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Home » Space Stamps   The following discount applies to all orders. 10% Discount on all orders over $40 « Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next » Item ID: SP99 40th Anniversary of 1st Man on Moon Mint Sheet of 4 Stamps St. Kitts, 2009 Details  The 40th anniversary of the first man on the moon (July 20, 1969), and the "International Year of Astronomy" are commemorated by this mint sheet of four $2.50 stamps from St. Kitts. Issued in 2009. The sheet selvage features the moon, command Apollo 11 command module, the astronauts (Collins, Aldrin, and Armstrong) and mission emblem. The stamps feature Saturn 5, bootprint on the moon, President John F. Kennedy & eagle, and the Apollo 11 command module. Price: $7.95   Item ID: SP98 40th Anniv. of 1st Man on the Moon Mint Sheet of 6 Stamps Dominica, 2009 Details  Dominica commemorated the 40th anniversary of the first man on the moon and the "International Year of Astronomy 2009" with the release of this mint sheet of six $2 stamps in 2009. The stamps feature the Apollo 11 crew, the moon landing on TV, the final descent of the parachuting capsule, the command module, lunar module, Apollo 11 emblem, and Project Orion. The command module, the Moon, and President John F. Kennedy are seen in the sheet selvage. Price: $9.55   Item ID: SP91 Reported Alien Sightings Set of 8 Mini-Sheets Nicaragua, 1994 Details  This scarce complete mint set of eight mini-sheets, each with a single high face value stamp, features reported alien sightings. Issued by Nicaragua on May 25, 1994, this popular set has a retail value of $170.00 (Scott 2010 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 4). Only one of the eight sheets is shown at left; to view all eight sheets, and for additional information, please click on the image or "Details." Price: $69.00   Item ID: SP97 International Year of Astronomy Mint Sheet of 2 Stamps Canada, 2009 Details  Canada celebrated 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy with the issuance of this mint sheet of two stamps on April 2, 2009. Each stamp pairs an important Canadian observatory with a nebula. One stamp shows the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO) in Saanich, BC and the Horsehead Nebula; the other stamp features the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) located atop Mauna Kea (Hawaii) and the Eagle Nebula. Price: $2.30   Item ID: SP96 20th Anniv. of Russian Space Research Mint Set of 6 Stamps Russia, 1977 Details  With the release of this mint set of six stamps on Oct. 4, 1977, Russia commemorated the 20th anniversary of Russian space research. The stamps depict Yuri Gagarin and spacecraft, Alexei Leonov floating in space, orbiting space station and cosmonauts at control panel, and various spacecraft. $2.55 retail value (Scott 2010 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 5). Price: $2.10   Item ID: SP95 Explorations of the Intercosmos Mint Set of 4 Stamps Russia, 1978 Details  Russia commemorated the space explorations of the intercosmos program with the release of this mint set of four stamps on June 23, 1978. The stamps feature space meterology (on a stamp also depicting rockets, a spaceship, an Earth), natural resources of Earth and soyuz, space communications, "Orbita" station and Molnyia satellite, and Man Earth and Vostok. Price: $0.95   Item ID: SP94 Mir Space Station, Cosmonaut Mint Sheet of 8 Stamps Russia, 1990 Details  Russia celebrated "Cosmonaut's Day" with the release of this mint sheet of eight stamps on April 12, 1990. Each of the identical eight stamps in this attractive sheet features the Mir Space Station and a cosmonaut. $4.80 retail value (Scott 2010 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 5). Price: $3.85   « Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next »

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