1969 – Apollo 11 postmark

1969

moon landing postmark

July 22, 1969: The crew of Apollo 11 canceled the first piece of mail carried to the moon with a postmark reading, “Moon Landing, U.S.A.” Although the postmark was dated July 20, the first chance the crew had to cancel the envelope was two days later on the journey home.

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