Sunday, March 15, 2015

Sunday Stamps - Time of exploration: space





Today's Sunday Stamps theme is exploration of space.

I have sent this Mercury Project stamp in the past, featuring Alan Shepard, the first American in space:



It was issued in 2011 alongside this stamp about the Messenger Mission, the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury:



Adrienne sent me this one - 1985 Canadians in space.


And I also received this one featuring the space shuttle: one of a set of 8 se-tenant stamps from 1981 on US space achievement. 




Smash sent me this great 10c Skylab stamp issued in 1974.




The envelope she sent with that stamp was pretty special. I had to go hunting for the value for the 'B rate' stamp - 18c.


USPS Stamps has an interesting article about astronauts taking first day covers into space.

And finally you can go to Infinity and Beyond with Buzz Lightyear. 


I have used his stamp on mail, but not received one myself.



10 comments:

  1. I really like that set form 1981.
    I had read the USPS article. Very interesting!

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    1. I thought the article was fascinating; I had no idea that they had taken first day covers into space to stamp.

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  2. I haven't seen that Skylab one before - interesting!

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  3. Love the 1981 stamp - and the 'benefitting mankind' statement. I always cringe a little when I hear people whining about the uselessness of space travel.

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    1. It certainly seems to be a human need to explore. And of course we benefit immensely, just think how different the world would be without communications satellites.

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  4. I like the astronauts finger on the control panel of the Canada stamp, I wonder what that button does.

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    1. I hadn't even noticed that. Hopefully it's not the eject button.

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