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Sell Your Lunar Module Transfer Bag for up to Over $18,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

FREE ESTIMATE. To buy, auction, sell or consign your lunar module transfer bag that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

Lunar Module Transfer Bag Sold

Astronauts used lunar module transfer bags during missions to relay items between the lunar module and command module. Below is a recent realized price for a lunar module transfer bag, and we at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this price for you or more:

Lunar Module Transfer Bag. Circa early 1970s. Sold for over $18,000.

We have sold the following space-flown items at auction:

John Glenn Signed Mercury 6 Mission Space Flown Dollar Bill — Signed a Second Time on The Mat With M. Scott Carpenter — With NASA COA, JSA LOA & PSA/DNA COA

John Glenn signed dollar bill flown in space on the Mercury 6 mission with signed mat. The single dollar bill is signed “J H Glenn, Jr.” in ink. Launched 20 February 1962, Mercury 6 was the first mission to put an American (Glenn) in orbit. Flown bill is mounted to a COA also signed “J H Glenn, Jr.” and “M. Scott Carpenter”. The text of the COA reads: “This CERTIFIES / the following U.S. currency / Serial No. A31941854B / accompanied Lt. Col. John H. Glenn / on the first manned orbital flight aboard Friendship 7 Feb. 20, 1962″. Bill measures 6.25″ x 2.5″. Stapled to COA with two staples near the bottom edge to an overall size of 11.25″ x 8.5”. An additional signature on the bill reads: “Terry Thompson”. Some abrasions to upper right of bill and creasing, else near fine. toning to the mat, else near fine. With JSA LOA and PSA/DNA COA. Sold for $17,600.

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John Glenn Signed Mercury 6 Mission Space Flown Dollar Bill. Click to enlarge.
COA for John Glenn Signed Mercury 6 Mission Space Flown Dollar Bill.

Jack Swigert’s Own Official NASA Apollo 11 Patch Flown to the Lunar Surface

Apollo 11 beta cloth patch flown to the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission and presented to Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert. Beta cloth patches were designed as commemorative pieces to carry along the mission in a material made of fire proof material woven from Teflon fibers. Circular patch features various mission emblems including an eagle landing on the moon’s surface carrying an olive branch. Patch measures 3.25” in diameter and is matted to an overall size of 20.5” x 10.5” with two photos of the Apollo astronauts on the surface of the moon and captions, ”This emblem carried to the lunar surface / July 20, 1969” and below, ”Presented to Jack Swigert in appreciation for your service to Apollo 11 / From Neil, Mike & Buzz.” Some tape residue to lower caption, else near fine overall. With an LOA from Swigert’s sister. Sold for $17,188.

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Jack Swigert’s Own Official NASA Apollo 11 Patch Flown to the Lunar Surface. Click to enlarge.
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LOA for Jack Swigert’s Own Official NASA Apollo 11 Patch Flown to the Lunar Surface. Click to enlarge.

Jack Swigert’s Flown Apollo 13 Toothbrush

Jack Swigert personally owned NASA Oral B-40 clear toothbrush, space-flown on Apollo 13. Toothbrush measures 6.25” with some toning and wear. Housed in a plastic case. Very good. With an LOA from Swigert’s sister. Sold for $11,794.

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Jack Swigert’s Flown Apollo 13 Toothbrush. Click to enlarge.
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LOA for Jack Swigert’s Flown Apollo 13 Toothbrush. Click to enlarge.

Edgar Mitchell’s Personally Owned & Signed PPK (Personal Preference Kit) Flown Aboard Apollo 14

Personal Preference Kit (PPK) owned by Apollo 14 astronaut Ed Mitchell, and taken aboard the spacecraft Kittyhawk to the moon by him. Each astronaut aboard Apollo 14 was allowed only a few personal preference kits where they could put personal items that they wanted flown with them to the moon. This NASA issued drawstring pouch, measuring approximately 6″ x 9.5″, was the PPK given to astronaut Ed Mitchell and kept by him since the mission. Signed in black marker on front of pouch, “This command module PPK was flown to the moon on Apollo 14 / Edgar Mitchell LMP [Lunar Module Pilot]”. White nylon pouch is identified in type above Mitchell’s handwriting, “P/N SEB 12100018-202 / S/N 1112”. In very good condition with light wear. A rare opportunity to own an Apollo memento with personal significance to its original owner, astronaut Ed Mitchell. Sold for $3,119.

Apollo 14 Flown PPK Personal Preference Kit
Apollo 14 Flown PPK Personal Preference Kit. Click to enlarge.

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