# 3191h - 2000 33c Celebrate the Century - 1990s: Return to Space
2000 33¢ Return to Space
Celebrate the Century – 1990s
City: Monterey, CA
Quantity: 8,250,000
Printed By: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd
Printing Method: Lithographed
Perforations: 11 ½
Color: Multicolored
First American Orbit Of Earth
Born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, John Glenn was enrolled in college when World War II began. Because he had earned his private pilot’s license, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He wasn’t called up quickly, so he joined the Navy in March 1942. He was reassigned to the Marines in 1943 and flew 59 combat missions in the South Pacific.
Flying was a passion for Glenn and during peacetime, he was appointed to test pilot school. He completed the first coast-to-coast supersonic flight on July 16, 1957. Glenn received his fifth Distinguished Flying Cross for the successful mission, named “Project Bullet.” Less than two years later, Glenn would start training for another historic flight.
Click here to watch a video of the Friendship 7 launch plus photos and audio from the orbit.
2000 33¢ Return to Space
Celebrate the Century – 1990s
City: Monterey, CA
Quantity: 8,250,000
Printed By: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd
Printing Method: Lithographed
Perforations: 11 ½
Color: Multicolored
First American Orbit Of Earth
Born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, John Glenn was enrolled in college when World War II began. Because he had earned his private pilot’s license, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He wasn’t called up quickly, so he joined the Navy in March 1942. He was reassigned to the Marines in 1943 and flew 59 combat missions in the South Pacific.
Flying was a passion for Glenn and during peacetime, he was appointed to test pilot school. He completed the first coast-to-coast supersonic flight on July 16, 1957. Glenn received his fifth Distinguished Flying Cross for the successful mission, named “Project Bullet.” Less than two years later, Glenn would start training for another historic flight.
Click here to watch a video of the Friendship 7 launch plus photos and audio from the orbit.