Lot 1108
1974 Apollo-Soyuz Astronaut & Cosmonaut Signed Display with Photo. 1973 NASA 9½" x 7" color artist concept photo depicting Apollo-Soyuz docking mounted on 14"x11" board. Board bears bold signatures of Stafford, Slayton, Brand, Leonov and Kubasov (Apollo-Soyuz complete crew) and of astronauts Bean, Evans and Lousma (x2), American backup crew. Also signed by astronaut Bill Anders and cosmonauts Romanenko, Filipchenko, Ivanchenkov (probably) and one other. Photo is inscribed "To Bill Kindall - Thanks For Your Help" (probably in Bean's hand). Mr Kindall was Vice President & Head of Public Affairs for Texas Eastern Transmission Corp in Houston and set up several hunting trips for both astronauts & cosmonauts. Of the signers of this piece, only six (3 cosmonauts and 3 astronauts) attended the Wyoming hunting trip Mr Kindall had arranged. Also includes 1974 typed & signed letter from Alan Bean to Bill Kindall discussing the trip. A most unusual Apollo-Soyuz signed item.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,000.
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