Sell Your Gemini 5 Flown Flag for up to Nearly $4,500 or More at Nate D. Sanders
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Gemini 5 Flown Flag Sold at Auction
The Gemini 5 flight was launched in August 1965 with astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad aboard. Lasting almost eight days, it was the first long-duration space mission designed to test the capacity for a manned flight that could handle a voyage to the moon and back. It also evaluated the effects of a zero-gravity environment on humans for an extended time. The Gemini 5 mission is remembered for paving the way for longer space flights such as the Apollo missions which got mankind to the moon.
We sold a remarkable Gemini 5 flown flag for $4,440. Lot details are below:
Gemini 5 Flown Christian Flag Signed by Astronaut Gordon Cooper, Who Carried the Flag on the 1965 Mission
Unique handmade Christian flag gifted to NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper and carried by him on his Gemini 5 flight. Cooper authenticates and signs the red, white and blue flag in black pen: “This flag was flown on Gemini 5 August 21-29, 1965 / Gordon Cooper”. Cooper served as command pilot of the 8-day 120-revolution Gemini 5 mission which began on 21 August 1965. During the mission, Cooper and pilot Charles Conrad established a new space endurance record by traveling a distance of 3,312,993 miles in an elapsed time of 190 hours and 56 minutes. Cooper also became the first man to make a second orbital flight, taking the lead in man-hours in space for the U.S. by accumulating a total of 225 hours and 15 minutes. Flag, measuring 12″ x 8″ has one horizontal and vertical fold from being carried by Cooper, else fine condition. Sold for $4,440.
The following are some additional Gemini flown items we have sold:
Gemini 6 Flown Fliteline Gold Plated Sterling Silver Medallion
Gemini 6 Fliteline flown gold plated sterling silver medallion. 100 medallions were flown, 90 in silver and 10 gold-plated. As one of the 10 gold-plated medals, front of medallion is engraved ”GTA-6” with astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford’s last names printed. Verso is engraved ”GT-GT-6 / December 15-16, 1965”. Measures 1” in circumference with very minor tarnishing, else near fine condition. Coin is housed in original ”Fliteline” plastic case. With an LOA from Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert’s sister. Sold for $4,375.
Gemini 3 space-flown two-dollar bill signed by Gus Grissom and John Young. The first pair of Americans ever in space sign the currency: ”Gus Grissom / GT-3” and ”John Young / 3-23-65” in red felt tip. Signed bill comes mounted to a certificate that reads in full: ”This is to certify that the currency with serial number A76270198A did as a matter of fact accompany ‘Gus’ Grissom & John Young on their three orbit flight, March 23, 1965, in the Gemini Space Craft ‘Molly Brown.’ Accomplishing the ‘Free World’s’ first two-manned space venture / [signed] Gus Grissom / John Young”. The signed bills were at the center of a prank, told in full in Russell Still’s book, ”Relics of the Space Race”; Grissom reportedly moved the bills from their hiding place behind the instrument panel and substituted play money so that when the launch supervisor in charge of the flown souvenirs went to retrieve them, he found the play money instead. The truth came out after a few weeks and the bills were given out to Cape Canaveral personnel. Series 1953C $2 bill is near fine and comes mounted to a 10” x 7.5” COA, also near fine, framed to an overall size of 11” x 8.5”. Sold for $3,750.
Space Flown Gemini 3 Medallion — From the Estate of Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom’s Gemini 3 space flown medallion. Sterling silver medallion features a relief of the Molly Brown spacecraft and the names of John Young and Gus Grissom. Opposite side features mission abbreviation ”GT-3” and is engraved, ”March 23, 1965”. Sterling silver coin measures 1”. Near fine. From the estate of Gus Grissom and with an LOA from his son. Sold for $1,420.
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