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Goldberg Coins and Collectibles: February Collectibles Auction

Auction Reports


Auction Name	February Collectibles Auction	Total Sales (USD)	213,645.38
Auction Date	February 27, 2025 - February 27, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	128,595.00
Sale Number	#22725	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	206,479.00
Total Lots	215
Sold Lots	189.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	143,495.00
% of Lots Sold	87.91%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	229,179.00
Unsold Lots	26	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	93.22%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1147		Rare Inscribed and Signed "Giant Leap" Image by Neil Armstrong Stepping Onto the Lunar Surface to Clark McClelland.		USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 23,587.50
1148		Apollo 11: Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins. MAN ON THE MOON. 325 Vintage Original B&W 8 x 10" Photographs.		USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 8,606.25
1047		Mercury-Atlas 6: John Glenn's Historic Orbital Flight, Scott Carpenter Backup 141 Vintage Original, B&W		USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 8,287.50
1278		Apollo 15 Flown $20 Bill Certified by Al Worden and the Bill Itself Signed by All Three Crewmen, Jim Irwin, Dave Scott and Al Worden		USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 8,287.50
1170		Apollo 13: Outstanding Collection of Six Signed Covers Dated Either April 11th or April 17th.	1970	USD 900.00 - 1,500.00	USD 7,968.75
1133		Three Apollo 8 Signed Covers By Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders Canceled Day of Liftoff at Kennedy Space Center Plus Original Patch		USD 900.00 - 1,500.00	USD 6,693.75
1254		Extremely Rare Photo Collage of Gemini Program Highlights Signed by All Gemini Astronauts.		USD 2,500.00 - 3,929.00	USD 6,375.00
1056		Gemini: Duplicate Photographs from Previous Archive Lots; 1,170 Photos, 1,170 photos from all the Gemini missions.		USD 2,000.00 - 2,400.00	USD 6,120.00
1144		Apollo 10: Five Insurance Style, Crew Signed Covers all Dated the Launch Date at Kennedy Space Center.	1969	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 6,120.00
1246		Mercury 7 Astronauts Group Signed Photo.		USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 5,100.00
1149		Outstanding, Apollo 11 Crew Signed NASA Portrait Inscribed/Signed to Bob McClelland by Armstrong, Also Signed by Collins and Aldrin	1969	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 4,335.00
1017		Clark McClelland's Concept Art for Apollo and Shuttle Logos.		USD 700.00 - 1,200.00	USD 4,080.00
1150		Outstanding, Type Three Insurance Style Cover First Day Issue of First Man on the Moon Stamp Signed by Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins.	1969	USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 4,080.00
1041		Mercury-Redstone 3: Alan Shepard with John Glenn and Gus Grissom as Backup.		USD 900.00 - 1,500.00	USD 3,825.00
1151		Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon.		USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 3,570.00
1051		Mercury-Atlas 9: Gordon Cooper The Final Crewed Mission of the Mercury Project.		USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 3,187.50
1136		Four Crew Signed Covers by the Astronauts of Apollo 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 12 and Apollo 15 All in Excellent Condition.		USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 2,805.00
1251		Likely One of a Kind First Day Oversized Cover, First American Astronaut, From Cape Canaveral to Grand Turk Island, Signed by all 7 Mercury Crew, Post marked February 20, 1962	1962	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 2,805.00
1258		19 Astronaut Portraits Selected on April 4, 1966 Captured in One, Very Large Group Photo, 18 with Signatures (Ed Givens Deceased)	1966	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 2,805.00
1153		Apollo 11: Mission Flight Awareness Award Honoree Signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin to Clark McClelland.		USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 2,677.50
1042	Gus Grissom	Gus Grissom: Superior Signed Color Photo, Business Suit Pose, Red Serial Number		USD 1,200.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,550.00
1107		Apollo/Saturn V Roll of Honor, Autographed by Crew of Apollo 11, Awarded to Clark McClelland by The Boeing Company 9/15/69		USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 2,486.25
1020		Twenty (24) Autographed Color Portraits of NASA Astronauts,		USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 2,358.75
1142		Apollo 10: Flown Flag and Patch Presentation Assembled by Clark McClelland		USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00	USD 2,167.50
1154		Apollo 11: Three Individually Signed Portraits.		USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,976.25

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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.