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From: Houston, TX, USA
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posted 02-08-2003 09:06 AM               

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The Space Exploration auction on Saturday, April 12 introduces another specialist subject at Swann Galleries. This first sale, coinciding with the 42nd anniversary of Yuri Gagarin?s history-making flight as the first person in space, includes signed portraits, first day covers, letters, charts, maps, manuals, signed and unsigned photographs, equipment, and artifacts related to the United States and Russian space programs, including a selection of flown items from the NASA astronauts and their families.

For more information: http://www.swanngalleries.com/

(collectSPACE is planning pre- and post-coverage of this auction, as well as live reporting.)