First Moon Landing, 1969

United States · 1969 · 10 Cents

This commemorative airmail stamp depicts astronaut Neil Armstrong stepping onto the lunar surface from the Apollo 11 lunar module. The design, based on a NASA photograph, captures the historic moment with the text 'First Man on the Moon'. It was one of the most popular and widely collected stamps of its era.

Issued to celebrate the monumental achievement of the Apollo 11 mission, this stamp marks the first time humans walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969, a pivotal event in the Cold War-era Space Race.