FLOWN United States Flag from Apollo 16 An approximately 4x6

Sale 2073 - Lot 198

Price Realized: $ 5,750

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 8,000

FLOWN United States Flag from Apollo 16. An approximately 4x6 inch flag that was taken to the lunar surface, inscribed by Charlie Duke. Handsomely matted with an assemblage of 4 other items. Above the flag a plaque reads "This flag, presented by the Apollo 16 crew to House Ways & Means Chairman Wilbur Mills landed on the moon aboard 'Orion' on April 20, 1972." Another panel contains the signatures of crew members John Young, Ken Mattingly, and Charlie Duke. A large panel contains the "Leaping Salute" photograph of John Young saluting a U.S. flag planted on the lunar suface, with a lengthy inscription by Duke. The last panel is a photograph of Duke holding the finished piece. Overall dimension 16x201/2 inches.Vp, vd

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The inscription on the flag reads "This flag flown to the Moon's surface aboard the lunar module "Orion" April 20, 1972. Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo 16 LMP."