Gazette Drouot logo print
Lot n° 277

Apollo 11 Astronauts Beta Cloth : rectangle of...

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Apollo 11 Astronauts Beta Cloth : rectangle of beta cloth with Apollo 11 Mission logo, dedicated by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michel Collins on the transparent part of its original envelope sealed : "Roma Chemical" -- Division, size 30 x 23 cm. - Envelope taken on board Apollo 11 during the mission (as specified by the handwritten mention) in a 40 X 30 cm frame. This lot has never been on the moon, as far as its purchase is concerned it was bought from an American collector several years ago with other Apollo documents. This lot was not taken aboard the LEM "Eagle" but simply aboard Apollo 11 (Colombia capsule) like other objects such as American flags, envelopes and Apollo XI postcards.