Russia 1966
Luna 9
A strip of three stamps commemorating the flight of Luna 9, the first probe to
soft-land on the Moon.
Left: The trajectory of Luna 9 from launch on 31 January 1966 to landing in the Ocean
of Storms (Oceanus Procellarum) on 3 February 1966.
Right: Luna 9 on the lunar surface with a portion of the first view of its
surroundings, transmitted to Earth on 4 February 1966.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue numbers:
3363, 3364, 3365