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United States, 1969 (Sep 9), Apollo 11 crew signed, highly coveted autographs of Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins on a First Man on the Moon first day cover; dual cancel with dates of the lunar landing and the date the stamp based on the master die brought to the lunar surface was released; the Art Craft engraved art is the version with the date superimposed on the lunar surface, crisp example without faults. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
United States, 1969 (Sep 9), Apollo 11: Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins signatures, on C-76 First Man on the Moon first day cover; Art Craft steel engraved cachet with landing date superimposed on the lunar surface; stamp designed by Paul Calle shows an unknown astronaut (Armstrong) stepping of the pad of the Lunar Module onto the surface; in real life the Master Die for the stamp accompanied the astronauts to the surface of the Moon, bold autographs on an iconic envelope. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
United States, 1970 (Apr 11), Apollo 13 Insurance cover, Al Bishop, a friend of the astronauts, created mission emblem envelopes for the exclusive use of the crews. The astronaut symbol beneath the names identifies this as a Bishop cover; autographed by Lovell, Haise and Mattingly prior to the flight, the envelopes served as an "insurance policy" in the event of disaster. After Mattingly was replaced for medical reasons the mission experienced a catastrophic explosion that canceled the landing on the Moon and nearly cost the crew their lives; as often seen, the stamp is not tied to the cover. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
United States, 1971 (Jan 31), Apollo 14 Insurance cover, sporting the pilot wings from their respective military service to identify this as a Bishop "Insurance cover", this crisp example is autographed by the crew and has a Machine Cancel from the Kennedy Space Center. The crew consisted of America's first astronaut, Alan Shepard, and rookies Stu Roosa and Ed Mitchell. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
United States, 1971 (July 26), Apollo 15 "Insurance" type crew signed, While this envelope is clearly a Scott, Worden and Irwin signed Bishop crew cover, there is some debate whether it should be regarded as an "Insurance cover"; Al Worden says only envelopes from the Manned Spaceflight Stamp Club with the Antarctica stamp qualify; others point to this as an acceptable example in all respects. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
United States, 1972 (Apr 16), Apollo 16 Insurance cover, With veteran astronaut John Young in command, Charlie Duke and Ken Mattingly (recycled from Apollo 13) left this envelope with family in the event of a problem with their safe return; Al Bishop designed special envelope can be identified by the astronaut symbols to the side of the mission emblem; small waterspots on Mattingly and Duke autographs, despite six spaceflights, John Young autographs remain difficult to find. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
United States, 1967 (Jan 27), Apollo 1 and other losses. Crew: Gus Grissom, Ed White, Roger B. Chaffee, 14 items memorializing the crew lost in the pad fire and earlier tragedies; Space City Cover Society mourning cachet (blue), most are postmarked at station 6 (this at 5A); Jamaica AMF Kennedy postcard clearly backdated since quote refers to date of death; thermograph In Memoriam postmarked at Cape Canaveral the day after the fire (2), Amsterdam cover cancelled on the planned flight date (Feb 21); Sarazin Post Washington correct date, wrong location; SCCS rubber stamp the day Givens died in a car accident; remainder are Goldcraft cachets including stray Mariner probe, the day Bassett and See were killed in a T-38 (2), memorials to Bassett and See in Houston and St Louis, and memorial services (Houston) and burial (Washington), SCCS covers are astrophilatelically correct and may be show in exhibits, virtually all other covers are backdated. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
United States, 1969, 10¢ Moon Landing the real deal (Scott C76), 22 blocks (13 are plate blocks) of the First Man on the Moon stamp; signed by 14 of the 24 to travel to the Moon; autographs include, Schirra, Cunningham, Eisele, Borman, Schweickart, McDivitt, Stafford, Conrad, Bean, Gordon, Lovell, Swigert, Roosa, Mitchell (2), Duke, Mattingly, Cernan (3), Evans and Schmitt;a powerful group of half of all humans to ever fly to the Moon. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 17:14:29 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6489
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United States, Vintage Aldrin photograph with cosmonauts, Fresh portrait color photograph of Buzz Aldrin and two cosmonauts probably taken at an aerospace conference; all are in business suits with the Soviets sporting medals and Aldrin with a conference pin and an astronaut pin on his lapel; all have signed under their images; white frame has the faint cream appearance common of that era; printed on Kodak paper, Pristine with no cracks or creased corners. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
United States, 1971 (Feb 5), Apollo 14 crew signed envelope. Crew: Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, Edgar Mitchell, Shepard, Mitchell and Roosa have autographed this Orbit engraved event envelope; Cape Canaveral machine cancel postmarked on return to Earth. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
