Apollo 8 and Earthrise United States postage stamp

Apollo 8 - United States postage stamp issued 1969 This United States postage stamp (Scott #1371) was issued on 5 May, 1969, just months before the Apollo 11 mission and the first moonwalk. Apollo 8 was, instead, the first manned mission to orbit the Moon and the first manned voyage to return to planet Earth from another celestial body i.e. Earth's Moon.

The design is based on a stunning photograph taken by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, which shows the Earth appear to rise above the surface of the Moon. In Life's 100 Photographs that Changed the World, photographer Galen Rowell called it "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken." In fact, this Earthrise can only be seen from someone in orbit around the Moon. Mission Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, together with Lunar Module Pilot Anders may not have been the first to walk on the lunar surface, but they were the first humans to set eyes upon the far side of the Moon.

The words "In the beginning God..." refer to the Apollo 8 Genesis reading during the television broadcast on Christmas Eve 1968, when each of the crew of Apollo 8 read from the Book of Genesis as they orbited the Moon.

The stamp was printed by the Giori Press, with 187,165,000 issued.
YEMEN 1969 Soyouz 4 5 Apollo 8 Sheet NH 99 YEMEN 1969 Soyouz 4 5 Apollo 8 Sheet NH 99
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SHARJAH MI 1057 8 APOLLO 16 SPACE GOLD SILVER NH SHARJAH MI 1057 8 APOLLO 16 SPACE GOLD SILVER NH
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First Man Moon 1969 Apollo 8 Kennedy Space Lot of 7 fdc First Man Moon 1969 Apollo 8 Kennedy Space Lot of 7 fdc
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BECK CACHET USS YORKTOWN CVS 10 APOLLO 8 DEC 28 1968 BECK CACHET USS YORKTOWN CVS 10 APOLLO 8 DEC 28 1968
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OMAN APOLLO 8 OVPT ON CPLT SET ON FIRST DAY COVER OMAN APOLLO 8 OVPT ON CPLT SET ON FIRST DAY COVER
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1371 1969 6 cent Apollo 8 Moon blk of 4 MNH w plt 1371 1969 6 cent Apollo 8 Moon blk of 4 MNH w plt
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HUNGARY 1970 APOLLO 12SOYUZ 6 8 2S S MNH HUNGARY 1970 APOLLO 12SOYUZ 6 8 2S S MNH
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FDC 1371 Apollo 8 Amsterdam Printing Cachet FDC 1371 Apollo 8 Amsterdam Printing Cachet
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APOLLO 8 APOLLO 15 SKYLAB VIKING SPACE MISSIONS APOLLO 8 APOLLO 15 SKYLAB VIKING SPACE MISSIONS
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APOLLO 8 EISENHOWER FDI POSTAGE1969 HOU TX KS L162 APOLLO 8 EISENHOWER FDI POSTAGE1969 HOU TX KS L162
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APOLLO 11 The First Men On The Moon S S 8 Stamp Set APOLLO 11 The First Men On The Moon S S 8 Stamp Set
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HAITI 1969 SPACE APOLLO 7 8 SET PERF MNH HAITI 1969 SPACE APOLLO 7 8 SET PERF MNH
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US 1371 06 APOLLO 8 300 FACE VALUE US 1371 06 APOLLO 8 300 FACE VALUE
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HUNGARY C284 APOLLO 8 SPACE IMPERF SOUVENIR SHEET NH HUNGARY C284 APOLLO 8 SPACE IMPERF SOUVENIR SHEET NH
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FDC Apollo 8 w scoot 1371 fleetwood cover 267 FDC Apollo 8 w scoot 1371 fleetwood cover 267
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