Buzz Aldrin Magnificent Desolation signed book

Buzz Aldrin Magnificent Desolation signed bookA copy of Buzz Aldrin's 2009 limited edition book Magnificent Desolation. Signed by Aldrin, and hand numbered 133 in an edition of just 500 copies. Magnificent Desolation (2009) is a book by astronaut Buzz Aldrin, published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Note: this is not Aldrin's autobiography of the same title. Just 500 copies of this limited edition book were produced, featuring photographs from the NASA archives

The two penny blue was issued for just one year and was used to cover postage on packages weighing over half an ounce

 --> Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II 1959 3d deep violet "Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial"

upper marginal horizontal strip of 4 from the junction of the panes in the later printing (two panes of 60) showing plate numbers '1' (left pane R1/6) and '2' (right pane R1/1) se-tenant

An antique postcard featuring an illustration of Rudyard Kipling

Ryan has handwritten each character's name next to the corresponding sketch

including Les Miserables (1862) and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831)

A fine late usage Mulready

Paul Fraser’s view:

A fine mint example with good to large margins and large part original gum and with fresh colour

Focas enjoyed good relations with Rome

no tears or marks

also showing various manuscript rate markings in red and black