5TH ANNIVERSARY APOLLO 11 HOUSTON, TX HONORS CACHET 7/20/74 CROSSED FLAGS SC#509

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FIFTH ANNIVERSARY APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING HONORED BY HOUSTON, TX CACHET July 20, 1974 FLAG STAMP SC# 1509
This cover commemorates the 5th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 MOON LANDING on July 20, 1969 . This cover features the 10 cent "50 star & 13 star crossed flags
" stamp issued in 1973 and a July 20, 1974 "HOUSTON, TX" cancellation.
The cachet is multicolored with a lunar landing module and an astronaut in his space suit
descending while another astronaut is on top of the Lunar Module and appears to be taking pictures.
Also, within the cachet are drawings of Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. and Michael Collins and their respective
facsimile
signatures and the words "LAUNCHED JULY 16, 1969 - FIRST MOON LANDING JULY 20TH".
Also printed within the cachet is
"Houston (Mission Control) Honors Moon Landing - July 20, 1974"
and "Apollo 11, 5th Anniv.".
The cover is unsealed and unaddressed. The logo of "InterSpace Cover" is also printed on the cover.