posted 01-11-2015 12:28 AM            

I've been fascinated by Adm. Shepard and his life since I was a kid, and now have the resources to complete this. There are three signed pieces:

• The one with Kennedy pinning on his medal after Freedom 7, with a bold late-life signature.

• An Apollo 14 liftoff picture, inscribed accordingly by Adm. Shepard and as a bonus, signed by Dr. Mitchell, who added "Third Lunar Exploration, January 31, 1971."

• And, the crown jewel, unpersonalized WSS litho, inscribed "with best wishes" and signed in clean, vintage fashion.

Would like to thank Gerry at Astronaut Archives, and Vince, who I purchased from on eBay but I know posts here, for their professionalism in our transactions. I had some difficulties and delays receiving my order from Jerome at Apollo Mission Photos, but he was very apologetic and included some other Apollo 14 lithos free of charge, and also charged me the same low postage fee despite shipping overseas.

Also, thanks to Ed Hengeveld and others here, I apologize for forgetting your names, who were able to help me in the direction of hi-res scans for this project. Thanks once again cS!