Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Col: Manuscripts with Stamps, Space, & Other Collectibles
Last Updated on Monday, 14 November 2011 08:06 Written by External Post Monday, 14 November 2011 08:06
Manuscripts with Stamps, Space, & Other Collectibles
Dec 3, 2011, 10:00 AM PST
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Col: Los Angeles, CA, US
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Old Town Auctions’ July 17 no-reserve sale presents a celestial array of robots, space toys and futuristic TV/film collectibles
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 June 2010 12:40 Written by a2e Saturday, 26 June 2010 12:40
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Date of Release: June 24, 2010
More than 800 lots span a time-travel zone from the 1930s-1990s
BUCKEYSTOWN, Md. – On Saturday, July 17, Old Town Auctions will boldly go where they’ve never gone before – selling robots, space toys, Star Wars, action figures and other quality sci-fi and fantasy collectibles. The event will [...]
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Heritage Auction Galleries: April Grand Format Space Exploration Auction
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 April 2010 12:20 Written by a2e Thursday, 15 April 2010 12:20
April Grand Format Space Exploration Auction
Apr 21, 2010, 1:00 PM CST
Heritage Auction Galleries: Dallas, TX, US
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Moon Name Tag for Dallas Space Auction
Last Updated on Thursday, 8 April 2010 01:40 Written by a2e Thursday, 8 April 2010 01:40
A cloth name tag that was a part of the spacesuit worn by Dr. Edgar D. Mitchell while he spent more than nine hours on the lunar surface during the Apollo 14 mission on Feb. 5-6, 1971, is the unrivaled centerpiece of Heritage Auctions’ April 21 Grand Format Space Exploration Auction live in Dallas and online at HA.com. It is estimated at $75,000+.
There have been only 12 men thus far into human history that have walked on the moon. Of their 12 spacesuit name tags, two – those of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin – are on permanent display in the Smithsonian, while Alan Bean fragmented his for use in his truly cosmic space art. That leaves nine extant, and on the rare occasion that these spacesuit name tags have ever sold, it’s almost always as part of a set of four including the name tag, a NASA logo patch, an American flag, and the mission insignia patch.
“The prices for these sets have reached $350,000 more than once,” said Michael Riley, Senior Cataloger and Chief Historian at Heritage Auctions. “It’s been a number of years since any other lunar surface-worn name tag has been offered to the public and it will likely be many more years before another becomes available. Clearly, this would be the centerpiece for any serious space collection.”
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Spaceflight Items for Auction in New York
Last Updated on Sunday, 28 March 2010 02:20 Written by a2e Sunday, 28 March 2010 02:20
An annual auction that celebrates space flight, from the earliest experiments to the present day, The Space History Sale is set to take place at Bonhams in New York on Tuesday April 13. Featuring over 290 lots, the sale contains objects and ephemera from all of the most memorable NASA space flight programs including Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, and the Space Shuttle.
“We’re proud to continue this annual New York auction of Space History,” says Matthew Haley, Bonhams Specialist. “The auction features items that hark back to the first golden age of space exploration, when man sought to reach the moon, along with lots that celebrate what came before and after these monumental trips to the lunar surface.”
With the Apollo missions capturing the public imagination like no other space program, objects from this series of voyages feature prominently in the sale. Of particular note are a number of truly remarkable Apollo lots that are set to entice international interest, from both private and institutional buyers.
Apollo 13
Forty years to the day of the Bonhams auction, Apollo 13, the third lunar mission to the moon, suffered an oxygen tank explosion, and the crew famously radioed back the words, ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem.’ The emergency checklist list from that flight, used and marked after the explosion by the Apollo 13 crew on April 13, 1970, will be offered in the sale – it serves as a poignant reminder of the precarious state the three astronauts’ lives were in.
During the emergency, the crew had to stabilize and re-align their spacecraft while saving enough power and oxygen to survive the long voyage back home. Their survival and safe return to earth is one of the most celebrated triumphs of American 20th century space flight (estimate: $20,000-30,000).
Apollo 11
Directly consigned from Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, a mission patch flown to the moon is a leading lot in the auction and is signed by all three Apollo 11 astronauts (estimate: $40,000-60,000).
A diamond and gold pin given to Deke Slayton, NASA Director of Flight Crew Operations, is an extraordinary artifact whose history spans the Apollo program, from the tragic lows to the triumphant highs. Presented to Slayton by the widows of the Apollo 1 astronauts who died in the flash fire at the Cape Canaveral launchpad in 1967, it had originally been planned as a gift to Slayton from the Apollo 1 astronauts themselves. After receiving the pin, Deke lent it to Neil Armstrong, who took it to the lunar surface on Apollo 11 (estimate: $80,000-120,000).
Another notable Apollo 11 lot is a flight plan sheet signed and inscribed by Neil Armstrong, ‘One small step for a man – one giant leap for mankind’. Given to John McLeaish, NASA press officer, by Neil Armstrong while both were in quarantine after the trip, this is particularly unusual as Armstrong has said he never wrote this phrase for anyone, and no other example has ever come to auction (estimate: $60,000-80,000).
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Russian Space Artifacts for Toronto Auction
Last Updated on Saturday, 20 March 2010 04:00 Written by a2e Saturday, 20 March 2010 04:00
On March 31, 2010, Waddington’s, located in Toronto, ON, Canada, will host its 20th Century Design Auction With Russian Space Artifacts Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this eclectic sale, Waddington’s will offer more than 300 lots of design pieces. A Space Suit Worn By Cosmonaut Anatoli Pavlovich Artsebarskyot is the top estimated lot, requiring a minimum bid of $12,000 and expected to sell between $25,000-$35,000.
If you can’t join the live auction action in Toronto, ON, Canada, on March 31, visit Artfact.com to login or register free to bid live online at this exceptional auction. To research similar design pieces auctions and view over 57 million auction price results, including previous results from Waddington’s, visit http://www.artfact.com
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 March 2010 02:00 Written by External Post Wednesday, 3 March 2010 02:00
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Waddington’s: 20th Century Design Auction Includes Russian Space Artifacts
Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 09:15 Written by a2e Tuesday, 23 February 2010 09:15
20th Century Design Auction Includes Russian Space Artifacts
Mar 31, 2010, 6:00 PM EST
Waddington’s: Toronto, ON, Canada
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The astronaut and his Twitter pictures from space
Last Updated on Monday, 8 February 2010 03:15 Written by External Post Monday, 8 February 2010 03:15
One astronaut is using Twitter to send some extraordinary pictures of Earth from on board the international space station Once you’ve performed your systems check, goofed around with a ball of floating water and tried to go to the loo with some
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Bathroom scale plugs into Google Health
Last Updated on Friday, 29 January 2010 07:45 Written by External Post Friday, 29 January 2010 07:45
Not content with knowing where you go, both in real and cyber space, Google will soon know how much you weigh too – thanks to wi-fi-connected scales. The scale in question come from Withings, and it was launched last year with connections to various
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