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Topic: 151805158943: Apollo 11 crew signed covers
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Silver
Member Posts: 62
From: Washington, DC
Registered: Jul 2015
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posted 09-13-2015 09:36 PM
   
Thoughts on these two allegedly crew signed Apollo 11 FDCs? 
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DSeuss5490
Member Posts: 299
From: Columbus, Ohio USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 09-14-2015 10:12 AM
As long as they are not color copies, both look like great examples of authentic vintage covers. |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 09-14-2015 12:02 PM
I can't comment on the autographs, but just wanted to clarify some semantics: The top image does show an FDC (First Day Cover) for the US moon landing stamp. The lower cover is a launch day cover, not an FDC. |
Bob M
Member Posts: 1745
From: Atlanta-area, GA USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 09-15-2015 07:20 AM
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Originally posted by micropooz:
The lower cover is a launch day cover, not an FDC.
Thanks, Dennis, for your effort in clarifying the use of "FDC." If I had a quarter for every time someone has used "FDC" for an actual event, launch, landing or Prime Recovery Ship cover, I'd probably have enough money to buy an Apollo 11 insurance cover with money left over.  And also while the classification of the autographed covers isn't accurate, the autographs certainly appear authentic, with the covers quite valuable. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2914
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 09-15-2015 08:33 AM
I'll certainly agree; nice vintage signatures of all three crewmen signed in 1969-70 it would appear.Perhaps more likely in 1969 since the ink pens used by the astronauts look to be identical to those on their #2/3-type crew signed insurance covers. But just one very minor mention here concerning the second depicted Apollo 11 mission cover. Rather a launch cover, it's a moon landing/moonwalk postmark from the Cape four days after the July 16th liftoff. A couple of very nice Apollo 11 postal covers hand-signed by man's first lunar landing mission voyagers! |
Silver
Member Posts: 62
From: Washington, DC
Registered: Jul 2015
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posted 09-15-2015 02:20 PM
Thank you all for your opinions and clarifications. For anyone curious, they went for sizeable amount, as would be expected, $3,337.00 for the pair. I personally didn't end up bidding on them, but I've been honing my authentication skills and was glad to hear community opinions seem to match my own. Great covers for whoever picked them up! |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2914
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 09-15-2015 03:32 PM
And for a very good price for just over $3300 for the pair! |
rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 09-15-2015 03:49 PM
That is dirt cheap for two if you ask me. I've seen one go for more than that. |
Bob M
Member Posts: 1745
From: Atlanta-area, GA USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 09-16-2015 10:13 AM
Yes, a very good deal, indeed! But it would be good to see the entire covers with the cachets, as cachets are an important part of any cover and we don't know if they were a plus or a minus with these nicely signed covers. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2914
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 09-16-2015 10:24 AM
Point well taking, Bob, as there wasn't an illustration of the cachets on the signed covers. Always best to examine an entire cover before any sort of bidding price is determined. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-16-2015 10:39 AM
The full pieces are pictured on eBay. Note that one is a postcard and the other has a medal rather than a cachet. |
rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 09-16-2015 10:51 AM
And there it is! Still, it isn't a terrible price. I'd say it was quite fair. |
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