Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 64

Miscellaneous

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1610		Miscellaneous, Lot of Eight Typed Letters Sent to the Consignor. These letters are more than meet the eye at first glance. Included are letters from George Bush (1976 on CIA letterhead stationery), George Bush (1991 on White House letterhead stationery with handwritten postscript), John Wayne (undated on personal stationery), Gerald Ford (1982 on personal stationery), Richard Nixon (1982 or personal stationery with long handwritten postscript note), Jimmy Carter (1982 on personal letterhead stationery), Richard Nixon (1974 on White House stationery - Secretarial autograph), and Ronald Reagan (1982 on White House stationery - Autopen). The subjects of these letters range from congratulations to Deke on his retirement from NASA to talk about Deke's atrial fibrillation and thanks for pictures. A nice lot matched in blue matting and gold metal frames. These were hung in Deke's den and were among his most prized possessions. Worth a close look. Estimated Value $3,500 - 5,000. Ex. the Donald "Deke" Slayton Estate collection. View details	Realized $1,200
Lot 1611		Miscellaneous, "Deke Slayton's Author's Files. Deke was involved with two books: "Deke! US Manned Space from Mercury to the Shuttle" with Michael Cassutt (1994) and "Moon Shot / The inside story of America's Rare to the Moon" (1994)with fellow astronaut Alan Shepard (1994). This lot includes the authors publishing contracts, correspondence, text revisions, proofs, a just a mass of paper associated with these books. If ever you wanted to know the "nuts and bolts" involved with putting together a book, this pile will at least give you an idea of the number of trees killed just in the back and forth of the behind the scenes. An interesting look behind the curtain. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $738
Lot 1612		Miscellaneous, Balance of Collection, NASA Glossy Photo & Lithograph Archive. There are an estimated 500 or so pieces (both black and white and color) in this lot. Most are NASA 8x10" behind-the-scenes photos (some smaller) of space suit development and training. Some of the glossy photos have red ID numbers. Usual mixed condition. An important lot that defies accurate description in ten words or less. Viewing is strongly recommended to appreciate this lot. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $649
Lot 1613		Miscellaneous, Balance of Collection, Publicity Photos. Lot of NASA (and other) 8x10" color (x86) and black and white (x735) publicity photos on a range of subjects including Astronauts, Russia and, Cosmonauts, Balloons, Parachutes, Space Carrier Vehicles, Space Foods, Space Fallout, Lunar Bases, Apollo Spacecraft and 19th Century military rockets. A diverse lot that will interest a variety of bidders. Extensive small photos included but not counted. The consignor undoubtedly used these photos as illustrations in his many books and articles. Estimated Value $350 - 500. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $319
Lot 1614		Miscellaneous, NASA/Contractor "Shot from Space" Publicity Photos. Lot of about 400 different NASA 8x10" black and white publicity photographs. Included are photos as seen from satellites and manned flights. Some minor faults. The consignor used some of these as illuatrations in his books and articles. Viewing recommended. Estimated Value $350 - 500. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $236
Lot 1615		Miscellaneous, 1996, "Red Adair" Memorabilia and Autographs. Lot of three different including a white nylon windbreaker (size "L") with small chest patch and large back patch and signed, in red, on the left chest area in red. ALSO signed/dated in black on his red baseball cap with gold insignia and red patch, ALSO signed in gold on each of two 8x10" photos (one with illegible signature). A great lot from one of histories most famous fire fighters. Rare. Estimated Value $350 - 500. Ex. the Donald "Deke"Slayton Family collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $177
Lot 1616		Miscellaneous, Balance of Collection, Original Author's Manuscripts and Coorespondence. A fascinating group including a 237pp typed manuscript of "It is I, Seagull", the story of Valentina Tereshkova by Mitchell R. Sharpe with glued in corrections (this is the author's most well-known book), Chapters 18 ("V-2s in the Desert") and 19 ("Thrust into Space" - 94pp combined) of a typed manuscript with handwritten ink notations AND Chapters 1-3 of his book "Rendezvous at Reutte" with handwritten pencil notations AND two folders of his correspondence with former team members which the author used to confirm the information in the book. An important lot. Estimated Value $350 - 500. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1617		Miscellaneous, Balance of Collection. A two-carton lot filled with treasure for the true collector. There are a lot of newspapers with headlines of space events, life magazines, "Roundup" newspapers from JSC, documents and NASA literature re various flights, some pins, a bronze Apollo ashtray, etc. A fascinating lot. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $153
