Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 43

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Aerospace

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 99		Aviation - Gordon Cooper's Flight Helmet. A striking bright metallic orange flight helmet with black leather interior, sun visor and kacki oxygen mask. An ID label under the left earphone reads: "Protection, Inc. California, Name: G. Cooper, Date: 5-28-68, Model 4BM-3492, Serial Number LIN4987". There is a black "COOP" decal on the back of the helmet. ALSO included is a green padded helmet bag by Satellite Outerwear Corp. with a drawstring closure. Cooper may have worn this helmet when flying NASA T-38 trainers as well as during recreational flying, as the leather shows wear. A great addition to any collection. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 100		Aviation - Gordon Cooper's Flight Helmet. A striking bright metallic orange flight helmet with black leather interior, sun visor and khaki oxygen mask. An ID label under the left earphone reads: "Protection, Inc. California, Name: G. Cooper, Date: 9-15-69, Model 4AM-3859, Serial Number LIN5412". There is a black "COOPER" decal on the back of the helmet. ALSO included is a green padded helmet bag zipper closure, sun visor cover, and black cloth skullcap. Excellent overall condition. A great addition to any collection. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,450
Lot 101		Aviation - Gordon Cooper's "Pneumatic Anti-G Suit". This US Army Air Force Anti-G suit is in a green zippered carry bag (8x9x3") that is stenciled on one side with a white Army Air Force insignia beneath which is black "LeRoy G. Cooper, JG / Suit - Pneumatic Anti-G, Type G3A / Specification No. R-3231A / Size Large Long / …/ The Berger Co. / Property US Army Air Force". There is a similar label attached to the suit inside the bag. Someone has written "Cooper" in red beneath his black stenciled name on the outside. This suit was worn extensively by Cooper during Air Force and NASA jet flights to prevent him from blacking out during high stress aircraft manoevers. The suit appears to be in excellent condition and will make a great addition to any collection. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 102		Aviation, 1964, NASA T-33/T-38 Aircraft Evaluation Letter. A fascinating, three-page typed letter on NASA letterhead stationary dated Jan 17, 1964 to the Honorable Ken Hechler, Congressman, 4th District, West Virginia from Richard Callaghan, Assistant Administrator for Legislative Affairs in which he discusses NASA's airplane needs. He states, in part: "Air Force F-106 airplanes at Langley were used in preparation for Mercury Missions through MA-3, Since that time, astronaut training has centered at MSC, Houston where six T-33 and four F-102 airplanes have been provided." He goes on to say that the planes are old, and inadequate for NASA needs both in quality and number. He recommends the purchase of T-38 planes in addition to the 15 planes budgeted already for purchase. Rep. Hechler send this original letter along with a typed cover letter to Maj. Cooper on 10 Feb with a personal note added to the bottom. A great source document as to the origin of the T-38 trainers added to NASA's fleet. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 103		Mercury Atlas 9, 1963, FLOWN Space Add-on Spacesuit Pocket (5x6x1") This unusual gray pouch is made of the same material as was used to make Cooper's spacesuit. The pouch has black velcro on both sides and a long flap attached to the pouch flap that was designed to stick to the velcro to hold the pouch closed. There is a tooled leather "FAITH 7" patch sewn to the flap. Inside the flap there is a manuscript marking in green ink: "MSC 0691". Cooper has written on the flap in blue ink: "Flown on Faith 7, Gordon Cooper" and there is a small white sticker on the bottom of the pouch that reads: "GC-90-34". This is an important pouch that was designed to be attached to Cooper's spacesuit on the flight and used to hold checklists or even used as a PPK to hold personal items he took on the flight. Excellent overall condition with only minor ageing. An important piece of memorabilia. Estimated Value $3,500 - 5,000. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,475
Lot 104		Mercury Atlas - 9, 1963, FLOWN $2.00 Bill. This large, circulated 1917 $2.00 bill is notated "Flown on Faith 7 / Gordon Cooper" on the face. Included is an envelope that originally contained this bill, which Cooper has notated: "This old 1917 $2 bill was flown by me in my flight suit pocket on MA 9, Gordon Cooper". Rare and seldom available. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,240
Lot 105		Mercury Atlas - 9, 1963, FLOWN $1.00 Bill. This circulated Series 1957A $1.00 bill has been notated on the face: "Flown on Faith 7 / Gordon Cooper". Included is a handwritten certificate of authenticity on personalized Walt Disney Productions letterhead notepaper that reads: "This dollar bill flew with me on 15-16 May 63 on Faith 7 / Gordon Cooper". An important addition to any collection. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,910
