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Topic: Apollo 13 sticker: Special or souvenir?
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bobslittlebro
Member Posts: 179
From: Douglasville, Ga U.S.A.
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 12-25-2019 10:44 AM
   
I recently bought an Apollo 13 cover and this sticker in a lot. On the back of this sticker it makes reference to astronauts and other official uses by NASA. Is this a special sticker from NASA given to the astronauts or other NASA officials?  
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Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2914
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 12-25-2019 11:01 AM
It's not an exclusive special sticker given only to astronauts and officials as it may seem to apply, but was produced for NASA for a variety of purposes. But the astronauts, though, along with NASA and space contractor workers, had access to the Apollo flight mission decal stickers as well. This particular decal type started with Apollo 11 through Apollo-Soyuz. |
bobslittlebro
Member Posts: 179
From: Douglasville, Ga U.S.A.
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 12-25-2019 11:17 AM
Ok, sounds like kind of official but non-official. If anyone knows you do. Thanks Ken. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-25-2019 11:35 AM
The wording may stem from NASA's efforts to control the use of the Apollo insignia after what the agency saw as the over commercialization of the Apollo 11 emblem (reportedly, the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back was toilet paper printed with the Apollo 11 mission patch). NASA extended federal protections on the use of the Apollo insignia of the same type that prohibits the commercial reproduction of the Seal of the President of the United States. The protections were later overturned, but for a time, only items that were authorized by NASA were permitted to use the mission insignia. |
Liembo
Member Posts: 583
From: Bothell, WA
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 12-25-2019 04:06 PM
Here are some old news clippings from the Washington Post to that affect:Sorry for the quality.  
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