Lot 1618		Miscellaneous, 1996, "National Aviation Hall of Fame" Medallion and Ribbon (1.75") This enameled, bronze medallion is engraved on the reverse: "Presented to Donald K. "Deke" Slayton for outstanding contributions to Aviation. July 20, 1996". Attractive and clean. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Donald "Deke" Slayton Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $177
Lot 1619		Miscellaneous, 1991, Deke Slayton's "Give Kids the World" Tiffany Glass Trophy. This trophy consists of an engraved round Tiffany glass disc (4.5x1") placed on top of a rectangular base (4.5x3x2") with a Tiffany & Co. sterling silver plaque that reads" Presented to Major Donald Slayton / for your efforts to / "Give Kids the World" / May 11, 1991. "Give Kids the World" is a non-profit foundation created by Holiday Inn franchise owner Henri Landwirth, for the express purpose of giving children with life-threatening illnesses a family dream vacation to Central Florida. An interesting and unusual award. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Donald "Deke" Slayton Estate collection. View details	Realized $71
Lot 1620		Miscellaneous, "Earth in Orbit" Glass Sculpture (5.5x3.5", about 1.5lbs) This striking sculpture is artist-signed (indistinguishable) and numbered below. We're sure this is a much better piece than we can describe, but even if it isn't, it definitely deserves a good home as it is beautifully done. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Donald "Deke" Slayton Estate collection. View details	Realized $94
Lot 1621		Miscellaneous, 1989//2001, Non-Space Awards to Deke Slayton. Lot of six different including 1989 Houston Freedom Festival "Freedom Five" Award (glass, 6x1.5x3.5"), 1990 Breckenridge Mercury Superchair, Rocket to the White Stuff Award (glass, 4x3x.75"), 2000 Deke Slayton Cancer Center (Tiffany glass, 4.5x4.5", faults), 2001, San Diego Aerospace Museum, International Aerospace Hall of Fame Award (Lucite, 8x8x2") (Undated) Challenger Inspiration Award (lucite, 7x5/5x2") and the (undated) American Women for International Understanding). An interesting lot in generally good condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Donald "Deke" Slayton Estate collection. View details	Realized $72
Lot 1622		Miscellaneous, 1993, Deke Slayton's "Distinguished Service Award" Plaque, Etc. Lot of two wooden/metal plaques including one that is engraved with the Award certificate for Deke's Distinguished Service Award (13x17") and an unusual one that lists all of the US Manned spaceflights and crews from Alan Shepard's Mercury III flight in 1961, through the Apollo 11 flight of Apollo 11 in 1969. These are listed against the famous Earthrise photo taken by Apollo 8. ALSO included is a framed copy of the US, Russian/Great British "Space Treaty of 1966. An unusual and fascinating trio. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Donald "Deke" Slayton Estate collection. View details	Realized $252
Lot 1623		Miscellaneous, Balance of the Deke Slayton Estate Collection. A diverse lot that includes 1) A FILLED "Jim Beam" (?) Apollo 11 decanter on stand, 2) a 3-D metal/glass commemorative tombstone from the Design South company in appreciation for their having had the opportunity to participate in the design, construction and management of the US Astronaut Hall of Fame, 3) a 1962 West Side Association of Commerce, Inc medallion (in clear lucite) that is inscribed on the reverse: "Presented to NASA in recognition of Distinguished Service to the Nation, 4) a small wood/metal shield presented to "Major D. K. Slayton / Checkout 1 Oct 1963 / T-38 Talon / Ellington AFB / Northrop Corp", 5) a Project Gemini glass ashtray showing the Gemini target vehicle flying over a distorted version of Florida. There is a metal "DS" initial plaque added at the bottom, 6) a wooden baton (12x1.5") with a metal plaque that reads: "Massed in Mid-Air by members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team / Golden Knights, etc. ALSO included are two empty Russian liquor (?) bottles, a Russian metal tube filled with food (?) or maybe glue and a 1989 "We, the People" calender inscribed and signed at the bottom by John Glenn. A diverse and interesting lot. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Donald "Deke" Slayton Estate collection. View details	Realized $408
