Lunar Legacies - Mercury Lots (17)

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MERCURY LOTS

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Lunar Legacies Space Memorabilia Auction V

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All items listed immediately below are lots which will appear in full with photos and descriptions once the auction is uploaded to Proxibid on or about Jun 12th.

1) MA-9 General Dynamics Launch Information Manual

2) MA-9 Tracking And Comm. Networks Chart

3) Gus Grissom Hand-Annotated Gemini Speech Card

4) Six Vintage Cooper/MA-9 NASA Color Glossy Photos

5) 12 Early Mercury Program/Astronaut NASA Photos

6) CBS News Schirra Portfolio B&W NASA Photos

7) Deke Slayton's Charter Member Turtle's Creed Certificate

	1005 Twelve Matted Photos - Every Mercury Spacecraft Launch Twelve nice 11"x 13" color glossy Mercury launch photos matted onto 13"x 16" matte boards representing most of the manned and unmanned launches of the Mercury program. Included are Mercury-Redstone launches MR-1, MR-1A, MR-3 and MR-4 and Mercury-Atlas launches MA-1, MA-2, MA-3, MA-4, MA-5, MA-6, MA-7 and MA-8. There are a few matte board edge dings, but overall all are in nice shape and quite attractive. Estimated Value: $100 - $125

	1006 Mercury-Era Glass Dish From PanAm A vintage 7"x 9" glass dish from PanAm featuring scenes from the Mercury program. PanAm had the security contract at the Cape during that time. Excellent condition. Estimated Value: $25 - $30

	1010 Complete Set of Orbital Flight Mercury Results Books A complete set of original Mercury Orbital Flights Results books from NASA for the four Mercury orbital flights. All have either fading or some dings, but in good shape. Estimated Value: $100 - $125

	1011 John Glenn Signed Business Suit Period NASA Glossy An original 8"x 10" NASA B&W glossy signed by John Glenn with an authentic signature. Non-inscribed Glenn signatures are uncommon. The photo is in nice condition with a light blue NASA caption on the back. Estimated Value: $50 - $75

	1020 Five Early Mercury-Era Booklets Five early Mercury-era roughly 8"x 10" booklets all in nice condition. Included are Astronaut John H. Glenn (10 pages), Realm of Flight (1959, 41 pages), Space - The New Frontier (32 pages), Manned Space Flight Team (EP-11, 12 pages) and NASA - Spearhead To Space (16 pages). Estimated Value: $75 - $100

	1030 Project Mercury Ground Communications Network Description A vintage Project Mercury Ground Communications Network Description booklet with 28 pages of illustrations and information. Good shape with a top right corner bend. Uncommon. Estimated Value: $25 - $30

	1100 Four Different Mercury Bookets A Mercury-Era booklet lot consisting of four items all in various conditions. Estimated Value: $25 - $30

	1300 Set of 9 Alan Shepard Recovery Vintage NASA Photos Nine original NASA 8"x 10" B&W glossy photos showing the sequence of Alan Shepard being hoisted into the helicopter after his Freedom 7 splashdown. Vintage captions on the backs of all nine. All the photos look to be in excellent condition. Estimated Value: $100 - $150

	1301 Mercury-Redstone 3 (Shepard) Participation Certificate An 8-1/2"x 11" heavy paper stock color certificate for participation in Shepard's MR-3 Mercury flight. This certificate is definitely vintage, but maybe not from the exact time of the flight. Excellent condition. Estimated Value: $25 - $30

	1302 Metal Fragment from LC-5 Gantry For MR-3 A 1" long piece of metal obtained from the gantry at LC-5 that held Alan Shepard's MR-3 Redstone rocket, and complete in a case with a complete description of the item on the back. The cushioning foam inside has aged but overall great shape. Uncommon. Estimated Value: $40 - $50

	1700 MA-7 General Dynamics Launch Information & Notebook A vintage MA-7 Launch Information And Notebook from General Dynamics consisting of 25 pages of information and some sections for notes. Used condition but still complete and good shape. Estimated Value: $50 - $75

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