LOT #50341 |
Sold on Dec 15, 2022 for: Sign-in
or Join (free & quick)
Apollo 15 Crew-Signed Insurance Cover Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Command Module Pilot Al Worden, Signe...
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Sold on Dec 15, 2022 for:
$687.50
Bid Source: HA.com/Live bidder
Get one of these:
Explore Available Items
Description
Ex. Al Worden
Apollo 15 Crew-Signed Insurance Cover Originally from the
Personal Collection of Mission Command Module Pilot Al Worden,
Signed and Certified, with Signed LOA. A philatelic cover,
postmarked July 26, 1971, with a pictorial NASA cancellation from
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, over an 8¢ "Antarctic Treaty" stamp.
At left is a color cachet of the mission insignia with "NASA Manned
Spacecraft Center Stamp Club" printed above and "Official
Commemorative Cover" below. The three crewmembers have boldly
signed beneath the cachet: "Dave Scott", " Al
Worden", and " Jim Irwin". On the verso, Worden has
signed in black ink: " #173/ Insurance Cover from my/ Personal
Collection/ Al Worden/ Apollo 15 CMP". The original stiffening
card is included, printed both sides with mission data. Very
fine.Included with this lot is a signed Certificate of Authenticity on his letterhead that gives a precise explanation of the history and purpose of these insurance covers. It states (in part): "I hereby certify that the commemorative postal cover number 173, included with this letter was an Apollo 15 insurance cover. It has been in my possession since the flight in 1971. The NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club in Houston, Texas provided these covers to our crew... The purpose of these covers was to provide each crewmember's family a type of insurance in the event that we did not return. There was no other insurance available to the crews because of the risk of flights to the moon..."
Auction Info
2022 December 15 - 16 Space Exploration Signature® Auction #6262 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
December, 2022
15th-16th
Thursday-Friday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 3
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 154
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
25% on the first $300,000 (minimum $49), plus 20% of any amount between $300,000 and $3,000,000, plus 15% of any amount over $3,000,000 per lot.
Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms
Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms