Apollo 11 25th Anniversary Moon Landing, 1994

The cachet artwork by GAMM (Gerry Adlman) features a purple and red illustration of an astronaut in a spacesuit in the foreground with a rocket on the launch pad and the Moon in the background, titled 'We Have a Lift-Off: 25th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing by Apollo 11.' The stamp is the USA 29-cent 'First Moon Landing, 1969' issue depicting an astronaut planting the American flag on the lunar surface (Scott #2841). The postmark is an oval pictorial cancel from Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Station dated July 20, 1994, accompanied by a secondary illustrated cancel featuring a flag banner reading 'The National Museum of American History' and a small building sketch.

This First Day Cover commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. The cachet, designed by Gerry Adlman (GAMM Cachets), features an astronaut in a purple and red spacesuit standing beside a Saturn V rocket on the launch pad, with the Moon prominently displayed in the background. The stamp is the 29-cent 'First Moon Landing, 1969' issue (Scott #2841), depicting an astronaut planting the American flag on the lunar surface. The cover bears a dual pictorial postmark from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., dated July 20, 1994, with an illustration of the museum building. The envelope is in excellent condition.