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Lagazza
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From: Santa Monica, CA
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posted 10-03-2017 02:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lagazza   Click Here to Email Lagazza     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have all framed and most from original dates:
  • Mercury patches 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • Apollo patches 1, 7-17 and Apollo Mission patch
  • Skylab patches 1-3
  • Shuttle patches starting no. 1
Is it better to sell the patches as they are (in frame) or individual?

Chuckster01
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posted 10-03-2017 03:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Chuckster01   Click Here to Email Chuckster01     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Souvenir patches can be sold as a framed set but some of the harder to find and rarer patches you might want to sell one at a time.

Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 10-03-2017 06:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hart Sastrowardoyo   Click Here to Email Hart Sastrowardoyo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
There were no patches for the Mercury missions.

That said, it all depends on whether the patches are smaller-sized (usually 3" for the later programs) than the originals. Usually for "non-official" sizes, it's better to sell them as a group.

And personally, I would sell them without the frame as the glass can break during shipping. Unless there's something significant about the frame, e.g., a set of patches was presented to a worker or employee.

spaced out
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posted 10-04-2017 12:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for spaced out   Click Here to Email spaced out     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
If you can post pictures here we can tell you if there are any rare and/or valuable patches in the collection.

Lagazza
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posted 10-05-2017 10:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lagazza   Click Here to Email Lagazza     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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