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Topic: Signing history and experience: Alan Bean
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Tyrell's Owl Member Posts: 95 From: Hertfordshire, England Registered: Feb 2008
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posted 11-12-2008 09:18 AM
I wish to have several items signed through the mail by Alan Bean. Due to the fact that I have some specific requests, I would very much like to contact him and agree that these would be okay and of course the fee also, before posting the items form England.I know that his details are in the addresses on the cS site but there seems to be no email contact there or via his website. I have had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Bean a while ago - that was a real joy and I feel it is only polite to ask if the requests are okay and what the costs would be in advance. Also I would love to hear about any news of through the mail experiences - how long it took? |
ilbasso Member Posts: 1522 From: Greensboro, NC USA Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 11-12-2008 09:34 AM
Alan Bean was just as nice a guy through the mail as he is in person. I had an excellent experience sending him an item - very quick turnaround and very reasonable fee. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-12-2008 10:23 AM
quote: Originally posted by Tyrell's Owl: I know that his details are in the addresses on the cS site but there seems to be no email contact there or via his website.
I would suggest you put your questions into a letter and mail them to Alan, perhaps providing your e-mail address for him to respond to if he desires. |
Tyrell's Owl Member Posts: 95 From: Hertfordshire, England Registered: Feb 2008
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posted 11-12-2008 11:17 AM
Thanks to you Jonathan for your reply and also to you Robert for the sound advise... I guess to write in the first instance would be the best starting point. |
Mark Zimmer Member Posts: 289 From: Registered: Aug 2004
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posted 11-12-2008 04:30 PM
My girlfriend came with me to the last Astronaut Scholarship Foundation show and she just loves Bean now; says that if she had a grandfather, she'd want Bean to be him. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-09-2010 02:19 PM
As of June 2010, Alan Bean has updated his fees for providing autographs. Our resource guide has been updated accordingly, but for the sake of reference: - To sign (Alan Bean, Apollo 12) any photos or thin flat items: $150 each item + $25 for less than 10 words
- To sign books, maps, baseballs, moon globes and other 3D items, $175 each item.
- To sign covers or cards, $200 each item.
- To sign Beta cloth patches or name tags, $300 each item.
All orders must included self-addressed and properly stamped return packaging. Bean can also provide an signed 8x10 photo for $200 total ($150 for the signature; $50 for the photo). For international orders, there is an additional charge of $50 to provide for the added handling that is necessary. [via the AstroAddies Yahoo Group] |
JasonB Member Posts: 1091 From: Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-18-2011 11:49 AM
Is it still possible to pay Alan Bean to sign something through the mail and if so could someone please point me to where I find the address and the price? Thanks.Editor's note: Threads merged. |
MarylandSpace Member Posts: 1336 From: Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 05-18-2011 11:49 AM
On collectSPACE, click Resources and then look under autographs.Alan Bean still signs through the mail for a fee.
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JasonB Member Posts: 1091 From: Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-19-2011 10:37 AM
Thanks for the help! |
AJ Member Posts: 511 From: Plattsburgh, NY, United States Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 06-14-2011 01:39 PM
Just wondering how long it usually takes to get an item back from Captain Bean? I'm not anxious, just curious if there's any timeframe I might expect an item back. thanks! edit/update: I received an item back from bean about three weeks after I mailed it. during this time he was at Spacefest, so all things considered I think that's a good turnaround. He also wrote a short note on the note I sent him, so I was very pleased with the whole thing. |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 09-06-2012 12:33 PM
Can anybody offer informed advice on how I may get a copy of "Apollo" by Alan Bean, signed by the man himself? Thanks in anticipation.Editor's note: Threads merged. |
fredtrav Member Posts: 1673 From: Birmingham AL Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 09-06-2012 01:50 PM
Rick, check the astronaut address section here. It gives an address and fees for sending material straight to Alan Bean. |
JasonB Member Posts: 1091 From: Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 10-01-2013 09:06 PM
I'd like to get Alan Bean to write a good moon quote at the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's show. Anyone know any? I was going to get "We sailed to the Ocean of Storms" on it but wanted to see if anyone knew any good ones. Thanks. |
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posted 10-01-2013 10:54 PM
I found this page with a few interesting quotes. |
JasonB Member Posts: 1091 From: Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 10-03-2013 12:43 PM
Thanks for the help. The thought of asking him to write "I remember walking on the Moon" cracked me up quite a bit as just about the driest quote humanly possible. |
jtheoret Member Posts: 344 From: Albuquerque, NM USA Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 10-04-2013 07:00 PM
I've found that Al comes up with far better inscription quotes than anything I could think of — almost every inscription I have from him is always original, imaginative, sincere, and often quite funny! |
schnappsicle Member Posts: 396 From: Houston, TX, USA Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 10-07-2013 07:33 AM
quote: Originally posted by JasonB: I was going to get "We sailed to the Ocean of Storms" on it but wanted to see if anyone knew any good ones.
You can buy that quote on almost any photo. I have several myself. What I do when I want a Bean photo signed is I tell him to write what he remembers at the time when the photo was taken. The only time I asked for something specific was when I got Richard Gordon to sign a LM rendezvous photo. I asked Bean to write the story about how Pete let him (Bean) actually fly the LM. Bean was the only LMP to actually fly the LM. I thought that was a great story and I had to have it on a photo. He charged me $225 for that autograph. Bean is as awesome with painting words as he is painting pictures. He comes up with some great inscriptions. If nothing else, talk to him about the photo until the two of you come up with something both of you can agree on. Whatever you do, be sure to get Bean on a 16 x 20 so he can really go to town. Even if you don't have room for it on your wall, it's worth having in your collection. If you want an exact quote, you can always look through the Apollo 12 Apollo Lunar Surface Journal site. I always read through the ALSJ before I get anything signed. Lastly, don't forget to ask for date and mission information. I don't know why, but for some reason, that seems to be important to me. Maybe it will be to others as well. |
TLIGuy Member Posts: 205 From: Virginia Registered: Jul 2013
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posted 02-19-2014 08:21 PM
Does anyone have any recent Captain Bean signing experiences? I recently sent and item to have signed by Captain Bean per the instructions listed here to the address provided with a check for the autograph. This is my first time attempting to obtain an autograph via the mail. Can anyone here enlighten me on how the process typically plays out? What is a typical turnaround time, completely understanding these gentleman continue to keep busy schedules? I was just curious. I have never sent such a large check not knowing if the process still works. Do I just leave the money in my account for an infinite length of time before I determine the item will not be returned signed? Any insight would be appreciated. |
JasonIUP Member Posts: 282 From: PA Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 03-07-2014 04:22 PM
Does Alan Bean generally sign and label Moonpans' photos for his base fee? |
TLIGuy Member Posts: 205 From: Virginia Registered: Jul 2013
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posted 03-19-2014 12:01 PM
Just wanted to follow up to my recent question.Captain Bean is an absolute fantastic gentleman to work with regarding signatures through the mail. I recently sent off a piece that Captain Bean was concerned with. It was returned in 10 days. He graciously answered an additional question regarding my piece. He quickly responded once the concern was resolved and my piece was resent to him. It promptly arrived back signed in 9 days. He was truly great and very gracious with his time. I deeply appreciate his offer to continue via the mail. |
Blackarrow Member Posts: 3118 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 10-14-2018 07:25 PM
Did anyone ever ask Alan Bean why he wrote his signature, and everything else, in block capitals rather than "joined-up writing"?There were times when I could have asked him, and I probably didn't because it was his choice how he wanted to write and nobody else's business. But did anyone ever ask, or find out? |