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T O P I C R E V I E WRobert PearlmanTonight's (May 22) episode of Antiques Roadshow on PBS (Orlando, Hour Two) includes a 1965 NASA "Corned Beef" archive.On edit: The segment focused on a collection of astronaut autographs amassed by the late manager (and his family) of the former Ramada Inn in Cocoa Beach, a hotel that had been partially owned by the Mercury 7 astronauts and which included Wolfie's Restaurant, the source of the corned beef sandwich that flew on Gemini 3. James Supp of the Coronado Trading Co. appraised the entire archive at $40,000 to $50,000 at auction. (Supp highlighted a letter from Alan Shepard on Ramada Inn stationery referencing corned beef, which he appraised for $3,000 to $5,000, and two early personalized Neil Armstrong autographed lithos, which were appraised for $7,000 to $10,000 each.) WehaveliftoffThe segment runs from 45:56 to 50:58.I disagree on the price of the two Neil Armstrong autographs appraised at $7-$10K each. Nice collection though.GACspaceguyI agree, they tend to appraise space artifacts/memorabilia high in my opinion. spaced outRealistically the Armstrongs are probably worth at most around $1,500 each. The Shepard note is fun but I wouldn't value it at more than $500 to $1,000.So, massively overvalued I would say.YankeeClipperThis is a wonderful "slice" of history (pardon the pun!) - thanks for sharing it.Just to clarify, 'Carl' and 'Pat' refer to Carl and Patricia Ransom. Carl Ransom was the manager of the famous Ramada Inn, Cocoa Beach in the mid-1960s. 'Kim' is their son and the guest on the show. They also had a daughter, Gail.Wolfie's was a franchise owned by Frank M. Wolfe, who was Cocoa Beach City Attorney from 1963 to 1967.
On edit: The segment focused on a collection of astronaut autographs amassed by the late manager (and his family) of the former Ramada Inn in Cocoa Beach, a hotel that had been partially owned by the Mercury 7 astronauts and which included Wolfie's Restaurant, the source of the corned beef sandwich that flew on Gemini 3.
James Supp of the Coronado Trading Co. appraised the entire archive at $40,000 to $50,000 at auction. (Supp highlighted a letter from Alan Shepard on Ramada Inn stationery referencing corned beef, which he appraised for $3,000 to $5,000, and two early personalized Neil Armstrong autographed lithos, which were appraised for $7,000 to $10,000 each.)
I disagree on the price of the two Neil Armstrong autographs appraised at $7-$10K each. Nice collection though.
So, massively overvalued I would say.
Just to clarify, 'Carl' and 'Pat' refer to Carl and Patricia Ransom. Carl Ransom was the manager of the famous Ramada Inn, Cocoa Beach in the mid-1960s. 'Kim' is their son and the guest on the show. They also had a daughter, Gail.
Wolfie's was a franchise owned by Frank M. Wolfe, who was Cocoa Beach City Attorney from 1963 to 1967.
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