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Topic: Surveyor 1 booklet signed by Ted Gautschi
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BarryWass New Member Posts: 8 From: Katy, TX Registered: Mar 2017
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posted 03-30-2017 01:27 PM
I'm not quite really sure what I have. It's a Surveyor 1 booklet. Green cover with black plastic spiral binding. Filled with flow charts and fold out pages. It was given to my father by Ted Gautschi, the mission operations system manager for Surveyor 1. The cover is signed by Ted. Also I have a framed collage of items from the Postmaster General moon landing stamp gala. Included are the actual invitation the booklet from the event as well as an American flag cut from the actual table cloth from the event. Neil Armstrong was the main speaker if that helps explain what I'm talking about. I believe this was also given to my father by his friend Ted Gautschi. Do I have anything interesting? Worth anything? I appreciate your time and your help.
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BarryWass New Member Posts: 8 From: Katy, TX Registered: Mar 2017
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posted 03-30-2017 02:12 PM
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-30-2017 02:25 PM
I'll leave to other members of our community to comment on the Surveyor 1 signed booklet, but with regards to the Apollo 11 piece...Included in the frame is the invitation and program for the official first day of issue ceremony for the 1969 First Man on the Moon 10 cent stamp. The stamp was designed by the late space artist Paul Calle, whose son Chris Calle (also a noted space artist and space stamp designer) is a member of this site. Given the popularity of the stamp itself, the ceremony program and invitation are sought by collectors, especially if in pristine condition. (From your photos it appears yours may have suffered some sun damage and that perhaps part of it was blocked from the light, leading to the white border along its bottom.) I don't believe the flag was cut from the tablecloth but rather is printed on the same glass fiber material used to line the outside of the astronauts' spacesuits, Beta cloth. There was a souvenir set, produced by Owens Corning, that included a flag similarly cropped to yours. | |
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