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Topic: New to your space autograph collection
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Lightyear69
Member Posts: 95
From: Germany
Registered: Oct 2013
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posted 01-08-2015 08:05 AM
   
How about an ongoing thread to highlight the new additions to your collection? Show us what you got! |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3458
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-08-2015 08:05 PM
Picked up a Jean-Jacques Favier-signed STS-78 glossy photo of the crew sitting around the breakfast table. Of course, this now means I have to try and get the rest of the crew to sign the photo. |
randy
Member Posts: 2622
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 01-08-2015 08:15 PM
I just recently picked up a Frank Borman autograph from a fellow cS'er. |
cycleroadie
Member Posts: 454
From: Apalachin, NY USA
Registered: May 2011
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posted 01-09-2015 04:45 PM
Walt Cunningham, Charlie Duke, and Cady Coleman, all got in person at an event in October. |
Skyguy48
Member Posts: 142
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 01-20-2015 05:08 PM
Sent away a photo mid-September and yesterday morning received it back through the post with a very nice signature... John Glenn.  |
18blue78
Member Posts: 151
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 01-21-2015 07:51 AM
Likewise, this morning I received a signed John Glenn 8x10 through the post. |
albatron
Member Posts: 2804
From: Stuart, Florida
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 01-21-2015 02:48 PM
I too received a response from John Glenn. He signed two NASA glossies for me. |
lspooz
Member Posts: 456
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 01-21-2015 02:56 PM
From a batch of eight requests sent to the 8-Balls astronaut candidates in July 2014, so far I've received signatures from Tyler Hague, Anne McClain, and Drew Morgan — hope to get the rest back by the summer, but we'll see. They're certainly quite busy at this point. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3458
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-26-2015 12:45 PM
I decided to get this photo signed by Mike Foreman because I like getting the unusual photo signed. It's also a nice complement to the picture I have of Nichelle Nichols sitting in an early shuttle simulator. |
mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 737
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 01-26-2015 06:10 PM
I recently acquired an STS-47 crew signed litho which to me is significant because Hoot Gibson and Curt Brown are also pilots of Hawker Sea Furys at the Reno Air Races. So it's a nice cross collectible for me. |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1799
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 02-17-2015 10:21 AM
My newest piece is a copy of "Flying to the Moon" signed by Mike Collins. This leaves me with needing only two books written and signed by American astronauts to have a complete collection. One is "My Life as an Astronaut" by Alan Bean and "First on the Moon" signed by Armstrong (I have it signed by Aldrin and Collins). I hope to find a Bean one day, but it may be harder to find a "First on the Moon" that I can afford. |
woodg2
Member Posts: 163
From: Madison AL
Registered: Feb 2010
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posted 02-17-2015 07:04 PM
Don't give up on the Armstrong. A few years ago I picked up a copy signed by Armstrong at a used bookstore. I paid $25.50 for it! |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1393
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 03-16-2015 02:05 PM
My most recent astronaut autograph is one from Mark Kelly, and the photo is just small enough (3.5x5) for it to become a bookplate for his second children's book. |
cycleroadie
Member Posts: 454
From: Apalachin, NY USA
Registered: May 2011
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posted 03-16-2015 03:25 PM
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Signed Litho |
Lightyear69
Member Posts: 95
From: Germany
Registered: Oct 2013
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posted 03-16-2015 03:58 PM
Great picture. |
SpaceyInMN
Member Posts: 367
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Dec 2013
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posted 03-16-2015 04:49 PM
Please forgive my ignorance, and I don't want to come across as rude, but is that blob of ink scribble Don Pettit's signature? |
cycleroadie
Member Posts: 454
From: Apalachin, NY USA
Registered: May 2011
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posted 03-16-2015 05:53 PM
It is his signature. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3458
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 03-16-2015 07:59 PM
For comparison, here's a similar Pettit autograph, received in-person. Not to be confused with Reid Wiseman's signature.  |
18blue78
Member Posts: 151
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 04-18-2015 01:21 PM
My small collection just got a lot better. Four, signed in person, Jerry Ross 8x10 photos picked up at his event over here in London, UK.The photos are: - STS-61-B ACCESS construction EVA
- STS-37 EVA with CGRO in the background
- STS-88 EVA from the cover of Spacewalker
- STS-110 holding his 7 mission patch flag on ISS
The highlight was getting to meet Jerry and hear his stories. A great guy. |
rlobinske
Member Posts: 178
From: Crawfordville, FL
Registered: Oct 2014
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posted 04-19-2015 12:55 PM
Fred Haise was at the Infinity Science Center yesterday and I arranged for my 1/72 scale "Farewell Aquarius" model to be signed. |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1799
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 04-21-2015 02:46 PM
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Originally posted by fredtrav:
This leaves me with needing only two books written and signed by American astronauts to have a complete collection.
