posted 01-26-2008 01:14 PM               

These are all 8X10 glossy color prints on Kodak paper, and all except 1 has the NASA printed Mission description and NASA photo credit info printed on the back. The photos are:

1. Gemini IX Cernan EVA.
   
2. Gemini XI Gordon EVA.
   
3. GT-4 White EVA.
   
4. Gemini IX/ATDA Rendevoux (picture of the ETDA taken from the Gemini at 66 1/2 ft. separation).
   
5. Apollo 4 on the crawler. This is the only one without the NASA printing on the back although it does have a NASA photo number on the margin.
   
6. Apollo 4 on the launch pad at dawn with a full moon in the sky. Quite a striking picture.
   
7. Apollo 4 Recovery (Command Module being hoisted aboard the USS Bennington in the mid-Pacific recovery area.

Your opinions are welcomed and appreciated.

posted 01-27-2008 02:36 AM               

Anyway, for a rough idea of their values (if sold individually on eBay say):
1-4. Probably $50-150+ each.
5 & 7. probably $10-20.
6. If it's a nice image then maybe a little more - say $20-30.

posted 01-27-2008 11:24 AM               

1. Gemini IX Cernan EVA. Oddly, this photo has no NASA nr. printed either on the front or back, but does have the nr. S-66-38515 written in pencil on the back.

2. Gemini XI Gordon EVA. On the upper right front margin printed in red is "NASA S-66-54455 and this same nr. is printed on the back in the mission/event description para.

3. GT-4 White EVA. Printed on the back is the nr. S-65-30427. This print is about 1/4 in. narrower in width than the others (smaller margins)and I'm guessing that after it was printed it was trimmed.

4. Gemini IX ATDA. Same as 2. Red nr. NASA S-66-37923 on the front and in blue on the back.

5. Apollo 4 on crawler. Nothing at all printed on the back. Just the Kodak watermarks. Printed on the front lower left margin is NASA G-67-512.

6. Apollo 4 at Dawn. Same as 2 and 4. on the upper right margin on the front in red is NASA S-67-50531. Same nr. in blue on the back.

7. Apollo 4 Recovery. No print nr. printed on the front or back, but on the back in pencil is 66-49246. This number is curious because the mission was in 1967.

One last question... if I post images of these photos (both front and back) what's to prevent someone from downloading the images and printing both sides on new Kodak paper to create "their own copies" for resale?

Thanks for sharing your expertise.

posted 01-27-2008 09:41 PM               

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Originally posted by biker123:
One last question... if I post images of these photos (both front and back) what's to prevent someone from downloading the images and printing both sides on new Kodak paper to create "their own copies" for resale?

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The images themselves are not rare. It's the fact they are printed on vintage NASA photographs that makes them desirable. "A Kodak Paper" is no longer available, so it would be extremely difficult for someone to make a convincing recreation of these vintage photographs.

Also, you'd have to post relatively hi-res scans for someone to make good 8x10 copies. A smaller reference scan would be essentially unusable.

If you list these pics at auction, post links here. I might be interested in a couple of them myself.

posted 01-28-2008 02:04 AM               

Identical prints from NASA with the slightly later watermark that Kodak produced from about 1972 are worth very little in comparison.

It all comes down to the market, which at the moment is not one of space collectors but vintage photographic print collectors. For them the date the print was made is the key thing.