Lot 585
Apollo 15, 1971, "LUNAR SURFACE" FLOWN, US Flag. A small Beta cloth US flag (2.5x1.5") mounted on a large presentation board with an original descriptive label that reads: "This flag was carried on the Lunar Surface throughout the Geological Exploration of the Hadley-Apennine, Apollo 15, July 26-August 7, 1971". There is a signature of Dave Scott, Apollo 15, August 7, 1971, below. The presentation board is professionally matted and framed (18x20") by Novagraphics and a UACC certificate authenticates the Scott autograph. Dave Scott has confirmed that this flag was carried in a pocket of his spacesuit during the entire Apollo 15 surface stay. The flag is accompanied by an Apollo 15 mission patch that flew to the moon in the command module. This item comes from the collection of Andrew Chaikin, author of A Man on the Moon, which was the main basis for the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. A rare and important piece of lunar surface memorabilia.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500.
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