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Illuminating Space: Images from a Private Virginian Collection

Session: Illuminating Space: Images from a Private Virginian Collection

New York
5 Dec 2012, session starting at 13:00 EST

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Russell, John Selenographia, plus gores, plus engraved trade card
Sold for US$ 242,500 inc. premium
RUSSELL, JOHN. 1745-1806. A Globe representing the Visible Surface of the Moon, constructed from Triangles Measured with a Micrometer and ...
LUNAR ORBITER IV. Giant mosaic of the near side of the Moon, May 11-25, 1967,
Sold for US$ 98,500 inc. premium
LUNAR ORBITER IV. Giant mosaic of the near side of the Moon, May 11-25, 1967,
SURVEYOR I. Unique wide-angle hand mosaic of Surveyor I's shadow on the Oceanus Procellarum, June 13, 1966,
Sold for US$ 98,500 inc. premium
SURVEYOR I. Unique wide-angle hand mosaic of Surveyor I's shadow on the Oceanus Procellarum, June 13, 1966,
SURVEYOR I. Panorama of the Flamsteed region in Oceanus Procellarum, June 2, 1966-July 14, 1966,
Sold for US$ 62,500 inc. premium
SURVEYOR I. Panorama of the Flamsteed region in Oceanus Procellarum, June 2, 1966-July 14, 1966,

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Russian Moon globe based on Luna and Zond
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LIPSKY, Y.N. [In Cyrillic:] Globus Luny sostavlen po fotografijam. [Globe made ​​from photographs of the Moon. Moscow:] Sternberg State Astronomical Institute and USSR Topographical Service, ...
Sold for US$ 1,187 inc. premium
Orbiter Consolidated Lunar Atlas
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KUIPER, GERARD P., AND OTHERS. 1. Orthographic Atlas of the Moon. St. Louis, MO: Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, USAF, June, 1961.
Sold for US$ 2,500 inc. premium
TURNER, RALPH. Northeast Rim of Tycho, FILL IN, printed
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TURNER, RALPH. B.1935. Northeast Rim of Tycho. Tucson, AZ: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, March 25, 1970.
Estimate:
US$ 1,000 - 1,500
£640 - 960
€750 - 1,100
Zond Zond 8, bundle of photos
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ZOND-8. Group of 23 photographs of the Moon, October 24, 1970,
Sold for US$ 3,750 inc. premium
Apollo Apollo 9 & 11, Hasselblad positives, 32 strips
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APOLLO 9 & 11. Group of 32 short strips of duplicate positives from the astronauts' Hasselblad cameras, March 3-July 24, 1969,
Sold for US$ 9,750 inc. premium
Apollo Apollo 15 stereo slides with viewer
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APOLLO 15. 10 stereo photographs taken by Dave Scott on the lunar surface, July 31-August 2, 1971,
Sold for US$ 1,500 inc. premium
Weigert Ultra-high bas relief German print of Apollo 15 moon rock
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WEIGERT, FRANZ. Bas relief reproduction of moon rock no 15536 obtained during the Apollo 15 mission, manufactured by Franz Weigert, Neuberg, Germany, 1972,
Sold for US$ 562 inc. premium
Denoyer-Geppert Lunar globe, metal stand
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DENOYER-GEPPERT. Denoyer-Geppert Lunar Globe. [Chicago, IL]: Denoyer-Geppert, [c.1971].
Sold for US$ 4,000 inc. premium
Apollo Apollo 16 ITEC mapping camera, bundle of photos
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APOLLO 16. Group of 41 photographs of the lunar surface taken by the Apollo 16 Fairchild Metric/Mapping camera, April 19-24, 1967,
Sold for US$ 4,000 inc. premium
APOLLO. Collection of approximately 41 volumes related to photography and mapping involved in Apollo missions, including:
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APOLLO. Collection of approximately 41 volumes related to photography and mapping involved in Apollo missions, including:
Sold for US$ 10,000 inc. premium
JPL Lunar Scientific Model, 1971, 2 binders
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HAINES, E.L., editor. Lunar Scientific Model. [Pasadena, CA]: JPL, August 27, 1969-December 7, 1971.
Sold for US$ 3,125 inc. premium
SCHIMERMAN, LAWRENCE A., editor. Lunar Cartographic Dossier. St. Louis, MO: Defense Mapping Agency for NASA, [1973].
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SCHIMERMAN, LAWRENCE A., editor. Lunar Cartographic Dossier. St. Louis, MO: Defense Mapping Agency for NASA, [1973].
