# 1331-32 - 1967 5c Accomplishments in Space
Quantity: 60,432,000
Accomplishments In Space Issue
The stamps, officially titled Accomplishments in Space, were issued to honor the 9th anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The stamps were the first to be designed by renowned space artist Paul Calle.
These stamps are also often known as the “Space Twins,” as they’re the first twin stamps ever issued by the U.S., with one design continuing across both stamps. The stamps picture a space-suited astronaut floating near the Gemini 4 Capsule.
Although his gas-filled, hand-held maneuvering unit ran out of gas after just a few seconds, astronaut Ed White used the gold-covered tether to pull himself around in space. White’s walk was so special, it took the people at NASA several minutes to convince White to get back in the spacecraft.
The First Day of Issue ceremony for these stamps was held on September 29, 1967, at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, the launch site of the Gemini 4 mission.
Click here to view some of the other designs Calle created for consideration for these stamps.
Quantity: 60,432,000
Accomplishments In Space Issue
The stamps, officially titled Accomplishments in Space, were issued to honor the 9th anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The stamps were the first to be designed by renowned space artist Paul Calle.
These stamps are also often known as the “Space Twins,” as they’re the first twin stamps ever issued by the U.S., with one design continuing across both stamps. The stamps picture a space-suited astronaut floating near the Gemini 4 Capsule.
Although his gas-filled, hand-held maneuvering unit ran out of gas after just a few seconds, astronaut Ed White used the gold-covered tether to pull himself around in space. White’s walk was so special, it took the people at NASA several minutes to convince White to get back in the spacecraft.
The First Day of Issue ceremony for these stamps was held on September 29, 1967, at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, the launch site of the Gemini 4 mission.
Click here to view some of the other designs Calle created for consideration for these stamps.