Europa 2009 –‘Astronomy’
On 10th February 2009, Jersey Post will issue a set of stamps to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei’s first telescopic observatory. This set of stamps interprets PostEurop’s theme for...
View ArticleEuropa 2009 – Astronomy stamps from Denmark
Astronomy is the theme of this year’s two EUROPA stamps. 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, in celebration of the fact that it was 400 years ago that Galileo Galilei first pointed a telescope...
View ArticleEUROPA 2009 – Astronomy – Stamp by Slovakia
This year's EUROPA theme is Astronomy. Here is a stamp to be issued by Slovakia in May on this theme. Continue reading →
View ArticleAstronomy stamps from Israel
The year 2009 has been designated by the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO as the International Year of Astronomy, marking the 400th anniversary of the invention of the astronomical telescope...
View ArticleCanada Marks International Year of Astronomy
These two commemorative stamps celebrate the International Year of Astronomy with amazing images of the Horsehead and Eagle Nebulas alongside Canadian observatories. Continue reading →
View ArticleScience in Belgium: Astronomy
This stamp of the series EUROPA was issued in occasion of the International year of the Astronomy and 400 years from the first astronomical observation of Galileo Galilee. Continue reading →
View ArticleMan On The Moon Stamp Issue
For the fortieth anniversary of the Apollo landings Isle of Man Post has chosen to celebrate aspects of each of the missions that landed on the Moon and to showcase the people and the technology behind...
View ArticleMaltaPost Marks Astronomy Year
MaltaPost has announced that the International Year of Astronomy will be commemorated by a EUROPA stamp set. The set, designed by Alexei Pace and Gordon Caruana Dingli, will be issued on Saturday 9th...
View ArticleAstronomy stamps from Gibraltar
Comprised of four stamps and four sheetlets the Europa 2009 'Year of Astronomy' will surely rank as one of the most beautifully illustrated Gibraltar stamps in recent times alongside the Birds of...
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Europa 2009 –‘Astronomy’
‘Astronomy’ was chosen by PostEurop to be the theme for the Europa 2009 stamp issue following a request from the International Astronomical Union’s Commission for History of Astronomy which, in 2009,...
View ArticleAstronomy stamps from Australia
This stamp issue is being released during the International Year of Astronomy. It highlights the beauty of astronomical objects revealed through the art of astrophotography, and it celebrates a science...
View ArticleMarshall Islands issues new stamps featuring Early Astronomers
On April 7, 2010, the Marshall Islands Postal Service issued five new stamps featuring some of history’s early astronomers. Wilhelm Hirschel systematically observed the heavens, compiling three...
View ArticleFor Youth 2011 stamp series by Germany
The German Post has issued a new set of stamps having a “plus” and adding a few cents to the stamp price. This feature exists for almost 50 years and is published in aid of German Youth Stamp...
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