[APOLLO 13]. INSURANCE COVER SIGNED BY THE ORIGINAL CREW FROM THE COLLECTION OF JAMES LOVELL

DIRECTLY FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF APOLLO 13 MISSION COMMANDER JAMES LOVELL

APOLLO 13 

INSURANCE COVER SIGNED BY THE ORIGINAL CREW

Apollo 13 Life Insurance Cover measuring approximately 3¾ by 6½ inches with a NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club cachet featuring the Apollo 13 mission emblem, depicting three horses traveling from the Earth to the Moon with the Sun in the background and the motto “Ex Luna, Scientia,” Latin for “From the Moon, Knowledge.” Bearing the 6 cent Flag stamp with a pictorial cancellation from Kennedy Space Center on the Apollo 13 launch date, April 11, 1970. 

SIGNED on the front of the cover by JAMES LOVELL, FRED HAISE, and KEN MATTINGLY, the original Command Module Pilot of Apollo 13, who was grounded before the launch due to his exposure to rubella. Additionally SIGNED and INSCRIBED by JAMES LOVELL on the back "Apollo 13 Insurance Cover."