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Space History Featuring the First Lunar Sample

13 April 2022 | starting at 13:00 EDT

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A unique opportunity to own a NASA-verified piece of the Apollo-11 contingency sample. 5 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) aluminum sample stubs, each topped with approximately 10 mm diameter carbon tape containing Apollo Moon dust,. Sold for US$504,375 inc. premium

APOLLO MOON MAP SIGNED BY 15 ASTRONAUTS, NIXON & VON BRAUN. Official Map of the Moon. [Chicago]: Rand McNally, [1969],. Sold for US$38,175 inc. premium

MERCURY SEVEN PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY ALL 7 ASTRONAUTS. Silver gelatin print photograph, approximately 8 x 10 inches, 1959,. Sold for US$7,012.50 inc. premium

APOLLO 11: INSURANCE COVER RARE TYPE 2 CREW-SIGNED INSURANCE COVER. Apollo 11 Life Insurance Cover measuring approximately 4 x 6 inches.. Sold for US$7,012.50 inc. premium

APOLLO 10 PHOTOGRAPHING THE MOON. Group of 6 vintage large-format NASA silver gelatin print photographs, 16 x 20 each.. Sold for US$3,187.50 inc. premium

SPUTNIK-1 FULL SIZED MODEL Chrome two-piece sphere, approximately 4343 mm circumference; 597 mm diameter, 4 metal antennae, each on rectangular alloy mount,. Sold for US$2,550 inc. premium

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SPUTNIK-1 FULL SIZED MODEL
Chrome two-piece sphere, approximately 4343 mm circumference; 597 mm diameter, 4 metal antennae, each on rectangular alloy mount,

Sold for US$2,550 inc. premium

AN ORIGINAL FRAGMENT FROM SPUTNIK 1 MARKING THE FIRST DAY OF THE SPACE RACE. 242 x 35 x 15 mm aluminum alloy fragment, October 4, 1957, being a piece of Sputnik-PS, the R7 rocket that launched the Sputnik-1,

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AN ORIGINAL FRAGMENT FROM SPUTNIK 1
MARKING THE FIRST DAY OF THE SPACE RACE.
242 x 35 x 15 mm aluminum alloy fragment, October 4, 1957, being a piece of Sputnik-PS, the R7 rocket that launched the Sputnik-1,

US$80,000 - US$120,000

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SPUTNIK-1: ORIGINAL LABEL
MEMENTO FROM OCTOBER 4, 1957 LAUNCH, INSCRIBED BY SERGEI KOROLEV.
Paper phalange label, 30mm diameter, 1957,

US$20,000 - US$30,000

SPUTNIK-1: MOONWATCH TELESCOPE ORIGINAL AT-1 TELESCOPE USED FOR TRACKING THE SATELLITE. Enameled metal telescope on adjustable mount, 405 mm long, 92 mm diameter, mount 315 mm in height,

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SPUTNIK-1: MOONWATCH TELESCOPE
ORIGINAL AT-1 TELESCOPE USED FOR TRACKING THE SATELLITE.
Enameled metal telescope on adjustable mount, 405 mm long, 92 mm diameter, mount 315 mm in height,

Sold for US$2,550 inc. premium

EXPLORER I FULL-SIZED MOCKUP USED IN LAUNCH PREPARATIONS. Nosecone/Payload Carrier Working Mockup, approximately 37 1/4-inches tall, 6-inch diameter, [Pasadena & Huntsville: Jet Propulsion Laboratory & Army Ballistic Missile Agency, c.1957],

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EXPLORER I
FULL-SIZED MOCKUP USED IN LAUNCH PREPARATIONS.
Nosecone/Payload Carrier Working Mockup, approximately 37 1/4-inches tall, 6-inch diameter, [Pasadena & Huntsville: Jet Propulsion Laboratory & Army Ballistic Missile Agency, c.1957],

US$40,000 - US$60,000

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MERCURY SEVEN
PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY ALL 7 ASTRONAUTS.
Silver gelatin print photograph, approximately 8 x 10 inches, 1959,

Sold for US$7,012.50 inc. premium

7 —
MERCURY-REDSTONE 3 RECOVERY COVER
SIGNED BY ALAN B. SHEPARD.
U.S.S. Lake Champlain cover, 91 x 164 mm, with May 5, 1961 cancel stamp over 4-cent stamp,

US$3,000 - US$5,000

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PROJECT MERCURY LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH
THE ORIGINAL SEVEN IN SPACE SUITS, SIGNED.
Large format color photograph, 16 x 20 inches.

