• Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
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    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
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    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
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Heritage Auctions: Space Exploration Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection Part IV

Auction Reports

Auction Name Space Exploration Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection Part IV Total Sales (USD) 2,558,100.75
Auction Date November 14, 2019 - November 16, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,616,640.00
Sale Number #6219 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,424,960.00
Total Lots 1416
Sold Lots 1368 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,911,440.00
% of Lots Sold 96.61% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,867,160.00
Unsold Lots 48 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 89.22%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
50049

Apollo 11 Lunar Module Flown Section of the Wright Flyer's Wing Fabric, Position #109, Flown as Part of the First Successful Powered Controlled Flight in History at Kitty Hawk in 1903 as well as the First Manned Lunar Landing in 1969, Directly From The Ar

1903 USD 28,800.00 - 43,200.00 USD 96,875.00
50282

Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong Hand-Drawn and Signed Large Diagram Depicting the Flight and Landing on the Moon, with Zarelli LOA, in Framed Display.

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 62,500.00
50058

Apollo 11: Deluxe Framed Presentation including a Flown Silver Robbins Medallion MS67 NGC, a Crew-Signed Insurance Cover, a Neil Armstrong White Spacesuit Color Photo, and a Crew Patch by Texas Embroidery, all Directly From The Armstrong Family Collection

USD 38,400.00 - 57,600.00 USD 60,000.00
50274

Apollo 11 Flown and Crew-Signed Beta Cloth Mission Insignia Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, Signed and Certified, in Framed Display.

USD 48,000.00 - 72,000.00 USD 57,500.00
50471

Apollo 17 Flown MS63 NGC Silver Robbins Medallion, Serial Number F4, Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Commander Gene Cernan, with Handwritten and Signed Letter of Certification.

USD 56,000.00 - 84,000.00 USD 55,000.00
50390

Apollo 15 Lunar Module Flown Sample Scale, NASA SEB39105200-302, as Presented to Mission Backup Commander Richard Gordon, Directly from His Family Collection.

USD 28,000.00 - 42,000.00 USD 50,000.00
50046

Apollo 11: Deluxe Framed Presentation including a Flown Silver Robbins Medallion MS66 NGC, a Crew-Signed Insurance Cover, a Neil Armstrong White Spacesuit Color Photo, and a Crew Patch by Texas Embroidery, all Directly From The Armstrong Family Collection

USD 36,800.00 - 55,200.00 USD 42,500.00
50048

Apollo 11 Flown MS67 NGC Sterling Silver Robbins Medallion, Serial Number 332, Directly From The Armstrong Family Collection™, CAG Certified.

USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 41,250.00
50392

Apollo 17 Flown Silver Robbins Medallion, Serial Number F33, Directly from the Family Collection of Astronaut Richard Gordon.

USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 40,000.00
50047

Apollo 11: Deluxe Framed Presentation including a Flown American Flag, a Crew-Signed Insurance Cover, a Crew White Spacesuit NASA Color Photo, and a Crew Patch by Texas Embroidery, all Directly From The Armstrong Family Collection™ and CAG Certified.

USD 35,200.00 - 52,800.00 USD 35,000.00
50059

Apollo 11: Deluxe Framed Presentation including a Flown American Flag, a Crew-Signed Insurance Cover, a Crew White Spacesuit NASA Color Photo, and a Crew Patch by Texas Embroidery, all Directly From The Armstrong Family Collection™ and CAG Certified.

USD 35,200.00 - 52,800.00 USD 32,500.00
50440

Apollo 16 Flown MS66 NGC Silver Robbins Medallion, Serial Number 6, Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Commander John Young, with Signed Letter of Authenticity.

USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 32,500.00
50275

Apollo 11 Flown American Flag with Presentation Certificate Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, Signed and Certified.

USD 38,400.00 - 57,600.00 USD 30,000.00
50395

Apollo 13: Lumen Winter Original Oil on Canvas "Steeds of Apollo" Painting, 1981, the Basis for the Apollo 13 Mission Insignia.

1981 USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 USD 30,000.00
50549

Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) Flown Gold Robbins Medallion, Serial Number 15F, Originally from the Personal Collection of Astronaut Shannon Lucid, with Signed Letter of Authenticity.

USD 12,800.00 - 19,200.00 USD 28,750.00
50050

Apollo 11 Flown American Flag Directly From The Armstrong Family Collection™, CAG Certified.

USD 19,200.00 - 28,800.00 USD 27,500.00
50057

Apollo 11 Flown American Flag Directly From The Armstrong Family Collection™, CAG Certified.

USD 19,200.00 - 28,800.00 USD 27,500.00
50226

Apollo 8 Flown Page, Heavily Annotated, from the "Updates" Book Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Command Module Pilot James Lovell, with Spaceflori COA.

USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 27,500.00
50441

Apollo 16 Flown MS65 NGC Silver Robbins Medallion, Serial Number 95, Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Commander John Young, with Handwritten and Signed Letter of Certification.

USD 12,800.00 - 19,200.00 USD 27,500.00
50277

Apollo 11 Flown American Flag Certified and Signed by Buzz Aldrin on His Signed Certificate with His Letter of Authenticity, Originally from His Personal Collection, in Framed Display.

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,000.00
50302

Apollo 11 Crew-Signed Vintage NASA "Red Number" "Visor" Color Photo.

USD 4,400.00 - 6,600.00 USD 25,000.00
50432

Apollo 14 Flown MS65 NGC Silver Robbins Medallion, Serial Number 220, Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Commander Alan Shepard, with Rare Signed Letter of Certification.

USD 15,200.00 - 22,800.00 USD 23,750.00
50052

Apollo 11 Flown Large Ablative Plug in Lucite Display on Wooden Base Directly From The Armstrong Family Collection™, CAG Certified.

USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 USD 22,500.00
50199

History of Manned Spaceflight Book by David H. Baker Containing Hundreds of In-Person Signatures, including All Twelve Moonwalkers (on One Page), Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, & Space Shuttle Astronauts, Cosmonauts, Stephen Hawking, Star Wars & Star Trek Actor

USD 14,400.00 - 21,600.00 USD 22,500.00
50183

Gemini 3 - Gemini 12 Presentation Set of Flown Fliteline Medals (Ten) in Lucite, One of only Twenty-four Produced, Originally from the Family Collection of Gemini 4 Astronaut Ed White II.

USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 USD 21,250.00
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
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    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
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    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
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    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
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