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Lot #405
Mercury 7

America’s first astronauts

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America’s first astronauts

Color vintage 10 x 8 photo of the Mercury astronauts posing in front of an Air Force jet at Langley on January 20, 1961, signed vertically in ink and ballpoint, "M. Scott Carpenter," "Leroy G. Cooper," "J. H. Glenn, Jr.," "Virgil I. Grissom," and "Walter M. Schirra." Photo also bears a secretarial Alan Shepard signature and an autopen signature of Deke Slayton. Matted and framed to an overall size of 16 x 13. Grissom's signature a shade light, and some mild contrast to a couple other signatures, otherwise fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #560 - Ended July 10, 2019





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