Gus
02-25-2009, 05:30 PM
This collection just sold for $2553 on ebay.
I knew a number of the items were very rare but had no idea how to value such a collection. I'm interested in hearing your perspective of the value of various items in the collection. What do you think was the most valuable, rarest, etc?
And if it was you who bought the collection, congratulations.
Text from the eBay listing:
Remember the early Coaster's, Estes, FSI, ProDyne Kits?
Vintage Model Rocketry Publication Collection
I have been a rocketry enthusiast since the late 1950’s. These are some old catalogs, newsletters, articles, and photos from the early days of model rocketry. It’s time for these to find a new home with someone who can collect and preserve them for the future model rocketeers to enjoy. Some really interesting things here - enjoy!
………5-4-3-2-1-0 LAUNCH!
Model Rocketry Magazines:
11 issues of SPORT ROCKETRY magazine, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001
3 issues of AMERICAN SPACEMODLING magazine, 1988, 1989
1 issue FINAL FRONTEER magazine, 1999
Collectible Catalogs:
1 Estes #261 (1961) catalog -= WOW! Ever see one?
1 Estes #631 (1963) B&W catalog – has to be VERY RARE.
1 Estes 1969 color catalog with order forms and envelope
1 Estes 1966 color catalog
1 Estes 1970 color catalog
1 Estes 1971 color catalog
1 Estes 1972 color catalog
1 Estes 1974 color catalog
1 Estes 1979 color catalog
1 Estes “Alpha Book of Model Rocketry” from 1972.
1 Centuri 1962 catalog – great B&W photos! – ever see one?
1 Centuri 1969 catalog
1 Centuri 1967 color catalog
1 Centuri 1971 color catalog with EnerJet
2 Centuri 1972 color catalogs
1 Centuri 1980 color catalog
1 Zeppelin Hobbies 2002 B&W catalog
1 EnerJet 1972 8.5 x 11” size, catalog – great photos and designs,
with 3 part order blank and instructions, VERY NICE.
1 FLIGHT SYSTEMS INC. (FSI) catalog – Has to be VERY RARE!
With flyer announcing the first D motors, and Order Forms.
1 PRODYNE 1964 catalog – Cyclone Motors! Ever see one?
1 CENTRAL ROCKET CO. 1960 Catalog with STARHAWK a very unusual Rock-A-Chute kit!
And MY Favorite:
1 COASTER’S catalog from 1962! The early BIG motors! Dyna-Soar kit!
1 Coaster’s Supplement #1 from March 1960! (I LOVED those early, 50# Coaster black Power motors, launched many two-stagers to over a mile in the '60's)
1 Very early Estes Astron Space Plane ($1.80!) assembly instructions, 6 pages –excellent!
1 Estes CINEROC Operating Manual - I flew the CINEROC several times - earlier full size 8mm camera on FSI, F-100's to 2600'.
1 Estes AstroCam110 instruction sheet and decal sheet
Some Very Early Newsletters
1 October 1961, Estes Model Rocket News, Vol 1 #3, – Very RARE!
1 Vol 2 #1, Feb 1962, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 2 #2, July 1962, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 2 #3, Sept/Oct 1962 NARAM-4 Coverage!, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 3 #1, Feb/Mar 1963, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 3 #2, April/May 1963 – All about Estes Industries, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 6 #1, April 1966, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 12 #2, April 1972, “
1 Vol 12 #3, July 1972, “
1 Vol 12 #4, Nov 1972, “
1 batch of Estes Cold Power price sheets.
1 Vol 13 #2, July 1973, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 13 #4, Nov/Dec 1973, Estes Model Rocket News
1 american rocketeer, Centuri, Vol 4 #1
1 Vol 3 #3, June/July 1963
Other Stuff, read it carefully:
2 very early, “Estes Model Rocketeer” Estes colorful Iron-ons, Way Cool!
1 early Centuri “I am A Centuri Rocketeer” – Iron-On.
Even More Cool!
1 Copy of “Safety Regulation No 24, Rocket Experimentation by Amateurs” NJ State Dept of Labor and Industry, from Nov. 1963!!! Needed to get you license to launch back in the 1960’s in NJ!!! I had mine!
1 A big pile of miscellaneous documents, flyers, price lists, envelopes, parts lists, instruction sheets and some actual correspondence with the early manufacturers, from various manufacturers in the 1960’s.
5 Newspaper articles about local, Phila/NJ area early rocketeers, 1963, 1969…..wait until you see this stuff!
1 Full Page, color newspaper Illustration and Article from The American Weekly, March 5, 1961 (see Pix #9)The Rocket Race, showing the Russian and United States, written by Brig Gen. David Sarnoff, then with RCA…..with maps of the bases and drawings of all the rockets and missiles….some of which never existed! A REAL COLLECTIBLE!
4 Original NASA B&W, 8 x 10” photos from Wallops Island, showing the NIKE-APACHE, a three-stage Aerobee during assemble, the Aerobee at launch, and a photo of a sodium vapor cloud. The three stage Aerobee was launched on April 18, 1963 and came within 20 miles of the orbiting Explorer XVII satellite! Also the newspaper article about the launch. Bet no one even remembers this event! We had an ASAT underdevelopment back then!! I used these pics to build a scale model of this one back in 1963.
