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APOLLO 11 10th ANNIV. WESTOPEX, TN. CANCEL 3/2/79 PATCH CACHET - STAMP SC#1597

APOLLO 11 10th ANNIV. WESTOPEX, TN. CANCEL 3/2/79 PATCH CACHET - STAMP SC#1597

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Availability: 27 in stock
  • Denomination: 15 Cent
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Color: Multi-Color
  • Grade: COVER
  • Certification: KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
  • Quality: WESTOPEX '79, TENNESSEE
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Cancellation Type: FANCY LANDING MODULE CANCEL
  • Year of Issue: 1979
  • Topic: SPACE - APOLLO 11 - ANNIVERSARY

    Description

    APOLLO 11 TENTH ANNIVERSARY 3/2/79
    WESTOPEX - '79, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
    MOON LANDING MODULE
    CANCELLATION
    FT. MCKINLEY FLAG STAMP SC# 1597
    This cover was cancelled at Westopex '79, Knoxville, Tennessee on March 2, 1979, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch. The circular cancellation includes a depiction of a Lunar Module
    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.