This auction is live!

You need to be registered and approved to bid at this auction.

Watch the auction
This auction is closed!

It is no longer possible to bid at this auction.

You are registered for this auction

You are now approved to bid at this auction.

Your auction registration is now pending

You have successfully registered for this auction, pending approval to bid. Please check your email for further information.

Your auction registration has been declined

Please contact the auctioneer for more information.

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

This is a live online auction with auctioneer. For details on registration, bidding, viewing & condition reports, click “Important information” link.

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....!

VIEWING: Virtual viewing by appointment.  Viewing in person on the dates below. 

Auction dates
29 Jun 2023 12:00 BST
Viewing dates
By appointment only
27 Jun 2023 10:00 - 16:00 BST
28 Jun 2023 10:00 - 16:00 BST
Auction currency
GBP
Accepted cards
Other payment methods
There are 338 lots within this auction
Category
Item Type
Sale Section
Sorted by
'Space Cowboy' Richard Gordon during first EVA, Gemini 11, 12-15 September 1966
220 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
Estimate
Richard Gordon returning to the spacecraft following the EVA, Gemini 11, 12-15 September 1966
0 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
Estimate
Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka as seen from 460 nautical miles up, Gemini 11, 14 September 1966
100 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
Estimate
Views over Australia and Agena on a tether, Gemini 11, Gemini 11, 11-15 September 1966
180 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
The first space selfie, Buzz Aldrin during EVA, Gemini 12, 11-15 November 1966
650 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
Estimate
Buzz Aldrin holding the spacecraft’s handhold during his second EVA, Gemini 12, 11-15 November 1966
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
Estimate
Buzz Aldrin attaches Mauer camera to the spacecraft during EVA, Gemini 12, 11-15 November 1966
0 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
Estimate
Consecutive view of Buzz Aldrin during second EVA, Gemini 12, 11-15 November 1966
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
Estimate
The beauty of Earth: breathtaking views from space (4 photos), Gemini 12, 11-15 November 1966
140 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
Estimate
Side view of Agena during station-keeping maneuvers, Gemini 12, 11-15 November 1966
140 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
Agena with gleaming U.S. flag over the Earth, Gemini 12, 11-15 November 1966
120 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
Agena tethered to Gemini over the Earth, Gemini 12, 11-15 November 1966
100 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
Agena above the beautiful Earth, Gemini 12, 11-15 November 1966
0 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
The final recovery of Gemini programme, Gemini 12, 11-15 November 1966
30 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
Estimate
One of the very first photographs transmitted from the surface of the Moon, Luna 9, 2 February 1966
1,300 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
Estimate
The first American photograph from the surface of the Moon, Surveyor I, NASA, 2 June 1966
160 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
Estimate
Shadow self-portrait of the first U.S. lunar lander, Surveyor 1, 13 June 1966
100 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
Estimate
The first Earthrise ever transmitted from space, Lunar Orbiter 1, 23 August 1966
950 GBP
700 - 1,000 GBP
Estimate
'The Picture of the Century': Crater Copernicus, Lunar Orbiter 2, November 1966
450 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
Estimate
Six lunar surface views, the first published high-res frame, Lunar Orbiters 1 & 3, 1966-1967
0 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
Estimate
Orbital wide angle and narrow-angle views of the Moon (4 photos), Lunar Orbiter 3, February 1967
90 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
Estimate
Orbital narrow angle views of the Moon (4 photos), Lunar Orbiter 4, May 1967
70 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
Estimate
The first photograph of the nearly full Earth from lunar orbit, Lunar Orbiter 5, 8 August 1967
320 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
Estimate
Orbital wide angle views of the Moon (4 photos), Lunar Orbiter 5, August 1967
70 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
Estimate
The Moon (5 views), Lunar Orbiter 1 to 5, August 1966 - September 1967
110 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
Estimate
The lunar surface by the first robot sampler spacecraft (4 views), Surveyor 5, 11 September 1967
70 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
Estimate
The first crude colour of Earth (B&W version), DODGE satellite, 13 October 1967
100 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
The first colour photograph of the full Earth (NASA’s B&W version), ATS 3, 10 November 1967
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
Estimate
Saturn 500F rocket, Project Apollo, June 1966
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
Estimate
The control panels of the Command Module and Lunar Module (2 photos), Project Apollo, 1967-1968
50 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
Estimate
Vintage General Electic promotional Apollo Programme poster, 1969
0 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
Estimate
The first Saturn V rocket lifting off from Cape Kennedy, Apollo 4, 9 November 1967
60 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
First colour photograph of the Earth seen as a planet in space and recovered on film, Apollo 4
850 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
Estimate
First full crescent Earth photograph recovered on film, Apollo 4, 9 November 1967
420 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Estimate
The second Saturn V rocket lifting off from Pad 39A at the Cape Kennedy, Apollo 6, 4 April 1968
70 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
Estimate
Rare sequential unpublished views of the Earth from orbit (4 photos), Apollo 6, 4 April 1968
0 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
Lift-off, Apollo 7, 11-22 October 1968
0 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
Estimate
First manned Apollo mission; official portrait of the crew, Apollo 7, 11-22 Oct 1968
0 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
Estimate
The Florida Peninsula illuminated by morning sun, Apollo 7, 11-22 October 1968
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
Estimate
View of the Florida Peninsula, Apollo 7, 11-22 October 1968
0 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
Estimate
Himalayas, world's peaks as seen from space, from Apollo 7, 11-22 October 1968
0 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
Earth from space: Thailand, from Apollo 7, 11-22 October 1968
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
Estimate
The first humans leaving Planet Earth to travel to the Moon (3 photos), Apollo 8, 21 December 1968
100 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
Lift-off, Apollo 8, Apollo 8, 21-27 Dec 1968
0 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
Estimate
The first images of the Earth taken by humans beyond orbit (2 views), Apollo 8, 21-27 December 1968
420 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
Estimate
The first manned rocket leaving Planet Earth to voyage to the Moon, Apollo 8, 21 December 1968
130 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
Estimate
View of the Saturn-IVB rocket stage with the 'firefly' phenomenon, Apollo 8, 21-27 December 1968
0 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
The Earth's disc as first photographed by humans, Apollo 8, 21-27 December 1968
380 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
Estimate
First human-taken images of the Earth from deep space (2 B&W photos, Apollo 8, 21-27 December 1968
200 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
Estimate
The first human-taken photograph of the whole Earth, Apollo 8, 21-27 December 1968
1,300 GBP
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
Estimate
First live TV picture of another world broadcast on Earth, Apollo 8, 21 December 1968
100 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
Estimate
Crater Langrenus; the historic first photograph from Moon's orbit, Apollo 8, 24 December 1968
140 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
Estimate
The lunar horizon as seen by the first humans to go to the Moon, Apollo 8, 21-27 December 1968
70 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
Rare negative view of the very first photograph of Earthrise, Apollo 8, 21-27 December 1968
420 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
Estimate
Earthrise (full Hasselblad frame), Apollo 8, 24 December 1968
400 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
Estimate
Rare second colour photograph of the first Earthrise witnessed by humans, Apollo 8, 24 December 1968
0 GBP
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
Estimate
Second colour photograph of the first Earthrise (full Hasselblad frame), Apollo 8, 24 December 1968
260 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
Estimate
Sunset over the lunar farside first witnessed by humans, Apollo 8, 21-27 December 1968
100 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
Estimate
The never before seen farside of the Moon (4 photos), Apollo 8, 21-27 December 1968
120 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
Estimate