{"id":7011,"date":"2014-03-20T06:24:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T06:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7011"},"modified":"2014-03-20T06:24:23","modified_gmt":"2014-03-20T06:24:23","slug":"several-space-auctions-coming-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7011","title":{"rendered":"Several space auctions coming up"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve recently pointed to two auctions coming up of space memorabilia\/collectibles (see posts here<\/a> and here<\/a>). Robert Pearlman finds seven in the next three months:\u00a0Spring space sales: Space history artifacts and astronaut mementos up for auction – collectSPACE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See also the collectSPACE – space history, memorabilia and artifacts event calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It appears like the interest in such items is increasing. I’ve long thought that many baby boomers who grew up in the post-Sputnik “Space Age” of the 1960s would become nostalgic for those days and start \u00a0collecting space memorabilia as a hobby in their retirement. Can’t prove this is actually happening but it’s a good a theory as any!<\/p>\n

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See also the\u00a0Spacefest VI<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(a HobbySpace advertiser)\u00a0<\/span>in Pasadena, California May 8-11, 2014. There will be a memorabilia auction and also an exhibit hall with space memorabilia and collectibles as well as space art.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve recently pointed to two auctions coming up of space memorabilia\/collectibles (see posts here and here). Robert Pearlman finds seven in the next three months:\u00a0Spring space sales: Space history artifacts and astronaut mementos up for auction – collectSPACE. See also the collectSPACE – space history, memorabilia and artifacts event calendar. It appears like the interest … Continue reading Several space auctions coming up<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,30,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-space-collecting","category-space-participation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1P5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4500,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4500","url_meta":{"origin":7011,"position":0},"title":"Richard Garriott auctioning space memorabilia","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Richard Garriott is auctioning off a lot of personal items including many space related ones : Richard Garriott, second-generation space traveler, auctions historic rocket model - collectSPACE. 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