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Items in section 1 of this sale are from the estate of Charles “Chuck” Graham.
7 Color photo lithograph, of Richard (Dick) Gordon, Astronaut pilot for Gemini 2, Apollo 9 backup, and Apollo 12, in a business suit. Signed and inscribed "To Chuck - This is to "fill a space" - best wishes! Dick Gordon". 8" x 10" inches mounted in frame with "Florence Gardner Fine Picture Framing..L.A.." vintage ink stamp on paper backing of frame. Not examined out of frame.
8 "NASA" color photo lithograph (AS7-11-2022), a view of earth from space. Signed and inscribed by Walt Cunningham "To Chuck, Here's your picture of the old homestead. Sorry I couldn't penetrate the smog, Walt Cunningham, APOLLO 7". Image on 8' x 10" Kodak Paper measures 7.25" x 7.25" inches.
9 Color photo lithograph, of James A McDivitt, Commander of Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 in his in White Space Suit. Signed and inscribed "BEST WHISHES TO MY OLD HUNTING BUDDY - CHUCK, James A. McDivitt". 8" x 10" inches mounted in frame with "Florence Gardner Fine Picture Framing..L.A.." vintage ink stamp on paper backing of frame. Not examined out of frame.
10 Color photo lithograph, of Earth from the Apollo 10 Spacecraft, signed and inscribed by John Stafford "To Chuck Graham, With Best Wishes + Wish you Could Have Been on The Flight - Tom Stafford, Apollo X". Image measures 11" by 14" inches and matting behind image measures 20" x 16" inches, mounted in frame with remnants of a vintage Florence Gardner Fine Picture Framing, LA paper label on paper backing of frame. Not examined out of frame.
11 Color photo lithograph, of the Crew of Apollo 10 in their White Space Suits with the printed signatures of Gene Cernan, John Young and Tom Stafford. Kodak Paper measures 8" x 10" inches.
12 Photograph of Buzz Aldrin in WWS, Apollo 11 Commander. Photograph is 8" by 10", signed and inscribed "To Chuck Graham, Thanks for all your help at NAR toward making it Apollo 11 a Success, Best Wishes, Buzz Aldrin", mounted in frame with “Florence Gardner Fine Picture Framing..L.A..." vintage ink stamp on paper backing of frame. Not examined out of frame.
13 NASA color photo lithograph, of Neil Armstrong, Prime Crew Commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Mission, posing in his White Space Suit. Signed and inscribed "To Chuck - With Thanks for All Your Help over the Years, Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11". "NASA" logo on reverse with a brief note about Neil's service for NASA. A typed letter signed "Neil" by Neil Armstrong on "University of Cincinnati" letterhead dated May 1, 1972 reads "Dear Chuck: Sorry I don't have a good print. This one will have to do until I get a replacement (with pipe and elbow patches). All the best, Sincerely, Neil. Neil A. Armstrong Professor of Aerospace Engineering". Neil Armstrong's faded original signature has been retraced with a sharpie marker. Print measures 8" x 10" inches.
15 Large NASA color lithograph, of Alan Bean walking on the surface of the moon with the Apollo 12 Lunar Lander behind him and the sun shining brightly from the upper left of the print. Print measures 10.75" by 13.75" inches and is mounted on matting signed and inscribed "TO CHUCK- THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP, ALAN BEAN" mat measures 16" x 20" inches. Not examined out of frame.
16 NASA color photo lithograph, of the Apollo 13 Crew in business suits posing with a lunar globe and a backdrop of our Milky Way galaxy. Print is signed by all three crew members and inscribed "To Chuck - Thanks for all your support and friendship over the years. Best wishes from the Apollo 13 crew, James Lovell, Jack Swigert, Fred W. Haise". Print measures 10" x 8" inches. Mounted in frame with "Florence Gardner Fine Picture Framing..L.A..." vintage ink stamp on paper backing of frame. Not examined out of frame.
17 6 NASA color photo lithographs, of Apollo 13 leaving the launch pad, circling the moon, the earth from Apollo 13, the damaged service module, re-entry and the 3 crew members in front of their Navy rescue helicopter. All prints mounted together with a print which reads "Apollo 13, April 11 - 17, 1970" which has the penned or auto-penned signatures of James Lovell Jr., Fred W. Haise, Jr. and the printed signature of John L. Swigert, Jr. Inscribed on matt "To: Chuck Graham, Thanks for your help throughout the years". The faded penned or autopen signatures have been retraced with a black sharpie marker. Mat measures 16" x 20" inches. Not examined out of frame.
