), working in conjunction with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) in Paris, certified official world records for spaceflight. Before advanced telemetry could reliably verify flight altitude, duration, and speed, a unique verification method was used on crewed missions: U.S. dollar bills were carried aboard spacecraft to confirm the identities of the astronauts on board. Prior to launch, the serial numbers of these bills were recorded and the notes were placed aboard the spacecraft. After recovery, the bills were presented to a certifying official, who compared their serial numbers with the pre-flight records to satisfy the identification requirements of the FAI Sporting Code. These flown bills were therefore not carried as souvenirs, good-luck charms, or personal mementos like other pieces of flown currency; instead, they served a specific historical and functional role in the formal certification of each mission. Accompanied by an explanatory letter signed by Apollo 9 CDR Jim McDivitt, in full: “During the Apollo manned flight missions, dollar bills would be provided to the astronauts by a witnessing National Aeronautic Association (‘NAA’) official. The bills, usually three in number (but sometimes including four or five per flight), would be autographed by the crew, and then placed aboard the spacecraft and flown. These bills would then be recovered by this official from the spacecraft after splash down and serve as the basis for certification of the identity of
the astronauts of each flight and also serve as proof of flight for that mission’s NAA flight record certifications. These bills were the personal property of the NAA witnessing official, and were returned to him as his personnel property. The bills were acquired by the NAA witnessing official as crisp, new dollar bills, and with consecutive serial numbers. For the historic flight of Apollo 9, three brand new one dollar bills were flown on behalf of R.B. Dillaway, the NAA witnessing official for the flight. Each bill was consecutive in serial number and signed by the complete crew in black felt tip marker. On December 29, 1976, 22 flown one dollar bills signed by the astronaut crews from Apollo 7 through Apollo 16, were formally donated as a permanent gift to the Smithsonian. For the flight of Apollo 9, the donated flown bill to the Smithsonian is recorded as serial number L 57117235 E, and is signed in black felt tip marker by the crew of David R. Scott, Russell L. Schweickart, and James G. McDivitt. The bill that accompanies this certificate, with serial number L 57117234 E, and originally acquired from the R.B. Dillaway collection via auction, bears the preceding serial number of the Smithsonian flown bill, and also bears the crews original signatures in the same black felt tip ink, and in the same placement and style as on the Smithsonian bill - making this one of the very few official flown NAA flight certification bills in private hands. (According to the accompanying NASA and Smithsonian records, the third bill has potentially been lost to history and is unaccounted for.)” Also includes copies of paperwork pertaining to the disposition of known ‘flight certification’ dollar bills, plus two photographs of McDivitt posing with the flown dollar bill. When presented with it, he immediately recognized it and recalled its use during the flight. He discussed the flight certification process and the importance of it to the astronauts, who had to fill out hundreds of pages of submitting material in addition to the bills in order to verify their international space flight records. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $500
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6109. Apollo 9 Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Flown
sterling silver Apollo 9 Robbins medallion, approximately 1˝ in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face—the orbiting CM and LM with Saturn V launch vehicle, and mission number “IX” at center. The reverse is engraved with the mission dates, “March 3–13, 1969,” and encircled by the surnames of the astronauts in raised text: “McDivitt, Scott, Schweickart.” The medal is serial numbered “297” and stamped below with the Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state, with moderate overall tarnishing. Includes its original matching case, with typical deteriorating foam. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $300
6110. Apollo 9 Original ‘Type 1’ Photograph Lunar Module ‘Spider’. Original ‘Type 1’ vintage
color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo (AS921-3212) showing the Apollo 9 Lunar Module ‘Spider’ in its lunar landing configuration in Earth orbit. Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks. In fine condition. Apollo 9 marked the first crewed flight of the Lunar Module and the first time the spacecraft was tested independently in space, making it a critical dress rehearsal for the Moon landing to come. This striking image shows ‘Spider’ in its true lunar-landing configuration—legs extended and ascent and descent stages joined—during the mission that proved the Lunar Module could maneuver, rendezvous, and dock in Earth orbit just four months before Apollo 11. Starting Bid $200
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Apollo 10 6112. Apollo 10 Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton.
Flown sterling silver Apollo 10 Robbins medallion, measuring approximately 1.25˝ x 1.25˝, featuring a raised design of the shield-shaped mission insignia on the face—a Roman numeral “X” towering over the lunar surface, with the CM and LM in orbit, with the crew’s surnames in the border: “Stafford, Young, Cernan.” The reverse is engraved with the mission dates, “May 18–26, 1969,” and serial number, “15.” Stamped below with the Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state, with moderate tarnishing. Includes its original matching case, with typical deteriorating foam. One of 300 Robbins medallions flown into lunar orbit on Apollo 10, this 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! From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $200
6113. Apollo 10 Flown Earth Map - Signed by Gene Cernan. Flown page from the Earth Landmark Maps & Photos
book carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 10 mission, 8.5 x 6.75, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint, “Flown to the moon on Apollo X, Gene Cernan, Apollo X LMP.” The double-sided color map, containing landmark numbers 527-529, shows the Coral Sea with Fraser Island and the Percy Islands of Australia. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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“Apollo X Parachute Cloth & Attached Suspension Line, John Young”
6114. Apollo 10 Flown Parachute Cloth and Suspension Lines - Signed by John Young. Three pieces of flown parachute material from the Apollo 10 mission, the dress rehearsal for Apollo 11, which saw the crew orbit the moon and bring the lunar module to within about nine miles of the surface. The lot consists of a 14.75 x 8.25 section of white nylon parachute cloth, which is signed in black ink, “Apollo X Parachute Cloth & Attached Suspension Line, John Young,” and two sections of suspension line, each approximately 27˝ and 18˝ in length. The cloth bears several notations, including “GORE 34, RING 12,” and “#1” and “#2.” In overall fine condition, with creasing to the parachute cloth. Accompanied by a 6 x 4 photograph of the Apollo 10 command module descending
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beneath its deployed parachutes shortly before splashdown. Apollo 10 launched on May 18, 1969, with astronauts Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Gene Cernan on the final lunar mission before Apollo 11. After an eight-day flight, the crew returned to Earth aboard the command module Charlie Brown, splashing down in the South Pacific on May 26th. The Apollo parachute landing system stabilized and decelerated the command module during the final phase of its return, reducing its descent velocity for a safe water landing. The flown parachute cloth and suspension lines are components of the recovery system that brought Apollo 10 safely back to Earth. Starting Bid $500
Apollo 11 “Delayed in Quarantine at Lunar Receiving Laboratory”—an Apollo 11-flown cover from the Aldrin family’s collection
6129. Apollo 11 Crew-Signed ‘Type 1’ Quarantine Cover, “Carried to the Moon on Apollo 11” - Flown Cover from the Personal Collection of Buzz Aldrin.
Apollo 11 ‘Type 1’ postal cover carried to the moon on the first lunar-landing mission, postmarked at Webster, Texas, on August 11, 1969, and stamped: “Delayed in Quarantine at Lunar Receiving Laboratory M.S.C.–Houston, Texas.” Boldly signed in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, who has flight-certified the cover in ballpoint, “Carried to the Moon on Apollo 11,” and added his personal serial number to the upper left corner, “A-75.” This elusive ‘Type 1’ MSC Stamp Club cover features a color cachet portraying Apollo 11 lunar surface operations but bears a United States 6-cent stamp, rather than the Apollo 8 ‘Earthrise’ stamp seen on non-flown insurance covers. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Buzz Aldrin, who writes: “This NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club commemorative postal cover was flown to the
Moon during July 16 to 24, 1969 on the Apollo 11 mission. The cover was carried in the command module Columbia. The lunar module Eagle made the first manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969. The cover has been in the Aldrin family’s private collection since 1969 and was signed by the Apollo 11 crew, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and myself prior to launch. I have written on the cover that it was ‘carried to the Moon on Apollo 11’ and added my initial ‘A’ with the number 75, which is my personal serial number of this group of covers.” Although the crew splashed down on July 24, 1969, the astronauts, along with their equipment and belongings, were immediately quarantined in the Manned Spacecraft Center’s Lunar Receiving Laboratory until August 11th, when the covers were able to be postmarked at the Webster, Texas, Post Office. A marvelous moon-flown cover with rock-solid provenance, a unique ‘quarantine’ designation, and a superb pre-flight cast of Apollo 11 autographs. Starting Bid $2500
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“President’s Dinner Honoring Apollo 11 Astronauts, August 13, 1969”— crew-signed lunar plaque presentation folder with original ephemera from Nixon’s celebrated ‘Dinner of the Century,’ where Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin received the Presidential Medal of Freedom 6131. Apollo 11 Crew-Signed Lunar Plaque Presentation with Collection of Ephemera from Nixon’s 1969 ‘Dinner of the Century’. Ephemera collection from
President Richard Nixon’s dinner honoring the Apollo 11 astronauts at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California, on August 13, 1969, highlighted by an Apollo 11 presentation folder, 11.25 x 9, containing a metallic reproduction of the lunar plaque, signed in the lower border in felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. The plaque reproduces the historic inscription, “Here Men From The Planet Earth First Set Foot Upon The Moon,” with the printed facsimile signatures of the three astronauts and President Richard Nixon, and is captioned below, “President’s Dinner Honoring Apollo 11 Astronauts, August 13, 1969.” Originating from Captain and Mrs. H. C. Weart, the group also includes: the official White House invitation, bearing the presidential seal and requesting their attendance at the black-tie dinner in the Los Angeles Ballroom; a personalized non-transferable admission card for “Captain and Mrs. H. C. Weart”; a Century Plaza Hotel welcome letter to the Wearts, dated August 13, 1969, signed by hotel executives Harry Mul-
likin and Dan McClaskey; a yellow “Presidential Party—Apollo XI Dinner” windshield parking pass; the official presidentialseal dinner menu; a table assignment card marked “116”; and three gold-tone Apollo 11 commemorative matchbooks featuring the mission insignia and the names of Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins. In overall fine condition, with toning to the folder covers and some staining to the inside; the other items also bear scattered spotting or staining. The August 13, 1969, Century Plaza dinner was the first state dinner held outside the White House in more than a century, and was dubbed the ‘Dinner of the Century’ by the press. Some 1,440 guests attended, including Vice President Spiro Agnew, Governor Ronald Reagan, dozens of other governors, cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, and diplomats from 83 nations. The event capped a remarkable day for the astronauts, who had completed their post-flight quarantine only three days earlier and were feted with ticker-tape parades in New York and Chicago before arriving in Los Angeles that evening. During the dinner, President Nixon presented Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Starting Bid $1000
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Carried to the moon on Apollo 11— a Robbins medallion from mankind’s first lunar landing mission
6130. Apollo 11 Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton.
Flown sterling silver Apollo 11 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.25˝ in diameter, with a raised design of the iconic Apollo 11 mission insignia on the face—a bald eagle landing on the cratered lunar surface, clutching olive branches of peace in its talons, with Earth above in the distance. The reverse is engraved with the last names of astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, along with the launch date (“July 16, 1969”), moon landing date (“July 20, 1969”), and return date (“July 24, 1969”). The medallion is serial numbered “282.” Condition is mint state, with light overall tarnishing. Includes its original matching case, with typical deteriorating foam. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $1000
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Uninscribed Apollo 11 crew-signed official NASA portrait
6133. Apollo 11 Crew-Signed NASA Lithograph. Fantastic, highly sought official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 astronauts posing together in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip, “Neil Armstrong,” “Mike Collins,” and “Buzz Aldrin.” In fine condition, with faint yellow haloing to the signatures (observed on the reverse). An outstanding fully signed, uninscribed Apollo 11 crew portrait, bringing together the autographs of Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin on an iconic official NASA portrait. Starting Bid $500
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Signed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins before their historic flight to the moon—a scarce ‘Type 3’ Apollo 11 insurance cover, postmarked at Kennedy Space Center on launch day, July 16, 1969
6135. Apollo 11 Crew-Signed ‘Type 3’ Insurance Cover. Sought-after Apollo 11 ‘Type 3’ insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a color cachet of the mission insignia and a July 16, 1969, Kennedy Space Center launch date postmark, signed in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. In fine condition, with show-through from adhesive toning. The ‘Type 3’ cover rates as the least common of the three Apollo 11 insurance covers. Produced and signed just before space missions to provide financial security for astronauts’ families in case of disaster, insurance covers are the ultimate space-related philatelic item and one of the most sought-after formats for astronaut autographs. Starting Bid $500
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‘The Stars & Stripes at Tranquility Base’— wonderful Apollo 11 EVA photo display signed by the first and last men on the moon
6136. Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan Signed Oversized Photograph Display - From the Personal Collection of Gene Cernan. Beautiful original NASA mat presentation carrying a later 13.25 x 10.25 reprint photograph of CDR
Neil Armstrong and LMP Buzz Aldrin raising the American flag at the Sea of Tranquility lunar landing site during the Apollo 11 mission, signed and inscribed on the original presentation mat in black felt tip, “To Barbara & Gene… Our dear friends… Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11,” who adds a title to the image, “‘The Stars & Stripes at Tranquility Base.’” The right side is signed prominently in black felt tip by Gene Cernan, who adds “Apollo XVII,” and has signed over his initial attempt at a signature. The upper portion is calligraphically inscribed by another hand: “‘One small step for Man – one giant leap for Mankind.’ Apollo XI, 16-24 July 1969.” Framed to an overall size of 19.75 x 16.75. In fine condition, with a small stain to the bottom edge; the photograph is not original to the piece, but a quality replacement image from 2013. A marvelous union of the first and last men on the moon, which is further augmented by Neil Armstrong’s patriotic inscription and the rarity of the image itself — very few photos of CDR Armstrong on the moon exist, as he was the chief photographer during the Apollo 11 EVAs. Taken by the 16mm Data Acquisition Camera mounted inside the Lunar Module Eagle, this remarkable image is one of the iconic photographs of the 20th century, captured at the mission’s triumphant climax when the stars and stripes were first unfurled on another celestial body. Starting Bid $300
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Copy “No. 1” of North American Rockwell’s Apollo 11 16mm onboard mission film, documenting Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins during the mission, the lunar landing, Eagle’s ascent, and stunning views of the moon 6134. Apollo 11 Original North American Rockwell 16mm Onboard Mission Film Reel, Copy No. 1 (July 1969). Original Apollo 11 16mm color mission film reel, wound on
its original 10.5-inch Kodak safety film reel and housed in its original metal film canister, which retains its original North American Rockwell Corporation production label marked “S/C 107, Walterscheir,” with label reading: “Reel No. 69072, Title Apollo IX On-Board, Classification Uncl., Type Color, Footage 800´, Date July 1969, Copy No. #1.” The top of the reel bears an affixed label annotated, “8-6-69, SC107-0898-01, A1602,” and the film leader is annotated in felt tip: “Onboard, Head/ Reel #69072 #1 / Uncl. / Apollo XI / July 1969.” The approximately 37-minute reel assembles seven individually identified Apollo 11 mission film segments, each preceded by its original photographic instrumentation title card recording the date, camera serial number, magazine serial number, lens serial number, exposure settings, photographer, and inspector. The footage includes Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin deploying the American flag on the lunar surface; the Command Module Columbia and Lunar Module Eagle separating in lunar orbit; Eagle’s powered descent to the Moon; interior scenes of Armstrong, Aldrin, and Michael Collins aboard the spacecraft, including Collins shaving in weightlessness; Eagle’s ascent from the lunar surface and rendezvous with Columbia; sweeping orbital panoramas of the Moon; and concluding views of the lunar surface culminating in a distant image of Earth suspended beyond the lunar horizon. Each section features the same date (July 11, 1969), test designation (Apollo 11), photographer (Guynes), and inspector (H. Jones), and is distinguished by its camera serial number, magazine serial number, lens serial number, and exposure settings. Section 1 - Camera S/N: 1035 - Magazine S/N: 1082K - Lens S/N: 1018 - Exposure: 1/250, f/11 - Subject: Lunar surface EVA and flag deployment Section 2 - Camera S/N: 1035 - Magazine S/N: 1127G - Lens S/N: 1018 - Exposure: 1/250, f/11 - Subject: Columbia and Eagle in lunar orbit
Section 3 - Camera S/N: 1035 - Magazine S/N: 1079H - Lens S/N: 1018 - Exposure: 1/250, f/11 - Subject: Eagle’s powered descent Section 4 - Camera S/N: 1024 - Magazine S/N: 1118B - Lens S/N: 1018 - Exposure: 1/125, f/4.5 - Subject: Crew activities aboard the spacecraft Section 5 - Camera S/N: 1024 - Magazine S/N: 1122D - Lens S/N: 1018 - Exposure: 1/250, f/8 - Subject: Eagle’s ascent from the Moon Section 6 - Camera S/N: 1024 - Magazine S/N: 1123E - Lens S/N: 1018 - Exposure: 1/250, f/8 - Subject: Orbital panoramas of the Moon Section 7 - Camera S/N: 1024 - Magazine S/N: 1124F - Lens S/N: 1018 - Exposure: 1/250, f/8 - Subject: Lunar orbital photography and distant Earth view Accompanied by a USB flash drive containing a professional digital transfer of the complete 16mm film reel; an Apollo 11 Mission Summary foldout; a group of North American Rockwell Skywriter and North American Rockwell News Apollo 11 newsletters; two “We Came in Peace for All Mankind” commemorative prints; and a Man on the Moon booklet. Starting Bid $500
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6137. Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 EVA Lunar Spacesuit Gloves Preflight X-Ray. Highly desirable original NASA X-
ray of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong’s EVA lunar spacesuit gloves, 14 x 17, dated July 7, 1969, marked “ARMSTRONG 062 WL,” showing radiographic images of both the left and right gloves. The X-ray was taken at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as a last-minute check to discern the presence of any foreign objects capable of compromising the integrity of Armstrong’s pressure suit, such as needle tips broken off during the suit fabrication and stitching process. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
6138. Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 EVA Spacesuit Boot Preflight X-Ray. Highly desirable original NASA X-ray of
Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong’s EVA spacesuit boots, 14 x 17, dated July 7, 1969, and numbered “050.” The X-ray was taken at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as a last-minute check to discern the presence of any foreign objects capable of compromising the integrity of Armstrong’s pressure suit, such as needle tips broken off during the suit fabrication and stitching process. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
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6139. Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11 EVA Spacesuit Boot Preflight X-Ray. Highly desirable original NASA X-ray of
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s EVA spacesuit boots, 14 x 17, dated July 7, 1969, and numbered “043.” The X-ray was taken at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as part of a final preflight inspection to detect any foreign objects that might compromise the integrity of Aldrin’s pressure suit, such as broken needle fragments inadvertently left behind during the suit’s fabrication and stitching. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
“Thanks for your kind note of congratulations on the flight of Apollo 11 and the generous gift of Johnny Walker” 6140. Neil Armstrong Autograph Letter Signed on “the flight of Apollo 11”. ALS, one page, 6 x 8, personal
letterhead, no date [1969]. Handwritten letter to Mr. Machi, in full: “Please accept my sincere thanks for your kind note of congratulations on the flight of Apollo 11 and the generous gift of Johnny Walker. It is certainly most kind of you, and be assured it will be put to good use. We are most pleased that our efforts have been so well received, and hope that these efforts will be increasingly fruitful in the years to come.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
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6142. Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph.
Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Earth as seen from space, signed in black felt tip, “Neil Armstrong.” Reverse bears “A Kodak Paper” watermarks. In fine condition. A lesser-seen uninscribed image from this most desirable of moonwalkers. Starting Bid $300
6143. Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph. Wonderful official color 10 x 8
NASA lithograph of Buzz Aldrin preparing to step onto the moon during the historic Apollo 11 mission, signed in black felt tip by Neil Armstrong. In fine condition. Accompanied by a typed letter of provenance, in part: “This photo was signed by Neil Armstrong in Pensacola, Florida following a presentation by Armstrong and several other Apollo Astronauts at the Pensacola Civic Center on May 7, 1993.” Also accompanied by a program for the referenced symposium, as well as two photos taken at the time of signing. Accompanied by full letters of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication and PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300
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Series 1969 one-dollar bill, signed by the historic Apollo 11 crew 6144. Apollo 11 Crew-Signed $1 Dollar Bill. Series 1969B one-dollar bill, signed on the portrait side in ink by the full Apollo 11 crew: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. An Apollo 11 sculpture image has been affixed over the Washington portrait. The dollar is mounted to a 10 x 8 backing sheet bearing an embroidered American flag and Apollo 11 insignia patch. In fine condition. As the 1969 series date coincides with the year of the Apollo 11 moon landing, this dollar bill is an especially desirable example of a sought-after crew-signed format. Starting Bid $300
6145. Neil Armstrong and Paul Calle Signed Lithograph (Ltd. Ed. #29/1000). Limited edition 17 x 26.75
lithograph of Neil Armstrong in his flight suit prior to the Apollo 11 mission on July 16, 1969, numbered 29/1000, signed in pencil by history’s first moonwalker, “Neil Armstrong.” Also signed in pencil by the artist, Paul Calle, beneath his preprinted signature. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 23.5 x 34. In fine condition, with very subtle foxing to blank areas. This handsome, highly desirable item is the only individual print edition that Armstrong signed and remains among the most sought-after of all NASA-related lithographs. Starting Bid $300
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6146. Apollo 11 Set of (11) Original Red-Numbered NASA Photographs. Set of 11 of-
ficial color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photographs from the Apollo 11 mission, each bearing “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the reverse. In overall fine condition, with a couple of trivial light marks and/or creases. The photos, ordered by number, are as follows: - AS11-36-5307 — Close-up view of the Earth during translunar coast, showing Africa and surrounding cloud systems. - AS11-36-5322 — Close-up view of the Earth photographed during translunar coast. - AS11-36-5373 — Distant view of the Earth suspended against the blackness of space. - AS11-37-5437 — Oblique orbital view of the cratered lunar surface from the Command Module.
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- AS11-37-5446 — Command Module Columbia in lunar orbit above the Moon. - AS11-37-5545 — The American flag standing on the lunar surface at Tranquility Base. - AS11-40-5868 — Buzz Aldrin descending the ladder of the Lunar Module Eagle to the lunar surface. - AS11-40-5903 — The famed ‘visor shot’ – a full-length portrait of Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, with his visor showing the photographer, CDR Neil Armstrong. - AS11-44-6598 — Lunar Module Eagle in lunar orbit following ascent from the Moon. - AS11-44-6610 — Oblique view of the cratered lunar far side from lunar orbit. - AS11-44-6640 (NASA number obscured on print; image appears to correspond to this frame) — Lunar Module Eagle in lunar orbit with the Earth rising above the lunar horizon. Starting Bid $300
Replica of the chalice used by Buzz Aldrin to celebrate the first Christian communion on the moon, signed by the Apollo 11 lunar module pilot 6147. Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo 11 Lunar Communion Chalice Replica. Replica of the silver communion chalice carried to the lunar surface by Buzz Aldrin during the Apollo 11 lunar landing, measuring 3˝ high and set atop a 4˝ crystal pedestal bearing an affixed plaque, “A Replica of the Chalice Used by Col. Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. in Celebrating Holy Communion on the Moon. Apollo 11 Tranquility Base, July 20, 1969,” signed below in black felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin.” In fine condition.
