Neil Armstrong (1930-2012): Examples of his Autographs

A terrible loss of a great American.

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Permalink Reply by Ted Leong on September 13, 2012 at 5:20pm

Michael,

you're welcome. Good luck in finding an Armstrong.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on September 13, 2012 at 7:59pm

Bear in mind it's on a postcard, it going to be more compressed than a signed photo.

The very slight stutter coming out of the elbow of the paraph is not a concern IMO as long as everything else looks fluid and fast. ... I've seen that many times on good autographs.

If this is a fake, it is a masterful,really really good fake. If the was the case, why would the forger be signing postcards instead of signing 8x10s and making 5 times as much?

I would be very surprised if this was not authentic.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Gaborek on September 13, 2012 at 8:03pm

Thank you, Mr. Zipper, I appreciate the insight. Your avatar cracks me up. What was the partner's name....Chumley?? Those were the days when cartoons were cool.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on September 13, 2012 at 8:15pm

I love the Tennessee Tuxedo and Chumley cartoons. Fractured Fairy Tales, etc. I try to get my kids to watch this rather than the junky cartoons they make today.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on September 16, 2012 at 4:41pm

Wow. $7,000 for a Apollo 11 signed postal cover. For a cover that is not an insurance cover, a truly amazing result.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apollo-11-crew-signed-FDC-Neil-Armstrong-Bu...

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Permalink Reply by Brick Hunter on September 16, 2012 at 6:59pm

What was that worth a month ago?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on September 16, 2012 at 8:02pm

Around $3,500 give or take in my estimation.

RR has some killer pieces in their fall space auction. It will be very interesting.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Dattilo on September 18, 2012 at 5:27am

Any thoughts on these signatures?

Thanks, Joe D.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on September 18, 2012 at 6:54am

The Aldrin and Collins are Autopen signatures.

The Armstrong appears to be an Autopen that went wild. It doesn't exactly match a pattern, but I suspect the envelope moved while being signed by the machine creating a distorted version of the Autopen signature.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on September 19, 2012 at 5:22am

The Armstrong fakes seem to have slowed down, but not stopped by any means. In my opinion, this signed postal cover is not a master forgery, but more deceptive than most of the junk we've seen listed.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Signed-Apollo-11-Astronauts-envelope-space-...