Lot 910
Apollo 11: Collection of 15 Signed Covers totaling 50 Names of Crew Members Involved in Recovery and Transport, 16 Patches, 7 Covers. Impressive commemoratives of the Apollo 11 moon landing: 1.) A comprehensive collection of crew signatures involved with the Apollo 11 Recovery. 15 Signed covers, some with up to ten names, are signed by crew members involved in the Splashdown Recovery, the Navy Recovery Force, the Frogmen, the Flight Crew for President Nixon to and from the USS Hornet, the Aircrew from Hawaii to Houston Ellington Field, and the crew of Hawaii Rescue Team #1 and Hawaii Rescue Team #2. 2.) 15 Apollo 11 mission patches: 11 are the four inch patch (with one being the scarce blue border variant) and one 3 inch patch. Also there are three "First Lunar Landing Of Mankind, 1969" four-inch commemorative patches and one NASA patch 3.) Seven unsigned covers, most postmarked with important dates in July, 1969 during the course of the Apollo 11 Mission. All items in this collection in excellent condition. Estimated Value $400 - UP
From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes.
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