Gemini 3 ( Molly Brown ) Flown Crew-Signed One-Dollar Bill on Original Crew-Signed Certificate

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Gemini 3 (Molly Brown) Flown Crew-Signed One-Dollar Bill on Original Crew-Signed Certificate. A $1 United States Note, Series 1963, signed to the left of Jefferson' portrait: "Gus Grissom/ GT-3", and to the right: "John Young/ 3-23-65", both in red felt tip. The bill is mounted to a 11" x 8.25" certificate by Don Wagner, bearing the following text: "This is to certify that the currency with serial number F 28752040 B did as a matter of fact accompany 'Gus' Grissom & John Young on their three orbit flight, March 23, 1965, in the Gemini Space Craft 'Molly Brown.' Accomplishing the 'Free World's' first two-manned space venture.", beneath which are the signatures: "Gus Grissom" and "John Young". Framed to an overall 14.75" x 11.5". This is the first Gemini 3 flown one-dollar bill Heritage has offered. Excellent condition. From the Steven R. Belasco Collection of Space Memorabilia.The story behind this flown $1 bill is told in Russell Still's Relics of the Space Race (Roswell, Georgia: PR Products, 1995): "On [Grissom's] Gemini 3 flight... a more aggressive plan for flying souvenirs was carried out by launch supervisors [Si] Parden, Joe Trambell, and Gunter Wendt's assistant, K.J. Day. The three gathered together a number of $1 and $2 bills as souvenirs for pad personnel... In spite of the scale of the operation, the trio managed to maintain read more

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