15January2009: South Korea - IYA2009 issue

Korea Post - IYA2009 ~ Astronomy issue: International Year of Astronomy 2009 Commemorative Issued on 15January2009 / 2 designs (Whirlpool Galaxy M51, Planetary Nebula NGC 3132) each with a 250 won denomination / Printing Processn and Colors ~ Photogravure, six colors / Size of Stamp ~ 40mm×30mm / Perforation 13 / Sheet Composition ~ 4 × 4 (two stamps setenant, 230mm×147mm)
Paper ~ White, Unwatermarked
Designer ~ Jiwon MO
Printer~ Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation

19January2009: Greenland - EUROPA issue

Post Greenland - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: "The theme of this year’s EUROPA-issue is astronomy. Ina Rosing has created our two beautiful stamps, which captures the very unique Greenlandic approach to astronomy. They are issued in regular whole sheets, mini sheets and in a stamp booklet as self-adhesive stamps." courtesy Greenland Collector

19January2009: Sweden - EUROPA issue

Posten AB - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: Stamp book of four stamps (48 KR) with two each of two designs. Special postmark used on first day cover (with related cache art) and CTO. Also available is a collector sheet. Designs related to instrument used for X-ray research of Crab Nebula.

 

10February2009: Jersey - EUROPA issue

Jersey Post - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: The following constellations are set to be featured - Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, Boötes, Corona Borealis, Cygnus, Pegasus, Perseus and Orion. As are Galileo, discoverer of the four Jovian satellites - Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto - who will join Jupiter and those moons as a centerpiece of the four stamps. The constellation designs are to present a 'twinkling star' effect through a combination of embossed printing and 'simili silver.'

02March2009: Liechtenstein - EUROPA issue

Philatelie Liechtenstein - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: A single stamp design (face value CHF 1.30) was selected via a competition held in collaboration with the Liechtenstein School of Art. The winning design, by Leta Krähenbühl, is printed on hologram foil and depicts a stylized supernova. An important design element within the artwork is a tiny white dot at the center of the design. It represents a “White Dwarf.” The culmination of the star's collapse.

22March2009: Uzbekistan - IYA2009 issue

UZBEKISTAN POCHTASI - IYA2009 ~ Astronomy issue: Two stamp designs released. The first, valued at 350 (UZS) features the Observatory of Ulugbek, Samarkand. The second, valued at 750 (UZS) features the Monument of Muhammad Taragay Ulugbek (1394-1449) in Tashkent.

25March2009: Denmark - EUROPA issue

Post Danmark A/S - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: Two stamp designs released. One valued at 5.50 DKK features the Round Tower while the second valued at 8.00 DKK features the Tycho Brahe Planetarium.

 

02April2009: Canada - IYA2009 issue

Canada Post - IYA2009 ~ Astronomy issue: Canada Post issue is a pair of stamp designs. Each design features an image of a Canadian observatory overlaying an image of a nebula. One design carries an image of the National Research Council's Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO) in Saanich, B.C. that overlays an image of the Horsehead Nebula (in the constellation Orion.) The other design overlays the Eagle Nebula (in the constellation Serpens) with an image of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT.) Available formats include: book of ten stamps with correlated envelope sealers, souvenir sheets (with and without IYA2009 logo overprint) and an uncut press sheet that also includes the IYA2009 logo. It should be noted that the logo is printed in special tagging inks that leave it invisible unless viewed under a "black light." Both stamp designs will have the domestic rate of $0.54. FDCs will also be available, postmarked in Saanich.

02April2009: Latvia - EUROPA issue

JSC "Latvian Post" - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (valued at 0.50 and 0.55) issued plus First Day Cover. The 0.50 value depicts an illustration of the Andromeda galaxy (M31,) a Schmidt telescope and a portrait of J. Ikaunieks. The 0.55 value depicts a radio dish and five more portraits; F. Blumbahs, S. Vasilevskis, F. Canders and A. Balklavs all are notable figures from Latvian astronomy. The 0.55 value also carries a partial diagram of the solar system (out to the orbit of Jupiter,) an illustration (likely derived from images acquired during a 2008 fly-by of the ESA Rosetta probe) of asteroid No. 2867 (Steins) the namesake of Karlis Augustovich Steins, former director of the Latvian University Astronomical Observatory who was known for his work on cometary cosmogony. It is located in the main asteroid belt between Mars & Jupiter. There are also the numerical designations of no less than twelve other asteroids including 1284 Latvia.

