January 2022 Auction Ends Thursday, January 27th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/10/2022
Collection of 12 vintage NASA photos, all chromogenic prints on fiber-based ''A Kodak Paper'', and ten with the desirable ''red numbers'' along margin. All photos measure 10'' x 8'' and include:
(1) Red number ''Earthrise'' photo from Apollo 8 showing, for the first time, the view of Earth from the vantage point of the moon. NASA photo number AS8-14-2384. Near fine with ''A Kodak Paper'' on verso.
(2) Apollo 11 photo showing Buzz Aldrin conducting the solar wind experiment on the lunar surface. NASA photo number AS11-40-5872. Near fine with ''A Kodak Paper'', and 5872 stamp on verso.
(3) Red number photo of Ed White performing the very first EVA spacewalk during the Gemini 4 mission. NASA photo number S-65-30427. Near fine with ''A Kodak Paper'' on verso.
(4) Red number photo of the Mercury 7 astronauts at Langley Air Force Base. NASA photo number S-61-1250. Near fine with ''A Kodak Paper'' on verso.
(5) Red number photo of the Group 1 and 2 astronauts, with printed signatures as issued. NASA photo number S-63-1419. Near fine with ''A Kodak Paper'' and NASA press release on verso.
(6) Photo of the Gemini 7 spacecraft rendezvousing with Gemini 6A. NASA photo S65-63168. Abrasion and small crease on right edge, else near fine. ''A Kodak Paper'' and the number 63168 in pencil on verso.
(7) Red number photo from the Gemini 7 mission, showing the moon and clouds over the Western Pacific. NASA photo number S-65-63873. Small crease at upper right corner and mild abrasion to edges, else near fine. With ''A Kodak Paper'' on verso.
(8) Red number photo of the western half of Australia from the Gemini 11 mission. NASA photo number S-66-54706. Light creasing and abrasion to right edge, very good condition. With ''A Kodak Paper'' and NASA press release on verso.
(9) Red number photo of Earth from the Apollo 7 mission, possibly of the Everest mountain range. NASA photo number AS7-6-1720. Minute creasing, else near fine. With ''A Kodak Paper'' on verso.
(10) Red number photo of Egypt's Nile River delta from the Gemini 4 mission. NASA photo number S-65-34776. Light abrasions on margins, overall very good condition. With ''A Kodak Paper'' and NASA press release on verso.
(11) Red number photo of the Middle East from the Gemini 7 mission, encompassing the Nile Delta, Suez Canal, Red Sea, Sinai Peninsula, Dead Sea, and Cyprus. NASA photo number S-65-63849. Near fine condition. With ''A Kodak Paper'' and NASA press release on verso.
(12) Red number photo of the Middle East from the Gemini 11 mission, encompassing Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel and Iraq. NASA photo number S-66-54893. Abrasion to right edge, else near fine. With ''A Kodak Paper'' and NASA press release on verso.
Lot also includes six additional later NASA photos, one of the Blue Marble, and three autopenned astronaut photos.
Lot of 12 NASA Photos, All on ''A Kodak Paper'' & 10 With Red Numbers -- Includes Earthrise, Apollo 11, First Spacewalk, Astronaut Group Photos, and Several Views of Earth
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