Exploring the Moon on stamps

Left: Commemoration of the Soviet Luna 2, the first craft to hit the Moon. It carried a plaque with the Soviet coat of arms.

Right: Soviet Luna 3 taking the first photographs of the far side of the Moon.

These stamps were issued as a pair in 1960.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue numbers:

8f – 1907

10f – 1908


	China 1960 Luna 2, Luna 3



	Left: Commemoration of the Soviet Luna 2, the first craft to hit the Moon. It carried a plaque with the Soviet coat of arms. Right: Soviet Luna 3 taking the first photographs of the far side of the Moon. These stamps were issued as a pair in 1960. Stanley Gibbons catalogue numbers: 8f – 1907 10f – 1908  Back to Exploring the Moon on Stamps