Liberia commemorated the 40th anniversary of the 1st man on the moon (July 20, 1969) and the "International Year of Astronomy 2009" with the issuance of this mint mini-sheet (souvenir sheet) in 2009. The single high face value stamp ($160; Liberian dollars) features the Apollo 11 launch with a portrait of John F. Kennedy in the background (Kennedy was a champion of the Space program in the early 1960's).

Featuring the Apollo 11 command module on the high face value stamp ($6) and a group photo of the Apollo 11 astronauts (Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin) and the Apollo 11 emblem in the sheet selvage, this mint 2009 mini-sheet from St. Kitts commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first man on the moon (July 20, 1969).

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the first man on the moon (July 20, 1969), this mint sheet of four stamps features the surface of the moon in the sheet selvage and, on the stamps, Saturn V with Apollo 11, "Buzz" Aldrin's boot on the moon, the Apollo 11 lunar module, and Apollo 11 Spacesuits. Issued by St. Vincent (Union Island of the St. Vincent Grenadines) in 2009, the sheet also commemorates the "2009 International Year of Astronomy."

Issued by Antigua & Barbuda in 2009, this well-designed mint sheet of four high face value stamps commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first man on the Moon. Also noted on the sheet is that 2009 was the International Year of Astronomy. The stamps feature the Apollo 11 emblem, the lunar module "Eagle," a passive seismic experiment package, and Apollo 11 on the launch pad.

This beautiful mint stamp, featuring the earth rising over the lunar surface, was issued on May 5, 1969, to commemorate the vital Apollo 8 mission leading up to the moon landing.

Featuring a spacewalking astronaut and Gemini capsule, this attached pair of mint stamps was issued by the United States on September 29, 1967. This issue marked the first time the United States printed attached stamps that blend into a single complete design.

On February 20, 1962, Col. John Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut in orbit, circling the earth three times (at 17,500 miles per hour) in the Mercury space capsule, "Friendship 7." This mint stamp was placed on sale in 305 selected post offices throughout the United States on February 20, 1962, at the exact hour the historic flight was officially completed.

This cancelled set of four stamps, plus a 5th stamp in a souvenir sheet, was issued by Central African Republic on June 10, 1981. The set features the Apollo 15 space craft and vehicle and various space shuttle scenes (Columbia, Enterprise). An attractive set of stamps at a nice price; $3.90 retail value.

Featuring the Soyuz space ship, Apollo space ship, and astronauts and cosmonauts in cabin, this cancelled set of three airmail stamps was issued by Central African Republic on June 14, 1976. This cancelled set has a retail value of $1.75.

This set of six mint stamp sheets, including four sheets with nine stamps each and two souvenir sheets with one high face value stamp each, were issued in 1990 by Sierra Leone to commemorate the coming exploration of Mars. Brief descriptions of the stamp subjects are included on the stamps. Extreme speculation has occured with this set of sheets, centered around the Face on Mars stamp, which brought the asking price of the set to as high as $10,000 (please click on "Details" or the image for addtional information and to view all six stamp sheets). In reality, the retail value as based on asking prices from reputible stamp dealers, is $112 (Scott 2007 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 5).