Modern Postmarks

From Apollo 8 to Artemis II 🌔

This postage stamp issued in May 1969 honors Apollo 8, which was launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida on December 21, 1968. The goal of the mission was to put astronauts in orbit around the moon, and advance toward the eventual goal of landing on the moon.

Cape Kennedy was a temporary name given in 1963 following the assassination of President Kennedy; the name was changed back to Cape Canaveral in 1973.

Artemis II Photo credit:

Happy Maryland Day!
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