Apollo 11 Crew-Signed Collection
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Apollo 11: Deluxe Framed Presentation including a Flown American Flag, a Crew-Signed Insurance Cover, a Crew White Spacesuit NASA Color Photo, and a Crew Patch by Texas Embroidery, all Directly From The Armstrong Family Collection™ and CAG Certified. An awesome display piece bearing the following important collectibles:
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Apollo 11 Flown American Flag. A 6.25" x 4" silk U.S. flag with red cotton border stitching that was carried to the moon and back aboard the Apollo Command Module Columbia, July 16-24, 1969. Mission-flown U.S. flags are always in demand by Space collectors but this one, preserved by the first man to step on the moon, is a significant relic of an historic event that a collector of any specialty would treasure. Light creasing, excellent. Sealed in a numbered archival sleeve, CAG 1001405-009.
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Apollo 11 Crew-Signed "Type One" Insurance Cover. A philatelic cover with the "Apollo 8" 6¢ stamp (Scott #1371) affixed, machine canceled at Houston, Texas, on July 20, 1969, (excellent contrast) the day Apollo 11 landed on the moon. The color cachet features the text: "NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club/ Official Commemorative Cover/ First Manned Lunar Exploration" above a colorful moon scene. It is boldly signed to the right in felt tip: "Neil Armstrong", "Michael Collins", and "Buzz Aldrin". A perfect display piece with the crew's signatures. Apollo 11 was the first flight in which insurance covers were utilized. Excellent. Sealed in a numbered archival sleeve, CAG 1000608-006.
Crew White Spacesuit NASA Color Photo. A 10" x 8" NASA litho print, the famous pose. Excellent. Sealed in a numbered archival sleeve, CAG 1000289-019.
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Apollo 11 Texas Art Embroidery Crew Patch of the Type Worn on Bio-Garments in Quarantine. A very desirable 4" diameter merrowed edge embroidered patch as was issued only to NASA and the crew, the highest quality of all the Apollo 11 patch variations. Excellent. Sealed in a numbered archival sleeve, CAG 1002083-005.
Professionally and archivally matted and framed to an overall 24" x 20.5", ready for your home or office wall. This lot will include a Statement of Provenance signed by Neil Armstrong's sons, Rick and Mark.
