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Topic: [American Space] Space Memorabilia (Jun 2025)
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 54821
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-17-2025 01:34 PM
   
The American Space Museum's 38th space memorabilia sale with Bid Again Auctions is now online.The auction is scheduled for June 28, 2025 starting at 12 noon EDT. |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 1170
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 06-28-2025 07:16 AM
Auction today at 12 noon, please join us. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 5476
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-28-2025 08:09 AM
Chuck, Lot 175 (STS-6 presentation) description has quite a bit of revisionist history. May want to revisit. |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1860
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 06-28-2025 09:59 AM
Not just revisionist history, but flatout wrong on Lot 175. Woody Spring didn't fly on STS-6. He flew on STS-61B. And he was an Army helo pilot, not a British scientist. |
ScottZ
Member Posts: 86
From:
Registered: May 2012
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posted 06-28-2025 01:00 PM
Looked through these auctions and there are a few items on there that are far less legit. - Lot 149, Saturn Rockets book, that is a reprint signature that comes with the book, not signed by von Braun.
- Lot 192, Apollo 7 pictures and patches, the patches are knock off and not original.
- Lot 264, the data plate that appears to be glued on the rocket did not come on that type of rocket and is a simple add on by someone
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yeknom-ecaps
Member Posts: 940
From: Northville MI USA
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 06-28-2025 02:25 PM
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Originally posted by ScottZ:
...not signed by von Braun
The description says exactly that:
...bold printed signature of Von Braun |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 1170
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 06-28-2025 09:22 PM
To be open and honest we hired a person to help list the auction items and that was a mistake so he is now unemployed. I had no response when I asked if any cS members would like to work with us. I have found it is almost impossible to find people with even a basic knowledge of history outside of collecting groups.I did the best I could to catch all of the misinformation (he was using AI to help list items) but I guess I missed a few of the typos as I know Woody well and the mission he flew. But I did mention the plate had been glued back on the sounding rocket (I did think it was an original plate) and no one claimed the Apollo 7 patch was authentic or that would have been sold by itself. I appreciate every one who points out a mistake or flaw in our auctions. We list thousands of items and although I am very knowledgeable on space and memorabilia I am by no means an expert so help is ALWAYS welcome. Thank you everyone for your support. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 3983
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-29-2025 07:14 AM
It was a great auction yesterday, Chuck, but I didn't know that a knowledgeable person had been hired to help with the auction listings.I did mention in an email about two weeks ago that the Wernher von Braun booklet (Lot 149) was not a genuine signature, but rather part of the Saturn Rockets printed publication. When a BAA/ASM auction comes up, on most occasions, I try to look over all the lots that I can unofficially for Chuck as a helping hand. In the case of shuttle astronaut Woody Spring for Lot 175, in all honestly, I never did read this particular lot description. If Chuck doesn't mind, I will try my best to review all/most future lots that I possibly can. I do recall a couple of earlier incidents that I had failed to notice or pay more attention to, hopefully, that will not happen again. |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 1170
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 06-29-2025 03:53 PM
Ken, thank you.For those in the collecting world, Ken Havekotte has been both a mentor and a teacher as well as a close friend. He has supported my auctions as well as my efforts to keep the American Space Museum open. Not many people know that just 9 years ago the museum was bankrupt and in the process of closing. In an effort to postpone that closure I started these auctions. I have done well in that regard. Ken Havekotte was onboard from day one helping me with auctions, authentications and most important catching my mistakes on auction listings. Please know I welcome the input from anyone in the collecting field, if you can correct a listing mistake, add insight to an artifact, catch a fake item or refer anyone to our auctions or the museum I am grateful. You may feel free to Email or call me directly or if you like to make my errors public Please feel free to list them here. As far as I know I am the only auction house in the country that does all of our auctions for charity supporting not only the American Space Museum but also the Infinity Science Center and the Apollo One Foundation. We also auction items for the benefit of several local charities. To end I would say the world would be greatly served if we would work together for a common love of space.  
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Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 3983
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 07-03-2025 10:07 AM
I don't know what to say Chuck, but thank you very much for the many kind words and I must say that if it wasn't for your intervention at the time it was, the ASM would not be here today! That first introduction that we had during an ASM event, I can well remember, but I can't recall at the moment what year that had been when you first came up to introduce yourself. I told Theresa that night how impressed I was in meeting you. Next, of course, was getting you and Charlie Mars together, and the rest as they say (or in this case), was/is ASM history to the most iconic, dedicated, hard working, and legendary fundraiser leader. Well done Chuck and it has been an absolute pleasure in knowing and working with you for all these years!
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stsmithva
Member Posts: 2125
From: Fairfax, VA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 07-03-2025 11:48 AM
I'll just add a "Bravo!" to both of you for your years of hard work in preserving space history, and helping the space collecting community. |
MartinAir
Member Posts: 454
From:
Registered: Oct 2020
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posted 07-03-2025 01:14 PM
Great and generous effort and cause. I obtained my first NASA related collectibles via the American Space Museum auction. The ASM YouTube channel is a fantastic project as well. |
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