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Topic: Walt Cunningham's Apollo 7 anniversary patch
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divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 09-17-2013 06:21 PM
   
Walt Cunningham has unveiled an Apollo 7 45th Anniversary Patch and Tribute to Apollo 1 on his website.The original concept for this patch was developed before the flight of Apollo 7 but was turned down by NASA. In time for the 45th anniversary of the flight of Apollo 7, this patch has been re-imagined with the help of Tim Gagnon and is now available autographed by Walt Cunningham or unsigned, both with COA and are numbered to the production run of 250 patches. This patch is also hallmarked for authenticity. This patch is ONLY available through Walt's website and will not be offered anywhere else including his public appearances.  |
mode1charlie
Member Posts: 1169
From: Honolulu, HI
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 09-17-2013 06:47 PM
Patch ordered.
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Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 09-17-2013 08:57 PM
The Phoenix Rises!! I love it! |
GoesTo11
Member Posts: 1309
From: Denver, CO
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 09-17-2013 11:33 PM
Done, and done. |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 09-18-2013 01:09 AM
The tribute to Apollo 1 is also a very nice gesture. Can't wait to receive mine, too.Still can't believe it's been 45 years since Apollo 7 first flew. It seems like only yesterday. I'll have the same feeling for Apollo 8. I remember being in the hospital for splashdown and refusing to leave until I knew they were down and safe. |
Skyforce1
Member Posts: 200
From: Vineland NJ, USA
Registered: Aug 2009
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posted 09-18-2013 05:55 AM
Dazzling patch! Can't wait to get mine! |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 09-18-2013 08:18 AM
Walt was pretty funny last night. He e-mailed me that he and Dot went out to dinner only to come home to a mailbox full of patch orders. No rest for the weary! |
carl walker
Member Posts: 360
From: Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 09-18-2013 04:38 PM
45 years... OMG!  Will be shaking his hand this Friday! |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 09-18-2013 09:25 PM
quote:
Originally posted by divemaster:
No rest for the weary!
That is because he made such an awesome patch for us! |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 09-18-2013 10:12 PM
Along with the fact that he makes himself very available to the public. |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 09-20-2013 11:31 AM
My signed patch just arrived. Great Patch! [had to really hunt for the hallmark!] Great COA, too. Really terrific job all around. |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 09-20-2013 01:16 PM
Mine came today too! It is beautiful! I wonder what else Walt will make for us.... |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 09-20-2013 09:56 PM
A 50th anniversary patch? |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 09-21-2013 04:26 PM
50 is too long to wait... let's go for 46th! The card really was a big surprise, too. It is very beautiful and the history of the patch is great to display with it. |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 09-21-2013 05:53 PM
I was VERY impressed with the card COA. You don't get things like that with any type of patch. |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 09-21-2013 06:09 PM
I haven't been able to find an actual photo of the patch, just the artwork as seen on cS and WC's home page. Can anyone post an image of the real deal? Thanks. |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 09-21-2013 08:10 PM
Thank you for the compliments about the COA. Jorge an I wanted to create something special for this project. The artwork is ours and Walt provided the text. |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 09-22-2013 05:42 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Joel Katzowitz:
Can anyone post an image of the real deal?
The artwork and the actual patch are very similar. All top quality by Tim. |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 09-22-2013 04:52 PM
I just placed my order and am looking forward to getting it in my hands. I really think the Phoenix flame is well done. |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 09-22-2013 07:56 PM
Have fun finding the hallmark!I think the Phoenix/flame is the best part of the patch. Tim and Jorge did an incredible job. A big thanks to Walt for making it available to the masses [or 250 of the masses] |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 09-29-2013 07:39 AM
I received my signed patch yesterday, and as everyone has stated, it's really nice. However, my COA wasn't signed, was it supposed to be? |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 09-29-2013 07:56 AM
My COA was not signed either. I think they're numbered only.I think the hallmark is easy to see. A nice touch.I really like the "stained glass" look of the bird in the designs Ed posted above. But I think the design of the final patch does a better job of showing the program (in the Saturn V and moon elements) rising out of the successful flight of Apollo VII. |
GoesTo11
Member Posts: 1309
From: Denver, CO
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 09-29-2013 10:02 AM
Here's the cover of the very handsome COA, along with patch #12 and the Al Stevens "Phoenix" patch. |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 09-29-2013 06:19 PM
OK, where did you get the Al Stevens patch? Or is it something super rare I will never see? |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 09-29-2013 07:40 PM
The Al Stevens set Apollo 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17 and Skylab 2 was a very limited edition set I managed a number of years ago. Stevens was a graphic artist who designed the 1, 7, 9 and 10 patches. The set was based on draft designs that were not chosen.It was a one time offer and will not be repeated. |
GoesTo11
Member Posts: 1309
From: Denver, CO
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 09-29-2013 07:52 PM
Sorry, Tim beat me to it. The patch shown was indeed part of that set. |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 09-29-2013 11:44 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Joel Katzowitz:
However, my COA wasn't signed, was it supposed to be?
The COA's are not signed, but contain the matching number to the patch. |
TLIGuy
Member Posts: 205
From: Virginia
Registered: Jul 2013
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posted 10-11-2013 03:16 PM
I just received my 45th anniversary patch #43 just in time to celebrate. |
mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 719
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 10-11-2013 05:56 PM
A fitting tribute to the 45th anniversary of Apollo 7. I ordered my patch today. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42984
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-15-2014 12:29 PM
collectSPACE Alternate Apollo 7: Astronaut's anniversary patch recalls 'Flight of the Phoenix' Forty-six years ago this week, NASA's first Apollo astronauts to launch into space were circling the Earth — just as their mission patch depicted. The insignia showed the Apollo 7 spacecraft, including the command and service module, in an inclined elliptical orbit flying above the planet. The circular emblem captured the goal of the 11-day flight: to test the new spacecraft during a "shakedown cruise" to prove it was ready to fly crews to the moon. As appropriate as the design may have been, it was not what the crew initially envisioned as representing all of the aspects of their mission. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 10-17-2014 01:52 AM
A superb tribute... As I think about it, the Saturn V launch vehicle was rarely used in patch designs. |
Harald Kraenzel
Member Posts: 304
From: Dinslaken,Germany
Registered: Nov 2005
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posted 10-17-2014 05:47 PM
In this beautiful patch the Saturn 1B is shown and not the Saturn V. |
Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 10-27-2014 03:55 PM
Come on, 8 or 9 years. But not 45. Was it that long ago? |
yotlu
Member Posts: 34
From: Austria
Registered: Apr 2017
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posted 12-05-2017 07:42 PM
I ordered the patch a couple of months ago. Walt replied via email, stating that the patch will go to mail the next morning.I got patch nr. 117. Both the patch and the COA were signed. |
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