{"product_id":"hans-schlegel-signed-west-in-space-phonecard-folder-11254","title":"Hans Schlegel – signed West in Space phonecard folder","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHANS SCHLEGEL SIGNED “WEST IN SPACE” PHONECARD FOLDER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo Special-Edition 1993 Phonecards • 6 DM Value Each\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA highly collectible \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“West in Space” presentation folder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, personally hand-signed by German astronaut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHans Schlegel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssued in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1993\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the folder contains two original special-edition telephone cards, each retaining its full \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 Deutsche Mark value\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The set reflects the strong public interest in German human spaceflight during the early 1990s and offers an attractive combination of astronaut memorabilia, telecommunications history and space-themed philately.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHans Schlegel flew aboard Space Shuttle Columbia on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTS-55\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the second German Spacelab mission, and later returned to space aboard Atlantis on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTS-122\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, during which he participated in the installation of ESA’s Columbus laboratory on the International Space Station.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe folder and both phonecards remain in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexcellent condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making this an appealing and well-preserved signed collectible from an important period in German space history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHans Schlegel hand-signed “West in Space” presentation folder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo special-edition 1993 phonecards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal value of 6 DM per card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent overall condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA distinctive and increasingly uncommon item for collectors of astronaut autographs, German space memorabilia and vintage telephone cards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58254416281864,"sku":"11254","price":69.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/11254.jpg?v=1784304413","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/hans-schlegel-signed-west-in-space-phonecard-folder-11254","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}