SPACE-ASTRONAUT Collection literally (100s) in (8) albums from early 1960s Mercury missions, to Apollo & on to Skylab & ending in the mid 1970s incl color 8x10s, "white suit photos," crew photos, some on cacheted mission covers, some personalized w/ some dup, many notables incl Wernher Von Braun (2), Shephard, Glenn, Carpenter, Schirra, Cooper, Borman, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong (3) photos, (2) cvrs, & so on (apparently missing Apollo 15-16), also incl (100s) of unautographed space & mission cvrs, interesting & gen F-VF

Est. $500-750 L (2)

SPACE Collection astronaut autographs, genuine and autopen, mostly on NASA color lithos, sleeved and labeled in (3) binders; incl Gordon Conrad (2. one inscribed), handwritten letter from Deke Slayton w/ signature & envelope; also Aldrin (inscribed), Glenn in bow tie (inscribed), Scobee (inscribed), Crippen, Bluford (inscribed), Ed White (inscribed), Bobko plus several shuttle crew on lithos & dollar bills, other lesser known signatures; group of autopens as well, most are so marked; extra unsigned photos incl Apollo 15 splashdown & recovery photos & ephemera; gen F-VF (Image)

Est. $700-900 L

FLOWN (4) Items flown in space: Apollo 14 piece of lunar safety line, flown to the moon, encapsulated on souvenir card presented to KSC staff; STS-125 Atlantis piece of payload bay liner on laminated souvenir card; STS-132 Atlantis shuttle program seal was flown in 2010, included in framed litho of shuttle and lightning; Discovery cloth flag abt 10x14.5 cm on presentation page inscribed to staff member; all VF (Image)

Est. $500-600 L

(8) diff collections of German cigarette cards, (3) in original booklets "Uniforms of the Old German Army," "Flags of Europe," and "Flags of the World," others in plastic pages in binders: B&W photos of beautiful women (278 diff), "State of Work & Peace" (204), Nazi armed forces (263), German film stars, w/ gold border or B&W (96), finally various scenes "colorful world" or "world in pictures" gen F-VF

Est. $300-400 L

Several accum of collectibles: grouping (1500+) items political memorabilia, incl bumper stickers, pins, seals/stickers, 1960s-80s incl Humphrey, LBJ, McGovern, Carter, Muskie, some local; group of autographed books by the well-known & obscure, incl George W Bush, Jimmy Carter, Tiger Woods, Robert Shapiro (OJ trial), several Luftwaffe pilots, Gorbachev & possibly Eleanor Roosevelt; gen collectibles & ephemera, incl trade cards, cigarette cards, pins, buttons & medals, old documents, playing cards, stock certificates, etc; gen F-VF

Est. $250-350 L (2)

Books related to the du Ponts, incl The Du Pont Dynasty by Winkler 1935; National Education by du Pont (1923 translation of 1812 French ed); A Man and His Garden (Longwood, 1976); Du Pont 140 Years by Dutton 1949; Rear Admiral Samuel Francis du Pont by H.A. Du Pont 1926; Du Pont de Nemours 1739-1817 Vol 1&2 by B.G. Du Pont 1933; E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co History 1802-1902 (2 copies) 1920; Delaware Small Wonder, attractive coffee table photo book published by State of Delaware 1986; F-VF+

Est. $100-150 L

Regional early documents, incl (7) 1772-73 court summonses for debtors in newly-created Bedford County, PA, signed by frontiersman John Fraser (several broken in half at fold); 1773 Bedford Co PA document regarding widow's debts, signed by 2nd JOP after Fraser's death; (5) sequentially numbered shares ($25 ea) in Milford & Owego Turnpike Road Company (NE Pennsylvania), each signed by treasurer & Revolutionary War solider Putnam Catlin 1818; 1834 (8) checks from Penitentiary Commissioner's Office at Trenton (NJ?); F+

Est. $100-150 LE

1906-1927 (100s) of letters, booklet & documents, many w/ letterhead plus postal cards for the Louis Weule Company of San Francisco, maker of nautical instruments & watches, incls letterhead for Point Hueneme Lighthouse, Paso Robles Hot Springs, Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 & more, gen F-VF, some faults, most unusual (Image)

Est. $150-200 L

Large assortment of 1930s-1960s ship & naval photographs, travel brochures, ship photo negatives, cond varies, gen F-VF, some faults, interesting & unusual but not for the faint hearted (Image)

Est. $100-150 L

1880s-1950s (100s) in (2) binders, quite varied incls letterheads, stock certificates, advertising, a few postcards & more as well as an extremely fine 1953 Eisenhower Inauguration program, mixed cond (Image)

