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Topic: 182287960341: Apollo 13 signed document
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pharoid
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Registered: Jul 2010
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posted 09-20-2016 05:52 PM
   
I would like your opinion on these signatures; they don't look like autopens, but are they real or pre-printed?Thank you for all your help.  |
Wehaveliftoff
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posted 09-20-2016 10:16 PM
Hard to tell without looking at an angle to indicate any ink. Besides that I personally do not like it. |
COR482932
Member Posts: 212
From: Cork, Ireland
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 09-21-2016 11:50 AM
Looks fishy to me too. |
moonnut
Member Posts: 248
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Apr 2013
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posted 09-21-2016 12:38 PM
What does it say underneath the Swigert? The.... is it some kind of invitation or banquet pamphlet honoring the crew? When I zoom in, the Swigert particularly bleeds out from the lines like a stamped signature but I'm leaning towards a preprint. It would be typical that a printed pamphlet have an emblem with preprinted signatures. That's my guess. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 09-21-2016 02:11 PM
I agree with the previous posts. They look like preprints to me too. |
pharoid
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Registered: Jul 2010
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posted 09-21-2016 04:28 PM
Thank you for all your replies. It's a certificate of appreciation from the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office, Manned Spacecraft Center and the Apollo 13 is a beta fabric patch bonded onto the certificate. |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 873
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 09-21-2016 06:20 PM
Would you mind posting a full picture? I have not seen a Beta cloth with printed text like that. I am intrigued. |
pharoid
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posted 09-21-2016 07:19 PM
eBay: 182287960341. |
moonnut
Member Posts: 248
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Apr 2013
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posted 09-21-2016 11:41 PM
Seeing the ad makes me think these could be authentic. I was wondering why the Swigert would go through the word 'The' if it was a printed item... bad placement for printing. Also, it explains the way the top of the S in Swigert and the top of the J in James touches the beta and looks funny. If the paper is a thick fibrous mat type paper, that could explain the slight bleed out too. With the whole picture now, Beta cloth emblem, thick paper, fancier font, etc., I'm changing my mind and gonna say it's good! But could only be 100% if it was in hand to examine. I guess I could drive a couple hours north of me and look for myself. It's in Ely, MN. |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 873
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 09-22-2016 04:58 AM
I would tend to agree. This looks good to me and it is a very unusual Apollo 13 award I have not come across before. a very nice piece. |
pharoid
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Registered: Jul 2010
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posted 09-22-2016 08:14 AM
How about that! I finally made a worthy contribution to this site. Found something that's unusual and never seen before. |
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