Appraisal: Apollo 11 Astronaut-inscribed Book & Letter
Clip: Season 28 Episode 21 | 2m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Apollo 11 Astronaut-inscribed Book & Letter
See Francis J. Wahlgren appraise an Apollo 11 astronaut-inscribed book & letter in Vintage Madison 2024, Hour 2.
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Appraisal: Apollo 11 Astronaut-inscribed Book & Letter
Clip: Season 28 Episode 21 | 2m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
See Francis J. Wahlgren appraise an Apollo 11 astronaut-inscribed book & letter in Vintage Madison 2024, Hour 2.
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APPRAISER: Right.
GUEST: It was a gift from my dad.
He bought it in 1970.
And starting in 1985, he worked with Neil Armstrong on a space commission.
He had Neil autograph it, and after that, he followed up and had Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin autograph it.
And he got an autograph from Arthur C. Clarke, which is on the backside of that page.
APPRAISER: And he wrote the, uh, epilogue, right, to the book?
GUEST: Yes.
APPRAISER: That's fabulous.
GUEST: Yeah.
APPRAISER: I mean, what's so nice about the book is the three inscriptions, as you mentioned.
You've got Neil Armstrong, the-the most well-known, and then Buzz Aldrin right there.
And then Michael Collins, probably the least well-known of the three.
GUEST: Yes.
APPRAISER: And here's the letter from your father to Michael Collins asking for the book to be signed.
And this here is a letter from Neil Armstrong to your dad.
GUEST: Right.
My dad was really interested in-in writing a biography of Neil Armstrong, so he had actually approached Neil about writing the biography with him.
And, uh, Neil, I think, got that offer quite a bit, and he, at the time, was busy with his company, so he turned my dad down.
APPRAISER: He often did that, we think.
GUEST: Yeah.
APPRAISER: But when there's a connection, like your dad had, it really gives a closeness, a directness of the inscription.
It's much more personalized, as you can tell in the letter.
And also, what he's written here in the book-- which I think is fabulous-- is, "Richard, one day some Americans will live on the moon.
Perhaps you'll be one of them."
Which is fabulous.
And the book was published in 1970, so it was just the following year after the moon walk.
GUEST: Right after the, the landing.
APPRAISER: When we talk about value, the book itself, uh, without any of the inscriptions, would be pretty nominal.
What really is the value is the presentation and the signatures of the three astronauts.
You've got that really nice note to it.
And we would auction estimate, the book itself, at, uh, $4,000 to $6,000.
GUEST: Wow.
APPRAISER: The letter here from Neil, we would estimate that at $1,000 to $1,500.
GUEST: Wow.
Appraisal: 1808 Johann Gottlob Heberlein Violin
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 37s | Appraisal: 1808 Johann Gottlob Heberlein Violin (2m 37s)
Appraisal: 1930 - 1938 Wood & Curry Oil Paintings with Sketch
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 53s | Appraisal: 1930 - 1938 Wood & Curry Oil Paintings with Sketch (2m 53s)
Appraisal: 1937 - 1942 Edward Weston Photographs
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 45s | Appraisal: 1937 - 1942 Edward Weston Photographs (2m 45s)
Appraisal: 1961 Fender Stratocaster Guitar
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 35s | Appraisal: 1961 Fender Stratocaster Guitar (1m 35s)
Appraisal: Aesthetic Movement Painted Pier Mirror, ca. 1900
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 43s | Appraisal: Aesthetic Movement Painted Pier Mirror, ca. 1900 (1m 43s)
Appraisal: Alton Trevaise Art Glass Vase, ca. 1907
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 21s | Appraisal: Alton Trevaise Art Glass Vase, ca. 1907 (21s)
Appraisal: American Pond Yacht, ca. 1900
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 25s | Appraisal: American Pond Yacht, ca. 1900 (25s)
Appraisal: Armin Carl Hansen 'Before the Wind' Oil, ca. 1920
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 58s | Appraisal: Armin Carl Hansen 'Before the Wind' Oil, ca. 1920 (1m 58s)
Appraisal: Austrian Pearl Earrings & Emerald Ring
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 3m 35s | Appraisal: Austrian Pearl Earrings & Emerald Ring (3m 35s)
Appraisal: Barnes Tool Co. Table Saw, ca. 1890
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 32s | Appraisal: Barnes Tool Co. Table Saw, ca. 1890 (32s)
Appraisal: Caughley Porcelain 'Toy' Service, ca. 1780
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 55s | Appraisal: Caughley Porcelain 'Toy' Service, ca. 1780 (2m 55s)
Appraisal: Civil War Watch & Veteran's Medal
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 3s | Appraisal: Civil War Watch & Veteran's Medal (1m 3s)
Appraisal: Duck Decoys Attributed to Chris Powers, ca. 1950
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 3s | Appraisal: Duck Decoys Attributed to Chris Powers, ca. 1950 (1m 3s)
Appraisal: English Memorial Bracelet, ca. 1885
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 43s | Appraisal: English Memorial Bracelet, ca. 1885 (43s)
Appraisal: French Figural Clock, ca. 1830
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 31s | Appraisal: French Figural Clock, ca. 1830 (31s)
Appraisal: French Liqueur Decanter Glass Set, ca. 1890
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 18s | Appraisal: French Liqueur Decanter Glass Set, ca. 1890 (18s)
Appraisal: Italian Faience Centerpiece, ca. 1880
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 33s | Appraisal: Italian Faience Centerpiece, ca. 1880 (33s)
Appraisal: Italian Lava & Conch Shell Cameos, ca. 1900
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 3m 12s | Appraisal: Italian Lava & Conch Shell Cameos, ca. 1900 (3m 12s)
Appraisal: Louis Floutier Oil Painting, ca. 1920
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 39s | Appraisal: Louis Floutier Oil Painting, ca. 1920 (39s)
Appraisal: Persian Bakshaish Rug, ca. 1885
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 23s | Appraisal: Persian Bakshaish Rug, ca. 1885 (2m 23s)
Appraisal: Plains Indian Doll, ca. 1880
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 16s | Appraisal: Plains Indian Doll, ca. 1880 (2m 16s)
Appraisal: Rockford Watch Co. Watch, ca. 1895
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 18s | Appraisal: Rockford Watch Co. Watch, ca. 1895 (1m 18s)
Appraisal: Trippensee Planetarium, ca. 1910
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 12s | Appraisal: Trippensee Planetarium, ca. 1910 (2m 12s)
Appraisal: White Jade Pendant & Serpentine Frame
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 25s | Appraisal: White Jade Pendant & Serpentine Frame (2m 25s)
Appraisal: WWII Leather Blood Chit
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 45s | Appraisal: WWII Leather Blood Chit (45s)
Appraisal: 1976 Frank Sinatra-signed Letter
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 4m 2s | Appraisal: 1976 Frank Sinatra-signed Letter (4m 2s)
Appraisal: George Nakashima Walnut Trestle Table & Sketch
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 58s | Appraisal: George Nakashima Walnut Trestle Table & Sketch, ca. 1955 (2m 58s)
Appraisal: 1849 Prince Albert Presentation Horn
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 34s | Appraisal: 1849 Prince Albert Presentation Horn (2m 34s)
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