Lot 106		Mercury Atlas - 9, 1963, FLOWN United States Flag (17x11.5") This large silk flag is notated along the bottom: "This flag was flown on Faith 7, May 15-16, 1963 / Gordon Cooper". Clean and fresh with one horizontal fold and three vertical folds. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,463
Lot 107		Mercury Atlas - 9, 1963, FLOWN United States Cotton Flag (5.5x8") This loosely woven, cotton United States flag has been inscribed along the bottom: "This flag was flown on Faith 7, May 15-16, 1963 / Gordon Cooper". Two verticle folds and light toning/ageing do not detract. it has been some years since we have seen a similar flag. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,140
Lot 108		Mercury Atlas - 9, 1963, Mercury 7 Astronauts Gold Medallion (44mm., approximately 2.5 oz., 14kt gold) This striking medallion was made by the Medallic Art Company of NY. It depicts the likenesses of the astronaut on one side and reads: "Commemorating Free Man's Adventure Beyond the Atmosphere, 1958-1963" along with the symbol for the Mercury 7 and a rocket on the other. The medallion is marked with the Medallic Art name and the number "24" on the rim. The original black case is included. Rare and seldom seen. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,013
Lot 109		Mercury Atlas - 9 - Gordon Cooper's Personal Golf Clubs. This complete set of Dunlop gold clubs (Persimmon woods 1-4 with numbered covers and Maxfli irons #2 through a sand wedge) as well as a Shakespeare Gary Player "Black Knight" putter) is housed in a leather golf bag with "GORDON COOPER" across the front. We are told Cooper used these clubs extensively during his NASA days and even when he played in a couple of Jackie Gleason Invitational Golf Tournaments in Florida. The bag has what appear to be original mud/aging stains, mostly around the bottom, and some of the fittings appear to be slightly rusted but all the snaps and zippers appear to be in working order. Some balls and other golf accessories also included. A great piece of memorabilia. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,050
Lot 110		Mercury Atlas - 9, 1963, "MA-9 actual spacecraft retroattitudes and reentry events" carbon memo. This two-page carbon is of a 24 July 1963 memo written by Donald J. Incerto, Acting Head, Postflight Trajectory Analysis Section, Flight Analysis Branch to Chief, Flight Operations Division. In the memo, obtained from Gordon Cooper's personal files, he discusses the variation between projected and actual re-entry and landing points of the flight. The carbon is originally notated at the upper right: "AAO - G. Cooper" and at the upper left, in blue ink: "From my files / Gordon Cooper". Fascinating reading. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $108
Lot 111		Mercury Atlas - 1963, Lyndon Baynes Johnson Autograph. Boldly signed on an original 10x8" black and white photo of him standing with Gus Grissom, Alan Shepherd, Gordon Cooper and Deke Slayton. Johnson has inscribed the photo: "To Gordon Cooper with high regards". Attractive and unusually clean. This piece came directly from the Gordon Cooper Library files where it hasn't seen the light of day since it was signed over 40 years ago. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 112		Gemini Titan 5, 1965, FLOWN St. Christopher's Medal (40mm.) This silver colored St. Christopher's medal was blessed by Pope John XXIII and comes in its original red plush leather case with gold trim (faults). A certificate of authenticity is included that is typed on one side: "October 1, 1963, On February 22, 1963, in an audience with Pope John XXIII, the Pope presented an American emissary with specially blessed St. Christopher medals for the sixteen American Astronauts. The Pope volunteered during this audience that whenever he learned that there was a man orbiting in space he said the prayer: "May God protect this brave man and bring him safely home to earth." Cooper has hand-notated the other side of this certificate: "This medal flown by me on Gemini V on 21-29 AUG 1965, Gordon Cooper". Rare. Estimated Value $3,500 - 5,000. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,220
Lot 113		Gemini Titan 5, 1965, FLOWN Religious Flag. This unusual white flag (8x12") has a smaller deep blue flag (4x6") flag sewn on at upper left. The blue flag has a red cross similarly sewn on (3x2.5"). We cannot determine what this flag symbolizes but it was obviously meaningful to Cooper as he has notated the flag at the lower right: "This flag was flown on Gemini 5 August 21-29, 1965 / Gordon Cooper". One horizontal and vertical fold from having been carried in his PPK does not detract. Striking and unusual. