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Heritage Auctions: Space Exploration Signature Auction

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Auction Name Space Exploration Signature Auction Total Sales (USD) 754,210.50
Auction Date December 05, 2024 - December 06, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 401,840.00
Sale Number #6304 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 602,760.00
Total Lots 471
Sold Lots 461 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 423,600.00
% of Lots Sold 97.88% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 635,400.00
Unsold Lots 10 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 118.70%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
50056

Apollo 11 Flown Command/Service Module Trans-Lunar Coast Star Chart Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin, with Signed Certificate of Authenticity.

USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 USD 68,750.00
50032

Apollo 1 Crew-Signed Color Photo [and] an Apollo 1 Fliteline Medallion, in Framed Display.

USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 USD 32,500.00
50089

Apollo 16 Lunar Module Flown Mission Emblem Cachet Cover, Numbered, Certified, and Signed by Charlie Duke with His Signed Notarized Letter of Authenticity.

USD 14,400.00 - 21,600.00 USD 30,000.00
50199

Apollo 11 Flown Crew-Signed "Type One" Quarantine Cover, Hand-Numbered EEA-45 and Certified by Buzz Aldrin, Originally from His Personal Collection, Signed, Expertised, and Certificated by Legendary European Philatelic Firm Bolaffi, in their Deluxe Presen

USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 30,000.00
50182

Apollo 8 Crew-Signed White Spacesuits Color Photo.

USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 20,625.00
50072

Apollo 14 Lunar Module Flown Limited Edition, #51/55, "Quarantine" Cover, Numbered and Signed by Edgar Mitchell with His Signed and Notarized Statement of Authenticity, also Signed and Expertised by Two Renowned European Philatelic Experts, Giulio Bolaffi

USD 12,800.00 - 19,200.00 USD 20,000.00
50247

Apollo 15 Lunar Module Flown "Sieger" Crew-Signed Cover, Serial Number 031, One of 100 Sold by Herman Sieger in 1971, with Notarized Certification on the Verso [and] a Large Group of Documentation including the Original Solicitation, Sales Receipt, Follow

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 17,500.00
50253

Apollo 16 Lunar Module Flown Lunar Orbit Monitor Chart, Directly from the Personal Collection of Charlie Duke.

USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 USD 15,000.00
50057

Apollo 11 Crew-Signed "Type Three" Mission Emblem Cachet Insurance Cover.

USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 13,750.00
50173

Apollo Moonwalkers: Complete Set of Twelve Signed Color Photos, Each Wearing their Iconic White Spacesuits.

USD 11,200.00 - 16,800.00 USD 12,500.00
50066

Apollo 13 Crew-Signed (Flight Crew) Bendix Contractor's Launch Cover Addressed to Congressman Bob Wilson (R, CA) at Washington, D.C.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 11,875.00
50203

Apollo 11 Crew-Signed White Spacesuit Color Photo.

USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 11,875.00
50144

Lunar Orbiter 1: A Crescent Earth Rising over the Lunar Surface in a Photo Taken by the First American Spacecraft to Orbit the Moon.

USD 14,400.00 - 21,600.00 USD 11,250.00
50235

Apollo 13 Flown Complete Microform Bible Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise with His Signed Letter of Authenticity.

USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 10,625.00
50136

"Lindbergh Arrives in Paris" Limited Edition Print, #76/100, Signed by Twelve Legendary Astronauts, including Nine Moonwalkers, with Letter of Authenticity from Steve Zarelli, in Framed Display.

USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 USD 10,000.00
50079

Apollo 15 Lunar Module Flown Crew-Signed "Sieger" Cover #81, with Crew-Signed and Notarized Certification.

USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 USD 8,125.00
50180

Apollo Grumman Apollo Operations Handbook - Lunar Module LM2 Book in Binder.

USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 8,125.00
50267

Skylab: Ultra-Rare NASA 1/96 Scale Contractor's Model from George C. Marshall Space Flight Center.

USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 8,125.00
50223

Apollo 11 Vintage NASA "Red Number" Color Photo, Image AS11-40-5877: Buzz Aldrin's Lunar Bootprint.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 7,500.00
50227

Apollo 12 Flown and Flight-Used "LOI Limits" Checklist Cue Card Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission CMP Richard Gordon, with Alan Bean and Richard Gordon Signed Certificate of Authenticity.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,500.00
50205

Apollo 11: Matching Individually-Signed White Spacesuit Color Photos (Uninscribed) with Embroidered NASA and Apollo 11 Mission Insignia Patches, in Matted Display.

USD 3,600.00 - 5,400.00 USD 6,875.00
50236

Apollo 13 Flown "LM Malfunction Procedures" Book Page, Signed by Fred Haise and James Lovell, Originally from the Personal Collection of James Lovell.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,000.00
50138

Neil Armstrong Signed North American X-15 Photo.

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 5,750.00
50238

Apollo 13 Prime Crew (Original) Signed White Spacesuit Color Photo.

USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 USD 5,500.00
50293

Apollo 16 Traverse Briefing Notebook, Directly from the Personal Collection of Charlie Duke.

USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 5,500.00
  • High Bids Win
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    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
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    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
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    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
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    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
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  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD