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Auction archive: Lot number 210

COLLINS' FLOWN CREW-SIGNED APOLLO 11 EMBLEM. A RARE FLOWN ARMSTRONG-SIGNED MISSION ARTIFACT.

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$62,500
Auction archive: Lot number 210

COLLINS' FLOWN CREW-SIGNED APOLLO 11 EMBLEM. A RARE FLOWN ARMSTRONG-SIGNED MISSION ARTIFACT.

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$62,500
Beschreibung:

Flown Apollo 11 crew mission emblem, 3½ inches in diameter, printed on Beta cloth, 6 inches square. Flown on Apollo 11 and into lunar orbit. SIGNED by the Apollo 11 crew: NEIL ARMSTRONG, MICHAEL COLLINS and BUZZ ALDRIN. Additionally inscribed by Collins above the emblem: "Carried to the moon aboard Apollo XI, July 1969." This is the emblem that was worn on all the Apollo 11 crew members' space suits — an eagle flying above the surface of the moon carrying an olive branch. With MICHAEL COLLINS' manuscript provenance note reading: "I certify that the enclosed crew-signed Beta cloth patch was flown to the moon aboard Apollo XI in July 1969, and has been in my possession ever since. Michael Collins CMP. February 15, 2014."

Auction archive: Lot number 210
Auction:
Datum:
8 Apr 2014
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Flown Apollo 11 crew mission emblem, 3½ inches in diameter, printed on Beta cloth, 6 inches square. Flown on Apollo 11 and into lunar orbit. SIGNED by the Apollo 11 crew: NEIL ARMSTRONG, MICHAEL COLLINS and BUZZ ALDRIN. Additionally inscribed by Collins above the emblem: "Carried to the moon aboard Apollo XI, July 1969." This is the emblem that was worn on all the Apollo 11 crew members' space suits — an eagle flying above the surface of the moon carrying an olive branch. With MICHAEL COLLINS' manuscript provenance note reading: "I certify that the enclosed crew-signed Beta cloth patch was flown to the moon aboard Apollo XI in July 1969, and has been in my possession ever since. Michael Collins CMP. February 15, 2014."

Auction archive: Lot number 210
Auction:
Datum:
8 Apr 2014
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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