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[b]Space Cover 647: Apollo 16 at 50[/b] Fifty years ago today, the Apollo 16 mission was underway, landing John Young and Charlie Duke on the Moon while Ken Mattingly orbited above. I couldn’t find just one favorite cover to show for Apollo 16 this week. So, in the spirit of Ken Havekotte (although my collection pales in comparison to Ken's) here is a montage of my faves! Top row (L-R): KSC 4/16/72 launch Insurance-Type Cover bought from Ken Havekotte 10-15 years ago by my wife as a Christmas present for me (yep, GREAT wife!). KSC 4/16/72 launch Bendix Cachet (the Bendix’s are my favorite series of cachets). And Houston 4/16/72 launch MSCSC Cachet autographed by the crew, bought from a gentleman who worked at the JSC Arc Jet Facility at the time. Middle Row (L-R): KSC 4/20/72 moon landing SpaceCraft Cachet autographed by the cachet designer Carl Swanson. Houston 4/20/72 moon landing on an Apollo 16 lunar descent map cachet showing the landing site, Descartes. KSC 4/25/72 with cachet depicting Mattingly’s deep space EVA to retrieve film from the Apollo Service Module on the way back from the Moon. Bottom Row (L-R): USS Ticonderoga 4/27/72 recovery Beck Cachet B880. And USS Ticonderoga 4/27/72 recovery Captain’s Cover. Any of you have any favorite Apollo 16 covers that you’d like to post? Please do!
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