Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 134

The Collectibles Auction

Aerospace

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 33		Outstanding Collection of Vintage Air Ship Memorabilia: USS Akron, USS Macon and Ephemera: Port Tail Fin Segment, Duralumin Pieces, Photos. From the collection of an avid airship collector (see the phenomenal scale model of USS Shenadoah also in auction.) a fantastic assemblage of photo, scraps of airships, duralumin samples, Veedol oil, postcards, photos, badges and commemorative items. Included are: 1.) Graf Zeppelin segment from port tail when repaired at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Documentation is a letter sent from Lakehurst on August 20, 1928 by a ground crewman that gives great insight to the naval base, the public reaction, and an invitation to comes see the airship with her sister. 2.) Rare packaged and corked bottle of Veedol drained from the tanks of the Graff Zeppelin a souvenir and guaranteed authentic. 3.) Rare, almost art deco .875 silver ink dip pen of the Graf Zeppelin, with a double monogram. 4.) Two rigid duralumin segments from the USS Akron fashioned as frames for two vintage US Navy Photos of the airship, one while tethered, the other in flight. 5.) Three(3) items made from duralumin ashtray, letter opener and book mark from The Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation 6.) Three (3) Badges celebrating the Graf Zeppelin historic circumnavigation around the world as well as Graf Zeppelin from North to South America in 1933. Estimated Value $900 - 1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $875
Lot 34		Impressive Model of the USS Shenandoah, the First of Four Rigid Navy Airships Built Between 1922-23 at Lakehurst, New Jersey. One of the most impressive airship models we have ever offered, the USS Shenandoah acquired by a collector of airship history spanning over two decades. The model measures 80 x 12" (6'8" x 12") and rests on an oak cradle with USS Shenandoah in bold block letters set against a red, white and blue banner. The actual size of the airship was 680 feet by 78.9 feet, and flew 56 flights before crashing in Caldwell, Ohio on September 25, 1925 due to a violent thunderstorm. 14 crewmembers were killed including Captain Zachary Landsdowne but 29 crewmen did survive. The model is made of balsa, cotton fabric, heavy stock paper, and styrofoam with exceptional precision. We note a couple of tiny blades missing from a propeller, but otherwise this model created some 25+ years ago for an exhibit is in excellent condition and again, quite impressive. Local pick-up encouraged or arrangements must be made with an outside shipper which we can recommend. Estimated Value $600 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $861
Lot 35		Beautifully Framed Original Piece of Mail Postmarked and Flown Aboard the Hindenburg. This is a signed Limited Edition (47/300) art piece of the great dirigible The Hindenburg, which tragically burst into flames while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. Below the etching is an original piece of mail that was flown aboard the airship. This art piece is matted and behind glass in excellent and original condition. 26 x 21". Estimated Value $300 - 500 The Santa Barbara Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $434
Lot 36		Framed Wright Brothers Etching and Cover Commemorating the Silver Anniversary of the First Airplane Flight. This is a signed Limited Edition (154/300) art piece of The Wright Brothers and the Wright Flyer. Below the etching is an original cover that was stamped and dated at Kitty Hawk on the 25th anniversary of the first airplane flight. This art piece is matted and behind glass in excellent and original condition. 28.5 x 20". Estimated Value $300 - 500 The Santa Barbara Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $370
Lot 37		Original Piece of Mail Carried by Charles Lindbergh on a 1928 Re-Flight. This is a signed Limited Edition (117/250) art piece of Charles Lindbergh with his custom-built, single-engine, single-seat, high-wing monoplane, The Spirit of St. Louis. Below the etching is an original piece of mail that Charles Lindbergh carried on a 1928 re-flight of his Chicago to St. Louis airmail route. This art piece is matted and behind glass in excellent and original condition. 25 x 13". Estimated Value $300 - 500 The Santa Barbara Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $179
