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David C
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posted 04-08-2013 04:19 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for David C     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The late Jim Irwin's Christian organization "High Flight" had a logo which I imagine is fairly well known in these circles. Amongst other places I have seen it on his business cards and once hand drawn by him after his signature. However it has always been in black and white.

I've noticed for a while now patches listed on eBay similar to this one:

Does anyone know if this color version has any basis in the reality of the High Flight organizational literature, offices, etc., or is it recent fantasy?

nasamad
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posted 04-08-2013 10:11 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for nasamad   Click Here to Email nasamad     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
David, Jim Irwin's daughter runs a Facebook page under his name, she may know.

David C
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posted 04-09-2013 03:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for David C     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks. I had a look at that page, and the foundation website, and the logo is black and white with the writing inside the orbits. I have seen a color business card, without the white "shine", also with the writing inside the orbits. I'm guessing this is an "inspired by" patch and unofficial. I'll ask the current lister.

SparkR_13
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posted 04-10-2013 08:28 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for SparkR_13   Click Here to Email SparkR_13     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I would just add, that in terms of "recent". I have a simliar patch, that I picked up back in 1996. Also color. So it has been around for a long while.

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