Sothebys: Space Exploration
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Space Exploration | Total Sales (USD) | 898,906.00 |
| Auction Date | July 15, 2025 - July 15, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 359,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #N11837 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 543,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 62 | ||
| Sold Lots | 49.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 455,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 79.03% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 694,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 13 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 129.53% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | [Lunar Orbiter V] | Mosaic, Aristarchus, August 1967 |
1967 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 165,100.00 |
| 58 | [Apollo 11] | Landing Site Chart Signed and Inscribed by LMP Buzz Aldrin and CAPCOM Charles Duke |
1969 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 127,000.00 |
| 49 | [Apollo 11] | Neil Armstrong on the Moon, Red Number Photograph |
1969 | USD 25,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 95,250.00 |
| 96 | [Moonwalkers] | A collection of large lunar charts with flight details inscribed by a member of every Apollo landing crew |
1971 | USD 25,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 57,150.00 |
| 55 | [Apollo 11] | FLOWN to the Moon on Apollo 11 --- Buzz Aldrin's Signed United Nations "Outer Space Treaty" |
1967 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
| 28 | [Lunar Orbiter V] | Crater Copernicus - Massive Mosaic |
1967 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 53 | [Apollo 11] | Buzz Aldrin's FLOWN Apollo 11 Crew-Signed NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Cover |
1969 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 64 | [Apollo 11] | Eagle's Ascent |
1969 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 70 | [Apollo 13] | Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Chart SIGNED & INSCRIBED by CDR Jim Lovell, LMP Fred Haise, and CAPCOM Jack Lousma |
1970-03-16 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 50 | [Apollo 11] | LUNAR SURFACE FLOWN Emergency Liftoff Checklist Sheet |
1969 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 98 | Jules Verne. | "From The Earth to the Moon." Signed by 10 Apollo Astronauts |
1922 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 9 | [Mercury Seven] | The Rarest Astronaut-Signed Mercury Group Portrait |
1960 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 51 | [Apollo 11] | LUNAR SURFACE FLOWN Apollo 11 Lunar Module Activation Checklist Sheet ACT-42/43 |
July 1969 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 59 | [Apollo 11] | Signed Apollo 11 Crew Triptych |
USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 | |
| 74 | [Apollo 13] | Houston, We've Had A Problem |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 | |
| 109 | [STS-41B] | The First Untethered Spacewalk |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 | |
| 69 | [Apollo 13] | FLOWN Main-bus Undervolt Checklist |
1970 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 97 | [Moonwalkers] | NASA Lunar Chart Signed by a Member of Every Lunar Flight Crew, Including Six Moonwalkers |
March 1970 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 |
| 32 | [Apollo 1] | Crew-Signed "Red Number" Portrait, S-66-30236 |
USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 | |
| 41 | [Apollo 8] | Earthrise, Christmas Eve 1968 |
1968 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 89 | [Apollo 17] | ITEK Mosaic on 21 Panoramic Strips Featuring Tsiolkovsky crater |
1972 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 106 | Viking Project | Large Photo Archive Including First Photographs Taken on Martian Surface |
1970s | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 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 |
