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DescriptionProject Mercury 4¢ US Postage stamp February 20, 1962 FDC Scott -1193.jpg
English: Project Mercury 4¢ commemorative US Postage stamp (Scott #1193) with "First Day of Issue" CDS: Cape Canaveral, FL Feb 20, 1962 3:30 PM
NOTE: February 20, 1962 was the same day as astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the globe in Friendship 7.
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== Summary == {{Information | Description=Project Mercury 4¢ commerative US Postage stamp (Scott #1193) with "First Day of Issue" CDS: Cape Canaveral, FL Feb 20, 1962 3:30 PM NOTE: February 20, 1962 was the same day as astronaut John Glenn became ...
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"Project Mercury" (US Man in Space) 4¢ US Postage Stamp (Scott 1139) w/First Day of Issue CDS FEB 20, 1962 Capr Canaveral, FL
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"Project Mercury" (US Man in Space) 4¢ US Postage Stamp (Scott 1139) w/First Day of Issue CDS FEB 20, 1962 3:30 PM Capr Canaveral, FL (Issued on the day of John Glenn's first manned orbital flight in Friendship 7.The Cooper Collection of US Aviation History