Description
Four stamps, two moments, fifty years of American space history—framed and matted and ready to hang. The 1971 pair (Scott #1434-1435) was released on Earth the same day Apollo 15 astronaut David Scott postmarked a First Day Cover on the lunar surface. Designed by Robert McCall, the stamps marked a decade of American spaceflight, from Alan Shepard's first suborbital flight to the lunar rover's debut. The 2019 pair (Scott #5399-5400), printed on chrome paper for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, pictures Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface and marks the Sea of Tranquility landing site.
Museum Story
The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum is dedicated to the preservation, study, and presentation of postal history and philately. The museum uses exhibitions, educational public programs and research to make this rich history available to scholars, philatelists, collectors and visitors from around the world.
Details
- Plastic and glass frame, paper mat; authentic, unused U.S. postage stamps
- 8" x 8"
- Hangs or stands upright
- Frame and glass can be cleaned with glass cleaner
- Made in the USA
