C261 50th Anniversary of the Space Age
Issue Date: June 12, 2007
On June 12, 2007, the Marshall Islands Postal Service issued 10 new stamps to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Space Age. The U.S.S.R. launched Sputnik 1 into orbit on October 4, 1957, creating the first man-made satellite and ushering in the Space Age. In the half-century since, the human race has dramatically advanced its quest for the heavens with many other "firsts", including the first man in space (cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin) and the first men on the moon (astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin). The stamp designs salute these important milestones, as well as the first docking in space (Apollo-Soyuz, the first joint flight of the U.S. and Soviet space programs), the first woman in space (cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova), the first manned lunar vehicle (the Lunar Roving Vehicle used during the Apollo 15 moon mission), the first space walk (executed by cosmonaut Alexey Leonov), the first landing on Mars (the Viking 1 Lander), the first probe of Venus (Venera 4) and the first American in orbit (astronaut John Glenn aboard Friendship 7).
TECHNICAL DATA
Issue: 50th Anniversary of the Space Age Face Value: 10 x $0.41 Issue Date: June 12, 2007 Issue Place: Majuro Stamp Artists: Vladimir Belin, Chris Calle, Bill Ramsey, Mark Schuler, David K. Stone, Rim Strelnikov First Day Cover Design: Herb Kawainui Kane Printing Process: Cyan, black, magenta, yellow by offset lithography on unwatermarked gummed paper Printer: Sprint Press, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. Stamp Format: Horizontal Stamps Per Sheet: 10 Designs Per Sheet: 10 Overall Sheet Size: 224mm x 92mm Size of Stamps: 40mm x 31mm Issue Number: C261 Stamp Numbers:
(10-1) First Man in Space
(10-2) First Man-made Satellite
(10-3) First Men on the Moon
(10-4) First Docking in Space
(10-5) First Woman in Space
(10-6) First Manned Lunar Vehicle
(10-7) First Space Walk
(10-8) First Landing on Mars
(10-9) First Probe of Venus
(10-10) First American in OrbitWithdrawal Date: While supplies last Stamp designs ©2007 Marshall Islands Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Stamps in this Issue
Currency Face Value Stamp Description US$ .41 First Man in Space US$ .41 First Man-made Satellite US$ .41 First Men on the Moon US$ .41 First Docking in Space US$ .41 First Woman in Space US$ .41 First Manned Lunar Vehicle US$ .41 First Space Walk US$ .41 First Landing on Mars US$ .41 First Probe of Venus US$ .41 First American Orbit
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