SPACE & AVIATION MEMORABILIA AUCTION 2009-04-16 Auction - 622 Price Results - REGENCY-SUPERIOR, LTD. in MO
102: 1960s GEMINI G-2C SPACESUIT, HELMET, GLOVES & BOOT7: 1990 FLOWN SOLAR CELLS FROM ORIGINAL HUBBLE227: 1969  NEIL ARMSTRONG AUTOGRAPHED LITHO
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St. Louis, MO, United States
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SPACE & AVIATION MEMORABILIA AUCTION

For the 40th Anniversary year of America's first trip to the Moon, Regency-Superior has put together one of the largest SPACE sales in our history. Items from early Aviation are complemented by items from all periods of Space exploration with many artifacts that have never been offered before. Highlighting the sale is an extraordinary American GEMINI TEST SPACESUIT (lot 102). This complete G-2C Spacesuit including helmet, gloves & boots has been reconditioned and preserved by an aerospace museum, and is ready to take the central place in your collection or museum display. WOW!!! Please note that a portion of the proceeds go to both the NASA Scholarship Fund and the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.
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1962-73 USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPERS & MAPS: Contains four USGS professional papers and two USGS maps. The following papers are included: USGS Professional Paper 812-A, USGS Professional Paper 812-B, USGS Professional Paper 785-Petrology and
0004: 1962-73 USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPERS & MAPSEst. $250-$350
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1990 FLOWN SOLAR CELLS FROM ORIGINAL HUBBLE: Encased in 3.5x3.5"x1" clear Lucite block, this 1.5" square of solar cells were part of the ESA solar array that powered the Hubble Space Telescope used in orbit from April 1990 until December 1993.
0007: 1990 FLOWN SOLAR CELLS FROM ORIGINAL HUBBLEEst. $750-$1,000
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1993 ASTRONOMY AUTOGRAPHED HUBBLE POSTER: Complete crew of STS-61, first mission to service the Hubble telescope have signed this limited edition Lockheed 18"x24" multicolor poster. Covey, Bowersox, Thornton, Nicollier, Hoffman, Musgrave &
0009: 1993 ASTRONOMY AUTOGRAPHED HUBBLE POSTEREst. $200-$300
1976 'ATMOSAT AMERICA' BALLOON MAIL: Cacheted #10 envelope cancelled April 12, 1976, at Eden, TX. Signed by pilot Tom Heinsheimer and backstamped at Gooden, TX. Very fine, but stamp has folded LL corner prior to cancel.
0012: 1976 'ATMOSAT AMERICA' BALLOON MAILEst. $125-$175Lot Passed
1980 'DOUBLE EAGLE IV' FLIGHT COVER: Flown cover on balloon launched from Fountain Valley, CA on April 26 as part of Gordon Bennett Race. Landed at Taft, CA on April 30 (backstamp). Signed by Ben Abruzzo & Larry Newman #109/1000. (2008
0013: 1980 'DOUBLE EAGLE IV' FLIGHT COVEREst. $125-$175Lot Passed
1928-32 TWO ZEPPELIN BOOKS: First is 1932 'Zeppelin Weltfahrten' cigarette card book complete with all 263 cards. Some aging to cover as expected. Second book is 'Die Amerikafahrt des Graf Zeppelin' by Dr Hugo Eckener,
0015: 1928-32 TWO ZEPPELIN BOOKSEst. $250-$350Lot Passed
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1930s LARGE DURALUMIN BOX GIRDER: Big 32 piece of girder that came from Joe Bennett who worked at the Goodyear Hanger in 1975-6 when Goodyear was re-roofing or re-skinning portions of the hanger and parts of duralumin that were
0017: 1930s LARGE DURALUMIN BOX GIRDEREst. $2,000-$2,500
1930s DZR GROUND SERVICE PLATE: Meissen porcelain DZR 10¾ plate made for Zeppelin ground service with Meissen logo on reverse and DZR flag on plate rim. Exceptional condition. Mountain City Museum of the Wars COA.
0018: 1930s DZR GROUND SERVICE PLATEEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
1930 AKRON AIRDOCK DURALUMIN PIGGYBANK: Marvelous piece of Akron memorabilia, 7¼x2½x2½ piggybank made out of duralumin in shape of the Goodyear Airdock. We have never seen anything like this before. Some aging as one would expect,
0019: 1930 AKRON AIRDOCK DURALUMIN PIGGYBANKEst. $750-$1,000Lot Passed
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1930s DZR GROUND SERVICE PLATE: Meissen porcelain DZR 8 plate made for Zeppelin ground service with Meissen logo on reverse and DZR flag on plate rim. Exceptional condition. Mountain City Museum of the Wars COA.
0020: 1930s DZR GROUND SERVICE PLATEEst. $600-$850
1930s ZEPPELIN METAL BADGE: Original 2½x1½" metal badge with pin & clasp. Aging but no pitting. Excellent condition for this very scarce badge.
0021: 1930s ZEPPELIN METAL BADGEEst. $500-$750Lot Passed
1930s AIRSHIP AKRON PENNANT: Spectacular multicolored 28" pennant honoring 'U.S. Navy Akron' airship still bearing original purple ties. Pennant image shows great airship partially inside the Goodyear Zeppelin hanger. We have
0022: 1930s AIRSHIP AKRON PENNANTEst. $400-$600Lot Passed
1930s LZ127 PATCH: Elliptical shaped cloth patch with gold thread against black depicting the airship, semi-major axes are about 3¾" and 3" in size. First time we have seen this patch. Excellent condition.
0023: 1930s LZ127 PATCHEst. $300-$400Lot Passed
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1930 ST. HUBERT AIRFIELD AIRSHIP R100 PENNANT: Sold for only one day at the airfield in Montreal for the first transatlantic crossing by British airship since R34 in 1919. Pennant measures 26" from end to end and still has original ties. Rare
0024: 1930 ST. HUBERT AIRFIELD AIRSHIP R100 PENNANTEst. $250-$350