Lot 38		Wernher Von Braun: Brilliant German Rocket Scientist and later a Pioneer of Rocket and Space Technology for the United States. Signed Photo (1912-1977) Von Braun co-developed the V-2 rocked for Nazi Germany during WWII. Following the war, he was secretly moved to the United States, along with about 1,600 other German scientists, engineers, and technicians, as part of Operation Paperclip. When NASA was established in 1958 Von Braun became the leading figure of the development of the Saturn rocket. Superb 8 x 10" portrait of Von Braun inscribing to Roy Day (Deputy Director of the Space Shuttle Program) "good luck with the Shuttle!" and signed in his very recognizable signature. Mint. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500 From the Personal Collection of LeRoy Day, Deputy Director of the Space Shuttle Program. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,125
Lot 39		Trinitite: First Atom Bomb Glass, 1945 Trinity Site, White Sands Proving Grounds (1945) Actual Trinite fragments are encased in this presentation with inset with the terrifying image "Trinity Bomb Test" from the world' first atomic bomb test. On July 16,1945, the nuclear explosion produced a blast equal to 18,000 tons of TNT with a temperature over 10 million degrees. The heat melted the New Mexico desert sand into a glass-like substance later named Trinitite. Referenced in film OPPENHEIMER Presented in shadow box. Note: underside of frame along back edge, 25¢ size circle of missing plastic. Not visible unless turned box upside down. 12 x 14.5" LOA affixed on verso. Estimated Value $300 - 500 Edward Humphries, 2011. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $561
Lot 40		8x10 Color Double Glossy Launch Photograph and Black and White Photo of N-25 Launch from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. 1.) A color photograph on double glossy "Ansco Safety Film" of an unknown launch. 2.) Attached is a note from Ethel Rector stating "This is a picture of N-25 with external pods." Estimated Value $300 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 41		17 Color Photographs of A Missile Test on "A Kodak Paper" From Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. 17 sequential color photographs of an unknown missile launch/test, all marked unclassified. All are marked with pen and pencil on verso; a few are stamped with "U.S. Air Force Photo / Air Force Missile Test Center / Photographic Laboratory / Operated by RCA". Estimated Value $300 - 500 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 42		58 Lithographs From The Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (LTO) Series. Published by: Defense Mapping Agency, lot consists of the following maps: LTO38B2 NIELSEN (2ND Edition), LTO38B3 FREUD, LTO38B4 ZINNER, LTO39A3 PRINZ, LTO39A4 VAISALA, LTO40A1 CAVENTOU, LTO40A2 MCDONALD, LTO40B1 SAMPSON, LTO40B2 LANDSTEINER, LTO40C2 PUPIN, LTO41C3 BOWEN (2ND Edition), LTO41C4 YANGEL (2ND Edition), LTO41D1 WALLACE, LTO42A4 LINNE, LTO42B3 VERY, LTO42B4 SARABHAI, LTO42C3 DAWES (2ND Edition), LTO42C4 BRACKETT, LTO42D1 HORNSBY (2ND Edition), LTO42D3 MENELAUS, LTO42D4 SULPICIUS GALLUS, LTO43A4 LE MONNIER, LTO43C1 HILL, LTO43C3 PROCLUS, LTO44D4 PEIRCE, LTO60A1 DAUBREE, LTO60A2 AUWERS, LTO60B1 PLINIUS, LTO60B2 JANSEN, LTO61A1 CAJAL, LTO61D3 MENZEL, LTO62D3 AMEGHINO, LTO77C1 ALBATEGNIUS, LTO78A4 LINDSAY, LTO78B4 HYPATIA, LTO78C1 KANT, LTO78D1 ANDEL, LTO78D2 DESCARTES, LTO79A2 LEAKEY, LTO79B1 LUBBOCK, LTO79B3 AMONTONS, LTO79B4 GUTENBERG, LTO79D2 GAUDIBERT, LTO80B3 BORN, LTO81B2 RUNGE, LTO82A1 PURKYNE, LTO82A2 WYLD, LTO82A3 LUDWIG, LTO84D4 VOLKOV (2ND Edition), LTO100C1 TITIUS, LTO101B2 TSIOLKOVSKIJ BOREALIS (2ND Edition), LTO101B4 BABAKIN (2ND Edition), LTO101C2 WATERMAN, LTO102A1 PATSAEV (3RD Edition), LTO102A4 FESNEKOV, LTO102D1 STARK, LTO103A1 GRAVE andLTO103A4 RASPLETIN. All 58 in fair condition with some showing more signs of wear than others, from The Space Museum in Bonne Terre Missouri. Estimated Value $250 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $140