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. Ex. the astronaut LeRoy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 114		Gemini XII, 1966, FLOWN "Rendezvous" Checklist (10.5x8.5") This checklist contains 14 light-card, three-ring pages (with original snap rings), each with a white velcro tab and two thick card covers, and each with white velcro attachments (In the weightlessness of space, velcro was the only way to keep pages open and to keep the checklist from floating around the spacecraft cabin. Velcro was one of the many innovations to come out of the U.S. Space Program and adapted for commercial use). The first page of this checklist is titled: "Radar CDH Detection" and is covered with penciled figures made by Buzz Aldrin during the flight. The balance of the checklist is devoted to Gemini XII "Initial Rendezvous Procedures" and timelines and contains only a few random pencil notations. In addition, there are several vector graphs that clearly show the complexity of the orbital mechanics and the skills needed to sucessfully rendezvous in space. The front cover has printed: "Part No: "CH 55069", Dash 1, S/N: "123", Remarks: "Rendezvous" at the bottom. The consignor has notated the cover in blue ink: "Flown on Gemini 12, Nov. 1966" and signed it "Buzz Aldrin". The consignor has also cryptically inscribed the inside of the front cover in blue ink: "Dear "Doctor" / Please don't miss this one / Your hopeful Command Pilot". The back cover is blank except for two white velcro strips AND a lightly rusted snap ring that was used to attached this checklist in place during the flight (in addition to, or instead of, using the velcro strips). There is a small tear at the bottom of the first page (through one notation) caused by the page sticking to adhesive that "leaked" from the velcro strip at the edge of the front cover, due to age. The strip was designed to hold the velcro tabs on each page to keep the pages open. A unique document that was key to the success of the entire space program! Had rendezvous proceedures not been perfected during this flight (the last of the Gemini Program), there was no way the Apollo spacecraft could have docked with the Command Module after lifting off of the lunar surface and the whole space program would have come to a screeching halt. Estimated Value $150,000 - 250,000. Ex. the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 115		Apollo 10, 1969, FLOWN "Peacock Feather" (3x2.5") This striking feather "eye" is mounted on a 1971 typed letter on NASA letterhead stationery from the Apollo 10 crew (Stafford, Young and Cernan) to a Mr. Philip Mikoda, listing the items they carried for him on the flight. Among the items listed are "Peacock feathers". There is a faded ink notation at the bottom of the letter from Phil Mikoda to his friend Bill Bellmer, sending him the crew letter and one of the peacock feathers and stating that it flew around the moon. The letter is mounted in a metal frame (10x8"), that shows some natural aging and has a large water stain at the bottom. The feather has survived with its beauty intact. Flown memorabilia from this flight is seldom available. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,100
Lot 116		Apollo 11, 1969, FLOWN LUNAR MODULE Timeline Book (10.5x8.5") This complete book consists of three-ring pages (with original slightly rusted snap rings) Nos 1-23 ("Flight Plan") and pages Nos 1-15 ("Rendezvous Timelines and Relative Motion Trajectories") and front and back card covers. It is THE book actually created by NASA for Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to use during their lunar stay. It covers every minute from the time they entered the Lunar Module until they redocked with the Command Module in lunar orbit (with the exception of their EVA which is detailed in its own Checklist). This unbelievable document is filled with handmade notes, notations and check marks made during man's first visit to the lunar surface. The front cover is printed: "Apollo 11, LM Timeline Book / Part No: SKB32100080-388 / S/N 1001". The consignor has written inside the front cover, in blue ink: "This LM Timeline book was carried and used aboard Lunar Module "Eagle" by Neil Armstrong and myself during the first lunar landing. It contains our mission timeline during "Eagles" stay at Tranquility Base during July 20-21, 1969. The Timeline continues through our return to Mike Collins in "Columbia" who remained in lunar orbit". It is signed "Buzz Aldrin / Apollo XI Lunar Module Pilot". What can we say about this lot except to say that it is comparable to one of Columbus' charts used when he discovered the New World. In fact, that is exactly what Neil and Buzz accomplished during their trip to the lunar surface. Virtually pristine condition, unique and irreplaceable. This document is of the highest importance to the American "Experience", to the history of mankind, and to collectors who can appreciate owning the best of the best. Estimated Value $350,000 - 500,000. Ex. the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $253,000
