LIMITED EDITION ITEMS

FRANKLIN MINT MEDALS
Apollo 11 EYEWITNESS MEDAL: Here we have two different versions of the same Franklin Mint Apollo 11 sterling silver eye witness medal. The encased versio is the same size as the regular eye witness medals, whereas the second version is about 2/3rds the size with a loop at the top for a chain (not shown).
Apollo 11 30th ANNIVERSARY MEDAL: This is a Limited edition sterling sliver Franklin Mint medal issued for the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Apollo 13 FRANKLIN MINT BRONZE: This is a limited edition Franklin Mint Apollo 13 bronze medal, mintage was 2490. The Silver version of this medal features metal flown around the moon on the Apollo 13 flight! There is also a first edition verson struck featuring the crewman Mattingly who didn't make the flight due to illness (mintage unknown).
Apollo 14 FRANKLIN MINT BRONZE: Mintage of this Franklin Mint Apollo 14 Bronze proof was limited to 1725, a further 500 Bronze Proof like and 6477 Silver were also made.
Apollo 15 EYEWITNESS MEDAL: Limited edition Franklin Mint Sterling Silver Medal commemorating the Apollo 15 Mission.
Apollo 15 FRANKLIN MINT BRONZE: Mintage of this Franklin Mint Apollo 15 Bronze proof was limited to 2226 with a further 6485 Silver were also made.
Apollo 16 FRANKLIN MINT BRONZE: Mintage of this Franklin Mint Apollo 16 Bronze proof was limited to 1104 with a further 3861 Silver were also made.
Apollo 17 EYEWITNESS MEDAL: Limited edition Franklin Mint Sterling Silver Medal commemorating the Apollo 17 Mission. #22362
Apollo 17 FRANKLIN MINT BRONZE: Mintage of this Franklin Mint Apollo 17 Bronze proof was limited to 1104 with a further 3861 Silver were also made.
SKYLAB 1: Franklin Mint limited edition Sterling Silver Eye witness medal commemorating the first crewed Skylab missions.
SKYLAB 2: Franklin Mint limited edition Sterling Silver Eye witness medal commemorating the second crewed Skylab missions.
SKYLAB 3: Franklin Mint limited edition Sterling Silver Eye witness medal commemorating the third crewed Skylab missions.
VIKING EYEWITNESS MEDAL: This is a limited edition Franklin Mint 24karat gold on sterling silver medal commemorating the Viking Missions to Mars.
STS-1 - This is the limited edition solid bronze and silver Eye witness medal, made by Franklin Mint to commemorate the space shuttle Columbia's maiden flight.
STS-41B - This is a limited edition solid bronze proof like Eye witness medal, made by Franklin Mint to commemorate the first untethered space walk performed by Capt Bruce McCandless 2nd on the 7-February-1984. STS-41B was the first flight to have the new naming designation after the previous two flights were canceled. It was the 10th shuttle flight and the 4th for Challenger.
Return to Space Eye witness medal - Franklin Mint commemorated America's return to manned space flights after the Challenger disaster with these limited edition solid sterling silver and bronze eye witness medals. STS-26 was lanched 29-September-1988, just under three years since the loss of the Challenger and its crew.
This is a Franklin Mint limited edition eye witness commemorative medal. It is made of solid sterling silver.
Franklin Mint also produced this limited edition eye witness commemorative medal for Comet Kohoutek, in 24 karat gold on sterling silver.
Limited edition set of 25 NASA manned space flight emblems from Gemini 5 to Apollo Soyuz rendered in Sterling Silver. Earlier space flight emblems were not officially created by NASA and hence there are no Project Mercury emblems. The obverse features the flight emblem whilst the reverse includes a circle containing mission information.