I knew a number of the items were very rare but had no idea how to value such a collection. I'm interested in hearing your perspective of the value of various items in the collection. What do you think was the most valuable, rarest, etc?
And if it was you who bought the collection, congratulations.
Text from the eBay listing:
Remember the early Coaster's, Estes, FSI, ProDyne Kits?
Vintage Model Rocketry Publication Collection
I have been a rocketry enthusiast since the late 1950’s. These are some old catalogs, newsletters, articles, and photos from the early days of model rocketry. It’s time for these to find a new home with someone who can collect and preserve them for the future model rocketeers to enjoy. Some really interesting things here - enjoy!
………5-4-3-2-1-0 LAUNCH!
Model Rocketry Magazines:
11 issues of SPORT ROCKETRY magazine, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001
3 issues of AMERICAN SPACEMODLING magazine, 1988, 1989
1 issue FINAL FRONTEER magazine, 1999
Collectible Catalogs:
1 Estes #261 (1961) catalog -= WOW! Ever see one?
1 Estes #631 (1963) B&W catalog – has to be VERY RARE.
1 Estes 1969 color catalog with order forms and envelope
1 Estes 1966 color catalog
1 Estes 1970 color catalog
1 Estes 1971 color catalog
1 Estes 1972 color catalog
1 Estes 1974 color catalog
1 Estes 1979 color catalog
1 Estes “Alpha Book of Model Rocketry” from 1972.
1 Centuri 1962 catalog – great B&W photos! – ever see one?
1 Centuri 1969 catalog
1 Centuri 1967 color catalog
1 Centuri 1971 color catalog with EnerJet
2 Centuri 1972 color catalogs
1 Centuri 1980 color catalog
1 Zeppelin Hobbies 2002 B&W catalog
1 EnerJet 1972 8.5 x 11” size, catalog – great photos and designs,
with 3 part order blank and instructions, VERY NICE.
1 FLIGHT SYSTEMS INC. (FSI) catalog – Has to be VERY RARE!
With flyer announcing the first D motors, and Order Forms.
1 PRODYNE 1964 catalog – Cyclone Motors! Ever see one?
1 CENTRAL ROCKET CO. 1960 Catalog with STARHAWK a very unusual Rock-A-Chute kit!
And MY Favorite:
1 COASTER’S catalog from 1962! The early BIG motors! Dyna-Soar kit!
1 Coaster’s Supplement #1 from March 1960! (I LOVED those early, 50# Coaster black Power motors, launched many two-stagers to over a mile in the '60's)
1 Very early Estes Astron Space Plane ($1.80!) assembly instructions, 6 pages –excellent!
1 Estes CINEROC Operating Manual - I flew the CINEROC several times - earlier full size 8mm camera on FSI, F-100's to 2600'.
1 Estes AstroCam110 instruction sheet and decal sheet
Some Very Early Newsletters
1 October 1961, Estes Model Rocket News, Vol 1 #3, – Very RARE!
1 Vol 2 #1, Feb 1962, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 2 #2, July 1962, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 2 #3, Sept/Oct 1962 NARAM-4 Coverage!, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 3 #1, Feb/Mar 1963, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 3 #2, April/May 1963 – All about Estes Industries, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 6 #1, April 1966, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 12 #2, April 1972, “
1 Vol 12 #3, July 1972, “
1 Vol 12 #4, Nov 1972, “
1 batch of Estes Cold Power price sheets.
1 Vol 13 #2, July 1973, Estes Model Rocket News
1 Vol 13 #4, Nov/Dec 1973, Estes Model Rocket News
1 american rocketeer, Centuri, Vol 4 #1
1 Vol 3 #3, June/July 1963
Other Stuff, read it carefully:
2 very early, “Estes Model Rocketeer” Estes colorful Iron-ons, Way Cool!
1 early Centuri “I am A Centuri Rocketeer” – Iron-On.
Even More Cool!
1 Copy of “Safety Regulation No 24, Rocket Experimentation by Amateurs” NJ State Dept of Labor and Industry, from Nov. 1963!!! Needed to get you license to launch back in the 1960’s in NJ!!! I had mine!
1 A big pile of miscellaneous documents, flyers, price lists, envelopes, parts lists, instruction sheets and some actual correspondence with the early manufacturers, from various manufacturers in the 1960’s.
5 Newspaper articles about local, Phila/NJ area early rocketeers, 1963, 1969…..wait until you see this stuff!
1 Full Page, color newspaper Illustration and Article from The American Weekly, March 5, 1961 (see Pix #9)The Rocket Race, showing the Russian and United States, written by Brig Gen. David Sarnoff, then with RCA…..with maps of the bases and drawings of all the rockets and missiles….some of which never existed! A REAL COLLECTIBLE!
4 Original NASA B&W, 8 x 10” photos from Wallops Island, showing the NIKE-APACHE, a three-stage Aerobee during assemble, the Aerobee at launch, and a photo of a sodium vapor cloud. The three stage Aerobee was launched on April 18, 1963 and came within 20 miles of the orbiting Explorer XVII satellite! Also the newspaper article about the launch. Bet no one even remembers this event! We had an ASAT underdevelopment back then!! I used these pics to build a scale model of this one back in 1963.