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OBJECT TYPE: U.S./official/first day of issue
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0238.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: Fist day cover
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD & PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 14.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMP: 'FIRST MAN ON THE MOON/ UNITED STATES/ 10 _ AIRMAIL'/ BLUE LETTERING ON CARD READING: 'that's one small step for a man... one giant leap for mankind.'/ BLUE COPY OF MOON PLAQUE? READING 'HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH/ FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON/ JULY 1969, A.D./ WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND', WITH NAMES & SIGNATURES OF ASTRONAUTS & U.S. PRESIDENT/ CARD STAMPED 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE', 'MOON LANDING/ JUL./ 20/ 1969/ USA', & 'WASHINGTON/ SEPT./ 9/ 1969/ DC'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: WHITE CARDBOARD/ STAMP: MULTICOLOURED MOON, ASTRONAUT, LANDER, EARTH.
Decoration: BLUE & WHITE NASA & APOLLO 11 LOGO

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1969, Artifact no. 1966.0238, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1966.0238.001/

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