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MESSENGER MISSION Planet Mercury First Day Cover... On May 4, 2011, the USPS issued a 'Forever' stamp to commemorate the Messenger Mission,launched on August 3, 2004, it became the first spacecraft to orbit the planet Mercury. Shown here is a genuine First Day Cover, an envelope with the stamp depicting Messenger orbiting the planet Mercury, cancelled from the city of issue (Kennedy Space Center, FL) on the first day of issue captioned above.
The cachet
(artwork on the envelope) shows an 'Artist's concept of Messenger
reaching Mercury in 2011,' courtesy of NASA. The company that produced
this cover has also written a brief commentary about the Messenger
Mission, which we've included.
Double matted in blue & white, this piece will fit a standard 8 X 10 frame. ***Certificate of Authenticity plus Commentary Included***
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