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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Gum PVA Space Science marks the 50th anniversary of Ariel 1, the first British satellite, by taking a journey around our solar system revealing the beauty and mystery of the other worlds that also orbit the Sun. Ice within a 35 km wide impact crater on the red planet was photographed by ESA’s Mars Express probe. Mars Express was Europe’s first mission to the red planet, and the UK is involved in three of its six instruments, including the camera, which is revealing breathtaking vistas. The mission also carried the British-built Beagle 2 lander; unfortunately, it did not survive its passage through the Martian atmosphere. |
| Face value | 77 Pence |
| Catalog code (Michel) | GB 3368 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | GB 3115 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier GB 3761 Stanley Gibbons GB 3410 AFA number GB 3571 Unificato GB 3941 WADP Numbering System - WNS GB142.12 |
| Series | Space Science |
| Place in series | 3 |
| Stamp colour | Multicoloured |
| Watermark | None |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Issue date | 30/10/2012 |
| Designer | Osborne Ross Design |
| Paper type | All Over Phosphor |
| Print technique | Offset lithography |
| Printed by | Cartor Security Print |
| Perforation | 14 |
| Height | 30.00 mm |
| Width | 41.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
