1999 33c Celebrate the Century,1960s: Man Walks on Moon
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US #3188c
1999 Man Walks on the Moon – Celebrate the Century (1960s)
• Part of the seventh sheet in the Celebrate the Century stamp series issued from 1998-2000
• Commemorates Apollo 11 and the First Moon Landing
• Includes text on the back with historical details
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Celebrate the Century
Value: 33¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: September 17, 1999
First Day City: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Quantity Issued: 120,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Intaglio
Format: Panes of 15
Perforations: 11.5
Tagging: Block tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To honor the history-making moment US astronauts walked on the Moon for the first time.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of an astronaut’s footprint on the surface of the Moon. Includes the following text on the back: “President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 commitment to put a man on the moon was fulfilled July 20, 1969, when the lunar module Eagle landed on the surface of the moon, and astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on lunar soil.”
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Brown County Exposition Center in Green Bay, across the street from Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers football team.
About the Celebrate the Century series: The USPS launched the Celebrate the Century series in 1998 to mark the end of the 20th century and herald the arrival of the 21st. The series includes 10 sheets of 15 stamps (150 in total), with each honoring important moments from a different decade (1900s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s). At the time of completion, it was the longest and most ambitious commemorative stamp series in US history.
History the stamp represents: Americans made huge advances in space exploration in the 1960s. The first US effort to put an astronaut in orbit was the Mercury project. The next steps into space were taken under the Gemini and Apollo programs. In 1969, Apollo 10 astronauts determined a lunar module could land on the Sea of Tranquility. After that, it was decided Apollo 11 would land Americans on the moon.
Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins left for the moon at 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969. It took Apollo 11 four days to reach its destination. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the moon inside the lunar module Eagle. Collins remained in the command module Columbia. Eagle landed on the moon at 4:17 p.m., and Armstrong stepped onto the moon’s surface about six hours later. An estimated 600 million people – a fifth of the planet’s population – witnessed the live transmission of Armstrong’s “giant leap.”
The astronauts gathered about 46 pounds of rocks and soil. They left an Apollo 11 patch, a pouch with messages from 73 nations, an olive branch, and a plaque, which is pictured on this cover. It reads: “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon July 1969, AD. We came in peace for all mankind.” It was signed by the three astronauts and President Richard Nixon.
US #3188c
1999 Man Walks on the Moon – Celebrate the Century (1960s)
• Part of the seventh sheet in the Celebrate the Century stamp series issued from 1998-2000
• Commemorates Apollo 11 and the First Moon Landing
• Includes text on the back with historical details
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Celebrate the Century
Value: 33¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: September 17, 1999
First Day City: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Quantity Issued: 120,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Intaglio
Format: Panes of 15
Perforations: 11.5
Tagging: Block tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To honor the history-making moment US astronauts walked on the Moon for the first time.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of an astronaut’s footprint on the surface of the Moon. Includes the following text on the back: “President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 commitment to put a man on the moon was fulfilled July 20, 1969, when the lunar module Eagle landed on the surface of the moon, and astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on lunar soil.”
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Brown County Exposition Center in Green Bay, across the street from Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers football team.
About the Celebrate the Century series: The USPS launched the Celebrate the Century series in 1998 to mark the end of the 20th century and herald the arrival of the 21st. The series includes 10 sheets of 15 stamps (150 in total), with each honoring important moments from a different decade (1900s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s). At the time of completion, it was the longest and most ambitious commemorative stamp series in US history.
History the stamp represents: Americans made huge advances in space exploration in the 1960s. The first US effort to put an astronaut in orbit was the Mercury project. The next steps into space were taken under the Gemini and Apollo programs. In 1969, Apollo 10 astronauts determined a lunar module could land on the Sea of Tranquility. After that, it was decided Apollo 11 would land Americans on the moon.
Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins left for the moon at 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969. It took Apollo 11 four days to reach its destination. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the moon inside the lunar module Eagle. Collins remained in the command module Columbia. Eagle landed on the moon at 4:17 p.m., and Armstrong stepped onto the moon’s surface about six hours later. An estimated 600 million people – a fifth of the planet’s population – witnessed the live transmission of Armstrong’s “giant leap.”
The astronauts gathered about 46 pounds of rocks and soil. They left an Apollo 11 patch, a pouch with messages from 73 nations, an olive branch, and a plaque, which is pictured on this cover. It reads: “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon July 1969, AD. We came in peace for all mankind.” It was signed by the three astronauts and President Richard Nixon.