Neil Armstrong Family Collection Owned Photo Signed COA CAG Flip Wilson Apollo

Description

This listing is for an 8x10" photograph from the personal collection of Neil Armstrong (and possibly annotated by Armstrong himself). This photo was taken at the "Apollo 11 Extravaganza" in August 1969, just days after the astronauts left their lunar quarantine. This particular photo shows Flip Wilson during his comedy performance at the event.
When I bought this photo, it came as part of a set. When I received them, I found that all of them had been hand-annotated on the back in pencil. To me, the handwriting looks identical to Neil's, so I sent scans of the items to Steve Zarelli, the world's foremost space autograph authenticator. Steve said that the similarities were strong enough to make it a possibility, but I couldn't get a definite confirmation with such limited writing. A few letters/numbers weren't enough to be certain. So unfortunately, getting the handwriting positively matched is not going to be possible. It will likely fail autograph authentication, simply because there's not enough to judge. However, I've included a few comparison photos here to display the similarities. The "W", "S", "2", and "8" examples in particular are very distinctive. The photo for sale here has the "S-14-6" notation.
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his item was obtained directly from Neil's sons. When Neil died in 2012, most of his collection was given to Janet, his first wife. And then when Janet died in 2018, the collection was passed down to their sons, who decided to auction it off the following year. To maintain authenticity, they had each item encapsulated in a tamper-proof case and authenticated by CAG. The only way to open the case is to break it, so you can be certain that the item inside is genuine. In addition, the winner will receive the original Certificate of Authenticity with a matching serial number, which has been hand-signed by Neil's sons. The case arrived with some minor scratches from being handled in the auction house, but it's still in new condition otherwise
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