FRANKLIN MINT MEDALS
	Apollo 11 EYEWITNESS MEDAL: Here we have two different versions of the same Franklin Mint Apollo 11 sterling silver eye witness medal. The encased versio is the same size as the regular eye witness medals, whereas the second version is about 2/3rds the size with a loop at the top for a chain (not shown).
	Apollo 11 30th ANNIVERSARY MEDAL: This is a Limited edition sterling sliver Franklin Mint medal issued for the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
	Apollo 13 FRANKLIN MINT BRONZE: This is a limited edition Franklin Mint Apollo 13 bronze medal, mintage was 2490. The Silver version of this medal features metal flown around the moon on the Apollo 13 flight! There is also a first edition verson struck featuring the crewman Mattingly who didn't make the flight due to illness (mintage unknown).
	Apollo 14 FRANKLIN MINT BRONZE: Mintage of this Franklin Mint Apollo 14 Bronze proof was limited to 1725, a further 500 Bronze Proof like and 6477 Silver were also made.
	Apollo 15 EYEWITNESS MEDAL: Limited edition Franklin Mint Sterling Silver Medal commemorating the Apollo 15 Mission.
	Apollo 15 FRANKLIN MINT BRONZE: Mintage of this Franklin Mint Apollo 15 Bronze proof was limited to 2226 with a further 6485 Silver were also made.
	Apollo 16 FRANKLIN MINT BRONZE: Mintage of this Franklin Mint Apollo 16 Bronze proof was limited to 1104 with a further 3861 Silver were also made.
	Apollo 17 EYEWITNESS MEDAL: Limited edition Franklin Mint Sterling Silver Medal commemorating the Apollo 17 Mission. #22362
	Apollo 17 FRANKLIN MINT BRONZE: Mintage of this Franklin Mint Apollo 17 Bronze proof was limited to 1104 with a further 3861 Silver were also made.
	SKYLAB 1: Franklin Mint limited edition Sterling Silver Eye witness medal commemorating the first crewed Skylab missions.
	SKYLAB 2: Franklin Mint limited edition Sterling Silver Eye witness medal commemorating the second crewed Skylab missions.
	SKYLAB 3: Franklin Mint limited edition Sterling Silver Eye witness medal commemorating the third crewed Skylab missions.
	VIKING EYEWITNESS MEDAL: This is a limited edition Franklin Mint 24karat gold on sterling silver medal commemorating the Viking Missions to Mars.
	STS-1 - This is the limited edition solid bronze and silver Eye witness medal, made by Franklin Mint to commemorate the space shuttle Columbia's maiden flight.
	STS-41B - This is a limited edition solid bronze proof like Eye witness medal, made by Franklin Mint to commemorate the first untethered space walk performed by Capt Bruce McCandless 2nd on the 7-February-1984. STS-41B was the first flight to have the new naming designation after the previous two flights were canceled. It was the 10th shuttle flight and the 4th for Challenger.
	Return to Space Eye witness medal - Franklin Mint commemorated America's return to manned space flights after the Challenger disaster with these limited edition solid sterling silver and bronze eye witness medals. STS-26 was lanched 29-September-1988, just under three years since the loss of the Challenger and its crew.
	This is a Franklin Mint limited edition eye witness commemorative medal. It is made of solid sterling silver.
	Franklin Mint also produced this limited edition eye witness commemorative medal for Comet Kohoutek, in 24 karat gold on sterling silver.
	Limited edition set of 25 NASA manned space flight emblems from Gemini 5 to Apollo Soyuz rendered in Sterling Silver. Earlier space flight emblems were not officially created by NASA and hence there are no Project Mercury emblems. The obverse features the flight emblem whilst the reverse includes a circle containing mission information.

