Alan Bean’s Apollo 12 tie clip flown to the lunar surface aboard the LM Intrepid, measuring 1.75 x .5, engraved “Apollo XII” with a small affixed lunar module. In fine condition. From the personal collection of Alan Bean. Accompanied by a lengthy handwritten and flight-certified letter of provenance from Bean, in full: “I hereby certify that the accompanying metal lunar module that is now attached to the tie bar engraved Apollo XII traveled to the lunar surface of the Ocean of Storms with me and Pete Conrad aboard our lunar module ‘Intrepid.’ It remained on the moon some 33 hours while Pete and I performed two moonwalks. We then lifted off to rejoin Dick Gordon in our command module, ‘Yankee Clipper,’ orbiting above. This tie bar has remained in my collection since I returned to planet Earth in November of 1969.” An attractive lunar surface-landed accessory.
