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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Gemini Stamp Souvenir Sheet
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Gemini Stamp Souvenir Sheet

Artifact ID1970.6.103
Object Type Postage Stamp
Date 1966
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 8 1/2 in x W 15 in (21.6 cm x 38.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionSpecial Cancellation of a Gemini Stamp Souvenir Sheet. Four cachets of Gemini space missions (Titan 9, 10, 11 and 12 flights), including images of rockets and astronauts. Four 5c Flag stamps attached at bottom; one below each cachet. Postmarked at Cape Canaveral: June 3, July 18, Sept 12, Nov 11, 1966. Text reads: "Project Gemini" "Series of Ten Manned Spaceflights by American Astronauts" "2,000 Hours 5 Space "Walks" - 1st Rendezvous & Docking" "April 8, 1964 - November 15, 1966".
Historical NoteThe four 5-cent stamps adhered to this sheet were postmarked at Cape Canaveral on the dates of the Project Gemini Titan 9, 10, 11, and 12 launches.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from the general public to President Johnson during his term in office. It was received by President Johnson personally, until the President donated it to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in 1970.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 189698395)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Person Referenced James Lovell (United States, born 1928)
Person Referenced John W. Young (United States, 1930 - 2018)
Person Referenced Thomas P. Stafford (United States)
Person Referenced Richard F. Gordon Jr. (United States, 1929 - 2017)
Person Referenced Charles Bassett Jr. (United States)
Person Referenced Elliot M. See Jr. (United States)
Person Referenced Michael Collins (United States, 1930 - 2021)
Person Referenced Charles "Pete" Conrad (United States, 1930 - 1999)
Person Referenced Eugene "Gene" Cernan (United States, 1934 - 2017)
Person Referenced Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (United States, born 1930)
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