JG.Limited assembles out-of-this-world lineup for Oct. 18 sale

First day postal cover from September 9, 1969, commemorating the Apollo 11 moon mission, signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, estimated at $2,500-$3,000
First day postal cover from September 9, 1969, commemorating the Apollo 11 moon mission, signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, estimated at $2,500-$3,000
First day postal cover from September 9, 1969, commemorating the Apollo 11 moon mission, signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, estimated at $2,500-$3,000

DANVERS, Mass. – Bidders will look to the skies during JG.Limited’s online-only Frontiers of Flight auction, ending on Tuesday, October 18. Subtitled “Celebrating Over 100 Years of Space & Aviation History,” the sale contains 400 lots representing many of the most famous names in air travel, from Neil Armstrong to the Wright Brothers. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

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Neil Armstrong sketch cleared for liftoff at University Archives, Sept. 28

Circa-1990 sketch hand-drawn and signed by astronaut Neil Armstrong, depicting important elements of the Apollo 11 moon landing, estimated at $90,000-$110,000
Circa-1990 sketch hand-drawn and signed by astronaut Neil Armstrong, depicting important elements of the Apollo XI moon landing, estimated at $90,000-$110,000
Circa-1990 sketch hand-drawn and signed by astronaut Neil Armstrong, depicting important elements of the Apollo 11 moon landing, estimated at $90,000-$110,000

WILTON, Conn. – A pen sketch hand-drawn and signed by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, a manuscript fragment in George Washington’s hand from the first draft of his first Inaugural Address in 1789, and the Black-Scholes-Merton formula handwritten and signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert C. Merton are just a few of the expected superstar lots in University Archives’ online-only auction slated for Wednesday, September 28, beginning at 10:30 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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