Letter from Neil Armstrong, NASA & Space

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How it all began

I love digging through dusty, musty boxes of old paper items that have been in basements or attics for years.  Boxes full of things like old letters, books, postcards, articles, magazines, and other paper things.

First I wonder why a family would want to give up things so precious...things that belonged to their parents or grandparents, but then I realize not everyone is sentimental like me...and if they were, I'd never have the pleasure of doing what I do.

So what does this have to do with a Neil Armstrong letter?  It was while at an Estate sale auction, AFTER the auction, when you could look through the things no one bid on, that I came upon a box full of paper...it looked like garbage, but on closer inspection, there was a file folder thick with papers.  I decided to take the folder home with me for a closer look.

This is when I discovered a letter from Neil Armstrong with his signature.  It was laminated, written to a man who had written a little song he hoped would be played at the Moon Mission events. Neil Armstrong typed, or had typed, a very nice, personal reply, with his signature.  The man was so excited about receiving this letter, it became news in the local paper, so a news clipping was attached to the letter.

The letter was written within weeks of the moon mission that Neil Armstrong is famous for, and as a new eBayer, I decided to list the letter.  The bidding started right away, and so did the phone calls.  One in particular came from a gentleman who had just taken his young son to meet Neil Armstrong.  I had a hard time believing his story, as so many were interested in purchasing the letter, but my heart melted when he emailed me pictures of his son with Armstrong, saying he wanted to frame the letter with pictures on each side, and give it to his son.

So, I did one of the worst things a new eBayer can do, I closed the listing, even though it had bidders, and sold it to this gentleman for a good price, then spent the rest of the week dealing with angry bidders who were not at all happy with me closing the listing early.  I did learn a lesson that day about selling on eBay, and have never closed a listing with bidders since, but in this case, it was worth it, and I hope that somewhere out there is a very happy young man. 

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Poll: Did Man Really Walk on the Moon? 

I was stunned to find out that there are actually people who think the moon mission never really happened, that it was all a conspiracy, trick photography, what have you. I'm just curious, how many of you believe that is true. The poll is anonymous, so don't worry, if you think it's a hoax, I'll have no way to track you down and, well, I'd never hurt anyone, but I'd sure love to give you an ear-full:-)

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happynutritionist wrote...

Thanks everyone, for your replies. Susan, I was working at summer camp and watched the moon landing standing around a camper with a lot of others on a little black and white television set. It was an amazing thing to see.

Seagreen, you wrote your post a while back...if you find your way back here, I bet those slides would sell nicely now that the new movie has been out.

ReplyPosted June 14, 2009

Susan52 wrote...

How very interesting! I'll never forget watching Neil Armstrong on the moon. I lived in Ohio at the time, so the historic event was even a little more special since he was from our state. I think you did the right thing by ending the auction, by the way. It was worth it! Great lens!

ReplyPosted June 13, 2009

seegreen wrote...

I enjoyed your lens. My mother-in-law found some old slides that were taken on the set of the original star trek series which are wonderful. She asked me to help her sell them, but we never have. I often wonder if some of the cast would want them. There are slides of people hamming it up for the camera, others have been taken of the set and cast while working. These sorts of finds are really wonderful. I think you did the right thing cancelling the ebay listing.

ReplyPosted December 10, 2008

Lensmaster

dasia bellamy wrote

i wish he would come 2 mi school 1 day

Reply Posted March 16, 2008

Billco wrote...

That was a great find at the estate sale. Neil Armstrong hasn't signed autographs in years. The value of his signature keeps rising.

ReplyPosted February 15, 2008

Lensmaster

Marc wrote

Love this lens. I was a kid back in 1969 and was totally enthralled with the race to the moon. I had a 'space program' of my own going on with Estes model rockets landing on the neighbors houses and lawns.
I Hope Neil Armstrong loosens up and gives the world his own version of the 1rst moon landing

Reply Posted September 21, 2007