CREW-SIGNED LUNAR LANDING POSTAL COVER.
LIFE INSURANCE FOR THE APOLLO 11 FAMILIES.
Apollo 11 Life Insurance Cover measuring approximately 4 x 6 inches, with a cachet featuring two astronauts exploring the lunar surface. Postmarked at Houston, Texas on the date of the Apollo 11 lunar landing and moon walk, July 20, 1969. Numbered on the verso by Aldrin with his identifier "BA21." The envelope is displayed between paragraphs of a Typed Signed Letter by BUZZ ALDRIN.
SIGNED by NEIL ARMSTRONG, MICHAEL COLLINS, and BUZZ ALDRIN prior to their Apollo 11 flight.
With BUZZ ALDRIN'S provenance letter describing the history of this cover ("....The cover displayed above has been in my private collection since 1969 and has the identifier of BA21 written on the reverse side....").
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 8,000
£4,000 - 5,300
4,600 - 6,200
Category:
Space
/
Space History
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