Lot 43		147 Prints From The Lunar Orthophotomap (LO) Series. Published by: Defense Mapping Agency. Made possible from photographs taken from Apollo 15-17. All 147 in fair condition with some showing more signs of wear than others, from The Space Museum in Bonne Terre Missouri. Estimated Value $250 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 44		Rare Complete Set Of (LOC) Series Lunar Planning Charts LOC-1, LOC-2, LOC-3 and LOC-4. First edition May 1971 lithograph maps published by the Aeronautical Chart Information Center with a Scale of: 1:2,750,000. All in fair condition from The Space Museum in Bonne Terre Missouri. Estimated Value $250 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $153
Lot 45		Wonderful Collection of Photography Hardcover Books. Rectified Lunar Atlas: Supplement Number Two, Photograph Interpretation Handbook, Aerial Photographs and Their Applications, Elements of Photography and NASA SP-423 Atlas of Mercury. All in good condition from The Space Museum in Bonne Terre Missouri. Please note due to the size and weight of this lot extra shipping charges will apply. Estimated Value $75 - 200 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 46		Project Mercury Monument Dedication Folder, Photographs and Medal Presented to Bernard Hohmann. The Project Mercury monument was constructed by General Dynamics, the major contractor for the Atlas space launch vehicles used for the first manned orbital flights, and was dedicated near Atlas complex 14 on November 10, 1964. Principal feature of the stainless steel monument is a 13-foot-high astronomical symbol for the planet Mercury with the number 7 in the center of the symbol representing the nation's seven original astronauts - Carpenter, Cooper, Glenn, Grissom, Schirra, Shepard and Slayton. At the base of the monument is a bronze tablet bearing the commemorative inscription and a bronze medallion with the faces of the seven original astronauts appearing in high relief. Smaller copies of this medallion were made and presented to congressional, government and industry leaders who performed extraordinary roles in the success of the initial U.S. man-in-space orbital program. The medallion is made by the Medallic Art Co. of New York, with the faces of the original first Seven Astronauts. On the reverse, at left, is the Project Mercury symbol based on the 13 foot stainless steel monument and the inscription: COMMEMORATING / FREE MAN'S / FIRST ADVENTURE / BEYOND THE / ATMOSPHERE / 1958-1963. Stamped on the edge is "Medallic Art Co. NY. Fine Silver" and the number "14" on the top edge. It is housed in its original case, which can be seen in the picture with Bernard Hohmann. Estimated Value $600 - 1,500 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $765
Lot 47		Nine Books Documenting the Pioneering Mercury and Gemini Space Missions. Project Gemini: Technology and Operations: A Chronology, NASA SP-4002, 1969. Gemini Midprogram Conference, Including Experiment Results, NASA Sp-121, 1966. Inscribed on coer "L E Day". Exploring Space with a Camera, NASA SP-168, 1968. Inscribed on the first flyleaf to LeRoy Day by the author, Edgar Cortright. Earth Photographs from Gemini III, IV, and V, NASA SP-129, 1967 Signed inside "LeRoy Day Chief, Gemini Project". An Administrative History of NASA, 1958-1963, NASA SP-4101, 1966. Beyond the Atmosphere: Early Years of Space Science, NASA SP-4211, 1980. This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury, NASA SP-4201, 1966. Inscribed inside "LE Day NASA". Proceedings of the National Meeting on Manned Space Flight, 1962. Gemini Summary Conference, NASA SP-138, 1967. Estimated Value $500 - 600 From the Personal Collection of LeRoy Day, Deputy Director of the Space Shuttle Program. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $250
Lot 48		11 Project Mercury Photographs from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. 1.) Mercury Atlas 4 at the launch complex. 2.) 10 Handheld photographs taken in orbit by John Glenn from Friendship 7. Estimated Value $400 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,431
Lot 49		Seven Publications on Project Mercury from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. Overall Plan Department of Defense Support for Project Mercury Operations, January 1960. Mercury-Atlas MA-8 Launch Information and Notebook Package Experiments for Bioastronautics Research Pilot Safety Program for Atlas Space Booster of Project Mercury Atlas Tiger Team Final Report on Phase I, Group #1 Quality Assurance Mercury-Atlas MA-9 Launch Information and Notebook Mercury 8 Press Kit. Estimated Value $250 - 400 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $163
