Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 105

June 30 - July 1 2018 Manuscript, Space and Collectibles Sale

ASTP

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 836		ASTP: Exceptional Full Crew Signed Cover with First Day Issue Stamps and Commemorative Cover. Outstanding commemorative, first day issue cover and stamps dated July 15, 1975 and signed by the entire crew which include Thomas Stafford, Vance Brand, Donald Slayton, Alexey Leonov and Valeri Kubasov executed in black ball point or black Flair. All signatures clean and bold with cover exceptionally clean. Estimate Value $350 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 837		Apollo Soyuz, Deke Slayton's "Personal" Crew Patch. This 5" crew patch is virtually identical to the normal crew patch except for the addition of orange "DKS" initials at the bottom. Beautifully sewn and rarely available. A great addition to any collection. Comes with COA that reads: "This is to certify this autographed beta cloth belonged to my husband, Deke Slayton, and was flown in 1975 on the Apollo/Soyuz mission. It was locked in his safety deposit box along with other flown material. Perfect conditon. Estimate Value $500 - UP Ex. the Donald "Deke" Slayton Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $410
Lot 838		Rare 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Flown Crew Signed Beta Cloth. Mission patch beta cloth (5½" square) signed in margins by Brand, Stafford,Slayton, Leonov & Kubasov. 2005 Bobbi Slayton COA that reads: "This is to certify this autographed beta cloth belonged to my husband, Deke Slayton, and was flown in 1975 on the Apollo/Soyuz mission. It was locked in his safety deposit box along with other flown material. This beta cloth is genuine in all respects." Beta cloth with bold signatures and clean. and we are to understand one of the very last ones available. Estimate Value $900 - UP Ex. the Donald "Deke" Slayton Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,560
Lot 839		ASTP, Full Crew Signed Original NASA Litho by Americans & Russians Plus Handwritten Notes by Slayton. Apollo Soyuz Test Project: Full crew signed original NASA color litho which include Thomas Stafford, Vance Brand, Donald Slayton, Alexey Leonov and Valeri Kubasov signed in blue ball point or black Flair. Also included are handwritten flight test papers and class notes while a student pilot and engineer at the USAF Experimental Flight Test School of the Air Force Test Center at Edwards AFB from July to December, 1955 (come with COA) Photos and flight papers in excellent condition. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $282
Lot 840		Vintage, Used Mission Control Headset Property of the Flight Director from ASTP to Early Shuttle Flights. Vintage original Mission Control headset from the mid-1970s manufactured by Pacific Plantronics, Inc property of the Flight Director beginning with AST to the early Shuttle Flights. Headset is complete with earpiece and plug, microphone, cord, volume control with belt clip and hilariously large double pronged adaptor plug. Burned into the side of the black plastic volume control is the serial MSC 2059. A lot of history passed through this headset and the first time we have offered such an iconic piece of equipment that all but defines the men and women in Mission Control. In fine used condition. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $538
Lot 841		90+ B&W Photos Both NASA and Russian, Many Unseen Regarding Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. An impressive archive of black and white photos, most all are 8 x 10 in size, many unseen and unique involving the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. Quite a few of these are from Russian photographers and all property of a long time NASA employee. Photos have been well archived and in very good to fine condition. Some great images here. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $435
Lot 842		Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Star Charts, Flight Plans, and Handbooks, Property of the Flight Director. Nice collection of ASTP, Apollo Soyuz Test Project materials. 1.) Two sets of star charts one with notations by the Flight Director indicating "sunrise" and "sunset". 2.) A FINAL REVISION Flight Plan dated July 3, 1975 which include charts and tables, detailed flight plans, rendezvous and orbital phases and more. 3.) A Guidance Consol Handbook dated August 16, 1984 representing the guidance console procedures of ASTP missions. 4.) The soft bound ASTP book containing the CM software details, CRT displays, Perturbations, Auto-pilot notes and much more as published by Delco Electronics. The charts and handbooks definitely demonstrate use, the Delco Electronics book extremely clean. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $324
Lot 843		ASTP, Large Archive of Flight Plans, USSR & NASA Joint Meetings, Press Kit, Documents and Photos. Large archive of one of the flight directors involved in the 1975 Apollo Soyuz Test Project which brought to reality a 1972 agreement between the US and Soviet Union to work toward a common docking system for future generations of spacecraft. Offered is quite the archive of materials in five manuals, files and loose documents, including Deorbit Techniques, Flight Plans a comprehensive 113 page press kit, documents and nine photos of the Mission Profile, Crewmen Mission Control and of this flight director receiving a commendation. Some toning on press kit cover otherwise all well archived and maintained. Note all of these materials are in English. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $384
Lot 844		ASTP, Earth Observations Book Dated May, 1975 For Charting Mission Photography. From the Flight Planning Branch Crew Training & Procedures Division, a comprehensive timeline and mapping book for photographing Earth as well a operational stowage for equipment using the Hasselblad data camera system, Nikon camera system, 16 mm system and flight data files. 12 tabbed and numbered sites in the book such as The Gulf of Mexico, Northern US, Northern Atlantic, South America, Australia, Africa, Europe and more, are illustrated and charted for photography. Unusual manual dated May 28, 1975. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $640