posted 03-19-2006 12:01 PM               

I�m new in a group.
Today, I have participate to my 1st Space public auction in Paris
A very strange and exciting moment.
Organize by the Ader House auctions, 227 space lots was propose.
In this link, you could find their online catalog :
http://www.ader-paris.fr/vente-encheres.php?vente=26

It was incredible to see all these old original NASA pictures climb with highest prices :

They find all buyers.

For example, lot 25 with a Gemini 4 White EVA colour original NASA photo (S-65-30427) has been sold for 1450 euros (no commission price include) so the estimation was 800/1000 euros.

But the very good surprise it was the space autographs lots. Apparently, in France, collectors prefer original photos as space autographs.

The 3 Armstrong autographs have been sell for a good prices for collectors :
Lot 93 : Original NASA Colour photo (AS11-40-5927) signed by Armstrong for 1600 euros
Lot 96 : NASA Apollo 11 Crew Litho signed by Armstrong for 400 euros
Lot 97 : NASA WSS Armstrong litho signed and inscribed by Armstrong for 400 euros

Others autographs have been sell with good price
Lot 192 : Slayton WSS signed & inscribed Portrait for 100 euros
Lot 208 : NASA Litho with the 6 1st US Female astronauts signed by all for 60 euros
Many signed covers lots signed by cosmonauts for low price (by example I bought a lot with 27 signed covers (103 cosmonauts or astronauts autographs in total) for 180 euros)

But the ��gem�� lot was the lot 204 :
Original B&W STS-1 launch photo (inscribed in reverse NASA AC-453-0034) signed by 48 astronauts in differents pens (including Judith Resnik, Mike Smith, Dick Scobbee, Ron McNair and Sonny Carter) for�320 euros

But some autopens pictures have bee sold too (Lot 154 : Apollo 16 Crew NASA Photo with autopens for 450 euros !!!)

It�s by chance, I have know this sale auction reading a newspaper..

No word about this in Collectspace or others space links� But many people was here (with germans collectors) and by phone.

A great experience for the 1st time.

posted 03-19-2006 02:10 PM               

I've a lot of Ed White EVA original red number nasa glossy on KODAK A-paper

I could be millionaire

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Pascal.
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posted 03-20-2006 03:28 AM               

Now I can see that they may be being resold for $500+ per print, which is serious money! Does anyone know why these NASA glossies sell for such high prices in France? Who is buying them at these prices?