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Topic: [Sotheby's] Space Exploration Sale (Nov 2018)
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Cassandra Hatton
Member Posts: 39
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Apr 2016
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posted 07-12-2018 12:13 PM
   
We have changed the date of our Space Exploration sale from October 2018, to Nov. 29, 2018. The sale will be a live sale, and will exhibit alongside our History of Science & Technology sale, which takes place on Nov. 30. If you would like a free copy of the auction catalogues, email me and mention that you are a member of collectSPACE. — Cassandra Hatton, VP, Senior Specialist
Books & Manuscripts/Science & Technology
(212) 894-2342 | cassandra.hatton@sothebys.com |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-30-2018 07:00 AM
collectSPACE Sotheby's to offer Soviet robot-retrieved moon rocks at auction, againThe only known pieces of the moon to be collected from the lunar surface and be legally sold are returning to the auction block, 25 years after they were first offered. The three tiny lunar pebbles, which were among a small cache of moon material brought back to Earth by a Soviet robotic probe in 1970, will headline Sotheby's space exploration-themed auction on Nov. 29 in New York City. The same moon rocks were previously sold by Sotheby's for $442,500.  |
Cassandra Hatton
Member Posts: 39
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Apr 2016
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posted 11-09-2018 05:43 PM
The catalogues for our Space Exploration and History of Science & Technology sales are now online. For those of you who requested print catalogues, you should be receiving them late next week. Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions. |
Tallpaul
Member Posts: 153
From: Rocky Point, NY, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 11-14-2018 01:27 PM
There are some amazing items in this offering by Sotheby's. I wish that I was a winner in either one of the two big lottery drawings a few weeks back. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-29-2018 01:00 PM
collectSPACE Soviet robot-retrieved moon rocks sell for $855,000 at Sotheby'sThe going rate for moon rocks has changed for the first time in 25 years. Sotheby's on Thursday (Nov. 29) auctioned the only known pieces of Earth's natural satellite to be collected from the lunar surface and be legally sold for $855,000. The three tiny pebbles were among a small cache of moon material that was brought back by the former Soviet Union's Luna 16 robotic probe in 1970.  |
1202 Alarm
Member Posts: 436
From: Switzerland & France
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 11-29-2018 03:11 PM
Just won the flown Apollo 12 CSM malfunction procedures book. 112 pages, plus a large folding chart map, signed by Richard Gordon. First sold at Aurora's Spring 2005... for a lot less I suppose. But, I have that weird feeling that I'll only live once, so I'm delighted.A big MERCI to Cassandra Hatton who was kind enough to send me the catalog for free overseas, even though my track record with Sotheby's space auctions is (was) much lower than with other auction houses. |
thisismills
Member Posts: 263
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 11-29-2018 03:25 PM
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Originally posted by 1202 Alarm:
First sold at Aurora's Spring 2005... for a lot less I suppose.
Here is the original Aurora sale record for reference if you hadn't already found it.Live Auctioneers is a great resource for anyone looking for old Aurora sale records. You may need to log in to view the prices realized, which is a free account. |
1202 Alarm
Member Posts: 436
From: Switzerland & France
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 11-29-2018 04:16 PM
Hey, thanks. In 2005 it sold for $6,600 including buyer's premium. I got it 13 years later for $17,500 (incl. BP). Considering all the low prices I had for some great artifacts in the 90's during the Aurora and Superior early days, I can't complain if I have to pay another range of prices now for the items I missed. Like everybody else. Next step, looking for a surface flown page. |
rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 11-29-2018 04:49 PM
The price you paid for that checklist is around $10,000 less than it was worth in my experience. You got a bargain. |
gareth89
Member Posts: 298
From: Ireland
Registered: May 2014
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posted 11-29-2018 05:25 PM
I’ll second that. You got a bargain, congratulations!! It looks to be an excellent piece, well done |
spaced out
Member Posts: 3110
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 11-30-2018 06:30 AM
You can't really compare prices fetched by items in the mid 2000s with today, but if you do it's worth noting that inflation would make that $6,600 in 2004 the equivalent of $8,546 today.In any case it's a great buy.  |
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