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Robert H. Goddard Airmail Stamp

Name: Robert H. Goddard Airmail Stamp
Brand: United States

United States · 1964 · 8¢

The stamp features a portrait of rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard on the left, with a rocket launching towards the moon on the right.

Issued to honor Robert H. Goddard, an American engineer, physicist, and pioneer in modern rocketry, whose work laid the foundation for space exploration.

Printing Method

Lithography / Engraved

Themes

airmail science rockets people space-exploration

Catalog Numbers

scottC69

Image: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_Department" class="extiw" title="en:United States Post Office Department">United States Post Office Department</a> · License: Public domain

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