Lot #520

NASA Patch Collection

Description

Almost 300 space and aviation patches, including Apollo, Mercury, Shuttle, and fighter patches

Collection of 294 patches, mostly souvenir, almost all neatly housed in five three-ring binders. Patches range from military unit patches, NASA patches from Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, the shuttle program, Soviet space patches, and others. Highlights include: a complete set of four Lion Brothers 3″ specialty patches (Launch Team, Mission Support, Recovery Fleet, and Bird Watcher), along with the 3.5″ mission patch; AB patches from each manned Apollo mission; AB patches from all three Skylab missions, several NASA ‘meatball’ patches of various sizes; smaller commemorative patches for the Apollo and Skylab missions; commemorative Spacelab mission patches; various NASA contractor patches; and patches for Viking, Voyager, Mars Probe, and Galileo missions. Military patches include: 868th Tactical Missile Training Squadron, 107th Fighter Group, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 87th Fighter Squadron, 961st AEW&C Squadron, 307 Tactical Fighter Squadron, and the 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron. In fine condition. Interested parties are encouraged to view the patches in person at our offices. A particularly large collection spanning the entire space program, as well as some very interesting military and aviation patches. RR Auction COA. From The Robert Shaw Collection.