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[LARGE FORMAT] PORTRAIT OF TRANQUILITY BASE, JULY 16-24, 1969

NEIL ARMSTRONG [APOLLO 11]

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[LARGE FORMAT] PORTRAIT OF TRANQUILITY BASE, JULY 16-24, 1969

NEIL ARMSTRONG [APOLLO 11]

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Neil Armstrong

Portrait of Tranquility Base

Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969, 111:06:34 GET

Large-format presentation vintage photograph on finely beaded paper with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso.
28 x 35.6cm (11 x 14in)
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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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James HyslopHead of Department, Science & Natural History
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Lot Essay

“In my own view, the important achievement of Apollo was a demonstration that humanity is not forever chained to this planet, and our visions go rather further than that, and our opportunities are unlimited.”
Neil Armstrong (1999 press conference for the 30th anniversary of the Moon landing)

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