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Heritage Auctions: Space Exploration Featuring The Vintage Photo Archive of NASA Engineer Scott H Simpkinson Showcase Auction

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Auction Name	Space Exploration Featuring The Vintage Photo Archive of NASA Engineer Scott H Simpkinson Showcase Auction	Total Sales (USD)	230,274.00
Auction Date	March 30, 2024 - March 30, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	80,680.00
Sale Number	#33160	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	121,020.00
Total Lots	278
Sold Lots	278	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	80,680.00
% of Lots Sold	100.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	121,020.00
Unsold Lots	0	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	190.28%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
71201		Gemini 12 Vintage NASA "Red Number" Color Photo, Image S-66-62926: Buzz Aldrin Self Photo during His EVA.		USD 160.00 - 240.00	USD 11,875.00
71305		Apollo 11: Three Vintage NASA Color Photos of Buzz Aldrin on the Lunar Surface.		USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 8,750.00
71026		Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Used Film Segment with Adhered Lunar Dust on Photo Presentation Certificate.		USD 280.00 - 420.00	USD 4,250.00
71040		Apollo 15, 16, and 17: Lunar Dust Examples on Individual Presentation Certificates.		USD 280.00 - 420.00	USD 4,250.00
71010		Mercury Seven Astronauts: Early NASA Group Photo Signed by All Seven Astronauts.		USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00	USD 3,500.00
71236		Apollo 10 Vintage NASA "Red Number" Color Photos (Two), Images AS10-27-3887 & AS10-27-3891: Earth Rising Sequence.		USD 160.00 - 240.00	USD 3,500.00
71276		Gemini 4 Vintage NASA "Red Number" Color Photo, Image S-65-30433: Ed White EVA.		USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 3,500.00
71081	Frank Borman	Frank Borman Signed Large Apollo 8 "Earthrise" Color Photo with Added Quote, with Astronaut Central COA.		USD 720.00 - 1,080.00	USD 3,250.00
71012		Simulator and Astronaut Maneuvering Unit: Collection of Rare and Desirable Photos and Corresponding Negatives Depicting Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Gus Grissom, Elliott See, Bill Anders, and Others.		USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 3,000.00
71045		Apollo 17 Moonwalkers (Cernan & Schmitt) Signed Limited Edition (1 of 350) Book: Apollo 17: The NASA Mission Reports.	2002	USD 280.00 - 420.00	USD 2,875.00
71280		Apollo Vintage Images Portfolio by Meisel Photochrome Corporation.		USD 320.00 - 480.00	USD 2,875.00
71022		Apollo 11 Uninscribed Crew Signatures on a Single Page, Authenticated and Encapsulated by PSA with Letter of Authenticity from Steve Zarelli.		USD 720.00 - 1,080.00	USD 2,750.00
71080	Frank Borman	Frank Borman Signed Large Apollo 8 "Earthrise" Color Photo with Added Quote from the Christmas Eve Broadcast, with Novaspace COA.		USD 720.00 - 1,080.00	USD 2,750.00
71267		Apollo 16 Vintage NASA "Red Number" Color Photo, Image AS16-113-18339: John Young's "Leaping Salute."		USD 160.00 - 240.00	USD 2,375.00
71283		Apollo 11 Vintage NASA "Red Number" Color Photo, Image S-69-40308: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Deploying the American Flag on the Lunar Surface.		USD 640.00 - 960.00	USD 2,375.00
71064	Buzz Aldrin	Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo 11 Lunar Surface American Flag Photo.		USD 480.00 - 720.00	USD 2,250.00
71065	Buzz Aldrin	Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo 11 Lunar Surface "Visor" Color Photo.		USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 2,250.00
71118	Gene Kranz	Gene Kranz Signed "Finest Hour" Apollo 13 Mission Control Celebration Photo.		USD 160.00 - 240.00	USD 2,250.00
71289		Apollo 11: Vintage NASA "Blue Number" Color Photo, Image AS11-40-5903: The Legendary Buzz Aldrin "Visor" Shot.		USD 640.00 - 960.00	USD 2,250.00
71011		Mercury Seven Astronauts: Four Individually Signed Silver Spacesuit Color Photos of Glenn, Carpenter, Schirra, and Cooper.		USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 2,000.00
71290		Apollo 11 Vintage NASA "Blue Number" Color Photo, Image AS11-40-5875: Aldrin and the Flag.		USD 640.00 - 960.00	USD 1,937.50
71084	Frank Borman	Frank Borman Signed Book: Countdown.	1988	USD 240.00 - 360.00	USD 1,875.00
71282		Apollo 11 Vintage NASA "Red Number" Color Photo, Image AS11-36-5355: Eastern Hemisphere of Earth from 98,000 Miles.		USD 640.00 - 960.00	USD 1,875.00
71284		Apollo 11 Vintage NASA "Red Number" Color Photo, Image AS11-44-6642: Eagle During Rendezvous.		USD 640.00 - 960.00	USD 1,875.00
71097	Michael Collins	Michael Collins Signed Large Apollo 11 Eagle "Ascent" Color Photo in Framed Display.		USD 280.00 - 420.00	USD 1,687.50

ALDE, May 28: KIPLING (RUDYARD). Le Livre de la Jungle. – Le IIe livre de la Jungle. Paris, Sagittaire, Simon Kra, 1924-1925. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, May 28: NOAILLES (ANNA DE). Les Climats. Paris, Société du Livre contemporain, 1924. €50,000 to €60,000.

ALDE, May 28: MILTON (JOHN). Paradis perdu. Quatrième chant. S.l., Les Bibliophiles de l'Automobile-Club de France, 1974. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, May 28: LEBEDEV (VLADIMIR). Russian Placards - Placard Russe 1917-1922. Saint-Petersbourg, Sterletz, 1923. €1,000 to €1,200.

ALDE, May 28: MARDRUS (JOSEPH-CHARLES). Histoire charmante de l'adolescente sucre d'amour. Paris, F.-L. Schmied, 1927. €1,500 to €2,000.

ALDE, May 28: TABLEAUX DE PARIS. Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1927. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, May 28: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Les Fables illustrées par Paul Jouve. S.l. [Lausanne], Gonin & Cie, 1929. €4,000 to €5,000.

ALDE, May 28: SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL). Vingt-deux dessins sur le thème du désir. Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1961. €1,500 to €2,000.

ALDE, May 28: [BRAQUE (GEORGES)]. 13 mai 1962. Alès, PAB, 1962. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, May 28: MIRÓ (JOAN). Je travaille comme un jardinier. Avant-propos d'Yvon Taillandier. Paris, Société intenationale d'art XXe siècle, 1963. €1,000 to €2,000.

ALDE, May 28: MAGNAN (JEAN-MARIE). Taureaux. Paris, Michèle Trinckvel, 1965. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, May 28: PICASSO (PABLO). Dans l'atelier de Picasso. 1960. €15,000 to €20,000.
Sotheby’s
Modern First Editions
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD

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Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000

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