Lot 117		Apollo 11, 1969, FLOWN LUNAR MODULE Rendezvous Charts Checklist (10.5x8.5") This complete checklist consists of 13 sheets (17pp, with three snap rings) and two card covers. Most of the pages have index tabs and some pages have ink notations added during flight . The front card cover is printed: "Apollo 11 / LM Rendezvous Charts / Part No. SKB32100074 - 392 / S/N 1001". The consignor has notated the inside of the front cover in blue ink: "This LM Rendezvous Charts manual was carried to the lunar surface in "Eagle" during the first lunar landing on July 20, 1969. It was used by Neil Armstrong and myself and contains critical data and charts that assisted our rendezvous maneuvers after leaving the lunar surface on July 21, 1969". It is signed: "Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI Lunar Module Pilot". This Checklist represents the last and final piece in the quest to land a man on the moon. The key question to landing a man on the lunar surface was not so much the landing, but how to get that man (men) back to Earth. A lunar orbit and rendezvous was chosen as the way. Armstrong and Aldrin had only one shot to return. Their LM engine had to restart on the lunar surface AND they had to effect a rendezvous with the Command Service Module and Michael Collins who were orbiting the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin were on the lunar surface. Had either action not worked to perfection, the LM would have remained in lunar orbit as a lunar satellite until Apollo 12 went back to the moon. In Lot 114, we offered the Rendezvous Checklist that was used during the flight of Gemini XII to prove and perfect orbital mechanics (rendezvous techniques). In Lot 116 we had the Lunar Module Timeline Book that covered the period from when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin entered the Lunar Module till they returned to the Command Module in orbit. This lot facilitated that return and was used by Lunar Module Pilot Aldrin to plot the orbit rendezvous of the Lunar Module and the Command Module. Had he not learned the lessons of rendezvous during college (he earned his Doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Orbital Mechanics), and proven them during the flight of Gemini XII, the Apollo 11 flight would have not been the success that it was. This document is probably the second most important lunar surface document known from the flight of Apollo 11. It is unique, in excellent condition and historically important. What more can you ask? Estimated Value $250,000 - 350,000. Ex. the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 118		Apollo 11, 1969, FLOWN Flight Plan Checklist (11x8.5"). This apparantly incomplete Checklist includes the front and back card covers as well as 13 printed checklist pages. The printed pages include pages 3-1 and 3-2 (Day 1, Revolution 1, beginning with "Liftoff"), pages 3-65 and 3-66 (Day 5, Revolution 12-13, beginning with "Don Helmet and Gloves"), pages 3-69 and 3-70 (Day 5 Revolution 14-15, including "Touchdown", Perform Lunar Landing Contact Checklist", Report Estimate of Landed Location and the instructions "Close Shades, Doff helmet and Gloves", etc.), pages 3-91 (Day 2, Revolution 25-26, beginning with "Rendezvous Navigation Acquire and Track CSM) and 3-92 (Day 6, Revolution 26, devoted to the rendezvous of the Lunar Module and the Command Module), pages 3-134 and 3-135 (Day 9, Revolution TEC, devoted to re-entry including "Enter S-Band Blackout" and "Splashdown". ALSO included are pages 6-1 to 6-10 (Day 1, Revolution TLC ("Lift-off") to Day 9 ("Landing") and "Mission Rules Summary" pages (MR-1 to MR-4) and the "Photographic Timeline" (P1-P-2). Both pages MR-1 and P-1 have printed divider tabs attached. These appear to be just the key pages from the original flight plan and cover the main high points of man's first extraterrestrial lunar landing. The back card cover is blank, but the front cover reads: "Apollo 11 / Flight Plan / Part No. SKB32100080 - 350), S/N 1001". The consignor has notated the cover in blue ink: "Flown to the Moon", signed "Buzz Aldrin". The covers and pages are all punched for three rings and are loose. A document of great historical importance. Excellent overall condition. Estimated Value $100,000 - 150,000. Ex. the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 119		Apollo 11, 1969, FLOWN Flight Plan Checklist Page (11x8.5") This two-sided printed page (page # 3-53 and 3-54) from the consignor's flight plan was used by him in the Command Module during the flight and has several check marks on page 3-53 and numerous pencil notations and check-offs on page 3-54, all made during the flight of Apollo 11. It is interesting to note that each page is broken down into sections devoted to the required duties of the CMP (Command Module Pilot), CDR (Commander) and LMP (Lunar Module Pilot. There is a printed time line for both the CSM (Command Service Module) as well as the LM (Lunar Module). The consignor has signed both pages in blue ink. An important addition to any Space, Apollo or Lunar collection. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. Ex. the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $29,900
