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[PROJECT MERCURY]. POSTAL COVER SIGNED BY THE MERCURY 7 CREW

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July 20, 09:53 PM GMT

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3,000 - 5,000 USD

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MERCURY 7 CREW SIGNED POSTAL COVER

SIGNED BY ALL 7 CREW MEMBERS, AND POSTMARKED ON THE DAY OF WALLY SCHIRRA'S SIGMA 7 FLIGHT


A postal cover measuring approximately 3 3/4 by 6 1/2 inches, postmarked twice from Cape Canaveral, October 3, 1962. Mounted with a photograph of the Mercury 7 crew. 


SIGNED by the full Mercury 7 crew: JOHN H. GLENN JR; DONALD K. "DEKE" SLAYTON; WALTER "WALLY" SCHIRRA; LEROY "GORDON" COOPER; ALAN B. SHEPARD; M. SCOTT CARPENTER; and VIRGIL "GUS" GRISSOM.