Est. $100-150 L

Eclectic grouping collectibles, incl (100+) political buttons & pins, (2) Howard Stern books, trade cards, selection of Classic 19th Cent postage stamps, many faulty, (100+) Kennedy postcards, modern baseball cards plus some 1960s-70s football cards; tokens & other trinkets; more

Est. $125-150 L

Massive accum ephemera in (5) ctns: adverts, product labels, 1950s magazines, tokens & medals, cigar labels (w/ hardcover book), Christmas seals, picture postcards, brochures, trade cards, sports cards, 1922 passport, some stamps, comic books, Krause guide to Franklin Mint products, you name it; disorganized, F+

Est. $150-200 L (5)

(2) items: Broadcloth souvenir of Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in black & red on white, showing eagle & shield over Memorial Hall, some age spots; Silk souvenir w/ orange yellow Government Building, woven at the Fair by Anna Brosey; both folded, in excellent condition (Image)

Est. $150-200 LE

Accum (100s) matchbook covers w/ stamp themes, some w/ stamp designs (mostly European), also stamp expo adv but mostly adverts for stamp packets (Kenmore et al); a few full matchbooks; foreign incl German, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish; some dup, gen F-VF

Est. $100-150 L

Couple (1000) beer labels, some in glassines, others loose, from US, Germany & Czechoslovakia; dup, gen F-VF

Est. $100-150 L

Several (100) poster stamps on dealer cards, incl fairs & expositions, advertising, propaganda, many Swiss military stamps, German Naval labels, more; gen F+

Est. $200-250 B

1914-1931 (7) WWI POW newsletters & documents incl Döberitz POW Newsletter, written in French, English, Russian & Polish; Dyrotz POW Newsletter No. 1; Dyrotz POW Newsletter No. 2; Alexandra Palace POW Camp, Play program; Alexandra Palace POW Camp, Concert program & Alexandra Palace POW Camp, Play program plus Assoc of ex-POW 1931 annual reunion invitation & program, scarce WWI historic documents (Image)

Est. $150-200 LE

(2) ctn accum military patches, wide variety of types & sizes, most appear American, some still in original packaging, some dup; also some pins included; gen VF

Est. $200-250 L (2)

Collection of Japanese WWII-era memorabilia: cotton naval flag, (2) tan cloth 30" long "war message" banners, large & small porcelain saki bowls w/ flags, (5) diff medals w/ ribbons plus oval badge in original boxes; all in good condition

Est. $250-350 L

Group of (46) diff press photos from famous Underwood & Underwood, mostly mid-1920s showing minor celebrities, businessmen, foreign leaders (Thailand, Spain, Poland), buffalo, suffragists, farmers, wealthy at leisure, etc; each backstamped and most w/ typewritten explanation; gen F-VF

Est. $150-200 L

Bronze medals for presidents Jefferson, Harrison, Buchanan, Lincoln, T Roosevelt & Hoover; bronze inaugural medal 1973 Nixon/Agnew from US Mint; (2) bronze & (1) silver official inaugural medals for GW Bush 1st term & (3) bronze for 2nd term, in original packaging; VF

Est. $200-250 B

Several Teamsters related items, plus a James Hoffa autograph on the cover of an undated Latin Casino souvenir photo that shows Hoffa & other Teamster members at a dinner; also a program for an undated "testimonial dinner" honoring Mr. & Mrs. Hoffa at the same location; collectibles incl (2) large belt buckles w/ Teamster logo (one gray, one black, green & gold); wrist watch w/ logo & US & Canada flags; four lapel pins of trucks, one of logo; gen VF condition (Image)

Est. $200-300 B

Impressive one-man's collection to honor the US Bicentennial, taking 1976 State Flag FDCs and having each sitting governor personally autograph each one (no autopens!); a second set of (50) FDCs are each signed by President Ford; some autographs obtained at the time, others years later, w/ notable long-time hold-out Jerry Brown; Ford also signed a full pane of (50) stamps; several return letters from Governor's Offices included, some of these signed as well; 2009 Autograph magazine article highlights this collection & collector; impossible to duplicate today! VF (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000 HWC-L

(34) autographed FDC of Smokey Bear stamp (Scott #2096), add-on photograph cachet of various San Diego Padres & officials posing w/ Smokey (minor dup, each signed); addition FDC signed by Lou Brock w/ cachet on 5th anniv of his 3000th hit); limited production, VF (Image)

Est. $100-150 SE

(52) Babe Ruth stamp FDCs w/ various cachets, each cover signed by one or more baseball players & officials, incl Whitey Herzog, Wally Berger, Pepper Martin, Hank Aaron; couple dup sigs, sleeved & identified, gen VF (Image)

Est. $200-300 B