Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 66

The Manuscript, Space, Stamp & Collectibles Auction

Gemini Program

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 403		Gemini Program, c1960s, NASA Gemini Launch Vehicle Model (34x3", about 20 lbs) This striking, four-part, machined aluminum NASA painted model comes with a round, 7" metal base that is without any ID plate. This would appear to be an unusually early NASA model. Included is a fitted, blue-painted, felt-lined, hinged wooden case (12x9x24", about 15lbs alone), again without any ID markings. The model and case are in virtually pristine condition - almost unheard of in such an early model. This model is from the estate of James Jacobs, one of the five founders of the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. An important find and one that is virtually unique on today's market. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000, Ex. The James Jacobs Family collection, View details and enlarged photo	Realized $9,300
Lot 404		Gemini Program, c1963//1991, Paul Haney's Personal Scrapbooks, This three volume set of scrapbooks, each with unattached green covers marked "Public Affairs Office / Manned Spacecraft Center / NASA / Vol. I / II / III", is a history of Haney's work as the "Voice of the Astronauts, of Space, of Gemini and of Apollo" (and beyond). Included are abou75/100 NASA 8x10" color /black and white publicity photos (mostly candid and mostly attached to the scrapbook pages), astronaut autographs (written on the scrapbook pages themselves), press clippings, telegrams, fan mail, letters of congratulations (from a variety of collegues including Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley, Jules Bergman, Charles von Freund, etc.) and much, much more. As is the nature of scrapbooks of this age, the condition of all books leaves a lot to be desired, but there is a lot to be appreciative of also - such as cartoon strips from Milton Caniff/"Steve Canyo" and Charles Schultz/"Peanuts", Group Achievement and other Awards, etc. Included are astronaut autographs from John Young (GT-3), James McDivitt (blue ink, GT-4), Gordon Cooper, Charles Conrad (GT-5), James Lovell, Frank Borman (GT-7), Tom Stafford, Wally Schirra (GT-6), Neil Armstrong, Dave Scott (GT-8), Gene Cernan, Tom Stafford (GT-9A), John Young, Michael Collins (GT-10), Charles Conrad, R. F. Gordon, Jr. (GT-11), James Lovell, Buzz Aldrin (GT-12), and John Glenn (on a personal note). These are in mixed condition but generally bold and mostly clean. An exceptional lot that provides a window behind the scenes to the Gemini Program. Viewing strongly recommended. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,520
Lot 405		Gemini Program, 1968, NASA Memo with Alan Shepard Comments, This original 1968 "Review of Gemini Transcripts" Memo from Paul Haney at the Public Affairs Office to Chief, Astronaut Office has to do with reviewing the Gemini on-board transcripts prior to public release. Haney strongly recommends against this review. Shepard strongly disagrees writing: "Paul, Sorry, Cannot oblige without other direction - still don't agree with your concept". Haney ends his letter: "If nothing else, I am a firm believer in telling it like it is…I contend that the slightest editing, consoring, massaging otherwise whatever of the released transcript will not help generations yet unborn to understand what went on when Gus Grissom and John Young orbited the Earth three times on March 23, 1965. Our literature today is certainly spicey enough to accept an occassional god-damn or worse. The public doesn't think of our space pilots as a bunch of alter boys. Certainly the pilots themselves shouldn't entertain any such grandiose self-appraisal…". This memo and Shepard's comments definitely call it like it was. A historic internal document. Estimated Value $500 - 750, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Realized $840
Lot 406		Gemini, 1966, Documents, Telexes and Other Scource Data, A folder filled with the consignor's original notes re the flight, copies of press reports, original telex cables to NASA, Houston, etc. This folder is filled with the ingredients that will enable you to understand this important, and dangerous, flight to the fullest. Usual mixed condition but overall, excellent. Estimated Value $350 - 500, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 407		Gemini and Apollo Programs, c1960s, NASA 8x10" Photos, An interesting lot of 10+ mainly glossy color photos with a variety of ID numbers PLUS a group of four Gemini Crew photos with RED ID numbers (including GT-8, GT-8 with backup crew), GT-11 (x2). A clean lot. Estimated Value $250 - 350 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 408		Gemini Program, c1965, "Gemini Capsule" Piggy Bank (9x4") This gray/white plastic combination "piggy" bank is highly detailed and has the name "Nassau Bay National Bank" on the sliding central band. There is a "Re-entry Gemini Capsule Module" engraved on the bottom. A very unusual, classic piece of memorabilia we have not handled before. Estimated Value $100 - 150 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $102
Lot 409		Gemini Program, c1965/66, NASA-KSC Handstamped Cachets, An unusual lot of six different #10 envelopes, all with KSC cancels and with rare cachets including GT-7 (red), GT-9, 10, 11, 12 (all blue) AND Saturn IB AS-203 (red). All of these cancels were only used on a limited number of envelopes and are quite scarce. Slight aging, but in excellent overall condition. Estimated Value $100 - 150 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 410		Gemini Program, 1966, Paul Haney's "Cigar Humidor" (11x8x4") This classic walnut humidor (by Ecco) is complete with its original humidifier strip in the cover. The outside of the hinged lid has a metal presentation plaque that reads: "Paul Haney / "Voice of Gemini" / 1966". We don't know the story behind this piece, but it may have been a present at a roast for the "Voice" at the end of the Gemini Program. A small slice of history lost in the mists of time. Given its age, it is in excellent condition. Estimated Value $100 - 150, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Realized $42
