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Topic: Mike Adams X-15 Signed Cover !!
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apollo11lem5
Member Posts: 528
From: Seminole, Florida, United States
Registered: May 2000
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posted 07-19-2006 10:20 PM
   
Hello All...I was just on Ebay and there is a GENUINE Mike Adams signed X-15 cover for sale !! I know Adams' signature and could not believe it !! It is Ebay # 170009840310. It is an X-15 cachet and signed !! I know it will go high but wanted to get the word out ASAP. Good Luck and NO ...I do not know the seller. Best To All...Donald Brady Jr. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2914
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 07-20-2006 05:18 AM
Yes, this does indeed appear to be a genuine signature of Air Force Major Mike Adams.
The commemorative cachet cover was for his fourth X-15 rocketplane flight in April 1967, which was the 178th X-15 flight test in the whole series of 199 missions from 1959-68. He was killed only a few months afterwards (Nov. 15) on Flight Number 191. |
denem
Member Posts: 141
From: Columbia, SC, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 07-20-2006 09:43 AM
interesting how the "major mike adams" was crossed out. wonder why? it will be fun to watch this one to see the bidding war on it! |
yeknom-ecaps
Member Posts: 660
From: Northville MI USA
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 07-20-2006 04:58 PM
Have also seen a number of times where Glenn and Yeager have crossed things off items they have signed. |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 07-20-2006 08:57 PM
Names of new pilots were often hand-printed on the Boy Scout Cachets (of which this is one) for flights before a rubber stamp pilot name was available to use on cachets. The hand-printed pilot names quite often get confused as autographs. I would imagine that a previous owner of this cover crossed out the hand-printed Adams name so that it did not get confused with the real Adams auto (and BTW - this auto looks authentic to me too.).Dennis Dillman |
Bob M
Member Posts: 1745
From: Atlanta-area, GA USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 07-21-2006 09:57 AM
I noticed that many of the seller's covers have address labels in the name of Raymond DuBeau and, as many of us long-time space cover collectors know, Ray DuBeau was an early space cover servicer and cachet designer. I asked the seller if he obtained the covers from Ray DuBeau, and he replied that he did and that Ray is his father.But he wasn't able to supply any info about the Mike Adams signed X-15 cover other than it belonged to his father. It's already proven to be quite popular, as it's already over $800 with 5+ days to go! It's not a ,,,choice,,, cover either, with it having the written name inked out and it appears to possibly be a somewhat yellowed lower quality government envelope. But no matter, it's a very rare autographed item and looks like the winning bidder will be paying a lot for it. Bob McLeod |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 07-21-2006 10:40 AM
How many Mike Adams autographs are in the hands of collectors? Not many apparently. I am aware of the other authentic one on Michael Wright's site. Would be interesting to hear about any other examples out there. Yes this should be a fun one to watch. He is needed to complete a set of X-15 pilots and so appears to be the "Button Gwinnett" of X-15/space autographs. |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 07-21-2006 01:28 PM
The X-15 cover lot sold at the last Superior auction contained three Mike Adams signed covers. And while it contained many of the other harder to find X-15 signatures, it sold for nearly $5000, if I remember correctly.I don't know if this cover was one of those three...or is from a different source. |
albatron@aol.com
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posted 07-21-2006 03:41 PM
He is also offering an XB-70 1st flight cover "signed" by Al White and Joe Cotton. Too small to tell for sure but it certainly looks like the "servicer" signatures I've seen on some covers, that many mistake for actual autographs. |
apollo11lem5
Member Posts: 528
From: Seminole, Florida, United States
Registered: May 2000
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posted 07-21-2006 06:29 PM
Scott....As far as how many Adam's autographs are in the hands of collectors....I do not know. I am aware that in addition to Michael Wright's there are 2 in the hands of a Texas collector that shall remain nameless but he got them in a big auction a couple of years ago. I am personally aware of and know of two authentic ones here in the state of Florida and once again the owners shall not be identified for various reasons. I know of one pristine cover similar to the one on Ebay but far superior. I also am aware of an 8x10 photo of Mike Adams standing alongside of an F-104 Starfighter and signed as "Michael J. Adams" and is not dedicated. Those are ALL the ones that I personally know of though there must be many out there. PLEASE do not email me to ask the names of the owners because I CANNOT tell you for various good reasons. Mike is very difficult to locate.Good Luck to whomever buys the one on Ebay !! It is "gonna be a dogfight" !! Best Always...Donald Brady |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 07-21-2006 07:41 PM
Thanks, Donald. No problem here - not interested in the names of the owners, just a rough idea how many there are. Interesting info. |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 07-21-2006 07:52 PM
I've got an Adams auto'd cover. Will try to put it up on PictureTrail in the next couple of days for folks to look at.I also know of one other in the DC/Maryland area, and as before, no names named. |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 07-22-2006 01:00 PM
I've put my Adams auto'd cover up on PictureTrail, in my "My Favorite Space Covers" album. The link is:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid823210 and the Adams is about the 8th cover into the album. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-22-2006 01:15 PM
Don, does your list include the two covers that were sold as part of the x-15 job-lot at Superior in the Spring ($6000), or the Adams signed photo sold there a couple of years back?
BestPaul Bramley |
apollo11lem5
Member Posts: 528
From: Seminole, Florida, United States
Registered: May 2000
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posted 07-22-2006 02:39 PM
Hi Paul....Long time no hear. I hope you are well. Yes, the Superior covers (2) are included and I believe the purchaser is from Texas as I did contact him about it. I was one of the losing bidders on those items.I can no longer afford such forays into auctions. However, I was not aware of the signed photo that was sold. I am sure that there are quite a few out there !. Best Always, Donald |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 07-22-2006 03:44 PM
Was there a second lot on the Superior sale with two covers? I remember there being three covers in that one lot. I was able to dig up the following photo I had saved as a reference pic when that auction ended:  |
Bob M
Member Posts: 1745
From: Atlanta-area, GA USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 07-24-2006 09:52 AM
Interesting that these three Mike Adams signed X-15 covers via Superior and the one now on eBay all bear Raymond DuBeau address labels - Bob Mc. |
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