PROJECT MERCURY / ATLAS M/A-9 BLUE BADGE & ERA HOLDER L. GORDON COOPER'S FLIGHT

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PROJECT MERCURY / ATLAS ERA VINTAGE M/A-9 M / A-9 BLUE BADGE & RARE ORIGINAL HOLDER & CLIP
L. GORDON COOPER'S FLIGHT / FAITH 7
THIS IS A VERIFIED ORIGINAL BADGE FROM SCCS, THE ORIGINAL HOLDER IS RARE IN ITSELF TO FIND.
IN AN EMAIL CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS EXACT BADGE, KEN HAVEKOTTE WROTE THE FOLLOWING:
THE MA-9 BADGE IS AUTHENTIC! IT WAS QUICKLY PUT TOGETHER IN A HURRY FOR COOPER'S RETURN TO THE CAPE AFTER HIS MERCURY 22-ORBITAL TRIP IN 1963, HENCE THE POORLY PRINT JOB ON IT. IT WAS USED FOR ACCESS TO PATRICK AFB ON MAY 19 AND I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE SAME-TYPE BADGES USED BY SCHIRRA AND SLAYTON ALONG WITH ITS PHOTO-USAGE IN A BADGE BOOK. IT'S A RARE ONE.
ORIGINAL PAPER BADGE  BLANK BACK   UNNUMBERED
IN VERY FINE / USED / DISPLAYED CONDITION   2 SMALL PATINA SPOTS ON FRONT
BADGE IS ROUGHLY 2 X 3 SIZE  HOLDER IS 2.5 X 3.5 SO BADGE DOES SHIFT / MOVE INSIDE
OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM
OF SPACE COAST COVER SERVICE SCCS KEN HAVEKOTTE.  GOOGLE HIS NAME FOR HIS CREDENTIALS WITHIN THE HOBBY.
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