A fascinating little stamp from Monaco — this 1964 release features the Great Pyramids at Giza, the Sphinx, Egyptian signal transmitters and a rocket blasting off into space. (Description and image found here.)
These stamps were issued in 2001 by Udmurtia, a republic of Russia. Mostly the stamps feature various space station endeavors, with probes/satellites and launch vehicles thrown in for good measure.
These stamp sets were released in 2007 by Guinea-Bissau, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Sputniks 1 and 2. Lovely artwork!
These fascinating stamps are from Fujeira, a part of the United Arab Emirates. The artwork highlights Gemini and Apollo milestones (possibly Mercury as well, looking more closely at the capsule stamp.) The images are artistic and vividly colored. I wish I could find better pictures, or at the very least, ones without postmarks (or whatever that over-stamping in gold ink is.)
A 2006 issue from the Democratic Republic of the Congo celebrating the conquest of space. Stamp features the X-33 VentureStar, a prototype Space Shuttle replacement; the project was cancelled in 2001.
This isn’t the world’s best picture quality, but check out these odd little stamps from Yemen, circa 1962!
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