Apollo 15 autographed postal cover smuggled to the Moon British Indian Ocean Territory stamps A superb unused matched pair

A superb unused matched pair of imperforate imprimaturs lettered 'TD' taken from the first registration sheet "Before hardening" & second registration sheet "After hardening"

A four margin MINT (original gum) example

An extremely scarce item

This mint block of 12 Penny Black stamps is the largest known multiple from Plate 3 in private hands

The $20 dull green stamp is uncommon and valued in the Stanley Gibbons catalogue at £550

Apollo 15 autographed postal cover smuggled to the Moon British Indian Ocean Territory stamps A superb unused matched pairA rare chance to own one of the notorious Apollo 15 covers (envelopes) carried to the Moons surface. The story In the spring of 1971, German stamp dealer Hermann Sieger approached Apollo 15 commander David Scott. Sieger offered Scott and fellow Apollo 15 crewmembers Jim Irwin and Al Worden $7,000 each to carry 100 covers to the Moon. The crew agreed, on condition that Sieger would not sell the covers until the end of the Apollo programme. The crew