Lot 411		Gemini Program, c1965, "C.C. Williams" Autograph, on a NASA 8x10" color lithograph. Williams was killed in training prior to having a chance to make a NASA flight. Attractive and seldom available. Estimated Value $75 - 100 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 412		GT-1, c1963, Unmarked Gray "Pad" in Plastic Wrapper (4x4") We have no idea what this pad is or was supposed to have been used for. The pad appears to be gray cloth, unmarked on one side and with small white squares on the other. The margins are stitched, but there are also staples in each corner. The sealed wrapper is marked "Film-O-Wrap 5500 / Jul 1965 / Mil F-22191 (Aar) Type II / Mil-F-23712 (Wep) / Lot 2 " on the other". The consignor had marked GT-1 in faint marker on one side back when he acquired this piece. This item will make a great mystery lot for any collector's meeting. Estimated Value $100 - 150 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 413		GT-3, 1965, Paul Haney's "Crew Conference" Notes, A group of nine, legal-size pages of notes about the flight taken by the consignor while in Mission Control. Definitely a view of the flight you haven't seen before. Grissom quotes noted: "It was a great flight" and "I would be ready to take GT-4". Definitely worth reading closely. Estimated Value $350 - 500, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 414		GT-4, 1965, Original Documents, Lot of three different documents including 1) A ten-page legal size lot of first-person notes taken by the consignor in Mission Control starting with the beginning of the flight until after the space walk. Some interesting comments, among many, include: "Trying to stow (the spacesuit?), guess they want to keep it" and, referring to Ed White space walk itself: "No disorientation whatsoever"; 2) a three-page (with rusted paper clip): "Draft Memorandum to Mr. George Lowe from the consignor (with pencil corrections) re: "GT-4 extra vehicular activity" and a 12 page group of Flight Plan Updates. There is a manuscript Approved 4/28/65 notation at the upper right and 3) an original tissue copy of the EVA release dated 5/65 and titled: "Early Gemini-4 Activities Detailed" (marked for release 5PM EST). It is extensively notated in ink. Original source documents are just not available to collectors today. Estimated Value $350 - 500, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Realized $576
Lot 415		GT-4, 1965, Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer Autographs, on a faded framed NASA 8x10" color photo (No. S-65-57802) of Paul Haney, Robert Gilruth plus Clooney and Ferrer examining the actual "hand-held, self-maneuvering unit used by Ed White during his walk-in-space on Gemini IV" (as typed on Haney's descritive label on the glass of the picture frame hanging on his den wall). The photo is inscribed: "For Paul - It was wonderful / Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer / It was a thrill to meet you". Both the photo and the inscription are faded. There is an handstamped photo inscription on the reverse of the photo as well as tape remnants and a large thin along the right side visible from the reverse. A historic piece of memorabilia. Estimated Value $250 - 350, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 416		GT-5, 1965, Paul Haney's "Debriefing Notes", Handwritten during their post-flight debriefing by NASA, these four pages (6x9") of notes include ththe crew's impressions of the flight. Some definitely "not published later" notes include the comment: "Watch Comment Like The Only Thing kept us Going was Knowing How Bad Off 7 Would Be (all caps)"(referring to the upcoming GT-7 flight). Fascinating reading. Estimated Value $350 - 500, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Realized $504
Lot 417		Gemini 7, 1965, "U.S.S. Wasp" Desk Model (on base, 12x4") This gray-painted metal ship's model is mounted on a wooden base with a metal descriptive plaque that reads: "Momento of Gemini 7/6 - First live television coverage of the astronaut's recoveries / December 16-18, 1965 / From U.S.S. Wasp via transportable satellite communications / Earth Station developed by International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation". Other that the carrier's superstructure being missing from the top of the model, it is in excellent condition with only minor age faults and in need of a good cleaning. A rare piece of memorabilia. Estimated Value $500 - 750, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 418		Gemini 7/6, 1965, Folder of Internal Documents, as accumulated by the consignor during and after the flight. We note a printed 12/12/65 Mission Commentary (15+ pages) as taken directly from the flight tapes, numerous carbons, Rendezvous Flight Charts and internal memos regarding the flights and its problems. This is source material that may well differ from the subsequent historical version of the flights available today. Fascinating reading. Estimated Value $250 - 350, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Realized $66
Lot 419		GT-8, 1966, "Mission Commentary" Transcripts, Included are the printed transcriptions of 75 different audio tapes as recorded during the flight. It would appear to be the complete set (+several "Not Aired" tapes) as saved by the consignor (who was communicating with crew during the flight). Excellent overall condition and an uncensored look at what really happened to astronauts Armstrong and Scott during this flight that was almost lost in space. An important addition to any collection. Estimated Value $350 - 500, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Realized $312
Lot 420		GT-8, 1966, Crew Patch (3") This multicolor crew patch appears to be a variation of the original design. The roman numerals at the bottom are not on the same "level" and the two "stars" at top both have eight "points". This patch is from the same Rochford collection included in our July sale where the patches from the other Gemini flights attracted so much attention. The patch is fresh, clean and highly desirable. Estimated Value $250 - 350 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $420
Lot 421		Gemini 9, 1966, Original Photocopies, as recovered from the consignor's files. Included is a two page copy of the flight' EVA Plan and a multipage transcription copy of their EVA tapes. Fascinating reading and important scource material for the serious student of this flight. Estimated Value $150 - 250, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 422		GT-11, 1966, Charles Conrad Presentation Plaque (11x14") to Paul Haney that he has inscribed: ""What me orbit the Earth - Are you out of your ---Mind, Admiral?" He has signed it "To Paul, Seaman USN (Ret.) - A true friend - in the Jungle / Pete / Charles Conrad, Jr / Sept. 1964". Although a bit faded, this framed presentation piece was a treasured possession on the wall of Haney's den. Estimated Value $250 - 350, Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection, View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276