NEW YORK (AP) — An Apollo 11 lunar surface checklist sheet
was among the coveted items sold at a New York City auction of space
exploration artifacts.
The checklist contained annotations by
astronaut Buzz Aldrin while he was on the moon. It sold at Bonhams on
Tuesday for more than $68,000. It had a pre-sale estimate of up to
$45,000.
Other highlights included a 6-inch cloth emblem depicting
an eagle landing on the moon. Bonhams said the Apollo 11 emblem did not
travel with the crew during the mission but was signed by Aldrin,
Armstrong and Michael Collins. It sold for more than $62,000.
A
U.S. flag carried by Aldrin on Apollo 11 fetched $47,500, double its
pre-sale estimate, and a Mercury-era spacesuit garnered over $43,000,
more than five times its estimate.
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NEW YORK (AP) — An Apollo 11 lunar surface checklist sheet
was among the coveted items sold at a New York City auction of space
exploration artifacts.
The checklist contained annotations by
astronaut Buzz Aldrin while he was on the moon. It sold at Bonhams on
Tuesday for more than $68,000. It had a pre-sale estimate of up to
$45,000.
Other highlights included a 6-inch cloth emblem depicting
an eagle landing on the moon. Bonhams said the Apollo 11 emblem did not
travel with the crew during the mission but was signed by Aldrin,
Armstrong and Michael Collins. It sold for more than $62,000.
A
U.S. flag carried by Aldrin on Apollo 11 fetched $47,500, double its
pre-sale estimate, and a Mercury-era spacesuit garnered over $43,000,
more than five times its estimate.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.