{"product_id":"sieger-stamp-blocks-complete-set-of-all-20","title":"Sieger stamp blocks – complete set of all 20 incl. Neil Armstrong + Jack Swigert","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e*****ONLY ONE AVAILABLE*****\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGerman Stamp dealer issued 20 signed stamp blocks in the early 1970s - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ethese stamp blocks are considered the first big commercial signing the astronauts (then Mercury \/ Gemini \/ Apollo) did! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete set of ALL 20 signed stamp blocks including these names :\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeil Armstrong (Belgium), John Glenn (Ras Al Khaima), Alan Bean (Romania), Frank Borman (Ajman), Scott Carpenter (Paraguay), Gene Cernan (Ajman), Charles Conrad (Ras-Al-Kaima), Gordon Cooper (Paraguay), Walt Cunningham (Ajman), Jim McDivitt (Yemen), Donn Eisele (Yemen), James Lovell (Romania), Stuart Roosa (Hungary), Jack Swigert (Romania), Wally Schirra (Paraguay), Rusty Schweickart (Yemen), Tom Stafford (Yemen), Richard Gordon (Hunguay), Dave Scott (Sharjah) and Edgar Mitchell (Romania).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese collections were originally offered at 2450,- DM in the 70s - which was around $800-$1000 considering inflation etc. now after 50 years this was a pretty high price - lately Sieger was selling a complete series at close to $4000 via his company.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese stamp blocks also represent the only commercial signing Neil Armstrong ever did before he stopped signing philatelic items. It was also the stamp block from that series that caused Jack Swigert to be bumped from the ASTP prime crew for denying having these signed for money (then each astronaut got $5 per block).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story is well described in various astronaut autobiographies such as \"The All American Boys by Walt Cunningham\", and \"Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins\" and mentioned in several other books as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday it is believed that originally 500 of these complete sets were then offered by Sieger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis set comes with the COA leaflets for all 20 stamp blocks and most of the original sale bills by Sieger !!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57888015909128,"sku":"12692","price":2195.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/12692.jpg?v=1779727405","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/sieger-stamp-blocks-complete-set-of-all-20","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}