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Apollo 16 Crew-Signed Mission Emblem Cachet Insurance Cover. ...
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Apollo 16 Crew-Signed Mission Emblem Cachet Insurance Cover. The crewmembers' signatures, "John Young", " Ken Mattingly", and " Charlie Duke" are all in blue felt-tip on this philatelic cover, featuring an "A Decade of Achievement" U.S. 8¢ stamp. It bears a space pictorial cancelation on the day of launch, April 16, 1972, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The color cachet features the Apollo 16 mission insignia with Astronaut pins at lower left and right. Insurance covers were a tradition that started with Apollo 11 and continued through this mission. The astronauts would all sign a certain quantity of these covers to be left on earth as a contingency against their failing to return safely from the moon. In the case of a tragedy, the covers would be sold with the proceeds benefiting their families, not unlike an insurance policy. Excellent. From the Family Collection of Jacques Bracke.Auction Info
2024 December 6 - 7 Space Exploration Signature® Auction #6304 (go to Auction Home page)
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December, 2024
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