Lot 922
Apollo 15: Two (2) Segments of Flown Kapton Foil Removed by NASA Photographer Dick Williamsom & Crew Signatures on Sheet of Stamps. Apollo 15 was the first moon mission designed for extensive exploration of the moon with the first Lunar Roving Vehicle in which astronauts Dave Scott and Jim Irwin spent 18 hours covering 17 miles. Both 1¼ x ¾" segments are in two separate COA's by Dick Williamson who has personally certified that he removed them from CSM Endeavor as part of the NASA recovery team and as an official photographer of the splashdown from a Navy helicopter. One COA is ready for framing, the other great for archiving. Both specimens and their documents in excellent condition. We have rarely offered flown Kapton foil from Apollo 15.
Also included is a signed sheet of 8¢ stamps from 1971 signed in margins by Apollo 15 crew, Scott, Irwin and Worden. Estimated Value $500 - UP
From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes.
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