GPS May 2020

Michel numbers are: 3479 (stamp) and souvenir sheet is Block 84 (size
153 x 93 mm = ca 6 in x 3.7 in). These were issued on July 1, 2019.
So much for the ‘regular’ issues. I also remembered that at our Salon
last March in St. Louis I had received a gift of several folders commemorating
the 50th anniversary. The folders containing 10 x 45 Cent stamps
were produced for the firm of Hermann E. Sieger and feature 10 stamps
- all with a different design – i.e. personalized stamps. The designs have
some of the iconic images some of us may recall from the media in the
summer of 1969: the rocket; the capsule; Neil Armstrong climbing down
the steps of the lander; the footprint in the moon dust; and the return
landing in the ocean. The 45 Cent represents the domestic postcard rate.
The open folder size is about 11.5 in x 8.5 in. When folded it’s 5.75 in
wide and 8.5 inches tall.
I contacted the Sieger firm and was told that they still had some
of these “Portocard[s]” products. The cost of the Portocard “50 Jahre
Mondlandung” is 19.50 Euro plus shipping. I do wonder if the 45 Cent
stamps, used on card, could be purchased, or whether there are other
such stamps commemorating the anniversary.
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