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Rocket Scientist Wernher von Braun's Notes Boosted by Paul Allen

3 min read  ·  13 Sep 2024

ARCHIVE OF SCIENTIFIC DRAWINGS, SCHEMATICS, AND CALCULATIONS. Image courtesy of Christie's Online

ARCHIVE OF SCIENTIFIC DRAWINGS, SCHEMATICS, AND CALCULATIONS. Image courtesy of Christie's Online

Rocket scientist Von Braun, Wernher's technical drawing (Undated) sold for $189,000, more than 12 times the low estimate at Christie's Online on September 12. The on Keuffel & Esser graph paper work has been traded once in the past.

The sale beat the previous auction record for a drawing by the Nazi scientist who went on to work on the US space program by $129,000, a 200% rise.

"what Is An Optimum Program?", 1960. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

"what Is An Optimum Program?", 1960. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

The previous record was set by "what Is An Optimum Program?", 1960 (1960), which sold for $60,000 at Sotheby's on November 29, 2018.

Sale DateTitlePriceRecord IncreaseVenueCity
2024-09-12ARCHIVE OF SCIENTIFIC DRAWINGS, SCHEMATICS, AND CALCULATIONS$189,000215 %Christie's Online-
2018-11-29"what Is An Optimum Program?", 1960$60,000-Sotheby'sNew York