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Topic: Apollo 11 signed/flown covers: Display ideas?
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woodg2 Member Posts: 149 From: Madison AL Registered: Feb 2010
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posted 08-11-2014 08:32 PM
After many years of searching I finally reached my goal of collecting a series of identical first day covers (FDCs), each signed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Gene Kranz, Charlie Duke, or Bruce McCandless plus three others bearing a piece of Apollo 11 flown material, to include surface flown film. I am looking for ideas on how best to display them. I have a very special Spaceflori presentation with flown material that I could incorporate into a display, or perhaps somebody has a better idea. I still have a couple of unsigned covers that I could use. I am open to getting those signed if anyone can think of another key player I may have missed. I have another signed by Gene Cernan that came from his garage sale but am having trouble tying a direct link to Apollo 11. We just moved into a new home and my wife is letting me decorate the basement with space memorabilia. I'd appreciate any ideas you folks might have! |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 44882 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-11-2014 09:01 PM
One idea that comes to mind is to frame the collection with Paul Calle's First Man on the Moon print, which has a clear connection to each of the covers. |
Bob M Member Posts: 1773 From: Atlanta-area, GA USA Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 08-12-2014 08:29 AM
Congratulations. That's quite an accomplishment and will make for an impressive display. The Apollo 11 crew FDC set is the highlight and very rare and if it were me, I'd just have those three displayed together, especially with those 3 similar non-autographed covers included. That's just a great stand-alone 3-cover set by itself. You may consider replacing the three unsigned covers with appropriate signed covers and I may can help. I have a number of those same Apollo 11 Artcraft FDCs signed by other significant people with connections to Apollo 11, including Sam Phillips, Joe Gavin, Tom Kelly, Kurt Debus, Carl Seiberlich, Wendt, Shoemaker, Paul Gast and Houbolt. Let me know if any might be of use to you. |
woodg2 Member Posts: 149 From: Madison AL Registered: Feb 2010
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posted 01-11-2015 10:08 PM
Bob - I might be able to use a Wendt cover if you still have a spare |
cvrlvr99 Member Posts: 158 From: Arlington, TX Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 01-16-2015 09:20 PM
By all means when you do mount it use UV glass from the company that you go to for framing. Nice collecting job!!! |
LM1 Member Posts: 746 From: New York, NY Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 01-23-2015 10:27 AM
I was also going to mention that you should use UV glass. I am sure that you are very knowledgeable about such things as avoiding direct sunlight and such. There are many things to consider when displaying valuable covers and other space memorabilia. I had a large reference library of material and space covers in my basement. One of my prime concerns was humidity. You mentioned that your exhibit will be in your basement. Humidity will be a serious concern. I also had to make sure that everything was at least 3 inches off the floor in case of a flood of some kind (rain, hot water heater failure, sewer backup, etc.). This could destroy a collection or exhibit in a basement. Hope this helps. |
mmcmurrey Member Posts: 122 From: Austin, TX, USA Registered: Jun 2012
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posted 02-08-2015 11:56 AM
A question to you collectors of covers of 1st moon landing. What is the significance of the the Washington, DC Sep 9, 1969, then Moon Landing Jul 20, 1969 below it? I have a few of these and was wondering about the two stamps? |
Ken Havekotte Member Posts: 3102 From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 02-08-2015 01:16 PM
Mike, the Sept. 9, 1969, postal cancel from Washington, D.C., was the first day issue of the new U.S. "First Man on the Moon" 10-cent airmail postage stamp. If I recall correctly, about 8 million postal covers had been processed for Apollo 11's first manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969, but it took almost 2 months after the historic lunar voyage for the U.S. Postal Service to officially release the airmail commemorative postage stamp. |
mmcmurrey Member Posts: 122 From: Austin, TX, USA Registered: Jun 2012
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posted 02-08-2015 01:22 PM
Thanks Ken. |
woodg2 Member Posts: 149 From: Madison AL Registered: Feb 2010
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posted 10-26-2020 08:19 AM
Im reviving this old post since I never got around to building this display. Rather than displaying original items in my collection I have begun making high res scans. This allows me to fully protect my original items and save a ton of money on framing since I can use cheap off the shelf framing supplies.That being said, does anyone know of a place that sells frames specially sized for postal covers? Or perhaps precut mats that would fit inside an off the shelf frame? I’m thinking of framing each of these covers/copies individually and intermingling them with other framed space memorabilia I already have hanging in my rec room. |