An elder at Webster Presbyterian Church, Aldrin received permission before the Apollo 11 mission to bring bread and wine with him for communion. Shortly after Eagle landed at Tranquility Base on July 20, 1969, and before Armstrong and Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface, Aldrin privately celebrated communion inside the lunar module, reading from John 15:5. The observance marked the first Christian sacrament performed on the moon. During the return journey to Earth, Aldrin also read from Psalm 8:3–4. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity detailing the story of Aldrin taking communion on the moon, in part: “In coordination with Pastor Dean Woodruff of Webster Presbyterian Church, Webster, Texas, shortly after Apollo 11 touched down on the surface of the Moon, Buzz Aldrin partook of communion in the quiet confines of the lunar module. In a prearranged service, the congregation of the church held communion services on Earth at Webster Presbyterian Church. The lunar communion services were coordinated with the national church headquarters and NASA officials. In order to avoid conflict of duties, the communion elements were stowed in Aldrin’s Personal Preference Kit…This sterling silver communion chalice was personally autographed by Buzz Aldrin, Wednesday, February 17, 2016, in Tucson, Arizona.” Aldrin returned the original chalice used during the lunar communion to Webster Presbyterian Church. Also accompanied by a photo of Aldrin taken at the time of signing, a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication, a printed packet entitled “The Story Behind the Silver Chalice,” and photocopies of the chalice with its stowage bag and Aldrin’s handwritten notes and scriptures flown to the lunar surface. NASA had urged Aldrin not to celebrate the sacrament publicly. Atheist activist Madalyn Murray O’Hair had filed suit following the Apollo 8 crew’s reading from the Book of Genesis while orbiting the moon on Christmas Eve 1968. Instead, shortly after the Apollo 11 landing, Aldrin broadcast a request that those listening observe ‘a few moments of silence’ and contemplate the events of the preceding hours and give thanks in their own way. He then turned off his microphone and privately took communion inside Eagle. Starting Bid $300
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“First Men on the Moon”— a crew-signed Apollo 11 cover 6148. Apollo 11 Crew-Signed First Day Cover. FDC with a cachet honoring the Apollo 11
mission and the “First Men on the Moon,” signed in blue ballpoint by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, and in black felt tip by Michael Collins. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. An exceptional Apollo 11 autograph, uniting all three crew members’ signatures on a cover commemorating mankind’s first lunar landing. Starting Bid $300
6149. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Signed Oversized Photograph. Large color semi-glossy 19.25 x 15.25
photo of LMP Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface during the historic Apollo 11 EVA on July 20, 1969, picturing the Lunar Module Eagle, the American flag, and the Passive Seismic Experiment Package, signed in felt tip by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Triple-matted and framed to an overall size of 25.75 x 21.75. In fine condition, with light scattered creases. Starting Bid $200
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6150. Neil Armstrong Signed Boston Globe Newspaper (July 21, 1969). Section of The Boston Globe from Monday, July 21, 1969, featuring blue banner text, “July 20, 1969, Man Walks on Moon,” above a large image of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planting the American flag on the lunar surface, 14.75 x 23, signed in the upper left corner in black felt tip by Armstrong. In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200
6151. Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo
of LMP Buzz Aldrin standing on the surface of the moon during the historic EVA of the Apollo 11 mission, signed in black felt tip by Neil Armstrong. The reverse bears “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak” watermarks. In very good to fine condition, with a few small creases. Starting Bid $200
6152. Apollo 11 Prime and Backup Crews Signed Norman Rockwell Magazine Foldout - ‘Behind Apollo 11’ (30.5 x 13.25). Three-page foldout illustration of the Norman Rockwell painting ‘Behind Apollo 11,’ 30.5 x 13.25, removed
from the July 15, 1969, special Apollo 11 issue of Look magazine, signed over their respective likenesses in felt tip by the prime and backup crews of Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and James Lovell, Fred Haise, and Bill Anders. The foldout is also signed by spacesuit technician Joseph W. Schmitt. The three-page foldout has been arranged for display, with the leftmost panel joined to the adjacent panel by a strip of clear tape along the vertical seam. In very good to fine condition, with edgewear such as tears and paper loss, light overall wrinkling, and some fading to the backup crew signatures, most notably to Anders. Published just five days before the launch of Apollo 11, the July 15, 1969, issue of Look magazine celebrated America’s first attempt to land men on the Moon. Its centerpiece was Norman Rockwell’s sweeping three-page foldout, Behind Apollo 11, a dramatic tribute to the nation’s astronauts from the dawn of Project Mercury through the historic Apollo program. Accompanied by reporting from The New York Times and a contribution by science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, the commemorative issue captured the anticipation surrounding mankind’s greatest voyage of exploration. Starting Bid $200
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6153. Neil Armstrong Signed Boston Herald Traveler Newspaper (Monday, July 21, 1969). Front page of the Boston Herald Traveler from Monday,
July 21, 1969, measuring 14.75 x 22.75 unfolded, featuring a lunar image of Neil Armstrong stepping on the moon, NASA portraits of Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and headline text, “Our Spacemen Walk on the Moon!,” signed prominently in black felt tip by Armstrong. In fine condition, with two intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200
The Apollo 11 moonwalker visits his ancestral home—the Burgh of Langholm, Scotland, the traditional seat of Clan Armstrong 6154. Neil Armstrong Signed Program - Conferment of the Freedom of the Burgh, from the Traditional Seat of Clan Armstrong. Program for the “Conferment
of the Freedom of the Burgh” upon Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong by the Burgh of Langholm, Scotland, on March 11, 1972, 5 x 8, six pages, signed on the back cover in black felt tip by Armstrong. The introductory notice reads: “The Town Council have unanimously agreed to grant the Freedom of the Burgh of Langholm to Neil Alden Armstrong, in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the exploration of space, and of the courage, skill and leadership shown by him when, as Commander of the Apollo XI Lunar Expedition, he became the first man to set foot on the moon, taking mankind’s first step on to another planet.” In very fine condition. Previous owner notes that his parents were in attendance and had their programs signed; his mother was employed at the Langholm town hall. Langholm, the traditional seat of Clan Armstrong, welcomed astronaut Neil Armstrong to the village and made him the first freeman and Burgess of the burgh. In a humble address, the moonwalker did not boast of his accomplishments but expressed interest in the Armstrong heritage: ‘The most difficult place to be recognized is in one’s home town. And I consider this now my home town…My pleasure is not only that this is the land of Johnnie Armstrong, rather that my pleasure is in knowing that this is my home town and in the genuine feeling that I have among these hills among these people.’ Starting Bid $200
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6155. Apollo 11 Signed Booklet - ‘The First Lunar Landing, As Told by the Astronauts’. Commemorative booklet entitled
“The First Lunar Landing, As Told by the Astronauts,” published in 1989 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the lunar landing, 24 pages, 9 x 12, signed on the front cover in black ballpoint by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. The lower portion of the cover bears an affixed NASA name label. In fine condition, with a missing upper right corner tip to the first page. Starting Bid $200
6156. Neil Armstrong, Bob White, and Scott Crossfield Signed Photograph. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of North Ameri-
can X-15 test pilots Neil Armstrong, Scott Crossfield, and Bob White conversing near the noses of two of the NASA-operated X-15 aircraft, signed in black felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Scott Crossfield, and Bob White. The reverse bears “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak” watermarks. In fine condition, with trivial wear to the top edge. Starting Bid $200
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Apollo 12
“To mark man’s conquest of space with time, through time, on time”— solid 18K gold ‘Tribute to Astronauts’ Omega Speedmaster Pro presented to Apollo 12 moonwalker Alan Bean 6197. Omega Speedmaster Professional 18K Gold Apollo 11 Commemorative Watch - From the Personal Collection of Alan Bean. Alan Bean’s personally-owned and
-worn 18K solid yellow gold Omega Speedmaster Professional BA 145.022 watch intended for presentation to him at a special gala dinner on November 25, 1969, at the Hotel Warwick in Houston; Bean was, however, still in Apollo 12 quarantine at the time, and received the watch later on. Omega initially created 26 of these gold commemorative watches—known as the ‘Tribute to Astronauts’ watch—to present to NASA astronauts alive and deceased, with the case back of each watch specially engraved with a quote, the name and missions of the astronaut, and a unique number relative to when the astronaut flew into space. This watch’s case back, issued as “No. 26,” is encircled, “Astronaut Alan Bean, Apollo 12,” with his role on “Skylab Mission II” added later by Bean’s Houston jeweler. The special central quote reads: “To mark man’s conquest of space with time, through time, on time.” The first gold Speedmaster that Omega created, the watch features an 18K gold case with the same design cues and dimensions as the regular steel Speedmaster Professional. The gold bezel has a burgundy red aluminum inlay, with the famous ‘dot over ninety,’ and a special solid gold dial, indicated by the “OM” next to “Swiss Made,” which means ‘Or Massif’ or ‘solid gold.’ The hour markers are made of onyx, have two facets each, and are set in gold frames. The hands are black with gold centers and give wonderful contrast to the solid gold dial. The gold bracelet (1116/575) features hollow links and a small 14mm gold clasp with striping decoration. Inside the 18k gold 42mm case ticks the Lemania-based copper-colored chronograph caliber 861 with a steel brake; this caliber 861 has a ticking speed of 21,600vph and uses 17 jewels. Includes a very rare, non-original Omega Speedmaster box with imagery of the cratered lunar surface (this box was provided with the steel version of the anniversary watch). The watch received official Omega authorized service in 2018 (nothing cosmetic done, only lube, etc.) and is in fine functional condition; cosmetically, it exhibits light wear from use, primarily noticeable in scratches to the bracelet’s clasp. Accompanied by a color copy of the original letter of provenance from Alan Bean, in full: “I hereby certify that the accompanying Gold Speedmaster Watch, engraved on the
back, ‘Astronaut Alan Bean,’ ‘To Mark Man’s Conquest of Space with Time, Through Time, On Time,’ ‘Apollo 12,’ ‘Skylab Mission II,’ was awarded to me by the Omega Watch Company in a ceremony in Houston shortly after the completion of the Apollo program. I have worn the watch over the years, particularly on special occasions.” Worn often throughout the decades, there exist several photographs of Alan Bean with the watch on his wrist—including during Skylab training, in an official NASA portrait, and at one of his later art exhibitions. After the moon-flown Omega Speedmaster Pros—property of the United States government—these Apollo XI commemorative 18K gold chronographs stand at the forefront of space watch lore. Issued in an extremely limited number to commemorate the Apollo 11 landing, the first twenty-eight watches produced were reserved for President Richard Nixon (#1) and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (#2), followed by the 26 astronauts who paved the way for the moon landings in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. Only 19 of the 26 astronauts honored were able to attend the gala dinner at which they were presented—the Apollo 12 crew was still in quarantine after their return to Earth on November 24, 1969, and the Apollo 1 crew were being recognized posthumously. These early watches all feature the special central engraving, “To mark man’s conquest of space with time, through time, on time.” The publicly available version of the watch (numbers 33–1000) was issued with a caseback commemorating Apollo 11 and the Speedmaster’s status as ‘the first watch worn on the moon.’ Omega returned to the special engraving for the astronaut watches later issued to the crews of Apollo 14–17. The elusive gold astronaut chronograph also takes a place among the most expensive Speedmaster Pros ever sold: in October 2022, RR Auction sold Wally Schirra’s example of the Apollo 11 commemorative 18K gold Omega Speedmaster Professional chronograph watch (Ref. BA 145.022) for nearly $2 million. Unlike Schirra’s, this example was owned by the moonwalker who followed in the immediate footsteps of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. A truly remarkable example of an iconic timepiece. Provenance: Bonhams, The Space History Sale, April 21, 2015. RR Auction, Space Exploration and Aviation, April 20, 2023.Starting Bid $10,000
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Apollo 12 Lunar Module-flown ‘McDivitt Purse’ stowage bag, signed and flight-certified by LMP Alan Bean 6198. Apollo 12 Lunar Module-Flown Stowage Bag - From the Personal Collection of Alan Bean’. Flown Apollo 12 Lunar Module Beta cloth temporary stowage bag, or ‘purse,’ measuring approximately 13˝ x 10˝ when folded flat and expanding to a depth of 9.5˝, signed and flight-certified on the front panel in black felt tip, “This Stowage Bag, Serial Number 0015, was mounted in front of me at waist height and I used it to stow, temporarily, my check lists, food items, and other articles I used in our Lunar Module Intrepid during landing, our stay on the lunar surface, and our ascent from the moon. Alan Bean, Apollo 12 LMP.” The bag is stamped below with part numbers: “LDW 340-53444-1, SN0015.” Designed for use inside the Apollo Lunar Module, the bag features two mounting pins at the top, spring-loaded hinges, and a plastic ring secured to the reverse by a strap. During launch, it was stowed in the lower pocket of the Interim Stowage Assembly. Bean referred to this piece in a 1991 interview with NASA’s Lunar Surface Journal: “The purse was a white, cloth bag that was up there under the computer DSKY that we just threw loose items in. In fact, I’ve still got it at home. It had a snap (closure) and you opened it up and threw stuff in and closed it. That’s why we called it a purse. It was also shaped like a purse. It was made out of beta cloth.” Bean added: “If we look at it from the ends, we see that the metal frame goes about half way down the center of the pyramid and is hinged, and the two U-shaped frame members are hinged. So what we have is an inverted-U-shaped frame sewn into the top of the Beta Cloth when viewed from the front; and we’ve got a similar inverted-U-shaped frame sewn in the back. These two meet about half way down the ‘pyramid’ on each end. They are spring-loaded so that either Pete or I could reach over and pull the purse open, throw something in, let it go and it would spring shut.” This style of stowage bag became known among the astronaut corps as the ‘McDivitt Purse,’ after Apollo 9 commander James McDivitt, who developed the bag during training to hold items being moved in and out of use during a mission without requiring full restowage each time. The design was subsequently adopted for use across the Apollo missions. In fine condition. Starting Bid $5000
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6199. Al Worden (4) Signed Beta Patches from His Apollo 12 Close-Out Garment. Group of four Beta patches
removed from Al Worden’s Apollo 12 close-out suit, worn while preparing the spacecraft as part of the mission’s backup crew. The patches range in size from 3.5˝ x 3.5˝ to 7˝ x 7˝, and include two NASA ‘meatball’ logos, the flag of the United States, and the Apollo 12 mission insignia; each patch is signed in black felt tip, “Al Worden.” Includes a handwritten note to Worden by crew equipment supervisor Tom Kenyon, in full: “Dear al, These are the patches off your close-out garment. Best of luck on your next mission.” In overall fine condition. As backup command module pilot for Apollo 12, Al Worden participated in the intensive training and launch preparations that supported the mission, gaining experience that would carry into his own flight aboard Apollo 15 in 1971. Removed directly from his close-out garment, these signed Beta cloth patches offer a link to Worden’s role in Apollo 12 and to the behind-the-scenes work of the backup crew in preparing a lunar mission for launch. Starting Bid $2500
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6200. Apollo 12 Flown Robbins Medallion From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Flown sterling
silver Apollo 12 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.25˝ in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 12 mission insignia on the face—a ‘Yankee Clipper’ ship sailing over the moon’s ‘Ocean of Storms,’ the location of the Apollo 12 landing site. The reverse is engraved with the launch date (“November 14, 1969”), moon landing date (“November 19, 1969”), and return date (“November 24, 1969”). The medal is serial numbered “213” and stamped below with the Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state, with light overall tarnishing. Includes its original matching case, with typical deteriorating foam. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $300
6204.Apollo Astronauts (20) Multi-Signed Lithograph: ‘In the Beginning...’ (Ltd. Ed. #137/1000) - 26˝ x 32˝. Limited
edition color 26 x 32 lithograph of an Alan Bean painting entitled ‘In the Beginning…,’ numbered 137/1000, signed in pencil by 20 Apollo astronauts, each signing under his mission emblem. Signers are: Wally Schirra, Walt Cunningham, Frank Borman, Jim McDivitt, Rusty Schweickart, Tom Stafford, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon, Alan Bean, Fred Haise, James Lovell, Harrison Schmitt, Charlie Duke, Dave Scott, Al Worden, Alan Shepard, Stu Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original presentation folder from the publisher, The Greenwich Workshop, and official invitation to the “Unveiling of the Apollo Commemorative Painting ‘In the Beginning...’ by Apollo Astronaut and Artist Alan Bean,” at the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Florida, on June 17, 1994. Starting Bid $200
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Apollo 13 “With little power, water and freezing temperature – endurance and survival became our focus. ‘Odyssey’ was truly a befitting name for CM-109”—flown Beta cloth insignia patch and swatch of LM Aquarius netting flight-certified by the crew of Apollo 13
6207. Apollo 13 Flown Beta Cloth Insignia and Lunar Module Netting - Signed and Flight-Certified by James Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise. Two flown items from the
Apollo 13 mission: a 3.5˝ Beta cloth patch of the Apollo 13 mission insignia, and a 1.75˝ x 2˝ swatch of netting from the inner wall of the Apollo 13 Lunar Module Aquarius, both affixed to an 8˝ x 10˝ cardstock presentation signed in black ink by the crew, “James Lovell,” “Jack Swigert,” and “Fred Haise,” with the latter signing again after a handwritten provenance statement: “This Beta Patch and Aquarius netting flown to the moon on Apollo 13 Spacecraft, 11-17 April 1970. At G.E.T. 55:54:53 #2 Oxygen tank exploded. We lost the moon. With little power, water and freezing temperature – endurance and survival became our focus. ‘Odyssey’ was truly a befitting name for CM-109. Freddo.” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $1000
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“This flag was on board Apollo XIII during its flight and emergency return to Earth”— flown American flag with certificate signed by Apollo 13 crew members James Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise
6208. Apollo 13 Flown Flag with Crew-Signed Certificate. Flown fabric American flag carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 13 mission. The flag, 6 x 4, is affixed to a 10 x 12 presentation sheet with printed text, “This flag was on board Apollo XIII during its flight and emergency return to Earth, Apollo 13, April 11–17, 1970,” which is signed below in black felt tip by James Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise. In fine condition. Starting Bid $1000
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6209. Apollo 13 Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Flown
sterling silver Apollo 13 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.25? in diameter, featuring a raised design of the Apollo 13 mission insignia on the face— three horses driving Apollo’s chariot across the surface of the moon. The reverse boasts the names of the crew as flown, and is engraved with the launch date (“April 11, 1970”) and the return date (“April 17, 1970”). The medal is serial numbered “300” and stamped above with the Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state. Includes its original matching case. Owing to the unusual circumstances of the Apollo 13 mission, the affiliated Robbins medallion differs from its counterparts. A total of 400 medals were originally minted with the names of the scheduled prime crew—James Lovell, Ken Mattingly, and Fred Haise—and carried on the harrowing flight. The last-minute crew change, with Jack Swigert replacing Mattingly due to potential illness, dictated a return of the flown medallions to Robbins to be melted down and re-struck with the correct crew; a total of 404 medallions were ultimately struck from the flown silver. Additionally, since the lunar landing was aborted, only two engraving blanks were placed on the reverse side for the launch and return dates. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $300
6210. Apollo 13 Flown Lunar Module Malfunction Checklist Page - Signed by James Lovell. Flown checklist page carried to the moon aboard Apollo 13 as part of the LM Malfunction Procedures Checklist, 8 x 10.5, signed in black ballpoint, “James Lovell, Apollo 13 CDR.” The page, dated March 16, 1970, contains pages 76A and 76B from the “Apollo 13 Flight Data File,” and is headed “70 MM Camera Malfunctions Procedures.” The signed side provides a flow chart for troubleshooting two lunar module camera malfunctions, “No camera reaction” and “Camera becomes sluggish,” directing the crew to cycle the trigger, manually advance the film/camera, strike the camera body sharply, and, if necessary, conclude that the camera may be too cold. The reverse, page 76B, is marked “This Page Intentionally Left Blank.” In fine condition.
