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Topic: Brazil to issue stamps in celebration of Pontes
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42985 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-31-2006 05:28 PM
collectSPACE: Brazil launches coin, stamps for astronaut The stamps, of which there are three that form a single panoramic image, will be limited to a run of one million each and carry a face value of R$ 0,85 (approximately 39 cents U.S.). Like Pontes' flight, which has been entitled Missão Centario, the stamps also honor the centennial of the first heavier-than-air flight by Brazilian aviator Alberto Santo-Dumont in 1906. In addition to Santos-Dumont's 14-bis flying machine, the panes depict a Soyuz launch, orbiting spacecraft, the International Space Station (ISS) and Pontes' personal mission insignia. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42985 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-05-2006 01:24 AM
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