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5TH ANNIVERSARY APOLLO 11 WASHINGTON CACHET JULY 20, 1974 CROSSED FLAGS SC# 1509

5TH ANNIVERSARY APOLLO 11 WASHINGTON CACHET JULY 20, 1974 CROSSED FLAGS SC# 1509

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  • Cancellation Type: WASHINGTON D.C.
  • Denomination: 10 Cent
  • Topic: SPACE - APOLLO 11 - FLAGS
  • Certification: COVER
  • Grade: COVER
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Year of Issue: 1974
  • Quality: COVER

    Description

    FIFTH ANNIVERSARY APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING WASHINGTON D.C. RECEPTION 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 "Washington DC" 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
    "Washington, DC Reception - July 20, 1974 Apollo 11 Crew Present"
    and "Apollo 11, 5th Anniversary".