Lot 120		Apollo 11, 1969, FLOWN Flight Plan Checklist Page (11x8.5") This flight plan checklist page is a cover page that is labeled "Section IV - Flight Summary Flight Plan". The consignor has inscribed the bottom of the page: "Carried on and used during the Flight of Apollo XI. July 16 to 24, 1969". He has signed the inscription: "Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI Lunar Module Pilot". What more can we say except that this will be an important addition to any collection. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. Ex the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 121		Apollo 11, 1969, FLOWN Commemorative Cover. This cover has a multicolor NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club cachet and a Webster, TX, Aug 11, 1969 cancel on it. Below the cancel is a black rubber three-line handstamp that reads: 'Delayed in Quarantine at Lunar Receiving Laboratory M.S.C. - Houston, TX". The cover is boldly signed by the crew, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins and has an additional notation at the upper left "EEA-13, Carried to the Moon on Apollo 11" in the consignor's hand. The cover was flown onboard the flight of Apollo 11 and returned to earth on July 24th, but, due to fears that the lunar environment might contain pathogens dangerous to terrestrial life, both the astronauts, and anything that they came in contact with during the flight that may have been exposed to lunar dust, went into three-week quarantine at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory after they returned to earth. That included both themselves and the covers they carried to the Moon in the Command Service Module. Therefor the covers could not be officially cancelled until they, and the astronauts, were released from quarantine on 11 August. The Webster, TX post office was the closest post office available to the Lunar Receiving Laboratory on 11 August. A typed certificate of authenticity on multicolor Buzz Aldrin personal letterhead stationery is included that reads: "This NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club commemorative postal cover was carried to the Moon during July 16-24, 1969 on the Apollo 11 mission. The lunar module Eagle made the first manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969. The cover has been in my private collection since 1969 and was signed by the Apollo 11 crew, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and myself. I have written on the cover that is was "Carried to the Moon on Apollo 11" and added my initials "EEA" with the number 13, which is my personal serial number of this group of covers". The certificate is signed: "Buzz Aldrin / Col. USAF (Ret.) / Gemini XII Pilot /Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot". An important piece of historical memorabilia in immaculate condition. Estimated Value $15,000 - 25,000. Ex. the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $36,800
Lot 122		Apollo 11, 1969, FLOWN United States Flag (9x6") This small silk flag is mounted on a multicolor printed Presentation certificate (12x10") that reads, in part: "This flag traveled to the moon with Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, July 10, 1969". The certificate is signed by the consignor. Some minor certificate wrinkles and the usual tape stains at the corners of the flag do not detract from the overall appearance. An important piece of memorabilia. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. Ex. the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,038
Lot 123		Apollo 11, 1969, FLOWN New Jersey State Flag (9x6") This bright, multicolor silk flag is lightly mounted on a multicolor NASA certificate of authenticity (12x10") that reads, in part: " This flag traveled to the moon with Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, July 20, 1969". The certificate has been hand-signed by Buzz Aldrin with a large, ornate signature in blue at the bottom. Attractive. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. Ex. the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 124		Apollo 11, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Autographs. Boldly signed on the front of a July 16th launch cover with a multicolor Crew Patch cachet and a KSC cds. Clean and attractive. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex. the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $8,100
Lot 125		Apollo 11, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Autographs. Boldly signed on the front of a July 20th MOON LANDING Event cover with a multicolor NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club cachet and a blurred Houston, TX cds. Michael Collins has also signed on the reverse. Unusual and attractive. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex. the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,645
