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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 ID1970.6.105
Object Type Postage Stamp
Date 1965
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 8 1/2 in x W 11 1/4 in (21.6 cm x 28.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionSpecial Cancellation of a Gemini Stamp Souvenir Sheet. Three cachets of Gemini space missions (Titan 3, 4 and 5 flights), including images of rockets and astronauts. 3 - 5c Flag stamps attached at bottom; one below each cachet. Postmarked at Cape Canaveral: Mar 23, June 3, Aug 21, 1965. 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 three 5-cent stamps adhered to this sheet were postmarked at Cape Canaveral on the dates of the Project Gemini Titan 3, 4, and 5 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 Virgil "Gus" L. Grissom (United States, 1926 - 1967)
Person Referenced John W. Young (United States, 1930 - 2018)
Person Referenced Edward H. White II (United States, 1930 - 1967)
Person Referenced Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper (United States, 1927 - 2004)
Person Referenced Charles "Pete" Conrad (United States, 1930 - 1999)
Person Referenced James A. McDivitt (United States, born 1929)
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