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Auction Info

Auction Name
30 Years of Space Adventure (1957-1990s)
Auction Date
06/05/2025 - 06/05/2025
Sale Number
#166594
Total Lots
381
Sold Lots
49
Lots Sold
12.86%
Unsold Lots
332
Total Sales (EUR)
11,705.60
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
8,700.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
16,090.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
95,500.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
163,910.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
7.14%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
220

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 17 (December 7-19, 1972) - Magnificent print of the "Blue Marble", a photograph of the Earth seen from space taken by the astronauts of the Apollo 17 mission.

EUR 900.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,152.00
271

APOLLO/SOYOUZ MISSION (July 15-24, 1975) - The Apollo-Soyuz rendezvous (drawing by Robert McCall) signed on February 27, 1975 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston by 13 astronauts and cosmonauts.

EUR 700.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 896.00
222

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 17 (December 7-19, 1972) - Two samples of the Mylar thermal blanket, the thermal protection layer covering the outer surface of the Apollo 17 LM.

EUR 700.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 896.00
340

NAVETTE CHALLENGER (accident January 28, 1986) - Set of 4 photos:

EUR 400.00 - 700.00 EUR 588.80
152

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 11 (July 16-24, 1969) - Book by Buzz Aldrin, "Magnificent desolation": Aldrin with Ken Abraham, autographed by the astronaut.

EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 409.60
223

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 17 (December 7-19, 1972) - Vintage cardboard commemorative plaque from the Apollo program featuring 11 silver medals (4 cm diameter) from the Apollo missions.

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 384.00
91

LUNAR ORBITER PROGRAM - Captioned black-and-white poster of the very first view of the Earth taken from the moon by Lunar Orbiter 1.

EUR 300.00 - 600.00 EUR 384.00
72

GEMINI MISSIONS - Gemini 9 - View of Baja California and Sonora, Mexico, taken by astronaut Gene Cernan during his spacewalk.

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 384.00
69

MISSIONS GEMINI - Gemini 8 - Set of 3 photos of the crew, Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott:

EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 384.00
33

MERCURY MISSIONS (1961-1963) - 1964 photographic print of astronaut Scott Carpenter, autographed by the astronaut.

EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 384.00
159

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 11 (July 16-24, 1969) - Special issue of "Life" magazine: "To the moon and back" 1969.

EUR 60.00 - 100.00 EUR 294.40
384

FRANCE / Ariane - A model of the Ariane 44 LP rocket (4 gas pedals, two for powder and two for liquids) in various precious Guiana woods

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 268.80
24

MERCURY MISSIONS (1961-1963) - Vintage cardboard commemorative plaque from the Mercury program featuring 6 bronze medals (4 cm diameter) from the 6 Mercury missions.

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 256.00
120

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 9 (March 3-16, 1969) - Set of 2 black photographic prints of the Apollo 9 launch, March 3, 1969:

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00
348

PHOTOS OF THE COLUMBIA, CHALLENGER, DISCOVERY AND ATLANTIS MISSIONS - Set of 2 NASA photos, one in color, the other identical in black and white.

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00
17

EXPLORER 1 (1957-1958) - Set of 6 period black and white photographic prints:

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 256.00
171

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 11 (July 16-24, 1969) - Large "Official map of the moon" (Rand McNally), including the far side of the moon.

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00
385

FRANCE / Ariane 4 - Ariane 4 model (1/100 scale) on ESA-64 cm base (accidents)

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00
354

PHOTOS OF THE COLUMBIA, CHALLENGER, DISCOVERY, ATLANTIS MISSIONS - Set of 2 NASA photos

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00
192

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 16 (April 16-27, 1972) - Lot of 3 photographic prints:

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00

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