Lot 126		Apollo 11, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Autographs. Boldly signed in blue ink on the REVERSE of a 20 July MOON LANDING Event cover with a multicolor NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club cachet and a blurred Houston,Tx cds. The cover is also signed by Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins in blue on the front. Attractive and unusual. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. Ex. the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 127		Apollo 11, 1969, Buzz Aldrin's Johnson Space Center NASA ID Card (3.75x2.5") This laminated multicolor ID card contains Aldrin's name and picture on the face and his vital statistics on the reverse. The card (NASA form 4 May 1964) also reads, in part, on the reverse "This identification expires December 31, 1969". A fascinating historical document that he used during his Apollo training and the flight of Apollo 11. Unique and in excellent overall condition. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex. the astronaut Buzz Aldrin collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,188
Lot 128		Apollo 13, 1970, FLOWN "Netting Snap Fastener" (.5") This round metal female snap fastener is still attached to a piece (1") of the white Beta cloth strip it was originally attached to onboard the Apollo 13 Command Module. The snap is professionally matted and framed (17x11") along with a color photo (5x7") of the snap on the entire strap it was removed from and an engraved metal plate that reads: "LM Netting snap closure flown aboard Apollo 13's "Aquarius", April 11-17, 1970 / From the collection of Fred W. Haise". Note the duct taped oxygen scrubber in the background of the photo. It would appear that this snap may have been used when the astronauts jury-rigged the oxygen scrubber to remove excess carbon dioxide from the Command Module's air after the explosion that almost destroyed the mission - in which case, this snap played a major part in saving the lives of the astronauts. An important addition to any collection. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Originally ex. the astronaut Fred W. Haise collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $863
Lot 129		Apollo 13, 1970, FLOWN Crew Patch and Netting. A striking presentation board (10x8") on which is mounted a multicolor Beta cloth crew patch (3.5") and a piece of white mesh netting (1.25x1.5") from the Lunar Module. The netting was for use on board to stow equipment and manuals for easy access and to prevent them from floating around during weightlessness. Both pieces are mounted on the board which is inscribed: "To Howie, This patch and LM-7 netting flown to the moon on Apollo 13 spacecraft 11-17 April 1970. Thanks for your support over the years, especially for your talent to make flight plans such enjoyable reading." It is signed: "The Apollo 13 Crew, James Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert". The Lovell and Swigert autographs have oxidized somewhat over the years, but are quite legible. Quite rare and highly desirable. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,105
Lot 130		Apollo 14, 1971, FLOWN United States Flag taken to the LUNAR SURFACE by Alan Sheperd (3x5") A thickly woven United States flag that was carried to the lunar surface by Flight Commander Alan Shepherd at the request of Lloyd E. Rackley, whom he knew from working with him during astronaut simulator training. Mr. Rackley was a pioneer member of the space community who started working in the space program in 1956 and for NASA beginning in 1961. Mr. Rackley has notated the back of the flag as follows: "This American Flag patch was flown to the surface of the moon on board the (Lunar Module) "Antares" by Alan B. Shepard, Commander Apollo 14, signed Lloyd E. Rackley". A typed, hand-signed, certificate from Mr. Rackley stating the history of the patch is included. The certificate has additionally been hand inscribed in 2004 by retired Shuttle astronaut Jack Lousma, who states that he is personal friends with Mr. Rackley, who is also a fellow church member and a retired NASA official. An attractive piece of "lunar surace" space memorabilia. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,175
Lot 131		Apollo 14, 1971, FLOWN "King James Bible Segment" Carried to the LUNAR SURFACE (10x10mm.) An extremely unusual piece of memorabilia. This segment (No. 14-164-01) was part of one of 300 microfilmed copies of the 1,245 page King James Bible as prepared by the Apollo Prayer League (in conjunction with Bible Societies in 57 different countries and others around the world) for flight to the lunar surface. These microfilms were originally supposed to have been flown on Apollo 12, but were forgotten! They were flown next on Apollo 13, but, as we all know, the flight never landed on the lunar surface and was lucky just to have been able to return safely to Earth. The microfilm finally touched down on the lunar surface in the pocket of Apollo 14 Lunar Module pilot Edgar Mitchell's spacesuit. After the flight's return, each microfilmed Bible was cut into 50 page segments and presented to members of the Apollo Prayer League's "Honor Roll," including League Founder Rev. John Stout and his second-in-command, Harold Hill (a biomedical administrator at NASA). This segment, mounted on a descriptive presentation card (5x7"), was among those remaining in Hill's possession at the time of his passing in 1982. A CollectSpace provenance and history of this segment is included. A fascinating piece of lunar memorabilia that just exhudes history. A great addition to any collection. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,920
