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Apollo 11 Flown Crew-Signed "Type One" Quarantine Cover, Hand-numbered C-41 and Certified by Michael Collins, Directly from Hi...
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Flown to the moon then held in quarantine with the crew
Apollo 11 Flown Crew-Signed "Type One" Quarantine Cover,
Hand-numbered C-41 and Certified by Michael Collins, Directly from
His Personal Collection, CAG Certified and Encapsulated. A
color-cacheted "NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club Official
Commemorative Cover of the First Manned Lunar Exploration" signed
in blue inks: "Neil Armstrong", "Michael Collins",
and "Buzz Aldrin" to the right of the cachet. This cover
flew to the moon on one of mankind's greatest adventures, the first
manned lunar landing mission. Affixed to the cover is a 6¢ "Flag"
stamp with an August 11, 1969, cancellation at Webster, Texas.
Stamped beneath the cancellation is the text: "Delayed In
Quarantine At/ Lunar Receiving Laboratory/ M.S.C. - Houston,
Texas". Apollo 11 splashed down on earth on July 24 at which point,
the equipment, and astronauts from the spacecraft were quarantined.
As soon as this cover was released, it was taken to the nearest
post office for cancellation. This is the ultimate for any
collector of space philately. Excellent. CAG 3000054-007.Space historian Howard Weinberger has done extensive research on these Apollo 11 flown covers and comments on their collectibility: "...the flown covers really do exemplify the ideal rarity because they incorporate all of the desired elements: the commemorative aspect, the flown status, the quarantine time, the crew signatures and the scarcity of only 214 having existed."
Auction Info
2022 December 15 - 16 Space Exploration Signature® Auction #6262 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
December, 2022
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