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The Eclectic Collector · 17 September 2016
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1969 Apollo 11, Commemorative plaque presented to NASA scientist Charles M. Grant for his role in the first
manned lunar landing.
A brass circular plaque the centre an enamel disc depicting an astronaut walking on the moon, surrounded by the
inscription ‘For your contribution to the first manned lunar landing 1969 - NASA - MSC’, the outer rim with relief
vignettes of spacecraft. Diameter
Provenance: January 2001, Rarethings Estate Sales and Auctions, Estate of Charles M. Grant, Houston, Texas, where
purchased by the current owner.
4¾in. (12.07cm)
Estimate €400-€600 £340-£510
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 136137
1970 NASA Space Station programme, Skylab. (12)
Signed photohraphs of the first three crews of Skylab, the Executive summary of a McDonnell Douglas
Corporation report to NASA Marshall Space Flight Centre regarding the design, construction and launch of a
long-lasting, general purpose facility in earth orbit; together with a Skylab Earth Resources Data Catalogue and
seven NASA prints of photographs of and from Skylab. (12)
Provenance: January 2001, Rarethings Estate Sales and Auctions, Estate of Charles M. Grant, Houston, Texas, where
purchased by the current owner.
Estimate €400-€600 £340-£510
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 137