Very desirable ballpoint signature and inscription, "To Chris—Best of Luck—Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11,” on the reverse of an off-white 3.5 x 2 business card belonging to J. Ronald Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Army. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient, Elswick Newport, a retired colonel in the United States Army, in part: "During my tour at the Pentagon, a meeting was scheduled to review the status of the contract for the Army's new advanced attack helicopter. Dr. J. Ronald Fox…and I represented the Army and Neil Armstrong represented NASA for the conference. A small twin jet utilized for such flights by the Air Force was booked and departed for Los Angeles on schedule. As a juvenile Science Fiction fan (Astounding Stories, etc.), I had always been in awe of Neil Armstrong and his accomplishments. I knew that my two sons, Christopher and Curt felt the same, so I asked for his autograph. The only paper available was Dr. Fox's business cards so, they were utilized." Accompanied by a metal business card holder with engraved Department of the Army seal, and a copy of an e-mail chain between Fox and Newport's son Curt, with the former corroborating the Armstrong provenance story. An author and pioneer of deep-sea underwater piloting, Curt Newport was the expedition leader who recovered the Liberty Bell 7 thirty-eight years after its sinking into the Atlantic Ocean; funded by the Discovery Channel, the salvage occurred on July 20, 1999, the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
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