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1961 Czechoslovakia 60 h 

Luna 1, intended to hit the Moon but which missed and became instead an artificial asteroid orbiting the Sun. 

SG 1212

1961 Czechoslovakia 1.60 k 

An elegant engraving of Luna 3, with a somewhat stylized view of the far side of the Moon 

SG 1213

1964 Hungary 30 f 

Luna 3 photographing the far side of the Moon. This is part of a set of eight stamps featuring Soviet and US space activities. 

SG 1963

1965 Romania 1 l 

Ranger 7, the first successful US Moon probe. Also reissued with an overprint commemorating Ranger 9. 

SG 3240

1966 Russia 6 k 

Trajectory of Luna 10 from Earth into orbit around the Moon. 

SG 3315

1966 Russia 6 k 

Symbolic representation of Luna 11’s arrival in orbit around the Moon. No pictures of Luna 11 were released at the time. 

SG 3317

1966 Russia 10k x 3 

A strip of three stamps showing the flight of Luna 9 to land on the Moon, the Soviet coat of arms, and the probe on the lunar surface with a view of its surroundings. 

SG 3363, 3364, 3365

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