Postcard with Apollo 11 Commemorative First Day Issue Stamp and Signatures
1969
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This memento, sold by the U.S. Postal Service, carries a 10-cent airmail stamp with first day of issue cancellations. Signed by President Richard Nixon and astronauts Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin, this card has a description of the landing site, Armstrong’s famous quote, and a photograph of an astronaut on the Moon with the U.S. flag on the reverse. The die for this stamp and the canceling device made the 500,000-mile journey with the astronauts.
This primary source comes from the Collection RN-SMOF: White House Staff Member and Office Files (Nixon Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 1634230
Full Citation: Postcard with Apollo 11 Commemorative First Day Issue Stamp and Signatures ; 1969; Collection RN-SMOF: White House Staff Member and Office Files (Nixon Administration). [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/postcard-with-apollo-11-commemorative-first-day-issue-stamp-and-signatures, April 30, 2025]Activities that use this document
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