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[b]Commemorative stamp issued by the French post office[/b] The French post office (La Poste) is to issue a special commemorative stamp. Entitled "1957-2007, la conquête de l'espace" (1957-2007, the conquest of Space), the stamp will feature Sputnik, Apollo, the SPOT 5 satellite and the Ariane 5 and Soyuz launchers. On 4 October, first day covers will be issued from four temporary post offices set up in each of the towns where CNES has a facility: [list][*]CNES headquarters in Paris [*]Cité de l'Espace in Toulouse [*]Evry 2 shopping centre [*]Space museum at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou[/list]
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