FLOWN Apollo 15 Postal Cover taken to the lunar surface A st

Sale 2073 - Lot 194

Price Realized: $ 6,440

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Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 8,000

FLOWN Apollo 15 Postal Cover taken to the lunar surface. A standard letter sized (6.5x3.5 inch) envelope featuring the Apollo 15 crew emblem, pilot wings, and dual postmarks from the Kennedy Space Center (26 July 1971, Launch) and U.S.S. Okinawa (7 Aug 1971, Splashdown). signed by alfred worden, david scott, and james irwin. 1971

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This is one of the sets of postal covers not reported to NASA by the crew as flown on the mission, thus not authorized by NASA to be carried on the flight. This set of covers was postmarked the morning of 26 July 1971, vacuum-packed, stored in a fireproof Beta bag, then given to Commander David Scott, who stored them in one of his space suit pockets.