Accompanied by a signed CD-R containing images of the front and back of all 45 sheets from the flown checklist, and a certificate of authenticity that contains full provenance and documentation for the chain of ownership from Lovell to the consignor, who attests to having removed this offered page from the original flown “Apollo 13 LM Malfunction Procedures Checklist, Part No. SKB32100076, Serial No. 1001.” The certificate further notes that the checklist remained in Lovell’s possession following Apollo 13 until its sale at auction in October 2008, and that Lovell signed the offered page in November 2009. A desirable flown procedure directly related to the 70mm camera equipment carried aboard the Apollo 13 Lunar Module. Starting Bid $200
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Apollo 14
6224. Apollo 14 Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Flown
sterling silver Apollo 14 Robbins medallion, measuring approximately 1.5˝ x 1˝, with a raised design of the Apollo 14 mission insignia on the face—the astronaut insignia approaching the moon, leaving a comet trail from the liftoff point on Earth, with the mission and crewmen’s surnames in the border. The reverse is engraved with the launch date of January 31, 1971; lunar landing date of February 5, 1971; and return date of February 9, 1971. The medal is serial numbered “194” on the edge, and stamped with the Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state. Includes its original matching case. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $300
6225. Apollo 14 Flown American Flag - From the Personal Collection of Edgar Mitchell. From the personal
collection of Apollo 14 moonwalker Edgar Mitchell—a flown 6.25˝ x 4˝ American flag carried into lunar orbit on Apollo 14, attested to in a certificate of authenticity signed by Mitchell, who writes that this “USA flag was carried in my personal preference kit (PPK) aboard Kittyhawk from January 31, 1971 to February 9, 1971 during the Apollo 14 mission.” It seems that Mitchell did not finish preparing these flown flag presentations prior to his passing, as the certificate erroneously states that the flag bears his signature; it is one of several such examples originating directly from his personal collection. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Karlyn Mitchell, the daughter of Edgar Mitchell. Starting Bid $200
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Five flown flags of nations carried into orbit on Apollo 14, representing the global appeal of the moon landings
6227. Apollo 14 Flown Flags of Nations (5) - From the Personal Collection of Edgar Mitchell. From the personal collection of Apollo 14 moonwalker Edgar Mitchell—five flown 6˝ x 4˝ national flags carried into lunar orbit on Apollo 14, attested to in accompanying certificates of authenticity signed by Mitchell, who certifies that each flag was carried in his personal preference kit (PPK) from January 31, 1971 to February 9, 1971 during the Apollo 14 mission. The five nations represented are Ethiopia, Guatemala, New Zealand, Portugal, and the Philippines. It seems that Mitchell did not finish preparing these flown flag presentations prior to his passing, as two certificates erroneously state that the flags bear his signature; however, only the certificates are signed. In overall fine condition. A unique lot representing the global appeal of the Apollo moon landings, boasting flown national flags from each of Earth’s hemispheres. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Karlyn Mitchell, the daughter of Edgar Mitchell. Starting Bid $500
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“Flown into Lunar Orbit aboard Kitty Hawk on Apollo 14” 6226. Apollo 14 Flown Beta Patch - Flight-Certified by Edgar Mitchell. Flown 8.25˝ x 7.25˝ swatch of Beta cloth
featuring the Apollo 14 mission insignia in the center, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “Flown into Lunar Orbit aboard Kitty Hawk on Apollo 14, Edgar Mitchell, LMP.” Archivally matted and framed with a photo of the Command Module Kitty Hawk to an overall size of 14.75 x 22. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200
From the collection of LMP Ed Mitchell—an Apollo 14 Franklin Mint medallion carried into lunar orbit 6228. Apollo 14 Flown Franklin Mint Medallion - From the Personal Collection of Edgar Mitchell. Uncommon flown Franklin
Mint Apollo 14 medallion carried into lunar orbit on the Command Module Kitty Hawk, serial number 0113, approximately 1.5˝ diameter, displayed inside a small cardboard holder, annotated and initialed in blue ballpoint by LMP Edgar Mitchell, “Flown on ‘Kitty Hawk,’ No. 0113, EM.” The medal features the Apollo 14 mission insignia on the face, showing the astronaut emblem approaching the moon, leaving a comet trail from the liftoff point on Earth, with the mission and crewmen’s surnames in the border; the reverse depicts the lunar surface with a legend reading: “Spacecraft Kitty Hawk & Antares / Destination Fra Mauro—1971.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by Edgar Mitchell, in part: “This document certifies Apollo 14 Franklin Mint Medallion, serial number 0113. The accompanying medallion was flown aboard the spacecraft Kittyhawk on the Apollo 14 expedition to the moon which launched January 31, 1971.” Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Karlyn Mitchell, the daughter of Edgar Mitchell. Starting Bid $200
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“Lunar dust tended to make us sneeze”—a humorous handkerchief flown by the Apollo 14 LMP 6229. Apollo 14 Flown Handkerchief: “Lunar Dust Tended to Make Us Sneeze” - From the Personal Collection of Edgar Mitchell. White, lacy-edged linen
handkerchief carried into lunar orbit on Apollo 14, 8.75˝ x 8.5˝, signed and flight-certified in blue ballpoint, “Flown to the Moon Aboard the ‘Kitthawk,’ Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 LMP, (lunar dust tended to make us sneeze).” In fine condition, with a central fold. The Apollo astronauts found that lunar dust is highly abrasive and clings to everything it touches—many experienced irritation to their eyes and respiratory systems after exposure to the fine particles, resulting in what Apollo 17 moonwalker Harrison Schmitt called ‘lunar hay fever.’ From sneezing to nasal congestion, in some cases it took days for the reactions to fade. Although most of the lunar dust was too fine to be filtered through the ventilation/LiOH system, the Apollo 14 astronauts found that a vacuum cleaner, introduced as on-board equipment for their mission, satisfactorily cleared larger particles. Mitchell and Shepard used the vacuum to assist in removing lunar dust from suits and equipment prior to intravehicular transfer from the Lunar Module to the Command Module after lunar surface operations, and for cleanup in the Command Module. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Karlyn Mitchell, the daughter of Edgar Mitchell. Starting Bid $500
Apollo 14 flown heatshield desk set from the Lunar Module Pilot’s personal collection
6230. Apollo 14 Flown Heatshield Desk Set - From the Personal Collection of Edgar Mitchell. From the personal
collection of Apollo 14 LMP Edgar Mitchell—a substantial segment of flown heat shield from the Apollo 14 spacecraft, measuring approximately 2.5˝ x .5˝ x .75˝ and encased in a 3˝ x 1.25˝ x 1.5˝ Lucite block, displayed on a polished black marble base, measuring 10˝ x 5˝ x 1˝. The base features two pen/pencil holders and an engraved plaque: “Apollo XIV Spacecraft 110, Capt. A. B. Shepard, Maj. S. A. Roosa, Cmdr. E. D. Mitchell, Launch Date: January 31, 1971.” Includes one of the gold-tone pens from the desk set; the other is missing. In overall fine condition, with some tarnishing to the plaque. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Karlyn Mitchell, the daughter of Edgar Mitchell. Starting Bid $500
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Extraordinary complete microfilm of the King James Bible, flown to the moon’s surface on Apollo 14, dual-certified by LMP Edgar Mitchell and Rev. John Stout, Director of the Apollo Prayer League, thoroughly provenanced and displayed in a golden reliquary embellished with a Brazilian garnet and cultured pearl 6231. Apollo 14 Flown Lunar Bible - Regally Presented Complete Microfilm King James Bible Carried to the Moon’s Surface. Inspiring flown com-
plete microfilm King James Bible, 1.5˝ x 1.5˝, identified as No. 14–077, carried to the lunar surface during the Apollo 14 mission on behalf of Reverend John M. Stout, Director of the Apollo Prayer League. The iconic ‘Lunar Bible’ represents the first Bible and the first complete scripture carried by man to the surface of another celestial world, landing on the moon on February 5, 1971, while stowed as part of Edgar Mitchell’s Personal Preference Kit (PPK) aboard the Apollo 14 LM ‘Antares.’ Printed as a ‘microform’ tablet—the only format possible for flight to the lunar surface—this complete Lunar Bible contains all 1,245 pages of the King James Version and was one of 100 examples carried aboard the Apollo 14 Lunar Module. The Lunar Bible is impressively set under archival glass within a golden reliquary garnished with a Brazilian garnet and cultured pearl, with upper and lower banners: “First Lunar Bible” and “Feb. 5, 1971, Apollo 14.” Housed in a hand-polished crimson goatskin leather double-folding case. In fine condition.
Included with the Lunar Bible is a certificate of authenticity from the Apollo Prayer League, signed by LMP Edgar Mitchell and Rev. John Stout, which reads: “I certify that this Holy Bible listed in the official Apollo Prayer League Lunar Bible Registry…was flown by Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell to the Surface of the Moon on February 5, 1971 on the Lunar Module Antares.” Also included are a photo of Mitchell at the time of the certificate signing, a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space, and a glossy reprint of a photograph showing Mitchell presenting Stout with the flown Lunar Bibles after his return from the historic mission, with signatures inherent to the original print. Further documentation includes a copy of a four-page affidavit authorized by Stout, which documents the history of the Apollo Lunar Bible, his roles as the Founder and Director of the Apollo Prayer League, and as a Senior Information Scientist at NASA and chaplain to the astronauts during the Apollo program. The documentation is housed within an embossed black leather presentation portfolio with a carrying bag. A version of this rare Lunar Bible was displayed at the Vatican in Rome and the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. Others reside on permanent display at The Museum of the Bible, Washington, D.C., the Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ, the Dunham Bible Museum, Houston, TX, and The Cosmosphere, Hutchison, KS. Starting Bid $5000
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One of just 32 Lunar Bible 50-page fragments encased in a modern Fabergé egg—carried to the lunar surface aboard Apollo 14, certified by moonwalker Edgar Mitchell and Apollo Prayer League representative James W. Stout 6233. Apollo 14 Lunar Bible 50-Page Fragment Flown to the Lunar Surface, One of 32 Fabergé Egg Examples. One of 32 dual-certified Lunar Bible 50-page text fragments flown to the lunar surface on Apollo 14, presented in a modern Fabergé egg. The iconic ‘Lunar Bible’ represents the first Bible and the first complete scripture ever carried by man to another celestial world. Printed as a ‘microform’ tablet – the only format possible for flight to the lunar surface – a complete Lunar Bible contains all 1,245 pages of the King James Version. Initially, 512 of these microform Bibles were created and all flown on Apollo 13; some of these were distributed to dignitaries and notable persons following the successful return from the near-disastrous mission. A separate group of 300 Lunar Bibles was then given to Edgar Mitchell to carry on Apollo 14; of these, 200 stayed in orbit in the Command Module, and he brought 100 to the surface in the Lunar Module. In an effort to maximize the number of potential recipients, Reverend John M. Stout segmented a small portion of the
Bibles into 50-page and 2-page sizes following the mission. The accompanying 50-page section is one of 32 examples encased within a modern Fabergé egg and officially flightcertified by both Mitchell and James Stout, a representative of the former Apollo Prayer League Presentation Committee. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Mitchell and Stout, and a photographic info sheet, both of which are housed within a hand-stained Italian leather presentation portfolio. Also includes the original deluxe velvet Fabergé presentation box. This lot is of profound significance not only to the space community, but also to the religious, rare book, and Masonic communities—Mitchell was a Freemason and a member of Artesia Lodge No. 28 in New Mexico. Several of the 32 copies are already permanently off the market. Another 50-page example is on indefinite loan to the Atlanta Masonic Library and Museum, and more of these precious few Fabergé examples may become permanently institutionalized and unavailable to collectors in coming years. Starting Bid $500
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“Carried aboard the lunar module ‘Antares’ during my Apollo XIV exploration of the moon”—a 14K gold medallion presented by LMP Mitchell to his mother-in-law
6234. Apollo 14 Lunar Surface-Flown 14K Gold Pendant - From the Personal Collection of Edgar Mitchell. Appealing 14K gold pendant carried to the lunar surface on Apollo 14 by LMP Edgar Mitchell, measuring 1.25˝ in diameter, featuring an amethyst-colored stone at the center of an engraved star within a star field, engraved on the reverse, “Apollo 14,” and hallmarked above, “14K.” The pendant is attached to a double-ringed charm bracelet marked on the clasp: “1/20 12K GF.” Mitchell presented the flown pendant to his mother-in-law shortly after the flight,
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and describes the flown pendant in an included TLS, signed “Edgar D. Mitchell,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, July 30, 1971, addressed to “Mother Randall,” in part: “This letter will certify that the gold medallion described below was carried aboard the lunar module ‘Antares’ during my Apollo XIV exploration of the moon, January 31, 1971 to February 9, 1971…The medallion was carried specifically as an item of memorabilia for you.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Karlyn Mitchell, the daughter of Edgar Mitchell. Starting Bid $1000
Twenty state flags carried on the Apollo 14 CM ‘Kitty Hawk,’ each certified as flown by LMP Edgar Mitchell
6232. Apollo 14 Flown State Flags (20) - From the Personal Collection of Edgar Mitchell. From the personal collection of Apollo 14 moonwalker Edgar Mitchell—a remarkable collection of 20 flown 6˝ x 4˝ state flags carried into lunar orbit on Apollo 14, attested to in accompanying certificates of authenticity signed by Mitchell, who certifies that each flag was carried in his personal preference kit (PPK) from January 31, 1971 to February 9, 1971 during the Apollo 14 mission. The states represented are Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina (signed), Ohio (signed), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (marked “Carried to the M[oon]” in weak silver ink), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. It seems that Mitchell did not finish preparing these flown flag presentations prior to his passing, as many certificates erroneously state that the flags bear his signature; however, only two of the flags are signed. In overall fine condition. A remarkable, large collection of American state flags, highlighted by Florida (home to Kennedy Space Center), Ohio (birthplace of Neil Armstrong and John Glenn), and New Mexico (where Mitchell grew up). Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Karlyn Mitchell, the daughter of Edgar Mitchell. Starting Bid $1000
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Moon-landed flag from Apollo 14 LMP Edgar Mitchell’s personal collection: “Flown to the Lunar Surface aboard Antares—Feb. 5, 1971”
6235. Apollo 14 Lunar Surface-Flown American Flag - From the Personal Collection of Edgar Mitchell. Exceptional flown American flag carried to the lunar surface aboard the LM Antares during the Apollo 14 mission, 6˝ x 4˝, signed and flight-certified in blue ballpoint, “Flown to the Lunar Surface aboard Antares—Feb. 5, 1971, Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 LMP.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity from Edgar Mitchell, in part: “This is to certify that the accompanying Apollo 14 Lunar Surface American Flag was proudly carried by me aboard our Lunar Module ‘Antares’ to the Moon’s surface. On February 5, 1971, Alan Shepard and I landed our Lunar Module ‘Antares’ on the Moon at Fra Mauro, during mankind’s third lunar-landing mission. To commemorate this milestone, I personally carried the accompanying 4 x 6 inch American Flag with me in my Lunar Module ‘Personal Preference Kit’ bag. This flag then remained stowed within the ‘Antares,’ and its one-sixth lunar-gravity environment, as Alan Shepard and I completed our exploration of the Moon’s surface…This Lunar Surface Flag has been a valued part of my personal space collection since 1971, when it was presented back to me by NASA upon its release from lunar quarantine.” A superior example of one of the most highly sought lunar-landed formats. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Karlyn Mitchell, the daughter of Edgar Mitchell. Starting Bid $1000
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Apollo 15 Flown American flag and ‘Spanish Plate Fleet’ Robbins Medal, direct from the commander of the Apollo 15 mission 6263. Apollo 15 Lunar Landed Flag and Lunar Orbited Metal Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of Dave Scott.
Magnificent 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. 135, 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 6/10 (this is number 6 of only 10 in existence) 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 very fine condition. Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance signed by Scott. Starting Bid $1000
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Flown to the lunar surface aboard Apollo 15, the controversial ‘Sieger/Crew-Owned’ cover No. 134, signed by Scott, Worden, and Irwin and returned to the crew by NASA in 1983 after more than a decade in government custody
6261. Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Sieger CrewOwned Cover (#134/300). Highly sought-after flown Apollo
15 ‘Sieger/Crew-Owned’ postal cover carried to the lunar surface aboard the LM Falcon, numbered 134/300, signed in the lower left corner in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin. The reverse is numbered “265” and initialed by NASA’s general counsel S. Neil Hosenball. The cover is accompanied by two certifications documenting its flight aboard Apollo 15 and its subsequent identification by the crew. Included with the flown cover is a certificate signed “David R. Scott, July 19, 1983,” which reads: “This cover is #134 of 300 postmarked just prior to the launch of Apollo 15 on July 26, 1971 at Kennedy Space Center; stowed aboard the spacecraft in a sealed fireproof packet; carried to the lunar surface in LM ‘Falcon’; returned to earth in CM ‘Endeavour’; and postmarked
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immediately after splashdown on August 7, 1971 by the U. S. Navy Postal Station aboard the recovery ship USS Okinawa.” Also included is a one-page typed notarized certification, signed “Alfred M. Worden,” “David R. Scott,” and “James B. Irwin,” dated July 19, 1983. All three crew members have also added their initials to a small correction in the text. In overall fine condition, with light curling to the flown cover and Scottsigned certificate. The Apollo 15 crew agreed to carry 400 of these ‘Sieger’ covers on the mission, with 100 intended for German stamp dealer Hermann Sieger and the remaining 300 to be retained by the astronauts. Ultimately, 398 of the covers were carried aboard Apollo 15, leaving 298 in the crew’s possession after the mission. Carrying postal covers, flags, medallions, and other small objects as personal mementos was already an established practice among Apollo astronauts. Read more online at www.RRAuction.com. Starting Bid $500
Sought-after medium-sized American flag from the personal collection of Apollo 15 moonwalker Dave Scott— “Flown aboard the Command and Service Module (CSM) - Endeavor - in lunar orbit for six days during Apollo 15”
6264. Apollo 15 Flown Medium-Sized American Flag - From the Personal Collection of Dave Scott. Dave Scott’s flown medium-sized American flag that was carried into lunar orbit aboard the CM Endeavour during the Apollo 15 mission, 11.5˝ x 7.75˝, signed in the bottom white stripe in blue ballpoint, “A15, CSM, Aug. ‘71, D.” In fine condition, with a central vertical fold. Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Scott, who writes: “I hereby certify that the medium United States flag…included with this letter is from my personal collection and was flown aboard the Command and Service Module (CSM) - Endeavor - in lunar orbit for six days during Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971. This unique flag can be identified by my markings in the lower right corner: “A-15 CSM Aug ‘71 ‘D’…Apollo 15 was the fourth manned lunar landing and the first ‘J’ mission extended scientific exploration of the Moon. I was Commander, Al Worden was Command Module Pilot and Jim Irwin was Lunar Module Pilot. After orbiting the Moon for a day in preparation for the landing, Jim Irwin and I landed the lunar module “Falcon” on the Moon between Hadley Rille and the Apennine Mountains…During the three days we were on the Moon, Al Worden flew the ‘Endeavor’ solo in lunar orbit and operated the first Apollo scientific instrument module bay…The ‘Falcon’ remained on the lunar surface for 66 hours and 54 minutes, after which we launched and completed a direct rendezvous (1:38:19) and docking with the Command and Service Module (CSM) ‘Endeavor’ in lunar orbit, after which we spent two more days in lunar orbit conducting scientific experiments and photography…This Apollo 15 medium United States Flag has been in my personal collection since returning to Earth.” Starting Bid $1000 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 75
Scarce flown Apollo 15 Robbins medallion— one of 127 carried on the mission
6265. Apollo 15 Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Flown sterling silver Apollo 15 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.5˝ diameter, with a raised design on the face of the Apollo 15 mission insignia—three stylized birds soaring over the moon’s Hadley-Apennine region, encircled by the names of the mission and crew. The reverse reads, “Man’s Flight Through Life Is Sustained by the Power of His Knowledge,” and is engraved with the launch date of July 26, 1971; moon landing date of July 30, 1971; and return date of August 7, 1971. The medallion is serial numbered “088” and stamped on the edge with the Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state. Includes its original case, missing its serial number label. Due to weight restrictions, only the first 127 of 304 minted Robbins medals were carried into space during the Apollo 15 mission—making the flown, lower-number examples exceptionally desirable. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $500
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Lunar surface–carried mini American flag and 14K gold medallion from the personal collection of the Apollo 15 commander 6266. Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Flag and Unflown 14K Gold Medallion Display - From the Personal Collection of Dave Scott.
Museum-quality limited edition flown flag and unflown 14K Apollo 15 gold medallion display, numbered 3/10, highlighted by a small 2.75 x 1.5 Beta cloth American flag carried on the lunar surface for three days by Commander Dave Scott during Apollo 15. The 14K gold medallion features the Apollo 15 mission insignia designed by Emilio Pucci and was not carried on the mission due to weight limitations. Displayed with a satin-finish 5.75 x 4 photo of Scott saluting the American flag, signed in silver ink, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR.” The three are archivally matted and framed together with descriptive plaques to an overall size of 13.75 x 16.75. In very fine condition.
Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Scott, also numbered 3/10, describing in detail the history of each piece. In part: “I hereby certify that the small beta-cloth US flag… was carried inside a beta-cloth package mounted on an internal structural bracket of an Apollo 15 Oxygen Purge System (OPS) for three days of EVA excursions during Apollo 15, the first extended exploration of the Moon, July 26–August 7, 1971. The OPS, including this small beta cloth US flag, was attached to the top of the Portable Life Support System (PLSS) on the lunar surface such that in the event of a PLSS failure, the OPS flow provides 30 minutes of breathing oxygen to the crewman…Several weeks after Apollo 15, this OPS Bracket and Flag Package were shown to me by NASA senior management. According to management, a member of the JSC Crew Systems Division (CSD) had prepared the flags and secretly stowed them…I was given the OPS bracket and package of flags… The Apollo 15 gold medallion (14k) presented in this display is from my personal collection and was prepared by Rockwell International as a memento of their Command and Service Module (CSM) Endeavor which completed Apollo 15…This small OPS flag and the gold A-15 medallion have been in my personal collection since we returned from the Moon.” Starting Bid $500
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‘Phases of the Moon’ flown cover with notarized certification letter, both signed by the crew of Apollo 15
6267. Apollo 15 Flown ‘Phases of the Moon’ Cover with Crew-Signed Certificate. Flown ‘Phases of the Moon’ postal cover carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission, 5.5 x 3.5, bearing an affixed color cachet that shows all 15 phases of the moon, an August 7, 1971, USS Okinawa postal cancellation, and signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin. The cover is numbered under the flap, “349,” and initialed by NASA’s general counsel S. Neil Hosenball. In fine condition. Accompanied by a one-page typed notarized certificate, signed “Alfred M. Worden,” “David R. Scott,” and “James B. Irwin.” The provenance reads, in part: “Postal covers were carried aboard the Apollo 15 Mission, which postal covers were stamped and postmarked at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on the date of the launch, July 26, 1971, and carried aboard the Apollo 15 Spacecraft during the entire term of the Mission, to include orbit of the moon, and were returned to the Earth at the termination of the Mission on August 7, 1971…The postal covers were in the possession of one or more of the undersigned until 1972, at which time they were deposited with the United States Government…The undersigned have this date inspected that Postal Cover bearing NASA Serial No. 349, and aver, affirm and certify that said Postal Cover is a cover which was carried aboard the United States Lunar Mission – Apollo 15.” These unique covers, created by American stamp dealer F. Herrick Herrick, have been the subject of debate regarding the number actually produced, a group believed by many experts to be more than originally indicated. Though a number of similar, purportedly flown covers have come up for sale over the years, the notarized certification provides direct crew certification of the cover’s flown status. Starting Bid $500
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“Flown in lunar orbit for six days aboard the CSM Endeavor during Apollo 15, the first extended scientific exploration of the Moon”
6268. Apollo 15 Flown Mission Patch - From the Personal Collection of Dave Scott. Dave Scott’s flown Apollo
15 ‘XV’ crew patch that was carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission, 4˝ in diameter, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in blue felt tip, “A15 Flown, DRS #8.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Scott, who writes: “I hereby certify that the Apollo 15 patch included with this letter is from my personal collection and was flown in lunar orbit for six days aboard the CSM Endeavor during Apollo 15, the first extended scientific exploration of the Moon, July 26-August 7, 1971…This cloth patch is four inches in diameter, and features the Apollo 15 crew insignia designed by Emilio Pucci the famous Italian fashion designer and former pilot in the Italian Air Force. The names of the crew are presented around the rim on white background, boarded by red white and blue concentric circles. The general area of the landing site is reproduced in the grey background of the patch; the Roman numerals “XV” are embroidered in dark thread on edges of crater rims in the center…This special Apollo 15 patch has been in my personal collection since returning to Earth.” Starting Bid $500
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“The chance of a lifetime!”—an exceedingly scarce Jim Irwin ‘white space suit’ lithograph 6269. Jim Irwin Signed Photograph - Rare ‘White Space Suit’ Litho, “The Chance of a Lifetime”. Extremely rare official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Irwin posing in his white space suit with a lunar globe, neatly signed in black felt tip, “Jim Irwin, Apollo 15 LMP, 8th moon walker, the chance of a lifetime!” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication.