Lot 1624		Miscellaneous, Balance of Deke Slayton Family Collection. An interesting lot of odds and ends including 1) a cassette tape of the original Mercury Astronaut's Press Conference, 2) a cassette tape of the ASTP Reception, 3) two cassettes marked "Russian 36-41" and "48-54" (language studies?), 4) a NASA "D. K. Slayton" card desk name plate, 5) a 1991 Jimmy Doolittle Fellow award from the Aerospace Education Foundation of the Air Force Association, 6) a black and white photo of Doolittle with an autograph on the reverse (his?), 7) a 1995 handwritten note from Wally Schirra to Bobbie Slayton, 8) a gold colored Russian medallion and 9) a 1991 Reno Air Races money clip engraved "N.C.A.R. / Reno 1991 / Pilot" and the initials "D. K.S." An interesting lot in fairly good condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Donald "Deke"Slayton Family collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $108
Lot 1625		Aviation, 1982-1990, Deke Slayton's Private Pilots Log (8x4") This hard cover pilots log has about 40+ pages filled out with hand-written notes. He has signed 11 separate pages and flown a number of types of aircraft. This log goes to show, you can take a man out of the plane, but you can't take the plane out of the man. Once a pilot, always a pilot. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Donald "Deke"Slayton Family collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $271
Lot 1626		Miscellaneous, Balance of Collection. Lot of seven plus, author-signed/inscribed space books including "Prelude to the Space Age / The Rocket Societies" by Frank Winter (1983), Wernher von Braun by Stuhlinger and Ordway (1994), "The Impact of Air Power" by Emme, "An American in Exile / The Story of Arthur Rudolph" by Thomas Franklin (1987), two different Robert Goddard Historical Essay Award Plaques (1969, 1976) presented to Mitchell Sharpe by the National Space Club and including a typed 1969 letter by the Governor of Alabama congratulating the consignor for the Award, an IBM transistor embedded in a lucite paperweight, a James Irwin autographed lunar surface lithograph and a Skylab-1 crew-signed crew lithograph, a small piece of the metal Redstone gantry launch tower that was used in 1958 to launch America's first satellite (Redstone I) in its original plastic box with provenence of the Curator of the Air Force Space Museum and a color "Robert Goddard at his Launch Tower in Mescalero Ranch, Roswell, New Mexico, August 1940" presentation photo. An interesting and attractive lot in generally fine condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $354
Lot 1627		Miscellaneous, Mitchell Sharpe Book Proofs. Lot of two different including 1) "A History of Rockery in the 19th Century" by Sharpe and Ordway (392pp, photocopy, 3-ring) and "Tereshkova / It is I, Seagull" by Mitchell Sharpe (208pp, First Make-up Proof, 1974, pub. 1975). Proof copies of books are seldom available. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1628		Miscellaneous, Space Pioneers, Officials, Etc. Lot of about 100 NASA (and other) 8x10" black and white publicity photos of space pioneers and NASA/military officials. Definitely worth close examination. Some smaller photos included, but not counted. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $30
Lot 1629		Miscellaneous, NASA/Contractor Publicity Photos. Lot of about 150+ different NASA/Contractor 8x10" black and white publicity photographs depicting Spacesuits, Protective Clothing, Life Support Systems, etc. Some faults, but rare behind-the-scenes photos seldom available. Viewing recommended. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $260
Lot 1630		Miscellaneous, NASA/Contractor Publicity Photos. Lot of about 150 different NASA/Contractor 8x10" black and white publicity photographs depicting Simulators and Training Devices, Balloons and Zero-G, etc. in behind the scenes situations. Some faults of no importance. Viewing recommended. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $142
Lot 1631		Miscellaneous, Balance of Consignment - Coorespondence and Documents. The good, the bad and the ugly. A two carton lot containing correspondence and documents, some relating to research the consignor was doing, some just the accumulation of a man with an inquiring mind. A box of material collected from the consignor's desk after his death is included as is a box of FBI documents related to Werner von Braun's security clearance and other matters. A fascinating box that will keep you involved for quite awhile. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 1632		Miscellaneous, NASA Achievement Awards. Lot of about 15 different as received by the consignor over his 35 year career at NASA. Included are certificates issued for the lunar Landing Team, The Apollo Flammability and Materials Test Team, the Nonflammable Materials Development Team, the Engineering and Development Directorate, the ASTP Docking Qualification Test Team, the Russian-to-American Converter Unit Integration Team, etc. A nice clean lot with the consignor's COA included. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 1633		Miscellaneous, Balance of Collection, Award Certificates. An interesting group of certificates as presented to the consignor including 35 year plaque" and 41 year "Retirement" plaques from NASA, 10, 15 20, 30, 35 and 40 year unframed Service Award certificates, a framed Certificate of Commendation (1966) for his work on the Gemini space suit, and 25+ additional awards issued for diverse subjects as "Lunar Landing Team" (1973), Skylab Emergency Thermal Shield Development Team (1973), the Skylab EVA Operations Team (1973), the Gemini Support Team (1966), the Gemini IV Extravehicular Activity Development Team (1965), etc. An attractive lot worthy of a 41 year NASA career. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $130
