{"product_id":"1971-decade-of-space-achievements-8-kennedy-space-center-fl-first-day-cover","title":"1971 Decade of Space Achievements 8¢ Kennedy Space Center, FL First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1971 First Day Cover features the United States 8¢ Decade of Space Achievements stamp issued August 2 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The Art Craft cachet commemorates the 1961-1971 era of NASA milestones with dramatic artwork of Alan B. Shepard Jr., the Mercury Redstone III launch, and Neil Armstrong’s famous quote about “one small step for a man.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stamp itself depicts the Apollo lunar landing with astronauts, the lunar module, and the rover against a dramatic lunar horizon—capturing the culmination of a decade that began with Shepard’s historic flight and ended with multiple successful moon landings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA notable detail is the cachet’s inclusion of both Shepard, America’s first man in space, and the Armstrong quotation, linking the Mercury and Apollo programs in a single design. The cover is addressed to Lillian Germain in Pekin, Illinois, a common practice among mid-century collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clean, well-centered example with a clear Kennedy Space Center postmark, this FDC makes an excellent addition for space topical collectors or anyone building a set of 1970s NASA commemoratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51392035913892,"sku":null,"price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260629141121.jpg?v=1782775959","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1971-decade-of-space-achievements-8-kennedy-space-center-fl-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}