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RR Auction: Space Exploration - Internet bidstart 11/9

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Auction Name Space Exploration - Internet bidstart 11/9 Total Sales (USD) 746,376.93
Auction Date November 16, 2017 - November 16, 2017 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 508,400.00
Sale Number #518 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 691,000.00
Total Lots 201
Sold Lots 164 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 561,300.00
% of Lots Sold 81.59% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 766,000.00
Unsold Lots 37 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 97.44%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
9157 Buzz Aldrin's

Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Cartier Solid Gold Lunar Module Replica

USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 USD 149,861.60
9160 Apollo 11 Crew

Apollo 11 Crew-Signed Flown Flag Presentation

USD 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 120,693.13
9158 Apollo 11

Apollo 11 LM Flown Page With Neil Armstrong Notations

USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 78,346.10
9175 Dave Scott's

Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown CSM Systems Data Book

USD 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 60,995.20
9180 Apollo 17

Apollo 17 Flown Robbins Medal

USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 37,481.33
9174 Dave Scott’s

Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown License Plate Crew-Signed Display

USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 19,335.40
9040 Michael Collins

Michael Collins 1964 Handwritten Letter

1964 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 18,616.33
9177 Dave Scott's

Dave Scott's Lunar Surface-Flown Large 'Mission Rules' Cue Card

USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 17,726.98
9176 Dave Scott's

Dave Scott's Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Snoopy Pin Signed Display

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 14,447.65
9159 Buzz Aldrin's

Buzz Aldrin's Flown Apollo 11 Checklist

USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,272.05
9182 Gene Cernan's

Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown Entry-to-Earth Cue Cards

USD 12,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 12,105.45
9030 Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong 1963 Typed Letter Signed

1963 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 11,837.18
9132 Harrison Schmitt

Harrison Schmitt Signed Photograph

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 11,295.73
9009 Mercury 7

Mercury 7 Signed Photograph

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,892.28
9075 Wernher von Braun

Apollo 11: Wernher von Braun 1969 Typed Letter Signed

1969 USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,636.25
9036 Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin 1964 Handwritten Letter and Signed Photograph

1964 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,380.23
9066 Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,584.38
9006 Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun 1962 Typed Letter Signed

1962 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 6,373.68
9153 Apollo Astronauts

Apollo Astronauts 'In the Beginning' Signed Print

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 6,373.68
9072 Apollo 11 Crew

Apollo 11 Crew-Signed 'Footprints on the Moon' Book

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,209.53
9149 James Lovell's

James Lovell's Flown Gemini 7 Mission Patch

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,158.08
9008 Gordon Cooper's

Gordon Cooper's Mercury 7 Signed Pamphlet

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,072.33
9168 Apollo 13

Apollo 13 Flown Texas Flag Signed by Lovell and Swigert

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,072.33
9005

Peenemunde Army Research Center Badge

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,145.40
9167 Dave Scott's

Dave Scott's Apollo 12 Training-Used Lunar Orbit Star Chart

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,026.58
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