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June 16, 2014 by tomdalzell

Space Postage Stamps Race

My friend said, “Everybody talks about the space race.”

Space Race“But nobody talks about the space postage stamps race.  If you look at them side by side, it’s about crystal clear why we don’t talk about it.  They kicked our ass is why.  Here, check out an American attempt at cool:

"Project Mercury" (US Man in Space) 4¢ US Postage Stamp (Scott 1139) w/First Day of Issue CDS  FEB 20, 1962 Capr Canaveral, FL

“Not terrible.  Not bad at all.  Until you look at what the commies did:

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I didn’t have to ask where he got the stamps.  I knew – our friend Gabby unloads collections that he is done with on my friend, who loves them, can’t say no, etc.   And I didn’t have to ask what my friend thought of the stamps:

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