The Apollo 8 stamp was issued at Houston, Texas on May 5, 1969, to commemorate the first manned flight around the moon,

Text on the Back - לשנה טובה תכתבו ותחתמוMay the New Year bring you Peace, Health and HappinesThe Apollo 8 stamp was issued at Houston, Texas on May 5, 1969, to commemorate the first manned flight around the moon, which took place in December 1968.The voyage marks a new epoch in the history of mankind. Impressed by the solemnity of the occasion the astronauts took turns in reading the first verses of Genesis, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth..."1969 Morris Katz. All rights reserved. This picture painted solely with palette knife. This card and 27 others available. Send 10 for color brochure and complete price list for cards and original oil paintings including portraits, landscapes and murals. Studio & Gallery, 406-6th Ave. (betwwen 8th & 9th Sts.), N.Y., N.Y. 10011, U.S.A. Tel. 212-673-4660.From the Art Collection of MRS. Ellen Shoshany Kaim P.O. Box 3820, N. Y., N. Y. 10017 U. S. A.;Front Period - 1969;founders, architects, painters etc. - Moris Katz