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United States, 1965 (Jun 3), Gemini 4 crew signed envelope. Crew: James McDivitt, Ed White, commander James A McDivitt and pilot Edward H White II autographed this envelope documenting America's first spacewalk; a poor (but legible) Cape Canaveral launch date machine cancel and a Gordon add-on cachet along with rubber stamped documentation adorn the cover; crew signed envelopes are uncommon since less than two years following the flight White lost his life in the Apollo 1 fire. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Suggested Bid $600-800
Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 16:52:47 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6460
Symbol: Cat No: Mar 16
United States, 1966 (Mar 16), launch of Gemini VIII; Cape Canaveral hand cancel autographed by mission commander, Neil Armstrong, engraved Orbit Covers art on first day of flight that accomplished the first docking of two vehicles in orbit; beautiful example of Armstrong's signature; many of these envelopes were backdated (plugged 9) but this is not; postmark inking is uneven but legible. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 16:53:37 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6461
Symbol: Cat No: Mar 16
United States, 1966 (Mar 16), Gemini 8 Vintage Armstrong. Crew: Neil Armstrong, David R. Scott, Group 2 (New Nine) pilot Neil Armstrong autograph, fresh off his outstanding test piloting of the X-15, commands his first spaceflight during GT-8; Cape Canaveral machine cancel on launch date; Beck rubber stamp data in quarter-sized circle; generic SpaceCraft cachet (including an X-15); addressed to early astrophilatelist. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 16:54:38 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6462
Symbol: Cat No: Mar 16
United States, 1966 (Mar 16), Gemini 8 Armstrong's favorite aircraft. Crew: Neil Armstrong, David R. Scott, Neil Armstrong has boldly signed this Sokolsky X-15 cacheted cover postmarked at Cape Canaveral (machine cancel) on launch day of GT-8; while Armstrong would be proud of his work on GT-8 (and later on AP-11), he would never tire about discussing his favorite plane, the rocket powered X-15; addressed to an early collector and displaying a quarter sized circle with flight facts produced by Morris Beck. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 16:55:13 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6463
Symbol: Cat No: Jun 3
United States, 1966 (Jun 3), Gemini 9A autographed by See and Bassett. Crew: Thomas P. Stafford, Eugene Cernan, in late February See and Bassett were flying a T-38 into Lambert Field in St Louis; weather was poor and the Prime crew crashed into the McDonald Douglas plant where their spacecraft was being produced; the envelope is autographed by Elliot See and Charles A. Bassett II; a Cape Canaveral machine cancel postmarked on the day the Backup crew (Stafford and Cernan) flew to orbit; obviously extremely rare; waterspot has obliterated the "II" on Bassett's name; franking is poorly tied to the envelope. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 500.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 16:55:41 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6464
Symbol:
Cat No: 1966
United States, (1966), Nov 11 Kaywoodie pipe carried on Gemini XII, on the last Gemini mission before the onset of Project Apollo, Edwin Aldrin carried a smoking pipe as part of his Personal Preference Kit (PPK); a typed letter signed attesting to that fact, on business letterhead, is included and signed by Buzz Aldrin; his second and final flight into space would be with Neil Armstrong as they became the first crew to walk on the Moon; the artifact was sold in the Jan 1993 Superior Galleries Space Auction. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-600
Opening US$ 1,100.00
Sold...US$ 1,100.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 16:56:56 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6465
Symbol: Cat No: Nov 15
United States, 1966 (Nov 15), Gemini 12 Captain's cover. Crew: James Lovell, Buzz Aldrin, the finest philatelic memento of a space mission is a Captain's cover; the only thing better than one of these scarce items is one from the commanding officer himself to the astronaut he recovered; in this case Capt Etheridge (see address on reverse flap) has personally sent greetings to LtC Aldrin via NASA in Texas; bold hand cancel on this ship produced Prime Recovery Ship classic; some glue toning noted. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 16:57:34 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6466
Symbol: Cat No: GT-IV
United States, Project Gemini crew signed covers, launch covers with autographs from the crews; James A McDivitt and Edward H White II (GT-IV), Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra (GT-VIA), Gene Cernan and Tom Stafford (GT-IX), and Dick Gordon and Charles Conrad (GT-XI); an STS-1 thrown in for good measure, Bob Crippen is good but the John Young looks suspicious and is not counted; do you feel lucky? At least 9 good autographs. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 16:58:17 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6467
Symbol: Cat No: coffee?
United States, Gemini Captain's covers, 3 USS Wasp Prime Recovery Ship envelopes; GT-4 has machine cancel and autopens of the crew; GT-6A is an unaddressed 3 3/4 x 7 1/2" cover with a few spots (coffee?) but otherwise attractive with bold hand cancel and unstuck flap; the GT-7 is a massive envelope 4 1/2 x 10 1/4" unaddressed with stray staining on the left margin and lovely hand strike on recovery day. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
