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Auction Name Space Photography - Online bidstart 11/26 Total Sales (USD) 380,250.00
Auction Date December 03, 2019 - December 03, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 279,900.00
Sale Number #N10228 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 431,300.00
Total Lots 215
Sold Lots 179 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 363,800.00
% of Lots Sold 83.26% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 560,800.00
Unsold Lots 36 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 67.81%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
60

[APOLLO 8] EARTHRISE, AS PHOTOGRAPHED FROM THE APOLLO 8 CM. VINTAGE LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH, 24 DECEMBER 1968.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 60,000.00
214

UFO SIGHTING. 6 VINTAGE PHOTOS TAKEN BY "BILLY" EDUARD ALBERT MEIER IN SWITZERLAND FROM 3 MARCH-14 JUNE 1975.

USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 16,250.00
95

THE VINTAGE NASA PHOTO COLLECTION OF PHILIP KULPA [APOLLO 11] FIRST FOOTPRINT ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 20 JULY 1969.

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 13,750.00
104

[APOLLO 11] BUZZ ALDRIN AT TRANQUILITY BASE. VINTAGE LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH, 20 JULY 1969.

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 11,875.00
54

[GEMINI XII] BUZZ ALDRIN IN THE FIRST SPACE SELFIE. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 12 NOVEMBER 1966.

USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 9,375.00
206

[SHUTTLE CHALLENGER (STS-7)] CHALLENGER IN ORBIT, INSCRIBED BY RIDE. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 22 JUNE 1983.

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 8,750.00
2

LUNAR ORBITER I. HUMANKIND'S FIRST LOOK AT THE EARTH FROM THE MOON, 23 AUGUST, 1966.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,125.00
63

[APOLLO 8] THE FIRST IMAGE TAKEN BY HUMANS OF THE WHOLE EARTH. VINTAGE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH, 22 DECEMBER 1968.

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,125.00
122

[APOLLO 13] "HOUSTON, WE'VE HAD A PROBLEM!" INSCRIBED BY LOVELL. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 17 APRIL 1970.

USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 8,125.00
90

[APOLLO 11] LM EAGLE'S ASCENT STAGE, INSCRIBED BY MICHAEL COLLINS. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 21 JULY 1969.

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,500.00
61

THE VINTAGE NASA PHOTO COLLECTION OF PHILIP KULPA [APOLLO 8] EARTHRISE. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 24 DECEMBER 1968.

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,875.00
187

THE VINTAGE NASA PHOTO COLLECTION OF PHILIP KULPA[APOLLO 17] EARTH AS SEEN FROM THE COMMAND MODULE. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 7 DECEMBER 1972.

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,625.00
103

[APOLLO 11] BUZZ ALDRIN AT TRANQUILITY BASE, SIGNED BY ALDRIN. VINTAGE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH, 20 JULY 1969.

USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 5,000.00
100

[APOLLO 11] BUZZ ALDRIN AT TRANQUILITY BASE, SIGNED BY ALDRIN. VINTAGE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH, 20 JULY 1969.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,750.00
105

[APOLLO 11] BUZZ ALDRIN VISOR SHOT, SIGNED BY ALDRIN. VINTAGE NASA "BLACK NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 20 JULY 1969.

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,750.00
106

[APOLLO 11] BUZZ ALDRIN AT TRANQUILITY BASE. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 20 JULY 1969.

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,375.00
215

UFO SIGHTING. 4 VINTAGE PHOTOS TAKEN BY "BILLY" EDUARD ALBERT MEIER IN SWITZERLAND IN SWITZERLAND IN 1975.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,375.00
97

[APOLLO 11] BUZZ ALDRIN DESCENDS TO THE LUNAR SURFACE, SIGNED BY ALDRIN. VINTAGE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH, 20 JULY 1969.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,000.00
118

[APOLLO 12] AL BEAN DEPLOYS A LUNAR SURFACE EXPERIMENT, VINTAGE LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH, 9 NOVEMBER 1969.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,000.00
88

THE VINTAGE NASA PHOTO COLLECTION OF PHILIP KULPA[APOLLO 11] LIFTOFF. VINTAGE RCA PHOTOGRAPH, 16 JULY 1969.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 3,750.00
101

THE VINTAGE NASA PHOTO COLLECTION OF PHILIP KULPA

[APOLLO 11] BUZZ ALDRIN BESIDE THE STARS AND STRIPES. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 20 JULY 1969.

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,750.00
21

THE VINTAGE NASA PHOTO COLLECTION OF PHILIP KULPA [GEMINI 4] FIRST AMERICAN SPACEWALK. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 3 JUNE 1965.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,500.00
25

THE VINTAGE NASA PHOTO COLLECTION OF PHILIP KULPA [GEMINI 4] FIRST AMERICAN SPACEWALK. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 3 JUNE 1965.

USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,250.00
107

[APOLLO 11] BUZZ ALDRIN ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. VINTAGE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH, 20 JULY 1969

USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,250.00
181

THE VINTAGE NASA PHOTO COLLECTION OF PHILIP KULPA [APOLLO 17] EARTH RISING ABOVE THE US FLAG ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 12 DECEMBER 1972.

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,250.00
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
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    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
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    Jeschke Jadi
    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.
    Jeschke Jadi
    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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