Three items: an official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of an artistic depiction of the docking of the Apollo spacecraft and the Soviet Soyuz capsule during the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, signed in black ink and felt tip by astronauts Tom Stafford, Vance Brand, and Deke Slayton, and by cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov, with an unknown hand (presumably Brand) adding the inscription: “To Colonel Robert Jaques with best regards!”; and two TLSs from Brand, both one page, 8 x 10.5 NASA letterhead, both addressed to Jaques, dated March 27, 1974, and April 28, 1977. The earlier letter, in part: “As it turns out the cosmonauts for the joint mission will be arriving in Houston 2 weeks from now for a short visit.” The second, in part: “It was good to hear from you again. The photos have been inscribed and are enclosed as you requested. I am still a member of the Astronaut Corps and look forward to flying the space shuttle in orbit. No crews have been assigned yet for the first orbital missions.” In overall very good to fine condition, with small creases and light paperclip impressions to the photo.
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