18 NASA color photo lithograph, of the Apollo 14 crew in their White Space Suits a large representation of the Apollo 14 Mission Emblem behind them. Signed and inscribed by "Alan Shepard, From Kitty Hawk and Antares to Chuck Graham". Also signed by "Stu A. Roosa" and "Ed Mitchell". Reverse of print is printed with various NASA information and also reads "???-KSC-70PC-625 UNCL. 11-14-70, NASA/Apollo, Apollo 14 Prime Crew....", Print on Kodak Paper measures 8" x 10" inches.
19 Color photo lithograph, of Astronaut Joe Henry Engle. Signed and inscribed "Chuck, Thanks a million for everything, Joe Engle". 3 of Engles 16 test flights in the X-15 rocket airplane exceeded an altitude of 50 miles thus qualifying him for an Astronaut rating. One of the first Astronauts in the Space Shuttle program Joe also flight tested the Shuttle Enterprise in 1977. He was back-up lunar module pilot for the Apollo 14 mission and was due to land on the moon as lunar module pilot for Apollo 17, but was replaced by geologist Harrison Schmitt after Apollo 18 was cancelled. Engle also was the back-up commander for STS-1, the first orbital test flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. Engle and Richard Truly flew the second flight of the Space Shuttle, STS-2. He was also mission commander on STS-51-I and logged over 225 hours in space. Kodak Paper measures 8” by 10” inches.
20 NASA color photo lithograph, of the Apollo 16 crew in their White Space Suits with their mission emblem behind them. Inscribed “To Chuck best regards Apollo 16” and signed by each Astronaut “Ken Mattingly, John Young and the signed an inscribed once more “Thanks for all your help I appreciate it, Charlie Duke”. Mounted in frame with “Florence Gardner Fine Picture Framing..L.A..” vintage ink stamp on paper backing of frame. Not examined out of frame. Print measures 8” by 10” inches.
22 Color photo lithograph, of Ron Evans in his business suit holding a model of the Apollo 17 Command Module. Signed and inscribed “To CHUCK BEST OF LUCK & VERY PERSONAL REGARDS, Ron Evans”. Mounted in frame with “Florence Gardner Fine Picture Framing..L.A...” vintage ink stamp on paper backing of frame. Not examined out of frame. Print measures 7.5” x 9.75” inches.
23 NASA color lithograph photo, of the Apollo 17 crew in their White Space Suits sitting and standing on their Lunar Rover while Apollo 17 waits on the launch pad in the background and an Apollo 17 Mission Patch sits in the upper left hand corner. Signed and inscribed by Evans “To Chuck - our most ------(?) Thanks for everything, best wishes from the crew of Apollo XVII, with additional signatures by the other two crew members "Gene Cernan” and “Harrison H. Schmitt”. Mounted in a frame behind glass with remnants of a “Florence Gardner...L.A...” vintage paper frame backing. Not examined out of frame. Print measures 8” by 10” inches.
24 Large color lithograph photo, of the Earth with an artists depiction of the Apollo Command Module and Russian Soyuz Module in their pre-docking positions superimposed over the photo. Signed in the print by the artist "R. Bruneau, Feb 73". Image measures 10.25” x 13.75” inches and is laid down on a large mat which has been inscribed “To Chuck Graham - Our best wishes and many thanks for all of your help and hospitality. The Apollo - Soyuz Crews” mat has also been signed by crew members “Jim Staffordt”, “Vance Brand”, “D A Slayton", and by both Russian Cosmonauts “Leonov” and “Kubasov”. Mat behind photo measures 16” x 20” inches. Mounted in frame behind glass with a “Florence Gardner Fine Picture Framing..L.A...” vintage ink stamp on paper backing of frame. Not examined out of frame.
26 Original Acrylic painting by Renato Moncini, (technical illustrator for NASA who worked extensively on the Apollo programs). Painting depicts the Apollo 7 Command Module under thrust power with the Lunar Landing Module still attached, both orbiting above the surface of the moon, painting is unsigned and measures 15.5" h. x 19.75” wide. A photograph below the painting depicts the Apollo 7 crew during training at the North American Rockwell facility at Downey and shows the three Astronauts Walter Cunningham, Walter Schirra Jr, and Donn F. Eisele in their White Space Suits and is signed and inscribed “To Chuck Graham, Best Regards, Walter Schirra A VII”. Photo measures 6.5” x 8.5” inches. Frame measures 28.5” x 31.5” inches overall. Not examined out of frame.
