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posted 12-03-2004 10:50 AM               

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Surprising that no one has mentioned & alerted cover collectors about the USS Lake Champlain MR-3 Prime Recovery Ship cover now on eBay. As the seller states, only 44 are known and are rarely offered. This one is a beauty and, as the seller states, is the "crown jewel" of space covers. It hasn't reached its reserve & has a bid of $510 now with less than 3 days to go. (3944269864).

BMc

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posted 12-06-2004 03:03 PM               

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It sold for $1,000 with only 6 different bidders. I'm surprised for two reasons: that the reserve was only $1,000 and that it didn't sell for more - much more. These MR-3 Lake Champlain PRS covers have always been at the top of most space cover collectors' want lists and even years ago they sold for more than this relatively low amount.

Funny - in comparison, many Armstrong uninscribed WSS portraits, even some that could be considered questionable, sell for much more than this amount, while one of the rarest & most significant early space collectibles sells for maybe 1/2 what one of the numerous Armstrong uninscribed WSSs sell for.

Bob McLeod

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