[LARGE FORMAT] LAUNCH OF MERCURY-REDSTONE 2, JANUARY 31, 1961
NASA
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Price Realised GBP 252
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GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000
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Closed: 18 May 2022
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[LARGE FORMAT] LAUNCH OF MERCURY-REDSTONE 2, JANUARY 31, 1961
Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) launching from Cape Canaveral on the Freedom 7 suborbital mission, America’s first human spaceflight. Aboard was astronaut Alan B. Shepard.
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Overall very good condition with signs commensurate with age, noting minor indentations and scratches to the recto as well as fingerprints seen in raking light. The top left corner is bumped and there is slight staining on the left margin and a small splatter stain. The verso is in excellent condition with one dark stain on the bottom margin.
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NASA [LARGE FORMAT] LAUNCH OF MERCURY-REDSTONE 2, JANUARY 31, 1961Estimate: GBP 2,000 - 3,000
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