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Day 1: Historic & Early Americana

Fri, Apr 24, 2026 09:00AM EDT
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Day one of Fleischer's 2026 Spring premier auction includes early American artifacts, documents, signatures, ephemera, and weaponry. Rare material relating to African American history is featured, as well as fine examples of antique photography.
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Lot 341

[SPACE EXPLORATION] Space Flown Flag on Columbia

Estimate: $250 - $500
Starting Bid
$100

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$100 $25
$300 $50
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$50,000 $5,000

UNITED STATES FLAG & CREW PATCH FLOWN ABOARD THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA WITH THE SIGNATURES OF THE CREW

 

A beautiful framed assemblage of space-flown patches and astronauts' signatures from the 1993 STS-Spacelab Life Sciences 2 (SLS-2) mission aboard the space shuttle Columbia, which conducted cutting-edge research on physiological adaptation to spaceflight. All matted and framed. Items include:

 

1. United States flag patch worn aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Printed in blue and red on fabric. 

 

2. Spacelab Life Sciences embroidered crew patch. With Columbia at center surrounded by stylized DNA and the surnames of each crew member. 

 

3. Seven (7) signatures, including: John Blaha, Commander; Rick Searfoss, Pilot; Bill McArthur, Mission Specialist; Rhea Seddon, Payload Commander; Marty Fettman, Payload Specialist; Shannon Lucid, Mission Specialist; and David Wolf, Mission Specialist. 

 

4. Five (5) photographs showing the take off and landing of Columbia, the crew, and two shots from orbit.

 

[NASA, Space Exploration, Apollo Program] [Aviation, History of Flight, Airplanes, Aeronautics, Aeronautical Engineering, Aerospace]

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