Sell or Auction Your Apollo Flown Bible at Nate D. Sanders Auctions for up to $75,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders
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Apollo Flown Bible
In the years 2014 and 2015, there were two flown Apollo Bible lots that came to auction. One sold for $75,000 and the other sold for just over $60,000. These were both Lunar module flown complete lunar Bibles. We, at the Nate D. Sanders Auction House (email [email protected]) can obtain up to $75,000 or more for you.
We Had an Apollo Flown Bible In our February 2018 Auction that Sold for $62,500
Apollo 13 Flown Complete Microform Bible, Serial Number 13-010, with Crew-Signed and James Lovell Signed Certificates, Originally from the Apollo Prayer League Archives of Founder Reverend John M. Stout. The complete King James Version of the Bible was miniaturized by NCR down to a single piece of microfilm just 1.5″ square. It was originally to be carried to the lunar surface in the Lunar Module Aquarius. An onboard explosion caused the abortion of the lunar landing but the craft did circle the moon, before returning to earth. This Bible was aboard that mission and included with the lot is an 8.5″ x 11″ certificate on NASA letterhead reading: “No. 13-010. This bible was flown to the moon April 11-17, 1970 on Apollo 13 spacecraft.” It is signed: “James Lovell”, “Jack
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Swigert”, and “Fred W, Haise”. The microform has been placed into a 10.5″ x 11.25″ custom presentation piece with gold accenting, and adorned a pearl and Brazilian garnet. The history of the Apollo Prayer League Bible is contained in two documents included with this lot. One is a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Apollo 13 Commander James Lovell accompanied by a photo of provenance showing him holding the certificate. It reads, in full: “I Certify that this Holy Bible engraved with Serial Number 13-010 Was flown to the moon by Apollo 13 Commander James Lovell on April 11, 1970, on behalf of Reverend John M. Stout, Director of the Apollo Prayer League. It was presented to the Apollo 13 crew of Commander James Lovell, Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, and Command Module Pilot T.K. (Ken) Mattingly in 1970 by George H. W. Bush, in conjunction with Reverend John M. Stout, for the purpose of landing it on the surface of the moon on board the lunar module Aquarius. Excellent Apollo flown Bible example. Sold for $62,500.
FREE APPRAISAL. Email your images and description to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com) to appraise, auction, authenticate, buy, consign or sell your Apollo flown Bible that has a value up to $75,000. Nate D. Sanders Auctions holds monthly auctions and can grant you an interest-free cash advance.