The Isle of Man Post Office presented sensational set of eight stamps to mark the 50th anniversary year of the first manned flight to land on the Moon. This issue also commemorates all the missions that led up to that one small step. To create this set of stamps Isle of Man Post cooperated with George Abbey, former Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, former astronauts and the NASA administration. As a result, the designers have created a set of stamps with embedded codes, quotes, tributes and secrets, befitting of this most important mission.
The man's first step on the moon's surface was made by Neil Armstrong, Commander of the Apollo 11 mission. On July 20, 1969, he, followed by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, became the first man to stand on the moon. As Armstrong stepped out of the Apollo 11 lunar module, the Eagle, he spoke the famous words, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Through this stunning set of stamps commemorating the Apollo 11 mission, Isle of Man Post aimed to show us the beauty of space, the Moon and the vehicles that took humanity to the Moon. Through subtle references and codes on the stamps (and within NASA guidelines), the designers of this issue have included those incredible NASA staff in Mission Control, the astronauts, the programs directors and those who gave their lives.
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