Vintage coin collection
Man In Space- Commemorating U.S. Manned Space Missions
1969- Glendinning Companies, Inc.
Includes 20 coins:
-Mercury III, IV, VI, VII, VIII
-Gemini III, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
-Apollo VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
(missing Mercury IX and Gemini IV)
This board has age wear, discoloring, wrinkles, etc.
The coins have been taped in and some are stuck to the tape. Some of the coins are popping out and may pop out in shipping. I will have it in a sealed bag so that if any coins do pop out, they will not be lost.
USA shipping only
Thanks for looking!
This is a COMPLETE SET OF TWELVE original first day covers, each featuring original cachet artwork and a "Project Mercury" 4-cent stamp (Scott 1193), cancelled at Cape Canaveral on the stamp's issue date of February 20th, 1962, the day of John Glenn's historic "Friendship 7" orbital flight.
These covers celebrate seven men, selected in 1959 from a pool of the finest test pilots of the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, who went on the become NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts. These were the brave explorers who took the first tentative steps that would lead, less than ten years later, to America's success in achieving John Kennedy's goal of putting a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.
Complete descriptions of each of the covers can be found in my other auctions. Each of them is available separately beginning at $5 plus $1 shipping, but in this listing you can get All TWELVE, the complete set, for only $55, postage included! They'll make a handsome addition to your NASA or philatelic collection.
(Please note:
for public display here on Ebay,
the covers have intentionally been photographed at a relatively low resolution. The art and colors on yours will be crisp, clear, and vibrant, although since these are nearly 60 years old, minor toning of the paper or telegraphing of the adhesive may be evident in some of the covers.)
Thanks for your interest. Contact me with any questions, and good luck!