Date of Issue : 12 April 2011
Magyar Posta issued a unique souvenir sheet on 12 April to commemorate 50 years of First Man in Space. The souvenir sheet gives a look of newspaper. The design features the news of the space flight published in contemporary news paper 50 year ago.On 12 April 1961 Gagarin became the first man to travel into space on board Vostok 1. The entire flight lasted 108 minutes and orbited the earth once. Here are the details of the design of this special souvenir sheet…….
A graphic composition recalling the atmosphere of a contemporary newspaper carrying the news of the space flight is used to mark the fiftieth anniversary on the numbered commemorative block. In the stamp design and the surrounding frame there are articles relating events fifty years ago, written by the physicist and astronomer Dr Előd Both, head of the Hungarian Space Agency. On the block's stamp a picture of Vostok 1 and the article entitled 'The first man in space' can be seen. In the border there is a portrait of Yuri Gagarin next to one of the newspaper articles.
The elements of the graphic design on the first day cover include a structural diagram of Vostok 1, the number referring to the anniversary, the earth and Gagarin's signature. The design of the commemorative postmark employs an inscription capturing the anniversary.
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STAMP ISSUE PROGRAMME of India Post FOR THE YEAR 2011
A revised list of Indian Stamp Issue programme for 2011 is available at : http://www.indiapost.gov.in/philatelycalendar2011.htm
Forthcoming Issues :
30 April : UMRAO KANWAR MAHARAJ SAA “ARCHANA”
7 May : RABINDRANATH TAGORE – 2 stamps
