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Neil Armstrong Autograph Study from Zarelli Space Authentication

As some of you know, my name is Steve Zarelli and I am an astronaut , cosmonaut and aviation autograph authenticator for RR Auction, JSA, SGC as well as dealers and collectors worldwide. I have been studying Neil Armstrong autographs for over 15 years, and every week I examine multiple Neil Armstrong autographs for one or more of my clients.

I have published a Neil Armstrong Autograph study at my web site, www.ZarelliSpaceAuthentication.com.

My Neil Armstrong study shows multiple exemplars over time and demonstrates how his signature evolved from pre-NASA through when he stopped signing in the 90s. I also have proxy/secretarial examples as well as an overview of some forgery styles from over the years... some quite recent from active forgers.

Stay tuned because I plan on adding additional studies including Gus Grissom, Ed White and maybe more.

Please check out the study when you get a chance and hopefully you find it informative.

Steve Zarelli
Zarelli Space Authentication

Tags: Armstrong, Astronauts, Neil

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Comment by Jeffects on October 26, 2013 at 3:01pm: I have seen some checks similar to #1 though.

Comment by Steve Zarelli on October 26, 2013 at 3:22pm: Perhaps I should have been more detailed when I mentioned documents. There is no hard and fast rule, but generally, if someone wrote to him as Neil Armstrong the astronaut, he would reply with the stylistic abbreviated signature. You see it on NASA letters, photos etc. He used the full script autograph for documents more related to his personal business affairs. You see it on checks, receipts and business documents.

The images you provided are quite small, but I would assume those are TLSs related to NASA affairs and not his personal business.

Comment by Steve Zarelli on October 27, 2013 at 5:29am: Jeffects (Jeff Clark) posted a long and rambling rant against apparently everyone. It had nothing to do with the subject of this blog and referred to old matters with other authenticators and dealers of which I have no knowledge. It had no place here and has been removed.

Comment by CJCollector on October 27, 2013 at 3:10pm: Awesome information, Mr. Zipper.

When it comes to Space autographs, no one is better.

Comment by Jay on January 11, 2014 at 4:33am: Heres a pic of my Neil I just picked up from a trade.

Comment by Vinod Kumar on July 13, 2015 at 8:56am: Hi Steve! Greetings from Johannesburg, South Africa! I am a former local employee retired consular assistant, having worked at the US consulate in Johannesburg for over 40 years. During the course of my long career I was lucky to meet many famous persons and have hundreds of items as memorablia. Among my collection are several philatelic, FDC, coins, and of course autographs of space travel, and most importantly, autograph of Neil Armstrong. While I have no doubt of their authenticity, I would like to share these here later, as soon as I get organized. I hope you will also shed more light on my collection.

Comment by Steve Zarelli on July 13, 2015 at 9:15am: Hi and welcome Vinrod!

Comment by Richard Booth on February 29, 2016 at 6:29am: Thank you to Steve for your valuable help on a recent Neil Armstrong signed photo! Very much appreciated!