US 1967 Accomplishments in Space: Gemini 4 Capsule 5c. Scott. 1332


US 1967 Accomplishments in Space: Gemini 4 Capsule 5c. Scott. 1332


Series: Space Accomplishments Issue

Stamp details: Gemini 4 Capsule

Issued date: 29-09-1967 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 5c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1332
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1312
Michel (Germany): 931
Yvert et Tellier (France): 835

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Giori Press

Stamp Colors: Multicolor
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11

Themes: Astronaut, Astronomy, Outer Space, Flag

Total print: 60,432,000 (estimate)

Description: Gemini 4 was the second crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini, occurring in June 1965. It was the tenth crewed American spaceflight (including two X-15 flights at altitudes exceeding 100 kilometers (54 nmi). Astronauts James McDivitt and Ed White circled the Earth 66 times in four days, making it the first US flight to approach the five-day flight of the Soviet Vostok 5. The highlight of the mission was the first space walk by an American, during which White floated free outside the spacecraft, tethered to it, for approximately 23 minutes.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_4