OTHER RARE AUTHENTICATED MEDALS
SPUTNIK 1: This early Soviet propaganda table medal commemorates the launch of the first earth satellite, Sputnik on 04-October-1957. The front of the medal reads with inscription 'Glory to the soviet science'. Made of solid bronze, this 55mm medal weighs 137grams.
LUNA 1: One of the earliest (some say the second) Soviet space table medals made, this 1959 medal was issued by Academy of Science of the USSR commemorating the flight of Luna 1. The front of the medal reads "In the Glory of Great Motherland! January 1959". On the back is depicted the pennant carried on board Luna 1 with the inscription from Tsiolkovskiy "In inauguaration of launch of first in the world space rocket". These rare medals were only presented to scientist and designers and were not available for public sale. At 65mm and made from solid bronze, this commemorative bronze medal in typical Soviet style.
Apollo 8: Australia New Zealand Historical Medal Society Apollo 8 bronze in original pouch. There was only 500 minted of the bronzes and between 5-15 in silver for special presentations to those involved.
Apollo 11: Australia New Zealand Historical Medal Society Apollo 11 Silver and Bronze. Again they only minted 500 bronzes for collectors and 10 in silver for presentations (both pictured here). It is inscribed "Here men from planet Earth first set foot upon the moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind." Followed by the crew and mission names.
Apollo 16: "CONQUEST OF SPACE" MEDAL: Minted in 1997 this limited edition solid silver medal is numbered 1434.
SKYLAB: The Skylab minicoin is a rather hard to come by item.
From the Paul Weitz collection this heavy 60mm diameter, Bronze medal was presented to the Astronaut on a visit to the USSR.
From the Paul Weitz collection comes this medal presented to the Astronaut at a time when he was visiting the USSR. It is a large 60mm medal and looks to be made of Pewter or some similar metal.
Soviet Museum Medal: Issued by the Association of Museums of Cosmonautics (AMCOS) between 1992 to 1994 for display in Russian Space Museums, this Russian medal (and the two immediately below) were not sold to the general public.
This particular medal features Von Braun and Korolev, the brains behind the American and Soviet space programs.

Soviet Museum Medal: A second of the three AMCOS medals I have (a fourth medal was also produced but as yet I don't have it), this medal commemorates the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin's Vostok 1 flight.
Soviet Museum Medal: My third AMCOS medal commemorates Neil Armstrong as the first man on the moon.
VOYAGER: With only 5000 examples minted, this limited edition Planetary Society medal is serialised as number 4429.
It was struck to commemorate Voyager 2's nearest approach of Neptune on 25-August-1989.

VIKING 1 MACO MEDAL: These two very limited edition Metallic Arts Co (MACO) bronze medals feature a map on their reverse side locating the Mars landing site of the respective Viking missions. Mintage 5000.
VIKING 2 MACO MEDAL: This is the matching pair to the Viking 1 MACO medal above. Both are in the large heavy bronze style typical of the Metallica Arts Co and both feature the matching serial numbers '042'. Mintage 5000.
HUBBLE: These are commemorative bronze and silver medals, issued for the launch of the Hubble space telescope on 24-April-1990. The silver is serialized and was limited to just 2,500 minted.
ISS: These limited edition serialised bronze and silver medals were released to commemorate the start of the first phase in constructing the International Space Station. The serialized silver was limited to just 2,500 minted.
Apollo 11 40 years: America Mint issued just 20,000 of these limited edition Apollo 11 40th anniversary silver medals. This one is still encased in its original plastic presentation with COA and cardboard distribution sleave.
This set of 13 Balfours medals were originally not available to the public and only given to NASA to present to their employees. They contain medals for selected Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions. This is a Pewter set but they are also available in Silver and Gold. Each medal features a unique front and back design, they are distiguishable small, stocky size with heavily raised reliefs, a style perfected by the Balfours company.

