The countries issuing space related stamps often surprise you, like these two:
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| Dominica | |
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| Dubai |
Earlier this week I was posting a letter to my daughter in the USA and there, in the post office counter window was the set of space science stamps which were issued on 16 October 2012.
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| Great Britain - Space Science |
I was quite impressed by them, but when I got them home I was even more impressed by the information on the accompanying card. Here's a sample:-
This is just one panel of the three section folds on the reverse. There is more on the front two sections as well as the stamps themselves. I take back all those rude things I've said about Royal Mail stamps in the past.
