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BEVERLY HILLS COLLECTIBLES SALE
10:00 AM PT - Dec 19th, 2008

offered by
REGENCY-SUPERIOR, LTD.

229 N. Euclid Ave
St. Louis, MO 63108-1505
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Beginning Wednesday, December 17th (9am-5pm) at: Regency-Superior Beverly Hills Gallery, 9478 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 200 (2nd Floor), Beverly Hills, CA 90212

791 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

1961 USGS' FIRST MAP OF THE SURFACE OF THE MOON
Groundbreaking lot features Department of the Interior Unite...

500
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750
1 Bid
2 Lot 2

1969-1972 USGS ASTROGEOLOGICAL PROFESSIONAL PAPERS
Intriguing lot of 7 professional papers (11½"x9") prepared b...

300
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400
1 Bid
3 Lot 3

1980 USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1046 A-D: LUNAR GEOLOGY
Four softbound volumes of papers from the U.S. Department of...

250
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350
1 Bid
4 Lot 4

1933 'CENTURY OF PROGRESS' BALLOON PIECE
Rectangular piece of this famous balloon, 3¼"x5", PLUS Aug. ...

250
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350
1 Bid
5 Lot 5

1959 US NAVY STRATO-LAB OPEN GONDOLA FLIGHT COVER
Very scarce balloon cover signed and dated (Aug 7 1959) by b...

200
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300
7 Bids
6 Lot 6

1974-79 'DA VINCI' BALLOON FLIGHTS
Two flown covers. First Nov 2, 1974 'Project Da Vinci' fligh...

200
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300
1 Bid
7 Lot 7

1976 FLOWN 'SILVER FOX' BALLOON COVER
#10 cover carried on flight of Silver Fox during its attempt...

250
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350
1 Bid
8 Lot 8

1976 'ATMOSAT AMERICA' BALLOON MAIL
Cacheted #10 envelope canceled April 12, 1976, at Eden, TX. ...

150
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250
1 Bid
9 Lot 9

1977 BALLOONS 'DOUBLE EAGLE' FLIGHT COVER
Flown #10 cacheted envelope on board 'Double Eagle' launched...

250
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350
1 Bid
10 Lot 10

1978 BALLOONS 'DOUBLE EAGLE II' FLIGHT COVER
Flown #10 cacheted envelope on board 'Double Eagle II' launc...

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750
1 Bid
11 Lot 11

1978 BALLOONS ZANUSSI FLIGHT COVER
Cacheted #10 envelope for world record trans-Atlantic attemp...

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350
1 Bid
12 Lot 12

1979 BALLOONS 'DOUBLE EAGLE III' FLIGHT COVER
Flown cover on balloon launched from HMS Queen Mary in Long ...

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350
1 Bid
13 Lot 13

1980 BALLOONS 'DOUBLE EAGLE IV' FLIGHT COVER
Flown cover on balloon launched from Fountain Valley, CA on ...

250
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350
1 Bid
14 Lot 14

1981 BALLOONS 'DOUBLE EAGLE V' FLIGHT COVER
Flown cover on balloon launched Nov 9, 1981, from Nagashima ...

250
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350
1 Bid
15 Lot 15

BALLOONS JULIAN NOTT SIGNED FLOWN COVERS
Two balloon covers flown by balloonist Julian Nott including...

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2 Bids
16 Lot 16

1997 BALLOONS JOE KITTINGER AUTOGRAPHED COVER
Cover celebrating enshrinement of Joe Kittinger into the Nat...

150
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250
1 Bid
17 Lot 17

2008 FLOWN CLUSTER BALLOON MAIL
June 5, 2008, flown cover with Battleboro, NC cancel. Only 4...

150
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250
2 Bids
18 Lot 18

1930s ZEPPELIN ORIGINAL HINDENBURG DINNER PLATE
Made by Heinrich & Co. with maker's mark and 'Heinrich-Elfen...

2,000
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2,500
2 Bids
19 Lot 19

1930s ZEPPELIN ORIGINAL PORCELAIN DZR PLATE
Made by Meissen and used as ground service. This 5¾" diamete...

400
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600
8 Bids
20 Lot 20

1930s GRAF ZEPPELIN SKIN
Piece of skin, 3"x2", once owned by Chief Rigger Ludwig Knor...

150
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250
1 Bid
21 Lot 21

1937 ZEPPELIN HINDENBURG DURALUMIN WRECKAGE
Joint section, 3½" long and wide. Accompanied by copies of f...

400
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600
3 Bids
22 Lot 22

1937 ZEPPELIN HINDEBURG DURALUMIN WRECKAGE
Section of duralumin, ½' square, framed (overall size 13"x16...

200
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300
2 Bids
23 Lot 23

1932-71 SMALL COLLECTION ROCKET MAIL & LABELS
25 items from Austria, Germany, Great Britain, India & Nethe...

200
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300
1 Bid
24 Lot 24

1929-70 VON BRAUN & STUHLINGER PHOTOGRAPHS
Historic lot more than 20 different, mostly black & white (3...

