FLOWN United States Flag An approximately 4x6 inch silk flag

Sale 2109 - Lot 88

Price Realized: $ 4,320

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Estimate: $ 3,500 - $ 4,500

FLOWN United States Flag. An approximately 4x6 inch silk flag carried on the first manned Apollo mission.NASA/MSC, 1968

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The flag is mounted between two paragraphs of a Typed Letter Signed by Apollo 7 Commander Wally Schirra which reads in part: "This United States flag was flown on Apollo 7 during October 11 to 22, 1968. Apollo 7 was the first manned flight of the command and service modules. The mission objectives included extensive tests of all spacecraft systems and the demonstration of rendezvous capability. The flight was 101 percent successful!" The flag itself has been inscribed and signed: "Flown on Apollo 7 S/C 101, Wally Schirra."