two envelopes with stamps on them on a blue surface
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259 - Set of 2 Skylab 2 ‘SL-3’ envelopes (Garriott, Lousma Bean). …
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Estimate €150 - €200
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Set of 2 Skylab 2 ‘SL-3’ envelopes (Garriott, Lousma Bean). The first was stamped and cancelled on the day of launch (28 July 1973) and bears the serial number 000009. 9 x 16.5 cm. The second envelope relates to the Skylab SL-4 mission; it was stamped and cancelled on the day of the 7-hour spacewalk by astronauts Carr and Pogue, on 25 December 1973. 9 x 16.5 cm. SKYLAB MISSIONS – Skylab, the first American orbital station, launched on 14 May 1973 as Skylab 1-SL-1. It disintegrated on 11 July 1979. Skylab 2 SL-2: first manned flight on 25 May 1973 with Pete Conrad, Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz: they installed a makeshift sunshade made of Mylar and nylon (thermal insulation) and freed the solar panel that had failed to deploy. 28-day mission. Skylab 3 SL-3: second crew: launched on 28 July 1973. Returned on 25 September 1973. Alan Bean, Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma (with the spiders Anita and Arabella). 59-day mission. Skylab 4 SL-4: 3rd crew: launched on 16 November 1973; returned on 8 February 1974. Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson and William Pogue. Went on strike after seven weeks to secure a day’s rest. 84-day mission.
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About the sale SPACE EXPLORATION AND AERONAUTICS: NASA photos, models, documents, etc.
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Auction time 07/09/2026 at 6:00 PM
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