Russia 1969    

Zond 5

Russia 1969 stamp Zond 5

Stylized representation of Zond 5 looping behind the Moon and returning to Earth in September 1968. It carried biological samples to study the effects of radiation in space. Zond 5 was a test flight for a manned Soviet lunar mission that never materialized. 

Stanley Gibbons catalogue number: 

3667 

 



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