Estimate:
US$ 800 - 1,200
£510 - 770
€600 - 900
Turner, Ralph Schroeter's Valley, plan
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TURNER, RALPH. B.1935. Contour diagram of Schröter's Valley, probably Tucson, AZ, 1974,
Sold for US$ 2,375 inc. premium
Turner, Ralph Schroeter's Valley, finished illustration
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TURNER, RALPH. B.1935. Shaded contour diagram of Schröter's Valley, probably Tucson, AZ, 1974,
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 1,900
€1,500 - 2,200
GODDARD, ROBERT H. Mount Ruidoso, oil on board, 420 x 600 mm, signed lower right "R.H. Goddard,"
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GODDARD, ROBERT HUTCHINGS. 1882-1945. Mount Ruidoso, New Mexico, August 12, 1940,
Estimate:
US$ 20,000 - 30,000
£13,000 - 19,000
€15,000 - 22,000
COSMIC RAYS. Gelatin silver print recording cosmic rays (205 x 195 mm),
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COSMIC RAYS. Cosmic rays, photographed through the opening of a magnetic "cloud chamber" aboard a B-29 "flying laboratory" and processed by the US Naval Ordnance ...
Sold for US$ 187 inc. premium
V2 Metal film canister of positives in 2 formats
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V-2 ROCKET. 2 strips of positive film reproducing photographs taken by a V-2 rocket, launched from White Sands, NM, April 5, 1950,
Sold for US$ 2,000 inc. premium
Sputnik Small file of US documents and photos relating to Sputnik
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SPUTNIK. A small archive of photographs and documents relating to US observations of Sputnik satellites, 1957, comprising:
Sold for US$ 1,125 inc. premium
Project Mercury 2 contact prints of Mercury Seven
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TAUB, WILLIAM PAUL. 1923-2010. 2 contact prints of the Mercury Seven, around April 9, 1959,
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,000
£960 - 1,300
€1,100 - 1,500
Taub, William ("Bill") Large group of photographs and contact sheets of Mercury-era astronauts
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TAUB, WILLIAM PAUL. 1923-2010. A large group of photographs and contact sheets of Mercury-era NASA astronauts, c.1961,
Sold for US$ 3,500 inc. premium
Cosmonauts Multi-signed photo
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COSMONAUTS. View upwards inside a Soviet radio antenna, signed by 30 cosmonauts and astronauts, 1962-1975,
Sold for US$ 2,750 inc. premium
Space Applications Programs Earth Resources Survey Program, bound volume
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US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. Multisensor Imagery Collection. [Fort Belvoir, VA]: US Army Corps of Engineers for the Earth Resources Survey Program, Space Applications Programs, ...
Sold for US$ 2,000 inc. premium
ERSat Earth Resource Survey Program, 2 binders, original photos
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WHITE, RICHARD A., editor. Earth Resource Surveys from Spacecraft. Fort Belvoir, VA, and Houston, TX: US Army Corps of Engineers, and Earth Resources Group, NASA, ...
Sold for US$ 812 inc. premium
PRIVATE SPACE EXPLORATION. Bundle of photos of the Conestoga I launch,
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CONESTOGA I. 21 photographs of the Conestoga I launch, Matagorda Island, TX, September 9, 1982,
Sold for US$ 162 inc. premium
SHUTTLE STS-27. Large format photograph of the south Persian Gulf, from the orbiting Shuttle Atlantis, December 2-6, 1988,
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SHUTTLE STS-27. Large format photograph of the south Persian Gulf, from the orbiting Shuttle Atlantis, December 2-6, 1988,
Sold for US$ 1,000 inc. premium
GALILEO. The limb of the Earth, looking north past Antarctica, December 8, 1990,
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GALILEO. The limb of the Earth, looking north past Antarctica, December 8, 1990,
Sold for US$ 1,250 inc. premium
Flammarion, Camille pub. Bertaud, globe
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FLAMMARION, CAMILLE. 1842-1925. Globe géographique de la planète Mars d'après Camille Flammarion. Paris: E. Bertaux, [1884].
Sold for US$ 27,500 inc. premium
Antoniadi after C. Flammarion, pub. Bertaud, globe
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FLAMMARION, CAMILLE, AND EUGENE ANTONIADI. Globe géographique de la planète Mars d'après CAMILLE FLAMMARION par E. Antoniadi. Paris: E. Bertaux, [c.1897].
Sold for US$ 6,875 inc. premium
Brun, Ingeborg Mars globe on bronze stand, manuscript + photo of Flammarion
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BRUN, EMMY INGEBORG. 1872-1929. [Inscription on base:] Mars efter Lowell's Glober [sic]. Denmark, c.1905-1909.
