Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Shepard, “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” payable to Delaware, Lackawanna & Western [Railroad] for $50.00, June 18, 1944. Shepard also crosses out the bank information at top, writing in the name of another bank underneath. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold, show-through from bank stamps and punch cancellations, the latter touching a few letters of signature. An early and unusual format of the first American in space. Pre-certified Scott Cornish and RRAuction COA.
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