Page 7 - Air & Space Brochure

The highlight of the Air & Space Collection, the three-dimensional First Man on the Moon stamp ingot, is Proof Struck and richly layered in 24-karat pure gold. FIRST MAN ON THE MOON Issue Date: September 9, 1969 At 10:56 PM on July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the rst person to set foot on the Moon — and took his place alongside the fabled innovators and visionaries who shaped America and de ned the nation’s unique spirit of adventure. e First Man on the Moon 10¢ stamp was issued shortly after the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. It captures the moment Armstrong stepped o the Lunar Lander and created the rst human footprint on the Moon. Appropriately, the Earth is shown beyond the lunar horizon. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” — Neil Armstrong’s immortal words as he stepped onto the lunar surface. SUBSCRIBE TOLL-FREE 1-800-451-5248