Great Britain celebrated the 50th anniversary of Supermarionation with the release of this very interesting mint min-sheet of four stamps on January 11, 2011. The images on these thick microlenticular stamps actually move when you tilt the sheet to reveal classic launch sequences. A great item for a Thunderbirds or classic cartoons fan.

Issued by East Germany (German Democratic Republic) on July 18, 1963, this mint set of two stamps (attached pair) commemorates the space flights of Valeri Bykovski (Vostok 6) and Valentina Tereshkova (Vostok 5). Tereshkova was the first woman cosmonaut (June 16-19, 1963).

This mint stamp, issued by East Germany (German Democratic Republic) on September 21, 1959, commemorates the landing of the Soviet rocket Lunik 2 on the moon (September 13, 1959). $0.60 retail value.

The 40th anniversary of the first man on the moon and the "International Year of Astronomy 2009" are commemorated by this mint mini-sheet (souvenir sheet) issued by the Grenadines (Bequia Island) of St. Vincent in 2009. The high face value ($6) stamp features a group photo of the Apollo 11 Astronauts leaning on a model of the Moon. The sheet selvage includes printed signatures of these astronauts (Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong).

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.

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).