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Topic: Taikonaut Yang Liwei signature exemplars
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-01-2003 10:27 AM
   
From Xinhua News Service: The Exhibition of China's First Manned Space Mission opened at the Hong Kong Science Museum Saturday, with China's first astronaut Yang Liwei and Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Tung Chee Hwa attending as officiating guests. Yang Liwei signed his name on an exhibition poster which is about two-meter high. The poster, with Yang's image and the Shenzhou-5 spaceship on it, will be displayed on the exhibition and collected as a museum piece.  |
spaceflori
Member Posts: 1499
From: Germany
Registered: May 2000
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posted 11-01-2003 11:13 AM
Will be interesting to see when the first examples pop up on eBay...and especially from where! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-03-2003 01:01 PM
Here is a clearer photograph of Yang's autograph taken from the door of the hotel he stayed at prior to launch:  |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 11-04-2003 02:36 PM
Isn't that more than just his autograph (in the second line)? An inscription? The signature of his roommate prior to the flight? Anybody reading Chinese here who can say what it means? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-04-2003 02:45 PM
Well, if you compare the pre-flight "door" signature with the "wall" autograph post flight, then the common element is the second line of writing on the door. My assumption would be that the first line on the door is an inscription.Yes, anyone here read Chinese and can translate? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-04-2003 03:20 PM
Though this is over, this press release might be of interest: Lucky draw for a poster with Yang Liwei's autographVisitors to the Exhibition on China's First Manned Space Mission to be held at the Hong Kong Science Museum from November 1 to 4 will have the chance to win an exhibition poster autographed by Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Science Museum announced today (October 30). There will be 100 awards. Each visitor will be given a lucky draw coupon on presentation of a valid admission ticket. Completed coupons can be put into the collection box at the exhibition exit. The Secretary for Home Affairs, Dr Patrick Ho Chi-ping, will officiate at the lucky draw to be held within one month after the exhibition. Winners will be contacted individually. |
Ham
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 11-04-2003 08:01 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
Yes, anyone here read Chinese and can translate?
Here is a translation. It should read: The first flown astronaut
Yang Liwei
2003.10.15
3:00am |
Steve Zarelli
Member Posts: 731
From: Upstate New York, USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-13-2012 03:09 PM
I am looking for verified Yang Liwei signature exemplars. For example, in-person from a highly reliable source or on documents or sanctioned signings.Please feel free to post here or email me directly with an image. The larger the image, the better. Your help is greatly appreciated. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 10-17-2016 10:00 PM
Slightly different than the examples shown on this forum... |
Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
From:
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 10-23-2016 11:54 PM
Wondered if they are more expensive generally than the cosmonauts? And how prevalent, if any yet, of forgeries? |
Steve Zarelli
Member Posts: 731
From: Upstate New York, USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 10-31-2016 07:51 AM
There was a price spike a few years ago, but that seems to have settled down. The challenge with Liwei is that there are not a lot of verified exemplars; and even among the verified examples, there is a good deal of variation. I have rejected a few Liwei signatures over the years because they were not consistent with verified examples, but I don't think it is a signature that is widely forged at this juncture. |
Daniel Lazecky
Member Posts: 480
From: Czech Republic-Europe
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 11-02-2016 12:47 PM
My Yang Liwei. |
Bob M
Member Posts: 1744
From: Atlanta-area, GA USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 11-03-2016 08:41 AM
There are a large number of Yang Liwei signatures displayed and for sale at chinaspacecover.com ("hand-signed"). For some time, this site and the Taikonaut autographs offered there, have been discussed here and it's generally considered a reputable site and the autographs authentic and prices very reasonable.The Yang Liwei autographs on photos and covers are mostly less than $50 USD and probably autographs of about all the flown Taikonauts are still available there, with many multi-signed items. |
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