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Gemini 8 Crew Signatures Obtained aboard the Rescue Ship U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason on the Day of Splashdown, with Un...
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Gemini 8 Crew Signatures Obtained aboard the Rescue Ship U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason on the Day of Splashdown, with Unpublished Personal Photos, a Cigarette Lighter, and Signed Color Photos of Frank Borman and Wally Schirra, all Directly from the Personal Collection of One of the Ship's Rescue Swimmers. A 3" x 5" card bearing the "Gemini Rendezvous Mission/ Pacific Fleet U.S. Navy Recovery Force" rubber stamp, the ship's embossed seal, and neat blue ink signatures: "Neil Armstrong" and "Dave Scott". Also included in this lot are two 8" x 10" photos and ten 5" x 3.5" personal color snapshots taken with his camera, all of the rescue, an official ship's photo, and a Zippo lighter engraved with an image of the ship and capsule with the text: "Astronauts/ David Scott and/ Neil A. Armstrong/ Recovered by/ USS Leonard F. Mason/ DD-852/ March 17, 1966/ Gemini 8 Agena Link". Also, individual NASA 8" x 10" business suit color prints signed "To USS Mason/ Wally Schirra" and "To the officers & crew/ of the USS Mason/ Frank Borman". All items are from the collection of Chester R. Szetela, a rescue swimmer and assistant publication officer aboard the Mason. See the previous lot for additional memorabilia from that day. Signed card, personal photos, and lighter all excellent. Signed photos fine.Auction Info
2016 November 11 Space Exploration Signature Auction - Dallas #6167 (go to Auction Home page)
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November, 2016
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