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Postage stamps featuring Planck

Date: 14 May 2009
Depicts: M. Courtois unveils ESA stamps
Location: Space Expo, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Copyright: ESA

To commemorate the launch in 2009 of two major ESA astronomical spacecraft, Herschel and Planck, and in recognition of the International Year of Astronomy, Royal TNT Post in the Netherlands has issued a collection of limited edition stamps, entitled 'The Universe - Yours to Discover'. The stamps were unveiled by M. Courtois, head of ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, during the launch event at the Space Expo in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.


Last Update: 04 November 2009

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See also

  • Dutch astronomy-themed stamps feature ESA missions (http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=45041)