APOLLO 11 25th ANNIV 1ST MOON LANDING USA NOORDIJK FD USE DUNAHUE CACHET #2841a

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25th ANNIVERSARY APOLLO 11 29 CENT FIRST MOON LANDING STAMP FIRST DAY OF USE AT THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY STATION, USA NOORDWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS ON  C. LIGHTNER DUNAHUE CACHET SHOWING AN EAGLE'S HEAD "THE EAGLE'S EYE" WITH FANCY CANCEL ON
JULY 20, 1994
SC# 2841a
Cover commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 MOON LANDING. This cover features the 29 cent "FIRST MOON LANDING 1969" stamp issued on July 20, 1994 in Washington, DC and is postmarked on that day at USA Noordwijk, The Netherlands with a circular cancel stating "25TH Anniversary Station, First Moon Landing 1969
". Below the circular cancellation is the name "USA NOORDWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS". The cancellation includes an astronaut holding an American flag.
The United States Postal Service's sales agent for the Netherlands sold the 29 cent and .95 Moon Landing 25th Anniversary stamps in the Netherlands July 20, 1994 at the European Space Expo in Noordwijk. A pictorial cancel was used in Noordwijk.
The cachet is entitled "THE EAGLE'S EYE" and has a drawing of the head of an American Eagle. Below the Eagle's head is written "APOLLO XI - 1969-1994. The cachet is attributed to C. Lightner Dunahue as noted next to the cachet.
This cover is unsealed and unaddressed.