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Topic: Value of STS-9 flown patch display
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Chuckster01
Member Posts: 1015
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 10-12-2020 07:13 PM
   
I have an STS-9 flown patch 16 by 20 inch display signed by most of the crew including John Young (missing one crew member) and I am trying to figure out a fair value, but I can not find any other STS-9 displays to have sold.Has anyone ever seen one of these sell and more over does anyone have an idea of a fair value? Any information is appreciated. |
Liembo
Member Posts: 674
From: Bothell, WA
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 10-12-2020 10:11 PM
Flown patch presentations typically run $175-300 depending on the patch and mission, but the Young autograph adds a premium. |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 1015
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 10-13-2020 04:10 AM
Here is a photograph |
Greggy_D
Member Posts: 982
From: Michigan
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 10-13-2020 08:45 AM
It is actually missing two crew members (Shaw and Garriott). Ockels was the backup for Merbold. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 3101
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 10-13-2020 09:27 AM
Just noticed that myself with pilot Shaw and MS-Garriott missing, but ESA-Ockels was included, while not a prime crewman. But the Young signature is definite genuine, Chuck, but unfortunate that other flight crew members were not on the montage. |
Tallpaul
Member Posts: 192
From: Rocky Point, NY, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 10-13-2020 09:50 AM
Very nice. It's tough to find anything from STS-9. In the years it took me to complete my John Young suite the STS-9 items that took the longest to find were a flown patch and a signed cover. They were also the last items I needed to complete the suite. I found an unsigned patch and flag display through a gracious cS member and the crew signed cover through one of the American Space Museum auctions. I would not be surprised if the display sold in the $800-$1,000 range if it was put up for auction. |
skyguard23
Member Posts: 35
From: Central Switzerland
Registered: Dec 2016
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posted 10-13-2020 02:29 PM
I have an STS-9 presentation piece with patch and Kentucky state flag on record that sold on eBay in 2019 for $350.It's only signed by NASA Administrator Beggs and I don't know whether that was handsigned. |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 1015
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 10-13-2020 06:35 PM
Ken, I also have one full crew signed but this is the only one I have ever seen. I also have an STS-9 flown flag and patch display given to William DerBing and signed only by John Young. |
Spaceflyer
Member Posts: 207
From: Nauheim, Germany
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 10-19-2020 03:29 AM
The two displays are not official NASA crew displays (montages) from the STS-9 crew. In my opinion they are selfmade displays and therefore it is not certified that the STS-9 patches are a flown.The NASA montages never have a caption under the photos. Two different fonts and font sizes were also used in these displays. The signature of John Young does not necessarily mean that the patches are flown. |
eems
Member Posts: 50
From: MA, USA
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 10-19-2020 11:44 AM
Lunar Legacies earlier this year in January: Lot 520: Shannon Lucid's STS-9 Flown Patch & Cue Card on Crew-Signed Montage went for $800. Inscribed by Young, missing Merbold and Lichtenberg. |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 1015
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 10-19-2020 05:05 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Spaceflyer:
In my opinion they are selfmade displays and therefore it is not certified that the STS-9 patches are a flown.
You state your opinion of self made as a fact. These are NASA issued and come from the head of the Houston PAO. |
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