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Topic: Space patch manufacturing goofs
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NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 655
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 03-09-2009 10:59 AM
   
I have a STS-41G patch (AB, bought in 1992) with a Payload Specialist tab that is way off center. Do I have something special (like a misprinted postage stamp) or just a goofed up patch? |
embangloy
Member Posts: 75
From: Nashville, TN, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 03-09-2009 11:03 AM
I have an STS-41G where the payload specialist tab is sewn (roughly) in the 7:00 position. |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 655
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 03-09-2009 12:40 PM
The center of mine (the S in Scully) is sewn at about the 5'oclock position. Sounds like a common error. |
spaced out
Member Posts: 3110
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 03-09-2009 06:03 PM
I know you sometimes see error patches listed on eBay like they're valuable rarities but I don't believe it's the case.Errors in stamp production are very rare due to the nature of the process and those that actually make it out into the public domain without being recognised and destroyed are even rarer, which I imagine is why such stamps are highly collectible and valuable. Embroidered patches are quite different and errors probably occur frequently. Error patches have no face value (unlike stamps and currency) so they can be discarded without care. I just dont see any reason why they should have any real value apart from as 'hey would you look at that!' items. |
benguttery
Member Posts: 547
From: Fort Worth, TX, USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 03-09-2009 06:50 PM
There are lots of patches out there that should not ever have left the factory. Some are incomplete and may not have all their stitching or their borders completed. When I get these in a lot, I trash them unless it is something quite unique which it never has been. |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 655
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 03-10-2009 06:49 AM
Based on the responses so far, it looks like I just have a goofed up patch. |
Gonzo
Member Posts: 596
From: Lansing, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 04-05-2012 11:38 AM
This is too bad. I have two that have obvious errors.One is a 51B. It's supposed to have a tab with Vandenberg and Wang. It has no tab. And it's not that the tab was removed. There's no holes or any indication that the tab was ever even there. The back is the sealed plastic like they should be, but there's no holes where the thread/needle would have been if had been attached. The other is 41G. It not only doesn't have the Garneau/Scully/Power tab (again, no indication that it was ever there), but for the 3 plumes going up to the star in the middle, only the center plume was embroidered in. The two outside plumes only have the black outline of where the gold thread should be. |
SparkR_13
Member Posts: 102
From: Martinsburg, WV 25401, USA
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 04-05-2012 12:45 PM
If those of you do not wish to keep these manufacturing errors, feel free to send my way. It's not like I am seeking them out, but they are something to place next to a good one to show an error. |
Gonzo
Member Posts: 596
From: Lansing, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 04-05-2012 01:49 PM
While I'll admit I may have resurrected an old thread, from the responses it has received, it doesn't appear that "error" patches are that common. OK, maybe small errors crop up from time to time, but those with obvious errors I agree shouldn't have been allowed to leave the factory. But a few have. So wouldn't these have some value given time? I agree that they won't ever have value like stamps or currency might, but worthless? If for no other reason they have interest due to those errors. I for one will keep mine. And like SparkR just said, if you think they're worthless, I'll take them. I'll even pay postage if you want. Just send me an email. Like I said, if for no other reason, I think they're interesting!
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dogcrew5369
Member Posts: 750
From: Statesville, NC
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 04-05-2012 08:48 PM
I have the 41G and 51G patches where the tabs are off center or not sewn on properly. I always thought it was just sorry workmanship. I'll trade anyone for a centered patch! |
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