posted 02-12-2008 04:35 PM
I am looking for a little info on this framed Wernher von Braun display. First off is it a real/fake/autopen autograph and any idea of a value? Thanks for any info!
mjanovec Member
Posts: 3811 From: Midwest, USA Registered: Jul 2005
posted 02-12-2008 05:22 PM
Sadly, the signature appears to match his autopen pattern.
Ken Havekotte Member
Posts: 2914 From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard Registered: Mar 2001
posted 02-12-2008 07:49 PM
Yes, this was von Braun's primary autopen pattern throughout his NASA career; both at Marshall and NASA HQS. His long-time personal secretary while WvB was director of MSFC, Bonnie Holmes, did write similar letters to autograph seekers all throughout the 1960-70s. While many did contain genuine autographs of the famed rocket pioneer leader, unfortunately others like this, were indeed autopens.