Claude
The cachet, printed in red and blue by GAMM Cachets, commemorates the Anniversary of the First Moon Landing, featuring portrait illustrations of astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin Aldrin Jr. in spacesuits with a rocket and the Apollo 11 mission patch (depicting an eagle). Descriptive text recounts the Apollo 11 launch from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969, and the historic moonwalk on July 20, 1969. The stamp is the USA $2.40 Priority Mail issue (Scott #2419) depicting two astronauts planting the American flag on the lunar surface, with a plate number strip visible at top. The circular machine cancel reads 'Washington, DC / Jul 20 1989 / 20066' with a 'First Day of Issue' slug.
Mistral
This First Day Cover commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The cachet features detailed portraits of astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin in red and blue illustrations, along with a rocket and the Apollo 11 mission patch. The cover bears a $2.40 Priority Mail stamp (Scott #2419) depicting two astronauts planting the American flag on the lunar surface. The postmark is a circular cancellation with 'WASHINGTON, DC' and the date 'JUL 20 1989'. The cover is in excellent condition with clear, vivid artwork and legible text.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
