Memorabilia owned by astronauts and the most avid of space collectors will be among the highlights at Heritage Auctions` Space Exploration Auction Nov. 10 in Dallas, Texas. An Apollo 11-Flown Silver Robbins Medallion, Serial Number 409 (est. $35,000-45,000) was one of 450 flown aboard Apollo 11, the first manned moon landing, July 16-24, 1969, with crewmembers Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. The obverse depicts Collins` original concept of the mission insignia, with an eagle carrying an olive branch in its mouth, a design NASA officials too indicative of war. Consequently, the branch was moved to the eagle`s talons, leaving this as one of few – if not the only – major official item bearing Collins` original design. An Apollo 11 Crew-Signed `First Man on the Moon` Stamp (est. $2,800-3,600) is an absolute rarity, a single stamp with wide selvage (surplus material on border) with the signatures of all three astrona
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