OTHER RARE AUTHENTICATED MEDALS
	SPUTNIK 1: This early Soviet propaganda table medal commemorates the launch of the first earth satellite, Sputnik on 04-October-1957. The front of the medal reads with inscription 'Glory to the soviet science'. Made of solid bronze, this 55mm medal weighs 137grams.
	LUNA 1: One of the earliest (some say the second) Soviet space table medals made, this 1959 medal was issued by Academy of Science of the USSR commemorating the flight of Luna 1. The front of the medal reads "In the Glory of Great Motherland! January 1959". On the back is depicted the pennant carried on board Luna 1 with the inscription from Tsiolkovskiy "In inauguaration of launch of first in the world space rocket". These rare medals were only presented to scientist and designers and were not available for public sale. At 65mm and made from solid bronze, this commemorative bronze medal in typical Soviet style.
	Apollo 8: Australia New Zealand Historical Medal Society Apollo 8 bronze in original pouch. There was only 500 minted of the bronzes and between 5-15 in silver for special presentations to those involved.
	Apollo 11: Australia New Zealand Historical Medal Society Apollo 11 Silver and Bronze. Again they only minted 500 bronzes for collectors and 10 in silver for presentations (both pictured here). It is inscribed "Here men from planet Earth first set foot upon the moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind." Followed by the crew and mission names.
	Apollo 16: "CONQUEST OF SPACE" MEDAL: Minted in 1997 this limited edition solid silver medal is numbered 1434.
	SKYLAB: The Skylab minicoin is a rather hard to come by item.
	From the Paul Weitz collection this heavy 60mm diameter, Bronze medal was presented to the Astronaut on a visit to the USSR.
	From the Paul Weitz collection comes this medal presented to the Astronaut at a time when he was visiting the USSR. It is a large 60mm medal and looks to be made of Pewter or some similar metal.
	Soviet Museum Medal: Issued by the Association of Museums of Cosmonautics (AMCOS) between 1992 to 1994 for display in Russian Space Museums, this Russian medal (and the two immediately below) were not sold to the general public. This particular medal features Von Braun and Korolev, the brains behind the American and Soviet space programs.
	Soviet Museum Medal: A second of the three AMCOS medals I have (a fourth medal was also produced but as yet I don't have it), this medal commemorates the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin's Vostok 1 flight.
	Soviet Museum Medal: My third AMCOS medal commemorates Neil Armstrong as the first man on the moon.
	VOYAGER: With only 5000 examples minted, this limited edition Planetary Society medal is serialised as number 4429. It was struck to commemorate Voyager 2's nearest approach of Neptune on 25-August-1989.
	VIKING 1 MACO MEDAL: These two very limited edition Metallic Arts Co (MACO) bronze medals feature a map on their reverse side locating the Mars landing site of the respective Viking missions. Mintage 5000.
	VIKING 2 MACO MEDAL: This is the matching pair to the Viking 1 MACO medal above. Both are in the large heavy bronze style typical of the Metallica Arts Co and both feature the matching serial numbers '042'. Mintage 5000.
	HUBBLE: These are commemorative bronze and silver medals, issued for the launch of the Hubble space telescope on 24-April-1990. The silver is serialized and was limited to just 2,500 minted.
	ISS: These limited edition serialised bronze and silver medals were released to commemorate the start of the first phase in constructing the International Space Station. The serialized silver was limited to just 2,500 minted.
	Apollo 11 40 years: America Mint issued just 20,000 of these limited edition Apollo 11 40th anniversary silver medals. This one is still encased in its original plastic presentation with COA and cardboard distribution sleave.
	This set of 13 Balfours medals were originally not available to the public and only given to NASA to present to their employees. They contain medals for selected Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions. This is a Pewter set but they are also available in Silver and Gold. Each medal features a unique front and back design, they are distiguishable small, stocky size with heavily raised reliefs, a style perfected by the Balfours company.

PHILATELIC NUMISMATIC COVERS
Two Fleetwood PNCs with sterling silver proof medal with information sheet commemorating Skylab missions.
Limited edition numbers 304 and 535 of 2500.

This is both the Soviet and American versions of the same Fleetwood philatelic numismatic cover both with their respective stamps and cancellations. The medal has a Soviet side and an American side which are both facing on their respective covers and looks very similar to a MACO medal but smaller in size to fit the envelope.
Both are limited editions, 617 of 1500 on the Soviet cover and 48 of 4600 on the Americans one and both contain the same sterling silver proof medal commemorating the Apollo Soyuz joint mission. Not pictured is a second copy of the Apollo Soyuz information booklet as in the Fleetwood presentation below.

