Auction 85 Part 2
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 2
Oct 29, 2020
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 1387:
JIM LOVELL
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Sold for: $140
Start price:
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Estimated price:
$80 - $100
Auction house commission: 30%
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JIM LOVELL
(b. 1928) Astronaut and a retired Navy captain, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Signed book: his account of the Apollo 13 mission 'Lost Moon' (New York: Houghton Mifflin Co.), 1994. 378pp. 8vo. with pictorial dust jacket. Boldly signed in black ink on the title page, and cosigned by his coauthor JEFFREY KLUGER. Fine condition. Sold with a promotional leaflet for the National Space Society, typed by Lovell and bearing his facsimile signature at the conclusion.
