On November 9, 2024, an iconic piece of Star Trek history - the "hero" or working Type II Pistol Phaser prop which had been used for close-up photography in such memorable TOS episodes as "Court Martial" and "The Gamesters of Triskelion" and had been extensively pictured in the famous 1968 behind-the-scenes reference book "The Making of Star Trek" - sold at Julien's Bid Long & Prosper auction for a record shattering $910,000 (based on a hammer price of $700,000 plus a 30% buyers premium); making this phaser the most expensive piece of Star Trek memorabilia ever sold at auction.  ..read more

   On Saturday, November 9th, the historic Julien's Star Trek Bid Long & Prosper Auction concluded in a live online bidding session at the Julien's ( https://bid.juliensauctions.com/  ) auction site; and, in doing so, spectacularly shattered the existing record book on the most expensive Star Trek memorabilia to ever sell at auction.    Prior to this date, the most expensive Star Trek artifact at auction was the William Shatner Original Series Phaser Rifle from the second pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before", which sold for $615,000 on November 11 ..read more

Presented below is the complete set of final prices realized for the 289 lots of Star Trek memorabilia that were offered in the Prop Store August 15 - 18, 2024 Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, which featured a total of 118 lots of Star Trek screen used items and production artifacts from the personal collection of the legendary Scenic Artists / Graphic Designers Michael and Denise Okuda.  This memorable auction concluded yesterday afternoon in a live online bidding session at the Prop Store (https://propstoreauction.com) auction site.  The most expensive Star Trek related it ..read more

Presented below is the complete auction description and accompanying photos for an exceptionally rare Star Trek: The Original Series screen matched Tricorder prop that was used by Leonard Nimoy as Spock in the memorable 3rd season episode "Day of the Dove" (original airdate: Nov. 1, 1968), which featured Michael Ansara in an outstanding performance as the Klingon Commander Kang.  This iconic piece of Star Trek history shall be offered to the highest bidder as Lot # 356 in the upcoming Propstore Auctions August 15 - 18, 2024 Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction taking place in Los Angel ..read more

Presented below is the complete set of final prices realized for the 38 lots of Star Trek memorabilia that sold in Heritage's Hollywood/Entertainment memorabilia auction which concluded Friday afternoon in a live online bidding session at the HeritageLive! (www.HA.com/Live) auction site. The most expensive Star Trek related item in the sale was Lot # 89291, the Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Final Movie Poster Artwork by Bob Peak, which realized a final price of $106,250 (including the 25% buyers premium).  Lot # 89324, the Greg Jein-built Hero USS Excelsior filming miniature from the Sta ..read more

A rare prop musical instrument from the production of TOS, Mr. Spock's famous Vulcan Lute, sometimes also referred to as a Harp or Lyre, which was screen used by Leonard Nimoy in several episodes of the series, recently sold as Lot #89143 in last fall's Heritage Auctions October 14-15, 2023 Greg Jein Collection Auction for a final price of $40,000 (including a 25% buyers premium) on a high bid of $32,000.   Presented below is the complete Heritage auction catalog description, along with its accompanying photos and several closeup views that further highlight the construction details ..read more

  A rare William Shatner screen used prop from Star Trek: The Original Series, this highly memorable Zenite Mining Gas Mask from the 3rd Season episode "The Cloud Minders" (first airdate: February 28, 1969) - which would protect the wearer from the deleterious effects on mental function caused by exposure to the dangerous gas emanating from unrefined zenite - was recently sold as Lot #89215 in last fall's Heritage Auctions October 14-15, 2023 Greg Jein Collection Auction.   Presented below is the complete Heritage auction catalog description, with accompanying photos, for this except ..read more

An extraordinary piece of Star Trek history, the 44" long filming miniature of the DY-100 Class sleeper ship SS Botany Bay that was seen in the fan favorite 1st Season TOS episode "Space Seed" (Original Airdate: February 16, 1967) sold as Lot #89160 in last fall's Heritage Auctions October 14-15, 2023 Greg Jein Collection Auction for a final price of $200,000 (including a 25% buyers premium) on a high bid of $160,000.   "Space Seed", the 22nd broadcast episode of The Original Series, featured Ricardo Montalban in an exceptional performance as the iconic, genetically-altered superhum ..read more

The single most expensive piece of Star Trek memorabilia that sold in last fall's Heritage Auctions October 14-15, 2023 Greg Jein Collection Auction was Lot #89150, the 22" long TOS Galileo Shuttlecraft filming miniature, which witnessed a final price of $225,000 (including a 25% buyers premium) on a high bid of $180,000.   Presented below is the complete Heritage auction catalog description, with accompanying photos, for this iconic piece of Star Trek history, as well as several images of the Galileo model on display at The Greg Jein Collection Auction Exhibit that was set up at th ..read more

An iconic piece of Star Trek history, the screen used Captain's Chair from Seasons 2 through 7 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, was recently listed as Lot # 346 in the Propstore March 12 - 14, 2024 Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction with an estimated price range of $50,000 - $100,000 prior to it being a last minute withdrawal from the sale in order to return it to the CBS Studios Star Trek Archive.  This extraordinary set fixture had not been publicly seen in 30 years, after reportedly going missing from the bridge set following the completion of filming of the TNG series finale "A ..read more