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N West
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posted 02-21-2023 01:04 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for N West   Click Here to Email N West     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I've recently acquired a collection of items from an Apollo Flight Crew Support member, and have found it interesting to see what is inside some of the unsigned covers with a flashlight. I'm including some photos below, but it basically appears to be a typed folded thank you note, some stamps, and a computer punch card I have not figured out how to translate.

Is it common to find items outside of the usual card in Apollo covers, and if so, what else has somebody found?

Eddie Bizub
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posted 02-21-2023 11:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Eddie Bizub   Click Here to Email Eddie Bizub     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The computer punch card could just be a stuffer to stiffen the envelope. You find that quite often in covers.

One Big Monkey
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posted 02-25-2023 01:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for One Big Monkey     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I've also found punch card, but my favourite find was a handwritten letter inside an Apollo 17 cover.

I had to open the envelope with a knife, which was a real shame, but I loved the letter inside, which explained what the envelope was!

micropooz
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posted 02-25-2023 02:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for micropooz   Click Here to Email micropooz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A slightly different kind of find in a cover.

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