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Topic: FS: Richard Gordon Apollo 12 flown map
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hitmanten
Member Posts: 12
From: United States
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 02-19-2018 12:07 PM
  
Originally purchased from Moonpans, Richard Gordon autographed map plate inscribed "Flown to the moon." Item measures 7.5x7 inches. Plate comes with all documentation including Richard Gordon COA signed by him, vouching for maps authenticity.$1,650. First come first serve basis. To buy email: rpfarlie@gmail.com.  |
neo1022
Member Posts: 281
From: Santa Monica, CA
Registered: Jun 2013
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posted 02-20-2018 01:41 PM
The map looks like it has been cut down to a smaller size than the one shown on the COA. What happened to the left 1/3 or so? |
Greggy_D
Member Posts: 977
From: Michigan
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 02-20-2018 02:08 PM
The letter on the left and the map are in focus, but yet the COA on the right is a fuzzy mess. |
neo1022
Member Posts: 281
From: Santa Monica, CA
Registered: Jun 2013
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posted 02-20-2018 04:09 PM
Yes, I noticed the very blurry Moonpans COA as well. It's pretty clear that this is the surviving section of that Apollo 12 map that was cut up into 1" squares for sale on eBay a while back. You can read the cS discussion about this here. If you click on the picture of the map (in the seller's post), you can see that it was uploaded by a user with the name "SignaturistInk" — the same user name the cut segments were being sold under. So, I guess we know where the other 1/3 went. Too bad — it was a nice item... Assuming this is the case, it should be noted in the item description that the page is not complete, and has been altered from the state it was in when the COAs were issued. Of course the item remains "flown," but it's now only a partial map. |
Jurg Bolli
Member Posts: 977
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-20-2018 06:57 PM
Excellent detective work. This is sad. |
mmmoo
Member Posts: 551
From: London, England
Registered: May 2001
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posted 02-20-2018 07:06 PM
Yes, very sad to see the missing left side, which should be mentioned in the description. As for the blurred COA that seems to be a camera issue, because if you look at the full hi-res image, the wooden background is also blurred on the right side, and is not blurred on the left. |
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