For the first time in the history of space exploration lunar soil brought to Earth by automatic machine
- Catalog #
- 3950
- Year
- 1970
- Denomination
- 60k
- Color
- Blue, dark purple, Heather grey
- Artist
- Strelnikov R.
- Paper
- Chalk-surfaced
- Printing method
- Intaglio
- Perforation
- Harrow 11½:12
- Issued
- 750,000
- Description
- Souvenir sheet. Unit size 9.5 x 7.5 cm At the margin of the block the text: "for the First time in the history of space exploration lunar soil brought to Earth by automatic apparatus." In block brand 3951-3953 with direct coupons, without text, with changed face value, colour and detail drawings. 20 kop. - Stamp 3951 (12.09.1970). The text on the coupon: "Flight "Luna-16" dedicated to the XXIV Congress of the CPSU". 20 kop. - Stamp 3952 (20.09.1970) with a modified storyline: the automatic station "Luna-16" with a worker member device on the moon and Earth. On the coupon - the pennant mounted on the AMC, and the state symbol with the image schema of return station from the moon to Earth. The launch from the surface of the moon, trail Moon-Earth, a globe with outlines of the territory of the Soviet Union and the designation of the place of landing of the returned device. The text of the coupon: "Luna-16". September. 1970". 20 kop. - Stamp 3953 (24.09.1970). On the slip state is a sign placed on the returned device, with the image of the AMC at the moment of taking the lunar soil. The text of the coupon: "Luna-16". September. 1970. The Earth - Moon - Earth".
Postage stamps the same series: Soviet automatic station "Luna-16" and successful completion of the program of its flight (12.09.1970 - 24.09.1970)
Automatic station "Luna-16" in flight
- Catalog #
- 3951
- Year
- 1970
- Denomination
- 10k
- Color
- Dark bluish-green
- Artist
- Strelnikov R.
- Paper
- Chalk-surfaced
- Printing method
- Intaglio
- Perforation
- Harrow 11½:12
- Issued
- 4,000,000
Automatic station "Luna-16" start from the moon
- Catalog #
- 3952
- Year
- 1970
- Denomination
- 10k
- Color
- Dark gray-purple
- Artist
- Strelnikov R.
- Paper
- Chalk-surfaced
- Printing method
- Intaglio
- Perforation
- Harrow 11½:12
- Issued
- 4,000,000
Automatic station "Luna-16" landing
- Catalog #
- 3953
- Year
- 1970
- Denomination
- 10k
- Color
- Dark, bluish-green
- Artist
- Strelnikov R.
- Paper
- Chalk-surfaced
- Printing method
- Intaglio
- Perforation
- Harrow 11½:12
- Issued
- 4,000,000
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