1st anniversary of the successful start of the first indian-built rocket SLV-3 (satellite launch vehihicle) and the launched satellite Rohini 1B. Issued July 18th,1981.
1st anniversary of the start of India´s first geo-stationary communications-satellite. (by an Ariane 1 rocket) Stamp issued June 19th,1982.
Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian in space. His mission started on April 3rd,1984 and eneded on April 11th. It was part of the Intercosmos Programme of the Soviet Union. Stamp issued April 3rd,1984 (!)
upper: radio-frequency-picture of a star-formation region in the swan-constellation. middle:radio-frequency-picture of the Andromeda galaxy. lower: x-ray picture of a super-nova. Stamps issued Oct.14th,1999. (part I of 2)
(part II of 2) 110+50 Pfg.: Comet,broken into parts,colliding with Jupiter. 300+100 Pfg.: Gamma-ray picture of the universe.Total-view. Both stamps with hologram-pictures.
EUROPA 2009,celebrating the 400th anniversary of Johannes Kepler´s law of the movements of planets. It shows (diagammaticly) the sun and the inner planets from Mercury to Mars. Issued May 7th,2009
55+25 €-Cent (x 2): Solar System,not on true scale,but with Pluto. 45+20 C.: Horsehead Nebula 145+55 C.: Pleiades Issued Aug.11th,2011.
45 C.: Gaia-Satellite (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) A fascinating tool to cartograph billions of far away stars,galaxies and near faint objects. 70 C.: Gravity Waves Issued Dec.7th,2017 (water-activated stamps), Jan.18th,2018 self-adhesive 70 C. (lower stamp)
60 C.: Rosetta Mission to the comet "Churyumov-Gerasimenko" 110 C.: Black Hole/Quasar Issued July 1st,2019.
Hi Werner, I am looking for someone who might be interested in stamps from Laos and Thailand, 1972 and 73 and a few from the 60's. Some are on first day of issue envelopes, some unused full page and a few partial page, unused. Let me know if you are interested or know someone who might, thanks. Don Miller
50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. Issued July 1st,2019. The stamp was issued in sheets of 10 and as s.s. The inscriptions and the circle around the moon appear black on the scan,but are golden in real.