03April2009: Kazakhstan - EUROPA issue

Kazpost - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (2x 230.- KZT) one design depicts constellation Taurus with modern telescope and a pair of figures observing the night sky. The second design depicts Galileo, the Moon and early telescopes.

05April2009: Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat post) - EUROPA issue

Croatian post Ltd. Mostar - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (2x 3.00 BAM) Both stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 8 stamps (4 stamps of each) + 2 vignettes and also issued as mini-sheet of 4 stamps (2 stamps of each.)

06April2009: Belgium - EUROPA issue

La Poste - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue

07April2009: Netherlands - EUROPA issue

"TNT Post" - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (2x 0.77 €) Stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamps (5 stamps of each.) One design depicts diagram of LOFAR radiotelescope members and the second depicts the lens used by Huygens to discover the Saturnian moon, Titan.

10April2009: Republic of Guinea-Bissau - IYA2009 issue

Stamparija, UAB - IYA2009 ~ Astronomy issue: One miniature sheet and one souvenir sheet carrying a total of six stamp designs and one label. The miniature sheet focuses on Galileo while the souvenir sheet splits its attentions between Galileo and Thomas Harriot.

12April2009: Isle of Man - EUROPA issue

Isle of Man Post - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: Set of six stamps celebrating "Man on the Moon." Only two of the stamps (0.33 & 0.56 GBP) carry the official EUROPA logo.

13April2009: Azerbaijan - EUROPA issue

(Azermarka Company) - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 3 designs issued in mini-sheet, souvenir sheet and booklet formats.

1 design devoted to Galileo and his telescope
1 design devoted to the Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory
1 design devoted to great Azeri, Middle Ages astronomer, founder of Maragha Observatory - Nasiraddin Tusi

15April2009: Belarus - EUROPA issue

(BelPost) - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (2x 1000.- BYR) one design features ancient astronomy while second design features modern astronomy. Both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 7 stamps + 1 vignette and in a booklet form with 6 stamps (3 of each) + 2 vignettes.

16April2009: Montenegro - EUROPA issue

Pošta Crne Gore - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 2 stamps (0.60 & 0.90 €) + 1 souvenir-sheet (two different stamps- one valued at 0,90 € and the other at 0,60 € totaling 1,50 €) All designs feature illustrations that would appeal to the young (and young at heart) with cartoon inspired imagery ond fanciful depictions of our universe and the objects contained therein, as well as , those observing those objects. There are comets, telecopes, moons, planets and constellations among the four distinct stamp designs and two unique labels.

17April2009: Norway - Astronomy issue

Norway Post ~ Astronomy issue - Face value: NOK 12 (A-Priority, worldwide) This is one design out of six from the "Tourist" series. It features the "aurora" as viewed from Andøya in Nordland. The most familiar of this natural phenomena is surely the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). This is due to the fact that the northern region of greatest activity has a much greater density of population than the southern region, where the activity must be much greater to be seen outside of Antarctica. Aurora occur when positively and negatively charged particles from the sun are trapped by the earth´s magnetic field and enter its atmosphere, where they collide with neutral gaseous particles. The gas is ionized and acquires extra energy which it then loses by emitting light. This phenomenon is strongest around the Earth's magnetic poles. The Northern Lights are known as the Aurora Borealus while the same interaction at the south polar region is termed the Aurora Australis.

17April2009: Ukraine - EUROPA issue

Postage Prepayment Impressions Development Directorate of USEP "Ukrposhta" - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (3.75 & 5.25 UAH) both stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamps (5 of each) and both stamps are issued in a booklet of 2 stamps. Stamps are bigger in the booklet than in the mini-sheet!

22April2009: Israel - IYA2009 issue

Israel Post - IYA2009 ~ Astronomy issue: Three stamps will be issued honoring the past, present and future of astronomical research.

2.30 stamp "Jacob's Staff - Gersonides" astronomy of the past
3.80 stamp "Gravitational Lensing" astronomy of the present
8.50 stamp "LISA - Laser Interferometer Space Antenna" astronomy of the future

All three stamps will be issued as sheets of twelve stamps with tabs and appropriate selvage art.

