Apollo XVI Crew Insurance Cover

Sale 1967 - Lot 221

Price Realized: $ 1,265

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Apollo XVI Crew "Insurance" Cover. Postal cover with a cachet of the Apollo 16 crew emblem between two astronaut pins. Approximately 3.5x6.5 inches. Postmarked on launch date, April 16, 1972, at KSC. April, 1972

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A few days before launch the crew signed a limited number of covers which were given to the families as an "insurance" policy in case the crew failed to return from the flight. Signed by the Apollo 16 crew of John Young, Ken Mattingly, and Charlie Duke. With Typed Letter Signed by Duke.