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He had sketched the astronauts as they prepared for their mission and also watched the Apollo 11 launch at Cape Kennedy.

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In addition to his work designing postage stamps, Calle was a professional sketch artist for NASA. The stampвЂ™s designer, Paul Calle, had previously designed the 1967 Accomplishments In Space stamp featuring NASAвЂ™s Gemini Program. Additionally, it was the largest stamp the United States had issued up to that point. The stamp, released on September 9, 1969, was made from the same master die that the astronauts took with them to the moon. While few events compare to the famous actions of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin Aldrin Jr, during the Apollo 11 mission, the release of the stamp celebrating the Moon landing marked an important event for the philatelic world.

Lunar Module 2 is one of two remaining lunar landers built for the Apollo missions.Д¬ourtesy National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.The 10-cent First Man On The Moon air mail stamp was issued September 9, 1969. Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.Д¬ustomers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at /shop, by calling 800-STAMP24 (80), by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide. The 1969: First Moon Landing stamps are being issued as Forever stamps. Art director Antonio AlcalГЎВ designed the stamps. The site is indicated on the stamp by a dot. Revera from his home in Madison, AL, shows the landing site of the lunar module, Eagle, in the Sea of Tranquility. The other stamp, a photograph of the moon taken in 2010 by Gregory H. One stamp features ArmstrongвЂ™s iconic photograph of Aldrin in his spacesuit on the surface of the Moon. On the 50th anniversary of this first Moon landing, two stamp designs commemorate that historic milestone. A worldwide audience watched and listened when Armstrong stepped onto the MoonвЂ™s surface and famously said, вЂњThatвЂ™s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.вЂќ On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin achieved something that had long been confined to the realm of science fiction when they landed a spidery spacecraft named Eagle on the Moon. (Rusty) Schweickart, former NASA astronaut and scientist, NASAДedication ceremony attendees are required to RSVP at /moonlanding. Kelvin Manning, Associate Director, Technical, John F. Monteith, Vice President, Marketing, United States Postal Service Marshall, General Counsel and Executive Vice President, United States Postal Service and Dedicating Official News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtags #MoonLandingStamps or #AstronautStamps.

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The stamp dedication ceremony is free and open to the public. Postal Service is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 and manвЂ™s first steps on the Moon with two Forever stamps. Postal Service Issuing 1969: First Moon Landing Forever Stamps

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