Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 38

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Astronauts & Cosmonauts

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 139		(Apollo 11) Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins. Individual signatures of the Apollo 11 crew: Mission commander Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon; lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon; and command module pilot Michael Collins ("M Collins"). Each man signed on a yellow 3x5" card. Armstrong's is in fine condition; the other two are very good, having some show-through from old tape marks on verso. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $372
Lot 140		Apollo 11 Crew. 14x11" NASA publicity photograph of the launch of Apollo 11 Signed "Neil Armstrong" and "Buzz Aldrin" in black marker, and "Mike Collins" in silver marker. Very fine condition. The launch took place on July 16, 1969. On July 20th Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first and second humans to walk on the lunar surface and return to Earth. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,040
Lot 141		Apollo 8 Crew. NASA publicity color Photograph Signed "Jim Lovell," Bill Anders," and "Frank Borman, 10x8", n.p., n.d. The three astronauts made up the crew of the second manned Apollo Mission, which was launched on 21 Dec. 1968 and returned to Earth on 27 Dec. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $870
Lot 142		(Eight Astronauts -- Includes Five Moonwalkers). A group of astronaut signatures, each on a 3x5" card, n.p., n.d. Five Moonwalkers are included: Neil Armstrong, Alan Shepard, Ed Mitchell, David Scott, and Jim Irwin. The three other astronauts in this group-- Jack Swigert, Stuart Roosa, and Al Worden-- came within a few hundred kilometers of the Moon. A ninth card in this group is signed "John" and may be Moonwalker John Young. Armstrong's card is very good, with some show-through from old tape marks on the verso; all others are fine. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 143		Gagarin, Colonel Yuri (1934- 1968) Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human in space and the first human to orbit the Earth (12 April 1961). He died in a training accident in 1968. Black-and-white Photograph Signed in Russian, in black ink on Gagarin's space helmet, 8x6", n.p., n.d. A head-and-shoulders shot of Gagarin in his space suit. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 144		Gagarin, Yuri & Gherman Titov. Untranslated Russian Document Signed by the two Soviet cosmonauts, who were the first and second persons to orbit the Earth, 1 p, 11x8¼", 1962. Fine. Both men signed in black ink. Gagarin (1934- 1968) went into space on 12 April 1961 and Titov (1935- 2000) went into space on 6 August 1961. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 145		Three Astronauts. 1982 Postcard signed by John Glenn (first American to orbit the Earth); 10 x 8" color NASA photographs signed by Charles Conrad, Jr. (3rd moonwalker), and by Joe Allen (Apollo 15). All very fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold