LiveAuctioneers - Space & Aviation Memorabilia Spring 2004

Space & Aviation Memorabilia Spring 2004

Aurora
9:00 AM - Apr 24th, 2004 (PST)
Sessions ( 1 2 )

747 Lots

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Lot	Item Description	Estimate USD
1	1911, "Astronomical Evenings" (415pp., in Russian, board) An interesting book containing some attractive plates devoted t...	100 - 150
2	1947, "Between the Planets" by F. Watson (? Printing House, 227pp., hard, in Russian) Only 15,000 copies of this book were printed. ...	150 - 250
3	1947, "The Galaxies" by Harlow Shaply (? Printing House, 227pp., hard, in Russian) Only 15,000 copies of this book were printed. ...	150 - 250
4	1948, "The Milky Way" by P. and B. Bock (Federal Printing Office of Technical and Theoretical Literature, 207pp., hard, in Russian)...	150 - 250
5	James Van Allen Autograph on a first day cover commemorating the dedication of the Palomar Mountain Observatory with ...	75 - 100
6	1933, "Century of Progress" FLOWN Cover This cover has a black printed cachet over which has been applied a black hand-stamp that r...	100 - 150
7	1935, "Explorer II" FLOWN Balloon Fabric made into a (2x7") bookmark onto which has been printed the vital statistics about this fli...	100 - 150
8	1935, "Explorer II" FLOWN Cover This "Stratosphere Mail" cover has a printed National Geographic Society/Army Air Corps pri...	100 - 150
9	1974, Da Vinci Balloon Flight Cover (No. 36/1,000) with a green printed cachet. The pilot for this flight was James Craig and t...	100 - 150
10	1977, 2nd Annual Balloon FLOWN Cover carried on the balloon "Misty" by pilot Gene Ripley. The cover was FLOWN in the Second Annu...	75 - 100
11	1998, "Breitling Orbiter 2" FLOWN Cover signed in the center by pilot Bertrand Piccard, pilot Wim Verstraeten and engineer Andy Els...	150 - 250
12	2002, "The Chase de Vere Atlantic Challenge" (No. 46/50) signed by pilot David Hempleman-Adams in the center. There is a multicolor prin...	100 - 150
13	2003, "First Cluster Balloon" FLOWN Cover (No. 15/29) signed in the upper left by pilot John Ninomiya. The cover has a blue printed c...	100 - 150
14	1909, "The Aero Plate" Decorative Plate 10.5") A striking blue and white decorative plate issued in honor of the Hudson-Fulton Cent...	100 - 150
15	1911, "Home Coming Jubilee" Handbill This (8x11") black and white handbill lists the attractions at the Jubilee. These include "...	100 - 150
16	Stereopticon View Cards (7x3.5") Lot of four different, each picturing a balloon or lighter-than-air dirigible. Two...	100 - 150
17	1993, "Valhala Aerostation" Lot of two different limited edition reprints including "Principles, History and Use of Air...	100 - 150
18	1913, "Zum Turbulenzproblem" by O. Blumenthal (563/595pp., Munich, soft, in German) A monograph outlining turbulence pro...	100 - 150
19	1909, "International Balloon Festival" German postcard with a partial 1 Sept. (Frankfurt ?) cds . This color postcard is the rare ...	150 - 250
20	1910//20, Ballooning Kinetascope(?) (4x1") An unusual (and fascinating) cylindrical, tan cardboard box of about 100 (?) differe...	250 - 350
21	1927 Luxembourg Balloon Flight Cards. Lot of two similar cards, one addressed to Germany with 40c franking and the ...	75 - 100
22	1946, "Stratostat Parachute" by Revzin. (83pp., soft) This volume, published in Sverdlovsk in the Ural Mountain region o...	150 - 250
23	1930s, Heroic Balloonist's Statue (6x3") A black painted, bronze heroic statue on a pentagonal black base with descriptive pl...	100 - 150
24	Explorer I Souvenir This lot consists of a fragment of metal from the Complex 26 gantry where the Explorer I sa...	50 - 75
25	Ranger VII Lunar Charts (RLC 1-5) (USAF, 8x22", in original folder) Lot of five different multicolor, detailed charts depicti...	100 - 150
26	1977, "Lunar Impact - A History of Project Ranger " (NASA SP-4210, 450pp., soft) "Lunar Impact transforms the rec...	100 - 150
27	"Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 - Space Flight Operations Plan, vols. I-III" (NASA-JPL) Three, 3-ring loose-leaf notebooks th...	250 - 350
28	1969, Two Over Mars: Mariner VI and Mariner VII" (NASA EP-90, 39 pp., soft cover) This document provides an ove...	25 - 50
29	1971, "Mariner 6 & 7 Photographic Data" (NASA NSSDC 71-09, 270pp., soft) This book is an index of all of the Mariner 6 and 7 photog...	100 - 150
30	1974, "The New Mars - The Discoveries of Mariner 9" (NASA SP-337, 179pp., hard) "...Then the 11-month scrutiny of...	100 - 150
31	1966, "Surveyor I-Preliminary Report" (NASA SP-126, 39pp., soft) "This publication, preliminary in nature, has been compiled even...	100 - 150
32	1967, "Surveyor III-Preliminary Rpt" (NASA SP-146, 159pp., soft) "This report presents the preliminary findings from Surveyor II...	100 - 150
33	July 16, 1966 Life Magazine with First Surveyor Photographs which contains a 6-page pictorial of the first color pictur...	50 - 75
34	1976, "Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World"(NASA SP-360, 459pp., hard) A fascinating volume that incorporates ...	100 - 150
35	"OAO/Orbiting Astronomical Observatory" News Reference Handbook (NASA-Grumman, 96pp., 3-ring in original binder) This fascinating v...	150 - 250
36	11 Bronze Satellite Medallions issued by the Caltech-JPL Numismatic Society. This complete commemorative set includes meda...	125 - 150
37	1968, FLOWN Rocket 3 Cover This rocket mail bears an aqua hand-stamp which reads "FLOWN in Rocket 3 The Walter Cunning...	25 - 50
38	1936, "Liquid-Propelled Rocket Development" by Robert Goddard (Smithsonian Institution Offprint, 10pp. + 11 plates) An important work p...	250 - 350
39	1964, "Titan III-Student Study Guide - Guidance Familiarization" (Martin, 53pp., soft) A well illustrated guide that will teach yo...	100 - 150
40	1966, "History of Rocketry & Space Travel" by Wernher von Braun and Frederick Ordway III (244pp., hard with Mission Leather binding) A...	250 - 350
41	"Payload User's Guides" Lot of three different, 3-ring guides in their original binders including 1) "Pegasus (68+p...	150 - 250
42	"Douglas Aircraft & Missiles" Lithos Lot of two sets in original folders. One set includes four multicolor lithographs (11x14") ...	100 - 150
43	NASA Pershing & Delta Missile Publicity Photos Lot of 50 different color or black and white glossy publicity photos inclu...	150 - 250
44	"Strato" Mechanical Bank (7x3x1.75") An unusual metal mechanical bank depicting a rocket launching toward the green ...	100 - 150
45	1929, "Die Rakete fur Fahrt und Flug" by Scherschevsky (134pp., cloth, in German). This is an original copy of this rare work. It...	250 - 350
46	1972, "Ways To Spaceflight" by Hermann Oberth (NASA Technical Translation, NASA TT F-622, 597pp., soft). This English ...	150 - 250
47	Peenemunde Worker's "Access" Badge German This red enamel/aluminum oval badge with button back was worn by a worker in Peenemu...	250 - 350
48	1955/57 "British Interplanetary Society" Journals Lot of 13 different including Vol. 14, No. 1. 2. 4. 6 (Jan/Dec. 1955), Vol. 15, No...	100 - 150
49	1964, "The Secret of Huntsville" by Julius Mader (Printing House of Political Literature, Moscow, 181pp., soft (faults), in ...	100 - 150
50	1934/64, Lot of 4 Rocket Covers professionally framed and matted (20x15.5") for display. Included are 1934 and 1964 German ...	50 - 75
51	1936, Leather Presentation Book McAllen, TX This limited edition book contains both US/Mexico and Mexico/US single (11A1, 1...	200 - 250
52	1958, Launch Cover with a Vandenberg AFB 4 Dec. (1958) hand cancel and a Westbrooks typed cachet at left. This...	100 - 150
53	USAF Thor Missile Publicity Photos Lot of 125+ different (8x10") black and white photos with strength in launch photos. A rare...	250 - 350
54	USAF "Titan III" (Press) Kit (about 50pp., stapled) A fascinating document describing the Titan III Standard Space Launc...	100 - 150
55	USAF Titan Missile Publicity Photos Lot of about 60 mostly different (8x10") black and white launch and behind-the-scenes, cand...	150 - 250
56	USAF Titan Missile Publicity Photos Lot of about 65 mostly different (8x10") black and white launch and behind-the-scenes, cand...	150 - 250
57	USAF Titan IIIC Launch System Information Handbook This fascinating 100pp. handbook is filled with photos charts, graphs ...	100 - 150
58	Titan Missile "Zippo" Lighter with a blue engraving of a USAF SM-68 "Titan" missile on one side and "Martin" on the other...	100 - 150
59	USAF Atlas Booster Publicity Photos Lot of about 70 different (8x10") black and white photos including 45 different Atlas-Able ...	150 - 250
60	USAF Atlas Booster Publicity Photos Lot of about 200+ mostly different (8x10") black and white launch and behind-the-scenes, ca...	500 - 750
61	USAF Atlas Booster Publicity Photos Lot of about 200+ mostly different (8x10") black and white launch and behind-the-scenes, ca...	250 - 350
62	USAF Minuteman Missile Photos Lot of about 125 different (8x10") black and white publicity photos including launch and be...	250 - 350
63	USAF Pershing Missile Photos Lot of about 75 different (8x10") black and white publicity photos including launch and beh...	150 - 250
64	USAF Polaris Missile Photos Lot of about 150 different (8x10") black and white publicity photos including launch and be...	250 - 350
65	Polaris Missile "Zippo" Lighter with a multicolor engraving of a Polaris missile on one side. Lightly used, but with origin...	100 - 150
66	Delta II Rocket Booster User Manual (1989, McDonnell Douglas Commercial Delta, Inc, 200+pp, 3-ring) This fascinating Manual is ...	100 - 150
67	"Atlantic Missile Range" Access Badges Lot of two different (2.25x3.5") early badges including a "Press Escort" badge (red/white/b...	150 - 250
68	USAF Missile Test Command "Press" Access Badge A striking (3x4.5") red, white and blue lapel "Press" badge as issued in the 1...	100 - 150
69	"Cape Kennedy Air Force Station" Access Badges Lot of two different Air Force Eastern Test Range (2.5x3.75") light blue, red...	150 - 250
70	"Air Force Missile Test Center" Press Kits Lot of five different (plus two duplicate) including one issued in 1960 for the ...	100 - 150
71	Original USAF Negatives Lot of about 200 different (5x4") Missile and Rocket Launch Negatives mainly black and whit...	750 - 1,000
72	Original USAF Negatives Lot of six different original color or black and white (5x4") Missile and Rocket Launch neg...	150 - 250
73	1950//1960 USAF Missile Photoss Lot of about 50 different (8x10") color launch publicity photos from a variety of missions ...	100 - 150
74	USAF Missile Publicity Photographs Lot of about 200 different (8x10") black and white photos including launch and behind-the-s...	100 - 150
75	USAF "Missile Test Center" Press Kits Lot of three different (4.5x8.5") folders, each containing a range of black and white photo...	100 - 150
76	1961, "Heat-Shield Performance During Atmospheric Entry of Project Mercury Research and Development Vehicle "Big Joe"" (NA...	150 - 250
77	Slayton Mercury Capsule Manual "Capsule (13)Flight Operations Manual" This three-ring McDonnell Aircraft Corporation manua...	1,000 - 1,500
78	Mercury Orange Flavored Drink You remember it from advertisements during the Mercury days! TANG! Or "Orange Drink" as NAS...	125 - 150
79	Mercury Program Freeze Dried Cereal Strawberry cereal cube (.5x.5) mounted in a 2" clear Lucite block. Minor scratches. Interes...	100 - 150
80	Project Mercury "Pad 19 Bolt" (1x3") A steel structural launch bolt heavily covered with red anti-corrosion paint that wa...	100 - 150
81	6 Mercury 7 Astronaut Autographs Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra & Gordon Cooper Autog...	3,500 - 5,000
82	Complete Mercury 7 Astronaut Autographs Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Virgil Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and...	3,500 - 5,000
83	Mercury 7 Astronaut Autographs Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton Au...	1,000 - 1,500
84	Mercury 7 Astronaut Autographs Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton Au...	500 - 750
85	1960//63 "Astronaut Flight Time" An interesting lot of about a dozen pages that includes copies of letters to Deke Slayton, ...	150 - 250
86	"USAF Pilot Astronaut Rating and Pilot Astronaut Badge" A two page, 1961 copy of a letter from J. E. Roberts, Brigadier ...	100 - 150
87	Lot of 5 Different Publications including "Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Space Flight" (1962, NASA, 204...	250 - 350
88	Lot of 5 Different NASA Publications Lot of Five Different Publications including "Project Mercury-A Chronology" (NASA SP-4001, ...	250 - 350
89	Lot of 3 Different NASA Publications including "Results of the First United States Manned Orbital Flight" (1962, NASA 204pp., so...	150 - 250
90	1963, "Results of the Project Mercury Ballistic and Orbital Chimpanzee Flights" (NASA Sp-39, 71pp., soft) "This publication presents a full...	250 - 350
91	"Space the New Frontier" (NASA, 48pp., soft cover.) This booklet (8.25x10.25") is a limited distribution NASA docume...	25 - 30
92	1954//1963, Life Magazines Lot of ten different, each with a cover devoted to the space program. A striking lot with s...	150 - 250
93	4 Life Magazines: Mercury Astronauts (May 12 & May 1, 1961; May 18, 1962; May 19, 1967) profiling Alan Shepard, Scott Carpenter ...	150 - 250
94	Life: "Ham" & "Dr. Wernher von Braun" Lot of two different Life Magazines including the November 18, 1957 issue with Dr. von Brau...	150 - 250
95	Life: Rhesus Monkeys "Able & Baker" (June 15, 1959) This striking Life Magazine cover features these two intrepid space explore...	100 - 150
96	Life: Able & Baker Rhesus Monkeys Life Magazine (140pp., June 15, 1959) This issue features articles about Able and Baker, th...	50 - 75
97	USAF "Mercury" Publicity Photos Lot of about 150 different (8x10") black and white photos including launch and behind-the-s...	350 - 500
98	Set of 25 Project Mercury Photos These photos, taken by the official NASA engineering still photographer, were taken primari...	100 - 150
99	USAF "Lt. Dee O'Hara" Photos Lot of 10+ different (8x10") black and white publicity photos. Lt. O'Hara was the NASA nurs...	75 - 100
100	Port Canaveral ENOS Cover cancelled on November 29, 1961. Scarce cancel of Port Canaveral before it became Cape Canav...	100 - 125

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