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Topic: Whose [astronaut/space] autograph is this?
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Al Sep
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posted 03-12-2009 01:04 PM
   
In going through my signed items, I came across my Aldrin "visor" litho. I cannot for the life of me identify who this signatory is...Herbert? Can anybody help identify this individual? I initially and apparently, ignorantly assumed him to have been part of Wernher von Braun's team. Many thanks in advance! |
Spacefest
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posted 03-12-2009 01:47 PM
Konrad Dannenberg? |
Al Sep
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posted 03-12-2009 01:51 PM
I'm in agreement with you on the bottom sig...it's the one above it. |
FFrench
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posted 03-12-2009 01:54 PM
I would say it is Herbert Bergeler.(caveat - I have no idea whether this is his genuine signature - I just recognize the name...) |
Al Sep
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posted 03-12-2009 02:02 PM
Francis, my sincerest thanks...y'all are amazing! |
micropooz
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posted 03-27-2009 09:13 PM
Okay all of you autograph sleuths out there, any thoughts on who signed the second autograph from the top on this Apollo 8 PRS cover?  Kraft's, Low's, and Gilruth's sigs are pretty easily identified. But the second guy doesn't ring any bells here... |
Robert Pearlman
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posted 03-27-2009 09:16 PM
My guess would be George S. Trimble, Manned Spacecraft Center Deputy Director. |
micropooz
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posted 03-28-2009 11:33 AM
Thanks Robert! The scribbles certainly seem to match a Geo S Trimble, now that I know the name! |
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posted 04-26-2009 12:47 PM
The recent Astrophile issue on Mars prompted me to search through my Mars related covers. I came across this cover with a hand made cachet for the 18th. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in 1987. On the reverse the five signatures are identified as Louis Friedman, Bruce Murray, Hal Masursky, Valeriy Barsukov, and V. Moroz. I can identify Murray (through the postmark) and Masursky (lower left) but I do not see Friedman. I also do not know if the two Russians are correct or which is which. Any help would be appreciated. |
MrSpace86
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posted 11-24-2011 12:26 AM
I was wondering if any of you could help me identify this autograph? I use to think it belonged to Ulf Merbold (that's what the previous owner wrote on the back) but none of my Ulf autographs come close to matching it. I also can't find an Ulf online that matches it either. Please help me! Thanks.  |
ColinBurgess
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posted 11-24-2011 12:42 AM
I have a complete collection of ESA astronaut signatures and it doesn't come close to matching any of them. I think this might turn out to be just be the initialed signature of someone from ESA who supplied whatever material came in the agency's response. At a guess, the initials are H.T. |
eurospace
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posted 11-24-2011 04:05 AM
Having received probably several dozen autographs from EAC, I conclude that the attached business cards are always signed by the secretaries or interns that prepared your autograph for shipment.Until now, I have always discarded them, but if you're going to start a collection of the autographs of the EAC's secretaries I will keep them for you...  |
MrSpace86
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posted 11-24-2011 11:46 AM
Awesome, thanks guys. So I assume this was probably sent with a batch of autographs and/or in the same package with a Merbold. I guess I will discard this piece then. Thank you again! |
astrobock
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posted 03-13-2012 12:10 AM
This signature is on the back of a STS-2 Columbia launch crew signed cover. I have no idea who it might be and would appreciate some help. Thank you. |
BMckay
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posted 03-13-2012 11:21 AM
Maybe Hart or Apt — someone on the support crew. |
astrobock
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posted 03-13-2012 08:18 PM
