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Apollo 11 present an oversized lunar photo to the Neil Armstrong Middle School
Iconic golor glossy 10.75 x 13.75 photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar
surface, with photographer Neil Armstrong visible in Aldrin¹s visor, signed
and inscribed in black felt tip ³To the students and faculty of the Neil
Armstrong Middle School with sincere appreciation and best wishes from
Apollo 11,² and signed in the lower border in black felt tip, ³Neil
Armstrong,² and ³Buzz Aldrin.² Michael Collins(in drk black) has added his more recent signature below the original
period signature which was beleiveied to be a secraterial signature of Collins done by Buzz at the time of presentation.
Inscription and all three period signatures fairly light, but still legible, with
Armstrong¹s being the lightest of the three,Collins recent signature dark and bold, uniform moderate crazing to
image, vertical crease touching beginning of the Collin¹s signature, small
bumps to all four corners of mount, as well as some scattered creases to
mount, otherwise very good condition. Throughout the US, there are over a
dozen schools named in honor of Armstrong. Oversized portraits signed by
Apollo 11 crew members are highly sought after by collectors.