Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 58

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Apollo Program

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 443		Apollo 12, 1969, FLOWN Heatshield Plug (1.25x2.5?) mounted in a clear lucite cylinder (3x3") which is mounted on a sloping rectangular wooden base (7x5") with a metal ID plaque that reads: "Apollo 12 / Nov. 14-24, 1969". From the consignor's personal collection, locating a full "plug" is much rarer than locating one that has been sectioned. A consignor's multicolor certificate of authenticity is included that reads, in part: "This is a plug from the Heat Shield of the Apollo XII Command Module. It is from my personal collection." Attractive and scarce. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex. the astronaut Richard "Dick" Gordon collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,469
Lot 444		Apollo 12, 1969, FLOWN Gold Foil. 5x.5") mounted in a clear lucite cylinder (2.5x1") that is engraved on the bottom: "Apollo XII / November 14-24, 1969 / Command Module / Flown Mylar Foil." Pristine and seldom available. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $129
Lot 445		Apollo 12, 1969, FLOWN Gold Foil. 5x.25") mounted in a clear lucite cylinder (2.5x1") that is engraved on the bottom: "Apollo XII / Nobember 14-24, 1969 / Command Module / Flown Mylar Foil." Pristine and seldom available. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 446		Apollo 12, 1969, Crew-Signed Beta Cloth Crew Patch (9x9") A striking Beta cloth crew patch that has been boldly signed by Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon and Alan Bean below. There is a light horizontal fold at the top along with a large pencilled "arrow" pointing toward the patch. An unusual and highly desirable piece from the consignor's personal collection. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex. the astronaut Richard "Dick" Gordon collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 447		Apollo 12, 1969, Signed Beta Cloth Crew Patch (9x10.5") A striking Beta cloth crew patch that has been boldly signed by Richard Gordon (CMP) and Alan Bean (LMP) below. There is a light horizontal fold at the top and the number "128" marked at the bottom. An unusual and highly desirable piece from the consignor's personal collection. Estimated Value $350 - 500. Ex. the astronaut Richard "Dick" Gordon collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 448		Apollo 12, 1969, "Astronauts & Their Corvettes" Presentation Board (20x16") An attractive piece bearing a inset photo of the Apollo 12 crew standing alongside their Corvettes with the Lunar Module in the background. The piece is inscribed at the bottom: "Apollo XII -Best Friends / Richard Gordon CMP." The astronauts were quite famous for driving their Corvettes as if there were no tomorrow. Attractive and unusual. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the astronaut Richard "Dick" Gordon collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,175
Lot 449		Apollo 12, 1969, Charles Conrad, Dick Gordon, Alan Bean Autographs. On a NASA 8x10" color crew lithograph. Clean and attractive. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 450		Apollo 12, 1969, Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon and alan Bean Autographs (black ink) on a pre-flight glossy black and white press photo with photo caption taped to the reverse. Obtained by the collector in Romania, this is an unusual photo this writer has not seen before. Minor faults, including slight smudging on the autographs on the slick photo surface and an age wrinkle or two, should not detract from this historic piece of memorabilia. Rare. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $88
Lot 451		Apollo 12, 1969, Dick Gordon and Alan Bean Autographs. On a folded Life magazine (?) color print of Neal Armstrong's bootprint on the lunar surface. The horizontal fold is well clear of their autographs. Unusual. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $30
Lot 452		Apollo 12, 1969, Launch Envelope. Signed Richard Gordon and Alan Bean. The Cover has a multicolor printed launch cachet and a November 14, 1969 KSC pictorial cancel. A couple of minor tone spots and a small address label do not detract from the bold autographs. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex. the astronaut Richard "Dick" Gordon collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 453		Apollo 12, 1969, Charles Conrad Autograph. Lot of two different covers including a NASA-KSC blue launch card with a printed blue cachet and Nov. 14 KSC pictorial cancel. ALSO a USS Hornet (Prime) recovery ship cover with a magenta handstamped cachet and a Nov. 24 Ship cancel. An attractive pair. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 454		Apollo 12, 1969, "USS Hornet" Splashdown Presentation (framed to 13x17"). This presentation includes a small multicolor label (5.5x2") that reads: "Thank you on behalf of the USS Hornet / Splashdown July 2004" as well as a well drawn, hand drawn pencil sketch (9x10") of astronaut Dich Gordon (?) by Natalie Jabacco (?) with the date 6-28-04 below. An attractive piece of memorabilia that shows Dick Gordon in his Gemini flight suit. Unusual. Estimated Value $350 - 500. Ex. the astronaut Richard "Dick" Gordon collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $118