31 NASA color lithograph, of Paul Weitz in his White Space Suit. Signed and inscribed “To Chuck, May your eye stay sharp and your swing stay smooth, Sincerely Paul Weitz”, Pilot on Skylab 2 and Pilot on STS6 for the Space Shuttle Challengers' Maiden Flight. Print measures 10” x 8” inches. Mounted in frame with “Florence Gardner Fine Picture Framing..L.A...” vintage ink stamp on paper backing of frame. Not examined out of frame.
32 Skylab II crew signed Beta patch. Patch is signed “Alan L. Bean, Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma”. Beta patch measures 7” x 7” inches, in frame and behind glass with a vintage “Florence Gardner...LA..” printed paper frame backing. Not examined out of frame.
33 NASA color lithograph, of the Skylab II crew on board their Command Module in their orange flight suits. Photo shows all three of the Modules Astronauts standing before a large bank of control switches. Print measures 7.5” x 9.5” inches and is mounted on a signed and inscribed mat backing which reads “To CHUCK GRAHAM Best Wishes, Alan L. Bean, Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma”. Mat measures 11” x 14” inches and is mounted in a frame behind glass with a “Florence Gardner...L.A...” vintage paper frame backing. Not examined out of frame.
34 NASA color lithograph, of Jack Lousma in his White Space Suit holding a model of Skylab. Signed and inscribed “To Chuck - A fellow hunter and space troop. May we always shoot as straight as we say we do! Jack Lousma”. Lousma was the pilot for Skylab 3 and commander on STS-3, logging a total of over 1,619 hours in space. Lousma also spent 11 hours on two spacewalks outside of the Skylab Space Station. Jack also served as backup Docking Module Pilot for the United States flight crew for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. Print measures 9.75” x 7.5” inches. In frame behind glass with “Florence Gardner Fine Picture Framing..L.A...” vintage ink stamp on paper backing of frame. Not examined out of frame.
35 NASA color lithograph, of Joe Allen in his White Space Suit with his hands resting upon a lunar globe. Print is signed and inscribed “To CHUCK GRAHAM - WITH WARM PERSONAL REGARDS! Joe Allen”. Print measures 9.75” x 7.5” inches, mounted in frame behind glass with a “Florence Gardner...L.A...” vintage paper frame backing. Not examined out of frame.
36 NASA color lithograph, of Gerry Carr in his White Space Suit holding a large model of Skylab. Print is signed and inscribed “To Chuck - My sincerest best wishes. Gerry Carr”. Print measures 9.75” x 7.5” inches, mounted in frame behind glass with a “Florence Gardner...L.A...” vintage paper frame backing. Not examined out of frame.
159 Photograph, an autographed black and white photograph of the USAF Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Team, circa 1956-1958. Team is pictured in front of one of their F-Series Sabres. Photograph measures 7.5” x 9.25” inches wide.
160 Photograph, a black and white aerial photograph of the CV-16 USS Lexington (15” high x 19.5” inches wide), along with a smaller 3” x 5” inch black and white photograph of “Chuck” Graham standing beside a Colonel and another pilot on the flight deck of the USS Lexington. Large photograph is inscribed and signed in the upper right hand corner “9/28/60, To Chuck Graham----- with my very best wishes -----(?).” Matted and framed behind glass.
194 Photograph, inscribed and autographed of Lieutenant General “Jimmy Doolittle”. Image was taken in or after 1948 when he was on inactive reserve status. In 1951 Doolittle was appointed “Special Assistant” to the Air Force Chief of Staff serving as a civilian in scientific matters which helped lead the Air Force into the Ballistic Missile and Space Programs. Inscription Reads “To Chuck Graham: In appreciation of his fine friendship, Jim Doolittle.” Signature and inscription have been retraced in darker felt-tip pen. Image measures 8.75” high by 7.25” inches wide.
210 Color lithograph photo titled in margin at bottom of print "Astronaut Karol J. Bobko" and signed with a black sharpie pen "To Art, Karol "BO" Bobko". Reverse imprinted with the "NASA" logo circa 1980. Print measures 8" by 10" high.
212 Autographed inscription by Capt Eddie Rickenbacker, a WW1 American Fighter Ace and a Medal of Honor recipient. A booklet titled "Success Book, A Pocket Treasury of Inspiration by Titan" signed and inscribed in fountain pen on its first page "If But a Single Thought is Gained by you my Christmas Wish will Have Come True, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, Christmas 1939."