Sold for US$2,550 inc. premium

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VOSTOK PROGRAMME
FIRST-HAND HISTORY BY ONE OF ITS MAIN ENGINEERS.
FEOKTISTOV, KONSTANTIN. 1926-2009. Autograph Manuscript Signed,

Sold for US$701.25 inc. premium

10 —
VOKSHOD 2
THE FIRST SPACEWALK.
Two signed photographs SIGNED by Alexei A. Leonov:

US$1,000 - US$1,500

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APOLLO 10
PHOTOGRAPHING THE MOON.
Group of 6 vintage large-format NASA silver gelatin print photographs, 16 x 20 each.

Sold for US$3,187.50 inc. premium

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APOLLO 10
FASTEST FLOWN FLAG FOR CHICAGO.
Flown Chicago city flag, silk, 4 by 6 inches,

US$7,000 - US$9,000

APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH CLASSIC CREW SHOT. Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "S-69—31739" printed in red,

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APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
CLASSIC CREW SHOT.
Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "S-69—31739" printed in red,

Sold for US$1,211.25 inc. premium

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APOLLO 11: INSURANCE COVER
RARE TYPE 2 CREW-SIGNED INSURANCE COVER.
Apollo 11 Life Insurance Cover measuring approximately 4 x 6 inches.

Sold for US$7,012.50 inc. premium

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APOLLO 11 PHOTOGRAPH
BUZZ ALDRIN AT TRANQUILITY BASE.
Large format color photograph, 16 x 20 inches.

Sold for US$4,845 inc. premium

APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH BUZZ ALDRIN & OLD GLORY ON THE MOON. Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "AS11-40-5875" printed in red,

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APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
BUZZ ALDRIN & OLD GLORY ON THE MOON.
Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "AS11-40-5875" printed in red,

Sold for US$3,187.50 inc. premium

APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH BUZZ ALDRIN BESIDE THE LUNAR MODULE. Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "AS11-40-5902" printed in red,

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APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
BUZZ ALDRIN BESIDE THE LUNAR MODULE.
Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "AS11-40-5902" printed in red,

Sold for US$1,657.50 inc. premium

APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH ALDRIN DEPLOYS THE PSEP ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "AS11-40-5949" printed in red,

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APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
ALDRIN DEPLOYS THE PSEP ON THE LUNAR SURFACE.
Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "AS11-40-5949" printed in red,

Sold for US$3,570 inc. premium

APOLLO 11 PHOTOGRAPH ALDRIN TAKES LUNAR CORE-TUBE SAMPLE. Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph 11 x 14 inches, with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso,

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APOLLO 11 PHOTOGRAPH
ALDRIN TAKES LUNAR CORE-TUBE SAMPLE.
Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph 11 x 14 inches, with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso,

US$2,000 - US$3,000

APOLLO 11 PHOTOGRAPH ALDRIN AT THE LUNAR MODULE. Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph 11 x 14 inches, with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso,

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APOLLO 11 PHOTOGRAPH
ALDRIN AT THE LUNAR MODULE.
Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph 11 x 14 inches, with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso,

Sold for US$1,785 inc. premium

APOLLO 11 - NASA PRESS PHOTOGRAPH RARE SEPIA-TONED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MOON. Vintage NASA sepia toned silver gelatin print photograph, 8 x 10 inches,

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APOLLO 11 - NASA PRESS PHOTOGRAPH
RARE SEPIA-TONED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MOON.
Vintage NASA sepia toned silver gelatin print photograph, 8 x 10 inches,

Amended

US$1,500 - US$2,500

CONTENTS OF THE FIRST LUNAR SAMPLE A unique opportunity to own a NASA-verified piece of the Apollo-11 contingency sample. 5 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) aluminum sample stubs, each topped with approximately 10 mm diameter carbon tape containing Apollo Moon dust,

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CONTENTS OF THE FIRST LUNAR SAMPLE
A unique opportunity to own a NASA-verified piece of the Apollo-11 contingency sample.
5 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) aluminum sample stubs, each topped with approximately 10 mm diameter carbon tape containing Apollo Moon dust,

Amended

Sold for US$504,375 inc. premium

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APOLLO MOON MAP
SIGNED BY 15 ASTRONAUTS, NIXON & VON BRAUN.
Official Map of the Moon. [Chicago]: Rand McNally, [1969],

Sold for US$38,175 inc. premium

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Space History Featuring the First Lunar Sample

