Journey to New Horizons - Collect Space Stamps, Postcards and Covers.

Ascension

1966 - Opening of Apollo Communication Satellite Earth Station

(S.G. 99) - Satellite Station

(S.G. 100) - Satellite Station

(S.G. 101) - Satellite Station

(S.G. 102) - Satellite Station

1971 - Evolution of Space Travel

(S.G. 135) - Early Chinese rocket

(S.G. 136) - Medieval Arab astronomers

(S.G. 137) - Tycho Brahe's observatory, quadrant and supernova

(S.G. 138) - Galileo, Moon and telescope

(S.G. 139) - Isaac Newton, instruments and apple

(S.G. 140) - Harrison's chronometer and H.M.S. Deptford (frigate), 1735

(S.G. 141) - Space rocket taking off

(S.G. 142) - World's largest telescope, Palomar

(S.G. 143) - World's largest radio telescope, Jodrell Bank

(S.G. 144) - Mariner VII and Mars

(S.G. 145) - Sputnik II and Space dog, Laika

(S.G. 146) - Walking in Space

(S.G. 147) - Apollo XI crew on Moon

(S.G. 148) - Future Space Research station

1975 - Space Satellites

(S.G. 185) - Skylab 3 and photograph of Ascenion

(S.G. 186) - Skylab 4 Command module and photograph

1975 - Apollo-Soyuz Space Link - overprinted APOLLO-SOYUZ LINK 1975

(S.G. 192) - Space rocket taking off

(S.G. 193) - Sputnik II and Space dog, Laika

(S.G. 194) - Walking in Space

1976 - Bicentenary of American Revolution

(S.G. 219) - U.S. Base, Ascension

(S.G. 220) - NASA Station at Devils Ashpit

(S.G. 221) - Viking landing on Mars

1975 - 80th Anniversary of Eastern Telegraph Company's Arrival on Ascension

(S.G. 253) - Cable and Wireless earth station

1981 - Space Shuttle Mission and Opening of 2nd Earth Station

(S.G. 281) - Cable and Wireless earth station

(S.G. 281A m/s) - Cable and Wireless earth station

1986 - Appearance of Halley's Comet

(S.G. 393) - Newton's reflector telescope

(S.G. 394) - Edmond Halley and Old Greenwich Observatory

(S.G. 395) - Short's Gregorian telescope and comet

(S.G. 396) - Ascension satellite tracking station and ICE spacecraft

1986 - Ameripex '86 - International Stamp Exhibition, Chicago

(S.G. 402) - 1975 Space Satellites 2p stamp

(S.G. 404) - Bicentenary of American Revolution 8p stamp

1987 - 25th Anniversary of First American Manned Earth Orbit

(S.G. 428) - Ignition of rocket motors

(S.G. 429) - Lift-off

(S.G. 430) - Re-entry

(S.G. 431) - Splashdown

(S.G. 432 m/s) - Mercury capsule and NASA logo

1988 - 300th Anniversary of Lloyd's of London

(S.G. 476) - Satellite recovery in space

1989 - 20th Anniversary of First Manned Landing on Moon

(S.G. 493) - Apollo 7 Tracking station, Ascension

(S.G. 494) - Launch of Apollo 7

(S.G. 495) - Apollo 7 emblem

(S.G. 496) - Apollo 7 jettisoning expended Saturn rocket

(S.G. 497 m/s) - Moon and course of flight of Apollo 11 around Moon

1989 - Closure of Devil's Ashpit Tracking Station, Ascension

(S.G. 504) - Devil's Ashpit tracking station

(S.G. 505) - Launch of Shuttle Atlantis

(S.G. 505A m/s) - NASA - end of an era

1991 - 25th Anniversary of B.B.C. Atlantic Relay Station

(S.G. 548) - Satellite receiving station

1996 - 30th Anniversary of B.B.C. Atlantic Relay Station

(S.G. 698) - Dish aerial

1996 - Christmas

(S.G. 699) - Santa Claus on dish aerial

1997 - Flags

(S.G. 711) - NASA emblem and Space Shuttle Atlantis landing

1999 - 30th Anniversary of First Manned Landing on Moon

(S.G. 776) - Command and service modules

(S.G. 777) - Moon from Apollo 11

(S.G. 778) - Devil's Ashpit Tracking Station and command module

(S.G. 779) - Lunar module leaving Moon

(S.G. 780 m/s) - The Earth from the Moon

2003 - Ariane Downrange Station

(S.G. 867) - Ariane 4 on launch pad

(S.G. 868) - Map of Ariane Downrange stations

(S.G. 869) - Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) in Space

(S.G. 870) - Launch of Ariane 5

(S.G. 871 m/s) - S.G. 867-870

2003 - Centenary of Powered Flight

(S.G. 882) - Rockwell Space Shuttle

2004 - Lunar Eclipse

(S.G. 905) - Blue moon over Hummock Point

(S.G. 906) - Yellow moon over Sisters Peak (North side)

(S.G. 907) - Orange moon over Daly’s Craggs

(S.G. 908) - Red moon and birds over Mars Bay

(S.G. 909 m/s) - S.G. 908

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