Frank Borman Signed Apollo 8 Earthrise NASA Red Number Photo 8x10 PSA/DNA COA For Sale

EARTHRISE.
THE VIEW THAT PUT OUR ENTIRE WORLD INTO PERSPECTIVE.NASA APOLLO 8 PHOTOGRAPH
HAND-SIGNED BY MISSION COMMANDER FRANK BORMAN
PSA/DNA Authentication • NASA Red Number • Heritage sales HistoryChristmas Eve, 1968.Above the stark lunar horizon, a brilliant blue Earth emerges against the darkness of space. Oceans, clouds, continents—home—suspended beyond the surface of another world.Aboard Apollo 8, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders had become the first human beings to orbit the Moon. Anders captured the scene in a photograph that would become inseparable from the story of space exploration: Earthrise.Offered here is a NASA color photographic print of that extraordinary image, personally hand-signed by the man who commanded the mission.Not simply an astronaut’s signature.
The signature of the commander who was there.A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO HUMANITY’S FIRST LUNAR VOYAGEFrank Borman’s bold silver-ink inscription stands out against the blackness of space:“With all good wishes
Frank Borman
‘Apollo 8’”The handwritten “Apollo 8” inscription connects his signature directly to the mission depicted. The dedication is not addressed to a named recipient, giving the photograph broad appeal as a display piece or a meaningful gift.Earthrise is powerful on its own. Paired with the original autograph of Apollo 8’s commander, it becomes something more personal: a connection to one of the three men who witnessed that view firsthand.NASA PHOTOGRAPHIC PRESENTATIONThis approximately 8 × 10-inch color photograph carries NASA image number AS8-14-2383 in red, together with NASA and Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center identification.The reverse features NASA’s descriptive caption and Kodak Professional paper markings, adding another layer of interest beyond the image and autograph.The physical photograph is a later NASA print of the historic December 1968 image. Borman’s inscription is an original hand-signed autograph, not a printed facsimile.AUTHENTICATION AND sale HISTORYAccompanied by a PSA/DNA Certificate of Authenticity bearing certification number AL25599, matching the PSA/DNA hologram affixed to the photograph.This exact photograph was previously offered through Heritage sales:sale 6252
Lot 50536
“Apollo 8: Frank Borman Signed Original NASA ‘Earthrise’ Color Photo”The photographed Heritage sale label is included with the accompanying presentation materials.ITEM DETAILSAstronaut: Frank Borman
Mission role: Apollo 8 Commander
Image: Earthrise
NASA image number: AS8-14-2383
Original image date: December 24, 1968
Photographer: Bill Anders
Photograph size: Approximately 8 × 10 inches
Signature: Original silver-ink autograph with handwritten “Apollo 8” inscription
Authentication: PSA/DNA
Certification number: AL25599
sale history: Heritage sales, sale 6252, Lot 50536INCLUDED WITH THE SALEThe exact signed NASA photograph pictured, matching PSA/DNA Certificate of Authenticity, and pictured Heritage-labeled protective sleeve.A striking centerpiece for an Apollo collection, an office, or a personal space dedicated to exploration and discovery.An unforgettable view of our world.
An original signature from the commander who saw it from lunar orbit.