Five items from the personal collection of Guenter Wendt: a napkin featuring the Apollo 17 mission emblem, signed on the reverse by Wendt and stamped as being from his personal collection; a Launch Complex 5 souvenir fragment cut from Gantry No. 5, affixed to an 8.5 x 11 certificate of authenticity signed by Ernest Malnassy, director of the USAF Space Museum, and signed on the left side by Wendt; and a humorous 11.5 x 9 advertisement for “Pad 19—Ethereal Caterers,” signed on the reverse by Wendt and stamped as being from his personal collection; a fuse used in verifying the firing circuits in Mercury and Gemini spacecraft from the collection of Guenter Wendt, measuring 1.25″ long, wrapped in toned tape labeled, “Use 10 Lock < 5,” and accompanied by a photocopied certificate of authenticity from Wendt; and photocopies of Western Union telegrams related to the Liberty Bell capsule bearing an affixed handwritten note by Wendt. A rubber band stuck to the front of the napkin and some scattered surface marks to the ad, otherwise overall fine condition. From the Leon Ford Collection. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.
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