FDCs will carry an image of Tel-Aviv University's Florence and George Wise Observatory.

23April2009: Andorra (Spanish Post) - EUROPA issue

Correos y Telégrafos, S.A - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: one design, IYA2009 logo on stamp (0.62 €)

23April2009: Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb Post) - EUROPA issue

"POŠTE SRPSKE" - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (1.- & 2.- BAM) both stamps are issued in two mini-sheets of 8 stamps + 1 vignette and both stamps are also issued in a booklet of 6 stamps (stamps are different in the booklet)

23April2009: Spain - EUROPA issue

Correos y Telégrafos, S.A - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 1 stamp (0.62 €) The stamp depicts an artistic composition featuring an image of the Moon set against a rendering of space with a beam of light. This stamp is devoted to the International Year of Astronomy.

25April2009: Lithuania - EUROPA issue

PLC Lietuvos paštas - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (2x 2.45 LTL) both stamps are issued mini-sheets of 10 stamps, (5x2) stamps. The margins of each sheet carry appropriate inscriptions and pictures. The issue is printed with the stamps têtê-bêche.

The first stamp of the set features Galileo Galilei (1564 – 1642) while the second commemorates the astrophysical investigations initiated in the Vilnius University Observatory in the middle of the 19th c.

28April2009: Bulgaria - EUROPA issue

BULGARIAN POSTS PLC - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (0.60 & 1.50 BGN) both stamps feature images of galaxies and the selvage art on the various sheets and booklets feature appropriate diagrams and artwork. the vignettes feature an armillary sphere on the 1.50 value sheet and a telescope on the 0.60 value sheet. both stamps are issued in mini-sheet of 5 stamps + 1 vignette.

also, both stamps are issued in a booklet of 8 stamps = 2 stripes of 4 stamps (3 stamps + 1 stamp).
*Note that the stamps in the booklet are smaller and don't have the security hole in the middle side!

plus, both stamps are issued in a souvenir sheet of 4 stamps (2 stamps of each).
*Note that the stamps in the souvenir sheet are smaller and don't have the security hole in the middle side!

furthermore, a postcard with the 0.60 BGN value stamp printed on it, has also been issued.

02May2009: Indonesia - IYA2009

Indonesia Post - IYA2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 3 stamps issued (3x 2500 IDR) in both a miniature sheet form and a souvenir sheet form (it should be noted that the image of the souvenir sheet depicts stamps marked at a value of 5000 IDR.) The far left stamp depicts a telescope, the right-hand stamp depicts a portrait of Galileo and the center stamp, the IYA2009 logo. The other two stamps also carry the logo in a smaller form and all three stamps form an se-tenant design set against a star-filled background. At the lower right corner of the souvenir sheet is a small image of Bosscha Observatory, Lembang, Bandung. A larger image of the observatory serves as the divider in the miniature sheet, seperating the upper group of six stamps from the bottom group of the same number. FDCs were also issued and in two forms - both carry cache art depicting the Bosscha Observatory but one features it in daylight, while other at night.

04May2009: Andorra (French Post) - Europa issue

LaPoste - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: one stamp (0.56 €) depicts a very colorful region of the night sky.
(*) Please note that at this writing of 10May09 the stamp was not yet available online. Release info courtesy of:
http://europa-stamps.blogspot.com/

04May2009: Cyprus - EUROPA issue

Cyprus Postal Services - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: consisting of two stamps valued at €0,51 and €0,68 and a booklet containing a strip of eight stamps (4 sets) valued at €4,76.

The €0,51 value features the constellation Cassiopeia while the €0,68 value features the constellation Andromeda.

04May2009: France - EUROPA issue

La boutique du timbre - La Poste Timbre - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: one souvenir sheet (2x 0.70 €) one stamp depicts Saturn while the other depicts an exoplanet.

04May2009: Monaco - EUROPA issue

Office des Emissions de Timbres Poste de Monaco - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps [0.56 € (Francesco Maria Grimaldi) & 0.70 € (Galileo)] both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps.

05May2009: Estonia - EUROPA issue

Estonian Post Ltd. - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (2x 9.- EEK) both stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamps (5 of each) Both stamps honor Jaan Einasto, co-discoverer of the cellular structure of the universe. The FDC for the issue contains the IYA2009 logo.

05May2009: Northern Cyprus (Turkish Post) - EUROPA issue

Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: Cyprus (Turkish post)

two stamps (2x 0.80 YTL) one design features a comet and a galaxy while the other a diagram of our solar system.

"NOTE : the stamps issued by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus aren't recognized on an international level, not by the UPU nor by PostEurop.

But as most Europa stamps collectors collect those stamps anyway, I decided to publish them on my blog, from now on, even if they aren't official stamp issues."

source of the above quoted text is -

http://europa-stamps.blogspot.com/2009/04/cyprus-turkish-post-2009.html

05May2009: Poland - EUROPA issue

The Polish Post - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: (*) one stamp (3.- PLN)

(*) Stamp not yet available online as of 10May09.

05May2009: Russia - EUROPA issue

Publishing and Trading Centre "MARKA" - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: one stamp (9.- RUB) issued in a mini sheet of 9 stamps depicts an observatory, armillary sphere, night sky with big dipper and a comet. The mini sheet features numerous near and deep field objects in the selvage.

05May2009: Serbia - EUROPA issue

PTT Communications "Srbija" - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (46.- & 50.- RSD) both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 8 stamps + 1 vignette. Vignette differs according to images presented but both are based on IYA2009 logos.

The 46 RDS value depicts an image of the sculpture of "Urania" muse of astronomy. Also pictured are an ancient telescope along with an image of a star field, all of which overlay an ancient diagram of the solar system and a celestial map.

The 50 RDS value depicts a modern radio dish and an image of the horsehead nebula (in the constellation Orion) again in a design where they are overlaying historical diagram and celestial map.

*NOTE: the images, dates and release info discussed here are based on info found at the following:
http://europa-stamps.blogspot.com

the supplied website for "Srbija" is seriously outdated but it is hoped that the site will be updated in the near future or that an alternative will be provided.

06May2009: Czech Republic - EUROPA issue

Česká pošta - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 400TH Anniversary of Kepler's laws

06May2009: Finland - EUROPA issue

Posti - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue 2 x 0.80 se-tenant pair

"The pair of stamps depict a fantasy landscape of lakes and different heavenly bodies. The left-hand stamp has the Moon in the centre, with the Milky Way on the right side of the stamp. The stamp on the right bears a comet on its left side, accompanied by a lunar eclipse. The large planet shown on the stamp is Saturn." quoted text courtesy of Posti

06May2009: Macedonia - EUROPA issue

Macedonian Post - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: (*) two stamps (50.- & 100.- MKD) and one souvenir-sheet (150.- MKD) The 50 and 100 values are issued in two mini-sheets of 9 stamps.

The stamps depicted show a field of stars with some constellations marked and named, along with some stars and other celestial features. The star fields are overlaid with images of farm life.

(*) The stamps were not available on the website as of 06May09. Possibly the result of mis-linked images.

06May2009: Romania - EUROPA issue

ROMFILATELIA - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (2.40 & 9.10 RON) with the 2.40 value depicting illustrations of Galileo, the Moon, a telescope and the Leaning Tower of Piza. The 9.10 value stamp depicts a variety of astronomical diagrams as well as a portion of a celestial map.

Both stamps are issued in 2 types of souvenir-sheets of 4 stamps (2 stamps of each). The position of both stamps is different in each souvenir-sheet

Both stamps are also issued as mini-sheets of 6 stamps in two formats. One format with and one without an illustrated margin (the illustrated margin format is numbered in red from 000001 to 005300.)

07May2009: Germany - EUROPA issue

Deutsche Post - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: one stamp (0.55 €) honoring the 400th anniversary of the publication of Johannes Kepler's "Astronomia Nova" that contained his first two laws of planetary motion.

07May2009: Iceland - EUROPA issue

Postphil Iceland - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: one stamp valued at 105 ISK and one stamp valued at 140 ISK

07May2009: Italy - EUROPA issue

Poste Italiane - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two designs issued. One stamp valued at € 0,65 depicts the Italian "GALILEO" telescope facility, while the other valued at € 0,65 depicts the astronomical satellite "AGILE."

