MERCURY 7 ASTRONAUT-SIGNED PHOTO PAIR.
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Winning Bid:
$354.00 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 19, 2024 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction 240 Session #1
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Item Description
8x10" official NASA litho print features portrait of Alan Shepard (1923-1998), one of the original seven Mercury astronauts, holding rocket model. Signed in black ink and personalized to "Jim." Back bears NASA logo and brief biography which includes mention of Mercury 7. Top right has paper clip mark and right margin has some minor wear from storage in three-ring binder w/some lt. corner tip wear. VF. 8.5x11" glossy photo showing the launch of the Friendship 7, from the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission that took place Feb. 20, 1962. Photo has been signed by John Glenn (1921-2016), who piloted Friendship 7, as well as fellow Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter (1925-2013), Wally Schirra (1923-2007) and Gordon Cooper (1927-2004). All have signed in black felt tip pen, Cooper's signature aging slightly. Exc. These two photos feature signatures from five of the seven Mercury astronauts, the first group of American astronauts selected in 1959. Comes w/JSA LOA and COA.
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