Heritage Auctions: Space Exploration Showcase Auction, 33169, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 27, 2025 - September 27, 2025
Page Size: 464 items in 19 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
71099

"Apollo 16 Photographic Contact Sheets": Charlie Duke's Personally-Owned and Labeled Binder containing Approximately 1500 Images Taken During and After the Mission (includes Splashdown), Directly from His Collection.

USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 3,000.00
71100

"Apollo 16 Training Maps": Charlie Duke's Personally Owned and Labeled Binder containing Numerous Geological Related Training Maps, Books, and Photos, Seven of Which are Certified and Signed by Duke Himself, Directly from His Collection.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 875.00
71102

Charlie Duke's Personally Annotated and Signed F-86L Sabre In-Flight Guide and Checklist from His Moody AFB Training, Directly from Duke's Personal Collection.

USD 480.00 - 720.00 USD 656.25
71103

Apollo 16 Astronaut Charlie Duke's Personally-Owned and Signed 1959 U.S. Air Force In-Flight Guide [and] Annotated Navigation Chart, Directly from Duke's Personal Collection.

USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 325.00
71104 Charlie Duke

Charlie Duke Signed, with Added Comments, Large Color Display Titled "Apollo 16 Traverses," Directly from Duke's Personal Collection with Signed Certification.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 812.50
71105 Charlie Duke

Charlie Duke Signed, with Added Comments, Large Color Display Titled "THE MOON," Directly from Duke's Personal Collection with Signed Certification.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 843.75
71106 Charlie Duke

Charlie Duke Signed Large Apollo 16 Lunar Surface Color Photo, with Added Comments, Directly from Duke's Personal Collection with Signed Certification.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 525.00
71107

"Apollo 16 50th Anniversary Celebration" Poster Signed by Duke, Kranz, Griffin, and O'Hara, from The San Diego Air & Space Museum's Event on April 23, 2022, Directly from Duke's Personal Collection with Signed Certification.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 225.00
71108

Apollo 16 Large Color Saturn V Rollout Photo Signed on the Mat by Kurt H. Debus with Well Wishes to Charlie Duke, in Framed Display, Directly from Duke's Personal Collection with Signed Certification.

USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 287.50
71109

Skylab II (SL-3) Dramatic Large Color Launchpad Photo Crew-Signed to Charlie and Dottie Duke, in Framed Display, Directly from Duke's Personal Collection with Signed Certification.

USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 250.00
71110 Charlie Duke

Charlie Duke Signed Michelle Rauch Color Lithograph with Artist's Signature and Her Signed COA, Directly from Duke's Personal Collection.

USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 139.00
71111 Charlie Duke

Charlie Duke Signed, with Added Comment, Jay Ashurst Color Space Art Print, "Into the Wild Blue Yonder," bearing the Artist's Signature, Directly from Duke's Personal Collection with Signed Certification.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 139.00
71112 Charlie Duke

Charlie Duke Signed Artist Rendition Lunar Photos (Two) with Moon Landing and Moon Launch-Dated Stamp Cancelations, Directly from Duke's Personal Collection.

USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 425.00
71113 Charlie Duke

Charlie Duke Signed Color Art Print of Him and the Family Photo He Left on the Moon, Directly from Duke's Personal Collection.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 212.50
71115 Charlie Duke

Charlie Duke: Group of Four Air Force-Related Wooden Award Plaques, Directly from His Personal Collection.

USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 139.00
71118

Apollo 16 NASA "Lunar Module Systems Training Manual" Directly from Charlie Duke's Personal Collection with Signed Certification.

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 2,125.00
71119

"Geologic Map of the Theophilus Quadrangle of the Moon" [and] "Stratigraphy of the Descartes Region Apollo 16: Implications for the Origin of Samples" Technical Paper, both Directly from Charlie Duke's Personal Collection with Signed Certification.

USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 175.00
71120

"Apollo 16 Landing Site" Large Fully Notated Photo, Directly from Duke's Personal Collection with Signed Certification.

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 906.25
71121 W. E. Tipton

W. E. Tipton Laser-Etched Marble Plaque Featuring NASA Astronauts and American Space Program History, Limited Edition #72/3000 (Only 100 Actually Issued) Directly from Charlie Duke's Personal Collection with Signed Certification.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 139.00
71122 Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin Signed Large "Visor" Color Photo, with Added Comments, Mounted on Matboard.

USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 581.25
71123 Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin Signed White Spacesuit Portrait Color Photo, with Novaspace COA.

USD 280.00 - 420.00 USD 600.00
71124 Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin Signed White Spacesuit Color Photo, with Added Comments.

USD 480.00 - 720.00 USD 1,000.00
71125 Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin Signed Original NASA Modern Red Number Color Photo, Image AS11-40-5931, with Added Comments.

USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 875.00
71126 Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo 11 "25" Collage Color Print Originally from His Personal Collection.

USD 312.00 - 468.00 USD 94.00
71127 Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo 11 Lunar Surface "Visor" Color Photo, with Added Comments.

USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 1,000.00
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