posted 10-20-2021 10:18 AM               

However, this is noted as a test print, numbered 1/500. The seller doesn't provide any other details. But I noticed that it's missing the flag. And to my eye, this is not one of the actual mustard seeds. It looks much too large. I believe that being a test print, they attached something else instead to make sure it looked OK. In the displays I've seen, the actual seed is a tiny fraction of this size. This almost looks like foam instead. Does anyone else have an opinion?

posted 10-20-2021 11:05 AM               

As you mention, the originals had a fabric (but not flown) flag attached where this one has a printed graphic and McDivitt's signature, in relation to everything else, was much smaller.

Here is an example from RR Auction:

posted 10-20-2021 11:53 AM               

There were no mustard seeds attached to the bottom, though, but just a small black dot.

Underneath the color print of the U.S. flag it reads, "Actual size 23"w x 27"h with a printed signature of Jim McDivitt.

posted 10-20-2021 01:04 PM               

I didn't realize that this was a smaller size, because the seller didn't list the dimensions. But I did notice that the scale of everything seemed off. The "seed" seemed far too big, and the matting seemed enormous for such a large print. If this was full-size, the mat board would make it almost 50". Now that I understand it's a smaller size, it all makes sense.