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Appealing Spanish-language FDC entitled “Luna 69” and bearing a large cachet of a bootprint of the surface of the moon, signed boldly in black felt tip, “Neil Armstrong,” “M. Collins,” and “Buzz Aldrin.” The cover bears a stamp, which reads (translated): “Mexican Post Office Issue Day, September 29, 1969 / Apollo 11 Astronauts Visit.” In very good to fine condition, with slightly irregular light toning, and old mounting remnants on the back.
After three weeks in confinement—in the Apollo spacecraft, on a USS Hornet trailer, and then in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory—the crew of Apollo 11 were finally allowed to leave quarantine on August 10, 1969. Two days later they attended a luncheon at Houston’s Rice Hotel, and the next day flew to New York City where the crew was honored with a massive ticker-tape parade before embarking on their famous 45-day 'Giant Leap' tour, which began with a stop in Mexico City on September 29, 1969.
The original owner of this cover was George A. Rylance, who worked with the U.S. Foreign Service for over 20 years and served as public affairs counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City from 1969 to 1973.
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