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Frank Borman Signed Robbins Medal 16×20 Photo
Frank Borman signed photo of a flown Robbins medal from the Apollo 8 mission, which was the first crewed mission to orbit the moon. Borman signs in black felt-tip, “Our flown Robbins Medal / Frank Borman / Apollo 8 CDR”. Satin-finish photo measures 20″ x 16″. Near fine condition. With Novaspace COA. Sold for $1,100.
Here are some other Frank Borman items we have sold:
Frank Borman and James Lovell signed Apollo 8 Lunar Orbit Chart, additionally writing memorable passages from their 1968 Christmas Eve lunar broadcast that mesmerized the world. Borman writes at top, ”’And from the crew of Apollo 8, We close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you – all of you on the good Earth.’ / Frank Borman”. Lovell then writes his memorable quote, ”Houston, please be informed there is a Santa Claus! / James Lovell”, followed by the passage from Genesis that Lovell read to the world, ”’And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day’ Genesis 1: 1-5”. Original Lunar Orbit Chart from 1968 is Edition 1, published 4 December 1968. Measures 41” x 12”. Very good to near fine condition. Sold for $7,980.
Apollo 8 Space-Flown Flag With COA Signed by Frank Borman, William Anders and Jim Lovell
American flag flown in space aboard Apollo 8. Flown flag is mounted to a COA signed by command module pilot ”James Lovell”, lunar module pilot ”Bill Anders” and commander ”Frank Borman”. COA reads in print, ”This flag was carried aboard the first manned lunar orbit spacecraft / Apollo 8 / December 21-27, 1968…” Affixed below the flag is a color photo of the crew in their spacesuits. Cloth flag measures 6” x 4”. Certificate measures 10” x 12”. Show through of adhesive to flag corners, else near fine. Sold for $5,948.
Apollo 8 Flown Beta Cloth, Signed and from the Personal Collection of Frank Borman
Apollo 8 flown Beta cloth, signed by mission Commander Frank Borman, from whose personal collection this originates. Beta cloth shows the Apollo 8 emblem, signed by Borman in black felt-tip, “Flown on Apollo 8 / Frank Borman CDR”. Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to leave Earth’s low orbit, then reach and orbit the moon. Measures 9″ x 9″. Near fine condition. With Novaspace COA. Sold for $5,775.
Frank Borman Signed 16″ x 20″ Christmas Photo
Borman was selected as a NASA astronaut with the second group, known as the Next Nine, in 1962. In 1966, he set a fourteen-day spaceflight endurance record as commander of Gemini 7. He served on the NASA review board which investigated the Apollo 1 fire, and then flew to the Moon with Apollo 8 in December 1968. The mission is known for the Earthrise photograph taken by Anders of the Earth rising above the lunar horizon as the Command/Service Module orbited the Moon, and for the reading from Genesis, which was televised to Earth from lunar orbit on Christmas Eve. During the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission, he was the NASA liaison at the White House, where he viewed the launch on television with President Richard Nixon. Sold for $4,400.
Excellent Apollo 8 photo signed by crew members Jim Lovell, Frank Borman and Bill Anders, as the first three men to travel to the moon and back. Official NASA photo depicts an image of Earth taken from just above the surface of the moon. Caption along bottom reads: ”Apollo 8 Spacecraft in orbit around the moon views earth”. Verso to photo has a printed narrative about the Apollo 8 mission. Matte photo measures 10” x 8” with very minor foxing to margins else near fine. A spectacular photograph, all the more so signed by the first men to view this image of Earth. Sold for $3,493.
Apollo 8 Space-Flown Flag With COA Signed by Frank Borman and Jim Lovell
American flag flown in space aboard Apollo 8. Flown flag is mounted to a COA signed by command module pilot James Lovell and commander Frank Borman, who also inscribes, ”To Ron / With very best Wishes”. COA reads in print, ”This flag was carried aboard the first manned lunar orbit spacecraft / Apollo 8 / December 21-27, 1968…” Affixed below the flag is a color photo of the crew in their spacesuits. Cloth flag measures 6” x 4”, mounted, matted and framed to an overall size of 15” x 17”. Scuffing to frame, lifting to edges of photo and toning to adhesive at flag corners, else near fine. Sold for $3,049.
Frank Borman signed ”New York Times” poster of its front page from 25 December 1968, reporting on the historic Christmas flight of the Apollo 8 mission. Broadcasting from lunar orbit, the three astronauts made a broadcast on Christmas, which up to that point was the most watched program in television history. Borman writes, ”From Apollo 8, good night, Merry Christmas and God Bless all on Earth / Frank Borman / Apollo 8 CDR”. Poster measures 24” x 36” on flexible off-white cardstock. Near fine condition. With Novaspace COA. Sold for $2,500.
Frank Borman Signed 20″ x 16″ Photo, With His Thoughts About the Moon: “…each one carries his own impression of what he’s seen today…”
Frank Borman signed 20″ x 16″ “Earthrise” photo, showing Earth as seen from the moon during the Apollo 8 mission where Borman served as Commander. Borman writes his observations about visiting the moon, “The moon is a different thing to each one of us. I think that each one of us-each one carries his own impression of what he’s seen today. / Frank Borman / Apollo 8 CDR”. Glossy photo is in near fine condition. With a COA from Novaspace. Sold for $2,000.
Frank Borman Signed Apollo Saturn V Rocket Model
Frank Borman signed Saturn V rocket model, a 1:200 scale model of the rocket that transported Borman on Apollo 8, the first lunar orbit mission. Base is signed “Frank Borman / Apollo 8″ in silver felt-tip. Measures approximately 22” tall. Near fine condition. Sold for $1,627.
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