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Auction: 140 - July Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 366

Apollo 12 "Insurance" cover, November 14, 1969, U.S. #C76 tied by "Kennedy Space Center, FL/Nov 14, 1969" to Yankee Clipper Intrepid cacheted cover of their mission insignia, signed by each of the astronauts Charles Conrad, Dick Gordon and Alan Bean in black marker pen, very fine cover and a historical piece of space exploration; these covers were signed by each of the astronauts prior to take-off and cancelled on the day of the flight and held by their families as an "insurance" policy until their return.

Sold for
$240