posted 06-18-2011 05:07 PM               

Ultimately I would like to sell the stuff. Would prefer selling it to one buyer. Can anyone advise on the best way to do this?

Master Countdown Books (Used by the Complex Support Supervisor/Test Announcer.) Qty 15
• Gemini Countdown (Stamped "Preliminary" 28 Jan 1963)
  
• Gemini GLV-1 (includes 2 pages of pink paper w/heading "procedure change notification" these papers outline over 20 changes to the master countdown procedure)
  
• Gemini GLV-2 (hand written checks marking each operation and notes)
  
• Gemini GLV-3 (hand written checks marking each operation and notes)
  
• Gemini GLV-4 (no check marks or notes but has over 30 autographs on the cover)
  
• Gemini GLV-6
  
• Gemini GLV-7 (qty 3 and one book has four autographs on the cover)
  
• Gemini GLV-8
  
• Gemini GLV-9 (hand written checks marking each operation and notes)
  
• Gemini GLV-10 (Qty 2 (one is a raw copy) hand written checks marking each operation and notes)
  
• Gemini GLV-11 (hand written checks marking each operation and notes)
  
• Gemini GLV-12

  Patches (all original 6" patches) Qty 13

• Grumman patch (blue circle with yellow bird)
  
• Unknown blue and white patch (it has an "X" with a line above and below it like a roman numeral)
  
• Lunar Module/Grumman/Kennedy Space Center (module blue with white writing and yellow border)
  
• Apollo II (Eagle landing on moon holding olive branch)
  
• Apollo 5 (LM-1 looks like a module w/flames flying above water)
  
• Apollo X (capsule flying thru the top of the Roman numeral X)
  
• Apollo XII (ship w/ sails flying by moon)
  
• Apollo XIII (3 horse of same color flying by moon and sun)
  
• Apollo 14 (earth, moon, and what looks like a star w/ 3 trails w/ a circle around the trails)
  
• Apollo 15 (3 red white and blue chevron looking symbols over the moon)
  
• Apollo 16 (eagle on top of red white and blue shield)
  
• Apollo XVII (Greek god Apollo, image of a bird, earth, and the moon)
  
• Silk screen type fabric approx 10"x7" of the same Apollo XVII patch

  Coins (Qty 2)

• Apollo 8 Dec 21-27, 1968 (Front: Borman, Lovell, and Anders)
  (Back of coin states "In appreciation for your contribution to the Apollo Saturn project the Apollo 8 crew carried metal in this medallion on the man's first flight to the moon")

• Apollo 11 July 20, 1969 (Front: "the eagle has landed" astronaut on moon by flag)
  (Back of coin states "This medallion contains metal from spacecrafts Columbia and Eagle that took astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins on their historic Apollo 11 mission that resulted in the first landing of the man on the moon")

  Stickers (6" or bigger unless specified) Qty 18

• Lunar Module 4 (green cloverleaf with a number 4)
  
• Lunar Module 8 (qty 2; yellow 8 with picture of module in the bottom of the "8")
  
• Lunar Module 10 (triangle "extended stay manned lunar module")
  
• Lunar Module 11 (qty 2; astronaut on moon standing by flag and module)
  
• Lunar Module 12 (circle with module taking off)
  
• Apollo XII (ship w/ sails flying by moon)
  
• Apollo 14 (earth, moon, and what looks like a star w/3 trails w/ a circle around the trails)
  
• Apollo 16 (eagle on top of red white and blue shield)
  
• Apollo XVII (Greek god Apollo, image of a bird, earth, and the moon)
  
• Apollo 11 only 1" in size (eagle landing on moon with olive branch)
  
• Apollo XII only 1" in size (ship w/sails landing on moon)
  
• Apollo XIII only 1" in size (3 horses flying by sun and moon)
  
• Apollo XVII only 1" in size (God Apollo with bird image)
  
• Apollo 16 only 1" in size (eagle on top of red white and blue shield)

  Buttons (Qty 6)

• Apollo 14 (earth, moon, and what looks like a star w/ 3 trails w/circle around the trails)
  
• Apollo 16 (eagle on top of red white and blue shield)
  
• North American Aviation, Inc. (green cross w/ "safety" written on it)
  
• North American Aviation, Inc. (green cross w/"N.A.A." written on it)
  
• North American Aviation, Inc. ("trained emergency corps" sheriff badge w/"fire" written on it and "PAFB")
  
• Hayes Aircraft Corporation (green, red, blue, and white; has "manufacturing" written on it and some numbers)

  Pins (Qty 10)

• 1st Manned Lunar Landing (moon w/craters and American flag)
  
• Apollo X Launch Team (Roman numeral "X")
  
• Apollo XII Launch Team (ship w/sails landing on moon)
  
• Apollo XIII Launch Team (3 horses flying by sun and moon)
  
• Apollo NASA (craft over moon)
  
• Titan II (qty 2 Roman numeral II w/2 stars)
  
• Grumman (has "Grumman written on it w/logo and a pearl imbedded)
  
• Martin/Canaveral (baby blue in color and states "Martin ZD Canaveral")
  
• Gemini (shape of the capsule and states on back "Grissom 4-65 Young")

  Tie Clasps (Qty 4)

• Apollo XII (States "Apollo XII" and has a capsule on it; Silver in color)
  
• MCMC (States "MCMC" w/lines thru each letter; Silver in color)
  
• Capsule (gold in color)
  
• Capsule (silver in color)

  Badges (Qty 18)

• North American Aviation, Inc. (operators permit)
  
• Martin (red and white stripes)
  
• Gemini (area permit has Gemini logo and Martin Company complex -19)
  
• Martin Security Clearance Badge (Francis Gerald Walden picture on it)
  
• F.G. Walden (name tag)
  
• Apollo/Saturn 12 (qty 2 Temporary Mission Decal)
  
• Apollo 12 (security badge Dec 17, 1969)
  
• Gemini (white room access badge GT-9)
  
• GLV 6 (security insert badge)
  
• GLV 7 (security insert badge)
  
• GLV 8 (security insert badge)
  
• GLV 9 (qty 3 security insert badge)
  
• GLV 10 (security insert badge)
  
• GLV 11 (security insert badge)
  
• GLV 12 (security insert badge)

  Misc. Items (Qty 2)

• Apollo 15 (book of matches)
  
• Jacket (yellow jacket that states "Grumman Pad Leader" on back w/Grumman Patch on front)

  Certificates (Wallet Size Qty 11)

• Advanced First Aid to Injured (Kennedy Space Center 27 June 1969)
  
• Propellant Hazards Qualification (Grumman Nov 22 1967)
  
• Red Team Emergency Familiarization Review (Kennedy Space Center 10/27/69)
  
• Grumman ("was a member of the Grumman launch of Apollo Jan 22, 1969")
  
• Martin ("participated in the launch of Gemini 7 and 6 Dec 1965")
  
• Medical Certification (Self help and Buddy Care June 25, 1969)
  
• Medical Certification (Altitude Chamber 31 Dec 1969)
  
• Gemini (Flight certified)
  
• NASA (safety locker training Apr 24, 1969)
  
• Apollo/Saturn (emergency egress system Feb 12, 1969)
  
• Kennedy Space Center (Safety Orientation May 24, 1968)

  Manuals/Handbooks/Documents (Qty 26)

• Gemini Propulsion Handbook (Blue w/Gemini logo Dec 1965)
  
• Titan II Propulsion Handbook (White w/Titan logo Mar 1963)
  
• Flight Readiness Test CDR Checklist (KL-0005 LM-8 w/hand written notes)
  
• Flight Readiness Test LMP Checklist (KL-0005 LM-8 w/hand written notes)
  
• Security Plan Gemini 6 (Sensitive booklet outlining security procedures)
  
• Security Plan Gemini 7/6 (Sensitive booklet outlining security procedures)
  
• Security Plan Gemini 8 (Sensitive booklet outlining security procedures)
  
• Security Plan Gemini 9 (Sensitive booklet outlining security procedures)
  
• Security Plan Gemini 10 (Sensitive booklet outlining security procedures)
  
• Master Security Classification Guide (WS 107A-2 Titan II 1 August 1960)
  
• Master Security Classification Guide (WS 107A-2 Titan 1 February 1961)
  
• Newspaper (Mcdonnell Airscoop volume XXV-No. 10 December, 1966)
  
• Newspaper (Grumman Plane News Vol. 31 No. 12 July 30, 1972)
  
• Newspaper (Grumman Plane News Vol. 27 No. 22 December 13, 1968 Gerald Walden on the cover w/astronaut Gordon Cooper)
  
• Booklet ("Faces of Gemini", like a history/yearbook for all the Gemini launches)
  
• Manual (Test Procedure titled "safety operations" outlines organizational charts and safety procedures)
  
• Press Handbook (Gemini-Titan II second edition manned flight)
  
• Lunar Roving Vehicle Apollo 17 (Information on moon landing sites)
  
• Apollo 11 Pamphlet
  
• Testing and Launch Operations Booklet
  
• Missiles and Men Booklet (May 1962)
  
• Missiles a folio of American ballistic missiles (Mar 1962)
  
• NASA Special Honor Awards Ceremony Booklet (June 22, 1972)
  
• Apollo 17 Folder (Contains two pamphlets on "Development of the NASA/Grumman Lunar Module and also contains letter from Pres and VP of Grumman)
  
• NASA Medical Training Pamphlet (Information on poisonous snakes)

posted 06-19-2011 04:00 AM               

I'm a long time NASA patch collector, so the 6" patches you listed intrigued me, as I've not come across many of this size.

Now you have posted the link to the images, I can now see that most are the 4" Lion Brothers made Apollo mission patches. The exception being the 3 smaller Grumman patches and the LM-1 Apollo 5 patch, (in the top left of the image).

The LM-1 Apollo 5 patch is the rarest one in your group of 13 patches, and only 8 have been sold at auction in the last 5 years. Recent sales have sold for $345.00 to $425.00 each in the last 2 years.

Next is the 3 1/2" Grumman Lunar Module KSC patch. This one has sold recently for $258.75.

The small 3" 'X' patch I've not come across before, so no previous sales figures on that one.

Lastly the 3 1/2" Grumman Logo patch, this is hard to find but not rare, and the 10 sold so far this year have fetched between $25.00 to $92.00.

Finally the 4" Apollo Lion Brothers patches sell for between $20.00 to $35.00 each.

posted 06-19-2011 07:07 AM               

My first piece of advice would be ... DON'T SELL ANYTHING until you are sure what it is worth!

You will be receiving e-mails from some folks who will offer what sounds like very fair offers, but they will be well below the market value. Take some time, educate yourself, and then sell once you are comfortable with it.

Some of the items might be of interest to a museum, although most museums would likely take a collection like this, display a few items at a time, and the rest would remain in a storage room. Also, most museums sell items in their collection in order to obtain other items. If you want to have a museum display some things, let their curator review what you have and offer to place them on loan to the museum. That way you still have some control.

Finally, consider consigning with a reputable auction house -- there are several who specialize in space memorabilia. They can advise you which of the items are "really good stuff" and which are fairly common.

Just noticed the Grumman "Pad Leader" jacket ... that's a fairly unique item too.