Lot 50		Six Mercury Vintage Original Publications from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. -NASA Informative Publication on M. Scott Carpenter and Aurora 7, May 24,1962. NASA Informative Publication on John H. Glenn, Jr. and Friendship 7, February 10, 1962. NASA SP-6 Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight May 24, 1962. NASA Sp-4001 Project Mercury: A Chronology, 1963. AIAA Space Flight Testing Conference, Mercury Spacecraft Pre-Launch Preparations at the Launch Site, March 1963. Press Kit with Launch and Recovery information for Mercury-Atlas 8. Estimated Value $200 - 400 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $166
Lot 51		14 Project Mercury Photographs from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. 1.) Mercury Atlas 4 in the launch complex. 2.) Mercury Atlas 4 liftoff. 3.) 12 photographs taken in orbit by Gordon Cooper from Faith 7: NASA S-63-6427, S-63-6430, S-63-6433, S-63-6434, S-63-6435, S-63-6436, S-63-6440, S-63-6441, S-63-6442, S-63-6444, S-63-6447, S-63-6454. Estimated Value $400 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $669
Lot 52		Set: Results of the First-Fourth Manned Orbital Space Flights. Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, February 1962 N62-10229 204 pp Avail GPO 1962 NASA SP-6, Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, May 1962 N62-14691 107 pp Avail NTIS 1962 NASA SP-12, Results of the Third United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, October 1962 N63-11990 122 pp Avail GPO 1962 NASA SP-45, Mercury Project Summary, Including Results of the Fourth Manned Orbital Flight, May 1963 N65-21951 435 pp Avail GPO 1963. Estimated Value $600 - 1,200 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $370
Lot 53		Set 2: Results of the First-Fourth Manned Orbital Space Flights. Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, February 1962 N62-10229 204 pp Avail GPO 1962 NASA SP-6, Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, May 1962 N62-14691 107 pp Avail NTIS 1962 NASA SP-12, Results of the Third United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, October 1962 N63-11990 122 pp Avail GPO 1962 NASA SP-45, Mercury Project Summary, Including Results of the Fourth Manned Orbital Flight, May 1963 N65-21951 435 pp Avail GPO 1963. Estimated Value $600 - 100 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 54		Set 3: Results of the First and Second Manned Orbital Space Flights. Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, February 1962 N62-10229 204 pp Avail GPO 1962 NASA SP-6, Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, May 1962 N62-14691 107 pp Avail NTIS 1962. Estimated Value $300 - 500 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $179
Lot 55		Set 4: Results of the First and Second Manned Orbital Space Flights. Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, February 1962 N62-10229 204 pp Avail GPO 1962 NASA SP-6, Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight, May 1962 N62-14691 107 pp Avail NTIS 1962. Estimated Value $300 - 500 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 56		Mercury Atlas-6: Rare, Historic Umbilical Cable Section Used to Place Col. John Glenn in Orbit, 20 Feb 1962, On Frie. A segment of umbilical cable from Mercury-Atlas 6, measuring 2" long and 1" in diameter, which was connected to Friendship 7 during launch procedures. The cable provided all electrical power to the spacecraft up to the T-minus 30 second mark, at which time it was ejected. Presentation to Bernard Hohmann is a standout given the length of the cable and has been encased in lucite for preservation. Lucite has discolored only slightly not uncommon given other examples of encased items we have seen ranging from patches to flown coins from the very early 1960s. This is an exceptional example of space from the earliest manned space program worthy of any level of collector. Estimated Value $2,000 - 5,000 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 57		Gemini IV Group Photograph: Ben Hohmann, Edward H. White II, James A. McDivitt, James A. Lovell Jr., and Frank F. Borman II. Color 8 x 10" group photo of Ben Hohmann with the Gemini IV astronauts, James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II, and Gemini IV backup, Frank F. Borman II and James A. Lovell Jr., gathered around the hand held self maneuvering unit. Photo is inscribed "To Ben Hohmann / with our best regards and sincere thanks" signed by all four astronauts. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,125
