Togo postage stamps year 1969 Space Apollo 11 set

Togo postage stamps year 1969 Space Apollo 11 set

The Togo postage stamps commemorating the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing are a prominent issue in the “Space on Stamps” collecting theme.

Here are the key details about the set:

• Year of Issue: 1969
• Theme: Apollo 11 – Man’s First Landing on the Moon (July 20, 1969).
• Composition: The complete issue generally includes a set of definitive stamps and a corresponding airmail set, often sold together as a complete thematic set, along with a souvenir sheet (miniature sheet).
  • The Set of Stamps: Typically a set of six stamps (or more, depending on how they are grouped).
  • The Souvenir Sheet (Miniature Sheet): Contains one or more of the stamps, often in an imperforate variety or with a special border/inscription.
• Designs: The stamps feature imagery related to the historic mission, such as:
  • The Lunar Module (LM) Eagle on the Moon’s surface.
  • The Command Module (CM) Columbia or a view of the Earth from space.
  • Astronauts in space suits.
  • The Apollo 11 mission patch (the eagle with an olive branch).
• Catalog Numbers: The definitive and airmail stamps from this release are typically referenced using multiple catalog numbers. The most common references for the combined set include:
  • Scott Catalog: The primary set is often listed around Scott Nos. 674-677 (definitive/regular) and Scott Nos. C107-C108 (airmail stamps), plus the souvenir sheet as Scott No. C108a (often an imperforate sheet with four stamps).
  • Michel Catalog: References often fall in the range of Michel Nos. 703A-708A for the stamps, and a separate number for the souvenir sheet (e.g., Bl. 40 or similar).
  • Yvert & Tellier Catalog: References are typically around Yvert Nos. 606-609 and PA109-PA110.

Like many popular space issues of this era, the Togo Apollo 11 stamps were produced in both perforated and imperforated varieties for collectors.