300
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400
4 Bids
25 Lot 25

1929 ROCKETS 'DIE RAKETE FUER FAHRT UND FLUG'
A.B. Sherschevsky's classic work on rockets, scarce 134-page...

300
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400
2 Bids
26 Lot 26

1959 'U.S.S. BARBERO' FIRST OFFICIAL MISSILE MAIL C
Scarce first Official Missile mail cover sent from the guide...

1,000
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1,500
3 Bids
27 Lot 27

1960 ROCKETS MULTI-SIGNED 'THE MISSILEMEN'
Hardbound 192 page book with many photos and text honoring p...

300
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400
3 Bids
28 Lot 28

1957 MISSILES/BOOSTERS NACA RESEARCH INTO SPACE
Originally classified material, this declassified report is ...

300
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400
1 Bid
29 Lot 29

c.1960s MISSILES/BOOSTERS OLD ATLAS THRUSTER
Obviously used, probably flown thruster 14"x12"x5½" from an ...

300
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400
9 Bids
30 Lot 30

1963-65 SATURN I COUNTDOWN MANUALS
Two manuals: first 1963 NASA SA-5, 80 pages, softcover spira...

300
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400
3 Bids
31 Lot 31

1963 'NOVA LAUNCH FACILITIES STUDY'
Phase 1 Report, vol. 1. Comparative Summary, NASA-CR-63-7, c...

300
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400
5 Bids
32 Lot 32

1964-65 SATURN S-IVB BATTLESHIP VEHICLE SYSTEMS
Two manuals: first is softbound, 1964, 145 page, Douglas Air...

300
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400
2 Bids
33 Lot 33

1965 MISSILES/BOOSTERS SATURN MANUALS (x2)
Lot of two softbound manuals including 'Propulsion System Sa...

300
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400
24 Bids
34 Lot 34

1997 FLOWN DELTA ROCKET PIECES
Two large pieces from the Delta Rocket that exploded at Cape...

300
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400
2 Bids
35 Lot 35

1975 PROBES VIKING MARS LANDER THRUSTER NOZZLE
Rare Viking Lander Thruster Nozzle. This is a de-orbit monop...

500
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750
10 Bids
36 Lot 36

1961 AFORERUNNERS 'MONKEY FLIGHT' COVERS
Great pair of cacheted launch covers. Both canceled at Port ...

250
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350
2 Bids
37 Lot 37

1959 SCHIRRA, COOPER & CARPENTER SIGNED PHOTO
Kodak 8"x10" black & white print showing Mercury Astronauts ...

150
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250
2 Bids
38 Lot 38

1960s MERCURY 6 AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO
Official NASA 8"x10" color litho signed by six of the seven ...

1,000
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1,500
1 Bid
39 Lot 39

1960's MERCURY 6 AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO
Official NASA 8"x10" color litho signed by 6 of 7 original P...

1,000
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1,500
2 Bids
40 Lot 40

1962-63 FIRST 4 AMERICANS TO ORBIT EARTH SIGNED PHO
Very attractive color 8"x10" photo of Mercury launch signed ...

350
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500
13 Bids
41 Lot 41

1962 COOPER, SCHIRRA & CARPENTER SIGNED PHOTO
Color 8"x10" Kodak print showing first 7 Mercury Astronauts....

150
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250
1 Bid
42 Lot 42

c.1963-78 SLAYTON & CARPENTER SIGNED ITEMS
Two pieces including 6"x9" program from a dedication ceremon...

200
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300
1 Bid
43 Lot 43

1961 ALAN SHEPARD SIGNED PHOTO
Official NASA 8"x10" black & white photo of America's first ...

300
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400
2 Bids
44 Lot 44

1961 ALAN SHEPARD AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO
Limited edition (1825/2500) 8"x10" color photo, matted to 11...

200
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300
6 Bids
45 Lot 45

1961 FLOWN LIBERTY BELL 7 COMPONENT
Flown 9/16 screw recovered from the Liberty Bell 7 at a dept...

400
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600
1 Bid
46 Lot 46

1961 FLOWN LIBERTY BELL 7 COMPONENT
Flown 7/16 washer recovered from the Liberty Bell 7 at a dep...

400
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600
1 Bid
47 Lot 47

1961 FLOWN LIBERTY BELL 7 COMPONENT
Flown 9/16 screw recovered from the Liberty Bell 7 at a dept...

400
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600
2 Bids
48 Lot 48

1962 JOHN GLENN AUTOGRAPH LOT
Very early autographed official NASA 8"x10" color litho of A...

200
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250
2 Bids
49 Lot 49

1962 JOHN GLENN SIGNED COVER
Bold signature in blue ink on unusual blue cacheted cover de...

150
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250
1 Bid
50 Lot 50

1962 CECE BIBBY AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO
Wonderful photo of John Glenn 'winking' with Mercury Artist ...

200
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300
1 Bid
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