Apollo 11 Envelope
Stamped USS Hornet CVS-12 July 24th 1969
 
Addressed to: 
Kathy Miller 
C/O Army Rec. Seav.
10E 4th 
Reno, Nevada 89501
 
Back: 
John Nelson AN
B614398 V-1 Div. 
USS Hornet CVS-12
F.P.O. San Fran., Calif. 96601
 
Letter: 
Honey
Put These envelopes some place where they won't get lost, stolen or torn. They will be worth a lot of money someday. I don't have any more to say for now cause I hope to get them in the mail. I love you very much honey. I will see ya in a few weeks. I LOVE YOU!!!
 
6000 of these cachets were produced with each Hornet crewman receiving two, while the three astronauts, President Nixon, and Admiral John McCain each received twenty-five. These cachets are known to have been postmarked with the hand cancel and both types of Hornet machine cancels.