Lot 58		Titan Gemini Launch Vehicle (GLV) Desk Mounted Cut-Away of the 2nd Stage Oil Cooler, Titan II Rocket Engines AJ6. Exceedingly rare presentation piece from the Gemini program of a cut away view (perfectly sawed down the middle) of an "Oil Cooler" found in the Gemini Launch Vehicle, the 2nd stage engines (AJ6). The cutaway reveals the perfect arrangement of almost 90 cooling tubes and etched along lip of large valve reads "Hot Gas Intake". Mounted on walnut stand. For more information, enter in the below URL. https://www.enginehistory.org/Rockets/RPE06/RPE06.shtml. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,800 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $612
Lot 59		Edward White 8" x 10" Signed Photo From the Gemini IV Mission. Edward White 8 x 10" signed photo of the Gemini IV mission where White became the first man to perform EVA activity outside the spacecraft, as shown here. White inscribed the photo, "To Ben Hohmann / With Best Regards, / Edward H. White II". Estimated Value $600 - 800 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,500
Lot 60		Gemini: Ben Hohmann's Personal Office Items: Two-Sided, Suspension Hallway Sign, Gemini Program Awards and Striking Pen Box. A fantastic piece of NASA history can be enjoyed with this simple Formica signage identifying Gemini Launch Vehicle Program Office a hallway suspension sign for the office of Ben Hohmann. Lot also includes John J. Montgomery Award to Hohmann For His Role in the Mercury Projected Presented by National Society Aerospace Professionals (some oxidation.) An unusual plaque is from TWA flying over 100,000 miles (some discretely back to Germany) which given this award was presented in 1958, is quite an achievement given the time. Also a Project Gemini glass dish with Hohmann's initials on plaque with mission and project objectives printed on verso. A fine looking pin box with a cast oxidized bronze relief of the lunar surface and two Gemini Program Italian marble paperweights. Estimated Value $600 - 1,200 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,188
Lot 61		26 Color Photographs of Gemini VI and VII Rendezvous from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. 9 earth photos from orbit 6 photos of the Agena 11 photos of the other Gemini capsule These photos are numbered on verso: G-39-644, G-40-644, G-41-644, G-42-644, G-43-644, G-44-644, G-45-644, G-46-644, G-47-644, G-49-644, G-50-644, G-57-644, G-58-644, G-59-644, G-60-644, G-61-644, G-62-644, G-63-644, G-64-644, G-65-644, G-66-644, G-67-644, G-68-644, G-69-644, G-70-644, and G-71-644. Estimated Value $600 - 700 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,563
Lot 62		Red Number Photograph of Agena from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. NASA S-66-62755, Gemini XII/Agena Rendezvous. Estimated Value $500 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $313
Lot 63		Four Photographs of Gemini Space Suit, Patches, and Helmet from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. 1.) NASA 66-H-1405, Final Gemini XII patch being sewn on to the astronauts space suit. 2.) Two copies of NASA S-66-44308, Gemini XI Official Mission Patch. One copy is in black and white, the other in color. 3.) NASA S-65-33420. Estimated Value $500 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 64		Binder on Gemini IX from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. Flight Control Division, FCO40-IXR G, Gemini Mission Rules: Gemini IX ATDA Rev G, May 1966. Estimated Value $500 - 750 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,000
Lot 65		15 Gemini 6 and 7 Matte Black and White Photos from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. 15 black and white photos of Agena and Gemini Capsules in orbit, as well as some technical components of Gemini. Estimated Value $500 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $306
