Author Topic: Space Stamps (Read 119969 times)

salyut · « **Reply #40 on:** 09/22/2020 10:28 am »

A pair of Soviet stamps, celebrating the launch of Luna-1, issued on April 13, 1959.

salyut · « **Reply #41 on:** 09/23/2020 10:00 am »

Czechoslovakia issued this stamp with space theme on April 17, 1959, celebrating the 2nd Czech Political and Cultural Knowledge Congress, Prague.

salyut · « **Reply #42 on:** 09/24/2020 10:52 am »

Two more stamps from North Korea. Issued May 4, 1959 to commemorate the Soviet Luna-1 mission.

salyut · « **Reply #43 on:** 09/25/2020 10:45 am »

On August 18, 1959, the USSR issued a stamp about cooperation during the International Geophysical Year.

salyut · « **Reply #44 on:** 09/26/2020 10:50 am »

This one is from China. Issued on September 10, 1959, celebrating the first Soviet lunar mission.

salyut · « **Reply #45 on:** 09/27/2020 09:18 am »

Romania reissued an earlier stamp on September 14, 1959, overprinting a text to celebrate the Luna 2 mission.

salyut · « **Reply #46 on:** 09/28/2020 10:29 am »

Stamp issued on September 21, 1959, by the DDR, celebrating the Soviet Luna-2 mission.

salyut · « **Reply #47 on:** 09/29/2020 09:56 am »

Czechoslovakia also commemorated the Luna 2 impact, issuing a stamp on September 23, 1959.

salyut · « **Reply #48 on:** 09/30/2020 10:22 am »

Hungary overprinted and modified an earlier stamp to celebrate the Luna 2 mission. It was issued on September 24, 1959.

racevedo88 · « **Reply #49 on:** 09/30/2020 12:26 pm »

As a former stamp collector look at Grenada stamps from 1960’s to 1980’s for space stamps

salyut · « **Reply #50 on:** 10/01/2020 09:55 am »

The USSR issued a stamp regarding the epic Luna-3 mission on October 12, 1959.

salyut · « **Reply #51 on:** 10/02/2020 10:30 am »

Official stamps issued by the USSR to celebrate the Luna-2 mission.

salyut · « **Reply #52 on:** 10/03/2020 11:48 am »

Three Polish stamps issued on November 7, 1959, celebrating Soviet missions.

salyut · « **Reply #53 on:** 10/04/2020 08:39 am »

Romania issued three stamps on December 15, 1959, this time commemorating the conquest of space.

salyut · « **Reply #54 on:** 10/05/2020 10:18 am »

The first Mongolian space theme stamps were issued on December 30, 1959. They commemorated the Luna 3 mission.

salyut · « **Reply #55 on:** 10/06/2020 12:10 pm »

Another stamp commemorating the Luna 3 mission. This time from Bulgaria, issued on March 28, 1960.

salyut · « **Reply #56 on:** 10/07/2020 10:31 am »

Soviet stamps issued on April 13, 1960, celebrating the Luna 3 mission.

salyut · « **Reply #57 on:** 10/08/2020 10:14 am »

Soviet lunar flights were commemorated on these two Chinese stamps, issued on April 30, 1960.

salyut · « **Reply #58 on:** 10/09/2020 10:44 am »

Here we have the first stamp celebrating a Korabl Vostok mission. It was issued by Romania on June 8, 1960.

salyut · « **Reply #59 on:** 10/10/2020 02:53 pm »

The USSR also issued a stamp, on June 17, 1960, regarding its first Korabl-Sputnik (Vostok-1P) mission. Obviously, the design was still secret.