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Showing posts with label Unique - Gold Embossed. Show all posts

RAS AL KHAIMA 1969 Issue - Gold embossed Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969.

The stamps are made from very fine gold embossed on a cardboard. The stamps, depicting man's first lunar landing. 



Lunar Module (front and back)



Lunar Module Eagle (front and back)



Apollo 11 Astronauts (front and back)


Space Shuttle (front and back)









Note: Lacking from this set are the stamps depicting Kennedy, and apollo 11 moon flight

Bhutan 197 Issue - King Wangchuk mourning

King Wangchuk mourning

Bhutan 1973 - Gold Foil

Jigme Singye Wangchuck - was the king of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo) from 1972 until his abdication in favor of his eldest son, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, in 2006. During his reign, he advocated the use of a Gross National Happiness index to measure the well-being of citizens rather than Gross domestic product.