Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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The Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Project Gemini

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 875		Rare Signed Photo Presentations Gemini Program: Cooper/Conrad (X2), Stafford/Schirra and Collins/Young. From the personal collection of William "Bill" Drewes of NASA Space Missions, Four (4) fantastic presentations of some of the earliest color images of Earth from Gemini Missions, inscribed and signed by astronauts: Gemini V (8/21-8/29) Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad (One inscribed and signed, the other signed, no inscription.) Gemini VI (12/15-12/16) Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford. Gemini X (7/18-7/21) John Young with nice inscription and Michael Collins identifying the image as Formosa (Southern half). Excellent condition with each panel measuring 16 x 20". Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,140
Lot 876		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 877		Gemini IV: Scarce Signed Cover of Time Magazine by Ed White and Jim McDivitt. Ed White (1930-1967) and Jim McDivitt (1929, will be 91 in June) flew on Gemini IV (GT-4) on June 7,1965. It was the second manned Gemini flight and lasted four days with 66 orbits. The mission is best known for Ed White being the first American to "spacewalk" with McDivitt shooting for the time, incredible photos. It is also known as the only flight to report a possible UFO encounter but likely floating ice or bolt reflections on the capsule's window. Ed White perished in the tragic fire during pre-launch testing for Apollo 1. Only the cover of the issue of Time June 11, 1965 was retained and signed. It has two clean, horizontal folds that in no way distract from the signatures nor the great illustrated portraits by Robert Vickrey. Also included are two Gemini 1V Nasa lithos, one with excellent photos of Ed White's walk in space. Excellent condition. Estimated Value $500 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $720
Lot 878		Lyndon B. Johnson Signed First Day Cover "US Space Achievements" September 29, 1967 With COA. Lyndon B. Johnson, as Vice-President had an outsized role in the formation and funding of NASA and proved one of the most significant and influential champions of Americans in space. Offered is a scarce, boldly signed cover for the First Day of Issue 5¢ stamps saluting United States Space Achievements. Notation of Johnson's influence and Vice-President and as President was typed on the cover by the collector in the 1960s. Signature by Johnson has been authenticated by James Spence Authentication and this cover comes with the full LOA. Regarding space related ephemera with a Lyndon Johnson signature, this is one of the very few that have passed certification with most being auto-pen or secretarial. Estimated Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $375
Lot 879		Gemini 7: Phenomenal Archive of Over 250, 70mm Glass Slides from Dick Underwood, NASA's Celebrated Lunar Topographer. From the collection of Richard "Dick" Underwood, the first person to view every photograph from the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz and the first 23 space shuttle missions. He also provided technical training to every astronaut who went into space in the twentieth century. Even further, Underwood toured the globe giving over 1500 lectures on NASA and the space program, speaking volumes to his passion for space and his charismatic personality. A remarkable and historic archive here. Over 250, 70mm, color frames identified and serial numbered by hand on every glass slide. Almost all are of the Earth, her land masses, mountains, oceans, cloud formations, storms and the like. However we also note a few of Gemini 6A, which was to rendezvous with Gemini 7 and they are great images! The 70mm frames of film are sandwiched between 3¼ x 4" glass plates with sky blue paper mats and the edges sealed with aluminum tape. Also included is a notebook of serial numbers that correspond not only to these glass sides, but other missions as well. This is an important archive Goldberg Auctions felt best to keep complete. There are a very small few with a crack in the glass, otherwise given their 55 years in age, this collection was beautifully kept and in excellent condition. Estimated Value $800 - UP From The Collection of Richard "Dick" Underwood. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $656
Lot 880		Collection of Richard "Dick" Underwood: Personal Collection of 40 Rolls of 70mm Images (1000+ photos) from Gemini to ASTP; The Ultimate Archive. Richard "Dick" Underwood was chief engineer on the production of the first topographic maps of the moon. He was the first person to view every photograph from the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz and the first 23 space shuttle missions. He also provided technical training to every astronaut who went into space in the twentieth century. Further, he toured the world giving over 1500 lectures on NASA and the space program earning legions of fans. Offered here are painstakingly identified rolls of 70mm film images from Gemini 7 to Apollo 19-17 to ASTP with one 16mm film from a Russian EVA. These 70mm images are on cores, inside cans, and metal spindles and some rolled and bagged. There are well over a thousand images here worthy of hours of study from Gemini 7 to ASTP, the in space missions, lunar exploration, EVas, and with respect to SkyLab, great images of life inside and in space. Dick Underwood built a career as NASA's expert on evaluating images and by default, a witness to 20 years of Space Exploration through photographs he studied and catalogued. Collection fills two file boxes and the quality of the rolls quite remarkable. Estimated Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,100
Lot 881		Gemini VIII - Aft Heat Shield Presentation Disk. Gemini VIII was the sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program, launched March 16, 1966. It was the twelfth crewed American flight and the twenty-second crewed spaceflight of all time. It was on this trip that NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott performed the first space docking. Fragment encased in a 3 x 2½" clear acrylic presentation disk. Stamped Gemini VIII March 16, 1966. Remarkably clear and beautifully preserved. Estimated Value $750 - UP Ex William "Bill" Whipkey Coll. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,800
Lot 882		Gemini 9 - Aft Heat Shield Presentation Disk. The main goals of this mission were to rendezvous and dock with the Augmented Target Docking Adapter and to conduct extravehicular activities. Gemini 9 was launched on June 03, 1966. Fragment encased in a clear acrylic disk measuring 3 x 2½". Stamped Gemini IX Stafford / Cernan. Remarkably clear and beautifully preserved. Estimated Value $400 - UP Ex William "Bill" Whipkey Coll. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,170
Lot 883		1972-81 Smithsonian Milestone of Flight Covers. Group of 4 complete sets (#1-100) plus duplicates of these commemorative covers from the National Air and Space Museum, seldom seen in quantities. Estimated Value $500 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details	Realized $300