Lot 66		NASA Official Photograph Gemini XII from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. NASA S-66-62880, Gemini XII. Purple text description on verso. Estimated Value $500 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 67		Gemini Astronauts: Six (6) Inscribed and Signed, Official Portraits, Stafford, Shepard, Bean. McDivitt, Cooper, Schweickart, All Excellent. Gemini Astronauts: Six portraits inscribed and signed by Gemini astronauts. Alan B. Shepard, L. Gordon Cooper, Rusty Schweickart, Alan Bean and James McDivitt all in business suits inscribing and signing boldly (Alan Bean's autograph a bit pale.) Thomas Stafford's inscribed and signed portrait is in a white space suit with his autograph going into the dark background nevertheless remains very legible. Estimated Value $500 - 700 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $313
Lot 68		Gemini Press Handbook from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. A spiral Gemini-Titan II Air Force Launch Vehicle Press Handbook. In excellent condition, "BAH" written on the cover in green ink. Estimated Value $500 - 800 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $319
Lot 69		Nine Gemini Publications and Handbooks from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. Unofficial Transcript of the Gemini-Titan 3 Mission, March 23, 1965. Space Systems Division, AFSC Historical Publications Series 66-22-1, Gemini Launch Vehicle Chronology, 1961-1966. Aerojet-General Corporation, Sacramento Plant, Report 393-TN66-3, Gemini Propulsion System Pilot Safety Techniques, June 1966. Press Reference Book, Gemini Spacecraft Number Eleven. Loose papers of a press book that once was housed in a binder. Press Reference Book, Gemini Spacecraft Number Eleven. Housed in a Gemini binder. Lockheed, LMSC A766871, Gemini Agena Target Press Handbook, February 1966. Lockheed, LMSC A766871, Gemini Agena Target Press Handbook, February 1966. This is a loose copy in a small binder. Lockheed, LMSC A605327, Agena Application to Space Missions, September 1964. Lockheed, LMSC A605200, Gemini Agena Target Vehicle Program Progress Report, June 1966. Estimated Value $500 - 700 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $313
Lot 70		22 Color Photographs of Gemini VI and VII Rendezvous from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection (9) Earth photos from orbit4 photos of the Agena. (9) photos of the other Gemini capsule. Most of these photos are numbered on verso: G-40-644, G-41-644, G-42-644, G-43-644, G-44-644, G-45-644, G-46-644, G-47-644, G-49-644, G-50-644, G-57-644, G-59-644, G-60-644, G-62-644, G-63-644, G-65-644, G-66-644, G-67-644, G-68-644, G-69-644, and G-71-644. Estimated Value $500 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,250
Lot 71		28 Photographs of Gemini 1st Stage Tank Recovery From Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. 28 photographs in both black and white and color of the recovery of the Gemini V Launch Vehicle first stage. It was the first time any section of the first stage booster had been recovered from the ocean following liftoff. Includes 10 Black Numbered photographs: S-65-49138, S-65-49167, S-65-49168, S-65-49170, S-65-49171, S-65-49172, S-65-49176, S-65-49181, S-65-49192, S-65-49205. Estimated Value $500 - 800 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $425
Lot 72		12 Black and White Photographs from Gemini Missions from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. 3 Black Numbered Photos: S-66-24015, S-66-24806, and S-66-24807 The other 9 photographs feature numbers on verso: S-6-24456, S-66-24450, S-66-24407, 66-H-281, 66-H-193, 66-H-258, 65-H-2277, 65-H-943, and 65-H-2279. Estimated Value $500 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 73		Layout of Gemini's Cockpit from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. A layout map of the cockpit in Gemini. Handwritten note reading "Malfunction Detection IMU" in green and red ink. Estimated Value $400 - 500 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 74		Gemini Launch Vehicle Reliability Final Report, June 1967. ER 14132, Gemini Launch Vehicle Reliability Final Report, June 1967. Estimated Value $400 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 75		8 Gemini Photographs from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. 1.) Five photographs of earth taken in orbit from Gemini VII, one of the photographs is stamped as a NASA Official Photograph, S-65-63849. 2.) Three Red Number Photographs from Gemini XII: Two copies of S-66-63440 and one copy of S-66-63519. Estimated Value $400 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $375
Lot 76		Gemini Mid-Program Conference Part II and Project Gemini Technical Summary from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. Gemini Mid-Program Conference: Part II Experiments, February 23-25, 1966. NASA CR-1106, Project Gemini - A Technical Summary, June 1968. Estimated Value $400 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 77		Gemini Press Handbook and Three Gemini Reliability Publications from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. A spiral Gemini-Titan II Air Force Launch Vehicle Press Handbook. The front and back covers have had some paper adhered to them from storage. Visible on the front cover is a label reading "Ben Hohmann". Martin, ER 14212, Gemini Launch Vehicle Reliability Control, May 1966. Two copies of Aerospace Corporation, Gemini Launch Vehicle Reliability, August 1966. Estimated Value $400 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $275
Lot 78		Five Gemini Flight Summary Reports from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. Report No. M-913-65-08, Mission Operation Report Gemini VI-A Flight. Report No. M-913-66-09, Mission Operation Report Gemini Flight Number Eight. Report No. M-913-66-10, Mission Operation Report Gemini Flight Number IX. Report No. M-913-66, Mission Operation Report Gemini X Mission. Report No. MSC-G-R-66-5, Gemini Program Flight Summary Report, Gemini Missions I through XII. Estimated Value $400 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $525
Lot 79		Twenty-Seven Publications on Aircraft Flight and Engineering from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. Typed document translated from German, The Development of High Speed Aircraft by Bernhard A. Hohmann, March 1949. General Electric, Atmospheric Multipath Test, April 1964. Reprinted from the Aeronautical Engineering Review, General Design Aspects of Flight Refueling, March 1954. Extracts from Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 32, Fundamentals of Elementary Flight Maneuvers. Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, Aero/Space Engineering Catalog, Fifteenth Edition, 1959. Two Copies of United States Air Force Air Materiel Command, AF Technical Report No. 5979, Testing Longitudinal Stability on Models in Harnessed Circling Flight, October 1949. Plus 20 more. Estimated Value $400 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 80		8 Black and White NASA Numbered Photographs of Gemini XII's Underwater Training From Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. 8 black and white photographs of Gemini XII's pilot Buzz Aldrin during underwater zero-gravity training. Numbered photos include: S-66-54931, S-66-54932, S-66-54934, S-66-94935, S-66-54936, S-66-54937, S-66-54938, and S-66-54939. Estimated Value $400 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 81		Red Numbered "Angry Alligator" Kodak Photograph and 4 Other Numbered Photos From Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. Photograph of the Augmented Target Docking Adapter, nicknamed the "angry alligator": S-66-37966 Red Number photo from Gemini XI: S-66-54657 3 Black number photographs of a Gemini water rescue: S-65-33076, S-65-33116, S-65-33552. Estimated Value $400 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $293
Lot 82		9 Black and White Photograph of Gemini Astronauts from Bernard Hohmann's Personal Collection. 1.) Two copies of a black and white photograph featuring Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, John W. Young, and Bernard Hohmann. Attached is a note from James K Ready. 2.) NASA S-62-5539, Head shot of Mercury Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom. 3.) NASA S-62-7805, Head shot of Astronaut Trainee: John W. Young. 4.) Group photo of Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, John W. Young, and Bernard Hohmann. 5.) NASA S-62-5526, Head shot of Walter M. Schirra. 6.) NASA S-62-7807, Head shot of Astronaut Trainee: Thomas P. Stafford. 7.) Two black and white photographs of astronaut John H Glenn, Jr. in his pressure suit for training. Estimated Value $400 - 600 From the Estate of Bernard "Ben" Hohmann, WWII Luftwaffe German Test Pilot and Jet Engine Designer, Operation Paperclip, Decades Long Air Force and NASA Consultant. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold

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