(SPACE) Pair of printing plates of Newsweek covers regarding

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(SPACE.) Pair of printing plates of Newsweek covers regarding the moon mission. Metal letterpress plates, each about 18 x 13, the first with metal clips attached on bottom and paper remnants affixed to verso, the second one clean with "Micro-Metal Photoengraver's Plates" logos on verso, with union bug of the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union, Local 6552P. Np, 7 and 28 July 1969

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These plates are much larger than the actual Newsweek covers, and were presumably used for promotional point-of-sale posters. While most high-volume letterpress printing was done with cylinders, these flat plates would have been more economical for smaller jobs. The 7 July cover depicts the earth from the moon, and is subtitled "The Moon Age. A Special Section: How we got there, where we're going." The 28 July cover shows an astronaut from the moon landing--an image which would have required no explanation.