Lot 455		Apollo 13, 1970, Flown Heatshield Fragments. A small vial of charred heatshield fragments mounted in a clear lucite cylinder (3x3") that is engraved on the bottom: "Apollo XIII / Flown Heatshield Fragments / April 11-17. 1970." Included is a copy of a typed COA that reads, in part: "Following the ill-fated flight of Apollo 13…samples of the Command Module heatshield were removed for analysis…." A rare collectible as very few flown pieces of memorabilia from this flight come on the market. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204
Lot 456		Apollo 13, 1970, FLOWN Heatshield Fragments. Contained in a .75" vial embedded in a clearf lucite cylinder (3x3") that is engraved: "Apollo XIII / Flown Heat Shield Fragments / April 11-17, 1970." A consignor's certificate of authenticity is included. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $200
Lot 457		Apollo 13, 1970, FLOWN Heatshield Fragments. Contained in a .75" vial embedded in a clearf lucite cylinder (3x3") that is engraved: "Apollo XIII / Flown Heat Shield Fragments / April 11-17, 1970." A consignor's certificate of authenticity is included. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $212
Lot 458		Apollo 13, 1970, FLOWN Gold Foil (1x.25") mounted in a clear lucite cylinder (2.5x1") that is inscribed: "Apollo XIII / April 13-17, 1970 / Command Module / Flown Mylar Foil." Clean and attractive. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $188
Lot 459		Apollo 13, 1970, FLOWN Gold Foil (.5x.25") mounted in a clear lucite cylinder (2.5x1") that is inscribed: "Apollo XIII / April 13-17, 1970 / Command Module / Flown Mylar Foil." Clean and attractive. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $176
Lot 460		Apollo 13, 1970, FLOWN Gold Foil (.75x.33") mounted in a clear lucite cylinder (2.5x1") that is inscribed: "Apollo XIII / April 13-17, 1970 / Command Module / Flown Mylar Foil." Clean and attractive. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $188
Lot 461		Apollo 13, 1970, James Lovell, Jack Schweickart, Fred Haise Autographs. Autographs on a NASA 8x10" color glossy photo. Striking and iconic. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $510
Lot 462		Apollo 13, 1970, James Lovell, Jack Schweickart, Fred Haise Autographs. Autographs on an uncancelled Recovery cover with a printed Artcraft cachet and a magenta Pacific Recovery Force handstamped cachet. Clean and attractive with bold autographs. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $384
Lot 463		Apollo 13, 1970, Autographed "White Spacesuit" NASA Lithographs. Lot of three different including one of Fred Haise (Apollo 13), Joe Engle (Apollo 14 back-up) and Richard Truly (CAPCOM Skylab 2-4 and ASTP, flew STS-2, STS-8). All are inscribed and clean. Attractive. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $129
Lot 464		Apollo 13, 1970, "Presidential Medal of Freedom" Certificate (12x10") This certificate copy has a label attached at the upper right tht reads: "This is a copy of the presentation made by President Nixon at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center on April 18, 1970. This duplicate presented to Gary W. McCollum of the Mission Operations Team by Dr. Robert Gilruth, Director, MSC. The award was presented to the Apollo XIII Mission Operations Team for their "hard work and disciplined intelligence in the saving of the Apollo 13 mission. " This is the first time we have seen this award certificate. Scarce. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $106
Lot 465		Apollo 14, 1971, Stu Roosa Autographs. Lot of two covers including a cachet launch cover with a January 31 KSC pictorial cds and a USS New Orleans (Prime) recovery ship cover with a magenta handstamped cachet and a USS New Orleans handstamped ship cancel. An attractive pair. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $223
Lot 466		Apollo 14, 1971, "Mobile Quarantine Facility" Cover. This cover was mailed to the U.S.S. New Orleans and held, pending the recovery of Apollo 14, then flown to the Mobile Quarantine Facility in New Orleans with the astronauts and the lunar rocks after the flight and then transferred to the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at the Manned Spacecraft Center at Johnson Space Center in Houston. This is one of only three covers made. It has a typed cachet, a manuscript 2/9/71 date and signature of Ralph Culbertson, Jr and a Houston, 4 Mar 1971 machine cancel. A typed note explaining the routing is partially glued under "Remarks" portion of the cachet. Mr. Culbertson was an engineer working at the LRL at the time. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 467		Apollo 14, Crew-Signed Presentation Plaque (18x15.5") This unframed white matte has a color crew photo (14x10.5") and a CREW PATCH (4") attached. The matte is inscribed: "To Bev - with sincere appreciation for your efforts above and beyond the call - In support of Apollo 14". The matte is signed below by the crew: "Alan Shepard, Stuart C. Roosa (slightly rubbed) and Ed Mitchell." An attractive piece of memorabilia. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 468		Apollo 15, 1971, "Lunar Dust" Sample. Contained on a piece of scotch tape (.75x.75") as recovered from Dave Scott's space suit after the astronauts were recovered onboard the USS Iwo Jima. Lunar dust has the consistance of talcom powder and it adhered to everything it came in contact with, including the astronauts space suits. As a result, when the astronauts returned to the LM after their lunar activities, the dust was transfered from their spacesuits to the inside of the LM When the astronauts landed and their spacesuits were removed from the LM, they were still covered with the dust. It was during this transfer that "dust souvenirs" were collected by some of the recoverry crew members. It is even possible to see a seam or wrikle wrinkle in the dust on this tape. The dust is mounted on a multicolor 8x10" "Williamson" certificate of authenticity giving its provenence. Given that it is illegal to own a moon rock, this dust is the next, best thing. NASA looks the other way when it comes to this dust as they have learned it can come from any item associated with the lunar surface. As long as the owner doesn't make a fuss about his ownership, no harm, no foul. If the owner DOES trumpet his ownership of this dust, then all bets are off and he might hear from NASA directly. Forewarned is forearmed. A great piece of memorabilia for any collection. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 469		Apollo 15, 1971, FLOWN Crew-Signed, "Phases of the Moon" Cover. With a multicolor "Phases of the Moon" cachet tied by a July 26, KSC machine cancel, crew-signatures (Scott, Worden, Irwin) below and a red "August 7th Recovery" cachet alongside. The cover has a red "July 26 Launch" handstamp on the reverse and includes a printed enclosure. This, and similar covers, were carried by the crew for a private collector and were part of the reason that the crew got in trouble with NASA after the flight. They are an important addition to any collection. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $960
Lot 470		Apollo 15, 1971, FLOWN Gold Foil. 5x.5") mounted in a clear lucite cylinder (2.5x1") that is engraved on the bottom: "Apollo XV / July 26-August 7, 1971 / Command Module / Flown Mylar Foil." Pristine and seldom available. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $165
Lot 471		Apollo 15, 1971, FLOWN Gold Foil. 5x.5") mounted in a clear lucite cylinder (2.5x1") that is engraved on the bottom: "Apollo XV / July 26-August 7, 1971 / Command Module / Flown Mylar Foil." Pristine and seldom available. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $153
Lot 472		Apollo 16 1972I, FLOWN Gold Foil (.5x.5") mounted in a clear lucite cylinder (2.5x1") that is engraved on the bottom: "Apollo XVI / April 16-27, 1972 / Command Module / Flown Mylar Foil." Pristine and seldom available. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $165
Lot 473		Apollo 16 1972I, FLOWN Gold Foil (.75x.5") mounted in a clear lucite cylinder (2.5x1") that is engraved on the bottom: "Apollo XVI / April 16-27, 1972 / Command Module / Flown Mylar Foil." Pristine and seldom available. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $153
Lot 474		Apollo 17, 1972, FLOWN US Flag (4x6") mounted on an unusual Presentation Certificate signed by Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. (Director of Johnson Spacecraft Center) in October 1981 and inscribed, in part: "This flag was carried to the Moon aboard the spaceship America / Apolo XVII December 7-19, 1972". The flag shows the usual adhesive staining as is normal with original mounted flags. A great addition to any collection. Estimated Value $3,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,763
Lot 475		Apollo 17, 1972, FLOWN Lunar Surface Camera Film (.75x.66") This piece of unexposed photographic film is from a film roll used by the crew on the lunar surface and was salvaged by the consignor after the flight returned and the film was turned into the photo lab for processing. It is mounted on a blue/white "Underwood" certificate of authenticity. Scarce and an important addition to any collection of the last lunar Apollo flight. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $259
Lot 476		Apollo 17, 1972, Gene Cernan, Ron Evans, Harrison Schmitt Autopen Autographs. On the mat (framed to 15x12") 9.5x7.5") surrounding a color launch photo. Striking and classic. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $228
Lot 477		Apollo 18 (c1973). "Lunar Module LM-13" Protective Foil (professionally matted and framed to 13.5x16.5") as presented to projected Apollo 18 Mission Commander Richard Gordon in 2003 on the occassion of the Apollo 18 Lunar Module being placed on exhibition at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York. Four different pieces of the Kapton/Foil from the descent stage of the Lunar Module, recovered during restoration from the descent stage prior to display of the LM, are displayed against a background photo of the crater "Copernicus," one of the proposed landing sites of Apollo 18. The background history of Apollo 18 is incorporated in the printed description on the piece of memorabilia. Striking. Items relating to Apollo 18 are virtually nonexistent on the market today. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex. the astronaut Richard "Dick" Gordon collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $353

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