
The unauthorized carrying and subsequent sale of postal covers on a 1971 lunar mission generated significant controversy. Astronauts carried hundreds of stamped envelopes to the Moon, some later sold by a German... Read more »

The unauthorized creation and sale of postal covers carried aboard Apollo 15 generated controversy in 1972. Astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden, and James Irwin carried hundreds of stamped envelopes to the moon,... Read more »