Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Lot #418
Buzz Aldrin

"Flown to the moon-Apollo XI"—from the Buzz Aldrin personal collection

This lot has closed

Estimate: $8000+
Sell a Similar Item?
Refer Collections and Get Paid
Share:  

Description

"Flown to the moon-Apollo XI"—from the Buzz Aldrin personal collection

Buzz Aldrin’s flown 6.5 x 6.5 swatch of Beta cloth featuring the Apollo 11 insignia carried to the moon during the first lunar-landing mission, signed and flight-certified in black ink, "Flown to the moon-Apollo XI, Buzz Aldrin.” Matted with a typed letter of provenance signed by Aldrin, dated July 1999, in part: "This Apollo 11 beta cloth emblem flew to the Moon during July 16 to 24, 1969 on the Apollo 11 mission. The emblem was carried in the command module Columbia. The lunar module Eagle made the first lunar landing on July 20, 1969. The beta cloth has been in my private collection since 1969.” Archivally framed to an overall size of 13.75 x 19.5. In very fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #597 - Ended December 09, 2020





This item is Pre-Certified by STEVE ZARELLI
Buy a third-party letter of authenticity for $35.00

*This item has been pre-certified by a trusted third-party authentication service, and by placing a bid on this item, you agree to accept the opinion of this authentication service. If you wish to have an opinion rendered by a different authenticator of your choosing, you must do so prior to your placing of any bid. RR Auction is not responsible for differing opinions submitted 30 days after the date of the sale.