there are two dates in the postmark: July 20 and Sept. 9, 1969
· The master printing die for the Apollo 11 stamp was carried to and from the moon in July, 1969. When the printing die returned to earth it then it was used to make the printing plates for the postage stamps that were issued by the Post Office and used on these first day covers.
· These postage stamps were not ready to be released to the public until September 9, 1969, and this is the date of first issue that appears in the postmark.
· This Sept. 9 postmark also reproduces the July 20, 1969 cancel of the first moon mail which was used to cancel a proof of the 10¢ First Man on the Moon stamp cancelled on the moon, this is the commemorative part of the Sept. 9, 1969 cancel.
· The 10¢ First Man on
the Moon stamp was designed by artist Paul Calle and this postage stamp is the
first jumbo-size commemorative issue. This Apollo 11 first day cover was the
most popular ever issued with a record 8,743,070 postmarked at Washington,
D.C., the official city of release.
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