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Vintage Newsweek Magazine Lot 3 Moon Landing 1972 Olympics 9/11 USA Issues
Publication: Newsweek.
Item: Lot of three vintage illustrated Newsweek magazines featuring major historical cover stories from July 1969, February 1972, and September 2001.
Issue 1: July 28, 1969 issue covering the Apollo 11 moon landing, with a black-and-white cover image of an astronaut walking on the lunar surface and a 50-cent cover price along the masthead.
The July 1969 issue's back cover features a full-color White Satin Gin advertisement with two bottles side by side and the headline asking which twin is the British gin.
Issue 2: February 14, 1972 issue focused on the Winter Olympics in Japan, showing a figure skater in a bright pink outfit leaping in front of large multicolored Olympic rings on a red circle background.
The February 1972 issue's back cover carries a Ford Torino advertisement that highlights the car as the year's best mid-size value and includes an illustration of a gold Gran Torino Hardtop from Ford Division.
Issue 3: Special September 2001 "America Under Attack" extra edition devoted to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, with a dramatic cover photograph of the World Trade Center towers at 9:03 a.m. as hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 explodes into one tower.
The September 2001 extra edition back cover shows rescue workers in the rubble alongside a statement by President George W. Bush about terrorist attacks not being able to touch the foundation of America.
Selected interior content shown includes a period Marriott Hotels advertisement with the slogan "I want to live! I want to live!" and a mail-in coupon surrounded by travel photos and hotel listings.
Format: Softcover news magazines printed on newsprint with a mix of black-and-white and color photography, illustrations, and period advertising.
Language: English.
Genre/Topic: News and history, including the Apollo 11 moon landing, the 1972 Winter Olympics in Japan, and America Under Attack coverage of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Country of publication: United States.
Condition: Magazines show varying age-related wear. 1969 moon landing issue has heavy edge wear with multiple small tears and chips, corner creases, surface rubbing, and a subscription mailing label on the front; back cover shows staining and paper loss along the left edge. 1972 Winter Olympics issue has spine stress lines, small edge nicks, light soiling, and a torn lower corner with a missing piece on an advertisement page. 2001 America Under Attack extra edition has lighter wear with minor edge rubbing, spine stress, and small corner creases. Interior pages, including the Marriott advertisement shown, display uniform age toning consistent with vintage newsprint.
