Ascension 2014 Rosetta Mission to Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko

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  • Issue date : 30th December 2014
  • Designed by :BDT Studios from European Space Agency images
  • Printed by : BDT International
  • Print process : Offset lithography
  • Sheet Format:
  • Stamp Size: height 28½mm x width 41½mm
  • Perforations : 13.9 x 14
  • Stamp format : height 28½mm x width 41½mm. Miniature sheet format

Space Science. The Rosetta Mission, 2004-2014


35p ~ launch of Ariane 5 rocket carrying Rosetta from Guyane, March 2, 2004 (Arianespace image)
55p ~ Rosetta spacecraft in space: ESA image by J Huart
65p ~ Rosetta achieves orbit around Comet 67p / Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and deploys the Philae lander on November 12, 2014
£1.60 ~ descent of Philae lander to cometary surface
Miniature sheet £3 ~ Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko (Rosetta NAVCAM image)
Border: ESA Tracking Station on Ascension Island

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Miniature sheet

  • Sheet Size: height 70mm x width 100mm
Miniature sheet £3

First Day Cover