United States, 1971 (Jul 26), Apollo 15 Onion skin "Moon-type" envelope. Crew: David Scott, Alfred Worden, James Irwin, to keep weight to a minimum, envelopes taken to the Moon, in addition to the distinctive Bishop artwork, were produced with very thin, lightweight paper; postmarked on launch day and autographed by the crew of Dave Scott, Al Worden and Jim Irwin; not taken to the Moon but just as pretty; small ink blot in the left lower corner of the pictorial cancel. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
United States, 1971 (Jul 26), Apollo 15 crew signed. Crew: David Scott, Alfred Worden, James Irwin, Scott, Worden and Irwin have autographed this envelope with Orbit engraved cachet; a Cape Canaveral machine cancel ties a C-76 First Man on the Moon stamp (along with a 1 cent Jefferson to make up the Airmail rate); extremely faint label stain (along with killer bars on the reverse, suggest the envelope went through the mail. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
United States, 1971 (Jul 26), Apollo 15 foreign crew signed covers. Crew: David Scott, Alfred Worden, James Irwin, a great opportunity the enterprising dealer to be able to offer customers complete crew signed covers at a very reasonable price; autographs of Dave Scott, Al Worden and Jim Irwin on commemorative envelopes from Poland (3), Italy, UAE, and Yugoslavia (3); moonwalkers are disappearing, Apollo crew signed material will only improve over time; eight envelopes (24 signatures). Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Suggested Bid $600-800
Opening US$ 1,100.00
Sold...US$ 1,100.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 17:18:29 EST
Sold For 1100
Apollo-Soyuz Flights (1975)
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6494
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United States, Private photographs from ASTP reception with Senate and House leaders, 28 color informal 5x7 prints of a dinner reception for the Apollo Soyuz astronauts and cosmonauts held in Washington; wonderful images of pilots showing young children of House and Senate leadership a model of the linked spacecraft; a wonderful item for the specialist. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
United States, 1969-75 handpainted first day and launch covers, created by "Melissa Fox" (x5), "Ellis (x4), plus one unknown artist; all are fresh with vibrant colors; most celebrate Apollo and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, fresh and attractive. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..Mar-16-2021, 17:19:36 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6496
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
United States, 1975 (July 15), ASTP launch covered in autographs, very unusual launch cover from the very last remnants of Apollo hardware (and the last unflown Mercury astronaut); stunning collection of all the key astronauts involved in the historic joint mission with Russia during the Cold War; includes Stafford, Brand, Slayton, Bean, Evans, Lousma, Truly, Overmyer, Crippen and Bobko; wonderful representation of Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, ASTP, and Shuttle pilots. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
United States, 1975 (Jul 15), Apollo-Soyuz crew autographed. Crew: Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand, Deke Slayton, Stafford, Brand, Slayton and Gerald R Ford on Apollo-Soyuz Test Project "VIP-like" postcard; Kennedy Space Center machine cancel addressed to dealer in Texas. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
United States, 1974 (Sep 9), Apollo-Soyuz cosmonauts been US training. Crew: Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand, Deke Slayton, autographed by both the Ap-18 crew (Stafford, Slayton and Brand) as well as the Soviet Soyuz 19 crew (Leonov and Kubasov); unknown cachet maker shows crews with excessively big smiles for serious test pilots and military officers; Houston TX machine cancel nine months before the mission as the Russians engage for three weeks of compatibility training at the Johnson Spaceflight Center. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
United States, 1975 (Jul 15), Apollo-Soyuz 15 autographs on three envelopes. Crew: Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand, Deke Slayton, autographs of Stafford, Brand and Slayton as well as Leonov and Kubasov on each of three covers; a Soviet entire showing the landing of Soyuz 19 sports all five signatures but no postmark; a rarely seen Science Academy in Novosibirsk, Siberia cancel with complete crews (although Stafford and Slayton look tired of signing); last a Fleetwood FDC (with Russian translation) postmarked in Moscow on the link-up date (July 17th) in red;. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
United States, 1975 (Jul 15), Apollo-Soyuz group of better recovery covers. Crew: Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand, Deke Slayton, before the Shuttle era when spacecraft returned to a runway, capsules were lowered by parachute, splashdown in the ocean, and be rescued by the US Navy; the final Apollo, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) had a Prime Recovery Ship, the USS New Orleans, and slew of supporting characters; while the vast majority of requests for the PRS were shunted to San Francisco, a relatively small quantity received the onboard cancel; since the post office onboard was closed on the recovery day, the legitimate postmarks are dated the following day, July 25th; 2 Beck printed (B998), a Beck rubber stamp (in blue), a USS New Orleans ship rubber stamp, and seven postcards, all with outstanding strikes; also included are eight FLOWN envelopes with 23 autographs; most just say recovery support but three are labeled ELS Helo, Recovery Helo, and Rescue One; in all 25 great pieces. Suggested Bid $400-600