Special commemorative "Partners in Space" philatelic numismatic presentation with limited edition sterling silver proof medal commemorating the Apollo Soyuz joint mission.
This is a limited edition (32 of 2000) silver proof medal issued to commemorate the Pioneer 10 and Mariner 10 missions. It features both mission stamps and is on a special Fleetwood cachet.
1977 20 years of Soviet space achievements: Limited edition first day cover presentation set featuring artwork from Alexi Leonov. The presentation folder includes information pages, table of contents and each of the six cover has its own COA.
1977 20 years of the space age: Limited to 1400, this PNC was distributed in a Fleetwood folder. It features two Soviet stamps, Soviet cancellation and a silver medal of Soviet design with writing in both English and Russian.
1991 30th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's Vostok 1 flight. This presentation features both the 30th anniversary Gagarin medal and both the miniature sheet and individual stamp set issued to commemorate this event. Further details of the medal can be found on the Soviet manned flight medals page.
STS-1 - Here we have three limited edition PNCs in presentation wallets, with either a solid silver, 24k gold plated silver or 10k solid gold medal.
NASA 25 YEARS: Limited edition fleetwood presentation (number 1239) with a commemorative gold medal and featuring the specially issued $9.35 stamp which was the highest denomination to date (1983).
These are limited edition Australian mint medal sets in first day covers commemorating Halleys comet. They are canceled at Parks post (Parks observatory South Australia) on 11-April-1986 when the comet was at its closest to Earth. Made from 24 karat gold on bronze medals, production was limited to just 10,000 sets.
2009 Alan Bean autographed first day cover issued in the Isle of White to celebrate 40 years since the Apollo 11 moon landing was limited to just 750. It features the Isle of Man stamp release.

PHILATELIC NUMISMATIC COVERS
	Two Fleetwood PNCs with sterling silver proof medal with information sheet commemorating Skylab missions. Limited edition numbers 304 and 535 of 2500.
	This is both the Soviet and American versions of the same Fleetwood philatelic numismatic cover both with their respective stamps and cancellations. The medal has a Soviet side and an American side which are both facing on their respective covers and looks very similar to a MACO medal but smaller in size to fit the envelope. Both are limited editions, 617 of 1500 on the Soviet cover and 48 of 4600 on the Americans one and both contain the same sterling silver proof medal commemorating the Apollo Soyuz joint mission. Not pictured is a second copy of the Apollo Soyuz information booklet as in the Fleetwood presentation below.
	Special commemorative "Partners in Space" philatelic numismatic presentation with limited edition sterling silver proof medal commemorating the Apollo Soyuz joint mission.
	This is a limited edition (32 of 2000) silver proof medal issued to commemorate the Pioneer 10 and Mariner 10 missions. It features both mission stamps and is on a special Fleetwood cachet.
	1977 20 years of Soviet space achievements: Limited edition first day cover presentation set featuring artwork from Alexi Leonov. The presentation folder includes information pages, table of contents and each of the six cover has its own COA.
	1977 20 years of the space age: Limited to 1400, this PNC was distributed in a Fleetwood folder. It features two Soviet stamps, Soviet cancellation and a silver medal of Soviet design with writing in both English and Russian.
	1991 30th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's Vostok 1 flight. This presentation features both the 30th anniversary Gagarin medal and both the miniature sheet and individual stamp set issued to commemorate this event. Further details of the medal can be found on the Soviet manned flight medals page.
	STS-1 - Here we have three limited edition PNCs in presentation wallets, with either a solid silver, 24k gold plated silver or 10k solid gold medal.
	NASA 25 YEARS: Limited edition fleetwood presentation (number 1239) with a commemorative gold medal and featuring the specially issued $9.35 stamp which was the highest denomination to date (1983).
	These are limited edition Australian mint medal sets in first day covers commemorating Halleys comet. They are canceled at Parks post (Parks observatory South Australia) on 11-April-1986 when the comet was at its closest to Earth. Made from 24 karat gold on bronze medals, production was limited to just 10,000 sets.
	2009 Alan Bean autographed first day cover issued in the Isle of White to celebrate 40 years since the Apollo 11 moon landing was limited to just 750. It features the Isle of Man stamp release.

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