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Public Auction #441

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Bids updated August 17, 2019 at 7:55pm (New York time)

MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Space
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
158O*Apollo 11 Spacecraft Artifact. Certified (Havekotte) this swatch, in two pieces, is an "actual piece of the Command Module #107 Columbia which flew the first manned lunar landing mission from July 16-24, 1969". This pressure sensitive Kapton polymide tape was part of its thermal protection subsystem and was removed from the spacecraft after splashdown and sold at auction to benefit the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Clean and ready to frame. Ex Witt.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $210.00
159O*Small catchall group of Space related ephemera from the Woody Witt holding in a small pizza size box. Highlights include: a signed Apollo 11 photo of the presentation of the American Flag " to Gov. Deuk, Buzz Aldrin" in Silver wide sharpie, no COA; two FDCs on official NASA photos; an engraved invitation from Richard Nixon to his dinner (August 13, 1969) in honor of the Apollo 11 astronauts; two table cards for the same event; the engraved menu; and the commemorative folder with the metal plaque honoring the astronauts. All Ex Witt.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $210.00
160OApollo 15 signed 8 X 10 Space photo by the three astronauts; Jim Irwin, Dave Scott, and Al Worden. Also personalized “To Pat Best Wishes from Apollo 15.”Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $140.00
161*Gene Cernan autographed mint sheet of 50 C76 stamps. Several stamps have disturbed gum. Personalized “To Tracy Cernan (his daughter) from Her Daddy 6 Dec 1972. Comes with COA. A really awesome Space item.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $120.00
162OUniversal Postal Union 1969 official folder and envelope in Tokyo. Contains Michael Collins and Frank Borman astronaut signatures. An unusual intact Space item which has to be missing from many Space collections.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $140.00
163*Paul Calle autographed copy (3.5"x5") of his original design for America's First Man on the Moon Stamp 1969. Few exist.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $36.00
164**Paul Calle signed proof for his Moon Landing stamp limited edition lithograph that was sold by Sanabria for $150 in 1970. 8"x13" black on white, ex WittCat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $95.00
165CVMissile mail cover and ephemera. Includes: Charles Koch flown cover for the U.S. Air Force Regulus 2, KD2U intercept missile test, September 3, 1959, Venice, Florida, to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (# 7/12). Unautographed but flown with all proper markings. From the Woody Witt collection. Also includes: a typed letter signed Charles A, Koch outlining how he was able to get the covers aboard the missile, a circa 1965/6 pricelist of what he has available for sale, nine black and white photos from the scene, two sets of the color photos, a small section of the actual telemetry chart record of the missiles flight performance, and a few 1959 newspaper acounts of the publicity of the flight.Cat. Value: S.B. 6000.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00