Six items: an official color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Duke posing in his white spacesuit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Ken, with best wishes, Charlie Duke,” with reverse bearing purple NASA caption text and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks; a souvenir typescript of a prayer offered aboard the recovery ship USS Ticonderoga on April 27, 1972, on the occasion of the safe return of the Apollo 16 crew, signed in black felt tip, “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP”; a TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, undated, NASA letterhead, from the Apollo 16 crew to the KSC team thanking them for their continued dedication and support, signed below printed facsimile crew signatures in blue felt tip, “Charlie Duke”; a bright green Apollo 16 bumper sticker from January 1972, reading, “Make the Descartes scene with Apollo 16,” 9.74 x 4, signed in black felt tip, “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP”; a NASA-printed Apollo 16 manned flight awareness packet, 8.5 x 11, ten pages, signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP”; and a color 17 x 22 promotional poster for a VHS of the documentary Charlie Duke, Moonwalker, signed and inscribed in the lower left in black felt tip, “To Robert, Aim high, Charlie Duke.” In overall fine condition, with haloing to the signature on the poster. From the collection of aerospace memorabilia specialist Ken Havekotte. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.
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