Alan Shepard NASA Astronaut Apollo Moonwalker Signed Autograph Photo Original

Description

This is an authentic hand signed, personalized, large photo card from Alan Shepherd. There is no COA but from my research everything appears correct. I stand by all of my listings and offer free returns if the new owner has any concerns after purchase.
It came from an estate of a gentleman that sent many well-written letters of encouragement and thanks to important figures of his day. His estate contained numerous handwritten return correspondence from famous people of the mid 20th century. One was from Lyndon b Johnson when he was the Senate majority leader.  He seemed to really have touched the hearts of the people he had written to.
This photo card was personalized to him from Alan Shepard. The autograph appears authentic with Shepard's characteristic sweeping "SH" and small "r". The slash mark through the TH in the word "with" also appears on other Shepard personalizations. The photo card itself is of a grainy stock and it appears that a thin felt tip marker was used.
Unfortunately there are several condition issues. There is a hard crease on the cards right bottom corner. Edge wear noticed throughout, especially in the corners. The top left corner has a small water stain. The photo image has a few scuffs and a long scrape. There is the appearance of small pitting in the photo that I believe is due to the mounting on this course paper. It's mostly noticed when holding the image sideways to a light. Please see my photos for these details. Some are hard to capture. Message me if you'd like more close ups.
All that said it's a great image. Shepherd standing next to the American flag with shadows of the lunar lander and other astronaut photographing.  Thanks for your interest and for reading the full description. This piece deserves proper framing and preservation.