Moonstruck
p. 37 · Read in the full issue
West Samoa is Moonstruck
The Americans should be the first men on the moon, but the Western Samoans will probably be the first men to post stamps that honour the first men on the moon.
The Western Samoan Gov ernment has decided to issue two stamps—one for 7 sene and the other for 20 sene—to mark the return to earth on July 24 of the Apollo 11 moon men, who will be landing in the Pacific (although probably far to the north of Samoa). The special cancellation shown here will go on the first-day covers to mark that date in history.
See also p. 102.