The Mercury Space Program



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One of the finest examples of the
" Kansas Cosmosphere Liberty Bell 7 Acrylic "



One of an edition of 100 "Deluxe" Limited Edition Acrylics

The vast majority of Cosmosphere Liberty Bell 7 Acrylics
contained mere bolts or screws, whereas this example
bears a complete valve assembly from the spacecraft!





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A Vintage Postal Cover,
signed by the Mercury 7 Astronauts!



Signed by Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter,
Deke Slayton, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, and John Glenn!



A rare item in exceptional condition!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection





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A Vintage B&W Photograph of the "Mercury 7",
signed by all seven astronauts!



Signatures include those of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom,
John Glenn, Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter,
Gordon Cooper, and Wally Schirra!

The photograph also bears a personalized inscription
to the original owner, Craig Davis





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A Vintage B&W Photograph of the "Mercury 7",
signed by all seven astronauts!



Signatures include those of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom,
John Glenn, Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter,
Gordon Cooper, and Wally Schirra!





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A Beautiful "Mercury 7" Signed Presentation Piece



Signed by Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter,
Deke Slayton, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, and John Glenn!


A rare item in exceptional condition!






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A Pristine "Mercury 7" Signed Official NASA Photograph



Signed by Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter,
Deke Slayton, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, and John Glenn!


A rare item in exceptional condition!






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A Multi-Signed "First Day of Issue" Postal Cover
for the Project Mercury Stamp!



Signed by Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter,
Wally Schirra, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, and Deke Slayton!

Countersigned by numerous Mercury "Recovery Ship" Captains,
and the Mercury Recovery Fleet Admiral.



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection




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A Vintage Mercury-7 Astronaut Photograph,
signed by six of the seven astronauts!



Signed by Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Gordon Cooper,
Deke Slayton, Wally Schirra, and Scott Carpenter!

Some smudging to Shepard's signature,
but otherwise a nice clean example.


Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection




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A Vintage Mercury MA-3 Recovery Photograph,
bearing a superb Shepard inscription! 




A vintage color photograph of Shepard's Mercury recovery,
inscribed "A Great Day!" by Shepard!

Countersigned by the Captain of the "Lake Champlain",
and the Prime Recovery Ship Helicopter Pilot!


Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection





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A Vintage Mercury MA-3 Recovery Photograph,
bearing a superb Shepard signature!




Signed "Alan Shepard / Freedom 7"!

Countersigned by the Captain of the "Lake Champlain",
and the Prime Recovery Ship Helicopter Pilot!




Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection





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An Official NASA Mercury MA-3 Recovery Photo,
inscribed by Alan Shepard!




An official vintage NASA photo of Shepard on the recovery carrier.

Nicely inscribed by Alan Shepard to Joe Wicks!

Countersigned by the Captain of the "Lake Champlain",
and the Prime Recovery Ship Helicopter Pilot!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection





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A Vintage Mercury MA-3 Recovery Photo,
inscribed by Alan Shepard!




Nicely inscribed from Alan Shepard to Joe Wicks!

Countersigned by the Captain of the "Lake Champlain",
and the Prime Recovery Helicopter Pilot!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection 





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A Vintage Mercury MA-3 Recovery Photograph,
bearing a blind-inscribed Shepard signature! 




Bearing an extremely desirable generic
"Best Wishes / Alan Shepard" signature!

Countersigned by the Captain of the "Lake Champlain",
and the Prime Recovery Helicopter Pilot!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection  





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A Remarkable "NASA Cachet" Postal Cover,
signed by Alan Shepard!




A postal cover that witnessed a decade of space history!

Postmarked the day of Shepard's Mercury flight (5/5/61),
launch to the Moon (1/31/71), and walk on the Moon (2/5/71)!

Signed by Alan Shepard, and countersigned by numerous
recovery personnel from both missions!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection  





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A Project Mercury "Man In Space" Cachet Cover,
signed by Alan Shepard!




A vintage Project Mercury "Man in Space" Cachet postal cover,
postmarked the day of Shepard's Mercury flight.

The cover has been signed by Shepard,
and countersigned by the Prime Recovery Helicopter Pilot!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection  





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A Vintage Gus Grissom Check with two signatures!



Dated December 8, 1958, and accomplished entirely by Grissom,
with his handwritten endorsement on the check's verso!


Provenance

The Virgil I. Grissom Space Collection





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A Vintage Gus Grissom Check!



Dated June 11, 1957,
and accomplished entirely in Grissom's hand!


Provenance

The Virgil I. Grissom Space Collection 





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A Vintage Gus Grissom Check!



Dated May 2, 1955,
and accomplished entirely in Grissom's hand!


Provenance

The Virgil I. Grissom Space Collection 





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A Mercury-era shipboard photo of John Glenn,
signed by Glenn and numerous dignitaries!



A vintage shipboard photograph (with serrated edges)
of John Glenn submitting his flight-data to qualify
for the "FAI" record for his Mercury flight!

Nicely signed by Glenn on the front!

