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

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Over 330 lots and 1,200 photographs catalogue mankind's most daring adventure - our voyage beyond Earth's boundaries. From the timeless beauty of the Earthrise witnessed from Apollo 8 (see lot number 113 ) to the mesmerising lunar surface encounters of other Apollo missions, every photograph in this sale tells a story of courage, innovation, and mankind's insatiable desire to explore the unknown.  Find out more....!

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Auction dates
29 Jun 2023 12:00 BST
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27 Jun 2023 10:00 - 16:00 BST
28 Jun 2023 10:00 - 16:00 BST
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A lunar view of Earth taken with the astronomy camera, Apollo 16, 16-27 April 1972, EVA 1
Lot 299
A lunar view of Earth taken with the astronomy camera, Apollo 16, 16-27 April 1972, EVA 1
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John Young, the Rover and the LM Orion in brilliant Sun glare, Apollo 16, 16-27 April 1972, EVA 3
Lot 300
John Young, the Rover and the LM Orion in brilliant Sun glare, Apollo 16, 16-27 April 1972, EVA 3
190 GBP
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Orbital views of the Moon (2 photos), Apollo 16, 16-27 April 1972
Lot 301
Orbital views of the Moon (2 photos), Apollo 16, 16-27 April 1972
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Large format Metric Camera orbital photograph over Smyth’s Sea, Apollo 16, 16-27 April 1972
Lot 302
Large format Metric Camera orbital photograph over Smyth’s Sea, Apollo 16, 16-27 April 1972
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The Command Module Casper returning to Earth after its voyage to the Moon, Apollo 16, 27 April 1972
Lot 303
The Command Module Casper returning to Earth after its voyage to the Moon, Apollo 16, 27 April 1972
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Lunar map of the Theophilus Crater region, signed by Charles Duke, (Apollo 16), September 1978
Lot 304
Lunar map of the Theophilus Crater region, signed by Charles Duke, (Apollo 16), September 1978
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Lunar map of the Descartes region, signed by Charles Duke, (Apollo 16), Novemebr 1974
Lot 305
Lunar map of the Descartes region, signed by Charles Duke, (Apollo 16), Novemebr 1974
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Pre-launch training of the last crew to walk on the Moon, Apollo 17, August-October 1972
Lot 306
Pre-launch training of the last crew to walk on the Moon, Apollo 17, August-October 1972
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The last Saturn V Moon rocket and its crew (4 photos), Apollo 17, March-November 1972
Lot 307
The last Saturn V Moon rocket and its crew (4 photos), Apollo 17, March-November 1972
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Candid portraits of the last Moon crew (2 photos), Apollo 17, December 1972
Lot 308
Candid portraits of the last Moon crew (2 photos), Apollo 17, December 1972
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Sun-illuminated Earth during translunar coast, Apollo 17, 7 -19 December 1972
Lot 309
Sun-illuminated Earth during translunar coast, Apollo 17, 7 -19 December 1972
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'Blue Marble', Apollo 17, 7 -19 December 1972
Lot 311
'Blue Marble', Apollo 17, 7 -19 December 1972
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First view of the lunar horizon over the farside of the Moon, Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972
Lot 312
First view of the lunar horizon over the farside of the Moon, Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972
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Orbital photography of the lunar terminator (2 photos), Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972
Lot 313
Orbital photography of the lunar terminator (2 photos), Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972
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Harrison Schmitt with the Earth above the American flag Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 1
Lot 314
Harrison Schmitt with the Earth above the American flag Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 1
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Lunar landscape near Nansen Crater, station 2 (2 photos) Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 1
Lot 315
Lunar landscape near Nansen Crater, station 2 (2 photos) Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 1
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The Earth in the lunar sky at Taurus-Littrow, Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 2
Lot 316
The Earth in the lunar sky at Taurus-Littrow, Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 2
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Footprints in lunar soil at the last lunar station (2 photos), Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 3
Lot 317
Footprints in lunar soil at the last lunar station (2 photos), Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 3
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Harrison Schmitt inspecting a house-sized lunar boulder, EVA 3, Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972
Lot 318
Harrison Schmitt inspecting a house-sized lunar boulder, EVA 3, Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972
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View of ALSEP, the last experiments performed on the Moon, Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 3
Lot 319
View of ALSEP, the last experiments performed on the Moon, Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 3
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Final views of the Moon before the departure (3 photos), Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, post EVA 3
Lot 320
Final views of the Moon before the departure (3 photos), Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, post EVA 3
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Lunar surface at stations 2, 4, 7 and 8 (4 photos) Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 1, 2 & 3
Lot 321
Lunar surface at stations 2, 4, 7 and 8 (4 photos) Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972, EVA 1, 2 & 3
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Telephotographs of moonscapes at Taurus-Littrow (4 photos), Apollo 17, December 1972, EVA 2 & 3
Lot 322
Telephotographs of moonscapes at Taurus-Littrow (4 photos), Apollo 17, December 1972, EVA 2 & 3
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Last deep space EVA (2 photos), Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972
Lot 323
Last deep space EVA (2 photos), Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972
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Large format Metric Camera views: Craters Heaviside and Franz (2), Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972
Lot 324
Large format Metric Camera views: Craters Heaviside and Franz (2), Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972
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Large Format Metric Camera photographs over Goddard and Hansen B (2), Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972
Lot 325
Large Format Metric Camera photographs over Goddard and Hansen B (2), Apollo 17, 7-19 December 1972
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Lunar photographic ortophotomap of the Littrov region (Apollo 17) October 1974
Lot 326
Lunar photographic ortophotomap of the Littrov region (Apollo 17) October 1974
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Jupiter with the shadow of its Moon, Io [large format], Pioneer 10, 2 December 1973
Lot 327
Jupiter with the shadow of its Moon, Io [large format], Pioneer 10, 2 December 1973
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Views of Mercury's terminator (4 photos), Mariner 10, March 1974
Lot 328
Views of Mercury's terminator (4 photos), Mariner 10, March 1974
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Venus, Mariner 10, 6 February 1974
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Venus, Mariner 10, 6 February 1974
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The end of The Space Race: four views of the joint US-Soviet mission, Apollo-Soyuz, 15-24 Jul 1975
Lot 330
The end of The Space Race: four views of the joint US-Soviet mission, Apollo-Soyuz, 15-24 Jul 1975
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Apollo-Soyuz rendezvous in space (2 views), Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, 15- 24 July 1975
Lot 331
Apollo-Soyuz rendezvous in space (2 views), Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, 15- 24 July 1975
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Mars: the first panoramic view from the surface of the Red Planet, Viking 1, 20 July 1976
Lot 332
Mars: the first panoramic view from the surface of the Red Planet, Viking 1, 20 July 1976
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Saturn and its rings, Voyager 1 &2, 1979 -1980
Lot 333
Saturn and its rings, Voyager 1 &2, 1979 -1980
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Jupiter and its moons, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede (4 tansparencies), Voyager 2, 1979
Lot 334
Jupiter and its moons, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede (4 tansparencies), Voyager 2, 1979
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Neptune (2 views), Voyager 2, August 1989
Lot 335
Neptune (2 views), Voyager 2, August 1989
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Space Shuttle 'Challenger' disaster (27 views), STS-51L, 28 Jan 1986
Lot 336
Space Shuttle 'Challenger' disaster (27 views), STS-51L, 28 Jan 1986
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