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Topic: [Lunar Legacies] Space memorabilia (Sep 2023)
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 51108
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-13-2023 04:01 PM
   
From Lunar Legacies: The 42nd Lunar Legacies Space Memorabilia Auction is tentatively scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23 and 24, 2023. Many of the auction lots (for preview purposes only) will be appearing on the Lunar Legacies website starting in a couple weeks. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 51108
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-13-2023 12:30 PM
From Lunar Legacies: The uploading of the Lunar Legacies Space Memorabilia Auction 42 to Invaluable and Auction Zip has been completed, and it is ready for viewing and pre-bidding.Due to the number of lots in this timed auction, it will be split into two sessions each starting at 8 a.m. PDT on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23 and 24, 2023. - Session 1 - Timed Auction
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 starting at 8 a.m. PDT
Lots 1 through 599: Miscellaneous, Mercury, Gemini, Apollo
Invaluable | Auction Zip - Session 2 - Timed Auction
Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023 starting at 8 a.m. PDT
Lots 600 through 1068: Apollo-Soyuz, Skylab, Space Shuttle, Russian
Invaluable | Auction Zip
You must register at Invaluable or AuctionZip to bid.There are still many descriptions yet to do (and a few photos), but all should be completed in a week. The photos and bidding numbers are correct and you may pre-bid now if you so choose once you are registered. Because it is a timed auction, mail-in bids are not possible. |
to-the-stars
Member Posts: 20
From: Canada
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 09-21-2023 02:10 PM
Be careful, the lot 982: Complete Set of Three Soviet Cosmonaut Wings offers not authentic items but rather copies.Authentic wing badges have the mark of Moscow mint on the back and differs in some other small details. This is not the first time that Lunar Legacies offers not authentic Soviet/Russian items but rather well made copies. |
CJ
Member Posts: 82
From: Cherry Hill, NJ
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 09-21-2023 08:20 PM
It's difficult to be an expert in all things space. With some items, you have to rely on the consignor knowing what they are putting up for sale. I'm sure you will agree there are consignors, at times, who don't have the requisite knowledge to know what they are selling. |
cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 815
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 09-22-2023 11:32 AM
Many Soviet and Russian covers which are offered as being flown definitively have not been in space. |
cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 815
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 09-25-2023 02:13 PM
Lot 1021 is a picture which Alexey Leonov presented to Colonel-General of Aviation Andrey Rytov on March 22, 1965. Rytov was Head of the Air Force Political Organs Administration at the Political Headquarters of the Soviet Army and Navy. Belyayev and Leonov landed with Voskhod-2 on March 19, 1965. They had to stay two nights in their capsule before a helicopter brought them to Perm. The photo is identical to photos which flew with Voskhod-2. I assume it was flown. |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1424
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 09-25-2023 03:37 PM
A lot of choice and rare items in the auction, some at affordable prices. Not surprisingly, Apollo lunar mission lots sold for high prices, especially Armstrong and Apollo 11 items. Many vintage photos sold briskly, even non-red numbered prints. A lot of Shuttle-flown Robbins medallions sold in the $2,000-$2,700 range. But the big jaw-dropper? Dr Anna Fisher's blue NASA flight suit with STS-51A and Shuttle 'Mach-25' patches: $10,400 (before commission) when the hammer fell. It was the highest price for any lot. Incredible. |
Ianhetho
Member Posts: 307
From: Bogangar NSW Australia
Registered: May 2018
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posted 09-25-2023 03:52 PM
Lott 977 Yuri Gagarin signed card. I'm wondering why it was passed. Perhaps the starting bid was too high at $500? I thought maybe it was too perfect and pristine. I love it but it looks a lot like it was too good to be true. Thoughts? |
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