I did get one more book that I needed that I had neglected to mention on my earlier post. I just got a signed copy of Jose Hernandez's "Reaching for the Stars." Still need the Bean and Armstrong signed books. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3458
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 04-21-2015 06:08 PM
A couple of things, but of note is this completed crew photo of the STS-28R crew. I bought the litho already signed by Mark Brown and David Leestma, then added Jim Adamson and Dick Richards easy enough. I was ready to call that "complete," but then was fortunate to add Brewster Shaw at a recent fraternity dinner. |
Tallpaul
Member Posts: 213
From: Rocky Point, NY, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 04-22-2015 03:46 PM
I was the winner of the signed GT-8 cover in the recent RR auction. I'll be eating cheese sandwiches for a while but it did fill the last hole in my collection of signed Gemini crew covers. |
SpaceyInMN
Member Posts: 367
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Dec 2013
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posted 04-22-2015 08:33 PM
I started collecting space autographs in late 2013. I recently completed a collection of one autograph of every moonwalker, and have acquired several other autographs along the way. Many of them came from other cS members. I hope to soon take pictures/scans of the ones I haven't yet uploaded, and can then provide a link to my Flickr page.Now, it's time to slow down for a bit. This hobby can get a bit spendy, to say the least! |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3414
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 04-26-2015 10:43 AM
Recently added Kevin Bacon, Kathleen Quinlan and Ron Howard to my Apollo 13 patch cover collection. |
garyd2831
Member Posts: 641
From: Syracuse, New York, USA
Registered: Oct 2009
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posted 05-07-2015 06:55 PM
While I just read the latest postings regarding the ending of John Glenn's signing requests, there is enough material out there to purchase at a reasonable rate.One of my latest purchases was of a vintage 1962 dated lot of a John H. Glenn, Jr. signed photo and index card along with a hand written and signed letter from Annie Glenn on vintage NASA letterhead, along with a Annie Glenn signed index card and a signed index cards of their children David and Carolyn "Lyn" Glenn. I have been purchasing vintage J.H. Glenn Jr and John H. Glenn Jr items lately because I really enjoy the "period" signature from his historic flight. Outside the personal politics, he is one my heroes who was part of something great when the United States took on a challenge. I will be greatly sadden when the day comes and we talk about the reflection of this American hero. |
gareth89
Member Posts: 529
From: Ireland
Registered: May 2014
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posted 05-23-2015 01:06 PM
Here's my one from Mike Collins recent signing, I don't think I'll ever be able to afford to add Buzz but here's hoping! ...and this piece has quickly become one of my favourites!  |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1799
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 05-29-2015 03:56 PM
Finally after several years of looking, I managed to find and buy Milt Thompson's "At the Edge of Space," signed by him. As a bonus it was a first edition/first print. Found it on Amazon for a whopping $15, including shipping. |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2324
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 05-29-2015 10:39 PM
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Originally posted by gareth89:
I don't think I'll ever be able to afford to add Buzz but here's hoping!
