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German Democratic Republic 1965 Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov Se-tenant

Name: German Democratic Republic 1965 Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov Se-tenant
Brand: German Democratic Republic

German Democratic Republic · 1965 · 10, 20, 25 Pfennig

This se-tenant block of three stamps from the German Democratic Republic features cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov. The central stamp shows his portrait, flanked by designs depicting a spacecraft in orbit and a spacewalk.

These stamps commemorate the historic first spacewalk by Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov in March 1965, a pivotal moment in the Space Race and human exploration of space.

Printing Method

Offset

Themes

space cosmonauts portraits commemorative science

Catalog Numbers

michelZusammendruck 1138-1140

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