Mar 27, 2004 - Sale 2001

Sale 2001 - Lot 208

Price Realized: $ 1,725
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
Apollo 16 Crew "Insurance" Cover. The postal cover has a cachet of the Apollo 16 crew emblem between two astronaut pins. Approximately 3.5x6.5 inches and postmarked on the Apollo 16 launch date. KSC, 16 April 1972

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The crew signed a limited number of these covers prior to launch and gave them to their families as an "insurance policy" in case they did not return from the flight. Signed by the Apollo 16 crew of John Young, Ken Mattingly, and Charlie Duke. With a Typed Signed Letter from Duke.