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On 16th July 1969 thousands of people crowded highways and beaches near the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
The Apollo 11 mission was about to begin.
President Richard Nixon viewed the proceedings from the Oval Office of the White House.
Unprecedented millions viewed the event on television.
These were exciting times for the US and a global audience.
However, you can imagine, they were nervous times for the crew-members... and their families.
However the families had been taken care of financially in case of disaster... and now you can prosper from this unique insurance policy.
Apollo 11 Insurance Covers
Prior to the Apollo 11 launch crew-members, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, were presented with special Apollo 11 Postal Covers by the NASA Manned Spacecraft Centre Stamp Club.
The covers were produced for the crew to sign in pre-flight quarantine, shortly before the launch to the moon.
We can only imagine their thoughts at the time. About to embark on the first manned mission to land on the moon. It was indeed 'one giant leap'.
The signed covers were left with their families as a form of insurance that could be sold if they failed to return.
In the pre-launch hours the crew signed the covers, three signatures to each cover, to be handed to their families if the worst case scenario happened.
Thoughtful times.
Some of the covers were postmarked on July 16, 1969, the day of launch.
The remainder were postmarked in Houston on July 20, 1969, the day of the moon landing.
The signatures on the covers were therefore written by Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin mere days before the first historic landing on the moon.
We have one of these insurance covers available.
It has impeccable provenence...
It is from the Buzz Aldrin Family Space Collection.
You can imagine how rare these covers are, we only have one, you can click here to view it:
View Apollo 11 Insurance Cover (F70898)
The covers are recognised to have played an integral role in history.
After all... they gave the crew-members confidence that they had left behind a tangible asset that could be sold, if needed, to raise money for their families.
Today we are able to offer the you the opportunity to own one of these outstanding covers.
Pieces of history like this are rarely available.
Remember, all three crew-members of the succesful Apollo 11 mission have signed it... before they landed.
We only have one available. Call today if you are interested.
Call me on +44 (0) 1481 708 277 or email aroose@stanleygibbons.co.uk
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Regards
Adrian Roose
P.S. Unsurprisingly all items relating to the Moon Landings remain highly sought after. View our other items here: view stock
P.P.S. And don't forget, the 40th anniversary of the moon landings is just a year away.