07May2009: Moldova - EUROPA issue

Poşta Moldovei - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (4.20 & 4.50 MDL)

The 4.20 MDL value depicts Nicolae Donici (1874-1956) a Romanian astronomer, an image of a solar eclipse, an observatory and an astronomical diagram.

The 4.50 MDL value depicts Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) along with an armillary sphere and an image from space.

Both stamps are issued in two mini-sheets of 10 stamps and both stamps are issued in a booklet of 6 stamps (3 stamps of each).

(*)Note that an unperforated version has also been issued !

08May2009: Aland - EUROPA issue

POSTEN ÅLAND - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue : one design depicting the Big Dipper formed from star-shaped perforations on a blue field with silver and white text.

08May2009: Azores - EUROPA issue

CTT Correios - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (0.68 €) each issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamps, and one souvenir-sheet (2x 0.68 €) One stamp depicts a radio dish while the second depicts an observatory dome. The souvenir sheet also carries the IYA2009 logo.

08May2009: Hungary - EUROPA issue

Magyar Posta - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: one souvenir sheet with (2 X) two stamp designs.

08May2009: Madeira - EUROPA issue

CTT Correios - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (0.68 €) each issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamps, and one souvenir-sheet (2x 0.68 €) One stamp depicts a spiral galaxy while the second depicts an open frame telescope. The souvenir sheet also carries the IYA2009 logo

08May2009: Portugal - EUROPA issue

(CTT) - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps each valued at (0.68 €) and one souvenir-sheet (2x 0.68 €) The stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamps. One stamp depicts three stages of a total lunar eclipse while the other depicts an observatory. The results of the combined releases of Portugal, Madeira and the Azores is a collection of six stamps that integrate into the theme of astronomy.

08May2009: San Marino - EUROPA issue

Azienda Autonoma di Stato Filatelica e Numismatica - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (0.60 & 0.65 €) Both stamps feature illustrations reflective of an astronomy theme.

08May2009: Switzerland - EUROPA issue

Swiss Post - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: One stamp, depicting diagram of inner solar system with Sun and orbital paths of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and asteroid "Helvetia."

09May2009: Croatia - EUROPA issue

Croatian post Inc. - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 2 stamps (2x 8.- HRK) in an unusual format. The stamps are joined as a single design of a star field. The stamps each form one half of the design. But the format is that of a round stamp.

09May2009: Kosovo - EUROPA issue

PTT of Kosovo - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: one stamp and one souvenir sheet depicting illustrations in celebration of the IYA2009.

09May2009: Malta - EUROPA issue

Maltapost pl - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 2 stamps (0.37 & 1.19 €) The stamps are printed on Maltese Crosses watermarked paper by Printex Limited and are available in sheets of ten. The Euro 0.37 stamp features a portrait of Galileo Galilei (1564 – 1642) by Francesco Boschi and one of Galileo’s sketches of the moon set against a starry background including the constellation Orion. The stamp also commemorates the 40 year anniversary of the first manned lunar landing by featuring the Apollo 11 lunar module “Eagle”. The Euro 1.19 stamp shows the great telescope of William Lassell, set up in Malta between 1861 and 1865, against a background of stars showing Nebula M42, which Lassell himself observed on various occasions from Malta.

11May2009: Armenia - EUROPA issue

Haypost - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 1 stamp (350.- AMD)

11May2009: Bosnia and Herzegovina - EUROPA issue

JP BH POSTA - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue:

11May2009: Greece - EUROPA issue

Ελληνικά Ταχυδρομεία - Hellenic Post - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 2 stamps (0.70 & 3.20 €)

12May2009: Luxembourg - EUROPA issue

Post Luxembourg - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: two stamps (0.50 & 0.70 €)
Both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps. The two stamp designs . . . one (the 0.50 value) will depict a father and child sitting in the grass and observing a star-filled sky, while the other (the 0.70 value) will depict a portrait of Galileo (with his telescope) on an artistic background. Both stamps will have the text "year of astronomy" (in french) included as a design element.

15May2009: Ireland - EUROPA issue

Irish Stamps - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 2 Stamps: One valued @ 0.55c which features the Crab Nebula & the other valued @ 0.82c features an artist's impression of the jets streaming from a brown dwarf.

15May2009: Morocco - IYA2009 issue

Poste Maroc - IYA 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 2 Stamps: One value, an illustration depicting Galileo and three telescopes - a small optical instrument, a radio dish and space based platform.

