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segopalm
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posted 01-21-2023 05:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for segopalm     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Any thoughts on the autographs listed in this auction, particularly the Armstrongs? Some of the covers interest me.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 01-21-2023 08:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Someone can take a closer look, but after a quick browse, it looks like all of the Armstrong autographs (both pictured above and the others in the auction) are autopen (as are many of the other astronaut "signed" covers).

Spacepsycho
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posted 01-21-2023 08:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Spacepsycho   Click Here to Email Spacepsycho     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
In my opinion, all of the astronaut autographs are autopen signatures. A few of the test pilot signatures look good.

I've never seen autopens from Edwards AFB / Dryden pilots, but I don't like the signature on the X-15 cover signed by Armstrong. I have a few early Armstrong autographs, the one on the cover looks like a hybrid between his Edwards/Gemini days and his Apollo era autographs.

One funny thing I noticed was the name of Isadore Adler signed on a cover. I bought quite a few artifacts from Izzy many years ago.

Ken Havekotte
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posted 01-21-2023 08:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ken Havekotte   Click Here to Email Ken Havekotte     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It looks like all of the NASA astronauts (except Lovell and Swigert) are classic vintage autopens, but with some questionable X-15 test pilot signatures, along with a good Christopher Kraft and Charles Berry that I can see.

In briefly seeing the James Lovell, I would not be happy with it and Swigert. Just my 2-cents worth.

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