12 Apr 2001

40th Anniversary of the First Manned Space Flight - Yuri Gagarin

INTRODUCTION

On 12 April 2001, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a postage stamp with the title 40th Anniversary of the First Manned Space Flight - Yuri Gagarin. The issue comprises one stamp, with an associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Vitalie Roşca. The printing was performed by Bundesdruckerei, Germany.

ABOUT THE THEME

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин; 9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961. Read more..
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ISSUE DETAILS

POSTAGE STAMPS

Yuri Gagarin and the «Vostok» Spacecraft
№ 383 | Yuri Gagarin and the «Vostok» Spacecraft

Yuri Gagarin and the «Vostok» Spacecraft

  • Michel Catalogue No: 383
  • Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14
  • Size: 46.00 x 27.32 mm
  • Face Value: 1.8 Lei
  • Quantity Printed: 200,000
  

FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

Cachet: Rocket Launch
№ 383 FDC | Rocket Launch
 

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