The June 2-5, 2002, Pre-Long Beach Sale, Sale 14
Lot 1401
Apollo 11 Ephemera. A
varied lot of print ephemera that brings home the momentous event that was the
Apollo 11 moon landing.
The highlight is a LOOK Magazine special edition:
"Apollo 11: On The Moon" with text by The New York Times and photographs by the
Apollo astronauts. Very minor wear at edges, else fine.
The next piece is a
two page brochure from Pacific Telephone: "The Bell System and Apollo 11 --
years of Effort by Thousands of People." Fine.
The newspapers in this lot
are a July 17 Special Section from the New York Times with details of the
upcoming mission and the first sections of The Register (Orange County) from
July 21 with a "Man On Moon" headline, The Daily News of July 21 ("Moon
Conquered"), July 22 Register ("They're Headed Back"), July 24 Daily News
("Apollo Back on Earth"), the July 25 edition of Tidings -- the Los Angeles
Catholic newspaper. The newspapers are toned, as is to be expected, and have
been folded for 33 years, but are intact.
Thirty-three years have somewhat
blunted the impact of July 20, 1969, but these contemporary accounts, brimming
with awe and excitement, bring it all back.
Estimated Value $150-250.
Lot 1402
Apollo 12 Original
Polaroids. Two 3 x 4" Polaroid photographs taken on the moon during the
Apollo XII mission. One depicts the descent of an astronaut onto the lunar
surface and another depicts an astronaut with a Bell Labs antenna. These two
rare photographs were originally presented to a Bell Labs executive in
appreciation of his support of the lunar expedition and have remained in a
private collection. Never previously sold or offered for sale. Scattered
minor surface flaws inherent to aging Polaroids, else fine.
Estimated Value
$400-UP.
Lot 1403
Apollo 13 Mission Report
and Signed Photograph. Lot of two.
Signed Lithograph ("James
Lovell", "Jack Swigert" and "Fred W. Haise"). Color, 8 x 10",
n.p., n.d. A full-color, official NASA lithograph signed in black ink by each
astronaut. A printed summary verso outlines the Apollo 13 Mission and it's
failure. A similar item realized over $1600 in Superior Galleries' October 2000
sale. Fine condition.
Eight page Apollo 13 Mission Report, dated May 20,
1970 and published by NASA describes the drama that took place in space and on
the ground while the crew of Apollo 13 and the men at Mission Control worked to
bring the spacecraft and its crew home safely. A great way to get the official
perspective. Toning to the back page and to four corners folded backwards, but
very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,500.
Lot 1404
Original NASA Apollo
ephemera and more! This lot of fourteen items features outstanding items
from NASA as well as from outside the organization.
Our first item is NASA's
twelve-page printed Apollo 10 Mission Report, dated June 17, 1969. Minor
toning to the edge, else fine. We follow up with NASA's "Code-Name: Spider
Flight of Apollo 9" brochure, an eighteen page booklet with pictures and
text about the Apollo 9 mission and the role played by the "Spider". Next
are nine official NASA 8 x 10" publicity lithographs with mission
details verso feature (according to captions at bottom margin): "Apollo 9 Earth
- Orbital Mission" (two of these); a portrait of the "Prime Crew of Fourth
Manned Apollo Mission"; "Apollo 11 On The Moon -- July 20, 1969"; two "Prime
Crew of Fifth Manned Apollo Mission"; "Apollo 12 On The Moon -- November 19,
1969"; a photograph of the Apollo 12 crew (same format as the rest, but no
caption) and "Prime Crew of Seventh Apollo Mission". All are fine. Our non-NASA
offerings are equally impressive and as follows: two black and white
original 8 x 10"s depicting Apollo 8's return -- one shows the recovery of
the capsule aboard the USS Yorktown and the other shows the three Apollo 8
astronauts on the Yorktown, cutting into the celebratory cake honoring the
first manned lunar mission. Our final item is Scott Carpenter's
autograph on the verso of a business card. Inscribed: "To Bobby -- Good
Luck! Scott Carpenter", the card is in fine condition.
This is a super
group of Apollo ephemera.
Estimated Value $250-400.