Author Topic: Space Stamps (Read 119987 times)

salyut · « **Reply #80 on:** 11/09/2020 10:31 am »

Mongolia issued four stamps, on May 31, 1961, to celebrate Gagarin's journey.

salyut · « **Reply #81 on:** 11/11/2020 09:34 am »

On June 6, 1961, the USSR issued two stamps remembering the role played by dogs in space exploration before Gagarin's flight.

salyut · « **Reply #82 on:** 11/13/2020 10:07 am »

Vietnam issued a couple of stamps on June 15, 1961. The theme: Gagarin's flight.

salyut · « **Reply #83 on:** 11/21/2020 09:54 am »

On June 21, 1961, the USSR issued a stamp celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Soviet meteorological service. On the stamp you can see a small weather rocket.

salyut · « **Reply #84 on:** 11/22/2020 08:25 am »

More commemorations of Gagarin's flight. On June 22, 1961, Czechoslovakia issued two stamps.

salyut · « **Reply #85 on:** 11/23/2020 10:25 am »

Bulgaria issued this stamp on June 28, 1961. It celebrates the launch of the first announced Venera mission.

salyut · « **Reply #86 on:** 11/24/2020 09:59 am »

A nice stamp from Bulgaria, honoring some space dogs, Strelka, Chernushka, Zvezdochka and Belka. It was issued on June 29, 1961.

salyut · « **Reply #87 on:** 11/25/2020 10:35 am »

Suriname issued on June 30, 1961 the first stamps showing Alan Shepard's mission. They also celebrated Gagarin's flight.

salyut · « **Reply #88 on:** 11/26/2020 10:52 am »

North Korea also celebrated the first manned space flight. Two stamps were issued on July 11, 1961.

salyut · « **Reply #89 on:** 11/27/2020 12:36 pm »

And now the Titov's flight. The USSR issued two stamps on August 8, 1961. Of course, the design of the rocket remains very "artistic".

salyut · « **Reply #90 on:** 11/28/2020 10:41 am »

Poland also celebrated the second Soviet manned orbital flight, issuing two stamps on August 24, 1961.

salyut · « **Reply #91 on:** 11/29/2020 09:49 am »

Three more stamps from Romania, issued on September 11, 1961 to celebrate Titov's flight.

salyut · « **Reply #92 on:** 11/30/2020 09:55 am »

The commemorative stamp of the 22nd Communist Party Congress (USSR), issued on September 16, 1961, included the image of a rocket flying into space.

salyut · « **Reply #93 on:** 12/01/2020 10:24 am »

On September 28, the USSR issued a stamp dedicated to the World Youth Forum. A little rocket is visible.

salyut · « **Reply #94 on:** 12/02/2020 10:21 am »

North Vietnam also celebrated the 22nd Communist Party Congress in Moscow, and issued a stamp on October 17, 1961 that shows a rocket flying into the sky.

salyut · « **Reply #95 on:** 12/03/2020 09:21 am »

On October 17, North Vietnam issued two more space stamps, this time dedicated to Titov's flight.

salyut · « **Reply #96 on:** 12/04/2020 10:35 am »

The USSR issued a stamp on October 17, 1961, praising the national communist party. We can see a space rocket on it.

salyut · « **Reply #97 on:** 12/05/2020 09:46 am »

Six days later, the USSR issued the same stamp again, this time with an overprint.

salyut · « **Reply #98 on:** 12/06/2020 09:47 am »

Costa Rica issued two stamps on October 24, 1961. One of them shows the concept of geostationary communication satellites.

salyut · « **Reply #99 on:** 12/07/2020 10:54 am »

Costa Rica issued a minisheet to commemorate the United Nations (25-12-61).