A French collectSPACE reader wrote me to advise this signature is space stamps and covers dealer Bernard Lollini. Apparently he often signed the back of covers he sold as a form of a COA. This seems like a solid lead. Does anyone else agree? Thank you, Stephane. |
yeknom-ecaps
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posted 03-14-2012 08:28 AM
Yes, it is Lollini. In addition, I have a number of them signed by Lollini on are on "Lollini logo covers" that are not signed by others as well. |
alexbaja
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posted 06-24-2012 06:02 PM
I have recently acquired a collection of astronauts, cosmonaut and a few German scientists autographs. I would like it if anybody can help me identify a few of these signatures. Here comes the first: |
SpaceSteve
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posted 06-24-2012 06:51 PM
The one on the left is Sigmund Jahn, and the one signed vertically on the right is Ulf Merbold (last name only). |
Robert Pearlman
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posted 06-24-2012 07:15 PM
The two others are Bertalan Farkas and Dumitru Prunariu. |
Ghola
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posted 07-14-2012 10:07 PM
I have a large group of signatures and trying to ID them. So far I have been able to identify 47 out of the 51 signatures. I did not want to post until I really hit a rock. So far, starting from top left and going counter clockwise I have: -
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- Judith Resnik
- Joe Engle
- Jon A McBride
- Vance Brand
- Joe Kerwin
- Owen Garriot
- Jack Robert Lousma
- James D.A. (Ox) Van Hoften
- Bob Stewart
- Sally Ride
- Steve Nagel
- Joseph P. Allen
- James F. Buchli
- Fredrick C. Gregory
- Fredrick H. Hauck
- Donald H. Peterson
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- Robert L. Crippen
- Robert L. (Hoot) Gibson
- Steven A. Hawley
- Ronald E. McNair
- Norman E. Thagard
- Kathryn D. Sullivan
- Terry J. Hart
- Thomas K. Mattingly.
- Henry W. (Hank) Hartfield
- John W. Young
- Richard H. Truly
- William B. Lenoir
- Dale A. Gardener
- Anna Lee Fisher
- Ellison S. Onizuka
- John O. Creighton
- Fred Wallace Haise
- Paul J. Weitz
- Donald E. Williams
- Robert F. Overmyer
- Charles Gordon Fullerton
- Story Musgrave
- Micheal L. Coats
- Karol J. Bobko
- Daniel C. Brandenstein
- Loren J. Shriver
- John M. Fabian
- Margaret Rhea Seddon
- Karl G. Henize
- Don Leslie Lind
- Bruce McCandless II
They are signatures, not autopen, they trail off on the ends of lines, and all appear to match the signatures I have checked on line. I have been hitting ebay and a couple other sites to compare them. Some are pretty close to how the autopens show up. Some signed different from the autopen like Ox Van Hoften using his nickname or Judith Resnik signing as Judy, Bruce McCandless using II instead of 2nd. Some like Fred Gregory he compacted his signature so much to fit the space it was the last I figured out. Several were real easy some pretty hard reading or at least figuring out first letters etc. Anyways here's the full photo.  |
stsmithva
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posted 07-14-2012 10:29 PM
#2 is Alan Bean. Could #1 be Mullane (even though it's different from more recent examples) and #19 be Bluford? |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 07-14-2012 11:15 PM
#1 looks more like Jeffrey Hoffman.And without a better scan it's just a guess, but could No. 20 be Dave Walker? |
Ghola
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posted 07-14-2012 11:25 PM
Okay here is a try at a couple close ups. Thank You. Looks like the first two are a match for Jeffrey Hoffman and Alan Bean.I kept going for one with a "K" instead of a "A" on Alan's signature. And the top one looking for someone with "W" or "M" for the last name. And the last two Sol Bl... And whatever below that. |
SpaceSteve
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posted 07-14-2012 11:55 PM
As previously mentioned, #1 is Jeffrey Hoffman, #2 is Alan Bean and #20 is Dave Walker. I've matched all of them up with ones in my collection. |
eurospace
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posted 07-15-2012 04:13 AM
It would have been most helpful for those who want to help you if you had prepared the scan properly: - by actually using a flatbed camera (instead of holding the piece in front of a mobile phone)
- if you had numbered the signatures properly, using a graphic software.
I'm still wondering what signature 19 is - are you counting from the left or from the right?
