Auction Name: 2025 December 11 - 12 Space Exploration Signature® Auction

Lot Number: 50269

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/6326*50269

Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-2) Flown American Flag on Presentation Certificate. A 5.625" x 4.125" U.S. cloth flag mounted on an 8.5" x 11" printed certificate with facsimile signatures of Administrator James M. Beggs and crewmembers Joe Engle and Richard Truly. The printed text reads: "This Flag was flown aboard the second flight of the Space Shuttle 'Columbia' (STS-2), November 12-14, 1981. It is presented to you in recognition of the significant contribution you made to the success of the mission. Presented to..." The name that was originally there has been neatly excised; the new owner can place their own name there and impress their friends! There is the typical bleedthrough on the flag from the glue, otherwise very fine. From the Family Collection of Jacques Bracke

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