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — SPUTNIK-1 FULL SIZED MODEL Chrome two-piece sphere, approximately 4343 mm circumference; 597 mm diameter, 4 metal antennae, each on rectangular alloy mount,

2 — AN ORIGINAL FRAGMENT FROM SPUTNIK 1 MARKING THE FIRST DAY OF THE SPACE RACE. 242 x 35 x 15 mm aluminum alloy fragment, October 4, 1957, being a piece of Sputnik-PS, the R7 rocket that launched the Sputnik-1,

3 — SPUTNIK-1: ORIGINAL LABEL MEMENTO FROM OCTOBER 4, 1957 LAUNCH, INSCRIBED BY SERGEI KOROLEV. Paper phalange label, 30mm diameter, 1957,

4 — SPUTNIK-1: MOONWATCH TELESCOPE ORIGINAL AT-1 TELESCOPE USED FOR TRACKING THE SATELLITE. Enameled metal telescope on adjustable mount, 405 mm long, 92 mm diameter, mount 315 mm in height,

5 — EXPLORER I FULL-SIZED MOCKUP USED IN LAUNCH PREPARATIONS. Nosecone/Payload Carrier Working Mockup, approximately 37 1/4-inches tall, 6-inch diameter, [Pasadena & Huntsville: Jet Propulsion Laboratory & Army Ballistic Missile Agency, c.1957],

6 — MERCURY SEVEN PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY ALL 7 ASTRONAUTS. Silver gelatin print photograph, approximately 8 x 10 inches, 1959,

7 — MERCURY-REDSTONE 3 RECOVERY COVER SIGNED BY ALAN B. SHEPARD. U.S.S. Lake Champlain cover, 91 x 164 mm, with May 5, 1961 cancel stamp over 4-cent stamp,

8 — PROJECT MERCURY LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH THE ORIGINAL SEVEN IN SPACE SUITS, SIGNED. Large format color photograph, 16 x 20 inches.

9 — VOSTOK PROGRAMME FIRST-HAND HISTORY BY ONE OF ITS MAIN ENGINEERS. FEOKTISTOV, KONSTANTIN. 1926-2009. Autograph Manuscript Signed,

10 — VOKSHOD 2 THE FIRST SPACEWALK. Two signed photographs SIGNED by Alexei A. Leonov:

11 — APOLLO 10 PHOTOGRAPHING THE MOON. Group of 6 vintage large-format NASA silver gelatin print photographs, 16 x 20 each.

12 — APOLLO 10 FASTEST FLOWN FLAG FOR CHICAGO. Flown Chicago city flag, silk, 4 by 6 inches,

13 — APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH CLASSIC CREW SHOT. Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "S-69—31739" printed in red,

14 — APOLLO 11: INSURANCE COVER RARE TYPE 2 CREW-SIGNED INSURANCE COVER. Apollo 11 Life Insurance Cover measuring approximately 4 x 6 inches.

15 — APOLLO 11 PHOTOGRAPH BUZZ ALDRIN AT TRANQUILITY BASE. Large format color photograph, 16 x 20 inches.

16 — APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH BUZZ ALDRIN & OLD GLORY ON THE MOON. Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "AS11-40-5875" printed in red,

17 — APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH BUZZ ALDRIN BESIDE THE LUNAR MODULE. Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "AS11-40-5902" printed in red,

18 — APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH ALDRIN DEPLOYS THE PSEP ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "AS11-40-5949" printed in red,

19 — APOLLO 11 PHOTOGRAPH ALDRIN TAKES LUNAR CORE-TUBE SAMPLE. Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph 11 x 14 inches, with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso,

20 — APOLLO 11 PHOTOGRAPH ALDRIN AT THE LUNAR MODULE. Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph 11 x 14 inches, with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso,

20A — APOLLO 11 - NASA PRESS PHOTOGRAPH RARE SEPIA-TONED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MOON. Vintage NASA sepia toned silver gelatin print photograph, 8 x 10 inches,

21 — CONTENTS OF THE FIRST LUNAR SAMPLE A unique opportunity to own a NASA-verified piece of the Apollo-11 contingency sample. 5 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) aluminum sample stubs, each topped with approximately 10 mm diameter carbon tape containing Apollo Moon dust,

22 — APOLLO MOON MAP SIGNED BY 15 ASTRONAUTS, NIXON & VON BRAUN. Official Map of the Moon. [Chicago]: Rand McNally, [1969],

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SPUTNIK-1 FULL SIZED MODEL
Chrome two-piece sphere, approximately 4343 mm circumference; 597 mm diameter, 4 metal antennae, each on rectangular alloy mount,

