September 2013 Auction Ends Thursday, September 26th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/26/2013
Gus Grissom signed check. The Mercury 7 astronaut signs ''Virgil I Grissom'' to a personal check. Check is filled out in Grissom's hand and dated 21 November 1963, just two years after his first suborbital space flight. He was the first of NASA's original 7 to die when an explosion occurred during testing of the Apollo 1 spacecraft. His name and that of his wife Betty are printed to the upper left of the National Bank of Fort Sam Houston check. Measures 6.25'' x 2.75''. With standard cancellations. Near fine. With an LOA from Mark Grissom.
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