Auction Name: 2025 December 11 - 12 Space Exploration Signature® Auction

Lot Number: 50046

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/6326*50046

Gemini Program: Individually Signed 11" x 8.5" Photo-Illustrated Launch-Canceled Documents, One for Each of the Ten Missions, with Authentication by Michael Orenstein and Ken Havekotte. An absolutely unique set of Gemini signed items; all were originally designed, produced, and the signatures obtained by Ralph Yorio, founder and first president of the Kennedy Space Center Philatelic Society. These were purchased by Jacques Bracke in 1996 and stayed in his collection until the date of this offering. All are still in the sheet protectors as purchased and are thus beautifully preserved. Signatures are all neat, in black and blue inks. As follows, in launch order.
Gemini 3 GT3: Single mission photo of Grissom and Young; Cape Canaveral launch cancelation on 8¢ "Robert Goddard" stamp, March 23, 1965.
Gemini 4 GT4: Separate portrait photos of McDivitt and White, Cape Canaveral launch cancelation on 4¢ "Long May It Wave" flag stamp, June 3, 1965.
Gemini 5 GT5: Cooper spacesuit and Conrad portrait photos, Kennedy Space Center launch cancelation on 5¢ "Flag" stamp, August 21, 1965. NASA/KSC cachet hand stamped cachet in black.
Gemini 7 GT7: Separate portrait photos of Borman and Lovell, Kennedy Space Center launch cancelation on 4¢ "Long May It Wave" flag stamp, December 4, 1965. NASA/KSC cachet hand stamped cachet in black.
Gemini 6 GT6: Schirra spacesuit and Stafford portrait photos, two Kennedy Space Center launch cancelations (one a rare box cancel meant only for parcels), a 4¢ "July 4, 1959" stamp, December 15, 1965. NASA/KSC cachet hand stamped cachet in black.
Gemini 8 GT8: Separate portrait photos of Armstrong and Scott, Kennedy Space Center launch cancelation on 5¢ "Flag" stamp, March 16, 1966. NASA/KSC cachet hand stamped cachet in black.
Gemini 9 GT9: Separate portrait photos of Stafford and Cernan, Kennedy Space Center launch cancelation on 4¢ "Long May It Wave" flag stamp, June 3, 1966. NASA/KSC cachet hand stamped cachet in black.
Gemini 10 GT10: Separate portrait photos of Young and Collins, Kennedy Space Center splashdown cancelation on 5¢ "Flag" stamp, July 21, 1966. NASA/KSC cachet hand stamped cachet in black.
Gemini 11 GT11: Separate portrait photos of Conrad and Gordon, Kennedy Space Center launch cancelation on 4¢ "Long May It Wave" flag stamp, September 12, 1966. NASA/KSC cachet hand stamped cachet in black.
Gemini 12 GT12: Separate Portrait photos of Lovell and Adrin, Kennedy Space Center launch cancelation on 5¢ "We Appreciate Our Servicemen" stamp, November 11, 1966. NASA/KSC cachet hand stamped cachet in black.

Included with this lot is an original signed 1996 letter on Superior Stamp & Coin letterhead from Michael Orenstein to Jacques Bracke reading: "Per your request, this letter is to advise you that lots 1433-1452 from our October 26 Space Memorabilia auction sold to you are as genuine in all respects. The autographs were personally obtained by the consignor, who worked at the Cape and was personally involved with the local stamp club and had access to the NASA-KSC cancel handstamp which he used to apply black "proof" cachets as applicable to each card. This set of cards is a known item to Mr. Ken Havekotte, space collector/dealer in Merritt Island, Fla. He discussed the set with me prior to the sale and declared both the autographs and cachets to be fully genuine." From the Family Collection of Jacques Bracke

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