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RyuMasons
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posted 09-13-2016 12:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for RyuMasons     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Do you think the following Apollo 11 landing crew litho is authentic or autopen? Thanks in advance for your help!

bunnkwio
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posted 09-13-2016 12:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for bunnkwio   Click Here to Email bunnkwio     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This is a popular autopen lithograph. I've seen them from 8x10 to 16x20 in size.

RyuMasons
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posted 09-13-2016 12:57 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for RyuMasons     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Do the autopens typically have any value? This is the 16x20 and reads Litho USA in the corner.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 09-13-2016 02:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
In this case, the signatures are autopens, but they are also pre-prints (reproduced and resized copies) of the original autopenned piece. In other words, the signatures aren't even original autopens.

As such, it doesn't carry much value. Maybe $5, certainly less than $10, for it being contemporary to the time of the mission.

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