A superb Irwin example considered the rarest of moonwalker ‘white space suit’ lithos, distinguished by its large, bold signature and especially desirable autograph identifying him as “Apollo 15 LMP” and the “8th moon walker,” capped by the evocative phrase “the chance of a lifetime.” Starting Bid $300
“Carried aboard Apollo 15 during the first extended Scientific Exploration of the Moon” 6270. Apollo 15 Flown $2 Dollar Bill, Signed by Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, and Al Worden - PMG CU 64. Flown
Series 1953B two-dollar bill, serial number A70489989A, one of fifty carried on the Apollo 15 Command Module ‘Endeavour,’ signed on the reverse in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin. Encapsulated and graded by PMG as “Choice Uncirculated 64,” with the label noting the provenance: “Ex. Scott, Worden & Irwin / Flown Aboard Apollo 15, 1971 / Jefferson Space Museum Collection.” Complete with its original calligraphic certificate, also signed in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin, in full: “This Two Dollar Federal Reserve Note, Serial Number A70489989A, was carried aboard Apollo 15 during the first extended Scientific Exploration of the Moon. Hadley Apennine, July 26-August 7, 1971.” Also includes images of Scott and Worden holding the bill after being reunited with it at an Astronaut Scholarship Foundation gathering in November 2008. This is one of fifty $2 bills carried into lunar orbit aboard the Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour with CMP Al Worden while Dave Scott and Jim Irwin conducted their lunar surface operations at Hadley–Apennine. A separate cache of currency carried to the lunar surface was inadvertently left behind on the moon, where several $2 and $20 bills remain today. A choice, highly desirable example of Apollo-flown currency. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $300
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Scarce moon-flown $20 bill carried to the moon on the Apollo 15 Command Module ‘Endeavour’ 6271. Apollo 15 Flown $20 Dollar Bill, Signed by Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, and Al Worden. Flown Series 1969 twenty-
dollar bill, serial number G44537935A, carried on the Apollo 15 Command Module ‘Endeavour,’ signed on the portrait side in black felt tip by Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, and Al Worden. In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from CMP Al Worden, dated December 16, 1971, in full: “This is to certify that this $20.00 bill S/N G 44537935A was carried aboard the command module ‘Endeavor’ during the Apollo 15 flight to the moon 26 July - 7 August 1971.” While $1, $2 and $20 bills flew aboard Apollo 15, the $20 bill is rarely seen—it is believed that Worden only flew four twentydollar bills. In fact, very few $20 bills were flown on any of the Apollo missions. An exceedingly scarce, higher denomination moon-flown bill. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $500
6274. Apollo 15 ‘High Flight’ Microfilm Attested as Flown to Lunar Orbit. Microfilm of John Gillespie Magee Jr.’s poem ‘High Flight,’ attested as flown into lunar orbit in the PPK of LMP Jim Irwin during the Apollo 15 mission by his widow, Mary Irwin-Vickers, who states on an included letter of provenance: “This letter is to verify that the enclosed microfilm of the High Flight poem was flown to the moon on Apollo 15 by Astronaut James B. Irwin in 1971. This item has been part of the Irwin estate since its return from the moon and it has been in my possession ever since. The microfilm is also listed on the PPK (Personal Preference Kit) list 1177, item number 3 (‘microfilm-Dottie Buxton’). A printed copy of what is on the microfilm has also been included in this lot.” The microfilm measures .5˝ x .5˝ and is accompanied by a copy of Irwin’s PPK list, which identifies item No. 3 as four microfilms associated with Dottie Buxton. Also included are a printed copy of ‘High Flight,’ an embroidered Apollo 15 mission patch, and a NASA lithograph of Irwin on the lunar surface. The items are archivally matted and framed together to an overall size of 25.5 x 21.25. In fine condition, with some wear to the frame. Starting Bid $200 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 81
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One month after the Apollo 15 mission, LMP Jim Irwin delivers a Labor Day speech to his hometown of Pittsburgh—“I have come home again. Back to earth and back to Pennsylvania” 6273. Jim Irwin Handwritten ‘Labor Day’ Speech from the Apollo 15 Post-Flight Tour: “I have come home again. Back to earth and back to Pennsylvania”. Handwritten manuscript speech by Apollo 15 astronaut
Jim Irwin, who delivered it in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Labor Day, September 6, 1971, as part of the celebratory post-flight tour of Apollo 15, which had successfully splashed down one month earlier. The handwritten speech, unsigned, penned in black felt tip on seven 7.75 x 10.5 notebook sheets, is headed “Pittsburgh, PA” and reads, in part: “I have come home again. Back to earth and back to Pennsylvania…Our trip to the moon was made possible by such efforts and cooperation of people throughout our nation. My voyage with Dave Scott and Al Worden in the Endeavour took us out a quarter of a million miles from earth. We were out there longer than any other man and we studied the awesome landscape of the moon with its mountains, plains, craters and canyons. From this distant & constraining perception, the earth appears as a gleaming self contained spaceship, glowing with color and life. As far as we could tell our Earth is the only planet in our solar system that is host and home
to life as we know it, particularly human life. Looking back to earth from the moon, I gained a deeper appreciation of the beautiful home of mankind and became more keenly aware of the need of all its inhabitants to work together both to protect and increase its bounty and to harvest its resources for all mankind.” In fine condition. Although their highly successful 12-day Moon landing mission ended with their August 7, 1971 splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the work for Apollo 15 astronauts Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin continued for many months. Following three weeks of technical debriefings at the Manned Spacecraft Center, like previous Apollo astronauts, Scott, Worden, and Irwin traveled extensively, including three international trips, to highlight the scientific aspects of their mission to government officials, scientists, students, the media, and the general public. On Labor Day, the crew went their separate ways, with each astronaut returning to their hometowns for welcoming events – Scott in San Antonio, Texas, Worden in Jackson, Michigan, and Irwin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Starting Bid $200
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Apollo 16
The second-rarest flown Apollo Robbins medallion, from the collection of a two-time Space Shuttle Mission Specialist
6280. Apollo 16 Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Flown sterling silver Apollo 16 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.5˝ in diameter, featuring a raised design of the mission insignia on the face—a patriotic shield surmounted by an American eagle over the moon’s cratered surface, with the crew’s surnames in the lower border. The reverse is engraved with the launch date of April 16, 1972, moon landing date of April 20, 1972, and return date of April 27, 1972. The medal is serial numbered “79” on the edge, and stamped with the Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state, with a spot of tarnishing to the edge. Includes its original matching case. This is the second scarcest Apollo-flown medallion in the Robbins series, with just 98 of the 300 minted carried on the Apollo 16 mission. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $500
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Rare crew-signed $2 bill carried on Apollo 16 for their PPK packer— the first to be offered at auction
6281. Apollo 16 Flown $2 Dollar Bill, Signed by John Young, Charlie Duke, and Ken Mattingly - PMG CU 64. Flown Series 1963 two-dollar bill, serial number A02317535A, carried on the Apollo 16 Command Module ‘Casper,’ signed on the portrait side in ballpoint by John Young, Ken Mattingly, and Charlie Duke. Encapsulated and graded by PMG as “Choice Uncirculated 64,” with the label noting the provenance: “Ex. Bob Horne / Flown Aboard Apollo 16, 1972 / Jefferson Space Museum Collection.”
Accompanied by signed letters of provenance from Apollo 16 LMP Charlie Duke and Boeing Crew Equipment Engineer Bob Horne. Duke writes, in part: “This is to certify that this $2 bill was flown to the moon aboard the Apollo 16 Command Module ‘Casper.’ This $2 bill, serial number A02317535A, was stored in the crew Personal Preference Kit, PPK(S/N 148). There it remained for our eleven day mission including five
days orbiting the moon. This bill was taken by the crew for Bob Horne and returned to him after our return.” Also includes an image of Duke posing with the flown bill. Horne writes, in part: “During the Apollo Program, I was the Boeing Crew Equipment Engineer assigned to the Johnson Space Center Flight Crew Support Team and stationed at Kennedy Space Center. I assisted in the packing of the Apollo 9 PPKs, and, subsequently, I alone personally packed all the LM and CM PPK’s for all of the remaining Apollo Missions… Bills flown on these missions were all carefully identified by serial number, and they were protected so they remained in uncirculated, crisp condition.” An exceedingly rare exemplar of moon-flown currency, this is the first paper money from Apollo 16 to be publicly offered at auction. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $500
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Apollo 17 Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 EVA-2 cuff checklist—used on Apollo’s longest moonwalk, with his own handwritten fix for the Lunar Rover’s broken fender 6299. Apollo 17 Flown and Lunar Surface-Used EVA2 Cuff Checklist - From the Personal Collection of Gene Cernan. Commander Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 EVA-2 cuff
checklist, carried and used extensively on the lunar surface during the second extravehicular activity of the final Apollo mission. On December 12, 1972, Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt departed the lunar module Challenger for EVA-2, this checklist strapped to the cuff of Cernan’s left wrist, and embarked on the longest single moonwalk of the Apollo program—7 hours, 37 minutes, and 22 seconds on the surface. They covered roughly 19.5 kilometers by rover and reached a maximum distance of 7.6 kilometers from the LM at Station 2, near Nansen Crater at the foot of the South Massif—the farthest any human had then traveled from a spacecraft. On the return leg, while working the rim of Shorty Crater, Schmitt’s astonished radio call—that he had found ‘orange soil’—electrified Mission Control and would later be recognized as one of the most significant discoveries of the entire Apollo program. Before they could depart on this traverse, however, Cernan and Schmitt had to solve a problem: during EVA-1, Cernan’s spacesuit had caught the right rear fender of the Lunar Rover and torn it away, and without a fender the mesh wire wheels threw a continuous ‘rooster tail’ of abrasive lunar dust over the crew, their equipment, and their cameras. During the crew’s rest period, Mission Control devised a fix using spare LRV maps, lunar module brackets, and gray tape, and radioed the instructions up the next morning. Cernan recorded them in his own hand on the blank rear page of this checklist: “15 x 19 TAPE BOTH SIDES — TAPE X ROLL ON LONG AXIS — TAB UTILITY CLAMPS — FRONT EDGE OVER AXLE — INBOARD CLAMP OF AXLE — OUTBOARD FURTHER AFT.” This is the only Apollo cuff checklist known to bear handwritten instructions that were themselves critical to the mission’s success. Following these directions, Cernan and Schmitt fashioned a replacement fender from a laminated lunar maps, taping and clamping them into place—a repair that protected the crew and their vehicle for the remainder of
the mission. The repaired fender itself now resides in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum. The checklist is a comprehensive guide to the EVA, spiral-bound with tabbed section dividers for each geology station, twelve lunar traverse maps, LRV deployment and closeout procedures, EMU (spacesuit) donning and malfunction checklists, and LCRU (ground-commanded television assembly) operations. As with the EVA-1 and EVA-3 checklists, its pages are interspersed with a cartoon added by the backup crew as an Apollo tradition—here, a spacesuited astronautdog character balanced atop a crate marked “ROCKS,” captioned “RATS!,” accompanying an instruction to deploy the Cosmic Ray Detector “shade side first.” The checklist consists of 25 spiral-bound double-sided leaves measuring 3.5″ x 2.5″, attached to an aluminum wrist brace marked with part number “SEB33100302-302” and serial number “1030.” The original black Velcro wristband remains attached, marked “P/N SEB12100030-201, S/N 1094 ASSY,” and the pages show the gray smudging of lunar dust consistent with extensive use on the surface. The checklist is complete and structurally sound, with the original wristband and aluminum brace intact; several pages are smudged with lunar dust consistent with surface use, as is expected and desirable for this class of artifact. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Gene Cernan, dated December 31, 2013, certifying that the checklist “was carried and used extensively outside on the lunar surface during my 2nd EVA on the Moon at the Valley of Taurus-Littrow.” Cernan further recounts the South Massif traverse, Rover fender repair, Shorty Crater orange-soil discovery, and the pervasive lunar dust still evident on the checklist, concluding: “This cuff checklist represents one of the rarest of Apollo artifacts as a piece of vital equipment that I used during my excursions on the lunar surface in the Valley of Taurus-Littrow.” Cernan states that NASA returned the checklist to him in 1973 and that he retained it thereafter as a personal memento of his time on the moon. A second letter signed by Cernan carries some additional recollections of the LRV fender repair.. Starting Bid $25,000
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The rarest Apollo-flown Robbins medallion, carried on man’s last lunar voyage
6300. Apollo 17 Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton.
Historic flown sterling silver Apollo 17 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.25” in diameter, featuring a raised design of the mission insignia on the face—an image of Apollo, the Greek sun god, with a stylized eagle, the moon, Saturn, and a galaxy in the background. The reverse is encircled with raised text, “America-Challenger, Apollo XVII, The Beginning,” and is engraved with the launch date of December 6, 1972, the moon landing date of December 11, 1972, and the reentry date of December 19, 1972. The medal is serial numbered “F36” on the edge, and stamped with the Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state. Includes its original matching case. This is one of the most sought-after and difficult-to-obtain of all the Apollo flown medals, as only eighty were flown on man’s final voyage to the moon—the fewest number of Robbins medallions carried on any Apollo mission. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $2500
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6301. Apollo 17 Unflown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Unflown
sterling silver Apollo 17 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.25˝ diameter, featuring a raised design of the mission insignia on the face—an image of Apollo, the Greek sun god, with a stylized eagle, the moon, Saturn, and a galaxy in the background. The reverse is encircled with raised text, “America-Challenger, Apollo XVII, The Beginning,” and is engraved with the launch date of December 6, 1972, the moon landing date of December 11, 1972, and the reentry date of December 19, 1972. The medallion is serial numbered “225” and stamped on the edge with the Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state, with minor tarnishing to reverse. Includes its original matching plastic case. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $200
“Flown Aboard ‘America,’ Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII - CDR” 6302. Apollo 17 Flown Beta Patch Signed by Gene Cernan. Flown Beta cloth patch of the Apollo 17 mission insignia, 7.25˝ x 7.25˝, carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module America during the final Apollo moon-landing mission, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “Flown Aboard ‘America,’ Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII - CDR.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
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“Flown to the moon on Apollo XVII, Gene Cernan, CDR” 6303. Apollo 17 Flown Checklist Page - Signed by Gene Cernan. Flown malfunction checklist page carried to the moon
during the Apollo 17 mission, 8 x 10.5, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint, “Flown to the moon on Apollo XVII, Gene Cernan, CDR.” The double-sided page, dated August 7, 1972, consists of pages 4-9 and 4-10, and contains sections for symptoms, procedures, and remarks relating to problems with Service Propulsion System (SPS) oxidizer flow and propellant quantity indications. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
6304. Apollo 17 Flown Flag with FlightCertified Letter Signed by CMP Ron Evans.
Flown American flag, 5.5 x 4, carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module America during the Apollo 17 mission, presented alongside a one-page TLS from CMP Ron Evans on NASA letterhead, March 15, 1977: “This flag of our Nation flew to the moon aboard the Spaceships ‘America’ and ‘Challenger,’ Apollo XVII, December 6-19, 1972. I am honored to share this treasure with you in appreciation of your enthusiasm for the achievements of the greatest nation in the history of the world. Your personal support and encouragement were deeply felt by me and my family during the flight of Apollo XVII.” Archivally framed with an Apollo 17 mission patch under Tru Vue conservation glass to an overall size of 12.25 x 10.25. In fine condition, with fading to Evans’ signature on the transmittal letter. An appealing presentation display featuring an American flag carried aboard America through Apollo 17’s record 75 lunar orbits, during which Ron Evans became the last person to orbit the Moon alone while Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt completed humanity’s final Apollo moonwalks. Starting Bid $300
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Opening page from the Apollo 17 Lunar Module Contingency Checklist—“3 Historic Days Aboard Challenger on the Moon – Gene Cernan”
6305. Apollo 17 Lunar Flown Checklist Page - Signed by Gene Cernan. Flown Lunar Module Contingency Check-
list page carried to the lunar surface aboard the Lunar Module Challenger during the Apollo 17 mission, 5.5 x 8, signed and flight-certified in black felt tip, “3 Historic Days Aboard Challenger on the Moon – Gene Cernan.” The double-sided opening page, dated November 24, 1972, serves as the checklist’s title
and document-control sheet, identifying its preparation and approval personnel and providing instructions for proposed changes and distribution. The reverse contains an acknowledgment entry for the checklist’s Contingency EVA section, listing NASA staff member James L. Ellis and his office location. Starting Bid $500
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Apollo Astronauts Amazing, multi-signed NASA-issued 20th anniversary poster for the Apollo 11 mission, signed by 22 astronauts, including the entire Apollo 11 crew and 11 of the 12 moonwalkers 6313. Apollo Astronauts Multi-Signed (22) Apollo 11 ‘20th Anniversary’ Poster, with (11) Moonwalkers - 18.25˝ x 29.25˝. Color 18.25 x
29.25 NASA poster for the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, signed in the lower border in felt tip by 22 Apollo astronauts, including the full Apollo 11 crew and 11 of the 12 moonwalkers: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Shepard, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, Jim Irwin, John Young, Charlie Duke, Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, Michael Collins, Frank Borman, James McDivitt, Jim Lovell, Tom Stafford, Richard Gordon, Fred Haise, Rusty Schweickart, Al Worden, Walt Cunningham, and Vance Brand. The poster depicts an artistic rendering of Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface, the Earth reflected in his visor, and the LM Eagle in the background, with text of Neil Armstrong’s famous quote at the top and bottom: “One Small Step For A Man / One Giant Leap For Mankind.” Prepared by the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. Impressively triple matted and framed to an overall size of 30.25 x 41. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA, a flash drive with images of several of the astronauts signing the poster, and a signed letter of provenance from the present owner, who states that seven of the signatures were already present when he purchased the poster in 2006. He subsequently obtained eight signatures in person at Astronaut Scholarship Foundation autograph shows, acquired five additional signatures through Novaspace Galleries, mailed the poster to Walt Cunningham for his signature, and later obtained Tom Stafford’s signature at an Astronaut Scholarship Foundation event in 2009. Starting Bid $500
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Rare 1969 Omega Astronaut Appreciation Dinner menu signed by ten space pioneers, including the crew of Apollo 11
6314. Apollo Astronauts (10) Signed Omega Apollo Astronaut Appreciation Dinner Menu with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Ex-
ceedingly rare menu from the “Astronaut Appreciation Dinner” sponsored by Omega and held at the Hotel Warwick in Houston, Texas, on November 25, 1969, measuring 8 x 10 closed, signed on the back cover in ink by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, John Young, Dave Scott, Gene Cernan, Tom Stafford, Gordon Cooper, James McDivitt, and Rusty Schweickart. At this dinner, the special edition gold Apollo XI commemorative Omega Speedmaster watches were presented to the astronauts active at the time; three were also posthumously awarded to the families of the Apollo 1 crew. The front cover features the Omega logo and an illustration of the Saturn V launch vehicle. The menu lists the honored guests on the back cover, and the dinner menu inside—Filet of Red Snapper Marguery Under Glass, Green Turtle Soup, Hunt Room Salad, Filet de Boeuf Wellington, Bouquetiere de Legumes, and Omelette Norwegian. In very good to fine condition, with light scattered soiling. Only 60 or 70 people are estimated to have been at Omega’s historic dinner tribute
to the success of Apollo 11, making this an extremely scarce menu. From the Haltom Family Estate: accompanied by Hotel Warwick dinner place cards for “Mr. Robert Haltom,” “Mrs. Robert Haltom,” “Scott Grissom,” and “Mrs. Michael Collins,” an Apollo 11 art medal struck by the Medallic Art Co., and an oversized boxed set of souvenir color photographs commemorating Apollo 11, housed in a special box depicting the lunar surface, with folder inside bearing the facsimile signatures of the Apollo 11 crew and a presentation statement: “This souvenir box is dedicated by Omega to its friends in commemoration of the most sensational exploit of all times, during which Omega became the first watch ever worn on the moon.” The set features a four-page introduction, plus 20 images from the American space program printed on highgloss 15.25 x 19.25 paperstock: among these are images of Earth from space, the iconic Apollo 11 lunar footprint, and the classic ‘visor shot’ photograph of Buzz Aldrin during his EVA. Also includes a presentation card from the Norman M. Morris Corporation, a distributor of Omega watches in the United States.” The box is scuffed and the inner folder is foxed, but the photos remain in very good to fine condition, with rippling to the edges. Starting Bid $300
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6315. Apollo Commanders: Neil Armstrong, James Lovell, Alan Shepard, and Gene Cernan Signed ‘Navy to the Moon’ Print (Ltd. Ed. #210/250) - 21˝ x 28˝. Limited edition color 21 x 28 print of a painting by R. L.
