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Space Exploration Photography and Ephemera
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Venue address
Dreweatts
Donnington Priory
Newbury, Berkshire
RG14 2JE
United Kingdom
Space Exploration Photography and Ephemera

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In light of the government Covid-19 National Lockdown now in place, our salerooms are closed to the public for auction viewings.  Many of the lots already have additional detail images and condition reports, but if you require further information, please click the “Ask a question” button next to the lot.   

Unless otherwise stated, all photographs are vintage prints on fibre-based paper. Resin-coated paper and the watermark "This Paper Manufactured by Kodak” were gradually introduced in the years 1971-1972.  The watermark is always stated in the cataloguing description and, where the clarity of the watermark allowed, represented in the supplied image. Additional images can be provided on request.

The sale charts the remarkable journey from space exploration being a far-fetched concept to a breath-taking reality...read more!

Auction dates
17 Mar 2021 12:00 GMT
Auction currency
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There are 379 lots within this auction
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First human-taken photograph of the Earth from beyond its orbit, Apollo 8, December 1968
4,200 GBP
2,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Earthrise, Apollo 8, December 1968
5,500 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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William AndersThe most celebrated view of planet Earth and the first Earthrise ever seen by humans.
4,000 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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First Earthrise ever seen by humans [gelatin silver print], Apollo 8, December 1968
1,000 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Second colour photograph of the first Earthrise seen by humans, Apollo 8, December 1968
1,800 GBP
2,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Sun-illuminated farside lunar terrain as first witnessed by humans, Apollo 8, December 1968
170 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Four views of the lunar far side as first photographed by humans, Apollo 8, 1968
280 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Lunar terrain: Sea of Tranquility, Apollo 8, December 1968
350 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Fragile Earth emerges above the lunar horizon (third Earthrise), Apollo 8, December 1968
800 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Receding Moon seen on the homebound journey, Apollo 8, December 1968
220 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Nearly full Moon from a perspective not visible to terrestrial viewers, Apollo 8, December 1968
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400 - 500 GBP
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Full Moon, first human-taken image from a previously inaccessible perspective, Apollo 8, Dec 1968
500 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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Two views of this island Earth, seen during homebound journey, Apollo 8, December 1968
400 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Official portrait of the crew, signed, Apollo 9, March 1969
380 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Three views of the crew preparing for the 10-day Earth orbit mission, Apollo 9, March 1969
100 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Lift off, Apollo 9, March 1969
100 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Views of the spacecraft over the Earth and Russell Schweickart's EVA, Apollo 9, March 1969
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750 - 1,000 GBP
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Lunar Module 'Spider' in the Earth's orbit with landing gear deployed, Apollo 9, March 1969
150 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Russell Schweickart during a spacewalk [large format], Apollo 9, March 1969
480 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Six views of the Earth from space, including Nile, Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Apollo 9, March 1969
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Lunar Module test flight, the crew and the spacecraft during the EVA [six views], Apollo 9, 1969
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500 - 600 GBP
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Illustrated sequence of the Apollo 10 flight [on seven prints], Apollo 10, April 1969
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150 - 250 GBP
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Portrait of the crew and two views of the spacecraft on the launch pad, Apollo 10, March-May 1969
280 GBP
400 - 500 GBP
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Launch of the second manned lunar orbit mission, Apollo 10, May 1969
140 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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Views of the crew with Snoopy and Charlie Brown mascots, Apollo 10, May 1969
140 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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Earth after translunar injection, Apollo 10, May 1969
130 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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Near full Earth photographed during the journey to the Moon, Apollo 10, May 1969
1,200 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Earthrise, Apollo 10, May 1969
450 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Earthrise [unreleased photograph], Apollo 10, May 1969
380 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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A view of the first spacecraft photographed over another world, Apollo 10, May 1969
380 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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CM 'Charlie Brown', first spacecraft photographed over the lunar surface, Apollo 10, May 1969
320 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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The ascent stage of LM 'Snoopy' after a dress rehearsal for a moonlanding, Apollo 10, May 1969
300 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Three views of LM 'Snoopy' and CM 'Charlie Brown' in Moon's orbit, Apollo 10, May 1969
220 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Five moonscapes photographed from orbit; Sinus Medii, Keeler, Schmidt, Apollo 10, May 1969
260 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Diptych: views of the immediate area of the future Apollo 11 landing site, Apollo 10, May 1969
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400 - 800 GBP
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Views of the lunar farside and nearside from the spacecraft rounding the Moon, Apollo 10, May 1969
260 GBP
400 - 800 GBP
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Receding Moon during the journey home, Apollo 10, May 1969
190 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Shimmering Moon during the homeward journey, Apollo 10, May 1969
650 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Planet Earth during the homeward journey, Apollo 10, May 1969
420 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Official portrait of the crew before the historic mission to the Moon, Apollo 11, July 1969
500 GBP
400 - 500 GBP
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Views of pre-launch preparations of the spacecraft [five photographs], Apollo 11, January-May 1969
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Crew training and preparations for the first manned lunar landing, Apollo 11, July 1969
150 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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The historic lift-off of Saturn V to take the first humans to the Moon, Apollo 11, July 1969
350 GBP
500 - 1,000 GBP
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Saturn V moments after the lift-off; a view of the rocket on the pad, Apollo 11, 16 July 1969
200 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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NASA officials, Vice-President Agnew and spectators watching the launch, Apollo 11, July 1969
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Staging of the Saturn V space vehicle as seen from the Earth, Apollo 11, July 1969
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Sunrise on Earth before translunar injection, Apollo 11, July 1969
170 GBP
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Two views of the Earth after translunar injection, Apollo 11, July 1969
160 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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The Earth from about 50,000 nautical miles in space, outbound, Apollo 11, July 1969
450 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Earth seen from the spacecraft at mid distance to the Moon, Apollo 11, July 1969
480 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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The Planet Earth [large format], Apollo 11, July 1969
1,100 GBP
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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The Planet Earth, Apollo 11, July 1969
800 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Receding Earth during the outward journey, Apollo 11, July 1969
320 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Diptych: Buzz Aldrin weightless inside 'Eagle' during the outbound journey, Apollo 11, July 1969
420 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Moon encounter: two views of farside craters Harden and Mendeleev, first orbit, Apollo 11, July 1969
100 GBP
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Diptych: views of crater King on the lunar farside during the first orbit, Apollo 11, July 1969
100 GBP
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Sunrise at Traquility Base before landing, shadow of the Lunar Module, Apollo 11, July 1969
280 GBP
400 - 500 GBP
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The majestic Earth emerging over the lunar horizon, Apollo 11, July 1969
1,000 GBP
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Earthrise, Apollo 11, July 1969
1,000 GBP
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Triptych: Lunar Module 'Eagle' before the descent to the Moon, Apollo 11, July 1969
200 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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