Togo postage stamps 1964 Year of the Quiet Sun set

Togo postage stamps 1964 Year of the Quiet Sun set

🇹🇬 Togo — 1964 International Year of the Quiet Sun Stamps

📆 Issue Year: 1964

📬 Country: Togo
📌 Theme: International Year of the Quiet Sun (Quiet Sun Year) — a scientific observance linked to solar and space research programs active in 1964–1965.

The International Year of the Quiet Sun was a coordinated global research effort focused on studying the Sun and its effects during a period of minimal solar activity — an important topic in early space science.

📦 Stamp Set Overview

According to available listings and stamp catalogs:

• Stamp Issue Group: 1964 International Quiet Sun Years (Togo)
• Approx. Scott/Michel/Stanley Gibbons Numbers:
  • Likely Scott/Michel range 473–478 for the postage stamps in this issue.
• Date of Issue: 12 December 1964 (often listed for this set).
• Design Theme: Solar research, Sun science motifs, possibly including solar imagery or scientific symbols tied to the Quiet Sun Year.

📌 Details for Collectors

• The set typically consists of multiple stamps issued together under the Quiet Sun Year topic (often a group of 6 values).
• These issues reflect the interest in space and solar science themes in the mid‑20th century — similar to other countries that also released 1964 Quiet Sun Year stamps.
• Togo’s stamps from this period are popular in topical collections of science, space, and Sun‑related philately.

📝 Notes

• Some markets show souvenir miniature sheets (SS) related to this theme, but specific catalog numbers for Togo’s Quiet Sun Year sheets need confirmation locally in stamp catalogues.
• Listings vary across catalogues (Scott, Michel, Yvert, Stanley Gibbons) but most include the 1964 International Year of the Quiet Sun as a distinct issue for Togo.