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| 1973: Moon Flight of Apollo 16 |
Who imagined that when Liberia issued this mini sheet, the year after Apollo 16 landed on the Moon, that the footprints Schmitt made and challenged the next generation to step into would be the last made on the Moon. The stamp shows the mission badge with the Greek sun god Apollo, American eagle touching the moon. Saturn and a galaxy are in the background.
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| 1972: 500th Birth Anniversary of Copernicus |
Liberia imagining the next step to Mars and why not for the USSR had put Mars 2 and 3 into orbit around the planet and the USA was orbiting with Mariner 9 in 1971. Today there are eight objects orbiting Mars. The next step?
Sunday Stamps theme this week is - 'Your Choice' - See It On A Postcard
4 comments:
It is getting crowded up there!
I like the inclusion of an imagined future along with Copernicus.
Love both of these.
These are nice.
You made me look up Liberia stamps. I'm afraid they only issue stamps for philatelists nowadays, not for real mail :(
First Liberian stamps I've seen - great.
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