^Lot 539 Mercury 7

Uncommon color vintage 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Mercury 7 astronauts posing in front of a Convair 106-B jet, signed in blue and black ballpoint above their respective images by all seven: “Scott Carpenter,” “Gordon Cooper,” “J H Glenn, Jr.,” “Gus Grissom,” “Wally Schirra,” “Alan B Shepard, Jr.”, and “D K Slayton.” Photo is affixed to an 11.5 x 9.5 off-white mount. Slayton’s signature very light, but still legible, and some light contrast to last names of Carpenter’s and Cooper’s signatures, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Signed color images of this grouping are rarely encountered, and the few authentically signed usually lack the signature of Grissom.