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APOLLO 11 10th ANNIV. CHICAGO, IL. CANCEL 3/30/79 PATCH CACHET - STAMP SC#1597

APOLLO 11 10th ANNIV. CHICAGO, IL. CANCEL 3/30/79 PATCH CACHET - STAMP SC#1597

$ 1.1

Availability: 72 in stock
  • Cancellation Type: FANCY EAGLE CANCEL
  • Denomination: 15 Cent
  • Color: Multi-Color
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Quality: MIDWEST STAMP & COIN SHOW
  • Grade: COVER
  • Certification: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
  • Topic: SPACE - APOLLO 11 - ANNIVERSARY
  • Year of Issue: 1979
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    APOLLO 11 TENTH ANNIVERSARY 3/30/79
    MIDWEST STAMP & COIN SHOW STATION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
    EAGLE CANCELLATION
    FT. MCKINLEY FLAG STAMP SC# 1597
    This cover was cancelled at Midwest Stamp & Coin Show Station, Chicago, Illinois on March 30, 1979, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch. The circular cancellation includes an Eagle landing on the Moon, an exact replica of the Apollo 11 shoulder patch and of the cachet.
    The stamp is the 15 cent Ft. McKinley flag stamp SC# 1597.
    The central part of the cachet is a white and blue copy of the Apollo 11 Eagle shoulder patch. Above the patch is printed
    "Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the
    First Manned Lunar Landing Mission July 20,
    1969".
    Below the shoulder patch
    is printed
    "Apollo 11 Crew - Astronauts Neil
    Armstrong,
    Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin and Michael Collins".
    The cover is unsealed and unaddressed.