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Vintage 1969 NASA Apollo Grand Canary C.A. Rouiller Signed Autograph Cover Spain
Brand: NASA
Item: Apollo program commemorative postal cover with Spanish stamps and cancels
Year: 1969
Country of origin: Spain (Canary Islands)
Details: Printed return address for C. A. Rouiller, Jr., NASA Site Director, CYI-Grand Canary, with his bold purple ink signature across the upper left.
Front features a gray circular NASA Apollo emblem cachet and circular AVION airmail postmarks over two Spanish postage stamps, including an 80 cts "De Guernica" issue and a 1.20 ptas portrait issue.
Addressed in purple type to Michel Mattrey, 4738 North Austin Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60630, U.S.A.
Postmarks and cachets highlight the Apollo-era tracking station connection and space exploration theme.
Theme: Astronauts & space travel, Apollo exploration missions, NASA postal history
Keywords: space cover, NASA autograph, Grand Canary tracking station, Spain 1969, airmail, philately, Apollo program
Condition: Pre-owned vintage cover with mild edge wear and light surface toning. Apollo cachet impression is somewhat faded. Small black ink transfer marks and light creasing on back near flap. Paper intact, handwriting and postal markings clear and legible.
