In 1969 during the Apollo 11 moon flight, the astronauts took with them a die of a postage stamp which they pulled an impression of when they touched down on the moon. Thus, creating the moon's first postage stamp! ...
Much rarer are the "Sieger" covers, carried on Apollo 15. German stamp dealer Hermann Sieger had arranged a deal, in which H.
White was one of the three astronauts killed in the disastrous Apollo 1 fire Jan. 27, 1967, so he had been dead for less than nine months when the stamp was issued.
USED (cto), Partial set, 1972 highlights of US Apollo space program
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0.30 ...
Joint Issue - stamps issued by two or more countries simultaneously, with similar designs, honoring the same person or event. Example: 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Space Issue, Scott 1569-1570.
Apollo Service: United Kingdom strike local post, 1971.
Aportacion voluntaria: (Sp.) Spain charity labels.
A-Post: (Swed.) Priority Mail label.
Apparié: (Fr.) matched.
Appendice: (It.) label.
 See also: Stamp, Postmark, Internat, Used, Philatelic
  
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