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Ghola
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posted 07-15-2012 04:40 AM
It has been really neat working on this. I am putting together a numbered data base with the bios of all the ones on this. Then burn a cd and attach it to the back so the names are always with the picture. Had a nice frame put on it today. I've got another one of about 30 names of folks who worked at Johnson in the background. During the early shuttle years. I am going to try to do the same for it. At least all of these are legible signatures. I really appreciate the help.Looks like the only one left to ID is the Sal or Sol BL... one.  |
Ken Havekotte
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posted 07-15-2012 05:29 AM
That would be Guion Bluford as he was known to use two autograph patterns as an early astronaut in training before his first shuttle flight into space. |
Ghola
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posted 07-15-2012 01:37 PM
I checked against several autographs. And it is off on places, but it matches enough where I'm sure its his signature. I found a couple of his first signatures. He changed how he wrote his "B"s. I think part of the problem on a bunch of the autographs was it was hung on the wall with a thumb tack and signed as people came in to the office. Again I thank you all for your help on this. |
alexbaja
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posted 07-20-2012 08:03 AM
Can anybody please help me identify this astronaut or cosmonaut signature which was signed at The Hermann Oberth Society e.V. in Salzburg on the 21 to 25 June 1984. |
alexbaja
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posted 07-20-2012 08:51 AM
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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
The two others are Bertalan Farkas and Dumitru Prunariu.
Thanks Robert, I had missed this one as Bertalan Farkas. |
alexbaja
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posted 07-20-2012 09:12 AM
Can anybody help me identify this autograph? |
fredtrav
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posted 07-20-2012 01:22 PM
I believe it is Dietmar Bohme. I had a similar signature and if it is the man I researched, he was an East German who worked (ran) the Nessa observatory. |
alexbaja
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posted 07-20-2012 02:30 PM
Thanks, it is very difficult to try and find the authors of these covers without you people out there.I have another autograph which has similar stamps and it's seems it has the name of Ron Köhler, does anybody know who this person is, please can anyone help.  |
alexbaja
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posted 07-22-2012 01:46 AM
I am also finding this one difficult to recognise can anyone help me please. |
Ken Havekotte
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posted 07-22-2012 06:13 AM
That would early rocketeer Gerhard Zucker, mostly known for his experimental mail rocket flights during the 1930s. |
alexbaja
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posted 07-22-2012 08:30 AM
Thanks Ken, I do have another autograph which seems to be of Gerhard Zucker but I am not sure. Hopefully this should be one of my last covers that I could not manage to recognise all three signatures. The first two are of Josef F. Blumrich and of Hermann Oberth but the last one I do not know can anybody help.  |
eurospace
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posted 07-22-2012 12:17 PM
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Originally posted by alexbaja:
I have another autograph which has similar stamps and it's seems it has the name of Ron Köhler, does anybody know who this person is, please can anyone help.
Rather Horst Köhler. Name of the German President 2004-2010. However, the autograph does not match. Some other guy of this name. There is a similar piece for sale on a current auction, Lot 3449. quote:
I do have another autograph which seems to be of Gerhard Zucker but I am not sure....the first two are of Josef F. Blumrich and of Hermann Oberth but the last one I do not know can anybody help.
Definitely Zucker again on the top cover.The 3rd autograph on the 2nd item is Erich von Däniken, a Swiss-born author who claims Earthly intelligence and culture came from extraterrestrials. Immensely popular in the 60s and 70s. |
alexbaja
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posted 07-23-2012 02:19 AM
Thanks Jürgen for your reply. The autograph of Horst Köhler does have some resemblance but I still do not understand why he might have autographed this cover as it seems that he had noting to do with rocketry in his life. On the other hand the autograph of Erich von Däniken seems to be a likely candidate for the second cover but his signature seems to be very different, any suggestions? |
eurospace
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posted 07-23-2012 12:56 PM
I don't think the Horst Köhler who signed the cover was Ex-President Köhler. The name is not that rare. Since we found an almost identical cover in this auction, I'd rather suspect this other Horst Köhler might have been involved in that rocketmail flight, but I can't tell you who he is.The von Däniken signature resembles many of the autographs I found on the net, so I'm not sure what you are alluding to here. |
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