Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 86

The Manuscripts, Collectibles & Space Auction

Russian

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1176		1960s Soviet space program Vostok Cosmonaut signatures complete. From Vostok 1 through Vostok 6, each cosmonaut has signed on their portrait post card. Includes Gagarin, Titov, Nikolaev, Popovich, Bykovsky & Tereshkova. Six cards in all. All bold signatures that were obtained from the Cosmonaut's Office in Star City by a prominent NASA employee who communicated regularly with a number of cosmonauts. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,094
Lot 1177		1960s Soviet space program Gagarin, Titov, Nikolaev & Popovich signed souvenir sheet. 1r souvenir sheet honoring first four cosmonauts bearing bold signatures of each cosmonaut. Signatures were obtained from the Cosmonaut's Office in Star City by a prominent NASA employee who communicated regularly with a number of cosmonauts. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $400
Lot 1178		1963 Vostok 6, Tereshkova flight, FLOWN parachute swatches. Three small (up to 1" max dimension) parachute swatches from Vostok 6 parachute, flight that took the first woman into space. Pieces are mounted on Ken Havekotte and Ricky Lanclos 8½"x11" COA that were originally obtained form Kiev's Cosmonautic Museum. Any artifacts from this flight are scarce. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 1179		1991 Soyuz TM-11/12 FLOWN cosmonaut signed cover to MIR. Cacheted FLOWN cover to MIR with appropriate cancels, one with 04/12/91 date (last day of Cosmonautics of the USSR). Bold signatures of mission commander V. Afaniasyev and flight engineer M. Manarov. Carsten Fuchs COA. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1180		1992 Soyuz TM-14/15 FLOWN cosmonaut signed cover to MIR. Cacheted FLOWN cover to MIR with all appropriate cancels including red space cancel of 07/29/92, date of Soyuz TM-15 docking, on reverse. Bold signatures of Solovyov, Avdeyev and Tognini (Soyuz TM-14 landing crew) plus cosmonauts Volkov, Krikalev, Victorenko and Kaleri all of whom were also abroad MIR at the time. Striking cover. Carsten Fuchs COA. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1181		1991 Soyuz TM-13 Austrian postage stamp FLOWN to MIR. 9s face value space stamp that was flown aboard Soyuz TM-13 to MIR carried on the flight by Austrian research cosmonaut Franz Viehböck. Stamp is mounted on 6½"x9" COA (#28/800) signed by Viehbõck & Dr Clemens Lothaller, Austrian cosmonaut who did not fly in space. Accompanied by soft bound hand book in German devoted to this mission. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $188
Lot 1182		1997 FLOWN Russian sub missile launch cover. Missile was launched from the sub carrying numbered cacheted covers to honor the 50th anniversary of Sputnik. This cover is no 1787 and is accompanied by Russian COA with same cover number snd with English & Russian text. Unusual FLOWN item. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold