DIRECTLY FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION O🌳F JOHN YOUNG, MISSION COMMANDER OF GEMINI ඣX, VIA HIS ESTATE
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July 20, 09:53 PM GMT
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DIRECTLY FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF JOHN🐻 YOUNG, MISSION COMMANDER OF GEMINI X, VIA HIS ESTATE
FLOWN ON GEMINI 10
"TEXAS ART EMBROIDERY" MISSION INSIGNIA PATCH
FLOWN embroidered patch, approximately 3 by 4 inches overall, featuring a large red roman number X against a light blue background. Affixed to a Typed Letter Signed by John Young's widow, Susy Young, on their personal letter🦩head.
VERY RARE, one of only 110 examples supplied 🍰to NASA. One of the few mission patches without the crew's nam𝔉es.
Susy Young's provenance letter reads, in full: "I hereby certify that the Gemini 10 "Texas Art Embroidery" Embroidered Mission patch that accompanies this letter was flown aboard the Gemini 10 mission July 18-21, 1966. This patch was part of John W. Young's personal collection since the mission. The protective package holding the patch is sealed with a holographic tamper-proof label, #1745118, to ensure authenticity, that will display a residual honeycomb design without number if removed."