For what it's worth, I think you'll regret it if you do not find a way to scrape together the money to complete your Apollo 11 crew litho. |
Steve Zarelli
Member Posts: 744
From: Upstate New York, USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 05-30-2015 05:54 AM
Agreed. Bite the bullet and get it done now. Sell something common and easily replaceable if you have to. You will be really kicking yourself in 5 or 10 years if you don't. |
gareth89
Member Posts: 529
From: Ireland
Registered: May 2014
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posted 05-31-2015 10:07 AM
Thanks for the advice guys! It's definitely my intention to add Buzz, my fear is that I might not get the opportunity. I've already got my Buzz piggy bank half filled with change on my bedside locker! He hasn't got any shows or signings lined up in the near future so unless our friends over at novaspace get him in it looks like my litho will remain buzz-less for a while at least! |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1393
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 06-01-2015 10:42 AM
Scored a trifecta at the recent World Science Festival in New York: Lee Morin, Clay Anderson and Nicole Stott signed my downloaded NASA portraits. |
rlobinske
Member Posts: 178
From: Crawfordville, FL
Registered: Oct 2014
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posted 06-01-2015 12:44 PM
This past weekend, Al Worden signed the base for my Apollo 15 CSM "Endeavour" and Robert Crippen signed the base of my under-construction STS-1 "Columbia". |
Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 1115
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 06-05-2015 10:05 AM
While rearranging the space library of some 1,400 books last weekend came across a copy of "Wernher von Braun, Crusader for Space, An Illustrated Memoir". Had placed it in a plastic sleeve some years ago. It has a lot of great old black and white photographs. It is signed by the authors Ernst Stuhlinger and Frederick Ordway III. |
SpaceyInMN
Member Posts: 367
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Dec 2013
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posted 06-05-2015 10:04 PM
I finally got around to scanning or photographing my space autograph collection that I've (mostly) assembled in the past year and a half and have posted the images on the web. Now if I could just get around to cataloging the rest of my autograph collection, I'd be in good shape.I sold the Glenn U.S. Senate photo and Aldrin "Mission to Mars" book that are still shown on my site when I was saving up to purchase my Armstrong, but I still have everything else. |
JBoe
Member Posts: 993
From: Edgewater, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 06-06-2015 09:45 AM
Jason, thanks for sharing! I too have (in your case had) the Senator Glenn photo. |
AlanC
Member Posts: 184
From: Scotland
Registered: Nov 2014
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posted 06-06-2015 03:03 PM
Some nicely framed presentations Jason- I particularly like the Harrison Schmitt display. |
SpaceyInMN
Member Posts: 367
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Dec 2013
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posted 06-06-2015 04:52 PM
Thank you for the kind words. It's a meager collection so far, especially compared to some of those I've seen on cS, but I've thoroughly enjoyed acquiring these items. Several of them are from other cS members. They've been very helpful, and I appreciate their knowledge and honesty in space autograph collecting.The highlight of my space collecting so far was to meet and shake the hand of Harrison Schmitt, who is my favorite astronaut. My own father is a geologist, and geology fascinates me, so meeting the first true geologist astronaut was a thrill I'll never forget. Not to mention, he came across as a very genuine, kind person. The display I put together of the photos of Dr. Schmitt and the autograph couldn't have cost me more than US $15. The autograph is a photocopy, as I didn't have the guts to cut the title page out of the book that he signed. |
AlanC
Member Posts: 184
From: Scotland
Registered: Nov 2014
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posted 06-07-2015 04:08 PM
I'm glad you had a good experience meeting him, and as a Scotsman I applaud your cost-efficiency! |
Torsten
Member Posts: 35
From: Oberhausen, Germany
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 06-16-2015 12:08 PM
My newest autograph arrived today: The latest German astronaut Alexander Gerst (ISS 40/41). Normally the European Astronaut Center is quite fast with requests, but this one took nearly six months. There hasn't been a German in space since six years and Alexander was the first to use the social media regularly. He became very famous in Germany and his lectures are always very busy. I saw him just five days ago, but decided not to beg for an autograph, as there were so many children and I've already send a request. To make it short: Yet one of my favorites. |
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