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Sunday, 7 February 2021

Apollo 8 Stamp: "Earthrise" Photo Commemoration 1968

Commemorative stamp issued to honor the Apollo 8 mission, featuring the famous "Earthrise" photograph taken by astronaut William Anders on Christmas Eve 1968.

Damga tarihi : 20/07/1969 Amerika

Apollo8 uzay aracının mürettebatlı seferinin anısına çıkarılmış Fdc.Zarf üzerinde yer alan pulda görülen fotoğraf ise,mürettebattan birisi olan William ANDERS tarafından 1968 yılının noel arifesinde çekilmiş olan "Dünyanın Yükselişi "isimli fotoğrafın reprodüksüyonudur.

Date of use : 20/07/1969 USA

Stamp issued to commemorate the Apollo8 flight, the second crewed space mission.It shows reproduction of a photograph "Rise of earth" taken on the Eve of Chritmas 1968 by one of the three man crew,William ANDERS.

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