Mar 31, 2001, The B. H. Manuscript/Collectible/Philatelic Sale, Sale 9
Lot 24
Armstrong, Neil (b.
1930) First man to set foot on the Moon. The pictures of Neil Armstrong and
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon and Armstrong's words ("One small step for man, one
giant step for mankind") fundamentally changed man's perception of the
universe and his place in it.
Signature ("Neil Armstrong").
Signed Time Magazine cover. Inscribed "Apollo 11" in black ink. The
cover has been matted to an overall size of 11 x 14". In very good
condition.
Portraying Armstrong's moonwalk with an American flag in
his hands, this striking cover was issued on July 25, 1969.
Estimated
Value $350-450.
Lot 25
Nikolayev, Popovich and
Cooper. Signatures. Lot of two signed Time Magazine covers spotlighting
three early space explorers. Lot includes an August 1962 cover signed by
Nikolayev and Popovich, and a Gordon Cooper signed
portrait cover dated May 1963. The cosmonauts' cover is accompanied by a
transmittal envelope from the Soviet Union and has an attached mailing
label. Covers have been matted to an overall size of 11 x 14." The Cooper
cover has some mailing label residue and edge wear. Both pieces are in very
good to fine condition.
Although most people would be hard pressed
to name more than a couple notables from the current crop of astronauts,
the pioneering astronauts and cosmonauts were household names and we are
delighted to offer these very nice covers and their strong signatures.
Estimated Value $100-150.
Lot 26
Explorers and
Adventurers. Signatures. Four signed Time Magazine covers featuring men
who changed our understanding of the world and man's place in it.
Jacques Cousteau, Paul Siple, Chuck Yaeger and John Glenn
have signed handsome Time magazine portrait covers which have been matted
to an overall size of 11 x 14." The condition on these items ranges from
very good to fine.
Estimated Value $225-300.
Lot 27
The Final Frontier.
Signatures. Lot of two famous Time Magazine covers. Aleksei
Leonov signed a Time Magazine cover commemorating his March 1965
spacewalk. Three months later, James McDivitt and Edward
White signed a cover commemorating their flight, during which White was
the first person to propel himself in space with a maneuvering unit. The
Leonov cover is accompanied by a large transmittal envelope postmarked
Moscow, May 25, 1965. The mailing label remains on the Leonov cover and
adhesive from a mailing label is visible on the McDivitt-White cover. There
is some minor wear on both covers and mailing creases, but they are
otherwise in very good to good condition.
These are truly relics of
the Space Race, since the Leonov and White spacewalks took place only three
months apart. The Leonov cover, with its grainy yet striking picture of the
first man to actually venture out of a spacecraft, must have created a
sensation. The beautiful Robert Vickery White/McDivitt portrait captures
the astronauts beautifully and is a nice tribute to White, who died with
Grissom and Chaffee just two years later.
Estimated Value $300-400.