Rasmussen entitled ‘Navy to the Moon,’ numbered 210/250, showing a Saturn rocket soaring between the moon and Earth with two Apollo astronauts traversing the lunar surface below, signed in the lower border in pencil by four of the 14 naval aviators of the Apollo program: Neil Armstrong, James Lovell, Alan Shepard, and Gene Cernan. The artist also signs in the lower right corner. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 28.75 x 35.75. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate from the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation and a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300
Complete set of ‘Sieger’ stamps signed by 20 astronauts, including Armstrong, Glenn, Cernan, and more 6316. Astronauts Signed ‘Sieger’ Stamp Collection (20). Sought-after complete set of 20 international stamp sheets signed between 1968 and 1971 for German stamp dealer Hermann E. Sieger. The collection consists of commemorative postage stamps from around the world, each signed in ink by an Apollo or Mercury-era astronaut, including: Neil Armstrong (Belgium), Stuart Roosa (Hungary), Richard Gordon (Hungary), Gene Cernan (United Arab Emirates), Rusty Schweickart (Yemen), Edgar Mitchell (Romania), Alan Bean (Romania), James Lovell (Romania), Scott Carpenter (Paraguay), Frank Borman (United Arab Emirates), Wally Schirra (Paraguay), Donn Eisele (Yemen), Gordon Cooper (Paraguay), John Glenn (United Arab Emirates), Walt Cunningham (United Arab Emirates), Jack Swigert (Romania), Tom Stafford (Yemen), Jim McDivitt (Yemen), Charles Conrad (United Arab Emirates), and Dave Scott (United Arab Emirates). In overall fine condition. Accompanied all of the original German-language biography cards. Starting Bid $300
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All twelve moonwalkers— a stellar complete set of signed NASA portraits
6317. Moonwalkers (12) Signed Photographs - Complete Set of Uninscribed NASA Lithographs. Complete set
of official color NASA lithographs of the twelve Apollo moonwalkers, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in ink by the subject, with all but Irwin being the classic ‘white space suit’ pose. Signers are: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, John Young, Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt, and Gene Cernan, with several adding the name of their mission. In overall fine to very fine condition. Each is accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication or Scott Cornish Authentication. An exceptional and beautifully matched complete set honoring the twelve men who walked on the moon, with each Apollo moonwalker represented by an official NASA lithograph signed by the astronaut himself. The set is especially desirable for its consistency, with nearly all in the iconic white space suit portrait format. Complete, uniformly presented moonwalker sets of this caliber remain among the most sought-after examples of Apollo-era memorabilia. Starting Bid $1000
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Project Apollo Hardware
6342. Apollo A7L Space Suit Pressure Restraint Boot by ILC Industries. Original Apollo A7L pressure boot restraint
assembly, with an ILC Industries tag sewn inside identifying it as Part No. A7L-106021-17, Serial No. 563, Size 105 C. The boot is constructed from blue nylon fabric designed to hold its form under pressure, with convolutes and ferrule-ended restraint cables forming the ankle mobility joint. It features a stiff toe cap and is sewn to a beige rubber sole with metal plates at the heel. At the top is a zipper for joining the boot to the restraint layer’s trouser assembly. The sole is annotated as “S/N 021 0878,” and the plate is marked “8.” In fine condition, with scattered wear, including partial separation of fabric from sole. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from ILC historian Bill Ayrey. The Apollo A7L space suit was made of several layers: this boot is part of the blue restraint layer, or Torso Limb Suit Assembly (TLSA), which was sandwiched between the inflated pressure bladder and the familiar white Integrated Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment (ITMG) outer layer. The TLSA provided structural integrity by restraining the internal suit pressure while incorporating mobility elements that allowed the astronaut to move while pressurized. Apollo pressure boots were manufactured in various sizes and selected according to the individual astronaut’s foot measurements; this example is identified by its ILC Industries label as size 105 C. Starting Bid $200
6343. Apollo Space Suit Gas Outlet Connector and Pressure Relief Valve.
Two-piece group of Apollo space suit hardware manufactured by Airlock Corp., consisting of a red gas outlet connector and blue pressure relief valve. The red anodized aluminum outlet connector, measuring 2.75 x 1.5, was designed to connect the suit’s exhaust hose, carrying gas from the pressure garment to the Primary Life Support System (PLSS). The fully functional connector is marked “A7LB-109016-04, SN-1098, ASSY 9358-04,” and features three gold-tone locking tabs, open-andclosed directional markings, mounting flange, and gasket. The blue anodized aluminum pressure relief valve, measuring 2 x 1.25, is marked “Assy 9334-04, SN-1069.” Designed to protect the Apollo pressure suit against accidental over-pressurization, the valve was specified to open at pressures between 5.1 and 5.75 psia and close at 5.0 psia. Together, the two components represent complementary elements of the Apollo suit’s pressure and ventilation systems. In overall fine condition, with light wear and scratches. Accompanied by two letters of authenticity from ILC historian Bill Ayrey. Starting Bid $200 96 |
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6344. Apollo (2) In-Suit Food Dispenser Components. Two Apollo
in-suit food dispenser components, each measuring 7 x 1.5, constructed of white fabric with stitched edging and Velcro swatches at either end for attachment inside an astronaut’s pressure-suit neck ring. Both bear faint manufacturer/part markings: “In-Suit Food Dispenser, P/N SEB13100215-301, S/N 1070” and “In-Suit Food Dispenser, P/N SEB13100215-301, S/N 1071.” In overall fine condition with scattered stains. These components were designed to secure food inside an astronaut’s pressure-suit neck ring, placing it within reach during lengthy EVAs without requiring removal of the helmet. The system was used during the later Apollo lunar missions, with astronauts securing snack pouches and drink bags inside their suits with Velcro. Apollo 15 commander Dave Scott recalled that his snack pouch was Velcroed inside the neck ring, while Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan similarly recalled carrying both a drink bag and candy bar pouch in this manner. Starting Bid $200
6345. Apollo Command Module LiOH Filter Assembly. 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 813520-1-1, Serial 28-911, Order NAS-9-150, NASA 00400 0028911, Ref Spec ME901-0218-0031.” The side is stamp-dated March 13, 1968. In fine condition. This lithium hydroxide canister was designed to maintain a pure-oxygen 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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‘Inflight Exerciser’ designed for the later Apollo missions
6346. Apollo Program ‘In-Flight Exerciser’ with Stowage Bag.
Exercise equipment designed for the Apollo program, consisting of an “EXERGYM” exerciser, an adjustable and variable resistance training tool, which is engraved “EXER-GYM” on one side and with its part numbers on the other: “P/N SEB 33100186-205, S/N 1023.” The top of the device features a brown strap with loops to either end, one of which is stamped with a difficult-to-read part number. Two nylon cords emerge from the bottom area and terminate with additional brown looped straps, both of which also bear stamped part numbers. Included with the device is its original Beta cloth stowage bag, with parts label to front reading: “This Stowage Bag to Be Used with P/N SEB33100186-[203] 205, S/N 1023, Inflight Exerciser.” In fine condition. Accompanied by copies of the Apollo 14 ‘Apollo Stowage List” front cover and page four from said list, which contains an “Exerciser In-Flight” with matching part number “SEB 33100186-205”; an exerciser with this identical drawing (part numbers) was manifested on Apollo missions 14-17. Starting Bid $1000
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October 22, 2026
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Apollo-era Marquardt R-4D rocket thruster, the pioneering 100-pound-thrust engine used to control Apollo spacecraft— a rare qualification unit with serial no. “0001” and direct Marquardt provenance 6347. Apollo-Era Marquardt R-4D ‘Qualification Unit’ Rocket Engine, Serial No. 0001. Export restricted (ITAR),
sale only to U.S. citizens and organizations. Apollo-era Marquardt R-4D Qualification Unit rocket engine designed for application as an Attitude Control, Reaction Control System (RCS) and primary propulsion thruster, measuring approximately 13.75˝ tall with a diameter of 5.5˝ at the nozzle, and the Marquardt Corporation label reading: “Engine-Rocket, Part No. T12321, Ser. No. 0001,” with the remaining fields left blank. The valves at the top are also marked with Marquardt labels, “Valve Assy-Solenoid, Oxidizer” and “Valve Assy-Solenoid, Fuel,” which are both dated “2066” and stamped, “MA 67.” The engine has a rated thrust of 100 pounds, matching those used aboard Apollo spacecraft. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from former Marquardt Rocket Programs Operations Manager Michael Figoff, who states that he received the serial no. 0001 Qualification Unit directly from former Marquardt Director of Ordnance Programs Joe Thomositis during the closure of the company’s Sun Valley facility. Originally designed by Marquardt for use as an attitude control, reaction control, and primary propulsion thruster, the R-4D became one of the most successful and enduring rocket engines ever developed. The 100-pound-thrust engine first achieved prominence during the Apollo program, where R-4Ds were mounted in four-engine ‘quads’ on the Command/Service Module and Lunar Module to provide roll, pitch, and yaw control. The engine also served as the primary propulsion system aboard the Lunar Orbiter spacecraft before finding decades of continued service on numerous American and international satellites and spacecraft, including Leasat, Intelsat VI, INSAT-1, Italsat, BulgariaSat-1, Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle, and the European Automated Transfer Vehicle. An exceptional and highly significant piece of Apollo-era space hardware representing the beginning of one of the longest-lived rocket engine designs in aerospace history. Starting Bid $5000 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 99
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NASA Flight Directors From the estate of Dr. Paul A. Lachance, NASA’s first Flight Food and Nutrition Coordinator and the architect of NASA’s Gemini and Apollo food systems— an incredible archive of 37 early astronaut-signed photographs and an unprecedented set of 22 space food and beverage packages 6356. Paul A. Lachance NASA Archive of (37) Early Astronaut-Signed Photographs and (22) Gemini and Apollo-era Space Food Packages. Exceptional archive of
early NASA astronaut-signed photographs and Gemini- and Apollo-era space food packages from the estate of Rev. Dr. Paul A. Lachance, NASA’s first Flight Food and Nutrition Coordinator and architect of the Gemini and Apollo food systems. In that role, Lachance established the strict microbiological and nutritional standards that safeguarded astronauts in space and laid the groundwork for the HACCP food safety system now used worldwide. The archive features 37 vintage NASA color lithographs and photographs (8 x 10 and 10 x 8), individually signed and inscribed to Lachance by nearly 40 astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and early Shuttle eras. Of these, 32 are early NASA portrait lithographs, with the balance comprised of official glossy red-numbered ‘Type 1’ photographs bearing the appropriate NASA identifiers on the reverse. The signees, by format, are as follows (alphabetical): Early NASA portraits Buzz Aldrin, Bill Anders, Alan Bean, Vance Brand, John S. Bull, Scott Carpenter, Jerry Carr, Gene Cernan, Gordon Cooper (Mercury space suit), Walt Cunningham, Charlie Duke, Donn Eisele, Joe Engle, Ron Evans, Owen K. Garriott, Ed Gibson, Fred Haise, Jim Irwin, Joe Kerwin, Don Lind, Jack Lousma, Ken Mattingly, Bruce McCandless II (dated May 31, 1967), Curt Michel, Bill Pogue, Harrison Schmitt, Rusty Schweickart, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, Jack Swigert, Paul Weitz, and Clifton Williams. Red-numbered Frank Borman, James Lovell, Jim McDivitt, Wally Schirra, and Tom Stafford The archive is complemented by the rare presence of 22 packets of NASA-issued space food and beverage approved for use under the guidance of Lachance as Flight Food and Nutrition Coordinator, a group highlighted by a 4˝ x 3.5˝ x 2.25 package labeled “Day-7 Meal-C,” which the consignor states accompanied Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford on the Gemini 6 mission (December 15-16 1965); the reverse bears an affixed Velcro swatch and two parts labels: “Serial No. FN 813” and “6293, WDP/11,” the latter a quality assurance stamp by the Whirlpool Space Division. The remaining packages, which range in size from 3.5˝ x 1.5˝ to 13.5˝ x 3.5˝, contain sundry meals and/or food and beverage options, with the majority retaining portions of their original label. The first four, which feature the same style Gemini-era laminate pouch as above, bear the following labels: “…991-1, [Da]y 1 - Meal A,” “R133993-2, Day 2 - Me[al],” “R133994-2, Day 2 - Meal D,” and “R133994-4, Day 4- M[eal].” Labels
to six early Apollo-era food packages are stamped “Experimental,” and contain the following: “Toasted Bread Cubes” (2), “Bacon and Egg Bites,” “Peanut Cubes,” “Beef Sandwiches,” and “Cinnamon Toast.” The remaining food/beverage labels read: “Apricot Pudding,” “Chicken with Gravy,” “Corn Chowder,” “Tea and Sugar,” “Pineapple Juice,” “Orange Grapefruit Drink,” “Grapefruit Drink” (2), and “Coffee w/ Sugar & Cream.” Several packages bear serial numbers and/or affixed Velcro swatches. Also included are sealed packages of ‘Skin Cleaning Towels.’ In overall fine condition, with a swatch of tape to the lower right corner of the Mattingly and Swigert lithos, and two food packages missing their labels. Accompanied by two official vintage glossy 8 x 10 NASA photos of Dr. Lachance (1933-2017), who served as the lead scientist responsible for the research and development of aerospace flight food and astronaut nutrition at NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. A former U.S. Air Force Aerospace Food and Nutrition Scientist at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, he supported Project Mercury preflight feeding and U-2 pilot nutrition before being recruited by NASA in 1963. As NASA’s first Flight Food and Nutrition Coordinator, he established and supervised the Gemini, Apollo, and early Skylab food systems, writing the specifications that all contractors were required to meet. Recognizing the dangers posed by microbiological, chemical, and physical contaminants in spaceflight food, Dr. Lachance imposed unprecedented pathogen-control standards and developed the Quality Control Critical Control Point (CCP) requirements that evolved into the HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) system, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Natick Laboratories and industry partners, including Pillsbury. Originally created to safeguard astronauts — whose immune systems could be compromised under spaceflight stress — the HACCP system became one of NASA’s most significant technological spinoffs and is now the global standard for food safety. No astronaut suffered foodborne illness under his oversight. In addition to food systems engineering, Dr. Lachance conducted pioneering biomedical research, including the first NASA studies on bone mineral loss, muscle atrophy, calcium balance, electrolyte and nitrogen balance, and total energy expenditure in microgravity — research that remains foundational to long-duration human spaceflight. He also helped develop early waste management and recycling concepts and participated in hazardous experimental testing in support of astronaut safety. Starting Bid $1000
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Gene Kranz’s final mission rules from NASA’s first successful orbital flight test
6355. Mercury-Atlas 4 Mission Rules Notebook - From the Personal Collection of Gene Kranz . Flight Direc-
tor Gene Kranz’s original mission rules from Mercury-Atlas 4, the first American unmanned orbital space flight on September 13, 1961, 8.5 x 11, 29 pages fastened within a 9 x 11 binder with a NASA logo sticker and an adhesive with the typed notation, “MA-4 Mission Rules. Eugene F. Kranz. Procedures.” The letter “F” has been written by hand and then crossed out, with the letter codes “G” and “B-11” subsequently added. Issued to Gene Kranz, the first page is signed in black felt tip, “My mission rules for Mercury Atlas 4, our first orbital mission, 9/13/61, Eugene F. Kranz. Asst. Flight Director.” The second page features handwritten notations in pencil, documenting changes made to the mission rules. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $500
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Skylab Flown Skylab 2 bolt and crew-signed photo to “Bill Thornton, the Isaac Newton of Zero Gravity” 6358. Skylab 2 Flown Bolt and Oversized Crew-Signed Photograph - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton, “the Isaac Newton of Zero Gravity”. Two historic crew
presentations stemming from William E. Thornton’s work with the Body Mass Measurement Device, also known as Skylab Experiment M172: - a flown 2.25˝ bolt from the Body Mass Measurement Device flown on the Skylab 2 (SLM-1) mission, affixed to an 11˝ x 8˝ wooden plaque, alongside and embroidered mission patch and an engraved plate: “To Bill Thornton, the Isaac Newton of Zero Gravity, we present this launch bolt from M172 which we spent so many happy (?) hours calibrating.” The facsimile signatures of the Skylab 2 crew—Charles Conrad, Joe Kerwin, and Paul Weitz—are engraved below. - a color semi-glossy 13.5 x 10.75 of Alan Bean measuring his body mass in the device’s oscillating chair, affixed to its original 20 x 16 mount, signed on the mount in black felt tip by eight of the nine Skylab crewmen: Joe Kerwin, Paul Weitz, Alan Bean, Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma, Jerry Carr, Ed Gibson, and Bill Pogue. In overall fine condition, with a few marks and dings to the photo’s mount. These two historic crew presentations commemorate astronaut-physician William E. Thornton’s work on one of Skylab’s deceptively difficult biomedical problems: how to ‘weigh’ an astronaut when there is effectively no weight. As principal investigator for Experiment M172, the Body Mass Measurement experiment, Thornton helped develop a chair-like device suspended on springs that determined mass from the period of the occupant’s back-and-forth oscillation rather than from the force of gravity. The instrument was used routinely aboard Skylab to track changes in crew body mass, an important measure of the physiological effects of long-duration spaceflight, and demonstrated that human mass could be measured accurately in zero gravity. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $300
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One of 50 silver Robbins medallions carried on the first crewed Skylab mission 6357. Skylab 2 Flown Robbins Medallion From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Flown
sterling silver Skylab 2 (SLM-1) Robbins medallion, approximately 1.25˝ in diameter, with a raised mission insignia design on the face—an image of the orbiting space station. The reverse is engraved with the Skylab station launch date of May 14, 1973, the crew launch date of May 25, 1973, and the crew return date of June 22, 1973. Serial numbered “F47” on the edge, and marked with the Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state. Includes its original plastic case. A superb example as one of just 50 silver Robbins medallions flown on the first crewed Skylab mission. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $300
6359. Skylab 3 Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of Edgar Mitchell.
Flown sterling silver Skylab 3 (SLM-2) Robbins medallions, approximately 1.5˝ diameter, with a raised mission insignia design on the face—an image of Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man superimposed on a globe that is half Earth and half Sun. The reverse depicts the Skylab space station, engraved with launch and landing dates representing July 28, 1973 and September 25, 1973. Serial numbered “053F” on the edge, and stamped with the Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state. Accompanied by its original case and a letter of authenticity signed by Edgar Mitchell, certifying that “this Skylab 3 Robbins medallion, serial #053F, was flown into space aboard the mission and is…from my personal collection.” Only 55 of the minted Skylab 3 (SLM-2) Robbins medallions flew on the mission, making it one of the lowest mintage flown Robbins of an Apollo CM/Apollo applications project mission. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $300
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6360. Skylab 4 Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of Rusty Schweickart - NGC MS 64. Flown sterling silver Skylab 4
(SLM-3) Robbins medallion, measuring approximately 1.5˝ x 1.25˝, featuring a raised design of the mission insignia on the face—an emblem incorporating imagery of a man, tree, and hydrogen atom. The reverse engraved with the mission’s launch date of November 16, 1973, and the landing date of February 8, 1974. Serial numbered “41F” on the edge. Encapsulated and graded by NGC as “MS 64,” with the label noting the provenance, “Ex. Russell L. Schweickart.” Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Rusty Schweickart, certifying that “silver Skylab 4 Robbins Medallion, serial #41F, was flown aboard Skylab 4…and has been in my personal collection since the mission.” A scarce and attractive example, as only 70 Robbins medallions flew on this mission. The Richard Jurek Collection. Starting Bid $200
Apollo-Soyuz 6373. Apollo-Soyuz Flown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Flown
sterling silver Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) Robbins medallion, approximately 1.25˝ in diameter, with a raised mission insignia design on the face—a circular emblem depicting the US Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft docking together in orbit. The reverse features raised text, “First Joint U.S.—U.S.S.R. Space Flight,” and is engraved with the launch and entry dates, July 15, 1975, and July 24, 1975. Serial numbered “74F” on the edge and stamped with Robbins “Sterling” hallmark. Condition is mint state, with minor tarnishing to the reverse. Includes its original matching case. An exceptionally desirable flown silver medallion from the historic cooperative Cold War mission—one of only 93 such examples. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $300
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Space Shuttle
6387. Skylab 2 Flown Beta Patch - From the Personal Colelction of Paul Weitz. Flown
Beta cloth patch featuring the NASA ‘meatball’ logo flown on the Skylab 2 (SLM-1) mission, 3.75˝ x 3.75˝, sewn on its original tan Durette fabric backing with Velcro strip at the top, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in black felt tip, “Flown on Skylab I, From my personal collection, Paul Weitz, PLT.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by Weitz, in part: “The NASA ‘Meatball’ emblem displayed with this letter was originally on one of my tan inflight jackets that I wore during the first manned Skylab mission. Skylab I was the first flight to the Skylab space station which had a duration of 28 days during 1973. As our mission progressed, worn crew clothing was routinely disposed of after several days of use. Prior to disposal into the large aft waste tank, I removed this emblem from my jacket.” Starting Bid $200
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6389. Ron Garan’s STS-124 EVA In-Suit Drink Bag [Attested as Flown by ILC Historian Bill Ayrey]. Space Shuttle in-suit drink bag
attested as flown during the STS-124 mission by astronaut Ron Garan during his first EVA on June 3, 2008. Manufactured by ILC Dover, the one-liter Disposable In-Suit Drink Bag (DIDB), 23 x 13.5, is constructed of clear flexible film with an internal mesh layer and drinking tube, and is identified in molded text as “ILC Dover / Item Disposable InSuit Drink Bag,” with Assy. No. 0110-110110, CEI 110, Spec. 0110-1010, Cage 74897, Mfg. 8/07, and Contract NNJ04HA21C, 8100-66187-1. One circular panel is hand-marked “EVA 1, Garan.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from ILC historian Bill Ayrey, who attests to the drink bag’s flown status. A retired U.S. Air Force colonel and NASA astronaut selected as a member of NASA’s 2000 astronaut class, Ronald J. Garan, Jr. made his first spaceflight as a mission specialist aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-124 in June 2008. The mission delivered the pressurized module of Japan’s Kibo laboratory to the International Space Station, with Garan and Michael Fossum performing three EVAs totaling 20 hours and 32 minutes during the installation and outfitting work. Garan’s first spacewalk, during which this drink bag is attested as having been used, took place on June 3rd and lasted six hours and 48 minutes. He returned to space in 2011 aboard Soyuz TMA-21, serving as a flight engineer during Expeditions 27 and 28 aboard the ISS; across his two spaceflights, Garan performed four EVAs totaling 27 hours and three minutes. Starting Bid $200
6391. Space Shuttle Collection of (10) Flown Flags and Mission Patches. Collection of 10 flown Space Shuttle flags and mission
patches presented to Al Templeton, each mounted to an original certificate of authenticity measuring 8.5 x 11 or 11 x 8.5, which bear printed facsimile astronaut signatures. The missions include (patch unless otherwise noted): STS-1 (American flag), STS-26 (U.S. Air Force flag), STS-28, STS-29, STS-30, STS-34, STS-41, STS-43, and STS-44 (2: American flag and mission patch). In overall fine condition, with light toning and edgewear, including binder dings, and the STS-43 patch detached but present.
Accompanied by a printed Department of the Air Force letter of appreciation to Templeton for his contributions to the STS-44 Defense Support Program mission, and a certificate presented to Al Templeton incorporating a genuine swatch of Multilayer Insulation (MLI) removed during production of the IUS-15 Inertial Upper Stage used on STS-43, signed in ink by USAF officers Norman H. Buchanan and Daryl J. Joseph. Starting Bid $200
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Muscle Car of the Space Age— William E. Thornton’s Apollo-era 1967 Plymouth GTX 440 Four-Speed 6388. 1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Astro-
naut William E. Thornton’s personally-owned 1967 Plymouth GTX, finished in ‘Turbine Bronze Metallic’ with a white bucketseat interior. The GTX was built on December 14, 1966, VIN RS23L75128201, Order No. 2020, and equipped with Chrysler’s formidable 440-cubic-inch V8, four-speed manual transmission with console, and 3.54 Sure Grip rear axle. Thornton purchased the lightly used GTX while working as chief engineer for Del Mar Avionics in Santa Monica during the summer of 1967, shortly before his selection to NASA Astronaut Group 6. He drove it back to Texas, and after the family relocated to Friendswood, the Plymouth became his regular commuter to Johnson Space Center and Ellington Air Force Base. The car consequently offers an unusual intersection of two defining elements of late-1960s American culture: the golden age of Detroit muscle and the Apollo-era astronaut corps. The car retains its original Chrysler CERTICARD bearing Thornton’s name and Los Angeles address, as well as an original NASA sticker in the windshield with a letter “T” above it, said to have identified the astronaut by surname. The original engine was replaced under warranty by Chrysler/Plymouth in 1967 or 1968 after developing broken rings and related problems. The GTX was repainted in 1980 and has been stored indoors since that time; the engine was rebuilt during the same period. More recent maintenance includes a rebuilt tachometer, new fuel pump, brake master cylinder, power-steering pump, and rear-axle pinion bearings, together with an aluminum radiator and Edelbrock carburetor. The original radiator, Carter AFB
carburetor, and other removed parts accompany the car. The odometer presently shows 52,574 miles, but has rolled over; the actual mileage is believed to be approximately 152,574 miles. According to Thornton’s son, the GTX occasionally attracted spirited competition on the roads around the space center. In one memorable episode on NASA Road 1, Thornton found himself alongside fellow astronaut Alan Shepard in a Corvette; the pair repeatedly accelerated away from successive stoplights in what became an impromptu contest, arriving at their destination with both cars smelling of burned rubber. Thornton was meticulous about the car’s upkeep and acquired a factory Plymouth service manual, which remains with the vehicle and bears some of his notations. His son later learned basic automotive maintenance on the GTX, took his 1975 driving test in it, and received the car from his father in 1980. It subsequently spent much of its life stored in garages and aircraft hangars, was briefly sold to a family friend in 2008, and was reacquired by Thornton’s son in 2021. The car runs and drives and exhibits expected scratches, bent trim, and areas of rust at the lower rear quarter panels. Its greatest distinction lies in its extraordinary personal history: a big-block, four-speed Plymouth GTX driven during the formative years of NASA’s Apollo program by physician, scientist-astronaut, and future Space Shuttle veteran William E. Thornton—a rare artifact of both American automotive and spaceflight history. The vehicle will be shipped from Texas at the buyer’s expense. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $5000
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“Strange sensation when you 1st close your eyes: feel like you’re still moving”—Sally Ride’s two handwritten STS-41-G diaries chronicle her first sleep in space, breathtaking views of Earth, and every stage of the Challenger mission 6390. Sally Ride’s Pair of Handwritten STS-41-G Mission Diaries, with (100+) Pages of Preflight and Spaceflight Notes. Two personal diaries handwritten by
veteran NASA astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, documenting virtually every stage of the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-G, from preflight preparations and launch through eight days in orbit, landing, and post-flight debriefing. The matching green hardcover diaries, each measuring 3.5 x 5.75, are filled with Ride’s handwritten notes in pencil and ink, with the first diary bearing an STS-41-G mission emblem affixed to its front cover. The first pocket diary, devoted primarily to preflight notes, checklists, and mission reminders, spans 22 handwritten pages. The second, far more extensive diary totals 92 handwritten pages and serves as Ride’s private day-by-day account of life aboard Challenger, recording operational details, scientific observations, technical procedures, candid thoughts about her fellow astronauts, and vivid descriptions of what it felt like to live and work in space. STS-41-G, launched on October 5, 1984, was among the most significant Space Shuttle missions of the decade. Ride’s second and final spaceflight, it featured the first seven-person Shuttle crew, included Kathryn Sullivan’s historic spacewalk as the first American woman to perform an extravehicular activity, and carried Marc Garneau, the first Canadian astronaut. Written for herself rather than for publication, Ride’s journals provide an unusually intimate record of the mission, preserving both the technical demands of orbital flight and the everyday experiences rarely captured in official reports or later memoirs. Ride chronicles the mission from liftoff onward, recording both the exhilaration of launch and the strange physical sensations of adapting to weightlessness. She recalls the “jolt” at liftoff, the “shimmering/elongated ‘icicle’” visible outside the spacecraft, and her first views from orbit: “buried in darkness” before seeing a “bright orange glow” outside Challenger’s windows. Among her most evocative observations is the experience of sleeping
in space, noting the “strange sensation when you 1st close your eyes: feel like you’re still moving (most often, for me in pitch, occasionally in roll).” Her journals also preserve nearly twenty pages devoted to viewing Earth from orbit, where she describes “a brilliant green aurora,” sunrise colors that revealed “all the rainbow colors (in ROYGBIV order),” lightning storms over Indonesia, oil fires in the Persian Gulf, and landmarks ranging from the Alps and Mount Ararat to the Nile Delta, Gibraltar, Australia, and the English Channel. Equally revealing are Ride’s candid accounts of daily life aboard Challenger. She records meals, sleeping arrangements, waste management, crew humor, wake-up music, conversations with President Ronald Reagan, and countless informal moments absent from official mission records. She notes that breakfast often included “shrimp cocktail, mac & cheese, cookies and vegetables,” recalls the crew answering Mission Control with a mock answering-machine message (“Hi—This is the 41G crew, we’re not in right now…”) and writes that after one morning’s wake-up music, the astronauts responded by playing Elton John’s “Rocket Man” back to CapCom. The diaries likewise document the mission’s technical operations in remarkable detail, including satellite deployment, troubleshooting, repairs with the Shuttle’s robotic arm, and Ride’s extensive post-flight debriefing notes recorded immediately after Challenger’s return to Earth. In overall fine condition, with expected light wear. Accompanied by a letter from Mark Roesler, Chairman and CEO of CMG Worldwide and the Sally Ride Estate’s licensing representative, certifying that the diaries originated from Sally Ride’s estate. These remarkably detailed diaries provide an intimate firsthand record of STS-41-G, documenting the mission from preflight preparations through launch, orbital operations, landing, and post-flight debriefing in Sally Ride’s own words. Starting Bid $1000
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6392. Space Shuttle 4000 Series ILC Dover Glove Restraint and Bladder.
Space Shuttle-era left-handed 4000 Series glove restraint and bladder manufactured by ILC Dover. The white fabric restraint assembly features articulated fingers with tan fingertips, an adjustable cord system with blue metal locking fittings, wrist restraints, and attachment points around the cuff. The ILC Dover tag identifies the restraint as a “Restraint Assembly, Glove Hybrid,” Part No. 0106-8893601, Serial No. 002, Size 07 (ZG), Code ID 74897, manufactured 8/86. An additional ILC Dover tag attached below the palm reads: “Glove Asy, Hybrid, Left, Part No. 010619010-03,” with Serial No. 4002, Size 07 (ZG), dated 2/87, under NASA contract NAS9-15150. Complete with its internal green urethane pressure bladder, annotated inside the wrist, “P/N 0106-88971-01, Size 072G, S/N 004.” In fine condition, with light overall wear. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from ILC historian Bill Ayrey. Development of the 4000 Series glove began during the Space Shuttle era as an effort to improve fit, mobility, and dexterity while reducing bunching of the pressure bladder. The restraint incorporated an adjustable system of cords running along the fingers, allowing the glove to be more closely fitted to an astronaut’s hand. The design represented an intermediate stage in the continuing development of Shuttle EVA gloves that ultimately led to the later Phase VI configuration. Starting Bid $200
6393. Space Shuttle Challenger Signed Photograph. Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the tragic crew of the STS-51-L mission posing in their blue flight suits, signed in black felt tip, “El Onizuka,” “S. Christa McAuliffe,” “Greg Jarvis,” “Judy Resnik,” “Mike Smith,” “Dick Scobee,” and “Ron McNair,” with an unknown hand adding the inscription, “To Ryan.” In fine condition, with a couple of trivial light bends. Official NASA lithos signed in full by the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger remain rare and highly collectible. Starting Bid $300
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6394. Space Shuttle ILC Dover TMG Training Glove. Space Shuttle-era left-handed TMG (Thermal
Micrometeoroid Garment) glove, measuring approximately 15˝ in length, with an ILC Dover tag on the interior: “Item: TMG Glove Assembly, Part No. 0106-80538-19, Serial No. 065, Size 02B, Code ID 74897, Mfg. 12/80.” The TMG glove features a yellow urethane-coated fabric palm, gray silicone fingertips, cover flaps to the back of the hand, and Velcro strips. In very good to fine condition, with light scattered marks and wear, including scuffing and tearing to the palm fabric. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from ILC historian Bill Ayrey. According to the consignor, the glove was used for astronaut training in the Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF), the large water tank building at the Johnson Space Center used to simulate the weightless conditions of extravehicular activity. Manufactured in December 1980, shortly before the first Space Shuttle mission in April 1981, this example represents an early generation of Shuttle-era EVA glove design. The TMG formed the outer protective layer of the glove assembly, providing thermal and micrometeoroid protection over the pressure glove during EVA.. Starting Bid $200
6395. Space Shuttle: STS1-STS-5 (5) Unflown Robbins Medallions - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Five
early, unflown Space Shuttle Robbins medallions from the personal collection of astronaut William E. Thornton. Condition is mint state, and all are housed in their original plastic cases with stiff blue liners. Includes: STS-1 Robbins Medallion, STS2 Robbins Medallion, STS-3 Robbins Medallion, STS-4 Robbins Medallion, STS-5 Robbins Medallion. Read more online at www.RRAuction.com. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $200
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One of just 24 flown gold Robbins medallions from the historic first Space Shuttle mission 6396. STS-1 Flown Gold Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Flown 10K gold
STS-1 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.5˝ in diameter, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia for the Space Shuttle Columbia’s inaugural flight. The reverse is encircled by the names of the astronauts, John Young and Bob Crippen, and is engraved with the launch date of April 12, 1981, and landing date of April 14, 1981. The medallion is serial numbered “19F” on the edge, and stamped with the Robbins “10K” hallmark. Condition is mint state. Includes its original plastic case with stiff blue liner. Of the 34 gold STS-1 Robbins medallions minted, only the first 24 examples were flown. As one of just two dozen gold medallions carried on the historic maiden flight of the Space Shuttle program, this piece represents an especially significant and extremely limited artifact from one of the defining milestones in American spaceflight. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $1000
6397. STS-2 Unflown Gold Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton.
Unflown 10K gold STS-2 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.5˝ in diameter, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia for the Space Shuttle Columbia’s second flight. The reverse is encircled by the names of the astronauts, “Joe H. Engle” and “Richard H. Truly,” and engraved with the launch date of November 12, 1981, and landing date of November 14, 1981. Serial numbered “15” on the edge, and marked with the Robbins “10K” hallmark. Condition is mint state. Includes its original plastic case with stiff blue liner. An exceedingly scarce memento from the second Space Shuttle mission, this represents one of only 19 gold STS-Robbins medallions minted. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $200
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6398. STS-3 Unflown Gold Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Unflown 10K
gold STS-3 Robbins medallion, approximately 1.5˝ in diameter, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia for the third flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The reverse is encircled by the names of the astronauts, “Jack R. Lousma” and “Charles G. Fullerton,” and is engraved with the launch date of March 22, 1982, and landing date of March 30, 1982. The medallion is serial numbered “10” on the edge, and stamped with the Robbins “10K” hallmark. Condition is mint state. Includes its original plastic case with stiff blue liner. Extremely rare as one of just 13 gold STS-3 Robbins medallions minted. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $200
6399. STS-4 Unflown Gold Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Unflown 10K gold STS-4 Robbins medallion, approximately 2˝ x 1.25˝, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia for the fourth flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The reverse is encircled by the names of the astronauts, “Thomas K. Mattingly II” and “Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr.,” and is engraved with the launch date of June 27, 1982, and landing date of July 4, 1982. Serial numbered “6” on the edge, and stamped with the Robbins “10K” hallmark. Condition is mint state. Includes its original plastic case with stiff blue liner. Extremely rare as one of just 13 gold STS-4 Robbins medallions minted. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $200
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Flown 10K gold STS-51-B Robbins medallion, from the collection of Mission Specialist William Thornton
6400. STS-51-B Flown Gold Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Flown 10K gold STS-51-B Robbins medallion, approximately 1.5˝ x 1.75˝, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia—the Space Shuttle Challenger with its payload doors open to display the onboard Spacelab 3 module. The reverse is engraved with the launch date of April 29, 1985, and the landing date of May 6, 1985. Serial numbered “6F” on the edge, and marked with the Robbins “10K” hallmark. Condition is mint state. Includes its original plastic case. Extremely scarce as one of just 19 gold STS-51-B Robbins medallions carried on the mission. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $500
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6401. STS-51-D Medical Checklist [Attested Flown] - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Complete ring-bound STS-
51-D “Medical Checklist,” attested as flown on the Space Shuttle Discovery from April 12, 1985–April 19, 1985, totaling 106 pages, separated into six white-tabbed sections: “Emergencies,” “General Med,” “Illustrations,” “Drug Side Effects,” “Stowage,” and “Med DSOs.” Inside the back cover are various notations pertaining to the administration of medication during the mission. The front and back covers feature red stripes affixed along the edge, and a Beta cloth “Medical C/L” binding; three Velcro swatches are affixed to the reverse of the rear plastic cover. In fine condition, with light wear from use.
This medical checklist served as the Space Shuttle Discovery crew’s primary in-orbit reference for handling illnesses, injuries, medications, and medical emergencies during the seven-day mission. Its sections cover everything from general treatment procedures and drug side effects to medical kit stowage, while the handwritten medication notations provide tangible evidence of its operational use in space. Attested as flown by the William E. Thornton estate. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $200
6402. STS-51-L Unflown Gold Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton.
Scarce, sought-after unflown 10K gold STS-51-L Robbins medallion, approximately 1.75˝ x 1.5˝, featuring a raised design of the mission insignia on the face—the trail of the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger’s launch from Florida over an American flag, surrounded by the surnames of the crew: “McNair,” “Onizuka,” “Resnik,” “Scobee,” “Smith,” “McAuliffe,” and “Jarvis.” The reverse features the date of the tragic launch: “January 28, 1986.” The medallion is serial numbered “15” and stamped on the edge with the Robbins “10K” hallmark. Condition is mint state. Includes its original plastic case with stiff blue liner, which has a crack to the plastic lid. Following the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew, the Robbins Company produced a this memorial STS-51-L medallion, with the reverse displaying the mission launch date as part of the die itself rather than engraved. Of the 370 examples struck, only 28 were produced in gold. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $300 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 117
Twice-flown Seiko ‘Astronaut’ watch of NASA physician-astronaut William E. Thornton— carried on STS-8 and STS-51-B 6403. STS-8 and STS-51-B Flown Seiko ‘Astronaut’ Watch From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Wil-
liam E. Thornton’s twice-flown Seiko A829-6019 (SMGG11) Astronaut Sports 100 alarm chronograph watch, carried on both of his Space Shuttle missions: STS-8 and STS-51-B. The caseback is stamped as serial no. 333524, and annotated in black felt tip by Thornton, “Flown S. 8 + 51B.” Introduced in the early 1980s, the Seiko A829 was an advanced digital sports watch distinguished by its rotating mode-selection bezel, allowing the wearer to select functions without repeatedly cycling through pushers. Features include 12/24-hour time, calendar, second time zone, alarms, hourly signal, chronograph with split timing, countdown timer, counter function, illuminated display, Hardlex crystal, and 100-meter water resistance. Thornton, a physician and biomedical researcher selected by NASA in 1967, flew only twice, making this watch a companion on his entire spaceflight career. His first mission, STS-8 aboard Challenger, launched August 30, 1983, and became the first Space Shuttle mission to launch and land at night. During the six-day flight, Thornton conducted extensive biomedical studies of the crew’s adaptation to weightlessness, particularly involving the nervous system and space adaptation syndrome, using equipment he had helped develop. He carried the watch again on STS-51-B/Spacelab 3, also aboard Challenger, launched April 29, 1985. The seven-day mission supported a broad scientific program in life sciences, materials science, fluid mechanics, atmospheric physics, and astronomy, with Thornton again playing a central role in biomedical investigations. Together, his two flights totaled more than 313 hours in space. Untested and in very good to fine cosmetic condition, with expected wear and scuffing from use. Accompanied by an original color 10 x 8 blue-numbered NASA photo of Thornton conducting a biomedical experiment during STS-8, this style of watch clearly seen on his wrist. An exceptional twice-flown personal timepiece directly associated with one of NASA’s pioneering physician-astronauts and two important early missions of the Space Shuttle Challenger. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $500
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William E. Thornton’s STS-8 medical checklist—a working record of NASA’s early Shuttle-era space medicine 6404. STS-8 Medical Checklist [Attested Flown] - From the Personal Collection of William E. Thornton. Complete ring-bound
STS-8 “Medical C/L,” attested as flown on the Space Shuttle Challenger from August 30, 1983–September 5, 1983, totaling over 162 pages, separated into 23 tabbed sections. The first part of the checklist contains numerous instructions and diagrams for various medical devices and procedures, with tabs for “Emergencies,” “Lab Med,” “Illustrations,” “Med Kit Stowage,” “MS3 Planning Guide,” “Medical DSOs,” and “Student Experiments.” The second half of the book contains over 30 pages with handwritten notations recording medical data and experimental observations, documenting physical exams, auditory evoked potential (AEP) testing, urine and blood samples, and other related items. The checklist features a Beta cloth “Medical C/L” binding and retains its restraining lanyard and pencil holder. Two Velcro swatches are affixed to the back cover, with a third swatch present but detached. In overall very good to fine condition, with expected wear from use, and some scattered staining. Accompanied by an original color 8 x 10 blue-numbered NASA photo of Thornton conducting a biomedical experiment during STS-8, with the medical checklist seen by his leg. STS-8 formed part of NASA’s expanding effort to understand the physiological effects of spaceflight as Shuttle missions began carrying increasingly sophisticated biomedical experiments. William E. Thornton, a physician and NASA scientist-astronaut since 1967, investigated problems such as space adaptation syndrome, cardiovascular response, fluid shifts, vestibular/balance function, and other changes caused by weightlessness. The mission also employed detailed blood, urine, and physicalexamination protocols to track how astronauts’ bodies changed in orbit. This work extended research Thornton had pursued since joining NASA and helped establish procedures and datasets that informed later Shuttle and long-duration human spaceflight medicine. Attested as flown by the William E. Thornton estate. From the William E. Thornton Collection. Starting Bid $300
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Rocket Propulsion
Written from Mescalero Ranch in Roswell, Goddard sends a recommendation letter for a machinist eager to assist with “the rocket development in New Mexico” 6443. Robert H. Goddard War-Dated Typed Letter Signed on “the rocket development in New Mexico” - PSA GEM MT 10. World
War II-dated TLS signed “R. H. Goddard,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Mescalero Ranch (Roswell, New Mexico) letterhead, July 4, 1941. Letter of recommendation sent to Goddard’s old Clark University associate, Dr. Louis Thompson, in part: “This letter will introduce Mr. Nils T. Ljungquist, the machinist about whom I told you…As I then explained, he would like to be considered for work in the Navy Department if and when the rocket development in New Mexico terminates or is interrupted.” In fine condition. Encapsulated and graded by PSA/ DNA as “GEM MT 10.” Accompanied by its original transmittal envelope and a vintage glossy 9.5 x 7.5 group photo of nine rocket scientists and machinists posing together outdoors, with Goddard pictured front and center, and Ljungquist seated to his right. Robert H. Goddard wrote this recommendation letter for one of the principal workmen at his Roswell, New Mexico workshop, machinist Nils Thure Ljungquist, who had worked with him there since the early 1930s. Goddard had been conducting rocket trials at Roswell since 1930, and it was there that he developed a series of varied and complex rocket prototypes. Goddard—supported by machinists like Ljungquist—was perfecting his P series of rockets in 1940-41. Just a few months before writing this letter, on May 8, 1941, Goddard had tested his Type P-C rocket, a ‘quarter-ton’ loaded rocket powered by propellant turbopumps. Starting Bid $200
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6444. NASA Titan III SLV Computer Guidance System. Export restricted (ITAR), sale only to U.S. citizens
and organizations. Large and heavy Titan III missile guidance computer, measuring approximately 23″ x 16″ x 9″ and weighing 78 lbs, with a Delco Electronics tag affixed to the front, reading: “Computer, Missile Guidance, Designation CP-1331/DJW, Serial No. 0000028, Part No. 7559700-021, Stock No. 1420010230370AE, Contr. No. F4260076-C-0549, Dsgn Code 13160.” A Delco “Repair Data” tag is affixed on the right side, listing a repair date of “6-4-84.” Inside, the computer boasts two core memory modules and all gold-plated connectors. In fine condition, with slight wear and scuffs. This onboard computer accepted position data from the Inertial Measurement Unit and calculated the resulting guidance commands during the missile’s flight. 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. This guidance computer is part of a matching set with the Titan III Inertial Measurement Unit offered as Lot 6446; according to the consignor, the two units underwent their upgrades together. Starting Bid $500
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Space Models
From Bell Labs to Syncom—early satellite communications collection from the dawn of the satellite age, circa 1961–1963, featuring a Hughes satellite model, Bell Labs solar-cell buzzer, Western Electric semiconductor display, and congressional hearing records—deriving from the estate of a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Small Business 6448. Satellite Communications Collection of Artifacts, Presentation Models, and Hearing Records - From the Estate of Benjamin Gordon. Collection of artifacts, technical demonstration pieces, presentation models, and congressional hearing records from the estate of Benjamin Gordon, Staff Economist of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Small Business, assembled during the formative years of the American communications satellite program between 1961 and 1963. A centerpiece is a Hughes Aircraft presentation model of the Syncom 2 communications satellite, measuring 7.5˝ tall and 8˝ across, mounted on a display base with an engraved plaque naming Gordon. Launched July 26, 1963, Syncom 2 demonstrated the feasibility of communications from geosynchronous orbit. The model reproduces the spacecraft’s cylindrical, solar-cell-covered design and incorporates a built-in AM radio. Also included is a Bell Laboratories “Solar Generator” demonstration device, 1.25˝ x .5˝, illustrating the practical application of Bell Labs’ pioneering silicon photovoltaic cell. When exposed to bright light, the unit generates enough current to power an internal buzzer. Housed in its original leather presentation case.
A Western Electric semiconductor technology paperweight from the company’s Allentown Works facility, 5.25˝ x 3˝ x .75˝, contains examples of transistors, microwave and silicon diodes, a solar cell, dry reed switch, thin-film circuitry, and a ferrite-core memory matrix. Includes its original box and explanatory brochure. The collection further includes nine congressional hearing volumes and legislative reference materials used by Gordon in connection with the satellite communications hearings of 1961–1963, addressing radio-spectrum allocation, commercial satellite ownership and regulation, antitrust concerns, and the formation of the Communications Satellite Corporation. Several bear Gordon’s ownership inscriptions and working notations. In overall fine condition, with scattered wear to the booklets, including creases, tears, and a detached page. As Staff Economist of the Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Gordon helped support congressional hearings examining ownership, competition, and access to emerging satellite networks. These debates contributed to the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 and the creation of COMSAT, establishing the framework for American commercial satellite communications. Starting Bid $1000
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6450. Mariner 5 Contractor Display Model (Mid-1960s). Vin-
tage mid-1960s contractor display model of the Mariner 5 spacecraft, constructed primarily of painted metal with composite components, measuring approximately 25˝ across with solar array folded, and 17˝ in height when displayed atop its original turned wooden display base. The spacecraft features a faceted instrument bus with louvered panels, articulated solar arrays, a high-gain parabolic antenna, and an instrument boom, exhibiting the characteristic configuration of NASA’s Mariner 5 planetary probe. In very good condition, with scattered wear and chips, some peeling to the solar panel surfaces, a detached high-gain antenna, and a missing solar array retaining pin. The model appears to exhibit an incomplete or altered mounting arrangement for certain components, and additional original hardware or mounting elements may no longer be present. Launched on June 14, 1967, Mariner 5 was NASA’s second successful mission to Venus and the fifth spacecraft in the pioneering Mariner program. Passing within approximately 2,500 miles of the planet on October 19, 1967, the spacecraft returned groundbreaking scientific data on Venus’s dense carbon dioxide atmosphere, pressure, temperature, and magnetic environment, helping overturn earlier theories about the planet’s composition and habitability. Produced during the height of the Space Race, contractor display models such as this were created to illustrate spacecraft design and mission objectives for engineers, management, government officials, and public exhibitions, making surviving examples highly desirable artifacts of early American planetary exploration. Starting Bid $200
6451. Mars Rover Exhibition Model. Impressive custom-built Mars rover model, originally created for a National Geographic exhibition, modeled as a six-wheeled planetary exploration vehicle traversing a simulated Martian surface. The substantial piece measures approximately 67˝ long x 42˝ wide x 29.5˝ tall overall and weighs an estimated 100–125 pounds. The rover-inspired base is constructed with six large metallic wheels featuring deeply ridged treads, articulated suspension-style supports, exposed wiring, tubing, mechanical linkages, and electrical components, giving the piece the convincing appearance of a functional aerospace prototype. A reflective body evokes the thermal insulation commonly associated with spacecraft, while the vehicle rests atop a sculpted reddish-brown terrain base designed to resemble the rocky surface of Mars. Mounted atop the rover is a large rectangular tabletop measuring approximately 64.5˝ x 32˝, its glossy black surface patterned as a grid of photovoltaic cells to simulate a spacecraft solar array. The combination of highly detailed mechanical construction, simulated Martian terrain, and solar-panel tabletop creates a striking sculptural interpretation of robotic planetary exploration. This large-scale exhibition model offers a dramatic centerpiece for a collection devoted to NASA, Mars exploration, science, or spaceflight history. The piece will be crated and shipped from Washington, D.C., at the buyer’s expense. Starting Bid $500
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Large-scale handmade model of the N1-L3 rocket, the Soviet Union’s proposed lunar landing system developed to compete with the Apollo program’s Saturn rocket family 6452. N1-L3 Soviet Lunar Launch Vehicle Model - Nearly Five Feet Tall. Massive, high-detail 1:72-scale presentation model of the Soviet N1-L3 rocket made exclusively for the Energia Corporation. Constructed of metal and resin composite elements, the hand-made model measures 58˝ in height and is set upon a circular 12˝ base with affixed nameplate: “Soviet N1-L3, Rocket Model, NPO Energia.” In fine condition.
The N1-L3 was the Soviet Union’s proposed lunar landing system developed to compete with the American Apollo program. It paired the N1 super heavylift rocket—designed as the Soviet counterpart to the Saturn V—with the L3 lunar expedition complex, which included the LOK lunar orbital spacecraft and the single-cosmonaut LK lunar lander. The system was intended to carry a Soviet cosmonaut to the Moon using a lunar-orbit rendezvous mission profile. Development of the N1 began in 1959 as part of the Soviet effort to achieve crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit. Its first stage was the most powerful rocket stage ever built. Despite four launch attempts, however, the N1 never successfully flew. During the second test launch, the rocket crashed back onto its launch pad shortly after liftoff and exploded, producing one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in human history. The program was suspended in 1974 and officially canceled in 1976. Like the rest of the Soviet crewed lunar program, the N1 remained secret until the late 1980s, with details first publicly released in 1989. Starting Bid $500
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6453. Saturn V S-IC First Stage 1:232-Scale Model.
Detailed 1:232-scale metal model of the Saturn V S-IC first stage, measuring 17˝ in length and 4˝ wide, featuring the stage’s distinctive black-and-white exterior scheme with red “USA” and “S-IC” markings, five detailed F-1 engines, exterior piping and structural components, and intricate internal framework visible at the forward end. The model is accompanied by its wooden display base and a metal model of the mobile floor structure used to transport the S-IC stage at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the Michoud Assembly Facility, and Kennedy Space Center. According to the consignor, the model was used in numerous meetings at Marshall Space Flight Center. The S-IC rests either on the mobile floor structure or independently on the wooden base. In very good to fine condition, with scattered wear from use; the mobile floor structure exhibits heavier wear and is missing several components. Starting Bid $300
Hand-made presentation model of the Soviet space probe Venera 4, the first spacecraft to transmit data from the atmosphere of another planet 6454. Venera 4 Model. High-detail presentation model of the Venera 4 space probe, a probe in the Soviet space program made for the exploration of Venus. Launched by the USSR on June 12, 1967, Venera 4 became the first spacecraft to successfully perform in-situ analysis of the atmosphere of another planet. The probe entered the Venusian atmosphere on October 18, 1967, transmitting scientific data for approximately 94 minutes as it descended by parachute, measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, density, and chemical composition. Its instruments confirmed for the first time that Venus’s atmosphere is composed primarily of carbon dioxide, with extremely high pressures and temperatures. These findings that revolutionized scientific understanding of the planet and marked a major milestone in planetary exploration during the Cold War space race. Constructed of metal, fibre-reinforced plastic, and resin composite elements, the hand-made model stands 22˝ in height, with open solar panels extending at a width of 27˝. The model consists of orbital and lander modules, parabolic and low-gain antennas, solar panels, and a magnetometer bracket. Antennas and solar panels are multi-directional. The model is set on a black base, 10˝ x 10˝ x 1.5˝, with an affixed plate with Cyrillic text, which reads (translated): “Automatic Interplanetary Station Venera-4, NPO named after S.A. Lavochkin, October 18, 1967.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $500
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October 22, 2026
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SpaceX “The Portrait of Determination”— Susan Werner’s limited edition 1/5 portrait of Elon Musk, photographed on 35mm film at SpaceX’s original facility in 2003 6460. Elon Musk Original Photographic Print by Susan Werner - “The Portrait of Determination” (Ltd. Ed. #1/5) - 20˝ x 29˝. Limited
edition semi-glossy 20 x 29 fine art photographic print of Elon Musk, entitled “The Portrait of Determination,” numbered 1/5, printed on 100% cotton, museum-quality archival paper. Photographed by Susan Werner on 35mm film in 2003 during a portrait session at SpaceX’s original facility in the formative days of the company, the intimate image depicts the young SpaceX founder with his arms crossed and gazing directly into the camera. The photograph is signed in the lower border in archival ink by Werner, who also signs an accompanying certificate of authenticity from Susan Werner Photography. In very fine condition. The certificate provides Werner’s firsthand account of the historic 2003 session inside SpaceX’s immense early warehouse in El Segundo. Rather than encountering a guarded figure, Werner recalls Musk as quietly confident and composed from the moment she arrived. As the session unfolded, a direct collaboration emerged between photographer and subject, capturing Musk with a steady, open gaze at the very beginning of his monumental SpaceX journey. Dedicated portrait sessions of Musk from SpaceX’s formative years are seldom encountered. Starting Bid $500
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“Warp-Speed (The Experimental Motion Portrait)”—Susan Werner’s limited edition 1/5 portrait of Elon Musk, photographed on 35mm color film at SpaceX’s original facility in 2003
6461. Elon Musk Original Photographic Print by Susan Werner - “Warp-Speed (The Experimental Motion Portrait)” (Ltd. Ed. #1/5) - 29˝ x 20˝. Limited edition semi-glossy 29 x 20 fine art photographic print of Elon Musk, entitled
“Warp-Speed (The Experimental Motion Portrait),” numbered 1/5, printed on 100% cotton, museum-quality archival paper, and photographed by Susan Werner on 35mm color film in 2003 during a portrait session at SpaceX’s original facility in the formative days of the company. Created entirely in-camera with no digital manipulation, the experimental portrait depicts the young SpaceX founder seated amid dramatic streaks of light, achieved by Werner through a combination of slow shutter speed, dynamic camera movement, and the warehouse’s existing industrial light fixtures. The photograph is signed in the lower border in archival ink by Werner, who also signs an accompanying certificate of authenticity from Susan Werner Photography. In very fine condition.
The certificate provides Werner’s firsthand account of the 2003 session, explaining that after completing the formal portraits, the photographer and subject decided to experiment. Using a physical cross-star filter and shooting on 35mm color film, Werner created the image entirely in-camera, capturing Musk seated casually in his chair as the warehouse lights streaked past him. Werner describes the resulting portrait as a candid, lighthearted time capsule from the early days of Musk’s SpaceX journey. Dedicated portrait sessions of Musk from SpaceX’s formative years are seldom encountered. Starting Bid $500 128 |
October 22, 2026
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“The Monolith and the Visionary”— Susan Werner’s limited edition 1/5 portrait of Elon Musk with the Falcon 1 nose cone, photographed on 35mm film at SpaceX’s original facility in 2003 6462. Elon Musk Original Photographic Print by Susan Werner - “The Monolith and the Visionary” (Ltd. Ed. #1/5) - 20˝ x 28˝.
Limited edition semi-glossy 20 x 28 fine art photographic print of Elon Musk, entitled “The Monolith and the Visionary,” numbered 1/5, printed on 100% cotton, museum-quality archival paper. Photographed by Susan Werner on 35mm film in 2003 during a portrait session at SpaceX’s original facility in the formative days of the company, the striking vertical composition depicts the young SpaceX founder standing at the base of the immense, raw metal nose cone of the Falcon 1, dramatically emphasizing the scale of the early spacecraft and Musk’s place within the fledgling venture. The photograph is signed in the lower border in archival ink by Werner, who also signs an accompanying certificate of authenticity from Susan Werner Photography. In very fine condition. The certificate provides Werner’s firsthand account of the 2003 session, explaining that the portrait was created during an editorial shoot for a major publication. Werner recalls being struck by the contrast between Musk and the towering Falcon 1 nose cone, describing him as possessing a quiet, intense focus as he prepared to show the world his ideas. Using the natural grain of 35mm film and dramatic cinematic lighting to emphasize the raw textures, rivets, and hand-crafted seams of the early spacecraft, Werner captured what she describes as a historic time capsule from the moment SpaceX was preparing to disrupt the global space industry. Dedicated portrait sessions of Musk from SpaceX’s formative years are seldom encountered.Starting Bid $500
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Flown spacecraft component from SpaceX Starship SN8—Musk’s first step on the path to Mars 6463. SpaceX Starship SN8 Flown ‘SKIRT-H’ Panel.
Flown metal spacecraft component recovered from the wreckage of SpaceX Starship SN8, which crashed during the return from its first flight on December 9, 2020. The piece measures 22.5˝ x 15˝ x 4˝, with the top engraved with capital letters, “SKIRT-H.” Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Steve Jurvetson of Future Ventures, who is pictured on the reverse standing next to the remains of the historic SN8, with a SKIRT-H panel visible on the interior structural ribbing of the Starship SN8. The letter reads, in part: “SpaceX’s SN8 was the first fully complete Starship upper-stage test flight. It demonstrated first-of-its-kind controlled aerodynamic descent and a landing flip maneuver. These techniques will enable landings where no runways exist, including moon, Mars, and beyond. I personally collected this structural element from the wreckage of SN8 on December 10, 2020, the day after its first and final flight. We held a board meeting that day and walked around Starbase afterward. Space.com summarized the test flight in their reporting: ‘SpaceX’s Starship spaceflight system just took a big step on its path to Mars. The latest Starship prototype, a shiny silver vehicle known as SN8, launched on an epic high-altitude test flight today (Dec. 9), taking off at 5:45 p.m. EST (2245 GMT) from SpaceX’s facility near the South Texas town of Boca Chica. The goal was to soar about 7.8 miles (12.5 kilometers) into the sky, perform some complex aerial maneuvers—including a “belly flop” like the one the final Starship will perform when coming back to Earth on operational flights—and then land safely near the launch stand. The 165-foot-tall (50 meters) SN8 appeared to notch all of these big milestones, except for the final one: The vehicle hit its landing mark but came in too fast, exploding in a dramatic fireball 6 minutes and 42 seconds after liftoff.
SN8’s rapid unplanned disassembly did nothing to dampen the spirits of SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, who was thrilled by the results of the test flight. ‘Fuel header tank pressure was low during landing burn, causing touchdown velocity to be high & RUD, but we got all the data we needed! Congrats SpaceX team hell yeah!!’ Musk tweeted that evening. ‘Mars, here we come!’’ Starting Bid $300
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21st Century Spaceflight 6464. Artemis II Signed Photograph. Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the crew of Artemis II posing in their orange flight suits, signed in gold ink by Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication. Artemis II was NASA’s first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years, successfully completing a 10-day lunar flyby from April 1 to April 10, 2026. Unlike the Apollo missions, the four-person crew did not enter lunar orbit. Instead, they flew a free-return trajectory that looped around the far side of the Moon before splashing down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Starting Bid $200
Astronomers Caltech Athenaeum membership signed by eminent astronomer Edwin P. Hubble 6467. Edwin Hubble Signed Caltech Athenaeum Membership Card. Astronomer (1889-1953) regarded as one
of the most important observational cosmologists of the 20th century and the namesake of the orbiting Hubble Telescope. Partly-printed temporary membership card for the Athenaeum, 4 x 2.5, nicely signed in fountain pen, “Edwin P. Hubble.” The card reads: “On Request of Mr. Harvy Eagleson, The Privileges of the Club are extended for Mr. Harold Wayland From Oct. 1931 To June 1932.” Impressively matted and framed with a portrait of Hubble and an image of his namesake telescope to an overall size of 25.75 x 22.5. In fine condition.
The Athenaeum was Caltech’s faculty club and often hosted lectures by professors and intellectuals from around the worldearlier in 1931, Albert Einstein had addressed the group upon arriving for his visiting professorship at the institute. Hubble, who served on the club’s governing board, issued this membership at the request of Harvey Eagleson, an eccentric English professor with a famous disinterest in science. Items signed by Hubble are quite scarce and especially desirable with these interesting associations. Starting Bid $300 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 131
Space Art “Beta cloth removed from OV-102 payload bay”—original painting of Space Shuttle launch and entry gloves by Ron Woods, accomplished in acrylic on flown Beta cloth from the Payload Bay of the Space Shuttle Columbia 6469. Ron Woods Original Painting on Flown Space Shuttle Columbia Beta Cloth. Original painting by NASA suit tech-
nician-turned-artist Ron Woods entitled Space Shuttle Launch / Entry Gloves, accomplished in acrylic on an 11.5 x 11.5 sheet of flown payload bay Beta cloth, documented by the artist as having been removed from Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). The painting depicts a rack of bright orange Space Shuttle launch and entry gloves arranged inside the Crew and Thermal Systems Division (CTSD), with a single glove set in the foreground. Stamped in the lower left by Ron Woods. Framed sans glass to an overall size of 13.25 x 13.25, with the open back revealing the Beta cloth wrapped and stapled to a wooden stretcher, accompanied by a signed and annotated note from Woods certifying the flown Beta cloth: “Original acrylic on Beta cloth. Beta cloth removed from OV-102 payload bay. Removal Doc. TPSA TCS-2-28-360. Ron Woods, 6/20/02.” In fine condition. During the Apollo program, Ron Woods worked for ILC as a suit technician performing suit maintenance, interface testing with the Command Module, Lunar Module, and Lunar Rover vehicles, and insertion of astronauts in Command and Lunar modules for training. He suited crew members for Apollo 8, 11, and 15, all Skylab missions, and Apollo-Soyuz. He also supported the first two Space Shuttle missions as a suit technician at KSC and three additional missions at primary and backup landing sites. Starting Bid $500
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October 22, 2026
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6468. Skylab: Original Ed Valigursky Artwork for the 1970 Popular Mechanics Article ‘Skylab: Our Next Giant Step in Space’. Original mixed-media painting by aerospace illustrator
Ed Valigursky, accomplished in acrylic and pen and ink on a 30.5 x 22 sheet of artist paper, depicting a detailed concept for NASA’s Skylab space station in Earth orbit. The composition shows the Skylab cluster with an Apollo Command and Service Module docked at one end and the Apollo Telescope Mount extending above, while a large cutaway section reveals the interior of the orbital workshop, with two astronauts shown working inside; a third astronaut is depicted outside the station at the telescope mount. Valigursky created the artwork for the December 1970 issue of Popular Mechanics, where it appeared as a two-page illustration (pp. 108 and 109) accompanying the feature “Skylab: Our Next Giant Step in Space.” For publication, the magazine supplemented Valigursky’s artwork with the NASA insignia and explanatory labels identifying the station’s principal components and interior features. In fine condition. Accompanied by a copy of the December 1970 issue of Popular Mechanics in which the artwork was published. Valigursky was an accomplished illustrator whose work encompassed aerospace subjects as well as science fiction and pulp publishing. Created more than two years before Skylab’s 1973 launch, his painting presents the planned orbital laboratory as it was being introduced to the American public, depicting astronauts living and working aboard America’s first space station. Starting Bid $200
Cosmonauts Sought-after Soviet KNIGA cover set signed by 22 cosmonauts 6471. Cosmonaut Signed KNIGA Covers - Complete Set of (14). Set of fourteen KNIGA
covers with cachets commemorating Russian space achievements, each signed in ink by at least one cosmonaut, including: Yuri Gagarin; Valentina Tereshkova; Valery Bykovsky; Pavel Popovich; Andriyan Nikolayev; Gherman Titov; Georgi Shonin and Valeri Kubasov; Anatoly Filipchenko, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Gorbatko; Vladimir Shatalov and Aleksei Yeliseyev; Yevgeny Khrunov, Vladimir Shatalov, Aleksei Yeliseyev, and Boris Volynov; Georgy Beregovoy; Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov; Vladimir Komarov, Konstantin Feoktistov, and Boris Yegorov; and Andriyan Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastyanov. In overall fine condition. Each is accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200
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October 22, 2026
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Soviet/Russian Post-1970 Space Program Flown for 365 days on Space Station Mir— one of 28 exceedingly limited space-flown Omega Speedmaster Pro chronographs
6385. Mir Flown Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph (365 Days in Space). Exceptional flown
Omega Speedmaster Professional chronograph wristwatch which stayed on Space Station MIR for an entire year—one of 28 carried to the space station on Soyuz TM-17 and returned to Earth on Soyuz TM-18. The stainless steel Speedmaster Pro ‘Moonwatch,’ Movement No. 48.294.659, Case Ref. ST 345.0022.105, is engraved on the caseback as a limited edition (9/28), and reads: “365 Days on board Space Station MIR, July 1993–July 1994.” The outer back ring reminds us of the chrono’s chief claim to fame: “The First Watch Worn on the Moon.” A classic example of the Omega Speedmaster Pro, the watch features an Omega 861 caliber movement (manualwinding chronograph with 30-minute and 12-hour recorders), black dial with luminous (tritium) indexes, and stainless steel case and bracelet. The space-flown timepiece is housed in a fitted aluminum case—measuring 18˝ x 13.5˝ x 5.5˝, and weighing 20 pounds with its contents—containing a leather Omega presentation box, operating manual, Omega Speedmaster Professional VHS tape, and Italian edition of the hardcover “The Moon Watch” book. Also accompanied by an ‘Extract of the Archives’ document package from Omega, offering the watch’s specifications
and remarking that it is a “limited edition of 28 pieces having orbited the earth during 365 days (July 1993–July 1994) on board the Russian MIR station.” The aluminum case has sustained some damage, including a bent rear panel and surface losses and adhesive residue to the rubberized interior. This was one of a total of 35 Omega Speedmaster Professional chronograph watches (28 stainless steel and 7 gold), carried to the Russian Space Station Mir aboard Soyuz TM-17 in 1993. The group of watches spent a total of 365 days on the space station, where they were observed to gain a further understanding of the effects of microgravity on watch movements. The watches were returned to Earth a year later on Soyuz TM-18, after which they were inspected and offered for sale by Omega. Provenance: From the iconic Christies Omega 50 Sale, collection of Riccardo Bernard, December 15, 2015; illustrated and described in Omega: A Journey Through Time by Marco Richon, 2007 (p. 624). RR Auction, Space Exploration and Aviation, April 20, 2023. Starting Bid $5,000
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Meteorites Spherical sample of the Moon — an exceedingly limited and captivating presentation 6478. NWA 12691 — Lunar Meteorite Rendered as a 1.5˝ Sphere. The Moon, lunar feldspathic breccia Sahara Desert, Mauritania 40mm (1.5 inches) in diameter 91.6 grams (0.2 lbs)
NWA 12691 is a Moon rock and a quintessential lunar breccia, i.e., the pressure and heat from repeated asteroid impacts on the lunar surface (the source of the Moon’s craters), naturally “cements” numerous fragments of different lunar materials together. One such impact sent the rock from which this sphere was made off into space. The prominent white clasts seen are anorthite, a mineral which is very rare on Earth but not on the Moon. They are suspended in dark lunar regolith (i.e., lunar soil comprised of pulverized rocks and volcanic glass. This specimen also features a small oxidized region, evidence of metal from one of the asteroids that impacted the Moon. Scientists are readily able to identify Moon rocks by analyzing the specimen’s texture, mineralogy, chemistry and isotopic signatures. The current example, as well as the next lot, is nearly identical to some of the material returned to Earth by Apollo astronauts. While meteorites are exceptionally rare — the weight of every meteorite known is less than the world’s annual output of gold — lunar meteorites are far more rare still. They represent just 0.5% of all meteorites and weigh in total about 2000 kilos — every bit of which would fit in the back of a small pick-up truck. And good deal of that material is untouchable, as it’s in museums and research institutions. As it regards the 380 kilograms of material returned to Earth by the Apollo missions — every milligram is also completely untouchable. A copy of the scientific analysis and classification of NWA 12691 accompanies this sample. Provenance: Dr. Lawrence Stifler Collection of Meteorites, Brookline, MA. The analysis of this meteorite was conducted by Dr. Anthony Irving. The classification was published in the 108th edition of the Meteoritical Bulletin — the official registry of meteorites — which accompanies this offering. Starting Bid $1000
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October 22, 2026
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Moon rock in the round: a captivating sphere of Lunar Meteorite NWA 12691 6479. NWA 12691 — Lunar Meteorite Rendered as a 2˝ Sphere.
