Lot 95
  • 95

COLLINS' FLOWN CREW-SIGNED APOLLO 11 EMBLEM

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • ONE OF THE VERY FEW FLOWN NEIL ARMSTRONG SIGNED MISSION ARTIFACTS
  • beta-cloth
FLOWN Apollo 11 crew emblem 3½ inches in diameter printed on 6 by 6 inch swatch of white Beta-cloth depicting an eagle flying over the surface of the moon, claws gripping an olive branch. Emblems of this type were worn on all of the Apollo 11 astronauts' space suits.

Condition

Emblem printed on Beta-cloth swatch inscribed in pen. Loose strands present on all sides, not affecting inscription or image.
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Catalogue Note

SIGNED by the Apollo 11 crew: "NEIL ARMSTRONG", "BUZZ ALDRIN", "MICHAEL COLLINS" and additionally INSCRIBED above emblem by Collins: "CARRIED TO THE MOON ABOARD APOLLO XI, JULY 1969."

With Michael Collins' manuscript provenance note, printed on his personal letterhead, which reads: "I hereby certify that the accompanying crew signed Apollo XI Beta cloth patch was carried by me to the moon in July 1969, and has been in my personal possession ever since. MICHAEL COLLINS. Apollo XI CMP".