Lot 282
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APOLLO-SOYUZ CLOTH MISSION EMBLEM CARRIED ON THE FLIGHT

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1,500 - 2,000 USD
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  • TAKEN ON THE FIRST US MANNED RENDEZVOUS WITH A RUSSIAN SPACECRAFT
FLOWN cloth crew mission emblem, 4 inches in diameter. The emblem illustrates an Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft prior to docking above the Earth in orbit, with the Sun in the background. All crew members' last names are along the outer edge. Mounted between paragraphs on a Typed Letter Signed by TOM STAFFORD on his business stationery. TOM STAFFORD'S signed provenance letter which reads: "This Apollo-Soyuz cloth emblem displayed below was carried in space on the historic Apollo-Soyuz Test Project during July 15-24, 1975. It was placed in my personal preference kit (PPK) on board the Apollo Command Module."