2 —
AN ORIGINAL FRAGMENT FROM SPUTNIK 1
MARKING THE FIRST DAY OF THE SPACE RACE.
242 x 35 x 15 mm aluminum alloy fragment, October 4, 1957, being a piece of Sputnik-PS, the R7 rocket that launched the Sputnik-1,

3 —
SPUTNIK-1: ORIGINAL LABEL
MEMENTO FROM OCTOBER 4, 1957 LAUNCH, INSCRIBED BY SERGEI KOROLEV.
Paper phalange label, 30mm diameter, 1957,

4 —
SPUTNIK-1: MOONWATCH TELESCOPE
ORIGINAL AT-1 TELESCOPE USED FOR TRACKING THE SATELLITE.
Enameled metal telescope on adjustable mount, 405 mm long, 92 mm diameter, mount 315 mm in height,

5 —
EXPLORER I
FULL-SIZED MOCKUP USED IN LAUNCH PREPARATIONS.
Nosecone/Payload Carrier Working Mockup, approximately 37 1/4-inches tall, 6-inch diameter, [Pasadena & Huntsville: Jet Propulsion Laboratory & Army Ballistic Missile Agency, c.1957],

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MERCURY SEVEN
PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY ALL 7 ASTRONAUTS.
Silver gelatin print photograph, approximately 8 x 10 inches, 1959,

7 —
MERCURY-REDSTONE 3 RECOVERY COVER
SIGNED BY ALAN B. SHEPARD.
U.S.S. Lake Champlain cover, 91 x 164 mm, with May 5, 1961 cancel stamp over 4-cent stamp,

8 —
PROJECT MERCURY LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH
THE ORIGINAL SEVEN IN SPACE SUITS, SIGNED.
Large format color photograph, 16 x 20 inches.

9 —
VOSTOK PROGRAMME
FIRST-HAND HISTORY BY ONE OF ITS MAIN ENGINEERS.
FEOKTISTOV, KONSTANTIN. 1926-2009. Autograph Manuscript Signed,

10 —
VOKSHOD 2
THE FIRST SPACEWALK.
Two signed photographs SIGNED by Alexei A. Leonov:

11 —
APOLLO 10
PHOTOGRAPHING THE MOON.
Group of 6 vintage large-format NASA silver gelatin print photographs, 16 x 20 each.

12 —
APOLLO 10
FASTEST FLOWN FLAG FOR CHICAGO.
Flown Chicago city flag, silk, 4 by 6 inches,

13 —
APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
CLASSIC CREW SHOT.
Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "S-69—31739" printed in red,

14 —
APOLLO 11: INSURANCE COVER
RARE TYPE 2 CREW-SIGNED INSURANCE COVER.
Apollo 11 Life Insurance Cover measuring approximately 4 x 6 inches.

15 —
APOLLO 11 PHOTOGRAPH
BUZZ ALDRIN AT TRANQUILITY BASE.
Large format color photograph, 16 x 20 inches.

16 —
APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
BUZZ ALDRIN & OLD GLORY ON THE MOON.
Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "AS11-40-5875" printed in red,

17 —
APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
BUZZ ALDRIN BESIDE THE LUNAR MODULE.
Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "AS11-40-5902" printed in red,

18 —
APOLLO 11: NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH
ALDRIN DEPLOYS THE PSEP ON THE LUNAR SURFACE.
Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph, 8 x 10 inches, upper margin with "AS11-40-5949" printed in red,

19 —
APOLLO 11 PHOTOGRAPH
ALDRIN TAKES LUNAR CORE-TUBE SAMPLE.
Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph 11 x 14 inches, with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso,

20 —
APOLLO 11 PHOTOGRAPH
ALDRIN AT THE LUNAR MODULE.
Vintage NASA chromogenic color photograph 11 x 14 inches, with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso,

20A —
APOLLO 11 - NASA PRESS PHOTOGRAPH
RARE SEPIA-TONED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MOON.
Vintage NASA sepia toned silver gelatin print photograph, 8 x 10 inches,

21 —
CONTENTS OF THE FIRST LUNAR SAMPLE
A unique opportunity to own a NASA-verified piece of the Apollo-11 contingency sample.
5 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) aluminum sample stubs, each topped with approximately 10 mm diameter carbon tape containing Apollo Moon dust,

22 —
APOLLO MOON MAP
SIGNED BY 15 ASTRONAUTS, NIXON & VON BRAUN.
Official Map of the Moon. [Chicago]: Rand McNally, [1969],