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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Moon Landing Stamp First Day Cover
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Moon Landing Stamp First Day Cover

Artifact ID1970.35.20
Object Type Cover, First Day
Date 1969
Date DescribedSeptember 9, 1969
Date DescribedJuly 20, 1969
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 3 5/8 in x W 6 1/2 in (9.2 cm x 16.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionMoon Landing Stamp First Day Cover. The cachet on the envelope is the Lunar Excursion Module landing on the moon and the three Apollo 11 Astronauts. Cachet text: "First Day of Issue", "Man's First Landing on the Moon", "July 20, 1969", "Apollo 11 Astronauts Armstrong - Collins - Aldrin". Stamp adhered at upper right: 10c "First Man on the Moon". Postmarked twice at: Washington DC - Sept 9, 1969 and Moon Landing - July 20, 1969.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "President Lyndon Johnson" "Johnson City, Texas".
Historical NoteThis 10-cent Moon Landing stamp was issued on September 9, 1969. This first day cover features a cachet of the Apollo 11 mission.
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 Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (United States, born 1930)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Michael Collins (United States, 1930 - 2021)
Person Referenced Neil Armstrong (United States, 1930 - 2012)
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • September 9, 1969
  • July 20, 1969
Not on view
Place Described
WashingtonJohnson City
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