Paul Calle
A Group Of 3 Apollo 11 Postal Covers With Original Mission Sketches, Signed
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Space Exploration, Lot 160
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2018
Space Exploration, Lot 160
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Calle, Paul
A GROUP OF 3 APOLLO 11 POSTAL COVERS WITH ORIGINAL MISSION SKETCHES, SIGNED
3 sketches, pencil on paper envelopes, 9 ⅝ by 6 ¼ inches, each signed "Paul Calle" and numbered "1/6" in pencil, with "First Man on the Moon" stamp cancelled "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE", Moon Landing postmark dated July 20, 1969, and Washington, D.C. postmark, dated September 9, 1969.
Ex Paul Calle Collection
A GROUP OF 3 APOLLO 11 POSTAL COVERS WITH ORIGINAL MISSION SKETCHES, SIGNED
3 sketches, pencil on paper envelopes, 9 ⅝ by 6 ¼ inches, each signed "Paul Calle" and numbered "1/6" in pencil, with "First Man on the Moon" stamp cancelled "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE", Moon Landing postmark dated July 20, 1969, and Washington, D.C. postmark, dated September 9, 1969.
Ex Paul Calle Collection
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
The work A Group Of 3 Apollo 11 Postal Covers With Original Mission Sketches, Signed by Paul Calle was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2018. It achieved a price of USD 4,750.00 (€ 4,195.00), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 58%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Paul Calle - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Carrying Place, which sold at auction in November 2018 for USD 16,250.00 (€ 14,351.32).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A Group Of 3 Apollo 11 Postal Covers With Original Mission Sketches, Signed von Paul Calle kam im November 2018 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 4.750,00 (€ 4.195,00) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 58%. Für andere Arbeiten von Paul Calle mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Carrying Place beobachtet, die im November 2018 für USD 16.250,00 (€ 14.351,32) versteigert wurde.
Paul Calle - Auction history
![Paul Calle - [Armstrong Suiting Up On The Morning Of Apollo 11 Launch], July 16, 1969](/images/paul-calle_armstrong-suiting-up-on-the-morning-of-apollo-11-launch-july-16-1969_AID316138_320x320.jpg)
![Paul Calle - [Armstrong Suiting Up On Morning Of Apollo 11 Launch], July 16, 1969](/images/paul-calle_armstrong-suiting-up-on-morning-of-apollo-11-launch-july-16-1969_AID316133_320x320.jpg)
Other artists in this auction
![Andrei Sokolov - [In Orbit Around The Moon], Circa 1971](/images/andrei-sokolov_in-orbit-around-the-moon-circa-1971_AID316159_320x320.jpg)
