Neil Armstrong’s commemorative gold Speedy coming up for auction

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Nothing in the signed covers (stamps / astrophilately) that I could have afforded.

I think this is a cool piece and that someone should be very happy.
Was looking at Haise's book "Never Panic Early" yesterday and couldn't find many signed copies. Plenty for sale with unattached, signed book plates. I think this was a real deal.

Signed books make a nice collection. They are generally inexpensive and entertaining. I've even found several signed editions in my local used book stores.

 
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Trumps (can we still use that term?) my collection by a fair bit.
I did find a signed Al Shepard locally (Qld Australia) for $5 in an antique shop. It was obvious immediately upon opening but the owners had just put a $10 sticker on the front and then a sign up with "All books 50% off"!

Only other Space auction I can see coming up is LL, but no previews yet.
Is it something completely different you've got your eye on?
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Trumps (can we still use that term?) my collection by a fair bit.
I did find a signed Al Shepard locally (Qld Australia) for $5 in an antique shop. It was obvious immediately upon opening but the owners had just put a $10 sticker on the front and then a sign up with "All books 50% off"!

Only other Space auction I can see coming up is LL, but no previews yet.
Is it something completely different you've got your eye on?
I don't need competition 😉 but here's a good way to keep up to date. Collectingspace.com tracks auctions, although not all the obscure ones.

http://www.collectspace.com/cgi-bin...MP|+Results&number=36&DaysPrune=60&LastLogin=

LL is a good one. Waiting for that too. Next up is Americanspacemuseum. Those two are less expensive than Rrauction.com and ha.com, although both can have cheaper things slip by. You have to be willing to wait. There's been some amazing items. I wish I had started collecting 10 years ago.

I have a couple primary focuses. One is WSS lithographs. I'm close to getting all Apollo ones. I want the official photo plus any on the moon shots. I don't go for uninscribed as they are too expensive.

i also collect Apollo-soyuz stuff.

I'm a bargain hunter too. If I see something interesting that is getting overlooked I'll pick it up even though it's not in a theme. For example, I have the 35 new guys full class photo signed because it was reasonable and I thought not likely to be seen again. Also a Gemini 4 fliteline flown medallion because it was Ed White and the first space walk. Some other stuff that is too much to list.

A grail is to pick up a lunar landed item, like a flag. They show up regularly but are just so expensive, around 10k starting point. But it's hard to top holding something that has been on the moon's surface.

I did manage to get something flown on the ISS for my daughter. It was a quote from her senior college dissertation and printed and signed by the crew with photos of it floating in the cupola. That was pretty special.
 
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I'm no competition to anyone right now. 😉

Collectspace.com was the first place I went too when you said upcoming. 😁
I've managed to stay out of the lithographs, so far. I haven't properly grasped the intricacies of those. I was planning a signed collection of all of the Apollo astronauts photos with clearly visible Speedmasters but that idea is now on the backburner.
Want something signed by Ed White but it's all been out of reach. There is an autopen McDivitt/White Gemini 4 cover that I'm considering but even that's an extravagance right now.

I was born 22nd October 1968. The day of the recovery of Apollo 7. I sent a few things to Walt Cunningham and corresponded with his wife about a few items they had. Wish I'd done more while he was still with us. Also bought covers signed by the helicopter recovery pilot.
The bulk of what I've amassed is space covers, either Apollo 7 or Carl Swanson/Spacecraft cachets. Didn't get clued in quick enough but I was trying to get signed ones later on.
I have chatted to some of the main online sellers but they don't understand my philosophy and I'm not interested in the 'stricter' astrophilately side of getting everything from the right place and day if it's not nice to look at.
I do have a couple of other 'quality' (to me) pieces from the big auctions; flown (Earth orbit obviously) Robbins Apollo medallion that the crew added a pinback to and presented to Deke, an Armstrong autograph, Gus signed Swanson cover, Young signed as moonwalker Spacecraft cover. Like you if it "speaks to me" and I think it's overlooked, not always undervalued, I'll have a go, so there are some other pieces that I really enjoy having.

Been saying for a long time that I need to get it all properly catalogued and photographed.
Maybe soon?
 
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For anyone else born on or around space flights here are two great sites with details of some of the different covers postmarked for the events.
It gives an insight into what the purists look for and the oddities out there.
It can be an inexpensive hobby, if kept in check and focussed early.
Neither of the sites below are sellers but they do pick up what has historically passed through eBay as well as collectors contributions.
Prices on eBay vary wildly but its actually the few lower priced dedicated sellers that often have the better stuff.

Focusing on the recovery ships (Prime and support)
http://recovery_ships.rossjsmith.com/

This site I use for the Morris Beck covers. I don't have many but I enjoy revisiting this site and seeing what has newly turned up.
http://beck.ormurray.com/

Both have a certain 'older' way of presenting but I prefer navigating these than my recent attempts on Discord.
 
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This might also be of interest to those new to this stuff. I did mention them above.
http://astroautopens.com/

The astronauts received so many requests for autographs that some were sent back signed by their secretaries "in the style of" the astronaut. Others were machine generated; autopens.