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APOLLO 11 10th ANNIV. MICHIGAN CANCEL 3/17/79 PATCH CACHET - STAMP SC#1597

APOLLO 11 10th ANNIV. MICHIGAN CANCEL 3/17/79 PATCH CACHET - STAMP SC#1597

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  • Cancellation Type: FANCY MOON LANDING SITE CANCEL
  • Denomination: 15 Cent
  • Certification: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
  • Color: Multi-Color
  • Topic: SPACE - APOLLO 11 - ANNIVERSARY
  • Quality: MICHIGAN STAMP CLUB EXH STATION
  • Year of Issue: 1979
  • Grade: COVER
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    APOLLO 11 TENTH ANNIVERSARY 3/17/79
    MICHIGAN STAMP CLUB EXHIBITION STATION, DETROIT, MICHIGAN MOON LANDING SITE
    CANCELLATION
    FT. MCKINLEY FLAG STAMP SC# 1597
    This cover was cancelled at the Michigan Stamp Club Exhibition Station, Detroit, Michigan on March 17, 1979, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch. The circular cancellation includes a depiction of the Moon landing site with the Lunar Module on the left, two astronauts walking and a communications dish between them.
    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.