Countersigned on the verso by the Recovery Fleet Admiral,
and the "Randolph's" Captain and Executive-Officer!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection





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A vintage Glenn Recovery Ship photo,
signed by John Glenn!




A vintage color photograph of John Glenn sailing home after his
Mercury flight.

Beautifully signed with a "blind-inscription" from Glenn!

Countersigned by the Captain of the "Noa",
and the Recovery Fleet Admiral.



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection   





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A "Friendship-7" Secondary-Recovery Ship Cover,
signed by John Glenn!




A "Secondary-Recovery Ship" cover, postmarked aboard the
"Enterprise" for the first American manned-orbital spaceflight!

Signed by John Glenn, and countersigned by the fleet Admiral,
and the Captains of both the "Noa" and the "Randolph".



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection 





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A Signed "First Day of issue" Postal Cover,
for the "Project Mercury" Stamp!




Nicely signed by John Glenn!

Countersigned by the Admiral of the Recovery Fleet,
and the Captain's of both the "Noa" and Randolph"!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection 





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A Signed "First Day of issue" Postal Cover,
for the "Project Mercury" Stamp!




Nicely signed by John Glenn!

Countersigned by the fleet Admiral,
Captain and "XO" of the "Randolph",
and the Captain of the "Noa"!

 


Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection  





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A Vintage Mercury Photo of Scott Carpenter,
bearing a vintage signature of Carpenter! 




A nice photo of Carpenter with his recovery helicopter pilot,
bearing vintage signatures of both!

Countersigned on the verso by the Fleet Admiral,
and the "Intrepid's" Captain, XO, and Air Officer!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection  





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An Official United States Navy Mercury Photo,
signed by Scott Carpenter!




An extremely uncommon official U.S. Navy dated-photograph of
Carpenter homeward-bound after his Mercury flight!

Nicely signed by Scott Carpenter!

Countersigned by numerous officials,
including the ship's captain and recovery-fleet admiral.



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection  





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A Vintage Mercury-Era Photo of Scott Carpenter,
signed by Carpenter!




An uncommon Mercury-era photograph of Scott Carpenter
stepping aboard the "Intrepid" after splashdown!

Nicely signed by Scott Carpenter!

Countersigned by the Recovery Fleet Admiral,
the Captain of the "Intrepid", and Prime Recovery Helicopter Pilot!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection  





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An Official United States Navy Mercury Photo,
signed by Scott Carpenter! 




A rare official U.S. Navy dated photograph of Scott Carpenter
stepping aboard the Intrepid after his Mercury flight!

Signed by Carpenter, and countersigned by numerous officials,
including the ship's captain and recovery-fleet admiral.



Note the serrated-edge of this
official Navy photograph! 



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection  





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An Extremely Uncommon Mercury-Era Photograph,
of a Scott Carpenter splashdown cartoon!




Signed by Carpenter, and countersigned by his recovery
helicopter pilots, and the recovery-carrier photographer!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection 





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A Vintage Photo of Scott Carpenter's Splashdown,
signed by Carpenter!




A vintage photograph of Scott Carpenter's Mercury splashdown,
signed by Carpenter.

Countersigned by the Recovery Fleet Admiral,
and the Captain(s) and helicopter-pilot of the "Intrepid"!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection 





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An "Aurora 7 Secondary-Recovery Ship" Cover,
signed by Scott Carpenter!




Nicely signed by Scott Carpenter!

Countersigned by the Recovery Fleet Admiral,
The Captain of the "Intrepid", and the Recovery Helicopter Pilot!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection 





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An "Aurora 7" Secondary Recovery Ship Cover,
signed by Scott Carpenter! 




Nicely signed by Scott Carpenter!

Countersigned by the Recovery Fleet Admiral,
The Captain of the "Intrepid", and the Recovery Helicopter Pilot!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection  





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A "Sigma-7 Prime-Recovery Ship" Postal Cover,
signed by Wally Schirra!




Beautifully signed "Wally Schirra / Sigma 7",
and countersigned by the Captain of the "Kearsarge"!

Extremely uncommon!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection  





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A "Faith 7 Secondary-Recovery Ship" Postal Cover,
with Cooper's notable inscription to Capt. Rankin!



A superb "Faith-7"
"Recovery Force Secondary-Ship" Postal Cover!


This cover, from the Wicks collection, bears the
wonderful thank you from Gordon Cooper to
Capt. Rankin, in which Cooper promises
to "Hit the No. 3 Elevator next time".



Also countersigned by Captain Rankin!


Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection  





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A "Faith-7" Prime Recovery Ship Postal Cover,
signed by Gordon Cooper!




Nicely signed by Gordon Cooper!

Countersigned by Captain Rankin of the "Kearsarge",
and the Prime Recovery Ship Helicopter Pilot!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection  





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An Autograph-Letter Signed
from Gordon Cooper to Joe Wicks!





A nice uncommon handwritten letter from Cooper to Wicks,
dated July 22, 1988, in which Cooper mentions his postal covers.

This would be a nice item to frame with one of the above
Gordon Cooper covers!



Provenance

The Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection