DUKE CHARLES: (1935- ) American astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of the Apollo XVI mission (1972) and the tenth man to walk on the Moon. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph of Duke standing in a full-length pose, wearing his spacesuit, on the surface of the Moon as he salutes the United States flag at his side. The Apollo XVI Lunar Module can be seen in the immediate background. Signed by Duke in bold blue ink to a light area of the image, also adding Apollo 16 in his hand beneath his signature. A small oval authentication sticker is neatly affixed to the lower right corner. EX

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