The Moon, lunar feldspathic breccia Sahara Desert, Mauritania 51 mm (2 inches) in diameter 207.6 grams (0.45 lbs)
Similar to the previous lot but larger. The Moon is among the rarest objects on Earth; every single bit could fit in the back of a pickup truck. Scientists are readily able to identify Moon rocks by analyzing a rock’s texture, mineralogy, chemistry and isotopic signatures. This specimen is also nearly identical to some of the material returned to Earth by Apollo astronauts. In 2017, a large fraction of all lunar meteorites known was found in a Northwest African strewn field near the border region of Mauritania and Algeria. The weight of all lunar meteorites known to exist doubled at that time — and it’s only due to the relatively large amount of NWA 12691 that the possibility of rendering spheres exists. To explain, the conservatorship of one of the rarest substances known is critical and to create a sphere, rocks far more massive than the final sphere are required in the sphere-making process due to the trimming and grinding involved. There is an insufficient amount of material from other lunar samples other than NWA 12691 to experience such material loss in the fabrication of spheres, and it may be decades before another lunar meteorite with a sufficiently high total known weight will be found to provide the possibility of additional spheres. This sphere, like the previous example, was fashioned by artisan Martin Roberts, a master sphere fabricator and protégé of the late Dr. Robert Ritchie, author of the standard source “The Sphere Maker’s Craft.” For scientists to accurately identify and distinguish individual meteorites, a standardized nomenclature system is necessary. A committee of scientists on the Nomenclature Committee of the Meteoritical Society typically name meteorites by the location where they are discovered, such as a city, village, mountain, valley, river, or county. However, in deserts where recognizable geographic features are absent, meteorites are named according to a designated grid covering a specific area and are then assigned a sequential number. So, NWA 12691, for example, is the 12,691st meteorite catalogued after being recovered from the Northwest African grid (NWA) of the Sahara Desert. All NWA 12691 samples are composed of fragments of olivine, pigeonite, augite, ilmenite and signature white anorthite naturally cemented together by a melt of lunar regolith and other crushed rock. NWA 12691 is a quintessential lunar breccia — fragments of different lunar materials naturally ‘cemented’ together as a result of the pressure and heat from repeated impacts on the lunar surface. It was one such impact which ejected the rock from which this sphere was made off the lunar surface into space before it landed on Earth. Now offered is an exceedingly limited and captivating presentation of the Moon. Provenance: Dr. Lawrence Stifler Collection of Meteorites, Brookline, MA. The analysis of this meteorite was conducted by Dr. Anthony Irving. The classification was published in the 108th edition of the Meteoritical Bulletin — the official registry of meteorites — which accompanies this offering. Starting Bid $1000 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 137
A jar of moondust: remarkable 373-gram quantity from the NWA 5000 lunar meteorite 6480. NWA 5000 Lunar Meteorite Dust (373 Grams).
Remarkable 373-gram quantity of genuine lunar meteorite dust produced during the cutting and polishing of Northwest Africa 5000 (NWA 5000), one of the most celebrated large lunar meteorites ever recovered. The pale gray material is contained in a tall glass jar and derives directly from the preparation of the massive 11.528-kilogram NWA 5000 main mass, discovered in southern Morocco in July 2007 and subsequently classified as a lunar feldspathic, metal-bearing leucogabbroic breccia. NWA 5000 originated in the ancient lunar highlands and preserves a complex history of repeated impacts on the Moon: its constituent rocks were brecciated, veined with impact melt, and mixed during successive collisions before a later impact ejected the material from the lunar surface and ultimately delivered it to Earth. Scientific examination identified coarse leucogabbroic to gabbroic clasts, impact-melt material, metallic grains, and other mineral phases within its fragmental matrix. The dust offered here was recovered during the exceptionally careful preparation of NWA 5000 by Marlin Cilz of Montana Meteorite Laboratory. According to the accompanying certificate, cutting and polishing material was collected from the lubricating fluid used during sawing, from the saw table, and from the hand-polishing of individual cut surfaces—making this, quite literally, material removed from the Moon rock during preparation. The original certified accumulation weighed 448 grams; the present jar contains approximately 373 grams. Accompanied by a June 14, 2014 Certificate of Authenticity signed by Gregory M. Hupé, identifying the material as NWA 5000 cutting and polishing dust, as well as extensive scientific and collection documentation concerning the meteorite’s discovery, classification, composition, and preparation. An extraordinary bulk quantity of authenticated lunar material from a famous and extensively studied Moon rock. Starting Bid $1000
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October 22, 2026
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6002. Clement Ader Signed Book - L'Aviation militaire Starting Bid $200
6004. Charles Lindbergh (2) Original Vintage Photographs Starting Bid $200
6005. Frank C. McCord Archive of (3) U.S. Navy Flight Logbooks, Culmina... Starting Bid $250
6007. Amelia Earhart Signed Flown Airmail Cover Carried on Her Historic... Starting Bid $200
6009. Orville Wright Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
6010. Joe Kittinger Signed Photograph and Signed 'Balloon Mail' Cover Starting Bid $200
6011. Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed 'Enola Gay' Scale Model - 1:72 Sca... Starting Bid $200
6012. Chuck Yeager Signed ‘Glamorous Glennis’ Bell X -1 Model Starting Bid $200
6013. Chuck Yeager Signed 'Bell X-1' Print (Ltd. Ed. #154/1000) - 17˝ x... Starting Bid $200
6014. Chuck Yeager and (7) Test Pilots Signed Bell X-1 ‘Glamorous Glenn... Starting Bid $200
6027. Hermann Oberth Typed Manuscript Signed 'The Moon Car' Starting Bid $200
6033. Mercury 7 Signed Initials on Mailing Envelope with Deke Slayton A... Starting Bid $200
6035. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Film (Ltd. Ed. #250/1000) Starting Bid $200
6036. Gus Grissom Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6037. John Glenn Signed Flight Plan for the MercuryAtlas 6 Mission Starting Bid $200
6038. Mercury Program (6) Artifact Fragments from Each Manned Mission (... Starting Bid $200
6039. Aurora 7 Flown Heat Shield Starting Bid $200
6040. Wally Schirra Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6041. Gus Grissom NASA Business Card Starting Bid $200
6042. Gordon Cooper Original Sketch of the Mercury Capsule 'Side Hatch' Starting Bid $200
6045. NASA Space Food 'Strawberry Cereal Cube' Created for the Mercur... Starting Bid $200
6058. Gemini Project Patch Starting Bid $200
6060. Edward H. White II Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6062. Edward H. White II Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6063. Gemini 4: Edward H. White II (7) Original RedNumbered NASA Photo... Starting Bid $200
6068. Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6069. Edward H. White II Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
6072. NASA (4) Original Red-Numbered Photographs for Gemini 11, Gemini ... Starting Bid $200
6074. Alan Shepard and Paul Haney Hand-Annotated and Signed Government ... Starting Bid $200
6075. Buzz Aldrin Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
6076. John Glenn, Charles Conrad, and Gordon Cooper (3) Signed Photogra... Starting Bid $200
6079. Apollo 1 Crew Patch Starting Bid $200
6081. Walt Cunningham Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
6082. Wally Schirra and Walt 6099. Bill Anders and Frank Cunningham Signed Borman Signed 'Apollo 8' Oversized Photograph wit... First Day Cover Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
6100. Apollo 8 (4) Original Red-Numbered NASA Photographs Starting Bid $200
6101. Frank Borman Signed Gemini 7 Flight Report Issued to the Nation... Starting Bid $200
6102. Frank Borman Oversized Signed Photograph - 'Earthrise' Starting Bid $200
6103. Frank Borman Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6104. Frank Borman Signed Oversized 'Earthrise' Photograph Starting Bid $200
6105. Frank Borman Signed Apollo 8 'Flight Plan' Reproduction Starting Bid $200
6106. Frank Borman Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
6107. Frank Borman Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6111. Apollo 9 Crew-Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6115. Apollo 10 CrewSigned Photograph Starting Bid $200
6116. Apollo 10 Signed Life Magazine Starting Bid $200
6117. Tom Stafford Autograph Letter Signed: "Due to my efforts, the USA... Starting Bid $200
6157. Buzz Aldrin Signed Print and Limited Edition Moonfire Book Starting Bid $200
6158. Buzz Aldrin Original Red-Numbered NASA Photograph (AS11-40-5875) Starting Bid $200
6159. Buzz Aldrin Signed Buzz Lightyear Action Figure Starting Bid $200
6160. Buzz Aldrin Typed Letter Signed - Five Weeks Before the Launch of... Starting Bid $200
6161. Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6162. Buzz Aldrin Signed Oversized 'Selfie' Photograph Starting Bid $200
6163. Buzz Aldrin Signed Book - Return to Earth Starting Bid $200
6164. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed Photograph by Yousuf Karsh Starting Bid $200
6165. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6166. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed 1969 Moon Landing Pennant Starting Bid $200
6167. Apollo 11 Original Vintage Photographs (9) Starting Bid $200
6168. Apollo 11 Commemorative Medallion, Struck from a Flown Die Starting Bid $200
6169. Apollo 11 (3) Original Red-Numbered NASA Photographs Starting Bid $200
6170. Apollo 11 (2) “Fifth Anniversary” Commemorative Launch Passes Starting Bid $200
6171. Apollo 11 Kapton Foil [Attested to as Flown by Ken Havekotte] Starting Bid $200
6172. Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph Starting Bid $300
6173. Neil Armstrong Signed 'Eagle to the Moon' Lithograph (Ltd. Ed. #3... Starting Bid $200
6174. Neil Armstrong Signed 1973 'Annual American Academy of Achievemen... Starting Bid $200
6175. Neil Armstrong Signed Stamp Sheet Starting Bid $200
6176. Neil Armstrong Twice6177. Neil Armstrong Signed Itinerary for First Signed 'Friendship Veterans Flights Filming a... Fire Engine Associatio... Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
6178. Wings at the Speed of Sound Album - From the Personal Collection ... Starting Bid $200
6179. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $300
6180. Paul Calle Signed 'The Great Moment' Print (Ltd. Ed. #909/950) - ... Starting Bid $200
6181. Michael Collins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6182. Michael Collins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6183. Michael Collins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6184. Michael Collins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6185. Michael Collins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6186. Gene Kranz Signed Book - Apollo 11 Flight Plan: Relaunched Starting Bid $200
6201. Apollo 12 Signed 'Kissing the Earth' Lithograph (Ltd. Ed. #259/65... Starting Bid $200
6202. Apollo 12 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6203. Apollo 12 CrewSigned Book - From the Personal Collection of Will... Starting Bid $200
6205. Alan Bean Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6206. Richard Gordon Oversized Signed 'Earthrise' Photograph Starting Bid $200
6211. Apollo 13 Franklin Mint Medallion - From the Personal Collection ... Starting Bid $200
6212. Apollo 13 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6213. Apollo 13 Mission Report Starting Bid $200
6214. Apollo 13 CrewSigned Photograph with Ken Mattingly Starting Bid $200
6215. Apollo 13 'Final Flight Mission Rules' Manual Starting Bid $200
6216. Fred Haise, Gerry Griffin, Jerry Bostick Signed Oversized 'Lost M... Starting Bid $200
6217. Fred Haise Signed Apollo Spacecraft (CSM and LM) Model Starting Bid $200
6218. Fred Haise Signed Panoramic Photograph Starting Bid $200
6219. Fred Haise Signed Saturn V Rocket Model Starting Bid $200
6220. Fred Haise Signed Print - 'Three Souls Onboard' - 16˝ x 13˝ Starting Bid $200
6221. Fred Haise Oversized Signed Photograph: "Houston we've had a prob... Starting Bid $200
6222. Fred Haise and Gerry Griffin Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
6223. James Lovell and Fred 6236. Apollo 14 Lunar Haise Signed Poster Photography Indexes - From 'Failure Is Not an Op... the Personal Collectio... Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
6237. Apollo 14 Voice Recorder Battery [Attested Flown] - From the Pers... Starting Bid $200
6238. Astronaut Tribute by Sharon Skolnick - From the Personal Collecti... Starting Bid $200
6239. Edgar Mitchell Signed NASA Photos (5) - From the Personal Collect... Starting Bid $200
6262. Alan Shepard Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
6275. Apollo 15 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6276. Apollo 15 CrewSigned Commemorative Cover Starting Bid $200
6277. Jim Irwin Signed Photograph - "Fuzzy Day on the Moon" Starting Bid $200
6278. Jim Irwin Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
6279. Dave Scott and Al Worden Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
6283. Charlie Duke Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6284. Charlie Duke Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6285. Charlie Duke Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6286. John Young Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6287. John Young Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
6306. Apollo 17 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6307. Gene Cernan Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
6308. Gene Cernan Signed 'Earth' Photograph - "It really is round – and... Starting Bid $200
6309. Gene Cernan Signed Winco Display - 'Final Footprints on the Moon'... Starting Bid $200
6310. Gene Cernan Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
6311. Gene Cernan and Ron Evans (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
6312. Ron Woods (5) NASA Kennedy Space Center Passes and Permits, Inclu... Starting Bid $200
6318. Apollo Astronauts (4) Signed Life Magazines Gene Cernan, James ... Starting Bid $200
6319. Apollo Astronauts (11) Signed Cover with Bean, Mitchell, Evans, a... Starting Bid $200
6320. Apollo Astronauts: Aldrin, Collins, and Cernan Oversized Signed P... Starting Bid $200
6321. Apollo Astronauts: Charlie Duke, Fred Haise, and Tom Stafford Sig... Starting Bid $200
6322. The Astronaut's Library (6) Signed Books with Aldrin, Lovell, and... Starting Bid $200
6323. Astronauts (3) Signed Books: Aldrin, Lovell, and Carpenter Starting Bid $200
6324. Omega Apollo Astronaut Appreciation Dinner Menu Starting Bid $200
6325. Apollo Fuel Cell Thermal Model Handbook (Block II) Starting Bid $200
6326. Apollo Lunar Gravitational Model Development Report Starting Bid $200
6327. The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology Four-Volume Set Starting Bid $200
6328. Apollo-Era Space Food: "Orange Drink" Starting Bid $200
6329. Russian Reports on Project Mercury, Apollo 13, and Apollo 14 Starting Bid $200
6330. Charles Schulz Signed 'Peanuts' Print - From the Personal Collect... Starting Bid $200
6341. Apollo Ground Instrument Trainer Gauges (2) Starting Bid $200
6348. Apollo Block II Crew Harness Assembly Starting Bid $200
6349. Apollo CM ECS Temperature Control Flow Element Starting Bid $200
6350. Apollo Command Module Globe Valve Starting Bid $200
6351. Apollo Command Module GSE Filter Starting Bid $200
6352. Apollo-Era NASAIssued 'Mustard Yellow' Flight Suit - From the Pe... Starting Bid $200
6353. Apollo-Era NASAIssued 'Mustard Yellow' Flight Jacket - From the ... Starting Bid $200
6354. Apollo-Era Space Food: Corn and Coffee From the Personal Collec... Starting Bid $200
6361. Ed Gibson Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6362. Skylab (3) Unflown Robbins Medallions - From the Personal Collect... Starting Bid $200
6363. Skylab Oversized Crew-Signed Photograph From the Personal Colle... Starting Bid $200
6364. Skylab 3 Cassette Tape - From the Personal Collection of Alan Bea... Starting Bid $200
6365. Skylab 4 Treadmill Artifact Presentation - From the Personal Coll... Starting Bid $200
6366. Skylab 4 Signed Limited Edition Patch Starting Bid $200
6367. Skylab and ShuttleEra Suits (3) and Garment Bag - From the Perso... Starting Bid $200
6368. Skylab and Space Shuttle Measuring Tape and Tourniquet [Attested ... Starting Bid $200
6369. Skylab II Flown Heat Shield Plug - From the Personal Collection o... Starting Bid $200
6370. Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test (SMEAT) Beta Patches (8) ... Starting Bid $200
6371. Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test (SMEAT) Jacket and Trouse... Starting Bid $200
6372. Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test (SMEAT) Utensils and Food... Starting Bid $200
6374. Apollo-Soyuz Unflown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collec... Starting Bid $200
6375. Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Backup Crew Signed Cover Starting Bid $200
6376. Tom Stafford and Vance Brand Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
6386. Space Shuttle Orbiter Crash and Rescue Manual Starting Bid $200
6405. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2001 Inductees MultiSigned Poster - Bob C... Starting Bid $200
6406. John Glenn Signed STS-95 FDF Flight Plan Starting Bid $200
6407. NASA Space Flight Medal, Name Tag, Ribbon Device, and Astronaut P... Starting Bid $200
6408. Soyuz TM-21 Flown Mir-Shuttle Docking Cover, Multi-Signed (10) by... Starting Bid $200
6409. Space Shuttle Collection of (120) Mission Patches - STS-1 to STS-... Starting Bid $200
6410. Space Shuttle Commemorative Cover Set of (135) Starting Bid $200
6411. STS-1 Flown Heat Shield Tile - From the Personal Collection of Wi... Starting Bid $200
6412. STS-124 Signed 'Harry Potter' Poster (18˝ x 24˝) Starting Bid $200
6413. STS-135 Flown $2 Dollar Bill, Signed by Aleksandr Samokutyaev Starting Bid $200
6414. STS-3 Flown "Pick Nits" 'Gotcha' Cue Card From the Personal Col... Starting Bid $200
6415. STS-3 Unflown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of... Starting Bid $200
6416. STS-4 Unflown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection of... Starting Bid $200
6417. STS-43 Flown Robbins Medallion Starting Bid $200
6418. STS-51-B (2) Cue Cards for TV/VTR and VITR Tape Changeout [Attest... Starting Bid $200
6419. STS-51-B (3) Cue Cards for Prelaunch/Post Insertion, DDS Transien... Starting Bid $200
6420. STS-51-B (7) Mission Patches [Attested Flown] with Crew-Signed Pr... Starting Bid $200
6421. STS-51-B Crew Notes Notebook [Attested Flown] From the Personal... Starting Bid $200
6422. STS-51-B EVA Checklist [Attested Flown] From the Personal Colle... Starting Bid $200
6423. STS-51-B Mechanical Pencil [Attested Flown] From the Personal C... Starting Bid $200
6424. STS-51-B Monkey Pellets and Teleprinted Message [Attested Flown] ... Starting Bid $200
6425. STS-51-B Spacelab Act/Deact Checklist [Attested Flown] - From the... Starting Bid $200
6426. STS-51-B Spacelab CO2 Absorber Replacement Cue Card [Attested Flo... Starting Bid $200
6427. STS-51-B Spacelab Systems Data Malfunction Manual [Attested Flown... Starting Bid $200
6428. STS-51-B Teleprinter Activation Cue Card and Teleprinted Messages... Starting Bid $200
6429. STS-51-L Unflown Robbins Medallion - From the Personal Collection... Starting Bid $200
6430. STS-8 Crew-Signed Flown Cover - 1 of 10 Examples - From the Pers... Starting Bid $200
6431. STS-8 Flown Flag and Patch - From the Personal Collection of Will... Starting Bid $200
6432. STS-8 Hand-Painted Mission Insignia - From the Personal Collectio... Starting Bid $200
6433. STS-8 and STS-51-B (2) Unflown Robbins Medallions - From the Pers... Starting Bid $200
6434. US Navy Type G-1 Flight Jacket - From the Personal Collection of ... Starting Bid $200
6435. John Young (2) Travel Voucher Documents Signed - From the Persona... Starting Bid $200
6436. STS-109 Flown Beta Cloth Payload Bay Liner with (3) Signed Space ... Starting Bid $200
6437. Expedition 1: Sergei Krikalev Autograph Letter Signed Written in ... Starting Bid $200
6438. International Space Station Food (3): Fiesta Chicken and Kona Cof... Starting Bid $200
6439. ISS Expedition 3/STS -103/STS-109 Flown $1 Dollar Bill, Signed by ... Starting Bid $200
6440. ISS Expedition 7/Soyuz TMA-2 (4) Flown $2 Dollar Bills, Signed by... Starting Bid $200
6441. Soyuz TM-30/MIR -28/TMA-1/ISS Flown $1 Dollar Bill, Signed by Serg... Starting Bid $200
6442. Soyuz TMA-13M ISS Flown Cover, Multi-Signed (9) by Expedition 40 ... Starting Bid $200
6445. Robert H. Goddard Signature Starting Bid $200
6446. NASA Titan III Space Launch Vehicle IMU Starting Bid $200
6447. Small Rocket Engine Ablative Nozzle Starting Bid $200
6449. Hubble Space Telescope Flown Insulation (Ltd. Ed. #65/75) Starting Bid $200
6455. Apollo Lunar Module Grumman Contractor's Model Starting Bid $200
6456. R7 Rocket Model Starting Bid $200
6457. Soyuz 7K-LOK Model Signed by Anatoly Berezovoy Starting Bid $200
6458. Titan (2) Rocket and Launch Vehicle Display Models Starting Bid $200
6459. Viking Orbiter and Lander Model Display Starting Bid $200
6465. ESA (European Space Agency) Flight Suit Starting Bid $200
6466. Blue Origin NS-13 Flown $2 Dollar Bill Starting Bid $200
6470. Ron Woods's NASA Quality Assurance Smock Starting Bid $200
6472. Soviet Cosmonaut Two-Piece Suit Starting Bid $200
6473. Cosmonauts Signed Book with (31) Signatures, with Tereshkova, Leo... Starting Bid $200
6474. Cosmonauts (4) MultiSigned Photograph - Yuri Gagarin, Gherman Ti... Starting Bid $200
6475. Yuri Gagarin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
6476. Alexei Leonov Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
6477. Soyuz TM-30/MIR-28 Flown $1 Dollar Bill, Signed by Sergey Zalyoti... Starting Bid $200
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. 2.3 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. . 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 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 reoffering 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 any 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 fur-
ther 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. The states that are affected are: ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, PENNSYLVANIA,RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN 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%. 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 third-party 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. All duties, customs, and any other import charges are the responsibility of the bidder.
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) 732-4280. 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.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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.
Section 13 Warranties
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 ”donot-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 subpart (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
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. 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. 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 Auc-
tion, and any claims by Bidder related to authenticity, ownership, condition, title or value, shall be against Consignor only.
any and all claims by Bidder pertaining to the item other than with respect to authenticity; and
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.
(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.
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. 16.4 Authenticity Challenge Process (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. (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
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 Mas-
sachusetts, 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 DECLARATORY 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 Conditions 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 dam-
ages 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.
Since 1976
Let’s make history—together For 50 years, relationships have been the backbone of RR Auction. We have made it a priority to keep our consignors informed and involved, encouraging them to share their voices, to instill their knowledge, and to forge a partnership based on our shared passion for history. With a mutual desire to achieve greatness, these relationships are at the heart of our success.
RR Auction
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Est. 1976
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www.RRAuction.com
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(800) 937-3880
WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING CONSIGNMENTS FOR MANY OF OUR EXCITING SALES MARVELS OF MODERN MUSIC OLYMPICS STEVE JOBS AND THE APPLE REVOLUTION
www.RRAuction.com
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(603) 732-4280
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Boston, Massachusetts