Lot 1634		Miscellaneous, 1967-2002, NASA "Length of Service" Certificates. Most are about 8x11" in size and two are in folders. ALSO included is a metal/wood 30 Year Service plaque. His "Certificate of Retirement" is also included. A clean lot that included the consignor's COA as related to his NASA service. A clean lot. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1635		Miscellaneous, Balance of Collection Including Maps, Photos, Posters, Etc. Lot of 20+ different in both black and white as well as color. Very mixed sizes. This lot is worth looking at as it includes NASA Mapping Service glossies as well as lithographed posters. These represent a large range of space programs. An eclectic lot well worth looking at. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $47
Lot 1636		Miscellaneous, Balance of Collection Including Maps, Photos, Etc. Lot of 20+ different in both black and white or color maps, photos, etc. Very mixed sizes. This lot is worth looking at as it includes NASA Mapping Service glossies. A nice group of identified "Earth Mapping Photos" (10x9", + negatives) is especially interesting. This represent a large range of space programs. An eclectic lot well worth looking at. These pieces are all flat. Some faults but you will probably never see these pieces again. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $212
Lot 1637		Miscellaneous, Author-signed/Inscribed Space Books. Lot of 15 different, mainly classic, hard and soft cover books; each with dust jacket. Included are 1) "Reaching for the Stars" by Eric Bergaust (, First Edition, 407pp, hard), 2), "Peenemunde to Canaveral" by Dieter K. Huzel (First Edition, 247pp., hard, 3) "On Earth and in the Sky" by Willy Ley (1967, 249pp., hard), 4) "The German Atomic Bomb" by David Irving)1967, First Printing, 329pp., hard), 5) "Chariots for Apollo / A History of Manned Lunar Spaceraft" by Brooks, Grimwood and Swenson (1975, NASA SP-4205, 538pp., hard), 6) "MoonShot" by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton (First Edition, 383pp., hard), etc. An unusually interesting collection from the library of the author. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $502
Lot 1638		Miscellaneous, NASA/Contractor Saturn IB/Saturn V Publicity Photos. Lot of about 100 different NASA 8x10" black and white publicity photographs. Some minor faults. The consignor used some of these as illustrations in his books and articles. Viewing recommended. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $189
Lot 1639		Miscellaneous, c1981-99, NASA Publicity Photos. Lot of NASA 8x10" glossy color publicity photos, most with ID numbers (x5) plus glossy black and white photos (x133). Most are behind-the-scenes photos and worth a close look. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $42
Lot 1640		Miscellaneous, 1973-74, NASA Publicity Photos. Lot of NASA 8x10" glossy color publicity photos, most with ID numbers (x92) plus glossy black and white photos (x76). Most are behind-the-scenes photos and worth a close look. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $30
Lot 1641		Miscellaneous, NASA Publicity Photos. Lot of NASA 8x10" glossy color photos, mostly with ID numbers (x33) and glossy black and white photos (x360) most relating to Satellites, Space Probes, Space Maintenance, etc. A fascinating lot worth close examination. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $100
Lot 1642		Miscellaneous, c1800/1919, Publicity Photos. Lot of diverse 8x10" color (x13) and black and white (x183) all relating to rockets. Included are groups of photos devoted to Whaling, 18th Century and Earlier, 19th Century including Life Saving, Rockets - Legend and Fiction, Non-Military Applications and World War I. Most appear to have been accumulated for or used as illustrations for the authors books and articles. Unusual and rare. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1643		Miscellaneous, Balance of Collection. A nice half-carton balance including Service and Retirement metal/wooden plaques, medallions, pins and a variety of other space-related memorabilia. An interesting lot. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $83