🌎 Country

United States

📅 Year

1962

💰 Denomination

4¢

📮 Issue type

Commemorative

🖼 Topic

Space

Printed in secret and shipped to postmasters in sealed packages, this stamp went on sale on February 20, 1962, the moment John Glenn's Friendship 7 flight was confirmed a success. It shows the Mercury capsule in orbit.

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