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Vermot de Pas: 30 Years of Space Adventure (1957-1990s)

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Auction Name 30 Years of Space Adventure (1957-1990s) Total Sales (EUR) 11,705.60
Auction Date June 05, 2025 - June 05, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 8,700.00
Sale Number #166594 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 16,090.00
Total Lots 381
Sold Lots 49.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 95,500.00
% of Lots Sold 12.86% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 163,910.00
Unsold Lots 332 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 7.14%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
220

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 17 (December 7-19, 1972) - Magnificent print of the "Blue Marble", a photograph of the Earth seen from space taken by the astronauts of the Apollo 17 mission.

EUR 900.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,152.00
222

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 17 (December 7-19, 1972) - Two samples of the Mylar thermal blanket, the thermal protection layer covering the outer surface of the Apollo 17 LM.

EUR 700.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 896.00
271

APOLLO/SOYOUZ MISSION (July 15-24, 1975) - The Apollo-Soyuz rendezvous (drawing by Robert McCall) signed on February 27, 1975 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston by 13 astronauts and cosmonauts.

EUR 700.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 896.00
340

NAVETTE CHALLENGER (accident January 28, 1986) - Set of 4 photos:

EUR 400.00 - 700.00 EUR 588.80
152

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 11 (July 16-24, 1969) - Book by Buzz Aldrin, "Magnificent desolation": Aldrin with Ken Abraham, autographed by the astronaut.

EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 409.60
33

MERCURY MISSIONS (1961-1963) - 1964 photographic print of astronaut Scott Carpenter, autographed by the astronaut.

EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 384.00
69

MISSIONS GEMINI - Gemini 8 - Set of 3 photos of the crew, Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott:

EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 384.00
72

GEMINI MISSIONS - Gemini 9 - View of Baja California and Sonora, Mexico, taken by astronaut Gene Cernan during his spacewalk.

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 384.00
91

LUNAR ORBITER PROGRAM - Captioned black-and-white poster of the very first view of the Earth taken from the moon by Lunar Orbiter 1.

EUR 300.00 - 600.00 EUR 384.00
223

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 17 (December 7-19, 1972) - Vintage cardboard commemorative plaque from the Apollo program featuring 11 silver medals (4 cm diameter) from the Apollo missions.

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 384.00
159

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 11 (July 16-24, 1969) - Special issue of "Life" magazine: "To the moon and back" 1969.

EUR 60.00 - 100.00 EUR 294.40
384

FRANCE / Ariane - A model of the Ariane 44 LP rocket (4 gas pedals, two for powder and two for liquids) in various precious Guiana woods

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 268.80
17

EXPLORER 1 (1957-1958) - Set of 6 period black and white photographic prints:

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 256.00
24

MERCURY MISSIONS (1961-1963) - Vintage cardboard commemorative plaque from the Mercury program featuring 6 bronze medals (4 cm diameter) from the 6 Mercury missions.

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 256.00
84

GEMINI MISSIONS - Vintage Gemini commemorative cardboard plaque featuring 10 bronze medals (4cm diameter) from the 10 Gemini missions.

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00
120

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 9 (March 3-16, 1969) - Set of 2 black photographic prints of the Apollo 9 launch, March 3, 1969:

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00
171

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 11 (July 16-24, 1969) - Large "Official map of the moon" (Rand McNally), including the far side of the moon.

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00
192

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 16 (April 16-27, 1972) - Lot of 3 photographic prints:

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00
348

PHOTOS OF THE COLUMBIA, CHALLENGER, DISCOVERY AND ATLANTIS MISSIONS - Set of 2 NASA photos, one in color, the other identical in black and white.

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00
354

PHOTOS OF THE COLUMBIA, CHALLENGER, DISCOVERY, ATLANTIS MISSIONS - Set of 2 NASA photos

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00
385

FRANCE / Ariane 4 - Ariane 4 model (1/100 scale) on ESA-64 cm base (accidents)

EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 256.00
183

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 15 (July 26 - August 7, 1971) - Set of 4 photographs of Apollo XV astronaut Dave Scott:

EUR 150.00 - 300.00 EUR 192.00
168

APOLLO MISSIONS (1967-1972) - APOLLO 11 (July 16-24, 1969) - Special issue of "Time", July 25, 69, with Armstrong on the cover.

EUR 80.00 - 150.00 EUR 166.40
330

NAVETTE CHALLENGER (accident January 28, 1986) - Lot of 2 photographic prints:

EUR 80.00 - 100.00 EUR 153.60
24B

MERCURY MISSIONS (1961-1963) - Silver-plated medal commemorating the flight of astronaut John Glenn.

EUR 30.00 - 50.00 EUR 140.80
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