【1994】 Pittsburgh Vista First Day Cover (Moon Landing 25th Anniversary Stamp)

To commemorate the 25^thanniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.

Pictures artwork by father-and-son team Paul and Christopher Calle, the same artists that designed the Apollo 11 Express Mail stamp.  It pictures a single astronaut – the one in the foreground of the Express Mail stamp – saluting the flag he’s holding.  The position of the Earth was adjusted to be over the astronaut’s head instead of over his shoulder, and only a portion of the US flag is visible.

A mistake by NASA caused the Calles to use a space suit that wasn’t from the Apollo 11 mission on the Express Mail stamp, meaning they had to make changes to their painting at the last minute.  The same change had to be made to this stamp.  There was also some disagreement over the space (or lack thereof) between the American Flag and the pole.  After consulting NASA photographs of the flag on the Moon, some images showed the flag touching the pole, while others showed a gap between the fabric and the pole.  Regardless, the USPS ended up asking the printer (Stamp Venturers) “close the gap” between the flag and the pole electronically.

This stamp, along with the Express Mail stamp, had its’ First Day of Issue Ceremony in Washington, DC, at the Air and Space Museum.  Apollo 11 astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, made a surprise appearance to help unveil the stamp.

(29 cents).

Retrieved, 16th July 2024, from www.mysticstamp.com

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