Lot
596 
Airmail, 1969, 10¢ Moon Landing, tied by "Kennedy Space Center, FL, Nov 14, 1969" slogan machine cancel on Apollo 12 crew-signed insurance cover, signed by crew "Charles Conrad", "Dick Gordon", and "Alan L. Bean", Apollo 12 mission insignia cachet with "Yankee Clipper" (the command module) and "Intrepid" (the lunar module) printed below, along with a Navy Wing insignia, Extremely Fine. Scott No. C76 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Insurance covers were a tradition that started with Apollo 11. The astronauts would all sign a certain quantity of these covers to be left on Earth as a contingency against their failing to return safely from the moon. In the case of a tragedy, the covers would be sold with the proceeds benefiting their families, not unlike an insurance policy.
Realized: $650