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SPACE & AVIATION PUBLIC AUCTION #69
10:00 AM PT - Oct 10th, 2008

offered by
REGENCY-SUPERIOR, LTD.

229 N. Euclid Ave
St. Louis, MO 63108-1505
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Wednesday October 8th - Friday October 10th (9am-5pm) at the Regency-Superior Beverly Hills Gallery, 9478 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 200 (second floor), Beverly Hills, California 90212

911 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

TOMBAUGH TLS DESCRIBING HOW HE DISCOVERED PLUTO
Interesting typed page describing how Pluto was found that i...

200
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300
3 Bids
2 Lot 2

CLYDE W. TOMBAUGH AUTOGRAPHED LITHO
Color lithograph (8x10") of the planet Pluto, discovered by ...

150
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250
2 Bids
3

ASTRONOMY LIBRARY
70 publications including older children's books, large pict...

300
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400
1 Bid
4 Lot 4

1866//1937 CLASSIC ASTRONOMY LIBRARY
Good lot of 13 hardbound books plus one softbound featuring ...

750
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1,000
1 Bid
5 Lot 5

LA PLANETE MARS', VOL I &* II
Magnificent two volume hardbound work by Camille Flammarion....

1,000
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1,500
9 Bids
6 Lot 6

V2 ROCKETS ORIGINAL V-2 ROCKET GYROSCOPE
Gyro-type accelerometer that was developed for and used in t...

7,000
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10,000
3 Bids
7 Lot 7

1943 GERMAN V2 ROCKETS HAP 11 DOCUMENT
Order for a compressor-highest priority level DE12-has to be...

250
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350
2 Bids
8 Lot 8

1943 GERMAN V2 ROCKETS HAP 11 DOCUMENT
Peenemunde document dated 27.Marz.1943. This 4-1/8 x 5-7/8 H...

250
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350
7 Bids
9 Lot 9

1944 GERMAN V2 ROCKETS HAP 11 DOCUMENT
Incredible, full page (8¼x11-7/8") order for a compressor fo...

350
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500
7 Bids
10 Lot 10

1944 V2 ROCKETS FELDPOST COVER FROM 12310
Rare cover with hand written enclosure from Feldpost 12310 ...

250
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350
3 Bids
11 Lot 11

1944 GERMAN V2 ROCKETS FELDPOST COVER TO 12310
Rare cover with extensive hand written enclosures to V2 Feld...

250
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350
2 Bids
12 Lot 12

1944 GERMAN V2 ROCKETS HAP 11 DOCUMENT
Order for compressor parts for HAP11 from the commander-in-c...

250
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350
1 Bid
13 Lot 13

1959 USS BARBERO MISSILE MAIL PROOF COVER
On June 8, 1959 the first U.S. official 'Missile Mail' was l...

350
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500
1 Bid
14

1920s-1960s LITERATURE ROCKET LIBRARY
Group of approximately 130 items, mostly hardcover books inc...

500
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750
2 Bids
15 Lot 15

1930,1935 L'ASTRONAUTIQUE & COMPLEMENT
Both volumes by Robert Esnault-Peleterie being his greatest ...

750
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1,000
18 Bids
16 Lot 16

1962 'FROM PEENEMUENDE TO OUTER SPACE'
Softbound 850 page book issued to commemorate Wernher von Br...

300
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400
5 Bids
17 Lot 17

1964 RL10A-1 LIQUID ROCKET ENGINE MANUAL
Loose-leaf 300 page manual from Pratt & Whitney Aircraft loa...

300
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400
4 Bids
18 Lot 18

1966 SIGNED 'HISTORY OF ROCKETRY & SPACE TRAVEL'
Beautiful 244 page book bound in handcrafted Mission leather...

300
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400
6 Bids
19 Lot 19

1930s-70s ROCKET COVER & STAMP COLLECTION
Over 80 covers with light duplication and a few dozen rocket...

300
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400
1 Bid
20 Lot 20

2005 SPECTACULAR MULTISIGNED 'SATURN'
Softbound 328 page book by Alan Lawrie with Robert Godwin be...

400
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600
2 Bids
21 Lot 21

1958-62 EARLY SATELLITE COVER COLLECTION
Beginning with Vanguard I through Telstar II, with many scar...

600
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800
3 Bids
22 Lot 22

1958 VANGUARD I LAUNCH COVER SIGNED
Cacheted cover cancelled Mar 17, 1958 at Port Canaveral sign...

250
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350
6 Bids
23

1959-62 DISCOVER 1-39 COVER COLLECTION
Collection of 50 different covers reflecting one of first ma...

500
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750
2 Bids
24

1950s-1980s TLITERATURE SATELLITE LIBRARY
Over 65 different publications, hard & soft from the late 19...

300
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400
7 Bids
25 Lot 25

1960s RANGER PHOTOS OF THE MOON COMPLETE
Grouping of 8 volumes including one softbound and one hard b...

