Apr 17, 2008 - Sale 2142

Sale 2142 - Lot 130

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,500 - $ 4,500
FLOWN Apollo XII Cloth Patch. An approximately 4-inch diameter crew patch that is mounted on a Typed Letter Signed by Gordon Cooper. The patch features a clipper ship over the Moon leaving a gold and silver dust trail in its wake. NASA/MSC, 1969

Additional Details

The patch was carried on the Apollo XII flight, the second manned lunar landing mission. The Cooper letter reads in part: "Pete and I flew together on Gemini 5 back in 1965. We had the first ever crew designed mission patch for that flight. The clipper ship on this Apollo XII patch is a symbol of Pete's all Navy crew."