"We Came in Peace For All Mankind" Vintage Poster, Limited Edition No. 948/1969, Signed by Buzz Aldrin

Presented is a limited edition color poster of the lunar moonwalk, signed by astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The poster shows Aldrin on the lunar surface beside the American flag. It is captioned at bottom: 'We Came In Peace For All Mankind...Tranquility Base, July 20, 1969.' It is signed with a huge silver ink signature above Aldrin’s helmet, “Buzz Aldrin.” The poster was issued in a limited edition of 1,969, honoring the year of the moon landing. This printing is numbered “948/1969.” 

Together, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin launched their manned mission to the Moon in the Columbia on July 16, 1969, with lunar touch down four days later. On July 20, American astronaut Neil Armstrong descended from the Lunar Landing module Eagle and stepped foot on the Moon. Nearly 240,000 miles from Earth, Armstrong spoke these words to more than a billion people listening at home: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Buzz Aldrin shortly followed nineteen minutes later and offered a simple but powerful description of the lunar surface: "magnificent desolation." 

Together, the two astronauts explored the surface for two and a half hours, collecting samples and taking photographs. They left behind an American flag, a patch honoring the fallen Apollo 1 crew, and a plaque on one of Eagle's legs that reads, "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon. July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."

While Armstrong and Aldrin were on the Moon’s surface, Michael Collins piloted the Columbia in lunar orbit. Columbia swept behind the Moon; Collins was separated from the rest of humanity by 250,000 miles of space and by the bulk of the Moon, which blocked all radio transmissions to and from mission control. "I am now truly alone and absolutely alone from any known life. I am it," he wrote in his capsule.

Once ready, Armstrong and Aldrin returned to the Eagle module, blasted off from the moon’s surface, and docked with Collins in the Columbia. The mission lives on famously as the first successful manned Lunar landing in the history of the world.

CONDITION: 

Fine condition. Color poster. Color is still vibrant, with minimal fading. Small wrinkles to paper along outer margins, not affecting image. Signed, limited edition. Numbered “948/1969” in the poster, along the lower right side. Numbered in silver felt-tipped ink. Signed “Buzz Aldrin” in silver felt-tipped ink, at top center of image. Signature is bold and legible. 

Poster is framed to archival standards, with acid-free mats, UV plexiglas, and a custom-built frame. 

Framed Dimensions: 42" H x 30 3/4" W x 1 1/2" D.

Accompanied by our company’s letter of authenticity.