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Moon Landing Priority Stamps and Wright Brothers Airmail stamps, both sets issued by the USPS, circa 1978 - 1989

 File — Box: 370
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 11, Sub-Series 10, File 9

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series: This sub-series contains stamps collected by Armstrong throughout his life. Of particular note is an international stamp book kept by Armstrong as a boy and containing stamps from the 1920s through the 1940s. Other stamps in this sub-series are items related to space flight and achievements in astronautics. The sub-series includes stamps related to Apollo missions.

Dates

  • circa 1978 - 1989

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material is primarily in English. Russian is also present.

Access Information

Collection is open for scholarly research. A 48 hours notice and consultation with the Flight Archivist is required to access the collection.  Portions of the collection are restricted per donor restrictions and third party privacy.

Extent

From the Sub-Series: 2.037 Cubic Feet (One cubic foot box, one letter-size full-width manuscript box, and one small archival box)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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