Finland Stamps On World Heritage Site Struve Arcs

 

An odd Shaped Stamp Released By Finland showing the Survey Triangulation Done Using Struve Arcs

Wonder how people came to know the shape of earth is round ?Do you know how the first accurate measuring of a long segment of a meridian was done ?

The Struve Arc [Featured On Stamps Of Finland] are a series of survey triangulations,spread over from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea,passing through 10 countries and spread over 2820 km. Struve Arcs are points of a survey, carried out between 1816 and 1855, by the well known Russian astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve.

The original Struve arc consisted of 258 main triangles with 265 main station points. The survey helped in deciding the shape of
earth and helped in the development of accurate topographic mapping. It consists of 34 of the original station points, with different marking - from a drilled hole in rock, through iron cross, cairns, or built obelisks.

Stamps On Struve Arc By Finland Post

Struve Arc Stamps Miniature Sheet Featuring The Pictures Of How Survey Was Carried Using Struve Arcs

 

 

 

Hammer Fest In Finland Where World Heritage Site Is Located

 

 

A Video On Struve Arc From Finland

 

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Stamps Of Dennis Tito-First Space Tourist

Dennis Tito Is an Italian American engineer and multimillionaire, is widely known as the first space tourist.Dennis Tito funded his own trip into space.

Cosmonauts T. Musabayev, Y. Baturin and the first space tourist D. Tito.

On April 28, 2001 (Exactly 10yrs back) he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1, a visiting mission to the International Space Station.The mission was launched by the spacecraft Soyuz TM-32, and was landed by Soyuz TM-31 on a commercial deal brokered by Virginia-based Space Adventures.Kazakhstan released a postal stamp in his honor .

Dennis Tito Stamp Sheetlet Released By Kazhakstan

Video About 10yrs Of First Space Visit As A Tourist By Dennis Tito

 

Sri Lanka Releases Yuri Gagarin Stamp To Mark 50th Anniversary Of First Human Space Flight

Sri Lanka Post Released A Circular Shaped Stamp To Mark The Occasion Of 50Yrs Of First Human Space Flight By Yuri Gagarin.Sri Lanka was one of the many countries, Yuri Gagarin visited after his successful Space Mission

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the space journey by Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin a stamp was released By Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The President said Yuri Gagarin is an hero to the entire mankind.

The President also recalled the Yuri Gagarin’s visit to Sri Lanka and the close relationship between Russia and Sri Lanka.Chairman of the Sri Lanka Russian Friendship Association Vladimir Liyakov said it is historic and significant moment to issue a commemorative stamp for Russian astronaut in Sri Lanka. A number of Ministers and Russian diplomats also participated in the ceremony.

First Day Cover Of The Stamp On Yuri Gagarin Released At Colombo

Sri Lanka Stamp Sheetlet Of Yuri Gagarin Released To Mark 50yrs Of Human Space Flight

 

 

 

Traffic LIghts For The Stamp On Yuri Gagarin Released By Sri Lanka

 

 

 

First Day Cancellation Of Yuri Gagarin Released To Mark The Occasion

 

 

 

 

 

Sri Lanka Which Released Stamp On Yuri Gagarin To Mark 50yrs Of First Human Space Flight

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Ukraine Born Cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy Honored On Stamps

Ukraine Post Released A Stamp On Georgy Beregovy [Heorhii Berehovyi ] to mark his 90th Birth Anniversary.

Georgy Beregovoy was an Cosmonaut and a public figure Of Ukraine. Georgy Beregovoy was born in the village of Fedorivka, near Karlivka [See The geographical tag for the stamp] in the year 1921.

Georgy Beregovoy commanded the space mission Soyuz 3 in 1968.Beregovoy at 47 years of age was the oldest human to go into space by date of birth.Three months and three days older than the second earliest-born astronaut, American John Glenn.

On October 25, 1968, Beregovoy undertook the Soyuz 3 Flight into outer space.Gerogy Beregovoy orbited the earth for slightly more than 4 days.Beregovoy returned to earth on October 30, 1968.

Heorhii Berehovyi [Georgy Beregovoy ] Stamp Traffic Light Corner

Sheetlet Of The Stamps On Ukraine Heorhii Berehovyi [Georgy Beregovoy] stamps Sheetlet

Fedorivka In Ukraine Where Cosmonaut Heorhii Berehovyi Was Born

Stamp Of Beregovoy Released By Erstwhile USSR

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“Investing In Stamps”-An Article From Money Today

Money Today “May 2011” edition has carried an article on Stamps as an investment option.The Magazine carries interviews with Keith Huddle -Investment Director - Stanley Gibbons.Money Today is an India Today publication which aims to “make you richer”.In contradiction an article by Jack Shamash Of Guardian[Read Here] conveyed “Stamps do not always deliver top investment returns”.

Collectindianstamps.com feels that stamps prices are directly related to the economic conditions which prevails at that time and a certain degree of risk is involved in stamp investments.Preservation of stamps is an important factor.

Cover Page Of The Magazine Money Today Which Carried An Article “ Investing In Stamps”

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Indonesian Stamps Feature “Outer Space” Program “Antariksa”

 

Indonesia On 12th April.2011 In Honor Of It’s Outer Space Program “Antariksa” Of LAPAN Released a Set of 2 Stamps in the form of Stamp sheetlets.A First Day Cover was also released to mark the occasion

National Institute of Aeronautics and Space [LAPAN] is the space wing Of Indonesia which was established on November 27, 1964 by former Indonesian president Suharto. LAPAN is responsible for long-term civilian and military aerospace research at Indonesia.

LAPAN has managed telecommunication satellites like Palapa project satellites, which were built by Hughes ( now Boeing Satellite Systems ) and launched from the US on Delta rockets or from French Guiana using Ariane 4 and Ariane 5 rockets.

Antariksa FDC Of Indonesian Space Programme

Sheetlet Of Indonesian Stamps Released To Honor Indonesian Outer Space Program “ Antariksa” With Tete-Beche Stamps

LAPAN Space Center, Jakarta

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