[Early Astronauts] Collection of astronaut autographs and related ephemera

[Early Astronauts]

Collection of signatures of numerous early NASA astronauts & NASA officials, and related ephemera

1. Collection of 28 signatures of NASA astronauts, astronaut trainees, and NASA officials on stamp blocks, including: Ed White, Roger Chaffee, Neil Armstrong, Scott Carpenter, John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Gordon Cooper, Jim Lovell, Charles "Pete" Conrad, John Young, Frank Borman, Jim McDivitt, Tom Stafford (3), Deke Slayton, Elliot See, Chris Craft, Roberto Pilano, John Peterson, William Twenting, Donald Sarlie, Edwin McDonald, Robert McIntosh, Albert Crews, R.W. Smith, Byron Knolle, and Charles C. Block.

2. Group of 8 astronaut signatures on 3 x 5 in. cards, including: Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Frank Borman, Wally Schirra, tom Stafford, Alan Shepard, Charles "Pete" Conrad, Charles Bock, and Elliot See

3. Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space.  8 x 6 in., printed on vellum, SIGNED "Neil Armstrong", and with 6¢ Apollo 8 stamp w/ first day cancellation at Houston dated May 5, 1969. 

4. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies.  8 x 6 in., printed on vellum, SIGNED "Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.", and with 6¢ Apollo 8 stamp w/ first day cancellation at Houston dated May 5, 1969. 

5. Nuclear Test Bam Treaty 8^1/2 x 11 in., printed on vellum. SIGNED "Michael Collins" with two 5¢ Gemini stamps w/ first day cancellation at Kennedy Space Center, dated September 29, 1967.

6. Typed letter signed " Wally Schirra" on NASA letterhead, 29 Nov, 1962.

7. 8 x 10 in. photolithographic portrait of Wally Schirra, signed "Wally Schirra"

8. Two 4 x 5 in. silver gelatin prints of Gus Grissom, both signed "Virgil Grissom", with 6 x 9 in. printed program for a Chicago City Council Meeting honoring Gus Grissom and John Young dated March 30 1965.

9. Block of 10 4¢ Project Mercury stamps, signed by John Glenn

10. Original 1962 Project Mercury first day cover, SIGNED by John Glenn, with 4¢ Project Mercury stamp with first day cancellation at Cape Canaveral, dated Feb 20, 1962; additional plain cover SIGNED by John Glenn, with 4¢ Project Mercury stamp with first day cancellation at Cape Canaveral, dated Feb 20, 1962; and one B'nai B'rith cover with 10¢ "First Man on the Moon" stamp with first day cancellation "Moon Landing" dated 20 July 1969, as well as Washington D.C. dated 9 September 1969.