July 2012 Auction Ends Tuesday, July 31st, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/31/2012
All of the original Mercury 7 astronauts here sign a slip in blue ink. The slip is inscribed by an unknown hand: ''Best wishes to Suzie / from the Mercury Astronauts''. Beneath, the autographs read: ''Leroy G. Cooper Jr / Walter M Schirra / John A Glenn, Jr / Virgil I. Grissom / Donald K. Slayton / M. Scott Carpenter / Alan B. Shepard Jr''. 2.75'' x 3.75'' slip comes mounted to a muted dark blue-green mat. Very good with uniform toning and light creasing. Beside the slip, an original newspaper photo from the 28 July 1961 issue of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is also mounted. It shows the 7 space heroes posing beside model spacecraft on their visit to that city. Framed neatly in brushed steel to an overall size of 11.75'' x 10.25''. Crack to non-glare glass at the lower right corner, else near fine.
Signatures of All Mercury 7 Astronauts on a Single Slip!
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