Guinea postage stamps year 1985 Space Shuttle Columbia, Ulf Merbold MNH MSS
In 1985, Guinea issued postage stamps commemorating the Space Shuttle Columbia. One notable souvenir sheet (Scott catalog #931) features the Space Shuttle Challenger along with related space themes such as the German SPAS pallet satellites and astronaut Sally Ride. Although this specific souvenir sheet highlights Challenger, it is part of a broader thematic series focused on the Space Shuttle program.
Regarding Ulf Merbold, the German astronaut who flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia, his missions are commemorated on various international stamps, including some issued by different countries that celebrated significant Space Shuttle flights and astronauts.
While Guinea’s 1985 stamp issues prominently feature Space Shuttle themes, specific stamps named after Ulf Merbold appear in some thematic collections honoring Shuttle astronauts more broadly, but direct mention or exclusive stamps for Merbold by Guinea in 1985 are not commonly documented.
Thus, Guinea’s 1985 issues celebrate major Space Shuttle achievements including Columbia flights and related satellite missions, and are part of collectible space exploration philately. The United Nations Vienna issued stamps in 2002 to commemorate the International Year of the Mountains. This set consists of a block of four stamps showing various mountains worldwide, emphasizing the importance of mountain ecosystems. The stamps feature photographic depictions of mountains from countries like Kyrgyzstan, Tanzania, the United States, Chile, Switzerland, Japan, Antarctica, India, and New Zealand. The stamps are known as #317a in catalogs, and they were issued with perforations about 13 x 13½. Collectors find them notable for their thematic emphasis on mountain preservation and natural heritage.