Lot 132		Apollo 15, 1971, FLOWN "Strap & Hook" Used on the LUNAR SURFACE (5x1") The metal hook is attached to a 2.5" mustard color strap (probably with a snap on the bottom side - unseen due to the mounting). It shows some light abrasions on the surface, probably evidence of use, as well as a faint red ID number. Professionally matted and framed (23.5x17") with a signed (10x8") color photo of Flight Commander Dave Scott. An Aurora 2007 color certificate of authenticity, signed and dated by Dave Scott, reads: "I hereby certify that this "Strap and Hook" is from my personal collection and was used by me on the lunar surface during the Apollo 15 mission. An important lunar artifact ready to be added to any collector's wall. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. Originally ex. the astronaut David Scott collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 133		Apollo 15, 1971, FLOWN Lunar Photographic Mapping Map Section (8x11") This black and white map section was cut from a lunar map originally in the collection of Flight Commander David Scott (a 2007 Aurora photo certificate of authenticity hand-signed by Scott and showing the original, whole map, is included). This map section has several handmade notations on it in black, green and red as presumably made during the flight. In addition, the map has a black notation: "Flown to the Moon, Al Worden, CMP". Mr. Worden has also signed a multicolor photo certificate of authentication that tells some of the accomplishments of Apollo 15 and stating that "This Lunar Map was used during the historic flight of Apollo 15". Excellent overall condition. Similar map section are sold commercially, when available, for $7,000/12,000. A nice addition to any collection. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. Originally ex. the astronauts Dave Scott and Al Worden collections. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 134		Apollo 15 - FLOWN United States Flag (6x9") This white cloth flag (not the usual silk material. Cotton?) is mounted on a multicolor presentation certificate that reads, in part: "This flag was flown aboard the first extended scientific exploration of the moon". There is an inscription at the lower left that reads: "To Ludy with warmest personal regards from the crew of Apollo 15 and many thanks for your support in telling the story of 15 in the finest tradition". The usual tape stains on the flag and some frame faults, but fresh and clean overall. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. Ex. the Ludy T. Benjamin Sr. collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,140
Lot 135		Apollo 15, 1971, FLOWN "Illinois State Motto" Flag carried to the LUNAR SURFACE (6x4") This multicolor flag depicts an Eagle standing on a rock with a red banner in it's beak that reads: "State Sovereignty, National Unity". Al Worden (Command Module Pilot) has inscribed the bottom of the flag in black ink (with extensive bleed): "This flag was flown to the lunar surface onboard the lunar module "Falcon", July 26-Aug 7, 1971 / Al Worden CMP Apollo 15". The flag is lightly attached to a white padded backing (6x8") for display purposes. A printed certificate of authenticity, hand-signed by Al Worden, repeats the inscription on the flag and gives an overview of the Apollo 15 mission. A striking piece of memorabilia that will assume a place of honor in any collection. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. Originally Ex. the astronaut Al Worden collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 136		Lunar Receiving Laboratory "Lunar Specimen" Containers. This series five of round plastic containers (about 1x2.5"), each with a screw top, is contained in a sealed clear plastic envelope with a red/white NASA MSC "Cleaned for Service" label at top that has been filled in to read: "30cc bottles," with the date "6/11/71". There are several NASA inspection handstamps on the label. A seldom-seen part of the lunar space program. It shows how careful NASA was to keep lunar samples from both getting contaminated and from contaminating the Earth. A great addition to any collection. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $437
Lot 137		Boeing Model Rockets. Boeing composite models of five rockets: Delta IV Medium; Delta IV Medium + (4,2); Delta IV Medium + (5,2); Delta IV Medium + (5,4); and Delta IV Heavy. These composite contractor's models range from 6" to 10" in height and are on a pentagonal black plastic base with descriptive titles. Highly unusual and the first model of its type that we have seen. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460