posted 01-05-2024 12:46 AM
Just adding my 2 cents in case others come across this thread:Like Chuck said, these were cut from the Gathering of Eagles lithographs/triptych from 2009. There were a bunch of these leftover beyond 2009 (for at least a decade) and this specific seller must've acquired a bunch of them at some point. Based on the blue PSA/DNA label, you can tell they weren't encapsulated recently (the newer label is red). However, they're definitely authentic. Occasionally the "authenticator" will mistakenly label these as index cards on the label due to laziness, but they're cuts (much heavier/higher quality textured paper, signed in graphite).
However, I'm not sure that what Chuck said about there being two lithographs that he signed is accurate. While Young was included in 2009 (for Apollo 16) and again in 2010 (for STS-1), I was informed by someone involved with the Gathering of Eagles Foundation at the time that he did not sign the lithographs in 2010. Allegedly it wasn't a super smooth process getting him involved in 2009, and then the next class at ACSC just assumed he'd participate in 2010 again, but he declined. So the 2010 lithographs were not issued signed.
Further, while I have seen several copies of the 2010 lithograph that were purportedly signed by Capt. Young, they all featured questionable signatures (identical except in placement) in my opinion. So while it's possible that some were signed after-the-fact, I'd be extremely cautious about any John Young signatures on (or cut from) a 2010 lithograph.
posted 12-25-2023 02:08 AM
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