300
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400
2 Bids
26 Lot 26

VIKING 76 PAPERWEIGHT W/ MATERIAL FROM LANDER
Acrylic 2½x7/8" cylindrical paperweight containing two shavi...

500
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750
5 Bids
27

1959 LITTLE JOE 2 LAUNCH PHOTOS 'LOCAL B
Impressive display of eight sequential black and white origi...

500
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750
1 Bid
28 Lot 28

1959-61 MERCURY FORERUNNER COVER COLLECTION
Fabulous, world class group of 10 different covers from an e...

1,000
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1,500
3 Bids
29 Lot 29

c.1960 EARLY PHOTO GROUP WITH AUTOGRAPHS
Outstanding group of 8x10" mainly color photos including sev...

400
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500
2 Bids
30 Lot 30

1959 MULTIPLY SIGNED LIFE MAGAZINE
Four of the original 'Mercury 7' Astronauts signed this LIFE...

350
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500
1 Bid
31 Lot 31

1960 MERCURY 7 AUTOGRAPHED BOOK
Walter W. Schirra, Donald K. Slayton, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., ...

4,000
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6,000
12 Bids
32 Lot 32

1960 MERCURY AUTOGRAPHED LITHO
Official NASA issued 8x10" color litho autographed by six of...

1,000
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1,500
3 Bids
33 Lot 33

1960s THREE MERCURY ASTRONAUT SIGNATURES
Official NASA 8x10" color litho of the 'Mercury 7', inscribe...

200
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300
5 Bids
34 Lot 34

1960 PHOTO SIGNED BY SCHIRRA,CARPENTER & COOPER
Reproduction color photo (8x10") showing Original 7 Mercury ...

150
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250
2 Bids
35 Lot 35

1960 PHOTO SIGNED BY COOPER,SCHIRRA & CARPENTER
Reproduction color photo (8x10") showing Original 7 Astronau...

150
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250
4 Bids
36 Lot 36

1960 PHOTO SIGNED BY SCHIRRA,COOPER & CARPENTER
Reproduction B&W photo (8x10") signed in blue sharpie by Ast...

150
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250
1 Bid
37 Lot 37

1962 MERCURY 7 SIGNED CEREMONY PROGRAM
Four page, 6x9" program for a ceremony honoring: 'The Staff ...

3,500
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5,000
1 Bid
38 Lot 38

1962 AMERICANS INTO ORBIT SIGNED BY MERCURY 6
Hardbound illustrated book signed by all but Gus Grissom of ...

750
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1,000
13 Bids
39 Lot 39

1962 THE ASTRONAUTS SIGNED BY MERCURY 6
Hardbound illustrated book by Martin Caidin signed by all bu...

750
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1,000
25 Bids
40 Lot 40

1962 'WE SEVEN' SIGNED BY MERCURY 6
First edition with dust jacket of this detailed account of M...

500
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700
28 Bids
41 Lot 41

FIRST FOUR AMERICANS TO ORBIT SIGNED PHOTO
Very attractive Limited Edition (#56/300) color photo (8x10"...

350
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500
6 Bids
42 Lot 42

PHOTO SIGNED BY COOPER, SCHIRRA AND CARPENTER
Reproduction B&W photo (8x10") showing Project Mercury Astro...

150
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250
1 Bid
43 Lot 43

1962 ALAN SHEPARD SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER
First day cover dated Feb 20, 1962 for 4¢ Project Mercury st...

200
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300
2 Bids
44 Lot 44

1961 ALAN SHEPARD AUTOGRAPHED COVER
Blue cacheted launch cover with Shepard signature in blue ba...

200
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300
2 Bids
45 Lot 45

1961 SHEPARD AUTOGRAPHED LAUNCH PHOTO
Color photo (8x10") showing the May 5, 1969 launching of Ala...

250
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350
1 Bid
46 Lot 46

1961 FLOWN LIBERTY BELL 7 COMPONENT FROM MR-3
Flown 'L' shaped 3x2" piece of conduit recovered from the Li...

350
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500
14 Bids
47 Lot 47

1961 FLOWN LIBERTY BELL 7 FILMFROM MR-3
Flown 1½ strip of film from the on-board pilot observation c...

300
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400
4 Bids
48 Lot 48

RESULTS OF FIRST US MANNED ORBITAL SPACE FLIGHT MA-
Softbound 204 page report for MA-6 that is highly detailed. ...

300
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400
3 Bids
49 Lot 49

1962 FLOWN HEAT SHIELD PLUG FROM MA-6
Fascinating 1x¾" plug encased in a clear 3"x2" Lucite cylind...

1,000
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1,500
22 Bids
50 Lot 50

1962 SCOTT CARPENTER AUTOGRAPHED ITEMS
Five different pieces signed by Aurora 7 pilot, Carpenter. I...

350
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500
9 Bids
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