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Auction Name THE MOON: Vintage NASA Photographs 1964-1972 (Online only) Total Sales (GBP) 24,725.00
Auction Date October 18, 2017 - October 18, 2017 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 22,700.00
Sale Number #2028 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 33,800.00
Total Lots 150
Sold Lots 63 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 46,950.00
% of Lots Sold 42.00% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 70,400.00
Unsold Lots 87 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 35.12%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
37

Anders (William) The first Earthrise seen by Man, Apollo 8, December 1968.

 1968 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,625.00
8

"The world's first view of the Earth taken by a spacecraft from the vicinity of the Moon" (NASA), …

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,187.50
65

Armstrong (Neil) Buzz Aldrin with the LM and Armstrong reflected in his visor, Apollo 11, July 1969.

 1969 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,125.00
74

Collins (Michael) The Lunar Module approaches the Command Module for docking, Earthrise beyond, …

 1969 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 875.00
64

Armstrong (Neil) The first photograph of a man standing on the Moon, Apollo 11, July 1969.

 1969 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 812.50
60

Aldrin (Buzz) Aldrin's bootprint in the pristine lunar dust, Apollo 11, July 1969.

 1969 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 750.00
90

Full Moon seen from the receding spacecraft, Apollo 13, April 1970.

 1970 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 687.50
9

The first view of the Earth and Moon, Lunar Orbiter 1, 23 August 1966.

 1966 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 625.00
22

Grimaldi Basin, Mare Orientale and Oceanus Procellarum, Frame 181, Lunar Orbiter IV, May 1967.

 1967 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 625.00
24

Orientale Basin, Montes Cordillera, Mare Orientale at centre, Frame 187, Lunar Orbiter IV, May 1967.

 1967 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 625.00
58

Armstrong (Neil) The first photograph taken by Armstrong after setting foot on the Moon, Apollo …

 1969 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 625.00
84

Conrad (Pete) Alan Bean with a carrier of Lunar Hand Tools, Apollo 12, December 1969.

 1969 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 625.00
66

Armstrong (Neil) Buzz Aldrin with the LM and Armstrong reflected in his visor, Apollo 11, July 1969.

 1969 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 525.00
75

Collins (Michael) The Lunar Module approaches the Command Module for docking, Earthrise beyond, …

 1969 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 525.00
61

Aldrin (Buzz) Aldrin's boot on the lunar surface, Apollo 11, July 1969.

 1969 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 500.00
49

The Command and Service Module seen from the Lunar Module after separation over the lunar far …

 1969 GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 475.00
10

"First Earth Moon photo" (NASA), Lunar Orbiter I, 23 August, 1966.

 1966 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 400.00
104

Scott (David) James Irwin and the Rover, Mount Hadley beyond, Apollo 15, August 1951.

 1951 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 400.00
21

Mare Imbrium, Mare Cognitum, Mare Nubium and Mare Serentatis, Frame 126, Lunar Orbiter IV, May 1967.

 1967 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 375.00
23

Orientale Basin surrounded by the Montes Cordillera, Frame 186, Lunar Orbiter IV, May 1967.

 1967 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 375.00
129

Schmitt (Harrison) Eugene Cernan salutes the U.S. flag, Apollo 17, December 1972.

 1972 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 375.00
136

Schmitt (Harrison) Eugene Cernan at the Lunar Rover, Apollo 17, December 1972.

 1972 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 375.00
137

Cernan (Eugene) Astronaut-geologist Harrison Schmitt examines Split Rock in he North Massif, …

 1972 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 375.00
54

Earthrise seen as the spaceship left lunar orbit, Apollo 10, May 1969.

 1969 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 350.00
69

Armstrong (Neil) Aldrin sets up the seismic experiment, Apollo 11, July 1969.

 1969 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 350.00
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
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