Astrophilately

Astrophilately is a branch of motif philately for space mail . This post can come from both manned and unmanned space flights.

The area covers postage stamps , postmarks and philatelic receipts. Examples of this are rocket mail from the 1930s and other space mail such as the Apollo program . There are real flown pieces, for example, from Apollo 15 and from the Space Shuttle Mission STS-8 . Connoisseurs distinguish between collections of motifs with reference to space and, in a narrower definition, astrophilatelic collectibles actually come from space flights, with or without a visual reference.

The Fédération Internationale de Philatélie has a commission for astrophilately.

See also

• Space travel on postage stamps of the GDR Deutsche Post

Web links

• Exemplary philatelic collections on the topic of "astrophilately" on the BDPh website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FIP Commissions ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed June 27, 2011