20May2009: Vatican - EUROPA issue

Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 2 stamps ( € 0.60 - 0.65) showing two oil paintings by Donato Creti - Saturn and The Sun. The 18th century works from the Pinacoteca of the Vatican Museums are an eight-part series of small format paintings (50 x 35 cm) called “Astronomical Observations.”

25May2009: Faröe Islands - EUROPA issue

Postverk Føroya - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 2 Stamps. One includes Jupiter and the second Saturn.

28May2009: Guernsey - EUROPA issue

Guernsey Post Ltd. - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: Set of 6 stamps £3.17, FDC £3.97, Presentation Pack £3.97, Sheets of 10 £31.70

(*) only two of the six stamps in this set will carry the official EUROPA logo.

28May2009: Slovakia - EUROPA issue

Slovenská Pošta (Pofis) - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue

29May2009: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe - IYA2009 issue

Stamparija, UAB - IYA 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: One miniature sheet and one souvenir sheet commemorating the 90th anniversary of the 1919 solar eclipse expedition of Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882-1944) to Principe that was critical in providing proof of Einstein's general theory of relativity.

29May2009: Slovenia - EUROPA issue

POŠTA SLOVENIJE - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue

 

01June2009: Gibraltar - EUROPA issue

Gibraltar Stamps - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: £2.46 - 4 Stamps (Copernicus, Newton, Galileo, Aristotle) printed in sheetlets of 8.

04June2009: El Salvador- IYA2009 issue

Correos de El Salvador - IYA 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: Four stamps issued of four designs: a telescope, an observatory, moons and Galileo.

04June2009: Uruguay - IYA2009 issue

Correo Uruguayo - IYA 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: Uruguay souvenir sheet with three stamps of three different values. The sheet design features a background image of a man looking through a telescope that overlays an image of a portion of the Eagle Nebula. The three stamps, aside from carrying different values also contain different designs. The 10 UYU value stamp carries the IYA2009 logo, shaped within a form reminicent of a planetary or lunar limb. The 12 UYU value stamp depicts a historically based image featuring Galileo among the Vatican inquisitors. The final stamp, valued at 25 UYU features a potrait of Galileo. These later two designs also share the "limb" shaping element to draw attention to main image feature of the design.

05June2009: Austria - EUROPA issue

Post.at - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: one stamp valued @ 0.65 € depicting the first Austrian nanosatellite TUGSAT-1, developed for the BRITE Austria (Bright Target Explorer) mission.

12June2009: Norway - EUROPA issue

Norway Post - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 2 motives (Sun @ 10 NOK and Moon @ 12 NOK) + sounvenir sheet. Astronomy issue in miniature sheet form (with a combined value of 22.00 NOK) carries both stamps and also features a large image of a solar eclipse in the background. The limb on the right side of the sheet depicts the "Bailey's Beads" effect and some flares erupting from the Sun's surface. Across the bottom of the sheet is a diagram of the planets in our solar system with a table of information regarding each, such as - their maximum and minimum distances from the Sun and the number of years it takes the planets to circle the Sun. The sheet also displays the full image of the bodies featured on the stamps. The silver ink of the text and brilliant colors of the images make for a very handsome design against the predominantly black sheet. One should make special note of the fact that actual "meteorite dust" has been sprinkled next to the country name on both stamps.

16June2009: Turkey - EUROPA issue

PTT Genel Müdürlüğü - Europa 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: 2 motives, one valued at 80 Kuruş, features the Cacabey Astronomy Medresse (located in the center of Kırşehir and was built in H. 671 / C.1272-1273) set against an image of a galaxy (M 31?); while the second stamp, valued at 1 Lira, depicts famous astronomer Ali Kuşçu (1403-1474) working on a document and surrounded by images that include Earth, the Moon, Saturn, portions of a chart and some Turkish tileworks.

 

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07August2009 - EUROPA issue

OPT de Nouvelle-Calédonie - IYA 2009 ~ Astronomy issue: A single design was issued depicting illustarations of an astronaut, a telescope, the full Moon and the constellation known as the Southern Cross.

09September2009: Finland - Northern Lights

Posti - Northern Lights~ 3x 1st class coil stamp

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