Color:Multi-Color All returns accepted:ReturnsNotAccepted Denomination:15 Cent Quality:CLINTPEX STATION Year of Issue:1979 Place of Origin:United States Certification:CLINTON, CONNECTICUT Grade:COVER Cancellation Type:FANCY COMMAND MODULE CANCEL Topic:SPACE - APOLLO 11 - ANNIVERSARY
APOLLO 11 TENTH ANNIVERSARY 2/18/79 CLINTPEX STATION, CLINTON, CONNECTICUT COMMAND CAPSULE CANCELLATION FT. MCKINLEY FLAG STAMP SC# 1597 This cover was cancelled at Clintpex Station, Clinton, Connecticut on February 18, 1979, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch. The circular cancellation includes a depiction of a Command CapsuleĀ with the words “A Giant Leap For Mankind” 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.
