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Sale 73
The Manuscript, Space & Collectibles Auction
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Lot 358 |
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Deke Slayton’s – "Block of Wood", An interesting and nicely displayed cross section of a tree. The plaque reads, "To Donald K. Slayton with warmest regards from Life Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee, Oct 25, 1975. This block of wood was cut from a 200 year old walnut tree at the "Hermitage" Nashville, Tennessee. Home of Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the United States." The frame measures 11½ x 14¼". A beautiful display piece. Ex. the Astronaut Donald K. "Deke" Estate Collection.
Estimated Value $100 - 150
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$139 |
Lot 359 |
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Deke Slayton’s Pueblo Indian Pottery Shards, Deke Slayton evidently collected some unique antiquities. This is a display of 13 Pueblo Indian Pottery Shards from one of the oldest ruins in the U.S. The ruins where these pieces were collected is about 50 miles NW of Santa Fe, NM along the Chama River. The ruin is estimated to be 20,000 years old. These pottery shards are from an approved dig in 1963. While these remains of a past civilization may not be extraterrestrial in origin they are interesting and once placed in a new display will make a unique addition to any collection. (The current display case is in very poor condition but transferring the shards to a new case would not be difficult.) A descriptive card is included in the display. Ex. the Astronaut Donald K. "Deke" Estate Collection.
Estimated Value $100 - 150
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$120 |
Lot 360 |
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Miscellaneous, 1969, "12th Annual Goddard Memorial Dinner" Program (7x11") The front page of this program reads: "To Mitch" and is signed by Barry Goldwater and Thomas J. Heyden, Jr. The program lists the consignor as being awarded the Robert H. Goddard Historical Essay Award at the dinner, presented by Dr. Wernher von Braun, for his essay "Development of the Lifesaving Rocket". An important award that has not been publicized all that much. Unusual and interesting. Ex. the Mitchell Sharpe Estate collection.
Estimated Value $75 - 100
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Lot 361 |
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Balance of Consignment, An assortment of interesting items all from the Deke Slayton Estate collection. Included are 3 cancelled checks and 3 credit card receipts with Slayton’s signature. A 4" Apollo/ Soyuz mission patch with a COA signed by Bobbie Slayton attesting that it belonged to Slayton. A binder with notes relating to a 10/4/85 Congressional trip to Moscow attended by the Slaytons, a photo commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Mercury Astronauts (minor flaws), several medallions and more. Ex. the Astronaut Donald K. "Deke" Estate Collection.
Estimated Value $100 - 150
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| Realized
$276 |
Lot 362 |
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Balance of Consignment, Another assortment from the Deke Slayton Estate collection. An Apollo/Soyuz Beta cloth mission patch, 8+ lapel pins (various missions), tie clip, a Russian photo album showing Slayton with other Apollo/ Soyuz crew members in various settings including planting a tree, 3 photos boards (Enterprise and Apollo/ Soyuz), 3 "Donald Slayton" cancelled checks and more. Ex. the Astronaut Donald K. "Deke" Estate Collection.
Estimated Value $100 - 150
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| Realized
$750 |
Lot 363 |
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Balance of Consignment., Included are: Apollo 9 Cover Autographed by Jack Schweickart, an Alan Shepard early secretarial, Wally Schirra early autopen, and a nice assortment of 8 NASA photos (most color, some with red serial numbers). Photos show Ed White's spacewalk, Astronaut Group 5, Neil Armstrong LM training photos and more.
Estimated Value $100 - 150
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$120 |
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