Description
1.) Apollo-8 envelope combination cover: Cape Canaveral, FL, December 21, 1968; and Cape Canaveral, FL, Dec 27, 1968 (astronaut stamp). 2.) Apollo-8 envelope cover: Cape Canaveral, FL, December 21, 1968. 3.) Apollo-8 envelope cover: Cape Canaveral, FL, December 24, 1968. 4.) Apoolo-8 stamp, envelope cover, New York, May 8, 1969. 5.) Apollo-8 stamp, personal mailing card cover: U.S.S. Hornet, July 24, 1969 (envelope torn open). Together with a partial sheet of Apollo-8 "In the beginning God..." stamps fully adhered to a page in a 1969 Griffith Observatory booklet. 6.) Apollo-11 Mission envelope/"First Man on the Moon" stamp First Day of Issue cover: Washington, DC, September 9, 1969. THE HAROLD A. LAYER COLLECTION.
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Group of Six Apollo 8 and 11 Covers
Estimate $80-$120
Starting Bid
$50
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