A Washington, D.C., first-day cover for the $9.95 Express Mail 25th Anniversary of the Moon Landing stamp (Scott 2842), issued July 20, 1994. Paul and Chris Calle created the stamp artwork, which shows two generic astronauts, the lunar module, Earth, and the American flag; its denomination paid the domestic Express Mail rate for an item under one-half pound. Gerry Adlman's purple-and-red GAMM cachet, titled “We Have a Lift-Off,” combines an astronaut, a launch vehicle, and a large Moon.
Claude
The cachet artwork by GAMM Cachets features a purple and red illustrated scene commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing by Apollo 11, with text 'We Have a Lift-Off' at the top. The artwork depicts an astronaut in a spacesuit in the foreground, a rocket launch pad, and a large moon in the background rendered in purple tones. The stamp is the $9.95 Express Mail commemorative showing an astronaut planting the American flag on the lunar surface with the Earth visible in the background, inscribed '25th Anniversary First Moon Landing, 1969.' The circular postmark reads 'WASHINGTON, DC / JUL 20 1994 / 20066' and the cover includes a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed label.
Mistral
This First Day Cover commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. The cachet artwork, titled 'We Have a Lift-Off,' features a vibrant purple and red illustration of an astronaut in the foreground, with a rocket on the launch pad and a large moon in the background. The stamp depicts an astronaut planting the American flag on the lunar surface, with the Earth visible in the background. The postmark is a circular cancellation from Washington, DC, dated July 20, 1994. The cover is in excellent condition, with clear and legible text, including 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed below the postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
