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1984 Bulgaria 1 l 

A souvenir sheet issued 25 years after Luna 3 first photographed the Moon’s far side. The stamp features the photographic map of the far side made by Luna 3. Next to it are three sketches labelled Luna 1, Luna 2 and Luna 3. 

SG MS3182

1984 Cuba 1 p 

A sheetlet containing a stamp depicting Luna 1 passing the Moon, issued shortly after the 25th anniversary. 

SG MS3006

1984 Russia 5 k 

Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Luna 3’s photographs of the far side of the Moon. 

SG 5487

1989 Hungary 20 ft 

A mini sheet commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. The stamp depicts an astronaut’s bootprint (actually that of Buzz Aldrin) and the American flag, while on the surrounding sheet Aldrin is seen saluting the flag. 

SG MS3910

1989 Poland 100 z 

A stamp and mini sheet issued for the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. The design shows the famous image of Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface, with the Lunar Module and Earth in the background. 

SG 3224 and MS3225 

1989 Russia 15 k 

Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Luna 1, the first Russian Moon probe. 

SG 5964 

1989 USA $2.40 

This stamp, showing two astronauts planting the American flag on the Moon, commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. It was issued on 1989 July 20, twenty years to the day after the Eagle landed. 

SG 2403 

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