Sold for US$ 50,000 inc. premium
Mariner Mariner IV picture data magnetic tape spool
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MARINER IV. A reel of magnetic tape containing photographic data returned by Mariner IV, July 15, 1965,
Sold for US$ 375 inc. premium
MARINER IV. 22 views of Mars, being every image captured by Mariner IV, July 14, 1965,
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MARINER IV. 22 views of Mars, being every image captured by Mariner IV, July 14, 1965,
Sold for US$ 187 inc. premium
MARINER IV. Collection of approximately 46 bulletins, reports, and memoranda related to Mariner IV, including:
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MARINER IV. Collection of approximately 46 bulletins, reports, and memoranda related to Mariner IV, including:
Estimate:
US$ 800 - 1,200
£510 - 770
€600 - 900
MARS SCIENTIFIC MODEL. Mars Scientific Model. JPL Document No. 606-1. Pasadena, CA: JPL, July 15, 1968.
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MARS SCIENTIFIC MODEL. Mars Scientific Model. JPL Document No. 606-1. Pasadena, CA: JPL, July 15, 1968.
Sold for US$ 812 inc. premium
MARINER VI & VII. Collection of approximately 60 bulletins, reports, and memoranda related to Mariners VI and VII, including:
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MARINER VI & VII. Collection of approximately 60 bulletins, reports, and memoranda related to Mariners VI and VII, including:
Sold for US$ 125 inc. premium
MARINER IX? 2 gelatin silver prints of... Mars pole,
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MARINER IX. 2 views of the north pole of Mars, around October 12, 1972,
Sold for US$ 2,000 inc. premium
MARINER IX. The equatorial belt of Mars, with Olympus Mons visible towards the upper left, November 14, 1971-October 27, 1972,
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MARINER IX. The equatorial belt of Mars, with Olympus Mons visible towards the upper left, November 14, 1971-October 27, 1972,
Estimate:
US$ 25,000 - 35,000
£16,000 - 22,000
€19,000 - 26,000
MARINER IX. Large collection of approximately 180 volumes, documents, periodicals and memoranda related to Mariner IX, some being rare internally-circulated items from JPL, including:
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MARINER IX. Large collection of approximately 180 volumes, documents, periodicals and memoranda related to Mariner IX, some being rare internally-circulated items from JPL, including:
Sold for US$ 937 inc. premium
Gepert, D. Large Mars globe
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DENOYER-GEPPERT. [Label on base:] Visual-Relief Mariner 9 Mars Globe. Chicago, IL: Denoyer-Geppert Co., 1973.
Sold for US$ 2,750 inc. premium
USGS 31 large shaded relief negatives of Mars, plus smaller snippets
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US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. A set of 31 large film negatives probably used in the offset printing of the USGS's Atlas of Mars, published in 1976,
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 5,000
£1,900 - 3,200
€2,200 - 3,700
Viking lander Panorama of Martian surface, craft and flag decal visible
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VIKING I LANDER. Panorama of Chryse Planitia, July 23, 1976,
Sold for US$ 13,750 inc. premium
VIKING ORBITERS I & II. Hand mosaic of Memnonia quadrangle,
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VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of Memnonia quadrangle, c.1978,
Sold for US$ 20,000 inc. premium
VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of..., reference 360A 31-50,
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VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of an overview of the caldera of Olympus Mons, c.1979,
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 3,800
€3,000 - 4,500
VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of..., reference 434S 1-36, no. 15 missing, 435S 1-36, no. 14 missing,
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VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of Mars, c.1979,
Sold for US$ 10,000 inc. premium
VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of..., reference 714A 51-98,
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VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of Mars, c.1979,
Sold for US$ 10,000 inc. premium
VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of..., reference 890A 31-52, 61-71,
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VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of Mars, c.1979,
Sold for US$ 8,750 inc. premium
VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of..., reference 705A 1-48,
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VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of Mars, c.1979,
Estimate:
US$ 8,000 - 10,000
£5,100 - 6,400
€6,000 - 7,500
VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of..., reference 211-5320,
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VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of Mars, c.1979,
Estimate:
US$ 8,000 - 12,000
£5,100 - 7,700
€6,000 - 9,000
VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of..., reference 718A 1-48,
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VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of Mars, c.1979,
Estimate:
US$ 8,000 - 10,000
£5,100 - 6,400
€6,000 - 7,500
VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of..., reference 457S 3-10, 450S 11-14, 459S 16-18,
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VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of Mars, c.1979,
Estimate:
US$ 7,000 - 9,000
£4,500 - 5,700
€5,200 - 6,700
VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of..., reference 768A 61-70,
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VIKING ORBITER. Hand mosaic of Mars, c.1979,
Estimate:
US$ 5,000 - 7,000
£3,200 - 4,500
€3,700 - 5,200
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