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Topic: LOA's vs COA's
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astronut
Member Posts: 969
From: South Fork, CO
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 07-09-2003 11:25 PM
   
Gang,
In another thread the value of COA's was being debated, most of us giving little or no value to them. LOA's (Letter of Authentication) are another matter all together.We most often see them when an astronaut issues one in conjuction with an item that has been flown in Earth orbit, in lunar orbit, or to the surface of the Moon. These are highly valuable as they give the particulars of the flown item's pedigree. Usually the item itself, such as a flag, is inscribed and signed, but such an inscription is very short. The LOA gives more details about the item, it's flight, and whether it has been continuously in the astronaut's possession since splashdown. All are important to future owners of the item.
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Happy trails,
Wayno
"...you are go for TLI."
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cklofas
Member Posts: 221
From: Euless,TX USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 07-10-2003 12:17 AM
Very true... but it still comes back to the particular dealer. If someone were intentionally trying to pass off a fake, what makes you think they wouldnt fake a LOA and or a COA as well? |
albatron@aol.com
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posted 07-10-2003 10:23 AM
Wayne brings up an excellent point and, very well put to boot. In my particular experience with selling flown items recently - Al typed a letter on his stationery that I notarized to accompany some items. So a signed and notarized letter from the astronaut is pretty good provenance. Of course, its not as satisfying to you as seeing it done in person, but certainly helps down the road.And of course, Wayne is referring to items from the astronaut with letters from the astronauts themselves as opposed to letters from a dealer. Cheers, Al |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 07-10-2003 01:19 PM
Yes a good LOA is very important, especially if you buy something from an astronaut or other original owner. When I bought a lunar cue card from Charlie Duke I asked him to do an LOA with Xerox images of the card on the bottom. He kindly did and it looks nice.
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astronut
Member Posts: 969
From: South Fork, CO
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 07-10-2003 09:10 PM
Friends,
Another example of valuable LOA's are those provided by ground personel such as the safing crews for the Apollo missions. A perfect example is the Robert Miner (hope I spelled that right as I just sold this item & can't check the spelling) ORIGINAL (NOT copied) LOA for my A11 ablator plug acrylic. So there are worthwhile LOA's provided by non-astronauts too. ------------------
Happy trails,
Wayno
"...you are go for TLI."
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