This one combines two of my interests: auctions and photography.
More accurately, it was the first Hasselblad camera in space. The camera was used on the Mercury-Atlas 8 and Mercury-Atlas 9 missions. It was recently sold at an auction ran by RR Auctions for $275,000.
The auction company verified the identity of the camera from first hand account from the astronauts and by comparing wear on the camera to wear visible in 1963 pictures of the camera after the flights returned to earth.
View the ePhotozine, Amateur Photography or PetaPixel articles on the sale for more information.
(Articles include photos for those interested. I haven't asked for permission to reuse. The auction company had a page with a huge amount of information on the camera. There's is no guarantee the page will be available in the future.)
Those articles list the price at $281,250 instead of the $275,000 listed on the auction page. The difference may be due to auction fees in addition to the actual price.
As a side note, this isn't the first camera in space. There were missions that sent cameras into space using missiles. Those cameras didn't produce the type of images produced by the Hasselblad used by an actual person.
The Hasselblad is an important part of space history due to some of the iconic images taken using it.
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