Sothebys: Space Exploration, N11837, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
July 15, 2025 - July 15, 2025
Page Size: 62 items in 3 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Chesley Bonestell

Matte painting study for the film 'Destination Moon'

1949 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 Not Sold
2 Keith Ferris

"Texaco Service on the Moon," February 1970

1970 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 Not Sold
3 Robert McCall

"Caesar's Universe"

1978 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 Not Sold
4 [Voskhod 2]

The First Spacewalk

65 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,826.00
6 [NASA]

Original metal sign from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 17,780.00
8 [Saturn V]

News Reference Signed by 12 astronauts including 7 Moonwalkers

1967. Revised 1968 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
9 [Mercury Seven]

The Rarest Astronaut-Signed Mercury Group Portrait

Washington, 1960 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 15,240.00
10 [Project Mercury]

The Mercury Seven Astronauts Signed Project Mercury Letterhead

1960 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,302.00
11 [Mercury Program]

Flight Maps signed by 3 of the Mercury 7

1962 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
13 Wernher Von Braun & Astronaut Group 2

Signed Photo of the Father of the Apollo Program and the "New Nine"

1962 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 17,780.00
14 [Gemini Program]

NASA Project Gemini Handbooks signed by five Gemini astronauts

1965 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
15 [Gemini Program]

On-Board Computer Training Attendance Sheet Signed by 24 Astronauts

1964 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,255.00
21 [Gemini X]

Signed Portrait of Gemini X Pilots John Young and Michael Collins

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
23 [Gemini XII]

Space Selfie During Longest Gemini EVA

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
27 [Lunar Orbiter V]

Mosaic, Aristarchus, August 1967

1967 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 165,100.00
28 [Lunar Orbiter V]

Crater Copernicus - Massive Mosaic

1967 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 27,940.00
30 [Apollo Lunar Module]

Media Guide Signed by Astronauts who Piloted the LM, Including Five Moonwalkers

Bethpage, Long Island, NY, 1966 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,080.00
31 [Apollo Command Service Module]

News Reference Signed and Inscribed by Nine Astronauts Who Flew the Spacecraft

1971 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
32 [Apollo 1]

Crew-Signed "Red Number" Portrait, S-66-30236

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 9,525.00
38 [Apollo 8]

Earthrise. Large Format Vintage Color Photograph taken by Bill Anders

1968 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,286.00
39 [Apollo 8]

The Clock is Running

1968 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,556.00
40 [Apollo 8]

First Earthrise

1968 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,096.00
41 [Apollo 8]

Earthrise, Christmas Eve 1968

1968 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,890.00
42 [NASA]

Early Astronaut Photography Library, Signed by Astronauts

Washington: 1967. 1968 1970 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,810.00
48 [Apollo 10]

"Snoopy" in Orbit

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,064.00
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