LOS ANGELES- May 30th, 2017– Profiles in History is proud to announce, the definitive
collection of Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers spaceship filming miniatures, 23 space ships in total, are going up for auction during their three day Hollywood Auction 89 in Los Angeles.
This collection of 23 spaceships was assembled over a 25-year period by one Boston-based collector, Gary Cannavo. These are the spaceships that played an integral role in propelling audiences to far away lands and exciting adventures. These spaceships were designed and built by the creators who did the miniatures for Star Wars. This collections represent the last of the state of the art technology for miniatures before Hollywood switched to CGI.
It is the owners desire that the collection stay in tact, 
with the hope that they will be exhibited and enjoyed in a museum environment, so all 23 spaceships are being sold as a single lot. They are estimated to sell for $1,500,000 – $2,000,000.
Highlights from the collection include the screen used heart and soul of the Battlestar Galactica rag-tag fleet, the Galactica, picture at top, and the screen used, Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper, pictured above on the right. From Buck Rogers, Buck’s screen used Star Fighter, pictured below on the left and Buck’s screen used Ranger 3, pictured below on the right.
Founded in 1985 by Joseph Maddalena, Profiles in History is the world’s largest auctioneer & dealer of original Hollywood Memorabilia, historical autographs, letters, documents, vintage signed photographs and manuscripts. Born into a family of antiques dealers in Rhode Island, Joseph “Joe” Maddalena learned early on how to turn his passion of collecting historical autographs into a career. Upon graduation from Pepperdine, Joe pursued his passion to become a full-time dealer of historical documents, and opened his first office in 1985. Profiles in History has held some of the most prestigious and successful auctions of Hollywood memorabilia and own virtually every Guinness Book record for prices of original screen-used memorabilia. Highlights from their previous auctions include the “Cowardly Lion” costume from The Wizard of Oz ($805,000);
Steve McQueen’s “Michael Delaney” racing suit from Le Mans ($960,000); From the history-making Debbie Reynolds Auction in June 2011, Profiles in History sold the Marilyn Monroe “Subway” Dress from The Seven Year Itch for $5.52M and the Audrey Hepburn Ascot Dress from My Fair Lady for $4.44M. In February 2012, Profiles in History arranged the sale of a pair of Judy Garland screen-used Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. In addition, Joe Maddalena was the star of Hollywood Treasure, which aired on Syfy. Hollywood Treasure took viewers into the fascinating world of showbiz and pop culture memorabilia.
