Lot 5 · The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration
Apollo 11 Mission, Armstrong on Moon Surface with Lunar Capsule, 1969
Nasa · offset lithograph
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- Estimate
- $800–$1,200 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, New York · 4 November 2003
- Dimensions
- image: 7¼ x 9½in. (18.5 x 24.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4474903
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nasa, Apollo 11 Mission, Armstrong on Moon Surface with Lunar Capsule, 1969. Christie's, 4 Nov 2003, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4474903.
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