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Saturn V, Apollo-Soyuz commemorative, Cape Kennedy, FL, 1975

Subjects
AviationFantasy & Composite Views
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1975 (Modern)
Front of Saturn V, Apollo-Soyuz commemorative, Cape Kennedy, FL, 1975, Roy C. Votaw, CA, USA, c. 1975 chrome postcard
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Back of Saturn V, Apollo-Soyuz commemorative, Cape Kennedy, FL, 1975, Roy C. Votaw, CA, USA, c. 1975 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

An artist's conception shows the Apollo/Saturn V rocket climbing away from Earth, its white and black stages lettered 'USA' and 'United States' and topped by the Apollo spacecraft and launch escape tower. The printed caption calls it the vehicle 'leaving on the first leg of the moon journey,' launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida, with three astronauts bound for the moon and back, and notes that the Saturn was developed at MSFC in Huntsville, Alabama. The card also carries a 1975 Apollo-Soyuz inscription, 'First Meeting in Space,' and a line for the U.S. Navy recovery force in the Pacific. The Saturn V was the Apollo program's moon rocket; Apollo-Soyuz was the first joint U.S.-Soviet spaceflight, and its crew returned to a Pacific recovery. The postmark falls on the day of that splashdown.

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PublisherScenic South Card Co.
This is an artist's conception of the Apollo/ Saturn V vehicle leaving on the first leg of the moon journey. The three stage vehicle will be launched from Cape Kennedy, Fla. and will carry three astronauts to the moon and back. The Saturn was developed at MSFC, Huntsville, Alabama.
PostmarkedSAN FRANCISCO, July 24, 1975
Addressed to
Roy C. Votaw

7870 Brookside Ave. Sebastopol, CA 95472

FromRoy C. Votaw, 7870 Brookside Ave., Sebastopol, CA 95472

Postcard record

Postmarked, SAN FRANCISCO
PublisherScenic South Card Co.
Series100350
ConditionVery good
Place addressedRoy C. Votaw, 7870 Brookside Ave., Sebastopol, CA, 95472
Place mentionedCape Kennedy, FL
Place mentionedHuntsville, AL
PublisherScenic South Card Co., Bessemer, AL, 35020
Place sent fromRoy C. Votaw, 7870 Brookside Ave., Sebastopol, CA, 95472
Stamp8c Lyndon B. Johnson, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border at left and right edges; bright chrome-era color printing, 1975 (Apollo-Soyuz commemorative issue). Postmark: SAN FRANCISCO JUL 24 -M 1975 (time slug "-M", no legible hour), accompanied by APOLLO SOYUZ SPACE MISSION and U.S. NAVY RECOVERY FORCE PACIFIC markings. 1970s chrome/glossy color photo card, divided back, white border on front; light edge wear, otherwise clean.

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Saturn V, Apollo-Soyuz commemorative, Cape Kennedy, FL, 1975, postcard, c. 1975. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/saturn-v-apollo-soyuz-commemorative-cape-kennedy-fl-1975. Accessed November 3, 2026.