Virgil ''Gus'' Grissom Original Mercury Seven Astronaut Autograph Authenticated

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Virgil Ivan ''Gus'' Grissom [1926 1967] was a United States Air Force pilot who was selected as one of the original seven astronauts for NASA's Project Mercury in 1959. Grissom's first flight was on July 21, 1961 as the pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 4 [Liberty Bell] and then flew again as command pilot of Gemini 3 on March 23, 1965. On January 27, 1967 Grissom died along with his fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffe during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission. Listed for auction is the rare autograph of Virgil Ivan ''Gus'' Grissom signed on a First Day Issue Postal cover. The autograph is signed ''Virgil I. Grissom'' in blue pen and the autograph has been authenticated and graded a [8] by Zarelli Space Authentication and will be accompanied with the above Letter of Authenticity. The cover is postmarked Cape Canaveral, FLA, Feb 20, 1961 and is affixed with one U.S. commemorative Project Mercury postage stamp. The cover measures 6.50 x 3.75 inches, it has ''trivial'' toning otherwise it is in fine condition and ideal for display. The autograph is authentic, difficult to obtain and is a very desirable example of one of the original Mercury Project astronauts. We have also listed or will be listing shortly the autographs of the following Apollo mission crews, Apollo 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, along with a nice collection of military, aviation and astronaut autographs.
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